The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-28
rErn rms TRUTH.

The campaign liar ~ abroad. NO
man escapes his slanderous tongue.
And now he comes to the front and
conhdensially informs his friends that
Judge r. s. Strahan ia not a safe man
fer Supreme Judge. That he il largely |
interested Ia swamp lands, ,ooth 40 own
er and as Attorney for the land grab
bers that he il tho salaried Attorney
Of the Oregon PAcido.a and is therefore u
corporation man that he has for long
tins past and Is now the Attorney for
the Willamette Valley aud Cascade
Mountain Wagon Road company. These
are the latest charges against Judge
Strahan. These charges il trao caa be
proven by record evidence The fact
ia they are not true. We have inter.
viewed Judge Strahan TO ascertain the
facts as they really exist, and bssides
have examined the records OF this eoun-
ty, whsro the principal office Of the
Willamette Valley and Cascade Noun
tain Wagon Road is located as to thai.
portion OF she charges relating TO said
company, aud We give tho facts as they
actually sxiA', anl wa challenge con-
tradiction. Judge Ssrah,n Is not now
and has never been largely or at all in.
teressed in swamp lands, either as owner,
Attorney or otherwise. He does no,
now, nor has hO ever owned or been in.
terested ia a foot Of swamp land. lie
has never acted as Attorney at auy time
ia any swamp land contest Of any kind
except in tire case at + C1rpe,an actual
ssttler, az .inss Quincy A. Brooks, q
swamp land grabher. la this case tbs
Board Of Com nissioners held that tbs
swamp land grant took precedence over
the school land grant. Their decision
was sought to be reviewed by Judge
SsrAhan, aud The Supreme Court 10
Or 222 held that their determination
was nor rsviewabs But, notwith
standing this deOisicn, Judge Ssrahan
after the election Of Coy. TbAyer, sue
cssded in getting The Board TO recon
slider the action Of the former Board, ,an'
convinced them that the former rulinI
was erroneous. 81 that Corps prevail
ed through Judge Ssrahan's energy, ,an'
ruling was obtaiusi which took man.
. thousands Of acres from the swamp Ian,
claimant and gave them to the sehoo
land. Judge Strahan is not and ha
never been tho salaried Attorney Of th
Oregon Pacific. Hs has attended I
some Of the litigation the company hs
bad AS many other Attorneys haYe don
> and as all would be glad TO do. Judg
Strahan is MT now ani has never bee
Attorney for the Willamette Valley
Cascade Mountain Wagon Road cou
pany, either directly or indirectly, o,
cept on one single case in this count
about nine years ago. The fact is Hol
Geo. r. Helm was the Attorney {,
the company until bis death, aud tbs
Attorneys in Portland were employs
10 bis place who still have charge
l. the business of that company. {
,r much for these charg -. md we chailens
70 che campaign liar 70 she's state
10 facts different from those herein 8
= forth. Judge Straban is an able las
" yer and an uPrigh conscientious ma
!, He is possessed besides Of all tho
, qualifications 80 essential to q gos
4 Judge. He 10 honest and faithful
,r sv ry trust. He 10 an afable, Who'll
is souled gentleman. He treats all aiik
10 knows no sect and has no race pref
IS dices. Can Judge Waldo or Il
m clacquers say so much