The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-05-27

Mr.. Stakely talks like a man who
seems wound mp for the campaign and
the notes Oh finance, musical Or other
wise, fell ont one by one in dismal ca
dence. 1t is fact, as Dcpew well said,
the phenomenon Of our day is the
''school of despair" and Mr.. Stakely
has attended that school too long, in a
county he valiantly helped to save and
make united and prosperous, he sees
the end. Unrest, discomfort, financial
ruin, national degradation and the sun
setting on Il once glorious country.
rent from, center to circumference by
direful influence of the money power
Inhissober refecting ngmoments, however,
he sincerely hopes the Oregon Pacific
will secure sufficient means from those
same miserable shylocks to build the
road on eastward and thus make the:
land that is now valueless worth at
least 500 per acre.
Mr. Ingle said he was tied by an
agreement with Mr.. Stearns not to
speak. 1t seems if this agree
ment was made that Mr.. Ingle would
be doing the fair thing to stay at home.
To good many people it looks like
taking advantage Of Mr.. Stearns' mis-
fortune. After the Legislative ticket
had had their say Mr.. Gragg made a
few remarks that he as school teacher
by profession and loved to see the pub
lie schools in this county second to
none in Oregon, and if elected, intend
ed to devote his entire attention to that
end.
Mr.. Bryan saw proper to abandon
the free trade tactics in part that he
had used at Alsea, and made a nice
speech. His remarks concerning his
humble birth place on the banks of
Yaquina river now used for a stable,
and the similarity to the place that
eighteen hundred years ago gave the
world redeemer was possibly little
egatistical, but natural for young man
who has earned the reputation Of Ben
toms democratic Demosthcnes.
The candidates for sheriff, treasurer,
recorder and commissioner Oh both
sides made nice short speeches and the
crowd dispersed Linnville is making
good headway, Jolly is doing fine max
ing lots of friends that will help to see
him into office; Osborn rustled around
and seemed rather depressed, not as
sprightly as usual; Walters talks
confidently, more so than his friends,
who are anxious to swap. The repub-
licans are not lit behind the demo
Gratis in earnest honest work for their
candidates, The talk of using money
and whisky is in my opinion the veriest
bosh and told to effect votes as the
cause may be Benton county has
seldom had as fair a lot of men on
both sides as are now making a canvass
of the county. No vote should be in
luenced on the day of election bv
stories started for the purpose Of
changing few votes. The whole
system of Misrepresentation at such
times, too late to he contradicted, is a
mean, contemplate advantage and
ought to be discontinued by both part
les On election day,
Gragg said he was not aware that
there were any text books ON free
trade, but he supposed there would be
If Mr.. Bryan was elected superintend-
ent. He said he would adhere to his
first declaration that he Was a teacher
and expected to keep teaching the
children the ideas of good government
and let politicians teach them tariff
after they left his care.
All the candidates were present and
enjoyed the day, and none seemed dis
couraged. 1t is mighty good thing
they are all SO hopeful for some will
have to make the trip up Salt river.
YAQU1NA CITY.
Hon. Allen Parker was chosen
chairman. The attendance was fairly
good, though in no precinct has it
been up to the crowds that gathered to
see the candidates in years past. There
is little enthusiasm. Democrats and
republicans do not seem to care
much how the election goes.
Mr.. Jeffreys had made some addi-
ton to his speech, he had discovered
that reciprocity with Mexico had been
the means of admitting horses ruin
ously cheap and in competition with
the farmers of this country. Now the
facts are there is duty of thirty dol
lars per head on horses from Mexico,
almost prohibiting, considering the
kind of stock, and wholly in the inter-
est of the farmer who raises horses.
Butwhat right has Mr.. Jeffreys to
complain of reciprocity, ''free trade in
chunks" as Judge Burnett expresses
it, if the act cheapens the price Of
horses Are not all free traders talking
constantly and necessarily of the
cheap things for the purchaser Or con-
sumner and never once think of the man
who has the thing or article to sell.
| Jefreys is very unfortunate in his Sc
| lections for entertainments such as the
candidates are now giving the people.
He was equally unfortunate when he
asked Belknap if free trade was not
good for the United States why Eng
land did not adopt protection. To
this Mr.. Belknap said 81 will read you
Lord Sallsbury's speech on that sub
ject, wherein Lord Salisbury said,
cpea!yino re FpoIond opd bar c,nd;