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The defeat of Mr. Lincoln at iafted that the county will lie safe in
THE SCIO TRIBUNE aible.
that lime would have been calami his hands. But to turn the eounty
tous to the Nation and much of the
accomplishments of the war would
have t«een lost. Thus imrtisanism
T. U tiVGOBB. BIHTOB AND ftUit
or a determination of th«- slave power
Entered at th« txtoffice at Scio. to rule or ruin the Nation, brought
on the war; and the non partisanism
Oregon as second class matter.
of the Union Democrats <»f the North
made it possible for the Nation to
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SUB1M KirriUN, IN AOVANCB
lie free in fact as well as in name,
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and undivided
These Union l»em-
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HIX MONTHS
partisanism second, just as a vast
AOVKRTIXING BATED'
majority of the Republican parly is
6e doing today.
lz.cal advertising, per line
The political uarty should I m * con
Display advertising, per inch
16c
sidered but a means to accomplish
Display advertising, long lime, see
an end. The whole of the Nation 1»
manager.
greater than a pari. Wn« n a nation
Extended marriage or death notices is in peril, as is ours at the present
per line
3c
I lime, and the principles of free gov
Special rates «« long time display ernment democracy is in danger,
advertising.
the minor political differences *»f Un
people should be so buried from
MORE ON NONPARTISANISM public consideration that only bar-
¡monyfor the purpose of winning
Some «wo or three weeks ago an the war should «‘Mist among the
editorial article was published in The people
Any wav. in Oregon we have hut
Tribun«* under the caption of "N«»n-
»mall
use for political party organi
partisanism." for which the Port
sations
Anylhxly can become a
land Oregonian brought us on the
candidate
for
any office if he corn
carpet.
Of course we know that anything plies with certain legal procedure.
savoring of n<mparti«anism is to the The candidate makes his own plat
Oreg«inian as is a red flag waved in form and declaration of principle«
the face of a bull, and that paper and why shall we not select th«* can
with its great power, rushes tn the didate who seems m<s«t likely to give
defense of party and partyism in i the state or county the better gov
ernment'
What difference can it
stall te*r.
In our article we referred to par- make to the people what political
tisanism as <>w of the chief causes coat the candidate wears providing
of the Civil war. On this statement he is true to the people’s interests’
the Ori-gonian criticizetl this editor In fact, if there were neither Io
freely. Let us refer back to the publicans nor Democrats our prim
days prior to the Civil war and see ary methixi of selecting nominees
if partisanism for the maintenance for office would work just a* effect
of slavery, the South's peculiar and ually. We are all American citizens
pel institution, was not the sole and believe the majority of the peo
We all want good
cause of the greatest war of all ple should rule
government and it makes but little
time up to the present war.
Many compromises in (.¿ingress difference to the average citizen
were made to conduct the Govern whether an official is a Democrat or
ment along |M-a?t*able lines, with this a Republican just so he delivers the
blotch upon human liberty and 111*1 brand of g<ssis we want, viz . an
on free government. But the par honest, economical and efficient gov
tisan slave owner wanted to extend ernment. (an or d<M*s the Oregon-
the dominion of slavery and became lan ask for more than this?
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treasury over to Mr. Eastburn and
Mr. Butler the risk is. tn the opinion
of The Tribune, too great.
Unn county now is in splendid fi
nancial condition. And while it is
desirable that county improvements
shall lie maintained. that road im
provement shall l>e carried forward,
and bridges maintained and rebuilt
when neceaiuiry. let us at least at
tempt to pay for them as we go
along
The cash system is good for
the individual ami we believe is good
policy for the county.
It is quite evident that if the
Huns d<> not break through the
Brilnm or F rench lines within the
n«-xt three or four weeks, their
pr» sent drive will prove a flat fail
ure. (tcrmany now has about all
her man power utxler arms. She
cannot therefore strengthen her fast
depleting battle line.
Every man
who is killed or disabled means an
irreparable loss. (>n the other hand
the Allies ar<- daily strengthening
their lines. Every month sees 150,-
iMHi more Americans "over there,"
and when the tide does turn, as turn
it must, the retreat of the Hun army
is apt to lie continuous. So The
Tribune Iwlieves the turning point
1» near at hau«i
A general defeat
now to the Germans would tie disas
trous. while to the Allies it would
simply mean a continuance of the
war.
R. E. Warner for Sheriff
Railroad l ime 1 able
R E Warner* of Crawfordsville,
wishes to announce to the isrople of
Sci<> and vicinity that he rs a candi
date for the nomination for Sheriff
on the Republican ticket, tube voted
•t>on at the coming primary rtection.
He was the fl nt u> file his petilion
of candidacy and has conducted hi«
campaign in a clean and honorable
manner so far and will continue to
do so. If nominated and elected he
pi onuses to serve the people of I .inn
county as their Sheriff m accordance
with law and with efficiency. He
does not think the making of many
promiars at this time best, hut will I
try and meet as many people as he
can. knowing that the people of to
day judge the candidate whom they
will support largely by his general
appearance and what they can gath
er of his character
He therefore asks the support of
the meml*ers of his party, knowing
Arrival and Ifi-parture <>f I'aaeenger
Trains
that if they give him their confi
dence and sup|iyrt that it will not
tie misplaced
H’aid Adv.)
Woodbum -Springfield Branch
WEST SCIO
7:60 a m.
5:31 p.m.
North
South
Corvallis & Eastern
MUN KERS
To All*nv
F rom A H>an y
Motor to Mill Cit»
from
♦ Daily except Sunday
t2:25 p m
‘.♦.22 a m.
19:06 am.
4:21 p.m.
Scio Meat Market
H oum 'HXK B rob .. Props
F reali Meats of All Kinds
IU*asorutl*lc Prices
Scio, Ore.
Main Street
R. SHELTON
Notary Public ana
Live Slock Buyer
Conctyentor
I am tn the market at all times
Abstracts of I itle l aumined
for fat hogs, cattle or sheep, Also
canning cattle
Can handle old or <IO
OREGON
thin cattle that are strong enough
to travel and not dinttawd. With
few exceptions I make wiekly ship
ments from West Scio.
Farmers
having anything t>> rell in this line,
plea ’«• call or write me at Scio, Ore.
Correct weights and highest market
W R Bilyeu, candidate for county price» guaranteed
J. D. Densmore.
judge on the l»em<>cratic ticket, has
a cinch on the nomination, lie will
al*<i have a cinch on the election
should Float burn become the Repub
lican nomine«.
The people know
that Bilyeu is a safe man for that
oilier and is not under the control
of the Albany Gwnmercial Club in
any sense. Mr East burn is presi
dent of the club and would probably
favor the club’s plana of exploita
tion if elected. But there is no oc
casion for alarm. East burn’s nom
ination means Bilyeu’s election. The
people are not fools to fall for the
«rhemes of only a few of the Com
so intensely partisan alw>ul the mat
mercial Club
lhev do not nor w ill
ter that he would not countenance a
A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT not place the county tn asury subject
contrary opinion.
Senator Stephen
to the calls of the AI Lum v (xMntner-
To nominate and elect President
A. Douglas sacrificed his political
cial Club
life in the endeavor to appease the Eastburn of the Albany Commercial
slave democracy of th«* South and Club, to the office of County Judge,
Judge McKnighl has his faults
th«* free democracy of the North would l»e. to say th«- least, a dan and has diHpleam-d many people in
with his "squatter sovereignty” pro gerous experiment for th«* taxpayers the county liecauw- he lor the court I
paganda, hut it would not mix. The of Linn county. It is a wall known did not appoint the road supervisor
advancement of siaye interests was fact that our present county court which some people wanted, But the
the one and only lest of democracy has with great difficulty kept the people know the county’s finances
in the eyes of the South. So ex hands of the Albany Commercial are safe in his hands.
He mar not
tremely partisan on this subject Club out of the «munty treasury. have improved this or that road to
were the slave owners that a free Numerous schemes have been evolv please the people of that particular
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state man in the South was looked ed by the exploiting spiros of that locality, but he and the other mem-
upon with suspicion and ostracised club to which the court has been in tiers of the court have done much
As I IlltV'l* «lolle llllMlH-HM Willi till- |HMI|>le of
vited. urged and almost commanded good road work. Also he has given
in Southern society.
Sein :iti<l vicinity fur avverai years, von
The National Democratic conven to make libeial appropriations. It the Scio fair as much aid as the
tion of 1H60 met at Charleston, 8. is not necessary to here enumerate court thought permissible. Scio at
know im- in a litibiiiv-a way. i will now In*
C. The party machinery was con the many plans to open the county least should give him her support.
giuri tu «lo hiibiiicKii in th« future along the
trolled by the slave power, but the treasury vaults to satisfy the many
Manie liiicH, Come in and get niy price*«. I
majority of the delegates to the con schemes of exploitation. Suffice to
Our legislative candidates have
handle «-ream for the Hazelwood Co
vention were from the free stales. sav that if the court had fallen for
easy going. All the candidates on
Douglas was the leading candidate • all the sebenm proposed Unn county
both th«* I♦»•niocralic and Republican
THOMAS LARGE . 8< To, OREGON
for President and could easily have 1 would now have a ixindeii indebted-
tickets will I m * nominated and elect
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liven nominated, but to secure the nesa of from 11,000,000 to >1,500,-
ee!. Wonder if there is not a sort
(»00.
nomination he must accept a party
of non |*i tisan trust or combination
Now it is proposed to el«-cl the
platform which meant defeat in al
existing among them?
most every free state.
Northern 1 present president of the Commer
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Democratic delegates refused to ac cial Hub to the county judgeship.
We are told, but we will not vouch
cept the platform and a split in the ■ The scheme to have th«* Commercial
for the truth of the report, that one
convention resulted
No candidate 1. dub plan exploitations, with the
candidate who is soliciting support
was nominated at that lime and the county to pay the bills, is fine In-
from Linn county voters, has not
Olli*
split made it possible for the elect ' deed. It is known that Commission
bought a Liberty Bond nor a War
ion of Abraham Lincoln, the candi er Tom Butler, whose term has yet
Saving Stamp. It would be a good
date of the young Republican party two years to run. is very friendly
plan to ask every candidate the ques
of the North, and the Civil war re to the plans of the club and would
h
tion "Have you bought a Bond"?
probably join Mr. Eastburn in car
sulted because of his election.
and govern yourself accordingly.
Now, is it not true that the selfish rying out the club’s plans.
Now The Tribune does not assert
and uncompromising partisanism of
that
the above would result with
The old time street loafer in Scio
the South in the interMte of slavery
is
conspicuous because of his absence.
Mr.
Eaatburn
’
s
election.
We
simply
brought on the Civil war? Th« Tri
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have either gone into the Armv,
bune thinks so and the Oregonian say such might be the result. It is
must admit thy fact if It will be wisdom to let well enough alone, or to other pointe to work. Big
j We know fairly well what Judge wages are so attractive most idlers
honest.
In IM64. the nonpartisanism of the McKniaht will do by what he has will form the habit of working Let
Union Democrats in the North made done in the past, ami should Judge us hope the habit slicks even after
R. Bilyru be elected w. feel sal- the war m over
the second election of Lincoln pea- |W.
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H. B. CHESS
Attorney *> Law
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