THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1896.
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M. HONYWILL.
IMPARTIAL COMMENT.
The transactions in Portland last
Thursday during the Republican pri-
maries will be a; cause of chagrin to
decent members of the party
throughout the stae. Although the
. - information which comes to us is
colored one way because, the Orego-
nian and its protege, the Telegram,
are controlled by jone faction)
enough is learned to reach the con
clusion that the day was the most
disgraceful in the history of Repub
lican politics ra Oregon.
Two factions arrayed against one
another in bitter enmity, strove for
- supremacy. On both sides were
men of good character and influence
in the councils of state; on both
sides were the riff-raff, bums, float
ers, ward-strikers, and all species
that go to make up disreputable pol
itics. .
Joseph imon, the self crowned
ruler of Portland, hobnobing with J
Larry Sullivan, a disreputable tough
pnzengnter ana leader of men
among whom a piece of money is the
strongest argument. This is pure
politics with a "vengeance. Henry
McGinn, a judge upon the bench, a
partisan . with Simon, leaving the
high and honorable position to which
, he Lad been appointed by the grace
of God and Governor Lord, and
mingling in a fight from which every
member of the judiciary should be
absent.
TO one who watched .the affair
from a distance it looks as if the
whole thing were merely a case of
the ' '-pot calling the kettle black."
The Oregonian, with its eulogies of
Simon,- eannot make that ubiquitous
individual appear more saintly in
. the eyes of those who have watched
bis career. Neither can any admi
ration for District Attorney Hume's
lighting qualities blind people to the
. fact that he is a salary grabber and
a man who1 is for Hume first and
possibly for the people afterward.
We cannolook upon the victory
of Simon as a triumph for good gov
ernment; neither would we had
.TVIintO, Frok and Hume won. The
' .men named are away down in the
category of good citizenship. They
represent themselves and their sel
fish ends, and the interests of Port
land are as badly off in. the hands of
- one as the other. As we say, there
are good men on both sides, but for
'the leaders, all that can be said is
that they' are professional politicians,
searching for spoilsJ
The couise of the Oregonian will
not commend itself to unprejudiced
people. However sublime may be
the trust that the Oreggnian has in
Simon, it is not shared by people
generallj .
Portland is suffering from too
much, politics... Its citizens need
some good government for a change.
out we douot exceedingly if either
Simon or Messis. Frank, Hume and
Minto will give it to them.
feel free to say that Portland's ways
of conducting politics do not meet
the approval of the rest of the s tate
The, result is not surprising.
Multnomah county has suffered from
bossism during many years, and a
revolt has come from the domination
of a particular boss, which revoltl
threatens the disruption of the party
organization.
Whether the charge, if it comes.
will be for the better we cannot say,
but this much we do believe, that
if the delegates to the' state and con
gressional conventions from counties
outside of Multnomah wish to ren
der a service to the Republican party
no better method can they adopt
than to refuse to recognize either of
the contesting Multnomah delega
tions. Let Multnomah county be
told that until she learns to behave
herself she cannot be allowed the in
fluence in the parly councils to
which, under ordinary circumstances,
she is entitled. It would be . a
wholesome lesson to Portland politi
cians if the congressional and state
conventions would refuse to sanction
the actions of either faction. -
The Republican party is greater
than any one man in it. It existed
without Joseph Simon; it can do so
again. Hume, Minto and Frank are
not necessary to the party's welfare.
"There were kings before Agamen
non," and there will be newspapers
after the Oresronian has ceased its
one-sided representation. The Ore
gonian is a great newspaper when it
discusses large issues, but when it
lends its power to the building up of
Joe Simon and his friends, its influ
ence becoires weakened.
If the delegates from Eastern Ore
gon and tne Columbia river coun
ties, outside of Multnomah, wi!l go
into the congressional convention
determined that Portland politics
shall not be the directing force of
the Republican party, a great good
will be done to the loyal voters
throughout the state who care not for
the personal aggrandizement of any
one man, but desire tne success or
the party and the principles for
which the party stands. Otherwise
defeat and consequent disaster are
imminent.
presses himself as concerned more
about the . principles for which the
party shall declare than for the man
whom it shall nominate. Between
the lines of Mr. Carlisle's letter can
be read the sentiment that if the
Democrati 2 platform declare against
the free coinage of silver, he
would not refuse the nomination.
This action of Secretary Carlisle
in making his position known is
praiseworthy. There is none too
much frankness on the part of our
public men, acd the people read with
approval the statements of one who
is not afraid to have his position
known. If Grover Cleveland would
make a similar declaration of his be
lief regarding a third term, he would
increase the estimation in which in
dividually he is held by the Ameri.
can people.
Honesty of position, as well as of
action, is what is needed in public
life. .
The "passage by the house of rep
resentatives of the Cuban concurrent
resolutions revives interest in 2
subject that calls forth the sympa
thies of the American people. Upon
which side is the right or wrong in
the present struggle for Cuban in
dependence there can be no ques
tion.. The atrocities committed by
the Spaniards have done more to
strengthen the cause of the insur
gents than all the uncertain victo
ries they have won. The world is
too far advanced in civilization to
countenance such cruelties as prac
ticed by the Spaniards. Govern
ments move slowly, but when once
set in motion by the force of public
opinion they will certainly take ac- f
tion to put an end to barbarisms
that Iiave no place in the Nineteenth
century. That public opinion is
crystalized into a feeling of strong
sympathy for Cuba is undoubted.
The attention of lovers of ancient
history is centered upon Greece
where a revival of the Olympic
games, so famous in the days when
Hellas was the world, has been in
stibited. Not onlv to the student
but. to the desultory reader of his
tory, this event is of surpassing in
terest.
Greece 6till charms the wqrld with
6tories of her past. Her hills and
valleys, her cilies and groves, are
sacred places, hallowed by the pres
ence of men who, honored in their
day, still receive . the homage of
countless admirers. Greece is but
a memory now, but a memory that
will linger as long as the clear blue
sky that inspired the poets of olden
times, stretches across the Mediterra
nean. "
The Olympic games which today
are being celebrated in classic lands
will bring , to mind the departed
glories of a wonderful civilization
In the contrast which the revived
games of 1896 will make with those
of ancient days, renowned in story,
110. point is more vivid than that
made by the part, though FmalJ,
taken by the American contestants.
Imagination pictures the contest of a
thousand years before our era, and
how from sculptured story every de
tail of costume will be . faithf ally
reproduced by the committee of ar
rangements. But who are these
coming among the sons of Athens
and of Corinth to claim a right to
try for the crown of olive, the
wreath of parsley or the garland of
pine leaves? "Barbarians from be
yond the gates" most tru.'y. In
geographical position not more wide
ly different from the home of the
orginal stri vers for the victory than
different in race, in customs and
manners, in everything that makes
life to the one who lives and strives
today. Get in common with these
those of American birth who will
run the race over that ground so rich
with memories of old, and claim equal
right to honor that "glory which was
Greece."
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Meet at the Courthouse and Nominate a
Full Ticket.
TIME TO TEACII A LESSON.
Oregon Republicans are not far
behind those of Texas when it comes
to holding interesting conventions.
The scenes which marked the session
. of the county convention in Port
land Saturday are without parallel In
, the history of the state. Without
assuming to judge of the right or
wrong of the matter, since the data
from which an -opinion may be
! formed is entirely insufficient, we
A statement made by an Eastern
Oregon pper that The Dalles is the
best wool market in the state east of
Portland fails to state the fact cor
rectly. The Dalles is a much better
wool market than Porland ; in fact
since the granting of terminal rates
to shippers from this city, Portland
has ceased to figure to any great ex
tent as a wool emporium. Wool is
hauled hundreds of miles to The
Dalles, sales are effected and con
signments made direct to Boston, or
whatever city the Eastern destina
tion may be. The buyers have rec
ognized this place as the great wool
shipping point, and during the season
buyers are to be found in The Dalles
instead of in Portland as formerly.
This fact itself shows the importance
attached to this city as a wool market.
Reduction in taxation is the great
boon for which the citizens of Wasco
county are crying. Our county's
indebtedness is far too high. The
annual interest' charge is eating a
large portion of our income. High
taxes prevent the investment of cap
ital and are a drag to every legiti
mate business. How to reduce our
present indebtedness and secure a
lower rate of taxation, is a problem
which must be solved in the imme
diato future. This question is the
pressing one iu the present cam
paign.
Lx-President Harrison is to be
married today. As far as can be
learned, it is nobody's business but
his own and the lady who is to be
come his wife. So with the tomb
stone engraver we can say, "Re
quiescat in pace."
SECRETARY CARLISLE AND THE
PRESIDENCY.
Secretary Carlisle has written a
letter which might be taken 'as a
refusal to accept the . piesidential
nomination from the Democrats. It
is, however, more of a declination to
take part in any contest at the na
tional convention. Mr. Carlisle ex-
THE LOCKS AND THE RAILROAD
The Dalles Chronicle has a dispatch
from Hon. V. R. Ellis which Bays that
the senate resolution appropriating $20,
000 for immediate use at the Cascade
locks has just paseed the bouse.. As the
hill has passed both houses, all that
now remains is the president's signa
ture, which in this case is only a matter
of form. The whole amount will thus
be at once available, and it ia supposed
that it will be used in completing the
works. If it is so expended there is no
reason for delaying the opening later
than the middle of May at the farthest.
As soon as the walls are somewhat above
the water the canal could be used with
out danger. Work nt present is almost
suspended as the riprapping is about
finished and the water is too high for
the dredger to work. But there is no
use to speculate on the opening of the
locks. " "It may be for years and it may
be forever.'? It is very easy for a scien
tific government engineer to find some
thing that must be done before they can
be safely need, when a great railroad
corporation is at his back. Skamania
County .Pioneer. .
The Democratic county convention
met at the county courthouse at 10
o'clock, and shortly after . Mr. S. B.
Adams called the meeting to order and
read the call. At its conclusion be an
nounced that nominations would be In
order for temporary chairman, and F.
A, Seufert nominated Mn E. B. Dufur.
There were no other nominations and
he was unanimously elected.
Mr. Dafur thanked the convention
for the honor of electing him as tempo
rary chairman, and followed with a
brief but neat speech, in which he
stated the greatest honor that could be
conferred upon him was the maintain
ance of harmony while he presided. "I
assume," he said, "that we all mast
recognize that we are in a minority, and
that our selection of a county ticket
must necessarily be men in whose hon
esty and integrity we all have confl
dence men who will have the respect
of the voting community. This is the
duty of all good Democrats and Ameri
cans, and one caunot be a true Ameri
can unless he is a trne Democrat."
Nominations for secretary were then
declared to be in order, and S. F. BIythe
was nominated by Aaron Frazier of
Dufur. He declined, and J.L. Story
nominated Joseph Uonn, jr., aa a com
pliment to the yonng democracy. He
was unanimously elected, as was also
John M. Filloon, assistant secretary,
J. B. Crossen moved that a committee
of five be appointed on credentials. The
committee chosen was J B Crossen,
Bigelow ; Isaac Driver, Wamic ; W H
VanBibber, West Dalles; Joseph Wing
field, 8-Mile; C R Bone, West Hood
River.
J. L. Story moved that a committee of
five be appointed on order of business
aifd permanent organization. The som
mittee as summoned was J L Story,
Treyitt; F A Seufert, East Dalles ; R H
Lonsdale, Bigelow; John Johnson,
Dufor ; Thos Glavey, Kingsley.
S. B. Adams moved that a committee
of five be appointed on resolutions. The
committee selected was S B Adams, T
L Cates, S F BIythe, A S Mac Allistsr
and RH Weber. .
On motion of F.A. Seufert, the con
vention ratified the selection of committees.
Aaron Frazier of Dufur then read a
resolution, which he said emanated from
a convention of Democrats assembled at
Dufur, which . he would place in the
hands of the committee on resolutions.
The substance of the resolution was for
the free coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 ; also a resolution looking
to the.reduction of salary of all positions
under the government, and a reduction
in number of salaried '.positions. He
supported the resolution by a speech of j
about ten minutes' length, and was fre
buently applaudtd. Hon. John Michell
was obseraed in the rear of -the hall
listening intently to tho argument, but
the expression of his face betokened a
possible difference of opinion. The con
vention adjourned . until 1 o'cl'-ck to
await the report of the committees,
Re-assembling at 1:15 o'clock, the
committee on credentials reported the
following entitled to seats in the conven
tion : ".
Falls D L Cates, prox R H Lonsdale ;
A M Barrett, prox A'J Knightly; A J
Knightly, E C Wiley, prox A J Knight
Iy ; V C Lewis, prox A J Knightly.
West Hood River John Parker, S F
UJytne, (J R Bone, H Pregge, C E Cop
pie. .
East Hood River F M Jackson, John
.Kreiger, C M Wolfard, P Jochimsen
Baldwin D R Cooper.prox J A Knox :
J A Knox, prox J E Hanna
Mosier J M Elliot), W T McClure.
Larkin Umb
West Dalles F Lerake, E M Wineate.
" Stadelman, W H Vanbibber, A S Ben
nett, prox EB Dufur; Henry Maier.-M
Doyle, V ic Marden.
Trevitt Chas Michelbach, N H Gates,
Frank Ciark, prox G W Rowland ; J L
Story, H Glenn, prox A S McAllister;
ti Hampshire.
Bigelow A S Mac Allister, S B Adams,
R H Lonsdale,Harry Liebe, Frank Egan,
prox J C Brossen, B Dufur, Joseph
Bonn. ...
East Dalles J M Filloon, F A Seufert,
R E Williams, J M Benson. Win Cnsh-
ing, R H Weber, Ad Keller, A I Bettin-gen.
jDoIumbia Chris English, SI M Wat
erman. '
Des Chutes E W Trout, W L Ward,
prox E W Trout.
8-Mile J C Wingfield. John M Dar-
niele. '
Dufur J C Johnson, F L Heifinch, H
N Bitman, prox Aaron Frazier.
Ramsey. W C Painter, Geo. Nolan.
Kingsley Thos N Glavey, Patrick
Bolton, Patrick Ward, prox James La
Duce. .
Tygh David Miller, Wm Normal, E
C Fitzpatnckl
Wamic H H Johnson, James W
ZuinwaJt, I D Driver, James Woodcock.
Oak Grove H M Derthick. H T
Coram, I, M Woodside.
Nansene Land Smith, Polk Butler.
Bakeoven F"S Fleming, prox Polk
Butler; T Burget.8, prox Pplk Butler, s
Antelope Not represented.
The report was adopted by the con
vention. The committee on order of business
reported first that the temporary organi
zation be made permanent; second.
that the delegates to the state conven
tion be selected first; third, that the
county ticket be taken up, selecting can
didates first for coroner and to the
higher offices in rotation. Report
adopted.
The committee on resolutions reported,
recommending that the resolution from
Dafur precinct be repotted back to the
convention,' and recommended the
adoption of the following. It tableB
Frazier's resolution, bnt hu got in his
speech previously :
Resolved, That the county officers
nominated shall sledge themselves, if
elected, to use all their endeavors for a
clean, conservative and economical ad
ministration, and that they will report
to the county central committee, as soon
as possible after taking said office, a
statement of the cost of said offices for
the past two years, and when called
npoh by said county central committee,
they will furnish a statement of the af
fair's of said offices, as conducted by
them respectively, and the saving that
has been made during their term in
office, and any recommendation made
by the central committee, looking
towar economy, will receive proper
consideration.
The report was adopted.
A motion was then made by I. D
Driver that the' county be districted to
elect state delegates and a committee of
three be appointed to district the same
and report as - soon as convenient
Carried and , the chair appointed H
Lonsdale, I D Driver and Ad Keller as
such committsee.
The committee reported in about
thirty minutes as follows : First dis
trict Cascade. Locks and West Hood
River, S F Bylthe delegate. Second
district East Hood River, Baldwin and
Mosier, F M Jackson, delegate; Jopeph
Knox, juBtice of the peace for Baldwin ;
C M Wolfard, justice for Hood River,
and O B Hartley constable. Third
Trevitt, Bigelow and East Dalles, E B
Dufur, S B Adams, A S Mac Allister, J
A Douthit, delegates to state convention ;
John M Filloon, justice; Frank Hill,
constable. Fourth Columbia, Des
chutes, 8-Mile and Dufur, J C Johnson
delegate. Fifth Ramsey, Kingsley,
Nansene and Bakeoven, T W Glavey
delegate. Sixth Tygh Valley, Oak
Grove and Wamic, I D Driver; H T
Corum justice; James Turner constable.
For NanSene, Patrick McGreer justice of
the peace. A S Bennett was nominated
as delegate-at-large, by H J Maier and
W N Wiley alternate, nominated by J
L Story. Both were elected by accla
mation. .
A motion, made by H. J. Maier, was
then carried that the above nominations
by precincts be confirmed.
The county ticket was then taken np.
For coroner, W H Williams was nomi
nated by acclamation.
Morgan by accla
mation.
Assessor Geo P
mation. 1
School Supt Aaron Frazier by accla
mation. '
Commissioner A J Swift and John
Doyle were placed in nomination. The
ballot resulted in the selection of Doyle.
Treasurer Geo A Liebe by acclama
tion. . ' .
County judge Judge Geo C Blakeley
by acclamation.
County clerk D L Cates by acclama
tion. Sheriff The names of 6 B Adams, J
H Blakeney, L F Morse. H F Woodcock
and R H Guthrie were placed in nomi
nation. The first ballot resulted:
Adams 7, BUkeney 7, Morse 27, Wood
cock 18, Guthrie 19. Second hallol.
, -
Adams 3, Morse .34, Woodcock 21.
Guthrie 20. The third ballot resulted.
Morse 31, Woodcock 23, Guthrie 24.
Fourth ballot, Morse 34, Woodcock 26,
Guthrie 19. On the fifth ballot Wood
cock was fleeted, the vote standing,
Morse 35, Woodcock 43. Guthrie with
drew.
KEPT AHEAD OF THE BULLETS.
astounding Swiftness of Foot Shown by
Col. Tnylor Jenkins, who lives a few
miles north of Blakely, is known
throughout that section aa one of the
most truthful men in it. . At least, so
says the Early County Times. Re
cently,' while Mr. Jenkins was out
hunting:, his dogs began barkfng at
something in a large hollow log. It
was a wild hog. He took the hor home
and dropped it in. his cornfield. It is
there, now. A few weeks ago Mr. Jen
kins went out to kill it, thinking he
could easily do to with his unerring
rifle, tie searched about till lit .
'jumped" it. Down a corn row it wt)
like lightning. He levejed his rifle Ik. Is
cut down on it, but never touched W
hair. He . "jumped" it afi-ain and sbo.'-
again, but no hog. Again and aga'A
he "jumped" it and shot at it, with ft v
same result, ne began to wonder vn.i ? '
nniiM U 4Vn . . 1 . ..
were as straight as moonshine whisky
and his gun true as the third party to
Tom Watson, yet hit it lvc couldn't. To
shoot at the hog aa it ran off down tho
corn rows was just like shooting at It
standing, so far as getting a "bead on
it" was concerned. To make sure thar.
he didn't "wobble" off the hog he put
up a small target and ' cracked down"
at it five times, then took his ax and
chopped in land found five balls all in
one hole in the middle1 of the spot
That settled it that tl fault was not
in him or the gun, but the .hog had out
run the bullets.
Something that comes aa a welcome
reliet to the monotony, and in marked
contrast to the commonplace attractions
usually presented under some pompous
or fictitious title, and which 'depend
largely upon sensational methods of ad- '
vertising for success, is the unique per
formance given by Prof. Ferguson, the
violinist, who is conceded to be without
doubt a most remarkable genius in his '
particular line, and is probably withont
a peer in the profession, completely out- '
classing some of those whose names are
more prominent in public life. Notice
is given in another column of the date
of his entertainments it various points.
'ftedaoed llatea.
Effective March 22d. The O. R. & N.
Co. will reduce their round trip rates
between Portland and The Dalles as fol
lows: Two day rate, good going Satur
day and returning Monday night, $3.
Ten day tickets $3.50. Good on all
trains. E. E. Lytlk,
m24-Uwtf 'Agent
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tne Dioom ot tue rosa
is only known to the
nealtny woman's
cheeks. The nerv
ous strain caused by
the ailments and
pains peculiar to the
sex, and the labor
and worry of rearing
a family, can often
be traced by the lines in the woman's face.
Dull eyes, the sallow or wrinkled face and
those "feelings of weakness" have their
rise in the derangements and irregularities
peculiar to women. The functional de
rangements, painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses of women, can be cured with
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. For the
young girl just entering womanhood, for
the mother and ' those about to become
mothers, and later in "the change of life,"
the "Prescription " is just what they need ;
it aids nature in preparing the system for
the change. It's a medicine prescribed for
thirty years, in the diseases of women, by
Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician
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It cures nervous prostration, sleeplessness,
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arising from derangement of the female
organs and functions,
Mrs. Tennis Williams, of Mohawk. Lane Co..
uresron. wrues : " i
was sick for over three
years with blincl dizzy
pells, palpitation of
the heart, pain in the
back and head, and
at times would have
such a weak tired feel
ing when I first got
ud in the morninar.
and at times nervous
chills.
The physicians dif
fered as to what my
disease was, but none
01 tnem did me any
good. As soon aa I
commenced taking Dr.
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to
get better ; could sleei
Mrs. Williams.
ption, I began
better could sleeo
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al miles without gettiug tired. I took in all three
bottles of ' Prescription ' and two of Discovery.' "
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