The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-05-27
THE JOINT CANVASS.
CANDIDATES ON THE WING.
Over, Around and Through the County
with the Candidates-A Hand
some(?} Crowd OF Men.
'ALSEA.

The county canvass opened on The
IstIr at the Waldport school house.
W. C. Sheppard was elected chairman
and Thos. Stakely, of Toledo, peoples
candidate on the legislative ticket, adj
dressed the assembly. Mr.. Stakely:
like all the alliance orators, was loaded
with statistics, he fired figures right
and lett. scattered sometimes wide of
the mark. but that never deters true
alliance man. His forte seems to be IL
nance. He walled over the money
the government had loaned, mony by
the way. the statute of limitation had
run against and had to be destroyed.
He loudly proclaimed his adherence
of railroad monopolies and never
once said the far west would to-day be
= howling wilderness but for the liberal
policy of the government. Mt'
Stakely is no doubt earnest, but terri
lily wrong, politically.
Mr.. S. Il. Jeffreys, rising young
lawyer, was depressed to find fifty MIL
l,onaires in the United States. 1t his
partv had continued in office for the last
thirty wears the fifty millionalres would
have resided principally in Europe.
Would it have been any better for the
people of the country If they hads
MIR. Jeffrevs also bemoaned the monop-
olies that were crushing the poor man,
ignored the fact that three-tourths OF
the railroad systems of the United
States were in the hands OF receivers.
He hoped to he elected but did not
saw lust what he would do with the
fifty millionaires Or the railroad mono
poles. The people may save h!m the
trouble of introducing resolution fulI
of "whereas" in the next legislature.
Hon. E. H. Belknap, who has once
faithfully served this county, gave his
view of the different phases of Mr..
Stakely and Jefrey's argument, and
did it so completely that MIR. Bryan
candidate for school superintendent,
felt called ON to give a good deal on
the tariff question. 1t seemed hardly
fair for Mr.. Belxnap to answer to leg
1slative candidates. But it takes two
democrats and one alliance man to be
ANYTHING like equal to Belkap in a de-
bate. He handled his subjectl lntelll-
gently and was frequently cheered.
He spoke admirably on the subject of
good roads and the necessity of better
law for that purpose. 1t is to be hoped
something will be done to improve our
present miserable road law, it's a huge
farce. MIR. Belknap stated that the
republican party was party of pro-
gress, history proved it, they always
found public highways, land and water,
the democrats were opposed to these
arteries that supplied commerce with
life. His remarks were we'll received
Mr.. Stearns, owing to his wife's ILL.,
ness could not attend, and Mr. Insle
who was present did not speak. The
candidates for school superintendent,
Messrs. Gragg and Bryan spoke. Mr..
Bryan took it upon himself to fire into
Belknap with his free trade blunder-
buss. He seemed to have spite at his
coat because it Lad in it a little wool
chat had duty of II cents per pound.
Whether it is his intention, If elected
superintendent, to treat free trade in
the public schools or is just helping
out Jeffreys, we do not know, but
Mr.. Gragg said his life had been de
voted to teaching, he expected to fol
low that as his-profession in the future.
He left political questions with those
who in some remote way might have
to deal with them. He intended if
elected to build up the public schools
of the county, and felt competent
to do it if the people by their votes SO
decided. He made a good impression.
After this all the candidates stepped up
on the platform to be seen and admired
according to political fancy and carly
training.
NEWPORT.
The county candidates met at the
opera house, and after the election OF
VIM. Grant az chairman, Hon. Z. III.
Belknzp spoke Of the protection sys
tena iE bis earnest and forciblc style,
making some telling hits. His re
MARKS osa the need Of some law in the
place Of the present on public roads,
a law that would result in the improve
nent of and the building of substan
tial roads in every county in the state
over which the farm products could be
handled every month in the year tc
market was we'll received. Mr.. Belk.
nap is a farmer and thoroughly under
stands their wants and if elected will
act for that class with which he Is in
every day life associated.
Mr.. Jeffreys had made a set speech
at Alsea, one that lie had considered
carefully, and felt sufficient for all cam
paign purposes, bnt Belkuap had so
disturbed his line of argument and
disarianged his free trade ideas that
he found it quite necessary to reorgan-
ize on the fowery plan Of Mr.. Bryan.
His preliminary remarks in which he
dwelt on the beauties of the bay, the
magnificent scenery, the lovely women
and stalwart men; he was proud to live
in a county where such sights were CON-
mon and all free. 1t was a pity to
learn that after all this the Mckinley
bill had entirely ruined the country
and was piece of Republican legisla-
ton, that of all others should have
been condemned by the people. A
change in the house of representatives
sf1wed this the flenancrats hauinn a