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The Weekly Ghroniele.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For President, . "'.-'
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY. ..... ... . . .Ohio
For. Vice-President, v ,
GARRET A. HOBABT . . .'.New Jersey
For Presidential Electors,
T. T. GEER Marion County
8. M.' YOBAN Lane
E. L- SMITH , ......Wasco
J. F. CAPLE8 ..Multnomah
STATE OFFICIALS.
Sjrernoi. '.. W. P. Lord
(Secretary of State H R KLncaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bupt. of Public instruction ix. m. irwin
Attorney-General C. M. Idleman
Ummt )G. W.MeBr
Bnaton. JJ.'H.'MHcb
: IB. Hermann
uuBuiQii i R. Ellis
State Printer... W. H. Leeds
. SILVER AND WAGES.
The three hundred Pennsylvania
laborers who refused to take their
. pay in silver . the .othei day and de
manded gold were influenced by a
false impression as to present cur
reney conditions, says the Globe
Democrat, but their action served,
nevertheless, to teach an important
lesson. Their employers paid them
in gold as a matter of voluntary con
cession, ignoring . the fact that be
could have compelled them to take
silver. It made no difference to
him, and it made no difference to
them, that he chose to comply with
their demand. Their mistake was
in supposing that the silver dollar is
now worth only 50 cents or 51 cents,
whereas it is really worth 100 cents,
or, in other words, it is as good as a
gold dollar in purchasing power. . Its
intrinsic value is only about half as
much as that of the gold dollar, but
ir. oirmilnfaH at mr, ripmnso it ia rna.
sible for the government, under ex
isting conditions, to save it from de
preciation. If, however, the amount
of such money should ' be increased
to the extent proposed by the free
coiners, ' it would ; inevitably forfeit
this advantage, and slump to the
actual market' value of Jthe bullion
that it represents. Then it' would
be onlv a 50-cent ' drtllar in niirf.hasr
.'ing power, and laborers receiving fit
' 1 1... tu .
between it and a 100-cent dollar'.'
It is the purpose of the Republican
party to prevent this threatened de
cline in the value of the silver dol
lar to those who receive it, for wages
and expend it for food and clothing.
This is what, is meant by the mainte
i nance of the gold standard. As the
case how stands, the ' silver dollar is
worth ju much as a" gold dollar," and
the Kepubncans are in favor of keep-
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ing it so. In other words, they be
lieve that the present currency sys
tem, under which all forms of money
gold, silver and paper are equal
ly good, should not be abandoned or
undermined. The demand for cheap
money is resisted by them because it
means that the power of the govern
ment to protectf the -silver dollar
against depreciation would be taken
away,' and it would pass only at its
intrinsic value. Under those cir
cumstances the -laborer. would be ob
liged to do 100 cents' worth for 50
cents worth of silver bullion.. He
would have no choice in the matter,
as' the cheap silver dollars, . being
legal tender, could be forced upon
him, in spite of "all. his protests and
complaints.
. The Republican party is pledged
to see that such an unfortunate situ
ation does ' 'not ensue ; and on that
account it deserves the support of all
voters who work for wages and
whose interests it is to get as much
as possible for their labor. To main
tain the gold standard is to keep the
silver dollar at its present 100-cent
value, and of aU men in the country
the laborers are the ones who should
be most anxious to avert the change
that the free coiners are trying to
accomplish. ',.
FREE SILVER MEXICO.
Examples are the strongest kind
of argument, and to the average
mind will carry weight when subtle
reasoning fails. The silver craze,
which is sweeping over the country,
has affected all classes of people.
There are those who if they, have
not done it will study the question
seriously and come to. a rational con
clusion. . Others will rcfus-v to let in
the light, and declare, as one . man
did on the streets of The Dalles not
a week ago, that he would "vote for
a dog if the dog were, for free silver,"
With such a . man argument has no
force, and to reason with him is but
a waste . of energy. - He can, how
ever, be reached by some concrete
example, and no better one can be
brought forward' than.the illustration
of ' Mexico a country which rests
purely and, simply Upon the silver
basis. . ' . ...
Francis E. Clark the.president of
the president of the Society of Chris
tian Endeavor, , has just returned
from a journey through Mexico, and
his observations are most timely.
He writes not as a partisan of silver
nor gold, but simply as a traveler
who has kept his 'eyes open. '-The
silver of Mexico,", he says, "has not
found its .way, to any great extent,
into the pockets of the poor people.
What we are doing: in our
LINEN DEPARTMENT. -
Specialties in Towels all reduced- ' See our 7-c Fringed
Linen Damask,
48-inch Bleached fnrkish Bath Towels, each... .'. .... . ... .20c
15- inch Colored Doylies, fringed ; regular 75c doz special 55c doz
16- inch Bleached Damask, " regular $1.25 doz ...special 85c doz
20-inch " " " regular 1.75 doz special $1.25 doz
TABLE LINENS. "
54-inch Bleached Damack ..... .25c yard
60-inch Heavy Scotch Homespun, regular 60c. special 45c
56-inch ) Bleacded Special, regular 50c .special 40c
60-inch Bleached, Pure Linen, regular 65c . : .special 52Jc
54-inch Bleached, Satin Finished, regular 60c '. ..... .special 42Jc
64-inch Satin FIuiBhed, regular 85c V ...special 65c
64-inch Bleached Satin Damask, regular $1.00 : special 75c
72-inch Bleached Plain Daaiaek, regular $1.35 ...special $1.00
72-in.ch Extra Good Satin Damask, regular $1.25 : . .'. .special 95c
72-inch ." ' " " regular $1.50. ..... . ....... Special $1.10
All Colored Table Linens reduced according. The 50c
grade to 35c; the 60c grade to 45c, &c. ,
Our entire stock of Linens are of this season's importation.
Wages are evidently on the highest
sort of a gold basis. A number of
my "friends told 'me that they pay
their ' cooks about five dollars a
month, about one quarter the pvioc
of such labor in the United States.
In the country district, an able
bodied man earns six dollars (Mexi
can) a month'; three dollars (Amer
ican) and his 'board; while a fair
day's wages in city or countrv for
a laboring man is fifty cents (Mexi
can), . twenty-five cents -.American).
Nowhere are beggars more in evi
dence than in prosperous ( ?) Mex
ico. Indeed, the condition of com
mon people seems not one whit
better than that of the fellahin of
Egypt or the pariahs of India. Is
free silver the good genius of the
republic? I will leave it for the
financiers to say. I simply record
the impressions of a traveler."
This is impartial testimony, and
the verdict for which it forms a
basis is that free silver is inimical to
the welfare of a nation. The nat
ural resources of Mexico should place
it among the great nations, yet it is
occupying au inferior position, and
the reason is not hard to see.
The warm spell which has visited
us for the last three weeks has been
of no benefit to growing vegetation.
In many places the - spring grain has
been damaged, while the yield of
fall-sown wheat will not be as large
as indications pointed earlier in the
season. The shortage will not be so
great, however, as some people pre
dict, and Wasco county will have a
good harvest even If it will not be
so large as we would wish. In no
year has the superiority of good
farming been demonstrated more
than this. Those who planted intel
ligently, usiug forethought and good
judgment, will be substantially re
warded, while the farmers who trust
ed too much to good fortune will
fall short of their expectations.
This rule will not fit all cases, but
will apply generally. In faiming,
as in everything else, the man who
uses his thinker is the one that comes
nearest to winning. -
The free coinage of silver will dis
astrously affect the holders of insur
ance policies, the depositors in sav
ings banks rand the . shareholders in
the six thousand building and loan
associations throughout the coun
tries; There are 1,800,000 of these
shareholders, ' and the assets aggre
gate $500,000,000. ' Free silver coin
age would make these-people ' the
recipients of dollais worth but fifty
cents, and the... results of years of
labor and denial would be in a large
measure lost. ; -' '
Seasonable
PA RTM E
i - SENATE CONTROL ASSURED.
For the benefit of those vho may
be in , doubt about what will be the
political complexion "of ' the next
United States senate, figures have
been prepared by the Ameiican Pro
tective Tariff League showing that a
Republican .majority in the upper
house of the fifty-fifth congress is,as
suied.x' There are four states where
Republican senators to succeed Dem
ocratic members seem certain of
election. In two states Republicans
have already been elected to the
fifty-fifth congress Foraker in Ohio
to succeed Brice, and Wellington in
Maryland to succeed Gibson. The
other four couuted on as sure are in
New York, where Senator Hill's suc
cessor is to be chosen ; in Wisconsin
to succeed Vilas; in Indiana, to suc
ceed Voorhees, and in Illinois, to
succeed Palmer. Then there are
Kansas, South Dakota and Missouri,
where Republican senators to suc
ceed Better, Kyle and Vest are not
improbable. ; Counting the four
states first mentioned as certain to be
represented by Republican senators
in the rext congress, and letting the
vacancies in Kentucky and Delaware
balance each other, the new senate
would stand: Repulicans 47, com
bined opposition 43. t. That is a con
servative view. . Should Kansas,
Missouri and South Dakota also elect
Republican senators, as' seems possi
ble, the result would be : , Republi
cans 50, combined opposition 40.
This computation takes no account
of the silver senators whose success
ors are to be elected, they being
classed with the opposition. One
loss may be sustained in Utah,
which state Arthur Brown now rep
resents. Senator Brown refused to
bolt the St. Louis convention, but
his term does not expire until March
4, 1898. So a tariff bill can be passed
before his successor, who may be a
free silver adherent, san be elected.
All of which goes to show that the
Republicans are assured practically
of four majority against the com
bined opposition in the -next senate,
and possibly a majority of ten.
The flgilres of the American Pro
tective Tariff League are as follows :
.. 54th Congress 65th Congress
Before Conser-
boltat After vative
Kt.Louis. bolt View. Possible
Bennblicans. . . . 44 40 47 60
Corab'd opposite 44 48 - 48 40
Vacancies ....... 2 2 0 6
The death of ex-Governor Russell
of Massachusetts will cause "surprise
and sorrow throughout the nation.
But a few- days ago he was an active
participant in the effort to hold the
Democratic party to the paths of
wisdom, and was a frequently-men-tioped
presidential possibility. Gov-
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Clothing and
Furnishing Goods
Fifteen and Twenty per
and Summer Suits. .
Bo s' and Children's Suits the same.
All Summer Underwear
Broken lots, 50 cents on
Our . stock of Negligee Overshirts now on display and
every lot reduced. Special closing prices on the following
makes: Manhattans, Monarchs and Banner brands.'.
Neckwear, Hosiery, Gloves, fcc, at big reductions.
A. a WILLIAM
ernor Russell represented a fine type
of New England manhood. Al
though an aristocrat by birth and
training, he had sympathies with the
people and enjoyed their confidence
to a remarkable degree. He had
but entered upon what promised 10
be a brilliant national career, and
his death is a loss not only to Massa
chusetts, but to the country at large.
Although differing . with him on
many issues, th Republicans of his
own and other stales will regret his
untimely -end. So it is that "Death
loves a shiuing mark."
Judged by the company it is keep
ing, the Democratic party is a thing
not to be .trusted The Populists
declare thai Democracy has purged
itself of all its vices and has become,
to every intent and purpose, identic
al with Populism. The joy with
which Bryan and his platform are
received by the Populists makes it
evident that the Democrats have
stolen Populist thunder. In the
meantime Altgeld, Tillman and
Bryan stand as the representatives of
the modern Democratic party. , Will
the country give them its indorse
ment? .' - .
The East Oregonian has heard that
that the Democratic convention de
clared for free silver, and very obe
diently falls into line. Before the
convention it was a believer in the
gold standard. Democratic patron
age prpbably has a good deal to do
with the change.
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