The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-06-11
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writing letters to the Oregonidn
against our very efficient and popular
Secretary OF State, Hon s. r Chad
wick, charging him with various Off
cial misdemeanors and irregularities,
for some days Mr.. Chadwick paid no
heed to these diatribes, and per-
haps would not have done 50 at all,
but two or three Radical papers,
thinking they could here see amare's
nest and a Democratic official to go
after, took up the cry and howled
vociferously for an explanation. One
Republican editor, Mr.. S. A. Clarke,
Of the Salem Record, in order to more
fully satisfy himself Of the nature Of
these charges and to see what the
proofs were, called at the Secretary s
Office, and here is what he says about
the great bug-bear:
We went to the Secretary of State
this morning for information on the
important matter, now much argued,
as to what rents the State is paying
for the uso Of offices and we acquired
the following:
On taking possession OF his office
Secretary Chadwick found that his
predecessor, s. L. May, was paying
So 900 annual rent for the upper
rooms in Holman's block. This he
continued to pay, and as the wants
of the State increased he also rented
the upper rooms of the brick block
owned by Grover and Miller, on the
opposite corner, for 81 300 per an
nun, making total of $500 per
annum for both. After the action of
the last Legislature he considered
the cost of removal and found that,
adding this expense to the rents to
be procured elsewhere, there would
be no economy in making the re-
moval, as he had secured much bet
ter terms for the premises now occu-
pied than had been paid before.
He now pays Holman 81 300 per
annum instead of $4,000, and for the
Grover and Miller block $500 instead
of 81 300, and for the two buildings
he now pays 50, 100 instead Of SO 300
as before, saving of 81 200. To re-
move the heavy safes to other rooms,
and fit them up in all respects as now
arranged, would cost large sum,
more than could be saved to the State
before next spring, at which time the
capitol commissioners say the new
offices will be ready in the new build
ing.
He was offered rooms in Reeds
opera house, but not sufficient to nc
commodate the offices that must be
provided for. It is not easy to see
that removal would be economy
and we give these facts as we got
them from the secretary, in our own
language, for which he is not respon-
sible.
This was very fair in the editor of
the Record, but after all was only u
matter of justice to an efficient and
honest official; but of course it did
not satisfy the other Republican edi-
tors, who kept ON clamoring for an
explanation. whereat Mr.. S. came out
in the Oregonian in the following
card:
SALEM, june 4, 1875.
The Oregonian of the Sd inst, CON
tains a letter from James Mcdonald,
of Yoncalla, in which charges are
made against my official conduct,
These charges are false. MIR. Nc
Donald has been to me an enemy fol-
years, His animosity has grown out
Of circumstances developed in the
discharge of professional duties on
my part against him, wherein his
testimony was in several civil suits
impeached, and in a criminal action
where he was convicted of stealing q
gun from nm Indian. More recently
he has been indicted for sodemy
For these reasons ! can have no con
, troversy with him Tho evidences Of
the truth or falsity of these charges
are in this office, snd whenever any
J respectable and responsible person
desires to make any inquiry into my
official acts, / stand ready to afford
every facility. s. Il. CHADWICK,
Secretary State Of Oregon.
To every fair minded man this il
all that ought to be required to com
! plotely "sinch" this Mcdonald
iiasco and spike the blunder-busse
of Radicalism which have been scat
tering harmless discharges about Mr.
! Chadwicks heal recently. Wha
more can be asked or demanded
These charges are Aatly and unquali
fedly denied and tho proofs chal
lenged. No man is required to PROV
s a negative. The charges have beel
Q made and the accused party offer
: every facility for the closest mquir,
. and most thorough examination int
: his official acts. It is now the dut
! Of these accusers TO make the invcs
Q tigation invited or forever after hol
: their jaw.
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L ragged a,Miss jackson, near Ogden
= ton, Maryland, last Saturday. Th
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