The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-21
WHY THEY BUTCHER JOLLY


To numerous republicans, one oil
the non-understandable conditions
in this campaign is the concerted
and persistent effort of the headless
ffour columns" to butcher commits
sioner William Jolly, politically.
Assertions are repeatedly made in
that publication that not only re-
fleet on \ r Jolly as commissioner,
but upon his integrity, as a man,
and throughout the future, these
assertions, if anybody believes them,
will rise up to confront Mr.. Jolly
and his friends. William Jolly is
among the honorable citizens of
Benton county. He has been a re-
spected resident for many years.
His reputation among his neighbors
and otherwhere in the county is that
he is honest and upright. Every
man who knows him, believes that
it is at all times his purpose to do
right between man and man. In
any event he has been elevated by
his fellow citizens to the Office of
county commissioner, defeating in
the contest one of the best and truest
citizens of the county. In that po-
sition, Mr.. Jolly has carried with
him set purpose to do the best he
knew how, a willingness to trans
act the business of the county in the
interest of the people, and contin-
ued consciousness of discharge of
his duty to the best of his ability.
1t so happened also thatin the trans
action of public business, he was at
all times In perfect harmony with
the other members of the court, and
that it is therefore the opinion of the
three, to-wit, William Jolly, Richard
Irwin and Virgil Waters that the
interest of the people have, at all
times, been conserved and protected.
And, what has been said above
of Mr.. Jolly is equally true of Mr..
Waters and Mr.. Irwin. Both are
honorable, straightforward men,
who in public position and private
life endeavor to be just aud square
with all men. For instance, Mr..
Irwin, as all know, is a self made
farmer whose character is open,
frank and free, to be read by all
men, and who was elected commis-
sioner, not from his own seeking,
but as a result of persistent urging
of his neighbors and friends. Now
everybody knows that every official
act done by Rich Irwin, Virgil
Waters and by William Jolly has
the stamp of honesty behind it.
Everybody knows, and nobody will
deny, that the known integrity and
honorable career of each of these
men is in itself a bond, guarantee,
that the official acts of the county
court have been faithfully, ably and
honorably discharged.
In spite, however, of these well
known conditions, there is persis-
tent howl in the doorstep" depart
ment against the county court, and
its acts. State taxes are abnormally
high, and advantage is taken of the
fact that men at the sheriff's coun-
ter have much money to pay out,
to endeavor to dupe them into be-
lief that Mr.. Jolly and the rest OF
the county court has robbed some
body. Figures are produced, and
tables are re-hashed in which sums
are shifted about, all for the purpose
of deceiving and deluding homes
men. Here is a sample of the state
ments made: "The consensus o
opinion among farmers seems to b.
that the greater portion of this larg'
sum, ISIS, 4esl has virtually beel
squandered in Improbable experi
ments in road-making" see Gazette
May 6th]. The ''greater portion
of S15, 4o5 is a lot of money O
which to say that William Jolly ant
his colleagues have simply ''squan
dered'' it, yet that is the straigh
unequivocal language of the "door
step" statement. 1t is a seriou
charge, even for thing that MI
Woodcock branded asa fraud [Se
Gazette April 5th] to make agains