The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-05-25
LEADING FORLORN HOPES.
Democratic State Candidates
Visit Corvallis and Speak to
a Good Audience,
At the Opera House last Thufsdsy even

At the Opera House last Thufsdsy even
ing good sized audience met % listen to
speeches by the nominees on the democratic
ticket for governor, for congress, state
treasurer and superintendent Of public in
struction. The countenance of each Of
these genial gentlemen betrayed the fact
that each of them recognized be was leading
a forlorn hope. The audience was unen
thusiastic ami attempts on the part Of the
speakers to create flow Of party enthus-
iasm proved futile. Mr.. Galloway seemed
to impress his listeners that be was sincere
and would not steal if elected. as the pres
ent democratic governor does. His most
pertinent suggestion was that his hearers
should go to their homes and mediate m
til election day and then choose between
himself and MIR. Lord. This suggestion
was unnecessary. The people had already
concluded to vote for Lord. Mr.. Weather.
ford was next introduced and aimlessly led
off to river and harbor improvements, evi.
IDENTIFY forgetting for the time that river
and harbor appropriations were the result
of the fostering care of the republican party.
This, however, is usual with that party,
which has always Jagged a dec,de behind,
only to pick up some thread of progress
made popular by republican enterprise
against democratic opposition. He at.
tempted to answer the arguments of Mr..
Hermann regarding the effect of the Will
sou bill on the hop, prunc and lumber in
terests of this country by asserting that
some of the commodities had found sale at
better prices since the ''change" than be-
fore, which is certainly no argument that
| age, if not total destruction, if the Wilson
bill becomes law. He stated that our
sawmills were shipping cargoes of lumber
to South America and elsewhere on the,
same waves that carried the lumber Of
British Columbia to the same foreign ports,
but failed to show that the United States
would become the chief market for Can.
madam lumber if that commodity was
| placed on the free list. He failed to state
that home market was the best market
and that by destroying it destruction Of
other interests would inevitably follow. In
speaking of the grain bags he cited an
establishment in Oakland, Cal, that was
manufacturing sacks'fostered by the tariff
which cost the poor farmer so much, and
declared that the f"ctory gave employment
to few whites and good many Cinnamon,
and then with fearful eyes complained that
Cinnamon and manufacturers were robbing
the farmers and the wool growers But
the spe ker said nothing regarding the
recent treaty promulgated by Cleveland,
Yang Yu and Wong Quong Gresham that
will render all our Chinese restriction
laws void and again flood the country with
| this class of pauper labor. The nanne of
Cleveland was not mentioned by any of,the
speakers and the present administration
was only incidentally referred to. 1t IL
probable they are not proud of the record
being made by the party whose principles
they espouse and the acts of the present
democratic governor seem tn be contem.
plated with remorse. MIR. Davidson, lths
partys nominee for state treasurer, who is
known az chronic office hunter during .
period of. at least. Is years. spoke in any.
thing but brilliant manner. The principal
thing he said was: "Now my fellow
citizens l just want to get hold of that sack
which Phil Metschan now has his fingers
on" There is little doubt but Mr..
Metschan will continue to hold it four yesss
| longer. Mr.. Reid closed the meeting wish
a sort of an apology for Davidson and
finished with some slurring remarks abont
his opponent, Mr.. Irwin. ~"