The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-23
0PPING o. Politics.
Only One Week More. Strain
ing of Nerves Now. Pro-
gram for the 31st.

One week from next Tuesday
the tremendous political cam
paign of 1896 will end, and on
that day millions of voters will
assume the serious responsibility
of electing the president of the
greatest nation on earth, an by
that act declare i'll favor OF OF
against the financial policy oil the
civilized world. Next week will
try the metal OF political mama
gers. The lighting is at close range
now; the agony will soon be over.
Unless all signs are wrong, unless
astute observers are woeiully es-
tray, Corvallis, Benton county,
the state of Oregon and the United
States oil America will vote i'll
favor OF Mckinley, Hobart, pro
lection and sound money.
ID. r. N. Blackburn has done
good work in Benton county. He
spoke last week at Wells, Kings
Valley, Summit, Wren, VILLAIN
ellie, and Alpine. Good crowds
greeted him at every place and his
earnest, direct address, plain, logi
cal reasoning and his evident fair
ness caused his hearers to stop and
think. The republicans Of Benton
feel under great obligations to MIR.
Blackburn, aud they have positive
information that his speeches have
had good practical results.
r. M. Dayisson addressed Il
crowded house at Alsea Saturday
night, on behalf OF sound govern
ment. Mr.. Davisson presented
the issu.s in an interesting and con
vincing address that brought forth
numerous cheers. He INDUCED in
no buncomb nor fantastic express
ions, but appealed to the common
sense of thinking voters. Mr.. Da-
visson will make one or two more
addresses during the remainder OF
the campaign.
Popocrats are explaining how
Tillman got the better OF Hairless
in their impromptu debate, Satur-
day night. But, did hes Ii to
make foolish, irreveiant, though
often humorous replies TO sensible
questions, is to win political ar
gument, Tillman doubtless did "do
up" our William. But, in gentle
manly conduct, proper courtesy
and apparent political knowledge
the imported South Caroiinian led
the Fear. Tillman welcome tae
questions and asked lor more.
When his admiring, wonder strlch-
en- supporters howled with delight
over some clownlsh reply TO ii SEN
sible question, .sMe" swelled up,
puffed out his cheeks, threw back
his shoulders, strutted to the front
of the stage, and in grandious tones
thundered out "Any more ques-
tiong' And there were some
question So Hairless was not
lnterrupting the meeting, but was
gratifying the speaker and inciden-
tally the audience. Were it not
for Mr.. Hairless, Tillman's speech
would have been "a disappointment
indeed. And notice now easy
Hairless might have "done up"
"Me," were he so boorlsh as his
opponent. Wien, i'll reply to
Hairless question, Then, why not
use iron 90 Tillman replied, "Be-
cause we are not all FOOLS" Hart
less could have said, ssYou mean,
you are not altogether fools"
When TiIlman, in answer to the
query "How many cattle have we
imported under the Wilson bill?"
replied evasively, "Oh, they may
have imported IA few bulls to i'm
prove the breed of the Oregon
longhorns," Hairless could easily
have retorted 'sWe won't invest in
the double. tailed Sewell- Watson
variety" But Mr.. Hairless be-
haved like a gentleman and was
satisfied to expose the evaslve
clownishness of 'sMe."
III