The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-06-01
Cauthorn Lies Nailed.

It has been said that Judge Hutford drew
the bill for the division of Benton county.
This is a mistake. 1t is, in fact, nothing
more nor less than campaign lie. But it is
hardly worth while to dispute with liars be-
cause they can hatch lie and set it to
cackling as fast as each one is shown to be
false. Voters will not be deceived by the
statements that have been and are being
made publicly just on the eve of an cleo
tion day.
The only foundation for the lie above re-
ferred to is that citizen of Benton county
came to Mr.. Huford's office and borrowed
one of his session law books and copied from
it bill recently passed by the legislature
creating new county somewhere in East.
ern Oregon. That is all there is in 1t.
Judge Hufford did not draw up the bill to
divide the county nor have anything to do
with its division. On the contrary, when
a remonstrance was circulated against the
division of Benton county, Judge Hufford,
not as county judge, but as a private citizen
and a taxpayer, signed that remonstrance
and so did his wife. Mr.. James A. Can
thorn did not sign that remonstrance. Both
of them owned property at Toledo and also
| at Newport. Why should they not own
property there? They had been frugal and
industrious and had saved enough money
above their living to buy themselves home
at Newport, and the property at Toledo
Mrs Hufford inherited from her father; and
that property was offered for sale before
the county was divided and has been offered
for sale ever slnce All the public state
ments that Mr.. Hufford had secured prop
erty at Toledo with view to making money
out of a county seat, is the purest non
sense and absolutely false-a lie made out
of whole cloth and tried to be foisted OF
voters ignorant of the facts in the case Just
before the election and too late to be contra
dicted.
Judge Hufford had nothing whateve
to do with raising the salaries of count,
judges in the state. Amy one knows tha
the judges cannot raise their own salaries
He did not recommend his salary raised ant
the stat ement that he did so is another Ii
told for the purpose of catching votes fo
Mr.. Cauthorn. Voters understand why in
terested parties manufacture such lies out O
whole cloth. Simply to deceive voters ant
catch voters. Nothing else.
Mr.. Cauthorns name is not on the re
monstrance against dividing Benton county
The fact is. he wanted it divided Now h.
has raised the question, let it fall on him, a
he deserves
Mr.. Keadys family and Mr.. Cauthor1'
family are on the Warmest terms of friend
ship. 1t is even said they will soon be still
more closely united by a marriage. Mr.
Ready has large possessions near West va
quina and Alsea, in Lincoln county. Mr.
James A. Cauthorn, notwithstanding hi
Dretentions to honesty and fairness to hi
creditors, owns or at least did recently owl
when this writer last examined the records
some property near West Yaquina. Mr.
Ready is now said to he working for Yves
Yaquina for county seat. OF course tina
is what he wants. It will make his Yves
Iaquina property valuable. Mr.. Cauthorn'
property will also be more valuable-not
withstanding his creditors. 1t is obvious
; then, why Mr.. Cauthorn and Mr.. Kead
wanted Benton county divided. Mr. Hui
ford's name and his wife's name on the re
monstrance, prove the lie uttered agains
him as seeking to disrupt the county o
which he was judge, but the truth is tina
in that hour of the county's need. Mr.. Huf
ford was doing all in his power to prevent
the division. while Mr.. Cauthorn and Mr.
Ready and Mr.. Jeffreys (Cauthorn's reIa
tive) were conspiring and working hand il
hand to divide the county And they sue
ceeded, because the representatives and tn
senator sent from Benton county betrayet
their trust and left the county without an,
one to represent it. Now with this init