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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22

to admit that they have been lying
like cowardly scoundrels in every po-
litical campaign for years. Yet the
democrats have to do that, or to do
worse. Here is the monthly debt state
ment. There is hardly democratic
editor who can print it, or democratic
speaker who can read or quoteit; With
out proving that his assertions about
the finances for years past have been
as full of untruths as an egg is of meat.
He has been asserting that there was
an enormous surplus, which ought to
be spent in clearing off debt. Mr..
Hendricks and Mr.. Randall unblush
ingly said it wat two hundred millions
or more. Every official statement of
Mr.. Manning, the democratic secretary
of the treasury, tells them that they
have been lying. The democratic ora
tor and editor persisted for years in
asserting that the republican state
ments were cooked" and fraudulent;
that they were cunningly devised to
conceal the truth and hide the robbery
Of the people by republicans. Mr..
Mannings statements, mparing dol
lar for dollar and cent for cent with
those of his predecessors, using the
very same items and differing only in
the arrangement of them, prove that
these assertions have been simply a
pack of falsehoods. 1t is not pleasant
to admit all this. But the democratic
administration is forced to do that, OIL
else to let the treasury become bank,
rupt in the very first yearof democratic
rule, and the latter would be fatal to
all chances of keeping Office. When a
democrat has to forfeit either his
chance of keeping Office or his reputa
tion for honesty and his self respect
there is no doubt which he will give
up.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22
OFFICIAL PAPER FOR BENTON COUNTY

Entered at the Postoffice at Corvallis
Oregon, as second-class matter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22

Daniel McSweenly who claims to
have been one of President Cleveland s
supporters in the last presidential cam
paign, recently called upon the Presi-
dent and demands an Office. He
claims that the members Of the Demo
cratic National Committee from Barn
um all the way down to Prince of Bos-
ton repeatedly promised that he should
be provided for. McSweeney wanted
to be made Collector of the Port at
San Francisco but as that Office is in
great demand by many he signifies his
willingness to take Surveyor of the
Port, which is the next best office to
Collector of customs.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22

The New York Cotton Exchange.
on April 30th, left its old quarters and
moved into it's new building. The
president of the exchange, Mr.. Gruner,
IN his speech, called attention to the
depression now existing in the cotton
business and expressed his hopes Of a
speedy change for the better. In
speaking Of the recent short crops Mr..
Gruner called attention TO the fact
that the crop oflS70-7l, which amount
ed to 100000 bales, was and is yet
known as "the big crop" Already,
he said, there had been seen a crop of
100000 bales gathered, and he said
that with this experience it would be
unsafe to predict what would consti-
tute a ''big CROP" ten years from now.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22
BAYAnD,s BouRBoN1sM.
from the Toledo Blads.)

It seems probable that Bayard will
be the first of the present Cabinet TO
be retired. His short lease of power
has been crowded with blunders. He
has alienated the leaders of the North
srn Democracy by not yielding to their
claims in the making of appointments.
And aside from this he has outraged
the sentiment of the people atjlarge by
his evident eagerness to resurrect the
ex-rsbel fossils buried in the fall of
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22
RESULTS OF TWO MONTHS.
: New York Tribune.

The highest compliment that the
democrats have ever paid or can pay
to the republican party, they are pay
ing now, in the pretending adoption of
republican policies and principles as
their own. To do this is not easy or
pleasant for them. Men of any self
respect find it unspeakably humiliating
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22

The Boston Herald publishes a long
and instructive article on the butter
trade and manufacture, which proves
that we eat less butter than we sup
pose. Even the so-called creamery
butter in Boston is found to be adul
terateds with oleomarsarine oil, and
when it contains less than 20 per cent.
it is difficult to detect the fraud. As
butterine is perfectly healthful, and
palatable, too, as is shown by its mix
ture with creamery butter, there can
be no objection to it except in the de
ception. We must sooner or later
acknowledge that it is IN important
contribution to our food supply.
While the demand for fresh, pure but
ter is constantly increasing, so also is
the demand for "a cheap, wholesome
article to take the place Of the nauseat-
ing and rancid butter -Bradst1set.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22

The London Standard claims that
the difficulties between Russia and
England has not advanced from tbs
situation in February SO far as Eng
land is concerned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22

Eugene Semple of Vancouver, w.
T., arrived in Washington, D. c., to
urge his claims for Governor of Wash
ington Territory. He is well endorsed
for the place and thus the offices con-
tinue to seek the man unoer the pres
ent administration.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22

The construction expenses on the
railroad building north of Yakima, W,
T., has been cut down from $40, 900 to
$4,000 per month.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-22

It is claimed that Russia is dissatis-
fled with and has rejected the propo-
sitions of England to settle their diff
culties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06

IF the Marquis of Salisbury is right, and
the British government has guaranteed Zul-
6kar Pass to Afghanistan, the massng of
Russian troops near there for the evident
purpose of seizure means fight sooner Or
later. But it has looked like fight several
times already, and collision has been avoided
only by humiliating concessions on the part
Of England. The world will be slow to be-
lieve that England means war as long as Rus
STA keeps away from the Indian border A
show Of buster has been made from time to
time, while Russia has slowly but steadily
advanced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
APPOINTMENTS,
The President Divides "a Few More Loaves
Among the furnishing.

The President Divides a Few More Loaves
Among the furnishing.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The President to-day
appointed VIM. c. Jones, of Kansas, to be mar
shall for the district Of Kansas. Mr.. Jones was
educated at the Wisconsin State University, and
went to Kansas in 1860 He entered in the war
as major Of the Tenth Kansas Infantry, and
subsequently served as Lieutent colonel of the
Eighteenth Kansas Cavalry. He was warden of
the Kansas penitentiary under Governor Click
He resides at Iowa, Kan, where he is engaged
as a farmer and stock raiser.
The President this afternoon appointed Bick
ford Mackey of South Carolina to be United
States consul at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; Allen
Thomas, to be coiner Of the mint of the United
States ct New Orleans: Wallace McLauren, of
Mississippi, to be receiver Of public moneys at
jackson, Miss; James ID. Stewart of Mississippi
to be register OF the land Office at Jackson
Miss; William Bayard, of Colorado, to be regis
ter Of the land Office at Pueblo, Col. To be
road; Frederick r. Condor of New York city,
vice Hon. Francis Herman, declined; NJ w
Hanna, Of Cleveland, o., vice L. B. Harrison
declined.
The following named postmasters have been
appointed by the President: Walter II. Dawley
Amigo, Wis, vice Henry Smith, suspended;
Fayette Johnson, Ludington Mich, vice II. +.
Alexander. not commissioned.
1t is expected that about one hundred and ffty
fourth class postmasters will be appointed to day
The list as been made out, and the cases will
probably not pass their final stations in time for
announcement this evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06

United Statesl Not at all 1t isa foolish, con-
temptible, cowardly policy. Foolish, because
it alonates the Presidents party friends
without gaining anything contemplate;
because it was designed to get
possession of certain spois without seeming to
take them; cowardly, because the administrar
ton was afraid to take what all conceded be-
longed to it. There is no doubt as to the Wis.,
dom OF dejiberation when it comes to making
oiilcial changes; but there never was any wisdom
IN making what is styled offensive PARTISAN
ship serve as political breeching"
How will this be received by the Senate
"hen 1t comes to consider the nominatonsf
-, mat cannot be foretod, but you may con-
clude that the political advantages that can be
gained by our side from party betraying such
Signs OF weakness will neither be small nor
GlHculf to take. 1t has been rather curious
situation to me- and it is hard to say Just what
WIZ come of it The whole thing may be-
changed before Congress meets and therefore
any prediction based upon the present status
would probably be wide of the mark"
ms change seems to be already setting in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
''To the President. Washington, D. c.:
t.Dear Sir=-,ThiS community rad tia an
"WASHINGTON, Aug. l, 1885

"Dear SIR have read your letter with
amazement and indignation. There is but one
mitigation to the perfidy which your letter dis
closes, and that is found in the fact that you
cenfess your share ia it. don't know whether
you were a Democrat or not, but if you
are the crime which you confess is
the more objectionable. The idea
that this administration, pledged to give the
and engaged in hand-to-hand fight with the
bad elements Of both parties, should be betrayed
by those who ought to be worthy ofimplicit trust
is atrocious, and such treason to the people and
to the party ought to be punished By imprison
ment. Your confession comes too late to be of
immediate use to the public service, and l can
only say that while this is not the first time
have been deceived and misled by lying and
treacherous representations, you are the first
one that has so frankly owned his grievous fault.
If any comfort is to be extracted from this
assurance, you are welcome TO it.
Yours Truly GROVER CLEVELAND"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
Increase in Pensions.

Washington Special.
An unusually large number of pension claims
are being presented to the Pension Bureau at
the present time. This is due largely to the fact
that the law regulating the fee of attorneys was
changed at the recent session of Congress. A
few years ago the amount was cut down from
$25 to $l0 but attorneys claimed that in many
eases the actual cost to them of prosecuting
claims was more than the $40 fee collected, and
they did not therefore push them with the zeal
that good business tact would seem to warrant.
The old rate restored at the last session, and
attorneys thus encouraged made an active can
vass, sending their circulars in every direction,
~ large number of cases with the bureau It
does not follow that they are all meritorioue
Claims but the claimants, through the Emporium
ing of the attorneys, propose to take advantage
of any chance that offers for a stake.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
JOHN G.. IS SATISFIED,
And His Friends Ought To BE, but Thoy
Say They Are Not.

And His Friends Ought To BE, but They
Say They Are Not.
Special to the indianapolis Journai.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-There is good deal OF
comment and complaint heard here in Demo
cratic circles over the appointment of John G.
Thompson, of Ohio, to special agency of the
General Land Office. Thompsons friends say
he has been badly treated; that he has been here
almost constantly since the 4th of March, seek
ing place; that he aspired to something high,
and deserved it, and was finally turned off with
an agency that pays but 81, 600 year and travel
ing expenses, and will be assigned to some West
ern Territory where he will lose his political
identity. They think it a cheap way of dispos-
ing of him. Thompson says he is satisfied as
the place will put him where his health will be
better At different times since the 4th of
March Thompson has been booked for" AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior, Deputy Com
mis- sioner of Pensions, Chief of the Secret
Service Of the Treasury Department, Assistant
Commissioner of the General Land Office, and
other prominent places. The one he gets is
without prominence or influence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, grandhigh priest
of the mugwumps, delivered a congratulatory
address before them at Newport, r. l., yester
day. but it was congratulatory with condi-
tons, and the conditions were almost as volu-
minous as all the fluctuations, which, at this
early stage of reform administration, may be
regarded as very sad indeed. Mr.. Curtis pro-
ceeds to show what marvellous transforma-
ton has been wrought by the mug
wumps since their organization four
years ago. cat that time" he declares, sit
would have seemed mere extravaganza that
within four years a President, nominated by
party which had been out of power for
twenty-four years, would refuse, in the
interest Of public welfare, to regard the New
York custom-h house and postoffice as party
spoils." He then proceeds to demonstrate
what great things have been accomplished in
the two Offices named, not that either
under Republican administrations, but that
the President has refused to turn them over
to Democrats. His action in the cases cited
simply shows that he is not ungrateful but
has rewarded those who treacherously de-
serted their own party to so to one that they
had unsparingly condemned. Mr.. Cleveland
has made merchandise Of those offices as
much as did any President from jackson
down. He owed the mugwumps for favors
received, and he paid them out of the official
crib. The great reform movement pivots on
New York city and Brooklyn. But for these
two cities, with their bummerism and fraud,
tn cir shoulder hitters and thugs, the Nation
to- day would be under Republican admins
tration, and all talk of the mngwumps would
be wind. The President knows this, and
made his only marked concessions
to the mugwumps at the only
point that they were Of any service to him.
He has settled the account, and the indications
are that he will now proceed to give the
country Democratic administration. Mug
wumps may howl all they please about the
Higginses, and Garlands. and Keileys, and
Joneses, and it will do no good unless Mr..
Cleveland can be brought to believe that the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06

If Lady Churchill can reconcile the dissat-
is6ed members of his party to her "Randy,"
she will achieve far greater triumph than
when she gained the votes which elected him.
1t is very different matter to appease
the wrath of politicians whose claims have
been ignored in Churchills pursuit of his
own ambitions from winning the temporary
allegiance Of few ignorant voters by smiles
and sweet words, and probably the young
woman will not attempt the task. It is her
opportunity for fame however.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06

The President has again Keileyed in select
ing man as consul at Fort Erie, Ont. James
Wheelan, the appointee, was one of the lead
ers in scheme for hostile and armed inva-
sion of Canada in 1866. The President was
advised of this fact, but persisted in appoint
ing Wheelan. If Mr.. Wheelan had to be re-
warded for party services, why could he not
as we'll been sent elsewhere9 Why not send
him to Austria and Kelley to Fort Erie?
Wheelan is undoubtedly as able man as is
Kelley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
Personal and General,

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug 5.-Gen. Lew Wallace, of
Charlottesville, is at the Ebbitt.
Hon. Jno. G. New arrived here this afternoon
on his way to New York, where he will attend
General Grants obsequies
Ed NJ Tober, the clerk in the Pension Bureau
who wrote, last fall, that thrilling campaign
song for Blaine entitled, "We1l Follow Where
the White Plume Waves, has been promoted
from 81, 200 to a 81, 400 position, at which DEM
ocrats are bowling mad.
Congressman Howard, Ward and Kleiner we're
among the Presidents callers to-day.
The resignation Of Joseph Stanley Brown, one
of the biologists Of the Geological Survey, has
been accepted by Secretary Lamar Mr. Brown
was private secretary to President Garfield and
became widely and favorably known to the pub
he, and especially to members of the press dur
ing the long illness of the President, by the
skillful manner in which he discharged the
delicate and trying duties suddenly thrust upon
him. His resignation is entirely voluntary. he
goes out for the purSose of pursuinga speclal
course of scientific studies for year or two at
New Haven. His resignation takes effect on the
1st inst. !.
By direction of the Secretary of War, the
chiefs Of bureaus Of the War Department, will
repair to New York city and attend in full uni
form the funeral OK the late eX'Presldentr
Ulysses S. Grant.
Quito sensation was caused in the Smith
courtmartial today, when, on calling for certain
papers it was discovered that Commodore
Schley, now acting in General Smiths place,
had extended the life of one or more contracts.
One of the principal charges against General
Smith is that he extended a contract
The President has recognized Il. A. Teaver as
temporary consul of the Republic of Honduras,
at New Orleans, and Ignacio Olas consul Of the
United States of Mexico at Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06

removal of either or all of them will be to his
benefit. If he can be made to think
that the removal of Postmaster
Jones will help him in New York State this
fall, Jones will be made to CO. but, if not, he
will stay right where he is, despite all the
cutlery that has been raised against him, 1t
is too early yet to felioitate the mugwumps on
having revolutionized politics by converting
the Democratic party. Up to this time the
best that can be said for the President is that
he has discharged his personal obligations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06

THE notorious Tim Mccarthy, who boosted
that he would spend 500, 900 but that he es-
capped punishment, has gained new trial,
with every prospect Of final acquittal. 1t has
ghe appearance that money is nearly omnipo
lent in New York courts. Mccarthy has
been under arrest score of times, and in
each conviction seemed certain. But each
time he has escaped, and will probably sue
ceed again. His offense this time was in
torcibly ravishing woman and keeping her
/ prisoner in his den for week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
CONVICT LABOR.
Mr.. Oyster Thinks Secretary flaming Has
Learned Useful Lesson.

Mr.. Oyster Thinks Secretary Manning Has
Learned a Useful Lesson.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGToN, Aug. ST don't think Secre-
tary Manning will let any more contracts to
parties who employ convict labor said President
Oyster Of the Federation of Labor Unions of
this district in conversation with the journal
correspondent today; "and I don't believe be
would have let the Denver contract which ere
ated this furore, if he had looked into the ques,
ton deeper"
HAS the Secretary the authority to reject
bid because the bidder employs convict labor?7
was asked.
eyes, sir" replied Mr. Oyster. "He may
reject the bid Of any one for what he considers
a sufficient reason, and that is surety enough"
Have you talked to the President on the
subject"
Il have, and he fully agrees with me that the
bid of contractor who employs convict labor
may be thrown out or refused on that ground"
Mr.. Oyster has filed with the President a
protest against the action Of Secretary Manning
in awarding contract for public work to en-
ployers of convict labor, that must attract a good
deal Of attention among laboring men every
where. For the sake Of the lowest bid' he
wants to know if the spirit and intent of the
laws enacted for the benefit and protection OF
the laboring classes shall be ignored and national
prosperity destroyed by a justly aroused discon-
tent among workingmen! He wants to know if
such action as that Of Secretary Manning is
inclined to lead those who have no capital except
the ability to work, and no income but their
earnings, to believe that their interests are being
jealousy protected,' as Mr. Cleveland promised
they should be, in accepting the nomination for
the presidency?
Crime, Mr.. Oyster says, naturally springs
from poverty and idleness, and these from an
unrestricted competition. ''roo sharp already
says Re- 'let this industrial strife
be intensified by the competition of
convicts, and the criminal courts will
rival the old slave cruisers in the
production of bondsmen-until such time as the
classes drifting toward that servitude shall stem
the tide by such methods as may best fit their
intelligence and power. Already, in Illinois and
other States, certain classes of mechanics, who
would be sure of employment at their trade,
must become convicts, and thereby secure such
| employment through the gates of the reniten-
| tiary."
The attention of the President is also called
to the practice of government contractors Of
| frequently robbing workingmen Of their wages
| by refusing to pay them and being protected by
| law which cuts the workiugmen out of taking
lien. A workingGan's lien cannot be taken on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
New Ruling in the Land Office.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-In the case of Thomas
A. Parker VS.. Frederick E. Castle, from the
Huron land district of Dakota, the Secretary Of
the Interior reverses. upon review, his predeces
sor's decision of February 10, 1885, holding that
the service of notice by publication is not war
ranted upon the sworn allegation that the
present address of the defendant is unknown
to the deponent and that personal service cam
not be had upon him., but that it must also be
affirmatively shown that due diligence has been
used to procure personal service before an order
for publication can be allowed