Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-06-04
TELL THE TRUTH.

man escapes his slanderous tongue.
And now he comes to the front and
confidentially informs his friends that
Judge r, S. Strahan is not a safe man
for Supreme Judge. That he is largely
interested in swamp lands, both as
owner and as Attorney for the land
grabber; that he is the salaried Attor.
ney of the Oregon Pacific, and is there
fore corporation man; that he has for
long time past and IS now the Attor-
ney for the Willamette valley and Cas-
cade Mountain Wagon Road company.
These are the latest charges against
Judge Strahan. These charges if true
can be proven by record evidence.
The fact is they are not true. We have
interviewed Judge Strahan to ascertain
the facts as they really exist, and be-
sides have examined the records of this
county where the principal ONCE of the
Willamette valley and Cascade Noun
tain Wagon Road is located as to that
portion of the charges relating to said
company, and We give facts as they
actually exist, and we challenge con-
tradiction. Judge Strahan is not now
and has never been largely or at all In
terested in swamp lands, either as own
er, Attorney or otherwise. He does
not now, nor has heever owned or been
interested in a foot of swamp land.
He has never acted as Attorney at any
time in any swamp land contest of
any kind, except in the case of E. Corps
an actual settler, against Quincy A.
Brooks, swamp land grabber. In
this case the Board of Commissioners
held that the swamp land grant took
precedence over the school land grant
Their decision was sought to be re-
viewed by Judge Strahan, and the
Supreme Court in 9Th Or. 222 held
that determination was not RENEWABLE.
But notwithstanding this decision,
Judge Strahan, after the election of
Gov. Tbayer, succeeded in getting the
Board to reconsider the action of the
former Board, and convinced them that
the former ruling was erroneous. So
that Corps prevailed through Judge
Strahan's s energy, and ruling was OBJ
tanned which took many thousands of
acres from the swamp land claimant
and gave them to the school fund.
Judge Strahan is not and has never
been the salaried Attorney Of the Ore
gon Pacific. He has attended to some
of the litigation the company has had,
as many other Attorneys have done
and as all would be glad to do. Judge
Strahan is not now and has never been
Attorney for the Willamette Valley &
Cascade Mountain Wagon Road COM
pany, either directly or indirectly, ex-
cept on one single case in this county
about nine years ego. The fact is Hon
Geo. r. Helm was the Attorney for
the company until his death, and then
Attorneys in Portland were employed
in his place who still have charge of
the business of that company. So
much for these charges, and we chal
lenge the campaign liar to show 8
state of facts different from those here
in set forth. Judge Strahan is an able
lawyer an upright, conscientious man.
He is possessed besides of all those
qualifications SO essential to a good
Judge. He is honest and faithful to
every trust. He is an affable, whole
souled gentleman. He treats all alike,
knows no sect and has no race preju.
dices. Can Judge Waldo or his clac-
| querss say so muchl-Albany Democrat.