THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1896.
The Weekly Chronicle.
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BTATE OFFICIALS.
Gjvernoi -W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H E Kincaid
Treasurer .Phillip Metachan
Bnpt. of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
Aitomev-uenerai - Jultluou
Senators
(i. W. McBride
J J. H.
Congressmen..
State Printer..
Mitchell
B. Hermann
V. E. ElUs
.W. H. Leeds
COCIfTY OFFICIALS.
PMintT Jnri?e. Robt. Mays
Sherift. T. J. Driver
Clerk
Treasurer
Commissioners
Assessor
Surveyor
A. M. Kelsay
. C. L. 1-hillips
A. S. Blowers
D. 8. Kimsey
W. H. Whipple
J. is
.TO OUR SILVER REPUBLICANS.
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Superintendent of Public Schools. . .C. L. Oilbert
Coroner . w. . ouna
HONEST CITIZENSHIP.
Of
No man caD afford to and no true
citizen should desire to vote other
than his true sentiment on the third
of next month. The question
states rights, advocated in the Dem
ocratic platform, the proposed un
limited coinage of silver under cir
cumstances which the thinking men
in Brvan's own paftv admit will
drive gold to a premium, and there
fore out of circulation, are matters
too serious to be trifled with. The
most careful estimates indicate that
Bryan will be badly defeated, and
if pai t' selfishness, the basest of mo
tives, could excuse a voter in voting
contrary to his conscientious convic
tions, there is therefore nought to be
gained by so voting this year.
In Oregon, as in many states, the
effort to force a large body to vote
contrary to their1 conviction, is now
made. Outside of the free coinage
of silver, the policies of the Demo.
cratic and Populist parties are, and
alwaj's have been, directly in con
flict. But the Populist voter of Ore
gon can vote his sentiments only by
voting against government control ol
the telegraph, railroads and other
ideas ' fundamental to Populism
Every silver Democrat in order to
vote his sentiments, must vote fcr
Populist for vice-president; in other
words, fusion between parties so
widely differing is indefensible upon
.-any grounds.
Mr. Watson has discovered the
-true situation and does not hesitate
4o denounce the whole scheme as
plan to make a foot mat of the Pop
ulists to assist the Democratic office
seeuers to the pie counter. It is
useless for Senator Butler and others
like him, who are hungry for official
pap, to appeal to the Populists to
stand by Bryan. Honest Populists
cannot and will not thus be sold and
traded for. Fusion seldom suc
ceeds; it ought not to succeed, and
it will not now. It . is directly con
trary to every principle of honest
citizenship.
There is 4 no Democratic ticket;
there is no Populist ticket, so. far as
Bryan is concerned.
Brother Bryan quotes scripture as
readily as the tempter of the Savior
of mankind, but he has overlooked
one or two passages : "He that lov
eth silver shall not be satisfied with
silver; nor he that loveth abundance
with increase. This is also vanity."
Eccl. v:10. "Thy silver is become
dross; thy wine mixed with water.
Isaiah i :25. On November 3d the
people will say: "Receive my in
structfon and not silver." Prov. viii :
10. "Reprobate silver shall men
call them, because the Lord hath re
jected them." Jer. vi :20.
Our Populist friends never know
when to cease misrepresenting. Mr.
U'ren, on Saturday evening, declared
that the three Lincoln electors in
this state are all for Bryan. The
electors referred to were T. J. Dryer,
W. H. Watkins and B. J. Pengra.
The two former are 'long dead.
Whether Mr. Pengra is living or not
we are not sure; but it is not at all
likely that any portion of the state
ment is true. It id certainly false as
to two, unless our Popocratic friend
has some intercourse with the other
world.
Bryan . is a long winded lighter,
but he ha9 a lot of very short-sighted
trainers and backers. He will be
knocked completely out on the first
round of November 3d.
We believe that every man should
vote his true sentiments regardless of
former party affiliations. If ypu
sincerely believe in the Hoclarations
of the Chicago platform and all that
Bryan, Tillman, Altgeld and Pen
noyer stand for, then vote for Bryan
and Watson. If you have come to
the honest conclusion that the doc
trine of states rights, against wliich
your party, your party's nominee,
possibly yourself, fought, is a safe
doctrine for the maintenance of the
Union ; if you believe that this gov-1
ernment 'ean be safelv entrasted to
the influence which such men as Till
man will appropriately exercise over
it in case Bryan is elected ; if yon
believe that the contention which
you and your paity have made all
these years, that the employer of the
cheap labor of Europe and Asia
should not be allowed to have the
benefits of our markets without pay
ing something toward the maintain
ance of our government is wrong;
if 3'ou think that the plan of James
G. Blaine, as carried into effect dur
ing the administration of President
Harrison, by which our foreign trade
was so largely increased through re
ciprocity, was wrong 01 unwise; if
you believe that this nation, which
has more than doubled its national
wealth since 1870, has not prospered
under the present financial system,
then vote tor Bryan, for he stands
for all these.
By voting for Bryan you will ex
press your opinion that you weie
blind all these many years, and are
just now given your sight by the
magic of the young lawj'er from Ne
braska, a man who has thus far never
done anything to build up what 'OU
believed was a wise national policy.
and whose only efforts in national
affairs has been in the line of tearing
down the policy of protection and
reciprocity.
Before you cast your vote for
Bryan, however, be sure you are not
overlooking your past conclusions,
found after vears of study and re
flection, be sure you are voting for
just what you want; and being satis
tied, do not hesitate to vote for
Bryan and Watson. But do not re
fer to yourself as a Republican, for
you will have discarded all that is
essential to Republicanism. Be
courteous to the .party you have
abandoned and assume the name of
Populist.
maintenance of good government
and the pieservation of the Union.
The Popocrats are extremely hard
up for argument during these latter
days, when almost every zround
upon which they stood at the com
mencement of the campaign has
been knocked out from under them.
Mr. U'Ren and other speakers' are
claiming that Oregon's Lincoln elect
ors are now supporting Bryan and
free silver. The facts are: The
first Lincoln electors were T. J.
Dryer, W. H. Watkins and B. J.
Pengra. The two former died many
years ago. Mr. Pengra became in
sane many years ago, went to the
asylum and was subsequently dis
charged as harmless, but incurable.
He is now living in Crook county, or
was at last accounts. The second
Lincoln electors were Geo. L.
Woods, H. N. George and J. F. Gaz
ley. Woods and George have been
dead many years; Gazley was never
a Republican, he was known as a war
Democrat, and as such was placed on
the ticket to satisfy the men of his
party who intended to support Lin
coin. The last heard of him he was
an out-at-tue-eiDow, ciown-attue
heels, shiftless ne'er-do-well. U'ren's
claim, like, all his statements, is five-
sixths lie and one-sixth possible
truth.
reason of weak or disloyal state gov
ernments, may undertake to dictate
to the United States? This ques
tion is to be settled by this election
Upon which side arc the men who
stood by the government in 1861 ?
tion. w. it. jmiis last evening
filled all expectations and presented
the political questions with force,
If efficient discussion of political
questions and clear argument can
lead men to vote right, the majority
lor McKinley in The Dalles ought
to he very large.
THE SILVER QUESTION IN A NUTSHELL
KNOWN BY HIS COMPANY.
JJryan may nave been a very up
right, exemplary man all his life; it
may not be true that he has adopted
his free silver ideas for what there
was in it to him as a lecturer; it may
not be true that he sought the posi
tion of press agent for a theatrical
troupe; it may not be true that he
has contempt for the supreme court
and federal authority; but whether
or not he is all as a private citizen
that the president of the United
States ought to be, makes little dif
ference. He is in bad company.
His strongest supporters are Altgeld,
Tillman, Butler, Waite, Pennoyer,
and all that class of demagogues and
opponents of order and decency.
Whom does the Democratic Na
tional Committee send out to speak
for Bryan ? Are they the men whom
the nation has reason to respect?
Tillman rejoiced when the flag wis
pulled down from Surrpler; Pen
noyer cheered when Lincoln was as
sassinated ; Altgeld stood in with the
Chicago Haymarket anarchists and
the strikers of 1893. Waite fumes
and froths at the mouth about revo
lution, war and blood in case silver
is defeated.
None of this kind of men are
found supporting McKinley; they
are all for Bryan. Supporting Mc
Kinley are the men who were Lin
coln's friends, and the constant sup-.
porters of the Union; men like Har
rison, bherman, Morrill, Boutelle,
Butterworth, Reed, Alger, Howard,
and ninety per cent of the veterans
of the war; all the conservative and
well edited journals of the nation;
the successful business men cf the
country ; a large portion of the me
chanics and artisans of the land.
Every element in society that makes
cause against good government is now
for Bryan. The supporters of McKin
ley ere elements which tend to the
Mr. Bryan, in talking to the busi
ness men of Chicago, told them that
they were being coerced by the fi
nanciers. He.oegan that song to the
laboring men, and now he sings it to
business men. ' If this campaign were
extended a few days longer, he would
be singing to the bankers and warn
ing them against the coercion of the
laborers. Thus the true circle would
be complete. The fact is, the inter
ests of all the three classes is just the
same, and there is 'no more coercion
in this political situation than there
is in every business situation which
is dictated by good sense, business
interests and true patriotism. The
coercion song is becoming excessive
ly tiresome.
The rise in the price of wheat
since July means an actual increase
in the wealth of this country of
about $90,000,000. And all this has
been contributed to the wheat men
of this country by the Republican
committee, according to some of our
l'opulist friends, If this he so, we
propose that our laws be so changed
as that we have an election every
year, and that Mark Hanna run the
campaigns. Oregon would then be
"strictly in it."
The prospect that California will
cast its electoral vote for McKinley
and Hobart is daily growing stronger,
the outlook in Washington is daily
improving, and with the kind of
work that is now being done in Ore
gon continued until election, our
great state will give the Republican!
icket from 5000 to 10,000 majority.
The whole Pacific slope ought to be,
and very likely will be, in the Re
publican column.
It is generally conceded that Chir
cago will give McKinley from 75,
000 to 100,000 rhajority. The reg
istration shows about 380,000 voters
and the Republican poll shows about
190,000 out of 306,000 votes can
vassed who have unhesitatingly de
clared for McKinley and 81,000 for
Bryan, the balance being doubtful.
If Chicago will not support Bryanism,
what city will ?
Free Coinage of Brick Would Not Raise
Their Price.
Did yon ever stop to think what
would be the result if the government
should by legislation determine that or
dinary building bricks 3 by 4 by 8
inches in size should be legal tender in
any amount for $ 1 each and 6hould ar
range to have them so stamped in any
quantity free of cost to the persons pre
senting them?
Under such circumstances the price
of building bricks would at once advance
to $1,000 a thousand, for if they could
be "coined" wishout cost the bricks
"uncoined" would be worth just as
much an the "coined" bricks $ 1 each.
But did it ever occur to you that it
would not be an advance in the value of
the bricks, but a decrease in the value
of the dollars, which would thus estab
lish a new "parity between money and
property;" that under such a system
$1,000 would be worth only 1,000
bricks; that that 1,000 bricks would
exchange for no more commodities or
labor than it does today, and conse
quently that $1,000 would mean no
more to us than 1,000 bricks do now?
In other words, our government can
determine by legislation what commod
ity and what amount of that commodity
$1 shall be, but it must leave it to the
laws of comparative supply and de
mand, cost of production, etc, to de
termine what the value of that com
modity shall be. It may declare that a
brick shall be a dollar, in which case
$1 will be worth whatever a brick will .
exchange for. It may declare that 25. 8
grains of gold shall be a dollar, in
which case $1 will be Worth whatever
25.8 grains of gold will exchange for,
or it may declare that 412 grains of
diver shall be a dollar, in which case $1
will be worth only what 412. grains of
silver will exchange for, the same to
day as 50.3 cents in gold, or, "giving
the debtor the option" as to what dollar
he shall use with which to pay his
debts, it may declare that each of these
three shall be a dollar, in which case
$ 1 will be worth just as much as the
least valuable of the three, which under
present conditions would be the briok.
Jj. Carroll Boot.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the County Treasurer of Wasco County, Oregon, for the six months ending on
the 31st day of September, A. D. 1896, of money received and paid out, from
whom received and from what source, and on what account paid out:
AMOUNTS BECEIVED, AND FROM WHAT SOUBCE.
Dtei - General , School
1896. j?ud. Fund,
To amount on hand from last report $ 1,499 12
To amounts received irooi Sheriff, taxes '. 39,729 31
To amounts received from Sheriff, penalty 120 65
To amounts received from Clerk, sundry fees 1,683 44
To amounts received from State, road fund 178 16
To amounts received from liquor licensed. 600 00
To amounts received from road and bridge fund 1,500 00
To amounts received from Rockland ferry, license 25 00
To amounts received from Institute fond 197 65
To amount Common School balance
To amounts received from' Sheriff, school taxes
To amounts received from State School fund
To amounts received from criminal fines
$45,533 33
AMOUNTS PAID OUT.
By amounts paid out on County warrants $34,388 07
By amount paid out on School Superintendent's warrants. .
By balance general fund on hand 3,632 78
By balance echool fund on hand.
By amount paid on Dalles City warrants ... 4,437 45
By amount paid on road warrants 2.877 38
By amount paid on Institute warrants 297 65
$ 2,763 30
11,010 26
4,145 40
160 00
$18,078 96
$16,543 10
1,530 86
$45,533 33 $18,078 96
SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX FUND.
Balance school tax fund $ 55 68
Received from taxes 10,007 02 $10,062 70
By amount paid 793 68
Balance : $ 269 02
State of Obegox, County ot Wasco ss.
I, C. L. Phillips, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
statement of the amounts received, paid out and remaining on hand in the county
treasury of said county for the six months ending on the 31st day of September
A. D. 1896.
Witness my hand this 30th day of September, A. D. 1896.
C. L. PHILLIPS, County Treasurer.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT . .
Of the amount of money and warrants received for taxes, and money Daid to the
County Treasurer by the Sheriff of Wasco County, Oregon, for the six months
ending on the 31st day of August, A. D. 1896:
To amount received in coin and currency during March, 1896 $13,805 29
To amount received in coin and currency dnring April, 1896 27,415 84
To amount received in coin and currency during May, 1816 7,762 46
To amount received in coin and currency during June, 18H6 4.697 85
To amount received in coin and currency during July, 1896 4,402 31
To amount received in com and1 currency during August, 1890. , 2,783 49
Total received :. $60,867 24
By amounts paid to County Treasurer, as per receipts
March. 1896
April, 1896 $41,221 13
May, 1896 5.890 39
June, 1896 ; 1,872 07
July 5,953 32
Total fsaid Treasurer.
$54,93d 91
"SIXTEEN TO ONE."
Pennoyer's police force, under the
direction of Bourne, may attempt to
prevent an honest ballot, but they
will fail. The non-partisan Veterans'
League, which numbers 600 or more,
under the leadership of Major Jack
son, will stand no nonsense. They
are men who are not afraid of clubs,
stars or brass buttons, and every
honest voter will have a fair chance
at this election.
In 1865 Pennoyer cheered the as
sassination of Lincoln; today be is
telling the people what a sreat man
Lincoln was, and thus seeking to in
fluence the American people to vote
tor Bryan. .The American people
can forgive, but they do not forget.
Well coin the silver we have got and all that
we can get.
We'll make the "dollar of our dads" a hum
mer, you can bet. '
Some say 'twill bust the country, and the devil
be to pay.
"In God we trust" we'll stamp on it, such luck
to keep away.
We're silverites, says 1, says we, when all is
said and done.
And well coin the bloom Ln silver, boys.
At sixteen to one.
And, furthermore, to set the pace and spite
the goldbug crew
And prove that we are patriots and show
what we can do,
We'll copper coin and place the stamp upon our
bloom in brass
(If we have got no cents (sense) at all, we've
got no end of brass).
So brassyites we are, says I. Just let us make
the intra,
And we'll coin our bloomin brass, my boys,
At sixteen to one.
And with the iron and steel we find wherever
we may rove
We'll coin the lucky horseshoe and the old
cracked cooking stove.
And when we've cleaned those scrap heaps op.
we'll turn ourselves about
And set the furnaces ablaze and run the pig
iron out.
Pigites we'll be, says I, says we, and then we'll
have some fun
As we coin the bloomin pig iron, boys,
At sixteen to one.
And there is paper, too, my boys, that may be
made from rags;
So we may coin our cast off duds and have
some royal jags.
Of wood pulp, too, is paper made; so we'll cut
our forests down
And into shady money make the shade trees
of our town. '
We're pulpulists or Populists, and if you want
some mun
We'll stamp the bloomin paper, boys.
At sixteen to one.
With this "sound money" talk we hear that
now is going ronnd
We do agree at least we like the very name ot
sound
And so well spout and about, my boys, to win
the voting herds
And fill them full of promisea and words,
words, words.
But words are wind, and so with wind, when
all is said and done.
We'll liquidate our bloomin debts
At sixteen to one.
W. K.a
Design For a Bryan Dollar.
Shall the federal government be
supreme,1 or shall the entire business
of this great government be left to
the whim of every - mob which, by
Subscribe for Tex Chbonicle and get
the news.
State of Oregon, County of Wasco ss.
I, T. J. Driver, Sheriff of said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing
statement is correct and true.
Witness my hand this 23d day of October, A. D. 1896.
T. J. DRIVER,
Sheriff of Wasco County, Oregon.
By Robebt Kelly, Deputy.
SEMI-ANNUAL EEP0ET
Of the County Clerk of Wasco County, State of Oregon, showing the amount and
number of claims allowed by the County Court of said county, amount of war
rants drawn, and amount of warrants outstanding and unpaid from the 1st
day of April, 1896, to the 30th day of September, 1896, both inclusive:
On what Account Allowed. Amount Allowed.
For salaiies of County Judge, Commissioners, Clerk, Sheriff, District
Attorney, School Superintendent, Assessor, Treasurer, Stock In
spector and Janitor. : ' $ 8,013 82
For paupers and county hospital.
tor road and bridges
For jurors in Circuit Court, and grand jury and bailiffs
For fees in justice court
For stationary and supplies for county purposes
For court house and jail
For armory rent for O. N. G
For Coroner's inquests
For fuel and electric lights x ..... .
For printing and advertising
For rebate on taxes . '
For Supervisor's account
For bounty on wild animals
For expenses of election
1,536 79
2,100 29
788 20
688 45
1,278 88
117 86
285 00
56 10
185 47
86 75
59 75
1,482 69
823 00
852 20
Total amount of warrants drawn $18,355 25
Outstanding Warrants Unpaid
Outstanding unpaid warrants, October 1, 1896, principal . . .$71,722 18
Estimated accrued interest 10.000 00 $8I,7ZZ 18
State of Obegon, County of Wasco ss.
I, A. M. Kelsay, County Clerk of Wasco County, State of Oregon, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the number and
amount of claims allowed by the County Court, for the six months ending on the
30th day of September, A. D. 1896, on what account the same was allowed and the
amount of warrants drawn, and the amount of warants outstanding and unpaid as
the same appears upon the records of my office and in my custody.
Witness my hand and the seal of the County Court of said County
seal . this 23d day of October, A. D. 1896.
A. M. KELSEY, County Clerk.
By Simeon Bolton, Deputy.
SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY STATEMENT
Of the financial condition of Wasco Connty, State of Oregon, on the 1st day of
October, A. D. 1896 :
liabilities.
Amount of warrants unpaid April 1st, 1896 $ 89,461 33
Amount of warrants issued April 1st, 1896, to beptember dutn, ootn
days inclusive io,doo zo
$107,816 68
By amount paid out on warrants from April 1st, 1896, to October 1st,
iao, as per report ol uounty Treasurer now on me . i ao,wi 4U
Total amount warrants remaining nnpaid October 1st, 1896 $ 71,722 18
Estimated amount of Interest on outstanding warrants 10.000 00
Total liabilities $ 81,722 18
BEBOUBCES.
By funds in the hands of County Treasurer applicable to the payment
of county warrants $ 3,632 68
By amount of taxes due on roll of 1895, applicable to payment of war
rants 8,671 00
By estimated amount of real estate bid in by the county at tax sales
for the vears 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894 10,000 00
By funds in hands of Sheriff applicable to payment of county warrants 1,312 00
Total resources applicable to the payment of county warrants $ 23,515 68
Excess of liabilities over resources $ 58,206 50
State of Oregon, County of Wasco ss.
I, A. M. Kelsay, County Clerk of the County of Wasco, State of Oregon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the financial
condition of said county, as the same appears of record from the books of said .
county, in my office and custody, and from the reports of the County Treasurer
and Sheriff filed herein.
Witness my hand and seal of the Court of said County,
seal this 23d day of October, A.. D. 1896.
A. M. KELSAY, County Clerk.
By Simeon Bolton, Deputy.