Lane County leader., May 15, 1903, Image 9

Supplement to
ZCbe Xane (Eourtt^ Xeaber
VOL. XV
C O T T A O l (¡HOVE, OBEUON, MAY 15.
F o u n d in g ol' C ivil G overn m en t. T H E
C A M P A IG N
8 P E IL E R .
Nn, gentle reader, it is not true
that great multitudes are converted
by the speeches of the campaign ora­
tor, or the festive caudidate. He may
be laboring under the Impression
that he pried up a corner of the uni­
verse and put a chunk under it but
then as a matter of (act he didn't.
It is mighty doubtful whether or
not he converted a single man. The
average man doesn’t go to a cam­
paign meeting lo be converted. He
simply goes there to “ size” the fellow
up and to “ hear what the galoot on
the other side,” as he fondly calls
him, “ has to Bay.”
If the speaker
rips great strips of hide from the per­
son of the opposing political organi­
zation it makes the opposing listener
mad and he goes away roaring and
referring to the or ¿tor as a blankety,
blank fool. If, on the other hand,
the speaker goes easy on the opposi­
tion, the chances are that the Repub­
lican who goes out to hear him says
that “ the speaker seemed like a nice
kind of a feller, but his speech didn’ t
amount to much.”
Still the cam­
paign orator may do some good. He
snorts about and stirs up the fellows
of his own party to renewed activity
so that they are willing to go out and
whoop it up for the ticket, especially
on election day. His reward is a com­
plimentary notice in the Democratic
paper of the towu where he speaks
and a rich brown roast from the Re­
publican paper of the same town.
The campaign speller deserves sym­
pathy but gets little of it. He has to
ride on freight cars; eat kiln dried
liver and lasso the butter before he
spreads it on his flannel cakes in the
morning.
Sometimes he is compelled to wait
at a country railroad crossing, where
there may be a single store, for four
hours In order to gfet a train for the
next meeting place. He whiles away
the time listening to the songs of the
frogs in a neighboring pond and stays
bis hunger with strong cheese and
crackers. He impairs his digestion,
uts a wire edge on bis temper, but
If you read the Leader you will as to smile and smile for the good of
keep posted
the cause.
The GOth anniversary of the found­
ing of civil government on the
Pacific Coast was celebrated at
Champoeg Saturday, the principal
speaker of the day, Hon. Prank
Davev, of Salem gave an interest­
ing and eloquent address, replete
with allusions to the work of the
pioneers in foundation building and
rehearsing briefly the story of 60
years ago and the part played l>y
Mr. Matthieu on that eveutful day.
In closing he said there ought to be
a monument 52 feet high at Cham
poeg, each foot bearing one of the
immortal names of those who voted
in favor of American Government^
the whole to be surmoauted by a
colossal bronze statue of the last
Burvivorof the number, Mr. Matthieu.
This suggestion was greeted with
applause.
At a meeting in March, 1843 a
committe of 12 appointed to “ con­
sider measures for the civil nnd
military protection of this colony.”
This committee reported, ata6ecouJ
meeting of all the settlers, held at
Champoeg, May 2, 1843, in favor of
a political organization, to continue
in force until tue United States
should establish a territorial govern­
ment. The subjects of Great Britain
could not acquiesce in such action,
as it would have amounted to
renunciation of their allegiance to
Great Britain and content to the
American claim
of sovereignty.
When the motion was pnt there was
a division on National lines. The
chairman was unable to decide which
party had the
majority. Then
Joseph L. Meek exclaimed: "W h o’s
for a divide? All for the report of the
committee and an organization,
follow me!” The effect wan electri­
cal. The men on either side fell
into their places to be counted. The
ayes were 52; the noes were 50. The
provisional government was then
formed.
No. 4
P e r tlm e n t
P a ra g ra p h s.
The way to build up a town— nit:
Send to Montgomery & Ward tot
your goods, or go to Portland; buy
your buggies in the east or of a
traveling s a l e s m a nw a i t for the
range man with his graft prices; go
to Eugene for your physician or
dentist; hire a county seat lawyer
for your legal business, doDt ‘ take
your home paper but patronize in­
stead, the county seat weeklies.
Wednesday morning Lloyd Pink-
stone came into Uuderwood’ s grocery
store in great distress of mind
all because a little mouse ran up the
leg of his pantaloons, Lloyd parti­
ally disrobed and caught the in­
nocent offender. An Oakland young
lady says ebe is glad the little
mouse formed an attachment for Mr
Pinkstone instead of trying to culti­
vate her acquaintance.— Owl.
A certain editor printed an item
stating that “the man who was bug­
ging the hired girl bad belter stop
or his name Would be published.”
In a short time twenty-five citizens
paid up th6ir subscriptions and told
the editor to pay no attention to
foolish storiee going around.
A drummer casually remarked
yesterday that Cottage Grove had
several long legged fellows who
would make good bear hunters
because if they stood on one leg the
bear would think they were up a tree
aud abandon the chase.
They have ifunny people down in
Clackamas county. Lately one of
them on the street openly denounced
Geo. C. Brownell and he was
promptly committed to the asylum.
Not only railroads, but circuses,
are now hunting after “ total abstain­
ers” for their employes.
Few men would like their wives
to know what they really think of
themselves.
French people, the sinners, always
have their flection days on Sun­
day.