The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-30
ENTHUSIASTIC b MEETING.
The Republicans ADDRESSED by
G. E. Wolverton.-Forty-
seven new Members.

hau,isg announcements were made through
Me columns Of the Times and Daily News OF
their proposed love feast. McFaddsn, Bur-
nett aud Jefreys, the silver tongued orators
of the local democracy, were to speak, the
glee club was to sing and the band was to
play. These, and other drawing cards had
been heralded Ito the world for days, the
weather was propitious and that good
house greeted the speakers is nothing strange
under the favorable circumstances. Mod
esty is rare virtue in the ranks of the
democracy aud naturally enough they claim
ell that this effort far surpassed in point OF
enthusiasm AMI attendance any campaign
meeting ever before held in Corvallis.
How different with the republicans!
Hand bills were distributed the next fore
noon between the hoars of 10 and IL o'clock
stating that Hon. c. E. Wolvel ton, of AL
bany, would deliver an address that evening
at the court house On the political issues
from republican standpoint It was IN
necessary to go out into the outlying pre-
cincts and beat the brush ip- order to get a
quorum. Tho house was packed with an
intelligent and enthusiastic audience, who
listened attentively to the many forcibie
arguments presented by the speaker. The
subject was handled in scholarly manner.
and evidenced careful study, and when he
had done, the audience indeed felt that about
all the principles of good government were
espoused by the republican party. Excel
lent music was furnished ~ the Marine band
aud the glee club, both receiving hearty en-
cores. When Mr.. Wolverton had concluded
Vice President Hairless announced that an
opportunity would then be afforded to those
who so desired, to sign the clubs constltu.
tion and by. laws and thus become members
Of the organization. Forty-seven responded,
of which number not few had been demo-
Gratis The clubs membership now numbers
22l voters.
The following is synopsis of
Mr.. WoIverton's remarks:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN:-I am neither poll
tician nor public speaker. But by the
request of the committee on entertain
ment of this club 1 will endeavor this
the history of the Republican party. 1
do not wish to say anything at this time
that will tend to offend any Democrat or
Populist present but it is very hard at the
present time, surrounded as we are by
the pressing circumstances and condi-
tions as result of the present admins
tration to tell the truth without treadings
on Democratic toes. You will remember
that three or four years ago Democrats
organized political clubs all over the
limited States. These clubs were presid-
ed over by Chauncey Black. They were
instituted and organized for the purpose
of educating the people. They succeeded
In their aim, but they educated the peo-
pie wrong and they taught bad doctrines.
The Populists or peoples party are follow
ing IN their footsteps and they also are
teaching bad doctrine, and the only
srsmedy for the present evil that exists in
the United States, is for the people to re-
turn to their first love and come back to
the party that has tided them over in
safety during all its past history.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
The features of the Populist is the
S1ctrine of The Initiative and Referen-
dunn. The Initiative represents the pol
icy of adopting laws by the people
whereby the legal voters to the number
of three or more per cent thereof can
formulate law and file it with the secre-
tary of state, when it becomes the duty
of the secretary of state to put it before
the people for their adoption and if it
receives majority vote of the people it
then becomes a law. The Referendum is
where law is first originated in the leg
islature and then referred to the people
for their adoption, and should it receive
majority of the legal votes it becomes
law. We can readily see that it would
be impossible to adopt this plan for max
ing laws for our Government. For to
adopt the laws passed by our last 1egisla-
ture and those found upon the calendar
OF Congress would take more than an Or
dinary life time. And it would be i'm
possible to get the people to have COM
mon understanding of the purport of the
laws which they would be called upon to
pass. At the present time the Demo-
cratic party is making use of the same
doctrine, Initiative and Referendum, for
different purpose. 1t is inagurated upon
the principle of having a small number
of the party, perhaps three per cent. more
or less, form themselves into an indie
pendent party and give it the name of
Populist or any other cognomen by
which it may be designated. This party
is expected to be built up somewhat from
the Republican ranks. This is the Init
atiye policy because it is the first step
toward making Democrat out of Re
publican. Now the new party proceeds
with its organization and as it advances
towards the nominating period the Dem
ocratic party agitates fusion which if
successful, results in gain Of members
in the Democratic party from the Re-