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Medford Daily Tribuneii
A Live Paper in a Live Town.
Published every evening except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
George Putnam, Editor and Manager.
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postoffiee at
Medford, Oregon.
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What Papers Say
WATTERSON'S FORECAST
SUBSCIil PTION KATES.
Oat mouth, by mail or carrier 10.5(1 lasJeear, hy mail. .
"TJJJ'J KISG CAS DO SO WUOSG
in days of old the doctrine of divine rights of kings held
well nigh unversal sway. Today, in the, minds of many
good American citizens, Theodore Roosevelt, like the mon
arch whose glory lias long since faded, can d no wrong.
Perhaps never he fore since the days of Washington
has any American hcen so immune from criticism as the
president. What would shock the nation to the verge of
hysterics under another executive is now passed by unno
ticed, or commended.
Everyone who quarrel with the president, he calls a
liar, and the public believes him, despite proof to the con
trary. He swings his big stick, righteously and unright
eously, and the people applaud. He uses the immense
power and prestige; of his position to dictate his successor,
and, forgetting his dignity as chief magistrate of all the
people, wallows in the. mire of partisan politics to force
the election of a personal favorite. His friends are dis
creetly silent, and his enemies have; learned the futility
of protest.
The country is witnessing a curious condition of poli
tics. In the west both Taft and Bryan claim to be rightful
heirs of the Koosevelt policies. Taft, is now all but lost
sight of in the wrangles in which the president of the Unit
en niaies is ine cniei suahincr. Tart is running on an
anti-Koosevelt platform, dictated by the president's em
lines, which docs not, contain a single policy favored by
Mr. Koosevelt. yet is noisily supported by the executive,
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iiiiw m mini iiri inking Ills nig SUCK, lirvail, WIlo was
the original advocate of the Koosevelt policies and wliost
plat form endorses them, is as vociferously opposed by the
president on purely partisan grounds.
In the east, the tide of popularity has turned against
the president. I aft is making his campaign on the anti
.Koosevelt platform, and is strong because it is felt that Ik
will abandon the president's policies and join the rent
titularies. ISryan is gaining strength principally because
.Koosevelt is opposing linn. The attitude regarding the
president was thus expressed by a New York banker: "If
it came to a choice bet ween Theodore Koosevelt anil Harrv
Thaw, we would choose Thaw."
Koosevelt, is evidently preparing to break another pre
cedent anil to take the stump for Taft in the middle west,
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imping ny ins personal el tort to stem the Bryan tide. It
will be rather startling to see the president making stump
speeches, but it need surpris one, for the father of
civil service reform has already dictated a presidential
nomination hy means of the federal office holders, and his
cabinet has spent more time doing politics than loo
after their business.
Many people will agree with Bryan in regarding the
p resident's acts as "a violation of the obligation that the
president owes to the whole people to use the offictTthat
belongs to the whole people as a parly asset for the ad
vancement of a personal friend and i.oli'ienl ...,,,,.
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"in i in- wisi, majority will not criticizt
has fallen the legendary mantle of the
no wrong.
ting
. for to Koosevelt
ting who could do
coun-
few da vs.
Med-
SI'EKDY ACTIOS DKSUIKIK
Kngineer Kohcrts will make his report to the city
o upon i ne various water propositions within
" '." ll,s "''if.i,laf.ns are followed or not. spee.lv
..... ... ... ..- ,, IS oesirai.ie, lor ,s l,i, tj,llt
'"'i s source o! water supply was determined.
'' several years the city has been agitated over
iii'n t pin nl . .,; i
' 1 " aiie.uaie Wat..r supplv. Tliif
.iiiiiiiiiuieu on .pn :; j
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" ac.uisuion o such a supply
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i ne nouns were voted Upon tin
report and recommendation that the
desired ,,,,,.., i , , . ...
1 " " asson canvon sprin
I lie ..iiiiiiintt i ..... i .... 1
, ""mci i oer us signature that th
o. aier inrougii,,t the year was from to
mcnes. or from five to eight million
When investigation and iutiiiry
iiui ice nan overestimated the f,
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...... mi.-.ii-.hi hi ,,.hi . ii.ii.o ..... ...
, . . , ' " "I n now there
m inn ni mcnes in summer tiiiu
ccncii a severe jolt .in the mind
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I In (loinanil that otlt
y. This
voting of $.00,000
wah'i ((nnniitU'c's
"iii;- hunted for and
( Louxvillt Courier .luurual)
The rt'ult iu Muiue clearly prtnafs
the triumph of tUe ualiooal democratic
ticket iu November.
Never yet baa the outllook for the re
publican! looked so gloomy, for the dem
ocrats so bright, at this mid-period of a
presidential' battle. The whole trend of
public sentiment is Bryan ward. We shall
sweep the country in 1U0S precisely as
....$5.00 1 wo swept it in
The people f rom Maine to Texan,
from Sandy Hook to the Golden Gate,
are sick of republican waste and false
pretense, of republican double dealing
uud extravagance, of republican uusiunp-
tions of patriotism in the interest of the
preferred elussea. honeHt wealth too
often making comiiiuu cuuse with din
lion oh t and lawless wealth, in short, of
republican inaH(ucrnding as a "friend
of business" hi the east and o friend
of humanity iu the west, still holding
the sou'.h at arm's length and in .abey
ance. There in not an argument, not an epi
thet, uHcd by the rcpublicnnH against
liryau which was not used by them
against Tilden, against Hancock and
against Cleveland. There is not a re
publican abuse against which dcinoc.
raey trained its guns in 187(1, in 1HH0,
in 1MHI and iu lMllli, which is not yet
alive and crying to heaven for reform.
The republicans Ihi'mselves admit this
find join in the call for the reform of
their own abiises. Thus their platform
in twii-faced and their ticket two
faced. If Taft be not JtooHPvel., he is
nailing under false coIiitm. If he be
Koosevelt, he ought to get off a ticket
Hi ving ' ' Nu mi v Jim ' ' Sherman and
oipporfcd by Aldrich, Camion and com
pany, tnint builders and grafters inor
dinary, preaching socialism to tho so
cialist, priihibilion to the prwhibitiou
ir's, promising nihat they have no power
or intention to give, witholdiug the sim
plest remcdicH, protectionism the) fath
er and mother and wet nurse of monop
oly their single cure-all.
The trick is worn out. It will not
work any longer. They hnvn shrieked
wolf " too often oven "man over-
'io:ird ' ' will not suffice. Tho public
intelligence is aft routed nud is tired
I. wants a change for the wa.t of :i
change. It knows that it is not in the
ii tu re of parties to reform themselves
in iKiwer. Thev need to bo lick?d into
it; to be reminded by defeat that there
is an institution! system, commanding
llie ullegiaiicn of man, that there are a
people and a God.
1 lint T lit election of Itrvaa means
iMininess disaster, or stagnation it is a
lie a phi in, barefaced, pnlablo lie
lie out of the roten old cloth which has
been worn by republican politicians and
editors until it cau scarcely hold to
h'irher,ani was long ago greasy, dirty
and disreputable.
That Taft is Koosevelt, and Itoose
It is Taft it is a trick, a sham to
serve its purpose in the west, whilst
Sunny Jim" keeps the boys quiet iu
Wall Street the Koosevelt flag waving
from the foremast, Taft ami Koosevelt
making signals from the bridge, whilst
under the gunwales, are crouched in
ocoalmcut, but ready to spring, nil the
pirates of high finance and all their
grafters of high protection, from Ifarri-
niiin to Cannon, from Kocke feller to
Aldrich.
Kven in Maine thev see it, Kock
und, iron-clad, they are yet able to
distiguish betwixt hawk and buzzard.
As iu the olden days when
' ' Mainn went
Hell bent
For Governor Kent,"
the "pointer" is unerring -one lonelv
straw ' ' may show which way the
wind blows and oii'e ngain, as in INK)
ns goes Maine so goes the Union"
for, taking the percentage of tho repub-
ican luHttes and the democratic gains in
last Tuesday's election, and apply this
to the debatable states, and we enrrv
nil before us: only the itercentaffe in our
favor will be much greater in New York
for example, than iu Maine, increasing
wo come went ward, insuring us
(Oiio, Indiana and Illinois.
Tho republican managers se death
staring them in the face. Me fore thei
middle of October as their last desper
ate resort thev will have Theodore
Koosevelt upon the iituuip vainly trying
to stem the torrenti Nothing run avail
them. They have been tried in the bal
mice and found wanting. The tax
pavers are wearv unto death of bitliou
dollar Cnugresst'H with nothing to show
for them. They are weary unto death
w i t h promises t o reform abuses, each
mid every one of them of republican
oi iginntiou.
The devil is sick the devil is full of
penitence let him die, th- wretched
old son of a gun let him die and be
born again, say the voters of Maine, and
"so say we nil" will be the confirming
voice of the nation the coming third of
November.
V (low
M miners'
gallons a day.
L-ln ) Jl. .1 .1
.-Miiivtrii i,i;u IM( nm
in Wasson canvon and
asson canvon n-
h the taxnaviiN. win
;in inaileiiiate supplv.
iit sources lie a so eonsi,I..r...l 1
-...ne mi universal that the rouiieil ordered th
jcpori upon iheni. It is this ivp..rt that
pletion.
Speedy rn-t ion ly the council is desiraU.
uncertainty that han-s over the city's future,
lienilent upon its water supply, may In- dispi
engineer to
is neariiu; eoiu-
. so that the
which is do-
8TF.AMER SAILS, NEVER
MORE TO RETURN HOME
WIN'MCKU, Mull., Sept. 29 Alarm
ii Iiimiik IVlt tmlav ovrr thf wh.Tt'
altiHil. of tho sttMiutT Wolverine, nrhi.'h
t olio trip ovenluo l Solkirk, 'J. miloi
from horo. Tho boat was on tho way
tlown l..iko Winnipo from Warron'.
Iim.linu. whii'h i many mlloa from Sel
kirk. hon all traoo of hor waa loaf.
A a vory boavy storm has boon raging
an tho lake nvontly it ia foantl thai
tho p.-iftongrs anil orow, numbering 20,
aro in troublo.
Something New
Medford Loan Office
We loan money with low interest, on all description of value
diamonds, jewelry, watches, pistols, guns, musical iustrumeiitu, etc.
9lno have on hand a fine stock of unredeemed watches, jewelry,
etc., which we will give the best bargains ever offered in Med
ford. We ure here to sta and try to do the best and make
f.ieuds. Wo want your trade, l'lease give us a call. Vou will
be well treated in loaning or in buying. Hefore you gu to buy
remember the name
The Medford Loan Office
beta bargairs. NO. 4 SOUTH C STREET.
LOOK TOR THE SIGN: MEDFORD
w litre you will gtt the
CORNER SEVENTH.
LOAN OFFICE.
The highest prices paid for old gold and silver. We wiil take
anything from a gold brick down. We give pawn tickets mi all
articles we take in, according to law.
Southern Oregon District
and Rogue River Valley Fruit
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Medford, Ore.
Oct. 1, 2 and 3
$1250 in PREMIUMS
For Fruit, Stock, Farm Products,
Fancy Work and Paintings, Etc.
Three : Days : Races
$730 in Purses. Free to the Public.
FOUR RACJEIS EA( Ml DAY.
Bring Your Products
Show the world your products.
BEAT Tith EARTH OX FRTJT
You Want
To Be Swell
. ..And
Up-to-Date
It lfrfiR
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;ind yet you waul always to apply that stime
good judgnient to purchases of city proper
ty which will enable you to
Cash Up At A Profit
should you desire to do so. Why not aid
your own good judgnient hy invoking our
knowledge of local values? We have the
best list of city property we have ever had,
and are confident we can fit you oiit.
Rogue River Land
Company
EXHIBIT BUILDINCr,
MEDEOR1)
MEDfOUD. OREOON S.
TIME
Is an important matter in the transac
tion of business. Business men realize
tli convenience and time-sH vhig afford
ed in paying by check.
A check account with the Jackson
bounty Bank gives ymi the advantage
of prompt and obliging service.
Safe deposit boxes to rent, $4 per
y-ar anil up.
I'Muest equipment in southern Oregon,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS w. VAWTER, President
O. K. LTND1.EY, Cashier
Stats Depository.
1116,000.00
Oregon
Builders
Are you doing what you can to populate your State ?
0RE80N NEEDS PEOPLE Settlers, honest farmers, mechanics,
merchants, clerks, people with brains,. stroYg hands and n willing
heart capital or no capital.
Southern Pacific Company ( Lines in Oregon. )
is sending tons of Oregon litoruture to the East for distribution
through every available agency. Will you not help the good work
f building Oregon by sending us the names and addresses of your
frieud3 who are likely to be interested in this statef We will be
glad to bear the expense of sending thnm complete information about
OKEOON and its opportunities.
COLONISTS' TICKETS will be un nalo during SEPTEMBER AND
OCTOBUR from the East to all points in Oregon. The fares from a
few prfnoipol oities mr
From Denver $30.00 From Louisville. . $41.70
From Omaha 30.00 Kroin Cincinnati. 42.20
Prom Kansas City 30.0G From Cleveland.. 44.75
From St. Louis. . 33.50 From New York.. 55 00
Kroin Chieago. . . 38.00
TICKETS CAN BE PREPAID.
If you want to bring a friend or relative ' Oregon, deposit the
proper amount with any of our iij;oiits. The ticket will the be fur
'nirihed by telegraph.
A. S. KOSENBAUM, Medford, Dr., Local Agent.
VM. M MURRAY, General P:i..,..g,.r Agent, Porllaud, Or.
Notice to Water
Consumers
WAT MAY HE VHKD FOR IRRIGA
TION" AT ALL HOURS UNTIL ORDRR-'
EI) OTHERWISE
Bv order of the
WATER COMMITTER
September 21, 1DU8.
MEDKOK1) SASH & DOOR f'OMI'WV
RHONE 2291.
Wiudow Frame. Oak Veneered Doors, with Bevel 1'late, carried iu stock ehuap
Office Fixtures and all kinds of Planing Mill Work, includi Turned Work
and Funcv tirilis.
V STREET, BETWEEN SIXTH AND S EVEN Til STREETS.
If You Will
focus your eve on the swell made to
older Suits we are offering, you will
realize at ouoe that they sre eieep
lional values. Yon will find over five
hundred different suitings here from
which to make a selection. We would
like to lake your measurements now.
.1. E. ENYART.Presid ent.
J. A. PERRY, Vice President.
JOHN S. OHTH, Cashier.-
W. B. JACKSON, Ass t Cashier.
The Medford National Bank
MEDFORD, OR.
CAPITAL $-,0,000
SURPLUS 10,000
Safety Boxes to Rent. A General Banking Business
Transacted. We Solicit Your Patrouage
Freucu Dry
ueatlv doue.
Cleaning aud Pressing
XritaLMs 1
POWER EXPLODE8 IN
HAND BUT STILL LIVES
HtHjriAM, V.nb.. Sept. I'S. That
John Benton, a laborer, is still alive
le.lay to tell of his experience when a
can of bl.iiting powder exploded in his
hand ve.ieiday, is considered remarka
ble by the physicians attending him.
Benson's hands were terribly burned
and in .nine places the flesh w at '
most stripped from the bone. His face,'
Is swollen frightfully and his clothes '
w. w.
CITY TAILOR
EIFERT
MEDFORD
PERKINS & JANNEY
ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS
HILL
Military
Academy
A Private Boarding and
Day School Iir loys
Primary, preparatory and academic departments. College preparation.
Business course. Manual Training Principal SO v.ars' experience i
Portland. The Hill Military attracts and retains good bovs, tnt It
no place for any uthera. Fall term begins September 1(1. VaiM r
lion w ,tm rnning vacancies. Cat al eft ue on slt,tion to tk
l,rini J. W. HIM,, M. D., Portland, Or.
Plans, Specifications, Superintendence. Surveying
in all its branches.
Rooms 28-29, Jacks County B.aik Building.
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