The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-05-14

aspect of it, that the speaker could hardly
without convulsing his auditors with IRE
pressible merriment. He showed up the
true inwardness of the Democratic tactic:
of the extra session in lacking political
legislation upon the appropriation bills,
and panegyrizcd the patriotic firmness aud
consistency of President Hayes.
| The Democratic br'gadiers had to back
| down after all, and the election laws stand
unrepea'ed to-day. Said he: ..Sogne
may say they didn't back down. Well.
however that may be, I guess there was
good deal more strain on the breeebino
than on the collar along toward the last. q
He made several humorous hits on
White' 'kers historic ride across the conti-
nent, on canned provisions, to vote for
jim Blackburn, and his memorable and in
tact only, so far as known, speech on the
subject of Blackburn's proposition to wipe
out all the war legislation. Mr.. George
disCsaimed any intention OF misrepresent-
ing or, taking any advantage of Gov.
Whiteakcr in bis abscrce. Would say
nothing about him other than compliment
tary, excepting his public record but he
challenged anybody to mention any bill
that had been passed., introduced or dra fled
by him in his whole term-extra session
and all >Ie scathetl the member for his
reprehensible inaction OF incapaeity in
having done absolutely nothing for Ore
CONS local interests-her commerce and
industrial interests which need so much
attention. He rightly said, and the au-
dience endorsed him, that the people OF
Oregon are sick and tired Of partisan legis-
lation. We want more attention to the
interests OF the people and less to the ag-
graadizemcnt of politicians. lie should
look out for our narrow gauge railroads
and our broad gauge railroads, our har.
hOrs, etc. He then gave his views in re-
gard to the vast Internal improvements
needed by our State. lie had lived in
Oregon p years, and was proud to be call
ed Linn county boy.'' His interests
AMI affections are with the people of this
cou"ty, and Democrats and Republicans
alike know it's In the nominating con-
vention his Linn county friends stool by
him first, last, and all the time. He priced
the friendship OF bis early associates and
old neIghbors, and repelled with in6ligna-
tion any imputation that lie would mis-
represent their interests. He called at
tention to an Improvement he deemed
essential and necessary to the interests of
this particular section. He believed i'm
narrow gauge railroad TO
YAQUINA BAY
and the Improvement of that harbor
and would exert his utmost efforts In Con
gress to secure those benefits, just as he
had done when in the State Legislature
as member from the county OF Multno-
nah. He was under no pledge except !
such pledges as he made openly and pub
iicly from the r0strum. He related the |
history of the Yaquina Bay measure that |
passed the State Legislature through his |
efforts when a member from Portland. /
He thought Whiteaker's sudden activity |
i'll the Yaquina Bay matter just before the !
election, looked too suspicious. He crlti |
cised that gentleman's inaction in not hav-
ing brought forward the matter earlier, i'll
time to have got it through before this
present election. He feared the $1,000 /
item iii the appropriation budget would be
forgotten after the election was over. 1t !
looks bad, yet he hopes the Item will pass.
If it did it would be no more than duty on
Whfteaker's part. He referred very feic
tiously to the
GRAVE CHARGE
Aa a;r- \ FI.
man. In the Southern part OF the State
he had dissembled what he could and had
hoodwinked the people by display of
lew artificial gray hairs procured for the
purpose, but here he was too well known
20 pass that dodge. and SO he would square
y acknowledge and own up that lie is
young man. and, unfortunately, it is
difficulty he has labored under all his life.
But he would venture to make one prom
Sc Give him time enough and be will
De as old as anybody. He concluded with
few earnest " oIds OF endorsement for his
brethren, the other candidates OIL the ticket.
After passing fervent eulogy on Judges
Watson, Waldo and Lord, the respective
candidates for the Supreme bench. Mr.
George closed his most eloquent, forcible
md sensible address by thanking his au-
Hence for their earnest attention, and ex.
pressing regrets that his appointment
would not permit his longer tarrying with
IS.
MIR. Georges address held the eager aud
attention of the entire audience
% the close. 1t was a manly, clear, out
spoken and foreibIe exposition OF the status
If the leading political issues OF the day.
md in particular Of the local issues that
Ire of vital concern to us of the Willamette
Valley. His arraignment of tile culpable
inactivity and delinquency OF the present
was just and fitting. The
people of the upper Willamette require an
explanation from that gentleman that
'othing has been attempted in regard to
he Yaquina Bay improvement, which our
interests demands, until just few days
efore the election, for political buncombe,
vhen action cannot be taken until the crl-
is is over, when it can be Ignored with i'm
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