The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-06-02
PROF. POWELL

,;o,al and political interests of the day. |
He treated both Republicans and Demo
Gratis cnurteously. Showed how etacient'
economical and careful the present officers
of the State had been in the management OF |
State affairs, and how profiigate, wastefni
and inexcusably negligent the Democratic !
administration of eight years before had
BEEN, That in accordance with .the report
of the investigating committee appointed
by Democratic Legislature to investigate
the Grover administration, it appeared that
the school fund had been depleted one hall.
That the State at the end of that admins
tration was left $737, 900 in debt besides
accrued interest, making the total indebted
ness amount to near 81 1000, OOO ot that
amount the present administration has paid
off S4S7. .4s9 besides accrued interest amoun-
ting to Sis, 459. State taxes have been re-
duced from seven to 81 mills besides the
present administration has built an Insane
ASYLUM and raid for it, leaving no indebt-
edness against the State on account OF 1t.
He showed that the leaders of the DEM
ocracy did not appreciate the last econom-
ical administration, because they failed,
neglected and refused to recognize Gov.
Thayer for his efficiency in office but adopt
ed the conduct of the celebrated VIM. Wat
kins toward the Governor and then nomin-
ated an entire ticket of Grover men. 1t
was Grover and the spoils VS.. anti-Grover.
OF the candidates he said:
Mr. Moody in the section where he is
known is highly esteemed as man of the
utmost honesty and integrity, and in Wasco,
a Democratic county, he was elected by a
large majority to the Legislature OF the
State, where the members elected him
speaker of the house in which position he
discharged the duties with credit TO his
friends and honor to himself. He came
to this State poor boy and from that po-
sition by honesty and integrity in business,
he has acquired competency in this
worlds goods
Mr. Earhart, the present Secretary of
State, has made the best officer Oregon ever
haa. By his capability and attention to
his Duties he has saved to the tax payers
of Oregon the difference between S57 under
she present administration, and S97 under
the Grover administration on every convict
which had been conveyed to the peniten
tiary.
MIR. Hirsch had filed the office of Treas
urer as well as any man could. The speak
er said he had known him tor Is years and
his name has always been synonym for
honesty and integrity.
The nominee far State printer, MIR. Byars
of Roseburg, tia=a practical printer now ef=
gagged in surveying; and where he is known
he is highly honored and respected; while
Mr. Cornell is one of the men who assisted
in measuring the State printing by which
Mart Brown drew about $40, 900 more than
he was entitled to from the State Treasury.
He had known Mr.. George ever since Is OF
Is years ago, had heard him m-recite his
lessons at school Mr.. George then estab-
lished reputation in recitations, in writing
and in speaking. which showed an extraor-
binary capacity for one Of his age. Mr..
George is a man far above average ability,
and for honesty and integrity can not be
excelled The people of Oregon having
found sash young man in the person Of
N. c. George, who by his ability and com
saanaiag appearance did on his first entry
IN Congress secure position on the com
saittee of commerce, and who also can stand
up in Congress and make himself heard
xadteoHamand the attention of that body,
wilt not fail by their votes to keep him
tassre.
Ms. Powell made many other valuable
and impressive suggestions, but space viii
not permit US to further enlarge.
The "B0SS'" POLITICAL SCHENES OF
THE SEASON
Every day seems to develop news in th'
line of the political tricks resorted to Ii
order to secure the election of the Boss.
Ths,ways of the scheemer are many bu
they certainly fall as fiat as wet blanke
with this community. The plans now adopt
ed is to work on the sympathy of Repub
licans. In their attempts to accomplis
this end the '.Boss" or some of his spokes
men (who are few) approach Republica
whom, it is thought, feels great interes
in Mr.. McElroy's election, and is informe
that the GAzETrE's course towards MI
McFadden has lost to Mr.. McElroy 40 c
50 votes; which assertion is as thin as al
and effects no sympathy whatever. Th
next Republican is approached and h
greed for gain is attacked by telling hii
that if McFadden is elected judge that tn
amount of his salary of about $1,000 will
spent here in Corvallis, and if MIR. Bean
elected it will be spent some other plac.
This is certainly a high-toned electioneerin
dodge for a person to resort to who aspire
to the bench. We have thus far, howeve
failed to fnd any person who desires to di
pose of their vote for any such consider
tious.
The next Republican is approached an
his sympathies are besieged, when tt
BOSS" tells him that Mr. Crees, a Republ
can. is going to vote for him. and he is 6
ing to find two or three more Republican
who will also vote for him. The next Il
publican Is told that Judge Moor is goir
to vote for him, and the next one that son
other .preminent Republican is going to 70
for him, and soon, all of which We fe
certain is. absolute falsehooda We kno
such reports regarding Judge Moor is fall
and we feel sure that the one regarding NJ
Crees is equally false, and invented by M
McFadden like a, drowning man catchir