The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-05-07
Il PIRATE IN POLITICS.

candidates on the democratic
ticket. The GAZETTE has not
attacked them nor will it attack
them. 1t will not be forced into
the miserable style of campaign
ing that the Times is engaging
in.
The leader i'll Saturdays Times
headed "Pete Richards Bari, y
was simply an attempt to shift
the proper and truthful state
lnents of the GAZETTE concern
ing the Times and its little ring,
onto the shoulders of the demo-
cratic nominee for sheriff. The
Times, instead of replying direct
ly and fairly, is evasive and abus-
i've. The GAZETTE has not at
tackled Mr.. Richard because lie
"has a bar'l." Mr. Rickard is
reputed to be a man of means. If
he is he is fortunate and entitled
to be congratulated, not abused.
A mans possession or lack of
wealth is no criterion of his fitness
or un6tness for such all office as
sheriff.
The GAZETTE said and it re-
peats, ''Mr. Richard was nomina-
ted because it was thought he
would throw cash and plenty of
it into the campaign" That was
no attack On Mr.. Rickard. He
probably has his own ideas on
the subject, but that was the rea-
son Tammany supported him,
and the only reason. Mr.. Rick
ard may not have ''bar'p' and
may not "throw cash and plenty
of it into the campaign - The
Times and Talnrnany will be the
disappointed ones, not the GA
ZETTE.
There has not been a republi-
can nominated for sheriff for
years, but that has had to run a
gauntlet of abuse, invective and
false rulnor, elnanating from the
Times office, and the Times un-
der the paltry pretense that the
GAZETTE is ''1nud singing, re-
commences its practices. 1t hy-
pocritically prates of "clean
campaign" and all the while
dirtily tries to stab Mr.. Wagon
er. The Times has no concep-
ton of cleanliness in politics. Il
is known to be unscrupulous,
dirty and vile. Mr.. Waggone1
needs no defense on our part
against its attacks. He has re-
sided in Benton county for twenty.
five years, and when the republi-
can party nominated him, they
knew the man and his history.
Mr.. Waggoner is a decent, order
| ly, law-abiding citizen, and his
record is invulnerable, and suffers
not from the attacks of that pi-
rate in politics, the Tammany
Times.
1t is perfectly honorable and
proper and Legitimate to ask the
people for their sufrages-to be a
candidate for an elective Office.
1t is shameful that a good citi-
zen should be forced to run the
gauntlet of abuse, slanderous at
tacks and vile inuendo, that the
Times seems to think proper to
inaugurate. There is no ques-
ton about the fitness of either
Mr.. Waggoner or Mr.. Rickard
for sheriff. Their personality
should be left out of the question,
and as far as the GAZETTE is con-
cerned, will be. We support Mr..
Waggoner because he is a repub-
lican, because he is qualified fol
the duties of the Office, because
his election means direct saving
to the taxpayers and because he
is the candidate of no ring.
The GAZETTE does not Writ
lently attack the democratic par
ty. The party of Jefferson and
Jackson has made many seri-
Gus and costly errors, but it is
a great party and prominently
identified with the history Of ou1
country. Men naturally differ
on matters of economic princi-
pies. But the GAZETTE will not
spare words in denouncing Tam
many and Tammany methods.
That organization has boastfully
lifted its reptile head in the pol
itics of Benton county, and words
cannot be too bitter in denounc-
ing it. The democratic party
has no ticket in the field. Tam
many boasts of it being a Tam
many ticket, and it has no head.
There are good men there, all
are good men, but they were nom
mated by Tarnmany for Tam
lnany's purposes, and Tammany
must be downed.
WILLIAM YATES Will make good
district attorney. He is a good
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