The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-23
JUDGE p1rRss ADDRzss.

A number of leading democratic far
mers and business men were on the opera
house stage last Monday night when
Judge M. L. Pipes addressed large au-
dience ON the issues of the campaign.
His speech did not partake of the nature
of political harangue, but was rather
philosophical view of the science of gov
ernment. 1t was the able presentation
of the graver issues of the present COR
test heard in Corvallis. The address was
utterly devoid of abuse and invective,
and in every way was a striking contrast
to the Saturday night speech of Tillman.
Among the prominent Benton county
democrats seated on the stage, were P.
Avery, John Rickard, August Hodes, E.
R. Gibson, N. B. Avery, James Hayes,
w. J. Fitzpatrick, Johns Odeneal, Jacob
Webber.
Judge Pipes said: "There have been
four rebellions against the government
of this country. One Washington sup
pressed. Andrew Jackson put down the
second, the third Abraham Lincoln set
tied, and the last Grover Cleveland, with
quiet courage and with frmness, sup
pressed Two of these instructions
againt the government South Carroll a
led, and it was a long way for Tillinan to
come to teach OregonIars their patriotic
duty. The Chicago platform declares
the president of the United States has no
right to enforce the laws. The voter
cannot escape the issue.
'Tn their outcry against government by
injunction as new and dangerous form
of OPPRESSION continued Mr.. Pipes,
"the Bryan people speak either misunder-
standingly or with intention to nislead.
Injunction is as old as equity, and more
merciful than criminal law. 1t gives
warming. He who violates writ of in
Junction does SO knowingly and willfully
and has no claims to our pity"
The speaker was pointed and concise in
his brief discussion of the financial is
sues He showed the. two methods of
reasoning used by the gold standard adj
draw their conclusions from proven facts,
while the latter hunt up facts from which
to prove their theory. "In this connec-
tion,' he added, ''it must be painful to
them to see how wheat is going up and
silver down, for one of their favoritc
facts was the supposed simultaneous rise
and fall of weeat and silver, proving,
they claimed, that the price of wheat
depended upon the price of silver. The
audacious market has spoiled one of their
prominent theories
He asked if it did not seem foolish for
Hamilton, Jefferson and Jackson to keep
changing the mint ratio and spinning it
oat to very awkward decimal points, if
the Bryan theory is correct.
The judge then referred briefly to some
criticisms upon himself and his associ-
ates for not supporting the Chicago plat
form or ticket. ''These critics." he said,
care not in position to con denim us.
do not believe i'll the Chicago platform
or the Chicago ticket, but will agree to
vote Tor the Chicago ticket if they will.
Sewall's nomination was as regular as
that of Bryan. The Chicago ticket is not
Bryan alone, nor is it Bryan and Watson.
Aud not only has Mr.. Sewall been reject
ed by the democratic organization in Ore
gou, but they are taking his money to de-
feat him with
Bn closing, Mr.. Pipes said he wanted
government of law and liberty. He
wanted a president who would enforce
the laws and not one who denies the right |
of the people to govern themselves He
wanted president who believed in order |
and not one who appeals to the elements
of disorder. He wanted a sound policy
in all governmental affairs, aud dollar
that will discharge the moral obligation
at the same time that it discharges legal |
obligation.