Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-26

| republican delegates 10 defeat it, con-
duced to that end, we are pleased, even
if KS shoulders have been gangfened
ever since.
/ X seems to think Woodson is running
for something in the county. He is non
est, not here in the flesh, nor before the
people. It's true many people claimed
Woodson had no interest in the county,
had no fixed residence here, ETC., all of
which seems to have been justified.
This same, coterie OF which X is one and
who recognize no potential god except
| John Barieycoru selected Mr.. Woodson
because of his churrl, connection, rea'
soning I'VE esn catch those Bible backs
With that klrd Of baitn While MIR,
Wuodson was doubtless a Christian gen.
tleman Of mild type, the game as ar.
ranged by the votaries OF the saloons
wouldn't work out, and they have abused
,, church ever since for its lack Of "Christs
like adherence in that scheme.
The city papers stated after the cleo
! ton of Monday that there was no poll
| tics in it, which was true. A democrat
/ is elected mayor without opposition,
| both counciimen in the Ist ward are
democrats, in, the End ward democrat
and a republican, chief of police re-
publican, the, police judge and treasurer
democrats. have never understood
whether Mr.. Colbert had any political
status, further than he didn't have any
prohibition tendencies, although a Meth
o1ist brother. Since reading KS article,
| had the political complexion of the
third ward carefully Investigated with
respect to their votes for councilmen.
with the sure result that 26 democrats
in that ward voted for Mr.. Colbert; OF
this there is no doubt. Messrs. White
thorn, Wiley, ASSET, etc., with Wueste-
field as banner carrier and John Scott on
the bass drum and the other brothers all
in the line up with strong church con-
tingency believing that the good Brother
Colbert could more safely be depended
upon as progressive Methodist than
Mr.. Waters as in duty bound voted for
Mr.. Colbert.
In 1898 I vas honored by being elected
mayor OF the city. The saloons at that
i time were much inclined to paint the
town red-those were wide open times
Sunday or no Sunday they ran just the
same A halt had in decency to be call
ed In my annual message to the COM
mon council as mayor of the city now on
file in the Office of the police judge, in
4 speaking Of the saloons stated as fol-
lows: "This is an educational center.
You owe it to yourselves to conduce all
on your part to cleanse the city from all
debasing influences, and it becomes i'm
perative that the wise laws you have en-
acted be vigorously enforced-no other
consistent. course is left you except to en-
force the laws of the city as you find
them. The charter has given you full
power in the premises = all persons
taking out license have taken the same,
subject to the conditions fixed by law,
: and lave given bond conditioned to com.
ply with the law, which you as council
approved. It is an admitted and motor
ious fact that the law and the conditions
), of the bond by you approved are being
openly and hagrantly violated every
week; and the duty devolves upon you te
enforce or have enforced the laws of youl
> own making = X The public is be
coming fully aroused in the matter of self
protection, and the strict enforcement O.
the laws in the particulars specified fol
! the general good of the city. The city ii
therefore either to viHdicate the law from
within or it will certainly be done from
i without. Temporizing in matters OF thi
7 kind cannot longer in decency be post
e poned-actien is demanded. By al
. those fairly advised it is known fac
u that the violation of the conditions Q
I. the LIQUOR traffic are easily enforced b.
. law and that speedily"
, Mr.. Waters was practically strange
IL here when submitted the foregoing, an
e 1T was not ssexpended in winning an
y controlling the support of the saloon
h and their adherents" as expressed by \
d My ideas are the same today they wer
ef ten years ago. The saloon men under
ID stand me thoroughly. No change hs
70 come over ''the spirit of my dreams
~ The temperance element at the tim
u was either dead or sleeping. If ten
rs perance sentiment prevailed in Corvall
10 it was hid under small measure te
40 years ago. KS horizon commences wit
1 the last June election, and is circun
IS scribed by misrepresentation in ever
10 phase. In this connection it is to be r
b. membered that the sheriff of the count
70 closed the Sunday doors of the saloons
NJ the first instance; not the city official
I. For the past few years, the saloons ha'
Ut kept fairly orderly houses and in ge
". eral sense haye complied with the conc
u tions of their bonds and the laws OF Il
d. city. The conditions surrounding the
ne have forced this, it was not voluntarl
Re done; this has been effected by publ
ay sentiment, and the certain fact that Il
eS 1orr. xr;lJ l,o viooYous1v enforced if Viols