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* shame and decency to deny directly. He will not meet the question. He will dodge it and run away from it. But he Shall His Surplus Products Be Taxed. will not put himself in the pillory of Of HU Ixeeleney. Governor Peu- public opinion by denying it. 45 Per Cent. ! There is not one republican member usysr, of Senate Bill Ko. 17. of congress who dare meet this issue, Th« Question Put to The Plain Proof fairly or unfairly, or who dare even at For Every One. tempt a reply to it. To the Honorable the Senate af the State Whether the Illinois farmer weaves OrefU*. .4 bill introduced into Congee»» to relieve the silk for corn tassels or obtains it in I herewith return Senate Bill No. 17, from tariff dutie» all exchange» of turplu» • exchange for ears, it is the product of with my dissent. his labor and his labor alone. It is up product» of American labor for foreign i on the product of his labor alone that This is » bill amendatory of an Act approved November 25, 1885, which Act product» the American maker» want to tue I the 50 per cent, tax is laid. provided for the issuance by the water —»hall 14,500 mill-owner» be protected from i Whether the American farmer dug commissioners of the citv of Portland of the compel ition of 8,000,000 American i from the ground or obtained in exchange a certain amount of bonds for the pur for corn and cotton the $488,644,574 of pose of providing water works for the farmer» f dutiable goods received last year, the city, and which Act further provided T. E. Wi ion in New York World. TP I goods were the final product of their that “all itonds issued and disposed of Be it enacted by the Senate and lloute labor on the farms. The only labor the under this Act shall be exempt from taxa Li of Repre»entatue» of the I'nited State» of goods represented was the American tion either by the State er any county or America in Congre»» a»»embled: farm labor, It was upon the product of municipal corporation therein.” Senate 3hat any citizen of the United States, who tnis American farm labor, and of i Bill No. 17 provide« for the issuance by The Chairman of the State Central ■hall, within the territory thereof, manufacture this American farm labor alone, that the the w ater committee of $1,500,000 more or produce any article or ariiclen of commercl, tax of 45 per cent, and of $218,701,773 Committee Corrects the of bonds, “which bonds shall in all par and shall send the same for use in any place was last year imposed. Oregonian. ticulars, except as in this Act otherwise outside the territory of the United States, shall A d H it was imposed solely to “pro specially provided, conform to and have be entitled to receive from the collector of any tect” 14,500 mill-owners from the com the same effect as those authorized by PBOPO8BB TO CABBY THB WAB port of entry where such articles may be petition of 8,000,000 American farmers. said Act of 1885, and shall be entitled to ■hipped a certificate setting forth the value or If there were no farm surplus, there TO aUCOBSB. .he same privileges and exemption. values therefrom, all such values to be verified could be no “competition,” and no pro This bill therefore provides that the and determined in a manner similar to that by tection would be asked for. Facta for the Public to Consider. water committee of the city of Portland weich the values of imports subject to duty are Do you know of any republican farmer may issue $1,500,000 oi water bonds, now determined; and upon the production of who will deny tnis, or who can deny it? The following letter appeared in the which bonds “shall be exempt from ■uch certificate at any port of entry such citizen Let every democrat who reads the taxation either by the State or any county Oregonian last Tuesday which explains shall be entitled to tne admission, free of duty, World try to find one, and when found, or municipal corporation therein.” itself: of any article or articles of ooinmerce which he let him send that republican farmer’s Section 1, article 9, of the constitution The Oregonian of to-day contains a may desire to use in the conduct of his business, name to The World. of the State of Oregon provides as fol short editorial devoted to the democracy personally or otherwise, to the extent or value The bill which begins this article puts lows: “The legislative assembly shall of this state. The article is composed of set forth in such certificate. The benefits of the question to the proof. If the mill provide by law for uniform and equal only sixteen lines, and as every line is this act Bhall extend and apply to the heirs, ex owner is not to be protected from the rate of assessment and taxation; and a mistatement of facts, I feel it my duty ecutors, administrators and assigns of such farmer, and the farmer alone, why may ■hall prescribe such regulations as shall to reply to it. Some of the tremendous citizeu. It shall be the duty or the collectors not the farmer exchange the surplus secure a just valuation for taxation of all and gorgeous words used in the article and other customs officers of the United States products of bis labor which he cannot property, both real and personal, except frightened me when I first read them, to appraise articles and furnish certificates In sell here for other things which he can ing such only for municipal, educational, but upon consulting Webster, I find pursuance of the provisions of this act. sell here, without payment of a tax of literary, scientific, religious and charita they only sound big, but that there is [House Heps, 8,526. Introduced by Mr. 45 per cent, upon the final product of ble purposes as may be specially exemp really nothing in them. In the article Breckenridge, March 22, 1890, Read twice and his labor? ted by law.” Under the provision of you say: “In Oregon this year there referred to Com. on W ays and Menns.) Democrats and tariff reformers here this section of our State constitution the is no democratic campaign. Everything is your opportunity to teach the repub We exported last year for sale abroad legislative assembly can exempt munici else has been abandoned, and Pennoyer- lican farmers of the United States the pal property from taxation, but there is ism is the sole stock in trade.” Allow products of our farms, which could not truth. This bill will not get one repub no provision by which it can both exempt me to inform you, the democratic cam be sold here valued at $532,141,490. In lican vote in the house of representatives, such propertv and the money or bonds paign in Oregon is now in progress; payment our farmers received through though every farmer in the United with which it has been purchased. States should ask for it. No republican that it will be actively and vigorously That instrument provides for the ex conducted and that it will be conducted agents dutiable goods valued at $488,- speaker, writer or editor will favor it. emption of municipal property from be differently from the mode and manner in 644,574, on whieh they were compelled They dare not. They must oppose ing taxed, but it <loes not anywhere pro which the republican primaries of Port to pay unnecessary taxes at the custom everthing which permits any competition vide that tsice the amount of that land were conducted, for particulars of houses amounting to $218,701,735—a by American farmers with their masters, property shall be exempted. _ the 14,500 mill lords. which please read the Oregonian of the Th< se bonds after they „ave been day subsequent to said primaries; and pretty heavy load to the farmers tocarry, Get up petitions in favor of this bill. paid out bv the committee for the pur let me tell you not only will the dem This was an average tax of 45 per cent, Ask every republican farmer you know chase of munici|*ai pro|>erty will pass, of ocratic campaign in Oregon be vigorously on all that they exchanged for anything to sign it. Flood congress with * - become ------- - conducted, but it is my opinion that whieh appeared with the “protected” petitions for it. Let one go to Wash course, into pitvcaw private hands, — and , private property property ; «nd and the legislature of after the democratic campaign closes ington from every post office in the Oregon, under our State constitution. constitution, the people will give such a verdict that class—numbering less than 14,500. Union, from every grange from every It is perfectly true that there is a free alliance, from every union. can no more exemp; these certain bonds, will s nd some of your friends to that se which may be owued by bankers in the cluded locality where the breezes are list, and that the farm surplus might Begin now. There is not a subscriber citv of Portland, from taxation, than it laden with pungent odors exhaled from have been exchanged for things that to The World who cannot do great work can exempt certain farms that are owned the river Saline, their worldly posses in the next thirty days—work which will by farmers in Polk county from taxation. sions diminished, but their experience would not be taxed when they enter our affect generations to come and for which They ari- private property and they enlarged, sadder if not wiser men. ports. The free list is a very long one. hie neighbors will rise up and call him can be exempt from taxation no more “ Pennoyensm is the whole stock in The farmers might have exchanged all blessed when the scales fall fiom their than can any other private property . eyes. trade,” Well Pennoyerism is not a bad The section of the constitution before stock in trade. With us Pennoyeris _ their corn and all their cotton, all their wheat and all their provisioas, which referred to provide.' “for uniform and meaes an honesi efficient and econom LET US INVESTIGATE. equal rates of assersment and taxation.’ ical administration of the affairs of the their countrymen could not eat, for How can there be an equal rate of taxa state. It means protection of the agates, amber beads, art work, asbestos, Extravagance on the Increase! Ap. tion when one person has $10,000 in people’s rights and the people’s interest propriation of Three Legislatures. water bonds that pav no tax and his against the aggressions of the politicrl stuffed birds, bismuth, dned blood, neighbor $10.000 in real estate that is bosses, boodlers, schemers, and wealthy crude bones, rough pebbles, crude The total appropriations of the legis subject to full taxation, State, county, coromants. This is a good enough stock camphor, tonca beans, coffee, curling lature of 1885, for general expenses and municipal? in trade for the democrats and for a stones and five hundred other things not was............................................. $857,526 55 The fact these bonds, after they have good many republicans, The total appropriations of the legis taxed. They did exchange some of passed into the hands of private parties, How will our stock in trade compare their surplus farm products for some of lature of 1887, for general expenses are in no sense of the word municipal with that of our opponents? I pause was............................................. $737,082 13 property, but that they are private prop for reply. I beg to attach hereby a these things—because the people wanted Appropriations by the legislature of erty, is bo plain and self-evident as to small sample of our stock in trade, show a few dollars’ worth of them; but what 1889 as contained in the regular app. need no argumentation whatever. And ing the condition of the condition of bill vs " ........ ..................................... 1 $719,411 68 the further fact that, being private prop the common school fund after three the people wanted most, what the For horticultural commission. 7,000 00 erty, they cannot be exempt from taxa years management by a democratic people were willing to pay most for, was For bureau weather service. . 2,000 00 tion is as equally clear and conclusive. management by a democratic board, in clothing, manufactures of iron and steel, For purchase 14 and 15 Ore The constitution of Oregon as above comparison with the management of it raw material for the emplovment of gon reports........................... 3,500 00 quoted unjoins upon the legislative as by a republican board: For two Eastern Or., and one American labor; in short, all the tilings sembly that “it shall prescribe such reg and one Southern Or., Agl. The fund including certificates of sale which enter into direct competition ulation a« shall secure a just valuation and all other items, amounted in society, at $1,500 00 per for taxation of ail property, both real January, 1M6, to ............................. I SM.735 15 with 14,500 mill-owners who are “pro annum.................................... 9,000 0« and personal, exeeptingsuch only for mu January, 1»87, to . ........ 1,06#,409 10 tected” by law in charging 45 per cent, For pur. of half block east of January 1NW to .................................. 1,756,700 00 nicipal, educational, literary, scientific, state house............................ 5,000 00 religious and charitable purposes as may January, 1»*), to................................... 1,106,69« 33 more than they charge foreigners for For additional salary State The earning power of the fund measured the same identical goods. tie specially exempted by law,” and yet Librarian ............................. 1’000 00 The 14,500 mill-owners do not always For relief of private individ it is now proposed by the legislative as dv the amount actually loaned and not charge their countrymen the full 45 per sembly in this bill, in defiance of the including certificates of sale, was in uals ........................................ 3.088 00 1733,358,624 cent, the law gives them the right to. For agricultural college........ 37,500 above provision, that no valuation for January. 1*5............................ 1569. ,............................ 1,42» 971 1 They are sometimes satisfied with 40 or taxation of a certain species of personal January, For Portland refuge home.... 5,000 00 Jauuary, 1887 .................................... 781,187 03 35. But they always sell to the foreigner For state reform school.......... 30,000 00 property shall lie made, but that such January, UM....................................... 1,568,071 14 property shall be exempt when it has In July and August of each year, the at the foreign price, or below it. They For expenses, session of 1889 42,000 00 passed into private hands and becomes revenue derived from this fund has been must. Their protection ends at the For eleved wagon roads......... 113,000 00 private property to ail intents and pur- distributed to the several counties of water’s edge, at the Canada and Mexi can line. Beyond that they have no posea. The legislature could a« well state in aid of the public schools. Total.... ....$977,490 68 provide that $1,500,000, silver dollars, The amount received by each county, “protection,” for it is only beyond the competitiou of the people of the United paid out by the water committee for mu is in pro(*ortion to the number of children Compare this with the appropriations nicipal property, and which have of school age in the county, The fol States that the American Congress can passed into private hands, should lie ex lowing is a statement of the distribntion protect them, and in the United States made by the legislature of 1885 end 1887, the only persons whose competition can and it will be seen that the appropri empt from taxation, as it could provide for five years past. hurt them are the farmers who make ai ions for 1889, exceed those of 1885 by that that amount of bonds so paid out Year Per Capita. Total Distributed. after having become private property, 18.16 . » 75 ... ..» 75 this enormous surplus, for exchange $118,973 13 ; and those of 1887, by $239- ............ 9# ... ............. 74,571. 30 abroad. could be exempt from taxation. One llort . 1 OU »7,217 00 The Illinois farmer who raises 1,000 417 55. proposition is as reasonable as the other, 1887.. 1888 1:«. 108,217, 50 an l both are unconstitutional. 188» 1 30 ............ 180,387 20 bushels of com must sell it or burn it for 1 6U Some years ago the city of Portland 1.8*) . (estimated) .............. 155,000 00 fuel. All the farmers raise more corn was the possessor of a certain building Pretty good sample of stock in trade. than we can eat. There is no market THE STATE’S FINANCES! and lot ou Morrison street, which was We can furnish you with many more here for the surplus, so the Illinois farmer ships his snrplus to France and uwsl by the tire department. Subse such samples. Our stock in trade is quently the lot was sold at public outcry clean, free from blemishes and defects, receives a slip of paper crediting him ▲ Commendable Showing—How the State Indebtedness was Paid. bv the city and was purchased by a can that much be said of the stock in the value. The price of silk is 70 cents private citizen and became private prop l in trails of others? You are pleased to a yard here, bnt only 50 cents in France erty. While it was the property of thecity Bay, “There is no effort to do anything so the farmer, through his agent, takes When the present administration it was exempted by law from taxation be else bnt to elect Pennoyer, everything up his credit in 1,000 yards of silk, on entered on active official duty on Jan cause it was municipal property and used else has beeu abandoned for Pennoyer which he can make a good profit here, for municipal purposes. Did this right of and on election day every other candi for his neighbors want his silk, if he can uary 10th, 1887, it found a state indebt- exemption from taxation adhere to that date on the democratic ticket will be supply it, although they do not want his ness, amounting in round numtiers to lot after it had ceased for municipal pur traded for Pennoyer. The democratic corn. $100,000, the principal part of which, His silk is stopped at the custom was against the Swamp Land Fund, and poses, and had become private property ? l»rty of Oregon has ceased to exist, etc, No one will aaeerl it. And in the case eto,” To me it is simply astonishing to bouse, ft may not enter the country some other funds of a similar character. of these water bonds, can this right, of see what errors great men will until he has paid a fine ot $250. What exemption from taxation adhere to them fall into, for the result will show yon for? Because he is competing with a After carefully examining the books of after they have ceased to be muuicpal that the democraiic party has not ceased man in Paterson, N. J., who charges his department, the treasurer found that property and have liecome private prop to exist, but that it is very much alive, bis American countrymen 70 cents for the sum of $41,628 68 was due the state erty, any more than it could in the case and numerously alive, too. Yon will silk worth only 50, and the republican from the United States. That about of the real property above mentioned? find that the democratic candidates will party says that the American farmer $23,000 00 of this had been due for two No one can a-mert it. not be traded off for Pennoyer; there is shall not work and make silk to sell in years, and not having been demand ed, had lapsed back into the United If this bill should become a law, and no inclination to do so, and there is no competition with a mill owner. Il the farmer should be permitted to States treasury, and a re appropriation this issue of $1,500,000 of water bonds nec>«iaity for it, as Pennoyer is so over ahotild be made, and if snch bonds shall whelmingly the choice of the people exchange a buBhel of corn for a yard was necessary before it could be had. be judicially expended by the committee, that he will have votes to spare, and, of silk, tor 65 cents, he would undersell I The remainder had been due nearly a the city of Portland will have a pipe plenty of them, at that. Our stock in the Paterson mill owner; ami he would year. This money was at once de line from Bull Run to that city of the trade, as you call it, and our capital l>e getting 65 tents for his bushel o’ corn manded, and having been colleet»d, was value of $1,500.000. This, by law, will stock, which you say consists in Gov- instead of 50 cents. The protection will applied on the above indebtedness, on be exempted from taxation. By the ernor Pennoyer'» peculiar personality, not permit. If the farmer raises more which the state had been paying 10 opetaiion of this bill, however. $1 500.000 Sth ot fem suit us. I honestly be corn than he sells here, he shall not be per cent, interest. Bat properly apply more, in the shape of these water bonds, lieve it would not hurt your side any if I peremitted te exchange it for something ing on this indebtedness, the receipts from the sales of Swamp Land, and which will have passed into the hands of i they had some of it. Respectfully yours, he can sell here at a profit. thereby cutting down the in'erect From the begining to the end of all private parties, will also be exempted B. G oldsmith , from taxation. It must be again re Chairman Democratic State Central foreign exchange, of all foreign trade, charge, the entire iudebredness of the the only compe ition that there can be state was liquidated inside of three peated that while our constitution ex Committee. in this country must lie between the years. And more than this, in addi'ion empts municipal property from taxation, I citizens of this country. That a for to the above, nearly $25,090 00 has been it does not provide for the exemption of Hon. D. P. Thompson and Hon. eigner can compete in any way, shape refunded to purchasers of Swamp Land, twice the amonnt of such property. It is and should be the aim of every Phil. Metchan, the candidates for or form, is a lie That any foreigner where the state failed to get title. free and just government to accord to its g>.verncr and stite treasurer, will works for ns is a lie. That any product people “equal and exact joetice to all, of foreign labor was ever in possession T he Oregonian wanted free wool, special privileges to none.” Our consti i p-n the campug i in Baker City of any American is a lie. fhere never was one cent s worth of anything ever free coni and free lumber, in 1886, tution declares that “all taxation shall M.iy 13.—Republican Paper. used, worn or enjoyed by any be equal and uniform." of “all property Those who are familiar with the eaten, American that wa6 not the product of but now it wants a prohibitory both real and personal,” in the posees- sion of any an I all private citizens, an i oratory abilities of these two re American lahoi solely, and the mind of tariff. The Oregonian is edifed by yet the c< njp’aint is borne to us from all publican gentlemen will doubt this man cannot conceive of any process hy which the product of any foreign labor the same H W. Scott now as then. quarters of the State that under our prc<- eut si stem of ?.“-'ssment the wealthy announcement. Of course, neither could enter into the possession of any classes of the community are securing Dave nor Phil, will attempt to speak. American citizen except by gift or theft. T he Oregonian four years ago for themselves, in defiarce of law, an The above simply signifies that That the silk the Illinois farmer re ceives in exchange for his corn is the shook the dirty shirt at T. R. Cor- imm inity from their share of the public burdens. And wdl thia legislative they will oi en'he sack at Baker final product of his lab r on the Illinois nelius. This year it is trying to assembly, instead of affording relief and City and other places from and farm there is not even a republican mein iter of congress sufficiently lost to wash D. P. Thompson's lir.en. protection against this great injustice, after that date. VETO MESSAGE ■till farther aggravate that crying abuse by creating, in defiance of the fundamen tal law of the land, by positive natatory enactment, a species of property, which in private ownership will be granted the undue privilege over any other epeciee of prperty of total exemption from taxa tion? Shall the cry of the people of this State for iastice in this regard be ans wered by the infliction of a still greater ini ustice ? No private property under our State constitution can be exempted from taxa tion, and this bill, which proposes such exemption, is plainly unconstitutional. I veto the bill. S ylvkstsh P ennoyer , Governor. WAB ON THE FARMER KLAMATH we UR re. Democratic State Ticket Tor Congress, BORERT A. MILLER, «4 Jackson County. For Governor, •TLVE8TER PENNOYER, at Multnomah County. For Secretary of State, WILLIAM M. TOWNSEND, of Lake County. For State Treasurer, G. W. WEBB, of Umatilla County. For Supreme Judge, B. F. BONHAM, of Marion county. For Supt. of Public Instruction, A. LaROY, of Linn Comity. For State Printer, CAPT. JOHN O’BRIEN, of Lane Countv. Democratic County Ticket Prosecuting Attorney, 4th District D. R. MURPHY. For State Senator, HON. JOHN CATLIN. For Representative«, *-‘i, J. C. F landers , Z kra Snow, W illiam T. M uir , J acob J ohnsok . F. O pitz , J. W. H OLMAS, J. J. K elly , W. B. W elch , E. J. H aight . Sheriff, JOHN KIERNAN. Conntv Judge, J. V. BEACH, > '» — ’ County Commissioner, ELIJAH CORBETT. • County Treasurer, CHARLES A. FREEMAN. W. L. BROOKE. Circuit Court Clerk, J. A. NEWELL. Recorder, HENRY GRAY. County Clerk, CHARES E. OLIVER. School Superintendent, W. K. SMITH, J r . For Coroner, DR. HENRY HICKS. County Surveyor, CHA8. E. ROBSON. PDECINCT OFFICERS. NORTH PORTLAND. Justice of the Peace.............. A. Buehwiler Constable..................... Thomas Cullinan Representative—G W County Judge—H W Keea^ Clerk—Jame« F Ketcbem. School Superintendent— P L Fomtafe. Aseeeeor—J H Smart Treasurer—H Keesler. Commissioner—Charles BibrSM, Surveyor—I Leekeard. Coroner—J T Forbes. MALHEUR COUNTY. Representative— H. 0. Xlaat Sheriff—J. N. FelL Clerk—E. H. Test. Treasurer—J. W. Sewpy. Assessor—R. Worshffin. Coroner—Archie Turner. School Snp't—Wm. Thompeew. Surveyor—J. R. Johnson. JACKSON COUNTY. State Senator—Charles Nickell. Representatives—C Mingus, S««» F irryjtnd J H Stewart, Clerk-8 E Nichols. Sheriff—W R Price. Recorder—W H Holmes. Commissioner—Ben Haymend. Assessor—J Rogers. School Superintendent—C 8 Pria*. Surveyor—J Elknat Coroner—E B Picket. CURRY COUNTY. Joint Representative—J. M. Slgita. Commissioner—William 8. Winaoa, Clerk—D. E. Miller. Sheriff—John N. Langlois. Assessor—Charles H. Bailey. Surveyor—Rolla Canfield. COOS COUNTY. Joint Representative—J. M. Hlglln. Representative—J D. Garfield. Judge—John F. Hall. Clerk—J'J. Lamb. Sheriff—€. T. Siglin. Assessor—John Porter. School Superintendent—H K. Treasurer—H. G. Ploeger. Commissioner—So! McCloskey. Surveyor—James Aiken. Coroner—Dr. J. G. Cook. harnby courrr. Clerk- Viliam E. Grace. 6herifl- . A. Cowing. Assessor—W. E. Aberson. County Judge—William Miller. Commissioner»-^ wihiamllLw. School Supt—L. B. Baker. Surveyor—T. A. McKinnon. Coroner—F. P. Moore. CLACKAMAS. State Senator—W. H. Vaughn. Representatives—Charles S. Toole, H. McGugin, W. W. Jessee. Judge—H. Straight. Commissioner—J. 8. Rieeley. Clerk—John Revenue. Sheriff—William Curran. Recorder—J. J. Cooke. Treasurer—Isaac Ackerman . Assessor—James Dickey. School Superintendent—O. D. Robbins Surveyor—J. D. Mathews. Coroner—Dr. W. A. CarlL EAST PORTLAND. TILLAMOOK COUNTY. Justice of the Peace... .James Hembree Constable................................. S. M. Marks Joint Representative—W. 8. Cone. Judge—H. F. Holden. Commissioner—W. G. Kelso. Clerk—W. W. Conder. Sheriff—Samuel Downs. Assessor—N. P. Roberts. School Superintendent—jk J. W. McVicker. Coroner—Dr. T. W. Innman ALBINA. Justice of the Peace.... W. W. Moreland Constable............................. George Lewis STATE CENTRAL COMMITTBS Baker—R C George Benton—John Burnett. ClackamM—C D Latourette. Columbia—R P Graham. Clatrop—C J Trenchard. Crook—J A Donthltt. Coos—J X Biglln. Carry— Johh Fltzhne. Douglas—L F Lane. Grant—G 1 Hazeltine. Gilliam—H C Condon. Harney—W E Grace. Jackson—T J Reams. Josephine—J W Howard. Klamath—George T Baldwin. Lane—I L Campbell. Linn—J L Cowan. Lake—M T Walters. Multnomah—B Goldsmith. Marion—John Gray. Malheur'—R Pierce. Morrow—J W Morrow. Polk—T W Haley. Sherman—W M Barnett. Tillamook—G W Fearnside. Umatilla—J I’ Wager. Union—B F Wilson. Wallowa—A C Smith. Washington.—E H Flagg. Wasco—George Herbert. Yamhill --W C Hembree. Hon. B. Goldsmith was unanimously chosen Chairman of the Stato Central Committee. JOINT SENATORS. Baker and Malheur—George Chandler, at Baier. Clackamaa and Marion—Henry Warres, •( Marion. Morrow, Grant and Harney—Henry Black ran, of Heppner. JOINT REPRESKNTATIVBe. G-ant and Harney—U.S. lm«tin, •! Great. Klamath and I Ake—G. W. Smith Wasco and Sherman—John Fulton, uf Sher man. and A. 8. Bennett, of Wasco. Yamhill and Tillamook—W. H. Cone, «I Tilla mook. jrniciAL orricBR». First District—District Attorney, W. M Celvlg. Second District—Prosecuting Attorney, T. G. Owens, of Marshfield. Third District—District Attorney, 8. J, Whip nay. of Albany. Fourth District—District Attorney, D. B. Mur phy, of Portland. Fifth District—District Attorney, Major J. B Brocken brough Kxth Dtairirt—District Attorney, Charle» F. Hyde: for Judge, Martin D. Clifford, of Grant • ountyX Sewnth District—Prosecuting Attorney, 1. B. Dnfur, of Wasco county. DEMOCRATIC TICKETS. CLATSOP COUNTY. Seruttor—John Kopp. Represan latí ves—John H. Smith and R. J. Morrison. Judge- C. H. Page. Clerk—C. J. Trenchard. Sheriff—H. A. Smith. Commiavioner—C. R. SorvnfWB. Areesaor—Thomas Dealy. Treasurer—Ieaac Bergman. School Supe tin tondeut—V. II. Coffey. Surveyor—L. A. Granger. Coroner—B. B. Franklin. UMATILLA COUNTY. Senator,—W F Matlock ; Representatives, — J L K olían, E B Gamliee, J 8 Richie. Cowtmireioner—Donald McRae. Clerk—Welter Pierce. Sheriff—W F Furniab. Treasurer—J H Robbins. School Superintendent—D W Jarvia, Surveyor—J C Arnold. C'jronav—E H Pugely. GILLIAM. RepreeewtJitive—Wrn. J Mulkey. County Jadge -L W Darling. County Clerk—J H Keeney. Sheriff— W L Wilcox. County Commiwioner—P B McQuia». TreMurer—E 8 Ewing, Ajweeeor--Edward Dunn. Coroner—Dr. Easton. LINN COUNTY. State senators—J. K. Weatherford, Jeff Myers. Representatives—F. C. Ilansasd, 0. J. Shed, J. F. Henry. County Commissioner—Wm. Rum baugh. Recorder—E. E. Davis. Clerk—N. P. Payne. Sheriff—M. Scott. Tresurer—W. E. Curl. Apseesor—H. 8. Williams. School Sujierintendent—G. F. Russell. Surveyor—E. J. O’Connor. LAKE COUNTY. Representative—Ixift with committee to confer with Klamath county. Clerk—W N Sutton. Sheriff—W P Herryford. Gnninisbioner—A V Lane. Treasurer—A McAllen. Assessor—I McDonough. School Superintendent—A H Fisher. Surveyor—No nomination. Coroner—J W Howard. BAKER COUNTY. Representative— E Hardy. Judge—P Campbell. Sheriff—P M Conde. Clerk—H If Hindman. Recorder—B W Levens. Assessor—John Grffin. Commissioner—J F Fyfer School 8u;»erintendent.—J J Sturgill. Surveyor—Emil Voight. COLUMBIA COUTY, Representative—Walter Furrow. Commissioner—Eric L. Jejjson. Clerk—James Dart. Sheriff—John Pringle. Assessor—Frank Miles. Surveyor—Edwin Merrill. School Superintendent—J. C, Johnson. Treasurer—G W Cole. UNION COUNTY Representatives—Dunham D Wright and John McAllister. Judge—Henry Rinehart. Commissioner—L Iaing, Assessor—John Cates. Sheriff—I T Cowela. Clerk—T Oliver. Recorder—J T Elliot. Treasurer—E C Brainerd. Sujierintendent—A J Hackett. Surveyor—J L Curtis. Coroner—Joel Weaver. BUNTONCOUNTT. Senator—8 G Thompson. Representatives—Jesse Foster and R H Gib«on. Judge—E Holgate. Sheriff—Wm. Mackay. Assessor—E Skipton. Commissioner—W Hinton. Treasurer—M P Burnett. Superintendent—Miss Nettie 8pencer Surveyor—A L Porter. Coroner—Dr. Applewhite. JOSEPHINE COUNTY. Bepresemative—W H Flauagaa. JtR'Ke—Charles Hnghea. Cominls-ioaer—H Sparlla. Clerk—C K Cb*n«k>r. Sheriff- P C !«■««« TTeoaiirer— J A Jei.nii'gs. AN»<.'"«or—J P Law!». Superintendent— k T Hathway- Purveyor— W L Saundf ra. Coroner—I. D Jennings. «TIANT COUNTY. J«dge G I Hewltlne. Clerk—George Shearer. Sheriff—O P Oeanp. TAfe»>-urer—John Marshall. Ameeeor—J A Wallaoe. Comrai«*lon.T—Henry J:.I:n«oa. Bcbooi superintendent—F McRalMltt» Surveyor—William Fikher. A nd Tacoma, too, has gone demo cratic.