The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
THE CAMPAIGN.
1t Eads ght-Deeks Cleared. for
Action Monday.

Action Monday.
The campaign tour Of the candi.
dates ended at Willamette yester-
day afte ernoon. Today the various
candidates and their friends will be
in town, and the day may be ex-
pected to be busy one. By night
everybody will be tired, and ready
for the rest that comes tomorrow.
The latter will be the lull that pre-
cedes Mondays storm. 1t may be
hoped that in the various precincts
of old Benton that the contest will
be good humored and free from bit
terness.
Comparatively speaking, the cam
paign has been a quiet one. 1t is
true that there has been sharp in
terest in the controversy between
the clerk. This controversy was
brought on by those persons who
from the very outset began dark
alley system of mud singing again
st Mr. Waters. They persisted in
the manufacture and circulation Of
skinfint stories, for the purpose of
|injuring Mr. Waters candidacy.
1t is in this fact that the controver-
sy had its origin. In the case of the
other candidates the campaign has
been unusually good humored.
the prospects were never more
fattering for the success of the
allied ticket than they are now at
the close IF the campaign. The
ticket is one of the cleanest and
best ever offered the people of Ben.
ton county. Each candidate is per.
fectly fitted for the Office sought.
Criticism of them is harmless, be.
cause there is nothing to criticise.
In the case, for instance, cf the
clerk, the charges of Ashamed-of-
his Name have invariably been dis
approved, and they have only served
to bring out the reputation of Clerk
Waters with brighter and clear
er lustre than ever. Gellatly's own
supporters by the score openly ad-
init that Ashamed-of- -his-Name's
attacks have done Waters no harm,
but great deal of good. They say
that on the contrary these lave
been harmful to Gellatly.
AS it is in the case Of Waters
reputation, so is it with all the rest
of the allied candidates. Skeels,
for representative, is simply beyond
criticism, and the same is true of
Howard Bush for assessor. In the
case of Burnett for sheriff, who has
80 many warm personal friends,
any attack would be suicidal.
Grant Elgin, the hard working
young man, is simply out of the
range of personal criticism. because
even his political opponents admit
that on account of his personal
character he ought by all means to
be elected. And so on with Rich.
ard Irwin, and Professor Swami.
The first keen business man, and
yet a whole-souled, genial farmer
the whole county acknowledges to
be pre- eminent]y suitable for com
missioner; while Professor Swami,
teacher that he has been for eleven
years, is peculiarly fitted for county
superintendent. Finally. Billy
Buchanan, faithful officer that he.
has been, will come in for a hand
some support at the polls, a support
that will by no means be confined
to party lines.
Thus, with peerless ticket in
the field, the prospects for success,
as viewed just prior to the opening
Of the polls, are very fattering.
Let the supporters of these candi.
dates be full of hope. The people
of Benton county may always be
trusted. They are discriminating
people, people quick to distin-
yish and certain to select with wis
lom and judgment, They will do
heir full duty on election day.