The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-07
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
The Tariff, and Not the Money Question,
Is the Issue.

A well attended and interesting
meeting was held Monday night under
the Management Of the Republican
club. Messrs. Hartmus, Duncan and
Somers, we're the speakers. Mr.. Hart
mus spoke briefly on the political
issues, but dwelt upon the tariff, and
labored to prove that hard times had
always been and is now the result Of
low tariff. He didn't think the
money question had much to do with
1t. The gentleman showed some feel
ing because he had been charged with
being carpet-bagger. He went into
q lengthy and tedious account of the
republican primary ut Lyons to show
that disgruntled citizen of that
vicinity had made the charge because
the son Of the citizen Of Lyons had not
been nominated for constable by the
republicans. He claimed to have been
II resident of this county for several
years. That he sometimes spent a
month or two In Salem and Portland,
being widower and bis children
being away, and had been postmaster
under Harrison In Marion county, but
with all OF these temporary changes of
residence he had always considered
himself voter at Lyons, an that he
paid taxes on land in Linn county,
and was therefore not carpet-bagger.
He was not particularly anxious to go
to the Legislature, but was anxious to
have the republican ticket elected III
order to instil hope and energy in the
hearts and minds of the ST. Louis COZ
vention.
Judge Duncan followed Mr.. Hart
mus. He YVES in favor of protection
and was deyout believer in McKin.
leyism. He thought the principles Of
protection should be narrowed down
TO even the towns we live in. That we
should patronize our home merchants,
lawyers and doctors. That if he was
caught in Portland in shabby spit of
clothes, he would wait until he re
turned to Albany to buy one. In fact,
he was great friend of his own town
and believed in protecting its interests
against the world, so great was his
faith in protection. After giving his
views on these principles Of republi-
canism the speaker read the figures lie
had prepared from the county records
and claimed that the administration
had nothing 10 lose by comparison
with former administrations. That he
had been fair, honest and economical.
He stoutly defended the present Off
cials and Yves quite certain that no
future administration could do any
better. He thought that his official
household was worthy Of reelection
and could not imagine why bis oppon.
ents should think that the peoples
money had been tho literally spent
The officials were entitled to theil
money as he naturally supposed thai
they had not idled their time away
although he had not thought it neces
sary to keep strict watch over theIl
movements. He had probably made
mistakes, but anybody was liable to d.
that. He did not wish to take up tot
much time by going any further int
the alleged extravagances Of county
officials. His addres was well received
and lie took his seat amidst the cheer
Of the audience.
Mr.. Somers made a fo:cible speecl
and Indignantly denied that he hat
slandered the popullst members of tn,
legislature. He quoted freely from
the records of the Legislature, to SHOW
that the populist members, in proper
ton to their numbers had cast NOR,
votes In favor Of obnoxious measure
aud fewer votes for their repeal thai
the republicans had done. That tn
populists, and not the republicans
favored big appropriation, and wer
deserving of a share Of the "cussing'
to he given. The speaker said b.
wished to be fair with the populists
but that their record was very bad
even worse than the republicans. H
solemnly declared he would not vot
for Dolph, but was a Mitchell man
He said there were two kinds of silve
men, ole, the republicans, who had al
! honest faith in silver, the other, th
, populist, who shouted for silver as
step toward fiat money, and wer
} really no friend to the white meta
The speaker seemed to be sincere in hi
quotations and offered to verify then
by the books. His argument made
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