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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1906)
- - -v i, W'?fr"rri ", w f"T i DAILT omL JOUMCAI "" OMQ0K. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1906. 4fMMMMMMMMMMMMMM EECH OF CHAPXES B. GALLOWAY & At the Annual Reunion at Cnampoeg on tne Aniuvesaty of Oregon's Sav ing to tne United States i $ Charles V. Galloway sand in part: Jfodr. Chairman, ladies, gentlemen nnd f ncnds At this- time my thoughts run back in memory to a similar occasion five years ago, when wo had assembled at this place to dedicate this eimple yet enduring monument and to pledge that tho namo and! fame of this spot and tho stand that was here taken, and the purpose hero accomplished by the piO' about the differences and difficulties that were all around them; difference in nationality ana" difference in govern ment allegiance. All these things ar familiar to you. I need not mention what labor, what shrewd maneuvering ami by what a close shave the result which permits us to indulge in today's celebration was accomplished. The humblo endeavors of this provisional sect builders of Oregon, shall never be government, tho crude simplicity of its forgotten by a grateful people. It was a'beautif ul xlay. All nature was in her kindlleit anV gentlest hiiinor. .The air was mild, balmy and fragrant with tho breath of river nnd woodland; and nwadow. And the people, they came up -the river 'and Uowa the river, over tho hills and across the prairie. As I mingled with that throng, and looked upon it, it occurred to me, how fitting to tho occasion would have been the remark of Bob Taylor, of Tennessee, who on arising to address an immense aud ience, surveying tho throng before him, paused for a moment, then exclaimed in a tone indicative of astonishment. "Good God, where did all you folks come fromf" It seems that there is oftimes a sort of fitness in things and in events. A sort of destiny that directs'tho course of individuals and others things, and possibly thiu eternal fitness applied' to the selection of this spot. Possibly our pioneer forefather who hero mado tho first provisional government, had' some sort of premonition that this was a most agreeable and convenient location; for fnturo generations of Oregonians to as eomblo and commemorate their perform ance. I think, however, it is proper to ay that wo are here, not so much on account of the selection of tho spot by our distinguished forefathers, but rath er on account of the interest that has been manifested; in tho birthplaco of our first provisional government, Cham poeg. Possibly that distinguished pat riarch, P. X. Mntthieu, who is dearly lovetf by all, can tell us whether in the selection of this place as the birthplace of the now government .such a thought as this waa ia mind. With each recurring year since that time, five years ago, we have como cither in memory or in person to this Plymouth Rock of the west to cclcbrato tho anniversary of the establishment of tho first American civil institutions and tho first American government on the Pneifio coast. Prionds contrary to tho expectations that our worthy chairman has dealth out to you, it is not my purpose to go into details now regarding the events preceding and! tho events following, oc casionisgand occasioned by the estab lishment of tho provisional government. I need mention only very briefly these things which are familiar to you. The supremacy of the British interests through1 tho domination of the Hudson By company prior to 1S40; the growing American influence through the advent of American missionaries and settlers in the late thirties and early forties; you know all about the ecclesiastical jealousies and the commercial and in- ttuetrlnl cross purposes. You know all (surroundings, its nigged effectiveness and honesty. All these have been dwelt upon ia terms more accurate' thnn any that I might employ. I shall content myself today as ono of more recent generation of Oregonians, ono who has been privileged to enjoy in common with thousands, yes, with millions yet unborn, to opportunities and privileges, the fruits of rugged and heroic pioneer labors nobly performed, to offer only a reverential tribute. There are certain- attributes of char acter that distinguished the handful of Americans here who had the foresight to seo.and to accomplish a purpose that of establishing an American in stitution and an Americn ideal for this Oregon of ours. I shall mention what appeared to me to bo some of the best characteristics of theso pioneers who made and carried out the provisional government. In tho first place they wcro animated by a spirit of justice, of fair dealing, of common, every Vlay hon esty. Indicatory to this let me call your attention briefly to a few points regarding Ewlng Young. He was an important figure among the earliest of Oregon's American pioneers. Ho was a native of Tennessee. A man who camo here in tho early thirties from California along with Hall J. Kelly. He was the first American settlers on the west sldo of tho Willamette river, and, if for no other just reason, that he was tho first Yamhiller, ho was deserving of consideration. Bwing Young intro duced into this valley tho longhorned cattlo from California. He built tne first sawmill In the Chehalim valley, or what Is now Yamhill county. Ho Hied February 15, 1641, leaving considerable property and without known legal heirs or claimants. He left no will, but had thero been- ono thero was no court to take judicial cognizance of it Being without tho pal of any law the settlers could easily have divided the, estato among themselves without any ono being tho wiser, or without the right of such, disposition being dis puteM. But theso pioneers of tho Wil lamette valley were not men of such character. They decided this case in accordanco with the principles of the highest justice, in accordance with a. deep seated purpose of doing to every man as ho would wish to bo dono by. WhcnEwing Young was buried, the set tleres then began to organizo a court and a government. A committee to adopt a constitution and) a code of laws was appointed. At last Dr. Ira L. Bab cock waa elected supreme judge and George V. LcBretoa clerk of court and probato recorder. Babeock's first official act was on April 15, 1641, when ho appointed Be v. David Leslie "ad- WHY do I take Carclui"? writes Mrs. Jelemma MuIIins of Odessa, W. Va. "Because, after suffering for several years with female trouble, and trying different doc tors and medicines without obtaining relief, I at last found, in Wine of Cardui, a golden medicine for all my ills, and can recommend it above all others for female complaints.1' Cardui furnishes safe relief for backache, headache, periodical pains, irregular, painful or unhealthy cata menial flow, and all ailments from which sick women suffer. A perfect tonic for delicate women. Apure vegetable medicine for girls and women who are subject to the complaints peculiar to their sex. Has.benefited over a million who used to suffer as you do. At every drug store, in $1.00 bottles. WINE wunx Dt a xxrro diiiiiiUt ftr yw. sytnn jtUJMrtm Gfc, OHMSWfi. Ten. OF CARDUI minlstra'tor of tho estate of Ewing Young, deceased, intestate," and in a short time the estate,! was administered and netted about '$1000. The money was loaned out and later, in 1844, It was paid into the treasury of the pro visional government, which was. pledg ed to refund! tho same to the. heirs or creditors of Young whenever they shoud appear. Fifteen hundred dollars of the money was appropriated for tho build ing of a jail at Oregon City, the first west of the Missouri river. I don't know what uso they ha'd for it, but they wero probably providing for fu ture contingencies. And so you can see that this first effort for tho establish ment of government in Oregon was for the purpose of doing justice to a dead man. This was ono of the primary rea sons for tho organization of tho pro visional government and his estato gave the treasury its first funds. It might here be said that in 1854 arrheirinthe person of a son appeared, and, 22 years after this estate came into the posses sion of the probate court, over $500Q to the exact cent was paid to the as signees of this heir.' Now, my frien'ds could there ever have been more scrup ulous justice and) fidelity, notwithstand ing unusual difficulties? I would like to call, your attention to the sentiment of patriotism which animated "these founders of the provis ional government. Here were a hand ful of Americans by birthright or by inclination. They were men from ev ery sl?te in the union every state then in tho union. These men had been prac tically neglected, practically forsaken by tho government to which they offered allegiance. They had wandered- over 2000 miles. They were the kind! of Americans who, under all circumstances "stay put," as the President would say. And let us not forget tho other men whoso names are not engraven on the monument hero. Theso 50 men who voted "Xo" and rode way, were they not patriots also? Wero they not as faithful to the government that claimdd their allegianco as well as the Ameri cans to the Americans to the American government? What of the glorious and grand character of Dr. John McLaugh lin? Was he any the less a grand char acter simply because his interests and tho interests of tho government here represented wero not tho same? These men are as good Americans as any oth er patriots of the original Oregon. With prejudice and jealousy mellowed by time we can now look back upon the Oregonians of the thirties and tho for ties and see that they were all pat riots. It matters not whether they, were Catholic or Protestant, English, Amer ican or CanaUian, they were patriots nevertheless. Now there was another particular character of these original pioneers of Oregon. These men who established and earned out the provisions of this first government were educated men. They were uneducated, however, many of them, unlettered and untutored in the ways of learning, but they were all educatdd in what I deem the true sig nificance of that term. Education don't necessarily mean tho loading of the mind with a lot of literary lumber; it don't mean storing it with dates and quotations. But these men had minds that were train&l in tho school of hard knocks; they had minds trained to see the right, trained to eee the right in every way. Uneducated as they were in the ways of polite learning, they were, nevertheless, educated men. Now, friends, I know there are a lot of other speakers to follow, to I shall not tako much moro of your time in a discussion of a subject in this manner. Thero are victors of peace no less than those of war. There are he roes in the ordinary walks of life that are no less heroes than those who play their parts amid the clash of arms; and the grandest heroes of all time, the grandest heroes of any nation, are tho pioneer men and women who have car ried the American ideals and the Amer ican home from the Atlantic to tho Pa cific; across the Alleghanies, over and through the vallles of the Ohio, the Mississippi and the Missouri, over the Heckles, down the Columbia, over the Cascades and to the bar of the Westtrn ocean. These men and these women accemplished: a conquest of peace, yet irresistable the greatest conquest ever accomplished, and these people, this handful of Americans that here estab lished the first' civil government, the founders of our original Oregon, these men are'the grandest heroes that his tory can ever record. Friends, there are many of us here, who may never return to a similar an niversary. As time is measured, It will return to another occasion of tab kind. But this will not be forgotten as long as memory lasts among the people of Oregon; as long as the people of Ore goa are & grateful people they eaa sever forget the noauaaeat ect there and wkai It repreeemtt. It stay show the Mrk of aged the weather, the aamsa aad) words here laeeribet may fe fcllt erated, Vat as leag as Orege lasts, as kwg- as JCt. Hood touch the sky, as leaf u a river iew dewa to the Ma Do You Suffer O from HEADACHE LOSS OF SLEEP INDIGESTION TORPID LIVER BILIOUSNESS BEECHAM'S PILLS will quickly remove the cause of these distressing complaints and restore healthy action to every organ. You will feel like a new person after taking a few doses of Beecham's Pills. They rid the system of impurities, improve the digestion, banish headache and Give Positive Relief in all cases of Biliousness, Contti- ation, Indigestion and Disordered iver. The excellent results obtained by the use of Beecham's Pills have proved them worthy of the confi dence they enjoy. They have helped thousands and recommend themselves. Sold ETerprbere. In boxrt 10c. ad sse. and as long as there is an F. X. Mat thieu native son, we shall have theso occasions, and we will honor our pioneer heroes. You all know of that beautiful poem, the production of a remarkable char acter, Samuel L. Simpson, "Beautiful Willamette." Here by this beautiful flowing river, I am tempted to recite to you, or to give the lines of, this beautiful poem of that songster an'd poet of heroes. Here he closed by reciting "Beauti ful Willamette." Fortunate Mtssourlans. "Whoa I was a druggist at Livonia, Mo.," writes T. J. Dwycr, now of Graysrille, Mo., "three of my custom ers wero permanently cured of con sumption by Dr. King's New Discovery and are well audi strong today. One was trying to sell his property and move to Arizona, but aftor using Dr. King's New Discovery a short timo he found it unnecessary to do eo. I re gard Dr. King's New Discovery as the most wonderful medicine in existence." Surest cough and cold cure and throat and lung healer. Guaranteed! by J. O. Perry, druggist. 50c and $1. Trial bot tle free. O. B, & N TIME SAVES. SOCIALIST'S ADVERTIS) (This space is hired by the Socialist MiMIIIIMIIWIHMHUHlllll Chicago 17 Hours Nearer via This Pop ular Columbia River Route. Franklin was right when he said "Lost time is never found again." Tho 0. It. & N., in addition to giving you 200 miles along the matchless Co lumbia river, saves you 17 hours to Chicago. It is the Short line to Lewiston, Short line to the Palouse country, Short line to Spokane, Short line to the Coeur d'Alene coun try. . ' Short lino to Salt Lake City, Short line to Denver, Short line to Kansas City, Short line to Omaha, Short lino to Chicago, Short line to all points East Three trains daily, 0:15 a. m., 8:15 p. m. and 6:15" p. m. The "Chicago Portland Special" is as fine as the finest. Every comfort of home. For particulars ask any agent of the Southern Pacific company, or write A L. CRAIG, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Or. The Southern Pacific Company. Will sell special round trip tickets to Eastern points on July 2nd, and Srd. August 7, 8, and 9, September 8, 10, 1906, to Chicago, St. Louia, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Omaha, Sioux City, St, Joe, Atchison, Leavenworth and 'Kansas City. Geod going 10 days, and return ing 90 days from sale date, but not beyond October 31st, 1906. For par ticulars call on agents. A. L. CRAIG, 5-3-tf General Passenger Agent. FleaMat tray to myti. The above ia the usual verdict e the traveler ueisg the Missouri Paeite railway betweea the Paeiae coast aad the east, aad we believe that the aerr See aad aeeemssodatioas given nerit this etataweat. Frea Dearer, Colora do gpriagt aad Dearer there are two thrwgfc tralaa dally to Ka&saa City aad St. Leak, earryiag Fallsaa't lat est ttaadaar eleetrie-ligated sleeftag ears, h4r ui a4 ap-to-dato dialag ears; The saasa exeeUeafc service ia apwrsts'l treat Kauaa City aad St Led to VsasUi, Little Seek aad Set gprhtfa, If ye are ge&g east er fljr aad fail fas .W. & XWHSX, ea. Agt, 1M TUc a, Perttwd, Ore. A. Q. 8IM0LA Candidate for Unit ed States senator for long term. J. D. STEVENS Candidate for United States senator for tho short term. He is an old soldier, serving three years. Was taken prisoner and .held in Libby prison till March, '65? No vot er should fall to give Mr. Stevens his support. O. W.. BARZEE Candidate for gov ernor. Ho is a farmer, owning and running a large farm in Sherman county, and is today tho only candi date before tho people representing the common people. Vote for men-who represent your interests. R, O. BROWN Candidate for sec retary of state, resides at Roseburg, Oregon. He is now the secretary of tho Socialist party of Oregon. W. W. MYRES Candidate for con gress in the First district, is a sub stantial farmer of Clackamas county. Was a soldier and son of a Mexican sol dier, and a representative of tho people. A. M. PAUL Candidate for congress from Second district, is a self made man. Ho is also an old soldier and is a believer in freedom from the oppres sion of tho great corporations. GEO. R. COOK Oandidato for state treasurer. A resident of Astoria, Is an old seldiei: ono of the boye who gave tho best days of his life for the preser vation of our country, and! now seeks tho emancipation of tho wage elave system, and laboring men should cast their vote for him. J. O. COOPER Candidate for state printer. Served1 three years in the army. W. S. RICHARD'S Candidate, for dairy, food and labor commissioner. Was born in Illinois. He is a first class master mechanic and' superintendent of the chair and furniture factory at Albany. He is just the man to fill the place. Be sure and vote for him. MARCUS W. ROBBINS For su premo judge, is now a resident of Grants Pass, and) for five years been a practicing attornoy. has C. 0. BREC Candidate for attorney general. He came to Oregon in 1903, He is also an expert stenographer and attorney at law. J. EL HOSMER Candidate for state school superintendent. He is a grad uate of the law schools, and was a for mer editor of tho Sllverton Appeal, and is now practicing law at Portland. B. F. RAMP Candidate for state sonator stands for the common people and their interests. Z. T. BOOARD Candidate for state senator. He is a man of eonnd judg ment. Has been a farmer the best part of his life. Opposes grafte. Favor elec tion of all officers by tho people. P. J. VON BEHREN Candidate for representative saw that the Socialist party was the party of the common people, and stands for the freedom of the masses from close legislation. OonusHin) vwmmmi J. T! nrrrr, resontative. was lll . raised on H,B JJ now proprietor . .."""i?1 Works. Btaafof nlnosa. nMJ . I classes and special Prrrfc re lor eheir ne. vi &rt HVM only wrff HsVtlflK 1 s ff A. M . BLrNBTovT. tive, is a sturdy f " er of Roscdalo. WJt W. H. STEUENliAcg. iur "presoaiative, is tr. 1 nil. W J- -.,'M "" behoving in the best t... tion to all dasses fo J?NflM ! Afra in .. VWHS. tj w UVUC, H. B. MUNSON-IW . is a well known bladatO representing tha hfc.. , Pie, of which he diTJaff 5W intlfemei t tr -.r.- It enhance J. H. MAOK-For tofloldea S always been identified &i7ejfe its needs, including ft &8lal,ttuWi loms of tho day. fiS Coe, of Ne melvin wnaaHHg!JJSgSPl county clerk, is a fiB uisK''W a i i teasers Wellor Bros. Store Vn i eould m - . BOBS a. o. uxiAittt Candlta er, is well and favoraUjlj( lem ana Marion conn-tr, iruit growor and shipper. O. 0. HlJTCHINBOS--AltrHiBf;it Of. 1K...-1 oABVF i of el T. H. BLACKMAN-rcafkaU la ta missioner, is a master ffrmftTinr. er and designer, Htm ! Vut eight and is a man that Trill Hntn.nl "tees interests of 'he tax pijia jiiiBgf ylw.aye Q.. P. SHEWOOD-CbOi'trW,'ne county treasurer, U veJU !), the most. of thetaVpjeftk county and needs no tttmm deistsfajC - of theH M. M. WH3TE-rWWjnany, White is a local mh&er, i!m e ar6j close shoe maker. H!jsaiRa jgjg. cellent habits and a good jte ad expe canity. 8 Ci R. R, RYAN-Caadidtki. V .UU Jt;CVl7 Vil .UC 4JVI I IWfi Ryon has lived here forW a strong leader in reformat if elected to the oSts t3ii no grafts are saddled taS ore of the county for petyl but prosecutors lasst afcst ( grounds in bringing rate Jt cost price to protect tie ! bills for cost. Sciali'sk The entire tiebV t public ownership d 3 p jj and taxing all terpWiw V gross earnings. ! !"; menta on tne fioasuw ii $500, and thus esewJ ",' Equal rights to all efcs. H for same service, wl " mothers and sisters sUf1""! -moVinfT nf ttft laiTS.! rn- .11 .... K1itrilf iSWdX XV Ull VUkC4 -- j. JOB? M BSffM"' ciplea wo ask coming election. mrU Pvrrr T TCP PABTl C ' GON, B. R. Rjan, &) ' Chairman. MARKET QUOTA TIONS TODAY -Make Salem a Good Heme Market" Poultry At 8tenet Market Eggs Per dozen, 15c. Chickens ll12c. Frye 1618c. Ducks 10c. Poultry, Eflfl, Etc Eggs Per doren, 14c. Butter, retail SOc. HeoB 10011c: Frye-12c, ''' Geese 8c. Ducks Sc. Fruits, Vegetable, Etc Potatoes 2530c Onions 2 to 3c. Tropical Fruit. Baaanas 5Jc per pound. Oranges $3 50. Lemons $4.50 $5.00, live Meek Market. Steers 33c Cows 3a. Sheep-4tft J,) jsreeea veal oee, Fat Hogs-94c. Orala aad Peed. Baled clew $8. Uaeat $7.0. '1 3?-l.W. tJJjifL ,!. '. Oata-454oV Grala $9. Bran $20. Shorts $22. Salem riourlne J Wheat 0c. Flour-$3.60. Portland MM Wheat Club, 70c, Valley 6S69c. Bluestem 7071e. Oats Choiee white-M- Millstuff Bran 17 Hay Timothy $12 Tntw SOffiCOe. Poultry-Average Mj 14e: med eac- ..".fly ,r.. -.s rhieietsi iS'VSW itKi l-.v - ia ero, 23tf 30C5 7 TTV chicken 1515tto; fM 22tfe; geese, live, , dressed, P S,' 17c; pigeons, $!- Pork-Dreesed-H. - XT tABr-DreeMa S' A Hops- Oregon- !-" "J Tr seni 1905 eliPi media-, 24? " Batter Fey CT 20e: store, 151S- afeUir-sesee. fc ...iiAMt f f ifanHflMfrv fofr-'Y .--f iAa. .iSiiiB& tLA"- - i. : -'i. irtti,ftmtoftiWWi. . (&-