The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-01-17
THEY WON'T SUICIDE.

Benton county is represented in the legis
ture by two prominent and prosperous far
mers. "Farmer legislation" has often been
sneered at by a certain type of politicians,
and by such papers as the Oregonlan.
These factors take it for granted that the
farmer is susceptible creature, easily lnfiu-
enced by wealth and overawed by ofhc1a.
power. Messrs Carter and Cooper can be
trusted to refute this calumny upon our most
useful class of citizens.
They were selected by good majorities to
represent the people of Benton county, be-
cause they were recognized as men of hon
esty, judgment and broad-mindedness.
They were sent to represent Benton county,
but particularly to represent agricultural
interests. They were not sent to represent
their own individual ideas; but to carry out
the will of the people. Theirs is a sacred
trust. Formerly, members have excused
certain actions on the grounds that such acts
were necessary to secure the passage of bills
of local interest. Benton couuty's repre-
sentatives need not be forced into any un
desirable alliances, for people demand
nothing in the way of legislation except the
passage of such acts as will lower state taxes.
Mr.. Cooper has already justified the conf
dence reposed in him by voting against the
resolution to furnish each member OF the
house with copies of newspapers.
Our citizens are interested in the election
of UnitedjStates senator, probably more
profoundly so than they have been for years.
1t would be difficult to learn the choice of
republicans of this cousty, but it is evident
from many manifestations and utterances
that they do not desire the return of Mr..
Dolph. Doph, it is true, has a~few active
friends in the county, especially in Corvallis,
most of whom have been recipients of favors
at his hands, but it would require but little
trouble to ascertain thai the great body Of
republican voters, particularly among the
farmers, do not desire the return of Mir.
Dolph. 1t is curious idea set up by the
friends of Mr.. Dolph that he is the one and
only man among $4,000 Oregon republicans
fit and entitled to represent the state of
Oregon in the national senate. Any good
aud able man, who has the confidence of
republicans. will suit residents of this
county. There have been many objections
raised against Dolph. The point that should
influence Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Cooper is that
the people they represent don't want him.
Several lobbyists have been imported to Sa-
lem to specially influence the votes of the
Benton county members for Dolph. L. ].
Buford, r. A. Bensel and G. B. Crosno, all
Lincoln county politicians, who have al
ready political plums and desire more, will
be there in force and will attempt to ''worll"
our members on the Yaquina bay appro-
priation argument. These gentlemen are
really working for an appropriation from
the government, and they truly and cor
rectly believe that the election of Mr.
Dolph IS necessary for the securing of the
said appropriations. But unfortunately,
these appropriations coma in the form of
quarterly salaries from the U. S. govern
ment. 1t was pot because the people
wanted to give Tom Bufvrd the Indian
agency again that Benton county went 200
republican in jane. nor to reward Dolph
for giving BenseII the collectorship at the
port of Yaquins. MIR. Crosno didn't
achieve success himself as a member of the
legislature two years ago and would be a
poor guide for new man to follow. Mr..
DAILY will probably vote for Dolph, as he
halls from the same baliwick as these mem
bers of the third house. In the election of
senator, Mr.. Daily will represent possibly
the desires of Lincoln county; certainly not
those of Benton.
On the county division question two years
ago great majority of the people of Ben
ton county were without a representative
in either house. Senator Crosno at that
time committed political suicide. He is
now attempting to form political suicide
club and wishes to initiate Messrs. Carter
and Cooper into the mysteries. In this
session of the legislature Benton county
people demand their voice be heard and
that they have vote. It was for this purpose
that they elected Mr.. Carter and Mr..
Cooper. The GAZETTE predicts that the
course of both of these gentlemen will be
such as will be approved by the people of
the county.