THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 26. 1896.
The Weekly Chfonide.
8TATJB OFFICIALS.
Oavernor ,......W. P. Lord
Bom-AtjirT nf AtAte H K KinCalO
Treasurer Phillip Metsehan
Bupt. of Public instruction u. m. irwiu
nonpral CM. Idleman
' - 1G. W. McBride
Senators.... ij. H. MitebeU
- IB. Hermann
Congressmen w. K. Elu
State Printer .....W. H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge Root. Mays
Sheriff. T-i river
Clerk A- M- Kelsay
Treasurer -'... ...C. I Phillips
, , (A. S. Blowers
Commissioners jD. B Klmsey
Assessor W. H. Whipple
Surveyor g:,1'0"
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .C. L. Gilbert
Oroner W. H. Butts
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET
the Mississippi, and still lack eleven
of a majority. . Of the states claimed
for Bryan he will not get Oregon.
It is not at all certain that Le will
get California, Kentucky, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota and "Wash
ington. Losing these reduces his
claim to 1 68. McKinley is reasona
bly sure of all the states placed in
the doubtful column, the aggregate
vote of which is 137, and without
Oregon, California, Kentucky, Ne
braska, North or South Dakota or
Washington, will have 244, a major
ity of 20.
For President,
WILLIAM M'KINLEY Ohio
For Vice-President,
GARRET A. HOBART ... .New Jersey
For Presidential Electors,
T. T. (JEER Marion County
8. M. YORAN Lane
E. L- SMITH Wasco
J. F. CAPLES Multnomah
Never was more grievous wrong; done
the farmers of our country than that so
unjustly inflicted during; the past three
years upon the wool growers. Although
among our most useful citizenst their in
terests have been practically destroyed,
McKlnley'a letter of acceptance.
UNFORTUNATE
The condition of
AMERICANS.
the American
people is being pictured by the six-
. teen-to-oners as most deplorable, and
rapidly growing worse. The idle
money lenders are robbing the pro
ducers ,of wealth, and the hungry
office-seeker is going up and down
on the earth telling us how bad off
we, all are. It' ends in our learning
that cotton and wheat sell for less in
the market in which all the world
competes than it did twenty-three
years ago. One Populist campaigner,
who came all the way from Texas
last June, proclaimed that all we
have m this world is what we eat
and wear, and that we can't eat or
wear as much as in the days before
demonetization, and therefore "the
crime of 1873 is tlie cause of our
woe."
Let us return to the anti-crime
conditions, when the world was
prosperous; wheu farmers didn't
borrow, but because rich without
toil; when railroads were few, and
charged double their present rates ;
when oxen and horses did the work
that is nov done by-the electricity
and steam of corporations and trusts;
when the dwellers in cities lived in
tenements instead of subutban
homes; when laborers worked from
ten to twelve hours, per day; when
labor unions never had differences
with employers of labor; when un
graded district schools were the only
educational institutions ' known to
children outside the families of the
well-to-do; when books, magazines
and daily newspapers were within
the reach of a few ; when public
libiaries existed only in the largest
two or three cities; when pubjic art
galleries we're unknown; when spring
matresses and cane or upholstered
furniture were unknown outside the
residences of the rich ; when music
al instruments were a curiosity;
when comforts were few and depri
vations many.
If the people were compelled to
day to accept the conditions existing
prior to 1873 or vote the Republican
ticket, Bryan would not carry
Georgia.'
The interview of the Oregonian
with General Freight Agent Harder,
of the Great Northern, published
yesterday, states the situation at The
Dalles fairly and without exaggera
tion. That we have the best business
location in Eastern Oregon has long
been conceded. We have done little
or nothing until the last year to at
tract attention of outsiders to our
advantages and resources, and yet
our city has continued steadily to
grow in wealth, population and ap
pearance. The time is not far dis
tant when the steady and firm growth
of the last ten years will bear fruit in
great commercial prosperity. We
need a few manufacturing enter
prises to start the promised develop
ment into an important city.
POPULISTS
AND THE
COURT. .
SUPREME
The United States census returns
show that the talk about farm lands
depreciating in value under the pres
ent financial system as compared
with values previous to "the great
crime, is absolutely untrue, in
18G0 the average pi ice per acre was
$16.27; in 1880, $19.02; in 1890,
$21.31. In 1880 and 1890 we were
under the same financial system as
now, and tuese ngures were raacie
before Bryan, Stewart or Jones dis
covered that there was any trouble
with our financial system.
"It is not the campaign in New
York, that is interesting the voters of
Oregon at this time." Mountaineer.
From a'Demociatic point of view
that is certainly true; but the rest of
us are taking an active interest in
New York, which casts thirty-six
electoral votes. We feel that Oregon
is safe, and we are taking considera
ble interest in the campaign else
where. It behooves Oregon Demo
crats to confine their attention to
Oregon from now on.
All the obligations of the United
States now outstanding in the form
of bonds, except tlie Pacific railroad
bonds, which we understand are pay
able in currency, were issued since
1873. They were sold when gold
was the standard, and they should be
paid . in gold as long as the holders
demand gold. Any other payment
will be a repudiation in the eyes of
the world and in our own eyes.
The first chapter of the sheep
trespass fiasco . has ended as The
Chronicle predicted. ' There was no
law upon which to base the arrest of
sheep men, and all the criminal cases
are being dismissed as the demurers
are called up. Just why the depart
ment of justice should have under
taken this game of sheer bluff cannot
be sjrmised. We predict, that the
injunction cases will prove quite as
much of a farce as the criminal cases
have.
Our Democratic friends concede
the New England states, Delaware,
New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
to McKinley. They claim all the
southern states and all states west of
Our great and good ex-governor
knows how to do it; he has been in
the business a long time. When
campaign ' funds are necessary to
boost Pennoyer, he raises the salary
of publip officials, taxes them to the
extent of the raise, and no one is
hurt. The taxpayers, will never
know the difference one hundred
years hence.
The election of a Republican
president and the opening of the
river to Portland, both in one month,
will be more than the cow boys,
sheepherders and wheat-grangers of
Eastern Oregon can "stand up" to.
They will perhaps be excused if their
excess this time lays them out.
Now Colorado's greatest city
wants martial lav. This is not-in
line with the ideas of the leaders cf
a great numbei of -Denver's citizens.
Altgeld, Tillman and Waite certainly
have not been consulted in this
matter.
From the time of the Chicago con
vention the Populists of the Populist
and Democratic parties have con
tinued to denounce the. supreme
court of the United States. This
court has gone contrary to their
wishes in several particulars, - but
chiefly in the income tax decision
and the Debs case.. As to the latter
case, the burn-up-the cars branch, of
the party finds much to criticise
but with the law-abiding people of
this country that decision stands
among the greatest in importance
ever rendered by any court. The
principles arc not new, though the
application of them had no direct
precedent. The conclusions ot the
court are just what all, except those
of anarchial tendencies, should wish
to have firmly established, and are
as follows:
1. The relations of the general
government to interstate commerce.
and the transportation of the mails,
are such as authorize a'direct inter
ference to prevent a forcible obstruc
tion thereof.
2. A court of equity has jurisdic
tion to issue an injunction in aid of
the performance of the power and
duty of the general government to
prevent a torcible obstruction of in
terslate commerce and of the tians
portation of the mails.
3. fhe right of the government
to use force to prevent any unlawful
and forcible interference with inter
state commerce and the transporta
tion of the mails, does not preclude
the right to appeal to the courts for
a judicial determination and for the
exercise of all their powers of prevention.
4. Government has a right to
apply to its own courts for any proper
assistance in the exercise of its
powers and the discharge of its
duties, and it is no sufficient answer
1.6 its appeal to one of those courts
that it has no pecuniary interest in
the matter.
5.. The same fulness of control
exists in the government over arti
ficial highways .as instruments of com
merce as over waterways, and the
same power to remove obstructions'
from the one as the other.
C. ,A court of equity has power
to interfere by injunction in cases of
public nuisance.
7. The jurisdiction of a couri of
equity to enjoin interferences with
property rights is not destroyed by
the fact that they are accompanied
by, or are, violations of the criminal
law.
8. A court enforcing obedience
to its orders by- proceedings for con
tempt is not executing the criminal
laws nor invading the constitutional
right of trial by jury.
These principles are based upon
wise precedents, and no man who
wants his lawful rights protected, and
who recognizes the rights of other
people, can find criticism in these
conclusions.
Our. J
ANNUAL
BLANKET
SALE
COMMENCES TODAY, AND WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
Bales of . BLANKETS.
Blankets for everybody, from the 75c White Cotton
Sheet to the finest White or Fancy Lambs Wool.
One and all going until Oct. 5th at '
GREAT REDUCTIONS.
Get eady for the coming Cold Winter.
A. Xtil. WIEaXiIiLXtfIS t CO.
this way. As soon as MCKiniey s
election is proclaimed, prosperity
will begin to return, even as capital
is doing now, its owners being satis
fied as to what the result wil? be.
THE
OREGONIAN AND
CHRONICLE.
THE
xne jn ew iorK .Democracy is
united just as the Portland Republi
cans Were during the June campaign.
New York is now safely in the Mc
Kinley column.
If the Cascade canal shall be
thrown open to traffic on November
loth we will move to promote "Colo
nel" Day to a "generalship."
Bryan's manager, Jones, says his
talker will carry every western state.
He has not received late advices
from Oregon evidently.
We are accused by the Mount
aineer of disagreeing with the Ore
gonian. Well, The Chronicle has
sometimes been, and is now, inde
pendent enough to say what its edi
tor thinks and believes, whether it
is in direct line with the Oregonian
or not. But as to capital being
driven from this country by the free
silver agitation, there has neyer been
any difference of opinion among
those who believe that the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to
1 is unwise, impracticable and dan
gerous to our commercial safety.
That gold is now flowing back to
this country is not in anywise a re
flection upon our judgment in this
matter.
Gold was leaving this -country
steadily and rapidly until after
Bryan's Madison Square public read
ing. That the gold is coming here
simply supports our contention that
in the opinion of the most careful
observers there is no prospect of the
election of a free-trade, free-silver,
free-railroad and free-telegraph pres
ident. The prospective election of
a wise executive, an experienced
statesman and financier, a man under
whose policy the industries of this
country were once stimulated into
activity, encourages capital to come
The Popociatic newspapers are
now engaged in puousuiug nun
oumorts to be an affidavit of
nn pT-so'tiier wno cuuuis iu uc
lived in Mexico, and who is made
to sav that all tne stories - aoout
Mexican cheap monev and low
wages 'are false. The alleged affida
vit recites: "I assert that a Mexi
can will not accept an American dol
lar, either .gold, silver or paper, for
any amount; but will refer you to a
broker, where you can sell your
silver dollars as bullion for Mexican
monev: then thev will trade with
you.
I hear it asserted that the national
debt is payable in gold. I biand'
this as utterly false. Every dollar
of the debt $146,000,000 is, and
always has been, payable in the law
nil money of that country, and we
are now paying our debt in the JNlex
ican silver dollars."' Some people
might be fooled by this stuff had not
President Diaz and Minister of Fi
nance Jose Y. Li man tour, Mexican
officials of the highest rank, both
recently stated for publication that
the government loans of Mexico
were payable in gold. Said the
minister ot finance to a Aew York
Sun reporter: "Each time silver
goes down it is a serious detriment
to our country, because we make our
foreign loans payable in gold. As
silver depreciates and the premium
on gold is increased, it becomes
more difficult for our government to
meet these gold obligations. There
are a number or people in uregon
today who have recently been in
Mexico; one from our own county.
who says that an American dollar is
always and eagerly accepted for two
Mexican dollars. This alleged affi
davit is too plainly a falsehood, to
be used by anyone but James Ham
ilton Lewis, the famous liar of Wash
ington.
David B. Hill has notified his
friends that he is soon to get off the
fence; that bad as the Chicago plat
form and as unacceptable as the
ticket is, he is soon to jump down
and march with the denounqers of
capital and all that capital represents.
Hill has stayed "on the top rail long
enough so that 'he knows the only
effect his leap will have will be to,
enable him hereafter to say: , "i
was with my party in 1896." To
make it certain that his jump will
not help Bryan, he tells his friends
beforehand bow he dreads to come
down.
J '.
If thou woaldst beer drink, drink thou
only Hop Gold. Shakespeare. s24-lw
Indians Gnilty of Trespass.
Justice Rorick decided yesterday that
the two Indians arraigned for trespass
were guilty and fined them $5 each.
The Indians were arraigned at the in
stance of Winans Bros, for crossing their
lands in pursuit of their occupation ot
fishing. . The Indians claimed this priv
ilege under, their treaty rights. The
prosecution claimed that title to the
lands bad passed from the government
without the reservation of rights to the
Indians. It therefore forms a test case
to prevent all Indians from going through
such enclosures. Citing the recent de
cision of Judge Hanford in Spokane,
Justice Borick held that the Winans
Bros. Had tne right to fence their en
closures and to keep Indians from cross'
ing thereon, ihe defendants were
therefore found guilty and sentenced to
$5 each. Huntington & Wilson were at
torneys for the prosecution and E. B.
Dufur'for the defense.
Since the opening of the case the Win
ans Bros, have acquired title from the
state of Washington to the lands upon
which the Indians were fishing-, and an
other case may arise in the matter over
the validity of Winans' new holdings.
A Moonlight Drive.
men could do fifty years ago. That is
what brought prices down in this coun
try and everywhere."
Mr. Bryan told the truth four years
ago, but he says now it was the single
gold standard that put down prices.
Not Out of Order.
The beautiful moonlight last evening
was enjoyed to the fullest extent by a
party consisting of those who composed
the camping crowd at Stevenson this
summer. Mies JUnriignt bad invited
them to have a reunion, as they sup
posed, at her home at the residence of
Mr. Jess Blakeney ; bnt what was their
surprise when the wagonette drew up
and their hostess asked them to join
her in a coaching party. Taking what
is called the river road and coming back
by the way of Chenoweth, made a de
lightful drive, while the pleasure of the
two weeks spent together was recalled.
On their return they were again sur
prised by being invited in to partake of
refreshments, which, though differing
somewhat from camp fare, gave them
an opportunity to prove that they had
not lost camp appetites, and was a fit
ending for a perfect evening spent by
Misses May Enright, Mary and Minnie
Lay, Ursula, Louise and lone Bucb,
Clara and Etta Story, Dr. Sutherland,
Dr. Sturdevant, F. W. Wilson, G. D.
Snowden, H. H. Biddell, Victor Marden.
Eight Mile In Line.
Eight Mile, Sept. 22, 1896.
An enthusiastic meeting of Republi
cans met at the white schoolhouBe last
evening and organized a club for Mc
Kinley and Hobart of twenty-five mem
bers. W. J. Davidson was unanimously
chosen president, and promptly took the
chair. E. Doyle was the choice of the
meeting for vice-president, O. Connelly
secretary, and G. W. Fligg treasurer.
Each responded with a neat Bpeech,
showing they were in line for McKinley
and protection. After three hearty
cheers for McKinley and Hobart, the
meeting adjourned to meet at the End
ersby school house on Saturday evening,
Sept. 26th. It is the intention of the
club to have a speaker at that meeting.
All are invited to attend.
Republican.
Brown Our minister spoke at length
last Sunday on our financial situation.
Robinson That is hardly a proptr
subject for a clergyman.
Brown It ien't eh? When the in
terest on the church mortgage is three
months overdue? Brooklyn Life.
An impromptu foot race occurred yes
terday afternoon at the fair grounds be
tween Mr. C. E. Cameron, who was one
of The Dalles hose team at the Astoria
races, and a traveling sprinter. The
purse of $40 was won by Mr. Cameron
by only a few inches. Sixty-five yards
were covered In seven seconds.
Ayer'a Sarsaparilla is not a secret
preparation. Any physician may have
the formula on application. The secret
of its success as a medicine lies in its
extraordinary power to cleanse the
blood of impurities and cure the most
deep-seated cases of blood-poisoning.
Mr. W. E. Garretson has a free silver
dime. It is considerably larger than a
silver dollar. The words appear on one
side: "Free Silyer One Dime 1896,"
and on the other : "Sixteen to One :
Bluster, Populism, Socialism, Anarchy,
Free Silver, 50c Dollar, Free Wool, Free
Trade, Repudiation,' Pauperism, De
mocracy, Bankruptcy,, Agrarianism,
Idleness, Starvation, Lunacy."
"For years," says Capt. C. Mueller,
"I have relied more upon Ayer'e Pills
than anything else in the medicine
chest, to regulate my bowels, and those
of the ship's crew. These pills are not
severe in their action, but do their work
thoroughly."
There's more clothing destroyed by
poor soap than by actual wear as the
free,' alkali rots them. Hoe cake is
pure. jly24-I
BOKJi.
In The Dalles, Sept. 24th, to the wife
of J. M. Huntington, a daughter.
Administrator's Sale.
Then and Mow.
. Louisville Courier-Journal.
Four years ago Mr. Bryan said in a
speech : "Yon must attribute it to the
Inventive genius that has multiplied 'a
thousand times, in many instances, the
strength of a single arm, and enabled us
to do today with one man what fifty
Notice 1i hereby Riven that in pursuance of an
order made and eutered in the County Court of
tbe State of Oregon for Wasco county, In the
matter of the estate of Phoebe M. Dunham, de
ceased, directing me to sell the real property
belonging to said estate to satisiy the unpaid
expemses of administration and claims against
the estate, I will, on the 10th day of October,
1896, at tbe hour of 2 o'clock p. m. at tbe court
house door In Dalles City, Oregon, sell to the
highest bidder for cath In hand, that certain
parcel of land described as follows: feet
wide and 100 feet long off the east side of fot 11
in block 6 of Laughlin's AddiUon to Dalles City,
Oregon. A. R. THOMPSON,
Administrator of estate ot Phoebe M. Dunham,
deceased. Bcptl2-U
Notice to Taxpayers,
The County Board of Equalization will meet
in the assessor's olllcs on Mondav, October StU,
and continue in session one week, for tbe pur
pose of equalizing tbe assessment of Wasco
eounty for 1HU6. All taxpayers who have not
been interviewed by the assessor will please call
at the otllce on Thursdays, Fridays and Satur
days, as all property must be assessed.
F. H. WAKEFIELD,
SeptlMi County Assessor.
Guardian Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed by the County Court
of the State of Oeegou for Wasco county, guar
dian of the person and estate of Albert Lehman,
an Insane person. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby required to pre
sent them to me at my residence In Dalles City,
Oregon, with proper voucher.
GEORGE A.'LIEBE,
Guardian of the person and estate of Albert
Lehman, Insane.
Dated this 26th day of September, 1896. .
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