The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-29
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wick, September, 1872, we find (pag
| 32) Growers name in the list OF per
sons in favor of whom warrants wer
drawn for services in the Land De
partment, to-wit: "April 32, 1871
&. f. Grover from Common Schoo
fund $50, expenses in listing land,
and "April %, 1871, L. Il, Grover
University Fund $50, expenses il
listing land. "Aug. 21, 1871 (pagt
3S) L. #. Grover Common Schoo
Fund $50, expenses in locating ant
Listing land" Total grab by Grover
$2l0.-Matesmdn.
That organ also wants to know
what these items amounting to $21C
are. This same charge was also
made in the Dulles Mount6iaeer in
February last, and . complete ref
utation Of the came was published in
the Mercury of March 9Th, and as il
is q most complete and exhaustive
reply to these silly charges, we re-
print it.
"Ihere is the item of $780, stated
by, the falsifying editor as being for
attending to and listing State land.
The record from which he copied
this item reads;-'expenses in locat-
ing and listing land
"By act of the Legislature, of Oct
16, 1862, the Governor was appointed
"Land Commissioner for the State
of Oregon" and was authorized and
required to locate all the public lands
enuring to the State of Oregon un-
der several different Acts Of Con-
gress therein named. This Act au-'
thcrized the Governor to employ
proper assistance in selecting the
lands, and made provision that such
persons sho,Ad receive five dollars
per day for such labor, with neces-
sary expenses. Under this Act Goys.
Gibbs and Woods employed. several
persons to act in this capacity, and
spent nearly $4,000 in efforts which
finally amounted to but little results,
as far as securing the public lands
of the State was concerned.
"The present Governor had to do
most Of the work of his predecessors
over again, and has succeeded in
vesting in the State the great body
of public land to which she is enti-
tied. He has employed no person to
assist him except his Private Secre-
tary, who has performed all the class
of work which other agents did for
Gibbs md Woods. These agents re-
ceived foe dollars per daY, and erpen-
ses, while the present Governors
Private Secretary received no per
diem-,,ot one dotdi-but only re-
ceived back the money he actually
expended in doing the work.
"'The S2l0 mentioned as being paid
to the Governor, is shown by the
vouchers and by the orders Of the
Board Of School Land Commission
ers, to be paid to defray tire expenses
of the Private Secretary in locating
and listing $4,000 acres Of land.
This work required si&ty-eight tripli-
cate lists or two hundred and four
single lists. The Governor has re.
ceiyed nothing on account of locat-
ing all of our public land-not
dime.
"This attack upon the Executive
serves to bring out the great contrast
between his work and That of his Re
publican predecessors. The one has
been successful and economical-the
other unsuccessful and expensive.-I
The present administration has boen
one of honor and reform. It's Repub-
lican predecessor was an administra-
ton of dishonor and extrayasance. |
The present Executive has not re-
ceived single dime for fees or per-
laisites Of his Office for the perform
ancb Of any official act. Woods re-
ceived fees for everything, pardoned
for pay, approved wagon
roads for money, loaned his honor
Ind influence for every paying Job,
md never did an honest days work
or the State, while lie was Governor;
yet these editors supported him. Ro-
'ormers indeed "-MwcarV
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