The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-03-06
FROM A REPUBLICAN STANDPOINT.
CORVALLIS, Or, March 2, 1885.

CORVALLIS, Or, March 2, 1885.
EDS. GAzETrE:-In its last issue the
Leader goes out of its way to make
wanton and venemous attack upon
Joint Senator J. D. Lee. The article
appears as editorial, but the ear marks
it bears convinces us that it was written
or dictated by democratic croaker
who stands behind the screen from
that paper but who is really power
behind the throne but who really die
tates and moulds such malicious trash
through its columns and has now taken
this way of disgorging some of his
gall. However we shall deal with 1t
as editorial, and by reference to few
facts show its utter falsity. We will
quote one sentence from the article
"He Uee) proved recreant to every
trust, to evefs pledge made his peo-
pie" Let us see. Benton and Polk
counties were deeply interested in four
local matters. 1st, Securing Extension
of grant 10 O. P R. r. end, Con-
firmation of the location of the State
Agricultural College at Corvallis. 3rd,
Establishing State normal school at
Monmouth. 4th, Extension of the
Narrow Gauge R. R. to Tidewater
The proceedings OF the Senate are not
yet printed, but we assert upon credit
able information that Mr.. Lee worked
with unabted vigor for all these meas
ures. If so, the above declaration
that che proved recreant to every
trust" is absolutely and unqualifiedly
false in these four particulars. On
matters of general legislation it is
equally at variance with the facts.
Take the following four being some OF
the most important questions which
we're discussed in the canvas. Ist
Regulating freights and fares on Rail
roads. 2nd, Opposition to repeal O
Mortgage Tax Law. 3rd, Passage O
registry law. 4th, Amending o
assessment law so as to secure equa
taxation. On all these we find Mr.
Lee working and voting exactly as h'
talked in the canvas, and the people
may well be proud of his efforts
, Here again the false witness is ar
raigned for four more bold faced mis-
representations. We feel safe in say
ing that his position on matters Q
LEGISLATION has been consistent through
out. But now we come to the grea
bug bear, he voted for the candldat
for U. S. Senator, which had bee
named by the majority, hoping thereb
to break the deadlock which ha
brought so mnch confusion into ou
State matters, and liable to produc
many mischievous results. Of cours
the objection raised to MIR. tlrsc
" was that he was Portland man, an
:, not in sympathy with the people OF tn
" Val!eyI but how utterly baseless an
: hypocritical is such criticism comm
from a democratic organ, when tn
= members of that party in the legisl
ture almost to a man cast their vote
20 for such railroad attorneys as T.
'o Prin, I. D. .Haines and others, Wh
~ on the floor of the senate argued II
'e "vested rights" of the railroads an
voted against the bill of Mr.. Houl
for their regulation. The democra
~, also voted Gearin, Ehnger, Belllnge
= Shattuck, Kelly and others-Portlan
LAWYERS and some of them rallroa
attorneys.
:. The pressure of an election was n
e. resting upon the democrats they cou
- not expect to elect, but voted for tt
- men through purely compllmenta
- motives thereby showing their high
gard and endorsement of that class
- men. They have bursted boor
:. erang at an honest and efficient ha
- worker for the people which will rect
upon their own heads with increase
A REpJJRI ICAN.