supported D.ily, snwitig 'ht 1)M,y ,,,-
fetubd tbo nesli- n ot OMehinI Wo
hnve now 8480,820 090 silver dollurs (it
full legal tender power. Tim prcont
ndniluistrntion ban coined over 1,300,
000 silver dollnrs ol full legal tender
power in one nimith during the preseut
year. Toi'KUK supported this ndiniid
ttHtion, but Kii'ca d m n silver repnMi
can. opr-o'es both tbe r ilrainistrntmn
nnd Its bu porterB. Tho democratic
uy leuiHlstion emu ted nud legislation
threatened Hnd by tho men who now
coutrol fusion, inaren'-ed tho national
e'ebt in time of pence, decreased the
money in circulation nearly n hundred
million dollar?, brought business dir
tresE aud rniu upon the entire country.
Daly purported thi" poltov and Kiconid
supports Daly. Under the present ad
ministration wo have paid our foreign
debts, are lending money to foreign
countries have increased the money in
nolual oircntntion over Ave. hundred mil
lion dollars, hnvo reduced interest rnte
in Oregon to 8 per cent, hnve relieved
tlie country from business despondency
r.nd business despair, put every nun to
work, increaeed the price of labor, fed
the IninRry, clothed the naked, started
up every wheel of industry, restored old
timed prosperity. Tongue support! d
the administration mid helped to onset
this policy. Kmcai I in tho interest of
more money, better tim s, Btid the
frinnd of. silver, opposes Tongue.
Kinoaifi baa been ungrateful to the
friends "Who helped bim, bus betrayed
tbe party that honored him, has repudi
ated the political principles ho has ad
vocated for a life-time, nnl tlin talks
about peopl being ou "all sides" ot
public questions.
And ibi9 in order to bo county jttJjjo
A CHEAP STATESMAN.
R M Veatch, democratic-peoples
rant'idnte for state Fenator ic the Ctb
district, is n statesman of the cheapest
tvpe. He has been a perennial candi
date for pol.tic.U bnuors with an eye to
th congressional uom nation, whicli te
reeived two years ago, nnd was defeat
til. Previous to that, be served four
ye rs in tbe lower house of tbe legisla
tive sestinbly and ek'bt years in 'lie
ntt" pnnHte as n member from Lane
iounty He ii now im gaged in a can
vas for election to the state senate from
wbichjhody he retired with the session
of 1893 Darinir his services in that
body hmwas noted for the iilaci'y with
which he served Governor Peunoyer,
nod for opfftjition to Bny proposition
that did not have Uje support of the
governor. When luerbill providing for
the raiiroad cnmmisfiin wsspBSsed, Mr
Veatch wi s on- of the supporteTs,'-but
when Pennoyer attempted to set it aside,
be changed face n:id became Hn active
opponent. He is now making hit. cam
paign against the commission, having
failed to he r of its abolishment in 1S93.
Daring his two terms us state senator
he endexvottd 'o mike a record as nn
objector by noting no on moot every
measure that came before the seoato.
Good, bad aud indifferent mensnns
were n'l one to him He opposed the
bill for the organization of state militia
and every npproprlation to provide for
its eqnipment nnd tbe expenses of an
encampment. No part of the pride in
the achievements of t oe Second Oregon
regiment belongs to Mr Veafcb. If hn
had had his way they would h ve been
without uniform or training. He seems
to have been opposed to every act which,
would give any aid to any one connected
with the defenders of the ilug of onr
country. In 1887, while a member of
Rtfl
tli hi te eetntt ', iv hw irns passed which
made it i misdemeanor fir any person
to falsely wear the bndtfo tr bntt'-n of
llto Urnnd Anny of the K-pnblln. Mr
Veatoh foi 'ho samo Inscrutable renson
votoJ no. Tho vote o in bo found on
pngo lH of tho printed senate Jouriuil
for 1887. 'n 1893 when a law h
passed providing for county courts levy
lug a tax of not more than one-tenth
mill or less than one-thirtieth mill for
tho rel ef of indigent Union and Mexican
war soldiets, mariners, aud Indian wnr
volunteers and to defray the funernl ox.
penss of suh persons, Mr Veatch saw
fit to oppose nnd voted no. This vote is
recorded at page 712 of tho printed kmi
nte journal for 1693 At tho same sol
Bion was enacted a law providing for tho
erection nnd m lintainanco of a soldier
home, which wss erected at llnseburg.
Mr Veatch wns opposed to providing an
institution nt whicli th nged veterans
could spend their declining yenra and
ngnin voted no. Senato journal IfeD'i
pae 812. These are few of the merit
orioui meaturee, which tho honorahlu
gentlemau fought, and upon which
notion U reputation as n Btatetman
rest's.
Iu seeking election he has posed ai a
reformer and complains bitterly of the
extravagant few received by state officers
but during the 8 x tfesMtms of tho legis
lature of which lie wni a member, Mr
Vea'cb failed to even make an attempt
to cut iff such fees. An examination of
bis record fails to show that he even in
troduced a bid desigued to remedy the.
nbuses ho complains of now, nud which
exi-ted then, as now. Ho tried to make
n recurd, in voting ncainst appropria
tions for wagou ronds, as n watch do of
the treasury, and received some credit in
that line. Hut wheu it came to getting
a few dollars for Mr Ventch ho was not
so careful. According to the report of tho
Secrotarv of state for 1893, he drew as
bis salary aud per diem for attending
tbe legislature 8171.10, all the constitu
tion allowed him. According to the re
port ot the Secretary of Stste for 1893,
be drew ns his salary nnd per diem for
the session of 1893 the sum of $279.30
when he was under the constitution en
titled t no more than S17U0 us hi 1E01.
'Tia sweet to I. ear the honest
watch dog
liny deep mouth welcome
As we draw near home."
Mr Ventch is n lihtweigh statesman.
He has had his day. Ho did polling.
With twelve vears of opportunity and
nothing to his credit, Mr Veatcli should
be retired. Grants Pass Observer.
AN
XPENSIVE
SHERIF
WITHERS G05T OVER S2.000 MORE THAN JOll
IMPRESSIONS.
Kiucaid's ono and ten cent stamps
'the light hi o kind that were in vocue
when he was secretary of state but are
uot nowlnjsene nor sold through tho
Eugene postoflie have been nsed
latelv by Mr KJncaid in other ways than
ae"ding out c'rculars and ' M rocco
bound secretary reports. A few dnys
ago Mr Kincald went into a certain
store in Eugene nnd paid n bill with
some of these ideuticnl stamps. The
stamp act of 17C5 perpetrated on the
American colonies was quickly repudiat
ed Kincaii's stamp act will be stamped
with the stamp of disapproval at the
polls on Juno 4.
ttt
Skipworth does not endorse tho Qnnrd
neither does ho believe in free silver.
The fact is nLout the only thing Skip
worth does believe in is his election nnd
it is highly probable that he will not be
lieve in thut alter Juno 4.
Johnson's Torin From July 1800 to April 30, lKOS.asCom.
pared with Withor's Term From July 1, lhus to Aprji
on mnn Ct.n..i 'IMml Wit Iwii-u llnu H.rwl I yi
ou. un'v, uuvm a nub i' i.iiui.i uot i-anu ivXJiii
$2,015.26 More Than Johnson Did.
It umy not bo generally known but it in n (act t ttio olllciil
record show, tint Sheriff Withora' term of oflk-o exten Img (roo
July 1, 1S93, to April !W, lt00.n period of 22 months, an compfj
with tne 22 months of A J Johnson' term extending from July )
1800, to April 'M, 1803, cost Line county just exactly 82iilVM mote
than did Mr Johnson's term. For that time the figures utau,).
Withers from July 1, 1803, to April 30, 1000 j'jj a
Johnson from July 1, 180(1, to April 1W, 1803 75 jj
Extra cost to fnno county of WltherH trm "015 20
From these tlgnrea it ix shown that for n term of 22 iu ,uits Mt
county has ptld to Shoriff Wlth-ro aud h! depulitm n(l hvreol
uearly 100 a month more than wah p.ild to SliHriff J.tmson fori
corrostHmdlng iwrltnl.
The tliftittxt itt mlxwl as tnken from tho record are hi Mhwi:
WITIIKI.h TKKU.
Paid to sheriff nnd deputies from July 1, I80H, l June
1, lfcVJ 6551 81
Paid to sheriff and deputies Ironi June i)0, 1-W, to
J)H5 31, 1600 2110 92
Paid to sheriff nnd deputi- from Do .'II, 180 J, to April
80, 1900 1G30JJ
Total 9500 M
joiinhon'm tkum.
Paid to sheriff anil deputies from July 1, 1896,1 to
June 30, 1807 4319 03
Paid to sheriff nud deputies from Juno SO to Dec 31,
1807 1919 II
Paid to sheriff nnd deputies from Dec ill, 1897, to April
UO, 1893 1313 05
Total 7WJI 27
Difference... 2015 20
Amount paid to Withers nnd deputlea for 22 mouths in fictti
of the amount paid to Johtnou and deputies for tbs Mat
length of time : 12015 M
An interesting feature of thn figures ifl shown iu the fact (bit
Wither.' first year from July 1, 1S03, toJunn 30, 1809, cofct Idee
cnnnty 1235.77 more linn Johnson's tirm did for tho yexr from
July 1, 1800 to JnnnSO, 1807; that Withers cost Lane from Jnne30,
1809, t ) Dec 30, 1880 f 101 .78 more than Johnson did from Jims 30,
1897, to Dec 31. 1807; thst Withers cost Uno county 2K7.72 mote
from Deo 31, 1809, to April 30, 1900, than Johnson did from Dec 31,
1807, to April 30, 1803. In other words, there has been no tint
during Withers' torm of office that he has not cost Lane conolj
from $75 to $100 per mouth more than Johnson.
Of cotir e our evening contemporary will no doubt ptiraJs the
Qranton trial as an excuse for the cost of the sheriff's ofllce. Vtrj
well, suppose it does. Not long ago tho Gunrd said tho cost of I bit
. trial to Lane county was 2.r00. Now to give Withers n fair trill
wo will nllow him 81015.20 for his extras. Then ho Is $1010 more
costly to Lane county than was tho provlous shoriff for the inu
length of time.
But wo must not forget that from Juno 30, 1899, to Dec 81, 1509,
after tho Iirantou matter was dlsposod of, Withe's oost Lane oaunlj
12110.92 as compared with $1010.11 for the same length of tlms dar
ing Johnson's torm, or $31.00 more por month than Johnson cost 01.
If this don't suit Mr Withers' frionda let us tnko It from Dec 31,
1899, to April 30, 1000. During these 4 months Withers oost at
81030.77 ns compared with 81313.05 for the samo tlmo daring
Johnson's term, or 871.93 n month more than Johnson did. Tlioee
ore interesting figures because they nro from tho official record.
Tho people of Lauo county are opposed to such extravagance and
donotlnteud to pay from $76 to $100 n month moro for n futon
sheriff than a republican sheriff will coat them.