Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-03

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] EDITOR GAzErrE:-It is claim.
! ed by the Democratic managers
! Of the county election, that Vic.
tor Moses is a deserving young
man; has made a good clerk, and
being a candidate tor reelection,
inferentially they argue that Re-
publicans should abandon their
own candidate, Mr.. Scott, and
vote for Mr.. Moses. This is a
mistake, because Mr.. Scott is also
a deserving young man; much
more so In many respects than
Mr.. Moses. Mr.. Scott, bv natural
qualities, is fitted to make bet
ter clerk than Mr.. Moses. Re-
publicans should by all means
vote for Mr.. Scott, because he is
a fine gentleman, we'll and
thoroughly qualified. There are
many other reasons why men
should vote for Mr.. Scott. There
were several mistakes urged two
years ago to elect Mr.. Moses clerk.
1t was claimed that Mr.. Moses
opponent had a farm and plenty
of stock and other things, and
hence the people should vote for
Mr.. Moses. What a subterfuge.
Let any sensible man think of
it. But Mr.. Moses friends urged
the same for his election. At
the same time an anonymous
pamphlet was circulated over the
county, with no one to own its
origin, against Mr.. Moses oppo-
nent, all showing conditions, of
mind not willing to be fair, but
attempting to mislead the voter.
In contrast with that argument,
a few years ago the Democratic
managers urged as a campaign
measure that Mr.. Rickard, then
Democratic candidate for sheriff,
had a farm and plenty of cattle
and other property, and hence he
should be voted tor, and Mr..
Waggoner, the Republican can
didate, who had not been so for
tunate as to accumulate so much
property, should be voted against.
1t seems poor rule that will not
work the same whether the can
didate be Democrat or Repub-
lican. But the Democratic mana
gers have for many years promul-
gated ridiculous, misleading state
ments as reasons to urge Repub-
licans to vote for the Democratic
candidates and prove recreant to
the Republican nominees. An
other great mistake has been
made during this county election
n Mr.. Moses behalf. Some of
lis ardent friends have falsely
Urged to the voters in several
PARTS of the county that Mr..
Scott, his opponent, is a large land
'wner and therefore Mr.. Moses
vas more needy, and that Mr..
Scott should be voted against in
avor of MI. Moses. These. arei
measures that no digni-
led, high-minded class of men
would use. In our Republican
orm of government it is not a
uestion whether man has large
r small property. Every man
recognized one as good as the
ther in our country, if he be-
aves properly and is honest and {
-ank with his fellow man.
In the monarchies among kings t
f the old world, property and ,
aste are made as distractions be-
ween men, but in Oregon one $
ian is as good as his neighbor,
egardless of property considera- {
ons. Integrity, ability to per- I
'rm duty, standing as man :
mong men with high-minded l
'ntentions for principle, and not
lbterfuge, should be the quail
es the voter should look to~in a
le man for whom he casts his a
ote. Mr.. Scott possesses all !,
lese qualifications as highly as I
~ man M Coof4 - k