The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-03-05
Some Sensible Suggestions.
EDITOR GAZETTE:

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Politics may be the amusement
of the politicians, but they are
no joke to the taxpayers. Think
that wewl1o eventually pay for all
this campaigning that will soon
be directed against the. voters,
do not take enough interest, or at
least not the right kind of iuter-
est, i'll politics. It is to be pre-
suned that the republican ticket
will be generally successful this
year and it behooves US to take
care that the right men are NOM
mated. If we let the politicians
do our thinking for us, we take
desperate chances. It is gener-
ally "heads they win, tails we
lose.o People who live in town
do not need urging SO much.
They are in the midst of conflict
ing interests and constantly hear
ing politics on the street corners,
but we farmers, not coming IN
contact so much with each other,
and our neighbors being general
ly devoid of political ambition,
we are apt to neglect these mat
tiers, but we do 4oxr share OF
"cussin" if things don't go to
suit us.
Most of those mentioned for
county offices are good men, and
that is the kind we want. We
will have plenty of material to
select from, and let us send dele
gates to the county convention
who can select we'll. It is very
important to the farmers of the
Willamette valley that the Will
lamette river and the bays on our
coast be improved to their utmost.
We don't care whether or not
Mr.. Hermann makes a name for
himself on international ques-
tions. He works hard and sue
cessfully for Oregon matters, and
can do more than new man, no
matter how good. And an un-
tried man is-weu, untried. Let
us select delegates at the prlna-
ries who will vote to instruct our
congressional delegates for Her
mann. As far as Senator Mitch
ell is concerned, you are doubt
less right in saying that. he IS the
choice of Benton county, but
there are other and more import
tantqualifcations we shall expee-
of our legislator, than an iuten-
ton of voting for Mitchell. The
people demand of our legislator
strict, sensible economy. The
republican candidate should be a
man, who is familiar with the
farmers interests aud those Of
the business and laboring man.
A man of good ideas and with
ability to express them impress
sively. We need a man, who is
in slang phraseology, con to him
self,n and ''on" to the ways of
other men. Let US be very care
ful in the selection of our legisla-
tive candidate.
In discussing this matter the
other day with a neighbor, he
the name of E. R.
Lake as a splendid man for the
position and it struck me that
Mr. Lake could represent lis very
well if would accept the no1nina-
ton. I am not personally ac-
with the gentleman, but
| have heard him speak on the
fruit question and know him to
be an honest, capable, gentleman.
He is, I understand, superinten-
dent of, and a large owner In,
the big prune farm and can well
the farmers. He is
keen-witted and good speaker
and would be a man of might in
the legislature. If he can be
prevailed upon to take the rather
-hankless position, it strikes me
ne is the kind of a man we want.
/ dread election times. The
ealse excitement, the false prom
ses, the false patriotism usually
INVOKED are painful to a plain
,itizen. But they will come and
We must make the best Of them.
REPUBLICAN.
Wells, Or, March 2, 1896.
THE letter from a north