The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-31
BROOKS AND HOWELL.
woULD.BE LEGISLATORS AGAIN TAKE a
STAND AGAINST NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The Debate Got Hot and Or. J. n. Smith INDUCES
In His Usual Personalities on


AT BROOKS
HonA. NJ. LaFollet was made chairman
and stated that this was joint discus
sion between the Republican and Dem
ocratic.C Citizens ticket W. w. Hall
said, II elected, he would do just as he
had in the past-do the best he can.
Moore for county superintendent said as
the opposition had no candidate against
him he would leave discussion Of county
matters and politics 10 be discussed by
the other candidates Lot Pearce said
the Republican legislative ticket would
favor amendments in the registration
law. They were opposed 10 appropri-
ations for schools for edcuca;ion Of any
class of people for any profession, espe.
cially normal schools. The state shOnld
not be taxed 20 educate teachers any
more than lawyers and doctors. They
favored taxing telegraph, telephone and
express companies. He said three Of
the four Democratic-C Citizens candidates
had pledged themselves 30 vote for q
gold standard senator No number Of
the opposition could do this with honest
motives. Mr. Pearce put in the rect Of
his time on Sheriff Durbin's record and
didn't make a perceptible dent on the
surface Of the Howell prairie farmer
boys fresh and ruddy checks. lie eulo.
gized Chas. Murphy and made an earn
est plea for support for the entire Repub-
lican ticket.
The Republican candidate for sheriff
read the Del Dinsmor letter and ani-
davit, which he read at Woodburn. The
original affidavit was given 10 a man at
Sublimity. Murphy made an able de-
Tense Of himself, but said he wished 10
make no defense Of anyone but himself.
He made no especial bid for any partc-
ular vote, and at the conclusion he was
presented with a beautiful bouquet
Scott for county Judge said we should
have Justice In our courts in the first
instance and he would conduct the pro.
bate and county court on those lines.
With an attorney in that Office few APP
peals would be necessary. He renewed
his former pledges lie thought 80 about
the right age for a county Judge, and
the young ladies' present thought so too.
The opposition opened with state
ment Of their platform Of county reduc.
tion, and stated that not one Of them
had ever agreed 10 vote for a gold stand
ard Republican senator. Three had
said that il they could not elect sen.
ator Of the opposition they would vote
for good Republican. All stood for
regular organization Of the legislature
and no hold-ups or unconstitutional
methods.
+. w. Durbln refuted Lot Pearce in his
statement that Il had never been charged
that Durbin hal lobbled bill through
the legislature increasing hissalary high.
er than II had been under r. Wright.
man. lie read an editorial from Sa-
lem Republican paper charging exact
iy what Mr.. Pearce said had never been
charged Durbn said the gentleman
who charged this had no doubt not
read this statement lie disscctcd Flagg's
In q manner that left that
gentleman as full Of holes AZ the old
wooden sign board ON Howell Prairie
That has been target for the boys shot.
guns for the last twenty years.
J, A. Jeffrey closed Tor the opposition
IN neat speech, lie had resided in the
state for 20 years and had q farm in
southern Oregon fenced with rails that
he split with his own hands. lie had
studied history carefully and this was
he only point in which he rcsembled
Abe Lincoln. lie said We ought TO teach q
our children TO respect the religious aud
political opinions OF those who did 10
,grec with us lie pledged himself not 4
iot allow any such distinctions 90 inter.
ere with the discharge Of his duties. 4
lie said ho had been treated with more {
han fairness In this canvass by the I
candidates aud the bar A chicken
Inner at Mrs. Shaw's was sending its
ayory smells across the street aud pull I,
ny at the heart-string Of the candidates
ma shockingly non'partisan manner
J, n. Smith said the Republican party
,ad controlled public affairs in this
'ounty aud state for twenty or thirty
'ears. The rest Of his time he devoted
10 TnE Journal. The mistake Judge
Hubbard had made was in not letting
'ourt house Improvements 10 the lowest
bidder. Terrell had made the same mis-.
Iakes Either Durbin had been the
poorest tax collector ever in the sheriff =
office or else TilH JOURNAL had charged
moro than ever before collected in the
history of the county, These misrep.
rcscntations were again exposed at How.
ell TO tho apparent e,lidcation OF tho
audience, where smiths statements
were proven 10 he lies in five specific
cascs-all the cases he has presented,
The candidates were all served with a
big dinner by Mrs. Shaw and departed .
happily inspired Tor future efforts,
AT HOWELL
a splendid audience OF ladies aud gentle. /
men awaited the county candidates, The
perlect growing weather makes th
lovely prairie region reiolent with the
perfume of ilowers and the rank scent OF
the growing grain, Frank nurbin aud
Chas Murphy threw bouquets AZ each