The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25
CONGRESSMAN BILLS HERE.

congressman w. n Ellis, iS plSSSAtihS s
the secund district of this state, arrived
in Corvallis with his wife by the west side
train Tuesday noon, to attend the conf
mencement exercises of the Agricultural
College, which institution two of his
children are attending. He will visit
here for a few days when he will go back
to his home in Eastern Oregon. In few
weeks, however, he will return with his
family who will spend the summer at va
quina bay. Mr.. Ellis, though, will spend
the greater portion of the time between
now and the convening of congress, in
canvassing his district in the interest OF
Mckinley.
Upon his arrival Mr.. Ellis was seen by
a GAZETTE representative, and conversed
freely upon the political situation. Ask
ed as to what he thought of the St. Louis
platform, he said: ''It is one of the best
aud strongest platforms ever adopted by
the party, and it appeals to the business
Judgment and patriotic instincts of the
American people. The financial plank
may perhaps be somewhat offensive to the
silver republicans, but it is honest and
will prevent any wrong Interpretation OF
the party's position III the future. 1t re
cognizes free coinage as a right principle
of political economy, and though it de
nounces Independent action on the part
of the United States, it strongly favor
bi-metalism through international agree
ment The republican party is undoubt.
edly the friend of the white metal, and
when the people fully understand its at
titude toward silver, it will receive their
hearty support. I do not believe, as the
Oregonian seems to do, that every one
WAC processes republicanism must ap
prove fully of every word of every plank
of the party platform in order to be
deemed a consistent republican. Thai
paper in taunting the free silver faction OF
the party is endeavoring to drive it hope
lessly out of the organization, and in fact
is losing the party votes that might be
retained by conciliatory attitude
In speaking of the nomination of Nc
Kinley, Mr.. Ellis seemed enthusiastic ovel
the prospects of his election. "The frs
thing" said he, sis to raise the revenue
of the government sufficiently to meet
current expenses and create surplus ii
the treasury, and then we will have
solved problem that will go far toward
solution. of other economic questions tha
are troubling us. In the east the people
are wild with enthusiasm over McKin-
ley's nomination. There, and especially
in the manufacturing states, protection
of which principle he is the great expon-
ent, is regarded as the great issue, and
other questions are deemed as being o.
comparatively little Importance"
In an interview with Mr.. Ellis, pub
lished in Tuesdays Oregonian, appears
the following:
"Mr. Ellis still bears the ocular ev:.
dence of his free-silver proclivities, as he
wears a button on which is inscribed
Dennis Flynn and Free Silver Mr.
Flynn is curiosity from Oklahoma, who
SOuSul ~ UOdl 1hlO lchAI ol1 q suppose
free-silver tidal wave"
Evidently the reporter who interviewed
Mr.. Ellis had already begun celebrating
the glorious Fourth and was consider
ably under the "infuence." Otherwise
he would have seen that the inscription
on the button read "Dennis Flynn and
Free Homes" and ought to have knowr
that Dennis Flynn was the promoter of :
bill to withdraw certain lands i'll the Ok
lahoma country from sale at $2.5o PEI
acre, and throw them open for settle
ment to homesteaders. Upon the pas
sage of the bill, which was reported ia
vorably from Mr.. Ellis committee OF
public lands, Flynn's friends secured the
buttons in question, which from that time
OH were very much in evidence about the
capital, SO strong gold man as Speaker
Reed wearing one of them with much
pride. But all this is simply to explain
one of the daily wilful Misrepresentation:
of what the pops are pleased to call the
"bible" of Oregon republicans.