Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-27
Popular as Ever.

Alter al absence OF year OF more,
Congressman Binger Hermann is today
among his Benton county friends. If,
from his knowledge that the delegation
from this county was favorable to the
nomination of Mr.. Harris at the last
convention, Mr.. Hermann has expected
to notice any abatement of the enthu-
siasm always heretofore manifested for
him i'll this county, he will be agreeably
surprised before his departure. He will
find the Republicans of Benton as warm
and sincere in their support of his candi-
dacy as they ever were.
A year ago the delegation from this
county to the congressional convention
faithfully supported Mr.. Hermann
through prolonged and tedious struggle.
The desires of the delegation this year
did not represent change in the kindly
feeling of the county towards Mr.. Her
mann, or lessened confidence IN his
ability or efficiency, but was rather the
expression of the ardent admiration of
the younger element of the party for Mr..
Harris and was in no way discreditable
to Mr.. Hermann.
Mr.. Harris friends, and the party in
general, are warmly supporting Mr.. Her
mann's candidacy. They realize the
valuable work accomplished for this part
of the district by Mr.. Hermann in past
years and feel that his efficient services
are entitled to their recognition.
During the twelve years he was in con-
gress, Mr.. Hermann secured more appro-
priations for Oregon, by far, than was re-
ceived by any other state of the Union
in proportion to its size. When he re-
tired from congress some seven years ago,
Mr.. Hermann was the leading Western
member, and one of the controlling
spirits of that body. His appointment
after his retirement to the commissioner.
ship of the general land Office by Presi-
dent Mckinley was recognition of the
value of his public services and of his
worth as public man. In the past ses-
sion of congress, Mr.. Hermann has done
most effective work for the state and has
gone far towards regaining his old-time
position as leader of that body. This
record deserves and will receive the
recognition of the voters of this district.
Mr.. Hermann's return is certain.
Mr.. Hermann deserves mere than this,
at the hands of this district. While he
was commissioner of the land Office, Mr..
Hermann pursued liberal policy to-
wards the settlement of the public do
main in the interest of his own and all
the Western states, policy which the
people of the state of Oregon wish to see
Mr.. Hermann g policy as Commissioner
in the interests of the development of
the West, did not suit Mr.. Hitchcock,
and this clash led to Mr.. Hermann re-
tiring. This action on his part. taken in
preference to changing the policy of his
administrations policy which he be-
heved to be to the best interests of his
state-was creditable and loyal in Mr..
Hermann. Yet his enemies have per-
sistently eince then made it the excuse
for all manner of personal attack. His
present political opponent, Mr.. Veatch,
is hurting calumny and abuse at him
from the stump, and making accusations
as untrue as they are offensive. Con-
Siderable more than year has passed
since Mr., Hermann's retirement. Had
the first part of the charges made against
him by his noisy opponent been true,
Federal Indictment would have followed
long ago.
The voters of this District should not
give credit to the wholesale and unfound-
ed accusations of Mr.. Veatch. At the
coming election they should set the stamp
of their disapproyal upon this campaign
of calumny and abuse, and express their
confidence in Mr., Hermann, by giving
him an overwhelming majority. BEN
ton county will do her part