THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1893
The Weekly Ghronicle.
OFFICIAL l'APEH OF WABtX COUNTY.
A DEMOCRATIC PAXIC.
The committee on national affair of
the republican club of the city of New
York l)a issued an address in which the
reeent disturla-d condition of the coun
try is discussed at considerable length,
and the causes lending thereto tully set
forth. Attention is called to the fact
that in under the last year of res
ident Harrison's administration, the
balance of trade was in favor of the
United States to the amount of 1-02,875,-680
: every laboring man was employed ;
the farmer had a ready market for hi
products ; the production of pig iron in
creased over 40 per cent, and savings
bank deposits increased over 36 per cent.
With the advent of the democratic ad
ministration this condition of affairs
was reversed, and the feeling of distrust
has become general. It is not believed
that the silver purchase act was alto
gether responsible for this state of affairs,
altogether it unquestionably contributes
to the existing trouble. It would not
cause such a general contraction in busi
ness enterprises, restricting the output
of mills and factories, reducing the wages
of workingmen or throwing them out of
employment entirely, and causing coin
niercial houses to countermand or largely
reduce their orders for goods. The real
source of this distrust is to be found in
the declaration of the democratic plat
form that the republican policy of pro
tection to American industry is to lie
abrogated, that it is "unconstitutional,"
and that the gates are to be thrown wide
open to foreign wares and products. The
democratic programme has alarmed the
people, and until it is manifested that
revolutionary measures are not to be
carried out there will be no restoration
of confidence. The Sherman law is
brought forward as the convenient pre
text for the alarm occasioned by demo
cratic ascendency, and is made to bear a
greater burden of responsibility than it
is entitled to. The people were not in
an unsettled state of mind o long as the
wpnblican party was at the helm, but
when the control of affairs was passed
over to the democracy the evils which
beset us were begun, and they have con
tinued to grow apace.
HO TIME FOR TALK.
There is something ludicrous in the
fact that 65,000,000 people, who believe
they govern themselves, place themselves
at the mercy of a few hundred men
called congress. These "representa
tives" of the people are now frittering
away their time at the seaside waiting
for two weeks to expire. They have
been delegated with power to act for
their varied constituencies, but it may
be seriously doubted whether a single
one reflects the feelings or will act npon
the wishes of those who elected them.
The eyes of the nation are turned upon
them, yet they seem oblivious of such
attention and equally unmindful of the
demand for a speedy and harmonious
plan of action- that will put money
into circulation again. We doubt
not that if some of the excellent
measures already proposed were sub
mitted to the people by a direct vote,
the existing troubles would have
been safely passed ere this. The
aggregated intelligence of the masses
la superior to that of any one individual.
The United States has tried to frame
laws to suit majorities, but it has failed
in countless instances. Individuals can
be bought, and legislation prostituted to
mercenary ends.
The annexed editorial from the Ore-
gouian deserves reproduction by every
paper In the land. The same sentiment
has been expressed more briefly by
nearly all the editors of the coast, but
there are few writers who handle a sub
ject with so trenchant a pen as Harvey
Scott, and whether on the right or
wrong side of a sabject, he Is one of the
nowers of the Pacific coast. In this
case he is right; he is in line with pub
lir nninion: and we will not seek to
"better" his article, only as to giving it
a wider local circulation :
There is absolutely no excuse for the
wasting of fourteen days by the house
of representatives in idle chatter, to
which nobodv listens, not even the
members, when the trade and industry
of the country is gasping for relief,
which a vote of congress will furnish.
There is nothing to say on the silver
question which has not been said an
hundred times before. Nobody will be
convinced, instructed or even interested
bv the debate. Not a vote will be
changed. The discussion has no pur
pose except to enable cheap dema
gogues to point to the Record and say
to their Imbecile constituents that they
did all they could for silver. For this
the agony of panic, the paralysis ot
business, the catalepsy of Industry jis to
be prolonged.
The debate can have only one end.
There is only one thing to do, and every
body knows what that Is. Even the
craziest silver crank in congress knows
that the purchase ot silver must be
stopped, and that no other provision for
use of the depreciated metal as money
will be made at present. None of them
has any hope of defeating repeal of
the silver-purchase clause of the Sher
man act. All they can hope for is de
lay. To gain time and J befool their con
stituents, they are willing to leave the
buiiness of the country in the throes of
a panic congress has power to stop to
morrow by a decisive vote.
The two weeks' delay in the house is
not the worst. It is an evil example the
senate will worsen. Folly and igno
rance and selfish greed are even stronger
in the upper house, which was once the
worthier, than among the representa
tives. The silver party is numerically
stronger in the senate than in the house,
and that body has Ino rules to cut off
debate and force a vote. Half a dozen
iron-jawed senators from the Rocky
mountains alone will waste as much
time as the whole fourteen days set
aside in the house. Nothing but the
menacing roar of angry public opinion
will force the senate to a vote anyway,
and the delay in the lower lioue will be
an excuse for consuming twice as much
t!m tKant T f will Ka mnit rnmil Itii.lr
week, with no purpose on earth except
to win cheap credit with fool constttu
snts. It is a depressing state of affairs
The following is extracted from a re
cent editorial from the Cotton and Wool
Reporter
"It is admitted that a great many
manufacturer desire to believe that the
democratic party would not dare forum
lat auv lesislation of a destructive
character, yet there is the equivocal and
explicit language of the Chicago plat
form, on which the party won its way
into powsr, which causes doubts to
arise and prevents a firm conviction as
to what the policy of the party may be,
Fortunately, it is seldom that the ex
treme wing of any party prevails, and it
is almost an assured fact that the ex
treme element, the voice which spoke
through the Chicago tariff platform
will not prevail now. The policy of the
democratic party will be to endeavor to
hold itself in power a little longer, and
certainly its power would be of short
tenure should It enact any destroetive
legislation : it may not snact conntruc
tive laws, and in face of the rapidly
changing sentiment of the country, it
would not venture far in forcing its
radical views
Some democrats claim that the reason
so much shoddv clothing is manufac
tured in the United States is because of
the high protective tariff, pointing out
that only firstclaas goods art manufac
tured in England. The premises are
correct, but the conclusion is not. it is
only because shoddy goods are permitted
to be made here, and prohibited there.
English laws are more strict in all man
ufactures. from a loaf of bread np. If
it were not so, Englishmen would have
the same opportunity - to introduce
shoddy in their goods as Americans, and
since human nature is pretty much the
same, an honest American is no rarer
than an honest Johnny Bull.
Senator Mitchell has introduced the
moat important bill so far, which in
cludes an amendment declaring it to be
the sense of congress that no changes be
made in the tariff during the 53d con
w - - . 1
press, it, the country was assurea inai
the tariff would be undisturbed by the
next congress, it would stimulate pro
duction again, labor would find ready
employment and a reaction would set
in of great advantage. Mitchell, being
a free coinage advocate, stands a good
chance of carrying through his bill suc
cessfully, by trading his influence on
the one question for the other.
It is announced that Col. Robert A.
Miller, the new register of the Oregon
City land office, is soon to lead to the
altar Mrs. Grubbe, a well known school
teacher of Salem. It is luckv that Col.
if the repeal bill shall eo to the presi-, r.,k ,li.t nn m tn Tiirk.v afrall. A
dent in six weeks. j big ufiiee wjthout grab is not a fat take.
That means six weeks of poignant ! Th. laiwl nffi with a al.i nnaitmn
distress for the blood-poisoned business
of the country, which might now be in
healthy state but for the folly of its
legislators ; whose restoration might be
gin tomorrow with removal of the poison
of financial distrust if its legislators
were wise enough to do at once what
they all know must be done at last.
Stoppage of purchase of silver would not
immediately restore national prosperity,
bat it would restore the confidence
whose undermining has destroyed pros
perity. It would begin the cure. It
would remove the poison and permit
nature's restoring processes to begin.
It would start the revival of business.
There is patience to wait for the rest.
position
manager of a home is different. Col.
Bob and his fiance will be the recipients
of hearty congratulations until after the
honeymoon is over. Dispatch.
The decades ending in three are fate
ful for the Northern Pacific. In 1873,
the road was wrecked under the man-
; agement of Jay Cooke; in 1H83 Villard's
sun declined, carrying down with him
' the Northern I'auilic railroad ; now in
1 1893, down it goes again.
j The Edinboro Scotchman of a recent
I date intimates that the great financial
i depression in America cannot be laid to
the charge of the silver question, but to
In these times of scarcity of money
we hear a great deal aljout men being
out of employment, on the verge of star
vation, and the like, which, generally
speaking, is true, and it is on this lais i
as a starting point that we are disposed
to read this class of persons a lecture on
iyinnifitpncv nnrt f Iia luct tt iml. .,....
Tn Q,nn, ti, ....... f... ! tilings.
kind of a fake institution strike a city
and these men ure the fiint to gather j
round it und give of their re-ources to
support aset of trifling idlers in their
There is no patience in the country for
the mock statesmen who must gabble
for weeks before acting, like a consulta
tion of doctors who twaddle about
ethics while a patient dies, or firemen j
who quarrel about precedence while a
city burns. ;
Delay is not the worst, because the
situation is not stationary. The situa-,
tion will grow worse until it slmll begin
to grow lx;tter. This is in the nature of !
The distress in caused by the'
withdrawal of money from active em-i "'"cr introduced a .Monday pro-
Iployment, due to distrust. This will ' vi(li"K ''"r '"' Oo.UOO.ooO of
j continue. As the stress grows great-r, ; (iat ".oney, exchangeable f.,r govcrn-
linore and more people are hoarding ",mt 1"'n,H llt Hints all right,
money. ot only the panicky,
I the democratic platform of last Novem
j her, which foreshadowed the rcal of
1 the McKinley law.
i he Orcgonian finds cause for alarm
should President Clevelund die and Vice
President :SUmitoii assume hi mantle,
characterizing the latter us cheap mid
shallow ilemaogue) without even Hie
tirgative virtue of p.i."ive patriotism to
recommend him.
distrustful of banks and fearing loss of
employment, are laying aside little
hoards of cash for the worst. These in-
rampR m ennnrf u I in iriaTtm-w.n r. (
rie a lni., .! ..,.,!,. f "i 1 the ordinarily provident persons, grown
the crowd and patronage, until they sue- j
eeed in raking in what they can, leave a I
verv small tmreenlaw i.f it tnr Iwnu I
and something to e.it. ,.!! I numerable little hoards, in the aggregate.
ing drained the street patrons of their i
small change. As a protectorate
guardian of this class of people it would
fiat money, exclnuigi
........ I- ... . ...
but : J"s " """"'J'- J" theft' times every-
, tiling is fi.'h that comes to the net.
- -
1 The outlook for labor in the east has
! brightened by the renewed employment
be wise on the part of the city to refuse
a license to all street shows and fakirs.
In an educational point it would be a
great step forward, because neither they
or their exhibitions are of value to any
one, on the contrary they are demoraliz
ing in every way they can be viewed,
and lead the naturally perverse into
worse conduct. Illinoisan.
Campers in the mountains should ex
ercise great caution in the matter of ex
tinguishing their camp fires. If a man
is a philanthropist who makes two
blades of grass grow where one grew be
fore, what shall be said about a man
who burns np in a day several quarter
sections of valuable timber which have
been growing ever since before his great
grandfather was born.
Minister Blount has returned from
Honolulu and is now in San Francisco.
He will say nothing, and no one cares
whether he does or not.
have caused a money famine. In some
iinrt of the ennntrr. the main ItitHineu
or!" , , . " . . r .
01 Dan wing is at an end, and fjtiHiness
dependent itxjn banks- is nearly ut a
standstill. The banks that are still open
will not advance a dollar, even to the
men in me comiinumy or on any
kind of collateral, simply because they
cannot. They have no money. Tliey
are driven to extremities to pay what
they owe to depositors. Consequently
crops cannot be moved. Nobody can
raise a cent on any shipment. Drafts
secured by bills of lading cannot be dis
counted. The wheels of commerce are
blocked. Wholesale merchants demand
cash from retailers, retailers demand
cash from customers, and the cash is
nearly all gone. There is no cause for
this appalling state of things except loss
of confidence in the stability of money,
which congress can restore within forty,
eight hours, though, without such res
torative action, bad as it is, the situation
will grow worse. And members of con
gress have no more sense of what is due
the country than to chatter, like a simian
convocation in a cocoa grove, week after
: of 1 .",()( Ml men in the iron and steel trade
in Pittsburg, and 8,000 operatives in the
Providence cotton mills.
The Annie Faxon horror is not so
j much a mystery as it is either a defee
j tive boiler or tho fault of the engineer
fallowing too much steam to be curried
Oil the old patched shell.
The debate on silver need not delay
the legislation prayed for to put money
into circulation again.
MARKET RERORT.
Thi;hiay, Aug. 17. The business of
the week continue dull and has assumed
no new phases. Our merchants have
not replenished tlmir stocks as usual,
and as a result assortments are some
what broken. Prices remain unchanged
in all line.
The provision market is well stocked
up and prices are nominal. Vegetables
and fruits are in great abundance and
the market is weak.
The egg market is less buoyant and
has dropped from IS to 13 cents per
dozen with a better delivery. Butter is
scarce and quotations while unrhunged
have an upward tendency
l'nnltrv is in fair demand on last
week's quotation. The grain market re
mains In its former slumbering condl
tion. One lot of new wheat wua brought
to the mills and as It was the first of the
season, sold readily at 50 cents per
bushel. This cannot l stated as the
market nuotation, as It is not fixed at
present.
The coast uiurket is not established
yet. Expectations will lie governed
largely by the quantity of tonnage in
port and to arrive, which is put down ut
66,353 tons. Eastern and r.uropean
markets are dull and featureless. Re
ports from the heads of bureaus of the
world lead one to lielieve that prices will
be satisfactory before the harvest of 1H!M
is realised.
The stringency in the financial centers
will undoubtedly embarrass the markets
more or less. The world's report of the
tiroduct. with the needed supplies for
consumption, will be read with interest,
which our columns give in another place
today.
The wool trade and shipments con
tinue quite lifeless. The volume of re
ceipts have exceeded 6,000,000 pounds
for the season and transactions have all
been made on the "free wool" basis,
that is to say, advances have been made
on consignment at about 6 to 7 rents
per pound. Manufacturers in the east
have bought sparingly, which has been
the result of theltariff agitation, superin
duced by the pledges of the party In
power, and as a consequence there has
been no market for offerings above the
margin ot minimum rates based on free
trade expectations. The Boston Adver
tiser of the 11th inst. says that market
is overstocked with wool, as there has
been enough of cancellations of woolens
ordered to shake the confidence of man
ufacturers, and as a result the stoppage
of machinery has put a quietus on the
markets until there is a change in the
lone of the tariff question. The Ameri
can Wool and Cotton Reporter of the
10th opines that if congress would give
an assurance that the tariff laws should
remain undisturbed until the 54th con
gross, the financial condition of the
country would improve, and the country
markets would develop into new life,
and also a stimulating influence would
be felt in all branches of trade. Up to
the 10th inst. there was no report of
sales of Oregon wool in Boston. There
is a better movement in territory wools
as com pared with others. Scoured wools
are light for inquiry. California and
Oregon scoured are quoted respectfully
at 40 to 45 cents and 42V cents. Aus
tralian scoured basis ranges from 55 to
68 cents according to grades and condi
tions. Our own market is dull, and
some offerings on consignment have
reached as high as 5 cents per pound.
Wheat 45 to 66c per bu.
Barley Prices are up to 05 to $1.00
cents per 100 lbs.
Oats The oat market is stiff aud of
ferings are light at $1 60 toll 60 cents
per 100 lbs.
Mn.LSTt'rrs Bran and shorts are
quoted at $18 00 per ton. mid
dlings $22 50 to $'-'3 00 per ton. Rolled
barley, 00 to -'4 00 per ton. Shell
ed corn $1 2") per 100 s.
Flour Salem mills flour is quoted at
14 25 per barrel. Diamond brand at
$3 60 per bbl. per ton and $3 76 per bbl.
letail.
Hav Timothy hay ranges in price
from 112 00 to $i5 00 per ton, according
to quality and condition. Wheat hay is
n full stock on e limited demand at
(8 00 to $ 12 00 per ton.
Potatgkh .75c per 100 lbs.
Buttkr Fresh roll butter at 50 to 55
cents per roll, in brine or dry salt we
quote M to 40 cents pel roll.
Eoos (iood fresh eggs sell at 18c.
Poultry Chickens, broilers, are
quoted at (1.50 to (2.00. Oid fowls (3.00
to (.1 d ;r dozen.
Bkkf a Mctton Beef cattle are in
moderate demand at (2.25 per 100
weight gross to (2.50 for extra good.
Mutton is quoted at (2 5!) and (2 85
per head. Pork offerings are light
and prices are nominal gross
weight and HJ.j cents dressed. Cored
hog meulH ure quoted lit l'J'.j cents hog
round.
HTAI'I.K C.ltOCKItlKS.
Cocfkf. Cos In Rien, isquoted ut
per lb., by the sack. Kilvinlorc,
Arbnckles, 2je.
Si'oak (iolderi C, in hbls or suck .
(5 87; Extra C, (0 12; Drv granulated
iffl 8S in boxes D. O., in 30 lb boxes,
(2 75. Ex C, (2 25. (iC (200.
Kick Japan rice, fiJeW"c; Inland,
rice, 7 cts.
Bka.kk Small whites, VjOtH ;
Pink, 5: per 100 lbs.
Salt Liverpool, 501b sk, fioc; 1001b
sk, (1 00; 2001b sk, (2 00. Stock suit,
(13 50 per ton.
DitiF.n Fit i' its) Italian prunes, 12c sr
lb, by box. Evaporated apples, 10( lli'.j
perlb. Dried grapes, 7f He. per pound.
VKtiKTAHLKS ANII FlilHTH.
IIIIIKH ANO FIIIIH.
HniKH Are quoted as follows: Dry,
3;ic lb; green, VM-i.
Smkkp Pki.ts 25 to 50 ca. Deerskins,
20c lb for winter and 30c for summer.
Dressed, light (I lb, heavy 75e lb. licar
skins, (8(12 ea; beaver, (3 60 lb;
otter, (5; fisher, (5m(5 60: silver gray
fox, low $25; red fox, (I 25; grey fox,
(2 50w(3: martin, $lw$l 25; mink,
50cr.r55c; coon, 50c; covote, 50cw75c ;
badger, 25c; polecat, 25cW45c; com
mon nouse cat, iucfrf2oc ea.
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nilfht. Foul play I suspected. He
had been In the city Koine time and
short time ao was mixed up in a mid
night street adventure, in which lie was
badly wounded.
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Shoos, Hats, Caps, Grocorios, Hardware,
Crockery, Hay, Grain, Food, Etc.
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