THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1896.
The Weekly Ghroniele
STATE OFFICIALS.
Governor .....W. P. Lord
BwiTOtnrv of StRtA H R Klncaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bupt. of Pnbllo Instruction G. M. Irwin
itrnrnavXMiOTH C. M. Idlem8n
senators jj, a
Mitchell
Congressmen.. .
State Printer...
(B. Ilermann
)W. E. Ellis
...W. H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Caunty Judge.. Robt. Maya
Sheriff. -. T. J. Driver
Clerk ' A. M. Kelsay
Treasurer . .C. L. Hiillipa
CommiBsionen In. B. Kiroaey
Aisessor W, H. Whipple
Surveyor J- a- ',011
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .C. L. Gilbert
foroner, W. H, Butts
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET,
For President,
WILLIAM M'KINLEY Ohio
For Vice-President,
GARRET A. HOBART . . . .New Jersey
For Presidential Electors,
T. T. GEEE Marion County
8. M. YORAN Lane
E. L- SMITH ' Wasco
J. F. CAPLES Multnomah
I
LIES.
There are many kinds of lies and
a great variety of makers of vlies.
One kind the lies of Populist Lewis
of Washington, for example are
easily detected, flayed and hung up
to dry. They do little barm, except
to their , originator. Another kind
i
themselves, which when grafted uron
prejudice or ignorance, develop into
the worst kind of falsehoods.
Mr. Bryan poses as an honorable
man ; but his speeches arc made up
of this kind of falsehoods; they are
neither declarations of principles or
facts, but inuendoes misleading
suggestions which are thrown out
for the purpose of carrying his au
diences away from a careful consid
ration of the questions in issue.
Thus he says: "A laboring man
T)uys a home, agreeing to pay for it
in installments. It is unjust to com
pel him to pay for it in a medium of
exchange which is constantly appre
ciating?" He produces no figures
op facts to prove the inference he
wishes to be drawn; he does not
even declare it to be a fact that the
medium of exchange is appreciating
as compared with labor, because he
jknows such a declaration is refuted
by reliable statistics which show that
the price of labor in this country on
a gold basis increased 27 per cent
from 1870 to 1891, and 60.7 per
cent from 1860 to 1891 ; while prices
fell 24.1 per cent on an average
from 1870 to 1891.
Again he asks "Why is it that in the
face of the constant decrease in the
circulation the Republican party has
made no provision whatever to sat
isfy the needs of the people? If we
decrease the amount of money we
make dollars dearer and property
chiaper." He makes no assertion
that under a Republican administra-
. tion from 1873 to 1892 the circulat
ing medium did decrease, for he
Knows that as a matter of lact the
per capita of money in circulation in
creased almost steadily from 1873 to
the close of Harrison's administra
tion, being 18.04 in 1873 and $24.44
in 1892.
Those wjio know nothing of the
figures are carried away with the so-
called "oratory." But you can't
fool all the people, nor a very con
siderable portion of them, all the
time. The time will come, and that
too soon, when the American people
will set Bryan aside as a very cheap
imitation of a statesman, if not an
egregious fraud. .
Janus Hamilton Lewis, the Popu
list candidate for governor, will, if
he keeps on lying, drive every, hon
est man, and every man who wants
to be considered honest, away from
his standard. In a recent public
speech he stated that J. T. McCleary
had confessed that the statistics upon
which his famous anti-free silver
speech was largely based, and from
.which bis figures were taken, were
fraudulent, forged and wholly unre
liable. A Republican telegraphed
to Mr. McClearv askina as to the
truth of. the statement, and received
a renlv that Lewis' statement was
absolutely false and unfounded ; that
the statistics used were the most re
iihl known, and he had never at
any time stated that they were other
wise. Now Lewis has been claiming
that Hon. Geo. N. Aldridge of Texas,
another able advocate of sound
monev. had changed his views and
declared for free coinage at 16 to 1
A telegram to Aldridge brought the
reply that the story was absolutely
false, and that he had recently de
livered two speeches in Texas de
nouncing the midsummer day folly
Lewis ought to do as most of the
Populist newspapers do confine his
lies to dead men who can't talk.
LET US ORGANIZE NOW.
The western and southern portions
of the state are well along in the
campaign. Everywhere the Repub
licans are organizing and carrying
on an active campaign. Eastern
Oree-on has hardly begun active
campaigning; our own county is less
active than other portions of the
state this side the Cascades. A call
has been made for a meeting Friday
evening, and we urge upon every
Republican and every Demociat who
expects to vote the Republican
ticket this fall to be present at that
meeting and join hands in an earn
est, active effort to make McKinley's
majority in Oregon as large propor
tionately as the Republican majority
in Maine.
There now remains less than seven
weeks in which to do the work.
Wasco county, where more wool is
handled direct from the producer
than in any other market in the
United Stales, must not be indiffer
ent in - this contest. Let Friday
night be the beginning of the most
active campaign ever carried on. j
No Republican can be indifferent and
do his duty.
TWO NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
There are two Sheehans in New
York, John C, who is higli in the
councils of Tammany, and who, like
many other men in times past in his
political situation, care very little
how they get to be bosses-, of New
York City, so long as they get there,
John stands now for Populism. The
other, William F., is one of the lead
ers of the Democracy of tue state, a
member of the Democratic National
Committee, and a man of great in
fluence. He says, in his recently-
published letter, among other seusi
ble things: "For the first time
within my memory we have a candl
date of a so-called Democratic con
vention appealing not to the patriot
ism and Democracy of our people;
not to their conscience and intelli
gence; but to their prejudices and
dislikes.
If the organized Democracy of the
state reverses its position (of June)
stands where it should not stand,
pulls down the banner of Democracy
and hoists the flag of Populism, I
will not continue to represent it."
These two men are typical of their
kind one for the spoils, regardless
of the means; the other for principle
and good government.
A prominent ex-Democrat of this
county; one whom the Populists
have now "got," was heard to re
mark that the result in Maine was
the strongest argument yet produced
for the election of Bryan; that
Maine, like Vermont, is a state of
money-lender?, and it simply shows
how the eastern monied .men were
set on oppressing the masses. The
gentleman either never visited Maine
or Vermont, and never took pains to
read about them, or else he was try
ing to mislead his hearers and give
them a little fiat consolation. The
fact is, the people of Vermont are
almost entirely engaged in agricul
tural pursuits. It has only two cities,
and neither of these has a population
of over 25,000. The people of
Maine are, with the exception of the
ship building industry, -engaged very
largely in agriculture and lumbering
business. From neither have they I
become so rich as to be lending
money. It is not strange that one
who knows nothing of the state ex
cept that Sewell lives there, should
conclude 'that it is a state of money -
lenders; but there is only one Sewell
there -of the kind who started out to
run with Bryan.
Bryan's whole campaign lives upon
the prejudice which he and his fol
lowers are endeavoring to create
against capital. Do he and his
fiiends forget that capita! is as es
sential to labor as labor is to capital,
and that nothing will drive capital
out of active employment so quickly
as the sentiment they are trying to
create? Every man in the United
States today, outside of the silyer
mine owners, or those who are in a
position to reap direct benefit by
depreciating our' currency, and are
dishonest enough to take advantage
of such position who has accumu
lated capital is protesting against the
election of Bryan. Capital has been,
ever since the Chicago convention,
and is now, going out of circulation.
Should the condition which is now
only feared become a reality, the
United States will experience such
hard times as that even the period of
Cleveland's administration will be
looked back to as the "good old
times."
From June 1, 1866, to November
1, 1867, a Republican administration
decreased the national debt $247,-
987,295; during the next three years
it paid off $300,000,000 more, and
at the same time decreased the taxes
$140,000,000. Froin 1870 to the
close of Harrison's administration
it paid off the debt at the average
rate of $72,000,000 per annam
During all tins time the country was
more prosperous than any in tne
world. Our per capita circulation
increased, notwithstanding the enorr
mous increase m our population;
our savings banks were greater at
the close of Harrison's ad minis tra
tion than ever, and a greater per
centage of our people were employed
at remunerative wages.
In 1871 the United States had 52,
920 miles of railroad, which paid
annual dividends aggregating 56,
456,681. In 1894 we had 181,454
miles paying annua! dividends of
$85,278,669. The mileage increased
250 per cent ; the dividends increased
51 per cent. The average freight
rates in 1894 were less than one-half
the average freight rates in 1874;
and all very considerably less than
the average rate in Europe, lhis is
one of the "blighting, deadly influ
ences" of - the bi-metallic system,
under which we have been living
since 1873; the system Bryan calls
the single gold standard.
"Money is a creation of law."
Bryan. Then why, in the name of
humanity, enact assessment laws or
collect taxes? Wipe out the whole
system of revenue and create money
and relieve the poor, over burdened
taxpayers ; go one step further, pay
off the debts of all; furnish every
man with a brown stone front and a
palace car run by special train and
make the world truly happy. Buy
all the gold in the world ; convert it
into souvenir spoons, mementoes of
the beginning of the millenium, and
present one to every voter. Thus
will the gold bug be unwinged, and
we will join in a new song, "Praise
Bryan from whom all blessings flow."
Before the Chicago convention
Wasco county warrants were readily
sold in The Dalles at one per cent
premium," yesterday they sold at
30 per cent discount. The condi
tion, of the county has not changed
for the worse; but men who have
saved a few dollars and desire to in
vest it, are not anxious to take any
chances of reviving depreciated
dollars for dollars of the present
standard. We suppose Lombard
street "has again conspired with Wall
street.
In 1874 Senator Stewart said : "I
do not cere how much you discuss
it, or how many resolutions you pass,
they do not make any difference;
yon must come to the same conclu
sion that all other people have that
gold is recognized as the universal
standard of value.- .It is the measure
that must be used." He' was right
then ; but he was not then engaged
in unloading his silver mine upon
the American people.
The oyster season is now opened at A.
Keller's. Oysters in any style. e7-dlw
"West Point, College,
New Opera,
Orient and Yale
,Are the names of the new toes in the Celebrated Crossette make of Gent's .
Fine Shoes our fall stock of which now fill our shelves. 'The above range from
$3.00 to $5.00 a pair. Everypair is warranted and backed by us to giVe satisfac
tion. A man once wearing the Crossette Shoes,
Will Wear No Other.
Our shoe department which now occupies the entire first floor of our old
building, is filled with the newest things in all styles of shoes. Ladies will find
The New Toe In Button Boots
t An excellent looker,
in profusion.
THE M'KINLEY CLUB TONIGHT
Let every man in The Dalles who
believes that lawlessness should be
restrained whenever it interferes with
the operations or property of the
national government; eveiy man
who believes that this government
cannot and should not attempt to
coin all the silver in the world into
dollars worth 53 cents and allow the
holders thereof to force them as pay.
roent upon those from whom they
received dollars worth 100 cents;
every man who believes that the in
dusties of the American people
shjould be encouraged; every man
who has suffered from the unwise
legislation of the past four years;
every man who desires to see an ex'
perienced and capable statesman
elected to the presidency, come to
the courthouse this evening and lend
his aid and encouragement in the
opening event of the campaign.
Let this organization of a McKin-
ley Club be so positive and strong,
that the Republicans elsewhere and
everywhere will be assured that Ore-
con will cast its electoral vote for
McKinley and Hobart.
The Dalles has a single industry
which every year affects the price of
all wheat marketed at The Dalles.
The Diamond Flouring Mills, whose
product sells in all markets at the
highest .figure, and which consumes
from 50,000 to 75,000 bushels of
grain annually, selects its wheat from
the large amount marketed here,
taking only the best; and for the
privilege of this selection pays from
one to two cents more per bushel
than the warehouse1" price. This fact
has a constant tendency to pull the
market price up, and, without ques
tion, does raise the price among all
buyers here. The same fact would
be true as to a woolen mill, could we
once get a good one established. We
pay no more for our flour indeed
we pay less than when we shipped
it from abroad, although the farmer
gets more for his wheat. The same
would be true as to woolen goods.
The farmer, selling direct to the
manufacturer, is encouraged to raise
the best possible grade, so as to sell
to the mill and get the highest prise.;
The same principle is applicable
possibly not so apparently so, but
just as truly to the industries of
the nation. The nearer the producer
comes to the consumer or manufact
uier, the more ready is the sale, the
better the price of the raw material,
and the lower the price of the manu
factured article. This is McKinley
ism. The opposite is Bryanism. j
"I am in favor of the free and un
limited coinage of pig iron at the
ratio of 16 to,l with gold, by the
United States aJone.
It may be urged by some who do
v t t
at the very moderate price
A. ES. WIXlaIilXtfZ3 GO.
n6t understand the subject that 'a
free coinage act for iron would not
raise its price to a latio of 16 to 1
with gold.' To them I reply: 'The
stamp of the government' and the
'legal tender qualities' of the iron
dollar would instantly make the pig
iron the same as the mint value.
'For who would part with an ounce
of this precious metal for anything
less than the mint value?' Stew
art, Jones and Bryan." Alex. P.
Hull.
FORECASTING A RESULT.
A careful examination of the elec
toral vote gives strong assurance of
the success of the Republican ticket
In the following table if all the
doubtful states are added to the
Bryan column, he would still lack
four of a majority. We believe
both Oregon and California will be
in he Republican column, though
we now place them doubtful:
Bbyan McK Dbtl
Alabama 11
Arkansas... 8
California 9
Colorado 4
Connecticnt 6
Delaware 3
Florida... 4 ... ..
Georgia 13
Idaho ... ... 3
Illinois : . 24
Indiana 15
Iowa 13
Kansas 10
Kentucky 13
Louisiana . ; - 8
Maine 6 ..
Maryland "... 8
Massachusetts 15
Michigan 14 .'.
Minnesota 9
Mississippi '- 9 ... .'.
Missouri 17
Montana 3
Nebraska ... 8
Nevada 3 ...
New Hampshire ; ... 4 ..
New Jersey 1U ..
New York 36
North "Carolina 11 ....
North Dakota 3
Ohio 23 . .
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania o
Rhode Island 4 .
sooth Carolina 9
South Dakota - 4
Tennessee 12
Texas 15
Utah. 3
Vermont 4 ..
Virginia : 12
Washington
West Virginia 6
Wisconsin 12 ..
Wyoming ; 3
152 227 68
A prominent sheepman of this county
yeBterday declared that should Bryan be
elected, he eboald raise no sheep next
year, bnt would retire from the business.
He iB not the first man who employs
labor and uses large amounts ot capital
in bis business whom we have heard
make a like declaration. The election
of Bryan means the withdrawal of cap
ital from active employment, and this
means the end of employment for those
who are now employed.
Almost tbe first utterance which es
caped Bryan's lips after his nomination
was : "This does not mean keep off the
grass, boys." His declaration and bis
thought was that when he became tbe
of $3.50 per pair,
Others
highest executive officer of this great
nation the theories of Coxey, of Altgeld
and of Waite should be encouraged. If
he meant this, be is unfit to occupy the
presidential office. If be did not mean
it, he is a demagogue and all the more
unfit for the exalted office.
Ian Maolaren'a New Btory.
Ian Maclaren's new' short story, the
last he will write until after his Ameri
can visit, has been secured by The
Ladies Home Journal, for publication in
the October and November issues. It ia
called "The Minister of St. Bede'a" and
is said to be in the brightest and clever
est Maclarenesque vein. Besides its
charm as a delightful romance, the Btory
is said to be notable for the admirable
character that the author has created
for the chief personage the minister of
St. Bede's, as the loyal lover of an bum
ble Scotch lassie.
Low Ratea for September Bth.
For train No. 1, Sept. 25tb, and train
No. 7, same date, the O. R. & N. Co.
will sell tickets to Portland and return
at the extremely low rate of f3.15, good
to return until Sept. 27th.
18-dt25 E. . Lytle, Agent.
For Bent.
A snite of rooms, nicely furnished,
suitable for two students, centrally lo
cated below the bluff. For particulars
inquire at The Dalles Commission Co.'a
store. 1 aag31-lm
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY,
The Dalles, Oregon.
This Institution will be re-opened for the re
ception ol boarders and day pupil on
Monday, September 7th, 1806.
Parents and guardian are kindly requested to
be prompt in sending tbelr daughters or ward
at tbe beginning of tbe session that all may en
joy tbe lull benefit of proper classification.
Tbe clauses are divided Into five grades tbe
Primary, Junior, Preparatory, Senior and Orsdu
aUng. Those who are desirous of acquiring a
thorough business education have all the facili
ties lor so doing. Book-keeping, Stenography,
Typewriting and Telegraphy are taught at the
regular rates.
The Musical
the Musical Department affords special oppor
tunities to acquire a knowledge of the Piano,
Organ, Violin, Zither, Mandolin and uuitar.
Thorough Bass and Harmony taught according
to the most approved methods.
Vocal Musio In classes, German, FrencM, and
Stli kinds of Plain and Ornamental Needlewoak
taught free of charge.
In the Studio, lesson are given In Pastelle,
Oil, Metalic, Mineral and Water Colors, and In
Crayon, Including Portraiture.
ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL FOR BOTS.
The attention of parents Is called to this pop
ular branch of tbe institution, which Is under
tbe supervision of a competent teacher. Boy
attending this school win receive n rst-cias in
struction in tbe branches taught.
For further particulars and rates of tuition, ap
ply at the Academy or adoress
iepU-lmo SISTER SUPERIOR.
Administrator's Sale.
Kntfpn la berphv srlven that in rrarsuance Of an
order made and eutered In the County Court of
tbe Htate or Oregon lor wasco oouoiy, iu mo
mutter nf thfl pjitMtp of Phoehe M. Dunham, de
ceased, directing me to sell tbe real property
helnnsins- to said estate to satlsiy the unpaid
expenses of administration and claims sgainst
the estate, I will, on the 10th day of October,
1S96, at the hour of 2 o'c'ock p. m. at the court
house door in Dalles City, Oregon, sell to the
highest bidder for cash In band, that certain
parcel of land described as follows: S3 feet
wide and 100 fet long off the east side of lot 11
In block 6 of Laugbliu's Additiim to Dalles City,
Oregon. A. R. THOMPSON,
Administrator of estate of Phoebe M. Dunham,
deceased. ' acptl2-il
' Notice to Taxpayers.
The County Board of Equalization wIU meet
in tbe assessor's office on Mondar, October 6th,
and continue in session one week, for the pur
pose of equalizing the assessment of Wasco
eounty for 1896. All taxpayers who have not
been Interviewed by tbe assessor will please call
at the office on Thursdays, Fridays and Satur
days, a all property must be assessed.
F. H. WAKEFIELD,
Sept IS-II County Assessor.