Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-10-16


Centerville has been little slow about
rousing up for democracy. Now she is awake,
and with DR.. Irvine At the head, gentle
man of ability and sterling worth, they will
give good account Of themselves in Novem-
Der. Let us see if some precinct cannot i'm
prove on its democratic majority Of june.
more than. "Ajax" promises in Heppner.
Helix is doing good work, and Milton Is en-
tered for the Campaign. Pendleton will do
its part
When Col. Larahee sketched SO forcibly the
outlines of Judge Williams ndphis illegal'car.
riage repairing. towel, car-tickets, hack hire
nc. it must not be supposed it was a mere
personal matter. The Judge is to-day plead
ing for perpetuity of such power by stump.
ing the Willamette VaIlay for Garfield and
Arthur. Williams and the celerated Hipple-
Mitchell are the ''hig-guns" of the Oregon
campaign, and in the language of a republican
the other evening, 'What crowd to train
with !''
1t seems after all that the building of an
Insane Asylum is receiving favorable con.
s'deration from the hands of the Legislature.
Appropriations" ere the 'open Sesame" that
as if BY magic enlist the huagry jobbers to
work for the project SO zealously The
Asylum under DR.. Hawthorne is the only
State institution against the management of
which there has never been raised a breath of
suspicion. It is credit to the State. And
now this is to be thrown into the jaws of the
political alligators
San Francisco is one of the most governed
and w1rst governed cities in the Union
Quarrels and chickering's among those in power
are of almost daily occurance. Social and
political upheavings have disturbed quiet, and
brought rascals to the surface. The heteroge-
neous mass OF workingmen, democratic and
republicans are headed by Mayer Kalloch,
whose name is in strong reproach. 1t would
be good for that city to fall under some party
rule established beyond question, then tle
people could have at least temporary rest
Rutherford B. Hayes having been chosen
by the Electoral Commission, which in turn
| was elected by Congress, it is useless for any,
body to rail ut him as his ''Fraudulency. 4"
We believe he was not elected by the people,
and further that the Electoral Commission
stultified itself in its rulings to return part-
san decision-but the outcome was that HAYES
was elected, and lie had no legal right to go
''bshind the Returning Board,"i i. e. the Conn
mission. But he had right to say that the
Republicans who received higher vote than
ne did in Louisiana and Florida, were yet not
elected. and like little man. he did say it.
| While he thus tacitlv admitted that he, him.
self, had not been elected by the peoples
votes he held to the decision of the Electoral
Commission, and We believe he had right
to do so. Let us call him President Hayes.
The Mormons are strongly in the ascendant
in Utah, and consequently the two gleat par
ties there are Mormon and anti Mormon.
They are running an anti Mormon democrat
there upon whom both great political parties
are united. However, they do not expect sue
cess, but simply to show their strength As
| move i'll the same direction, a writ of man
damus was issued out of the Supreme Court t.
strike women's names from the voters list, Of
else show cause. This move was baff1ed, bu
they intend keeping on trying. Idaho, i
seems, is also getting alarmed at the Mormon
increase, as some of the counties are alread,
entirely under their control. The polygam,
connected with Mormonsm is foul blot OF
the national escutcheon, and our great states
man would confer Il practical boon on tn
people by removing, in legitimate way, thi
emonstrous evil