The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-29
rnE COUNTY CANVASS.
Triump.l u March q Demoerney.


1t may be Of interest to some 0
the readers OF your most valuable pa
per to hear how the canvass of Lin
county is progressing.
On yesterday the canvass was open
ed at Halsey by DR.. Hendrix, VIII,
led off IN a speech Of half an hou
in which he explained ia a very salts
factory and logical way the princi
pies advocated by the democrati,
party, which gave great satisfaction
to the many listeners Who frequently
applauded the speaker during his re
marks.
The Independents or Mongrels
brought forward one Elias Tanning
to reply to the doctor. He said, il
elected, the Independents propose
to work for half price--and that the
Treasurer ii elected would only
charge the county 81 900 q year as
salary because, said he, "our plat
form specifies that, and our treasurer
stands on that platform.
Now Mr.. Editor, are not these
Mongrels economizing with q ven
geance when they propose to give
81 900 year to their Treasurer ii
elected, when the present Treasurer
is performing the same duties for
$500 year.
The next speaker introduced by
the Mongrels, OF half price men, was
Mike Fuller, who said that the State
of Oregon would be brokeup, if Gro
yer was reelected, because, said he,
~ am told there is sixteen guards
stationed about the Penitentiary
which is very expensive" Proof
was demanded, and the speaker chal-
lenged to produce it, when he said,
81 got my information from man
who had been in the Penitentiary."
Are these Mongrels or half price men
running with Penitentiary convices ?
orare they frightened so bad that they
don't know what they say?
Arrangements having been made
for each speaker to occupy one and
half hours, at the appointed hour
speaking commenced to-day at Har-
risburg, A little fellow named r.
vine, Jesse Iryine--Jesse for short,
was brought forward and made the
opening speech, Jesse's organ of self
esteem is beastly large and still grow
ing Jesse is the half pricee candi-
date for Coroner. He introduced
himself as the tail OF the Independ-
ent movement in Linn county, and
said he never voted straight ticket
in his life-always independent--al-
ways voted as he pleased, and didn't
hardly know which one of the boys
he was himself. Jesse raved and
ranted furiously but said nothing
more. During his speech he drank
something less than patent bucket
full of water. In fact the fellows
tongue seemed to go by water, to say
nothing of the watery condition Of
his brain.
Dr. Hendrix on being called spoke
one hour and quarter to a crowded
house, his speech being q mastery
production of oratory.
Mr.. Fisher, who was next intro
duced, is the Independent candidate
for Clerk. He said if elected he
would give half of his fees to the
county; didn't wish to take all that
the law allowed, and instead of tax
ing a dollar for recording deed,
would only take fifty cents. Voters
of Linn county, do you see how
Fisher proposes to buy himself into
office by giving half back that he
is entitled to? This is one of the
last lodges to buy votes. Be on
your guard. This is q Republican
invention to buy themselves into
office.
Hon. Geo. r. Helm being in town
was called for. He came forward
and made some remarks regarding
needful legislation which, were very
and to the point. Mr..
Helms speech gave general satisfac-
ton and called forth tremendous
applause. j. II. Smith was called
for by the Republicans and he came
forward and said he was independ-
ent and believed that the Independ-
ont Taxpayers payed as much taxes
rs any body, because he said Bob
Kinney of Marion county payed
nearly eleven hundred dollars taxes
md he, Kinney, was Independent.
During. Smith ssremarks, (which lasted
twenty minutes, he said he could
have had nomination on the Dem
ocratic ticket for Congress but re-
fused it, also that he refused q nom
nation on the Independent ticket,
for State Office. He cut and splash
cd around considerable, but never
said word about Grover. l sup
pose the financial question figured a
little in his mind at that time, or he
was forgetful or didn't know which
side he was speaking on. H. S. NJ.