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CUV Library GON CITY COURIER lBth YEAR. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1898. NO 40 ORE In a Great Measure People have to depend on the word of the dealer as to the quality of carpets. It is easy to make a price cheap at the expense of the quality. Easy to hide the cheat, too. Only safe way is to deal at a reliable house, such as ours is. $5000 is our carpet investment (his year, patterns to please every body. Prices from 15 cents a yard and up. BELLOMY & BUSCH, The House furiiiH.iera, OPPOSITE COIIKT HOUSE Bargains In SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS at the PIONEER STORE of CHARM AN k SON A full line of Dry Goods, Clotnihg; Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Furnishings, Etc. Dr. A. A. Barr Scientific Optician, formerly of Minneapolis, has charge of the Optical Department for A. N. WRIGHT, the Iowa Jeweler, 293 Morrison St., Portland, Oregon. Haye Your Eyes Examined Consultation Free A PLEA FOR UNION. To The Editor : To compare the present movement in favor of union with Buc.h fusion a6 we have had in the past is unfair; and it is extremely illogi cal to argue that because fusion in the past has not made for good government, that union now would necessarily make for bad government. The fusions we had heretofore were mostly brought about by so-called leaders ot the different organizations (after the conventions met and nominated their tickets) without definite instructions from the people. In all such fusions the people had no say : they were not consulted in the mat ter and neither side cared to agree upon a few candidates and at the same time fight bitterly over questions of party faith. But the Union movement of to day is founded on entirely different premises. The "leaders may or may not favor the union, but they are powerless to stay or accelerate it. The movement is in the hands of the people, from whom the desire for Union is com ing. They know there is and can be nothing more reasonable and just than those who hold ideas in common should work together harmoniously for the ad vancement of what they conceive to be mutual interests and, divested of allex traneous matter, the idea of united action is advanced by every man, who attempts to educate men into his way of thinking. During the years that have passed the people s party has not only educated the people so far that it has become within itself a powerful political factor, but its educational work has per meated the republican and democratic party to such an extent that both are divided upon the main questions which form the superstructure of populism. These factions from the old parties agree with the populists on the money ques tion, direct legislation and points of minor interests. We agree upon the es sential points that embody the sum total of contemporaneous politics, as all popu lists know. We disagree upon one non essential, and that is the name. Ac cording to some, a man is unfit to hold any position of trust until he changes his Earty name, even though lie lias Deen aptized in the populist faith I It is urged that the democrat party is controlled by a machine. Probably this is true, but we are not proposing to unite with the machine. We are willing only to unite the populist tax payer with the democrat tax payer and leave the Dooulist tax-eater and the democrat tax- eater at home. As I said before, this is a movement of the people and the leaders have only an individual say in the mat ter. The terms are to be made by the people and the people are to write the platform and do the voting. What more do the people desire? When the convention meet the Peo' pie's party delegates, who have received instructions from the rank and file, can Royal make the food pure, wholesome and delicious. POWDER Absolutely Pure HOVAL BAK1NO POWOFB CO., NEWVOHK. 167 First St Between Morrison and Yamhill ; Kennedy's 167 First St. Between Morrison .and Yamhill government. Above all other things let us pay less attention to "leaders" and more attention to the voice of the coin more people. L II. McMahan. in Salem Journal. Retiring from Business Everything must be sold out at once Best Calicoes 3c. " Outing Fannel 4c. Fine Bleached Muslin 4c. PEOPLE'S PXRTY COUNTY CON VENTION OF CLACKAMAS CO. Notice Is hereby given to all voters of Clackamas County, State of Oregon, who believe In the oiinciules ot the Peoule's Party. that they are each and all Invited to partici pate in the People's Party primaries to be bold at the usual voting plot es in the different precincts In ClackamuB County; the primaries being hereby called for Saturday March lSlh, 1898. (or the nurpose of choosing delegates to at tend the People's party, Olaekamtts Connty Convention which is hereby called to meet In Oregon City Saturday, March 19th, at the hour of 11 o'olock. A. M. Said convention is called for the purpose of electing 15 delegates to the Plate convention ana outer Dusiuess that may properly come before it. APPORTIONMENT OF BKLKGATKS. Palate-Pleasing... Hundreds of Housewives will tell you that those two words sum up the good things in bread made lrom "Patent" Flour... SOLD Manufactured by Mills Company. BY ALL GROCERS- Portland Flouring .J The Germania Market. Is the cheapest place in the city to buy t t t t t FIRST-CLASS FRESH MEATS. Seventh Street, Near Depot, Oregon City. F. J. OSTEKHOLTZ, PrOpS. t t t ILLUSTRATED 1L NADTHPDN fi!P CATALOGS; m?2 r -j GF.VOVN Hi BueS Lsibenscn' 189T lias nlade tlie Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company better than ever. With over $20,000,000 in Assets and the best contract on the market, you can make no mistake in placing your insurance in this Co. We pay dividens in cash each year to reduce your payments its the only business-like plan to insure under. For rates and sample policy call on or address, H. G. COLTON, Manager, 312 and 313 Chamber of Commerce, PORTLAND, OREGON ay upon what kind ol a platform and upon what terms a union is possible. If those terms are rejected we will then know that we have so little in common that harmonious action is impossible. If they are accepted we can proceed to select a ticket to be composed of men from ench party, and every man nomi nated by either party shall pass muster before each convention ; so that it a man with an unfavorable record is offered by one convention the other two can reject him. Of what avail, then, would be the machine? Undoubtedly the popu lists would reiect a machine roan, even though he passed the other con ventions. And the out come of this would be a common platform, adopted by each convention : a common ticket nornr nated by individual participation of all the delegates in each convetion. It would be union; not fusion, arranged by "leaders," after the nominations were made. Mr. Young and Mr. U'Ren are afraid that machine methods will control the populist convention, even after the sub- miHsion 01 this question to tne people. Well, if the people's party is now in a onuttion to be controlled by machine methods it has 1 at its prestige as a re form force and we will do well to be rid of it. If it can be so controlled, or if it is 10 lost to political sense, that it will send fools and rascals to the convention it is no whit better than they allege the leinocrat party to be ; so that on the score of morals we have nothing to lose by this propsed coalition. There are many honest, competent men m each 01 these parties and they also have many men who cannot be trusted. Of the former we noDulists will claim all that we are entitled to and we have our full share of the latter. Unions are not always a failure. In fact, they never fail if they are based on principle, but if based on spoils, solely for the nront of ollice holders, they a ways fail, to the undoing of thosei who bring them about. Union of demo crats, aholiotiiiits and republicans mane it possible to put down the rebellion and the war democrats, wune thoroughly in earnest that they freel tninuled their h ood with that 01 tnei republican corn-patriots on every batlle from Bull ltuti to Appomattox, never gave up the party name, lhey enlisted as democrats, fought as democrats and died in the democratic faith. Who would imnugn their patriotism, simply because thev did not join the republican party, that then occupied relatively the position populists claim tneir pany now does? In this state a union of forces elected Col. Baker and Cel. esnutb to the senate, the one a republican and the other a democrat, but both loyal supporters of Lincoln's every war meas ure. Out of nearly ten millions of votes the People's party have two millions. So much for work started before I'eter Cooper was nominated, twenty-two years ago. The people can figure out how long it will take a reform party, naturally growing more corrupt with in creasing votes, to get into power, unless all who sympathize with its principles get together by some method more rapid than mere accretion 01 inuiviuuaiH. Let us cease to be partsans. Let us be citizens. Let us not too freely im pugn the motives of fellow travelers along the highway of reform, yet take due care to protect .ourselves. Let us inquire of our neighbors, upon what common grounds we can get together in order to defeat boppressive systems of Abernalhy Barlow, Beaver Creek, Boring, t anyon rreek, Cherryville, Canby, CUokamas, CttHcades, Canemah, Damascus, fc-airla creek. Garfield, George, Hardings, Highland, Macksbnrg, Molalla, Maple Lane, 7 8 5 2 t 2 6 Milk Creek, Marquam, Milwankie, Needy, New Era, Oswego, Oregon City No. 1 r. 2 1. .. 3 Pleasaat Hill, Bievere, Soda spring!, Hpringwater, Tualatin, Dniou, Viola, West Side, Total, 5 6 6 -4 I 3 4 3 1 8 5 155 NAME YOUR CBOICK. it The plan adopted in Clackamas county o- publlttuing tbe names of prospective candif dates tbat their fitness tor ofllee and records a oitisns may bare been inquired into has proven a success. Of course it is well nnder stAo.1 that beoaua some friend haa advanced the name ol any one as a suitable candidate due nut suaraiilee him a Ditto on tbe ticket. nor Is eucomtient op any person suggesiea as a saitaote candidate to secure a bee for bis bonnet or wlrwwk lor a nomination, N eith er cuub I be nominate, although some who do not receive nominations may De juat as oanubleand lust as oonalar as those who do. Airain. it is not IniDrobable tbat names will be proposed in the convention not hitherto mentioned. Th prevailing sentiment in this county Is to select the very best available timber re gardless of location or friendship, and from wnat we can learn hub is me general euu ment throughout the state No bosses, no lirnirnn Clt.v manloulatora. no trauinf lor places on the ticket bnt a patilotio desire to advanoe our party principles by tne selection ot men wno can De trusiea to carry mem onv, Hucb a spirit can bnt uemana the aumira tlon of all loyal citizens. THE REFERENDUM VOTE. It bavins been ordered by the connty cen tral committee that a vote be taken on the following intention attheDrimarleH.it ear nestly requested that every populist In the county turn out aDd vole on this important question as upon the proper solution ot the same nepenus me success 01 puuusi priii' clpltn in this slate: Question submitted. 'Resolved, by the peoples party county central committe of Clackamas county, Oregcn, that a Keterendura eiec lion be held at the peoples party prima ries in this county, on March rati, iy, and the members of the peoples party be requested to vote on the following question : Are you in favor of a union of populists, free silver democrats and free silver re publicans in this state on one state ticket, providing satisfactory arrangements can be made through conference committees appointed by regularly elected delegate conventions, each party endorsing not less than the following in its state plat form. 1. For the Initiative and Referendum system of law making in its optional form and the submiHsion by congress of all important national questions tor an advisory vote of the people, until such time as the national constitution shall have been amended so as to provide for Direct Legislation. 2. For the independent free coinage of both gold and silver at the ration of 16 tol. 3. For the abolition of all private and corporate banks of issue and fur the is sue of all money by the general govern ment alone, all money so issued to be a full legal tender for all debts, public and private. Yes. No. " By order of the People's party County cen tral committee of Clackamas county, Oregon. II. 1'HKisHKM, Chairman. Elm KB DixoN, Bec'y. Unbleacned " 4c. Bleached Satin Damask Table Linen 25c. Red Table Linen 15c. Large Double Blankets 50c. Fine dress Goods 15c. Changeable Silks 25c. Men's Fleece Lined Shirts 35c. Wool Merino Shirts 40c Sweaters 50c. Socks 4c. Ladies' Plush Capes now $3-25 Cloth Capes $1350 $6 Golf Capes at half price Men's Clothing at Hall Price. Lace Curtains at Half Price and all through the store at same rate. $20,000.00 worth to be closed out. t KENNEDY S ' SILVER AND GOLD. CANEMAH. her Mrs. Bray of Seattle is visiting daughter, Mrs. J. E. Hedges. FrancW Freeman returned to Cali fornia Friday; being called from there by the sudden death of his father and brothers In the fatal accident of last week. Miss Martha AVyman of Independence is vititing friends and relatives of this place. Mr. Bradley and family, who moyed to Salem last fall, have returned to Canemah. Grant Critescr has removed to the Weatheiell property. The Canemah Sunday school Is doing good work under the management of Koy Case as superintendent. L. II, Feacter contemplates leaving for the gold country; that is Klondike. Feb. 16- Progress. Ohkgon Citv, Feb. 10. Editor Coubikb: Dear Sir We cull from the Oregoniun of the 10th the fol lowing : "Suppose a man absolutely ignorant of history should dogmatically declare that Robert Burns was born before Christ, and on being shown the histori cal proof that Burns was born in 1759, should hotly exclaim, 'Well, I don't agree with you, and I guess I have a right to my own opinion,' What should we think of that man t Suppose the Oregonian should deceit fully say, which it does, in the same ed itorial, "We know that gold was adopt ed as a common measure of the value of commodities by a process of natural se lection, that it maintains and extends its supremacy because of its intrinsic merits." And yet all monetary history shows that the gold standard is the re sult of laws enacted by the push and contrivance of the motley limners, for their special benefit, the enactment per haps most conducive to this end being the steulthly change from a silver to a gold dollar in the U. S. in 1873. "What do we think of one, who in face of the plain palpable knowledge of the above, assumes a superior autocratic stylo and ignores the evidence?" Suppose the goldbugs should try to scare the people by constantly threaten ing the silver basis as a result of free coinage when they know they have got the people on a silver basis already for wages and the profits of industry while we are on a gold basis for paying debts, taxes, salaried officers and protected monopolists. What whoukl we think of their buncombe? ' Suppose the same laws which give us the gold standard also gives ub the sil ver standard. We had neither, i.e., theio Was no difference practically be fore 1873 for over two centuries, and In creating the one they mado the other, then, you see, they have made for us two separate- standards instead of one double or bi-metallic standard, so their denunciation of unsound money is all buncombe to deceivo the people. Suppose their condemnation of flat in silver is genuine Wo had no more flat in silver than in gold before 1873 and why should they object to going back to statue quo. Oh! but flat on Gage's plan, where the bankers can reap ten per cent on all the peoplo's money, is all right. Consistency is a jewel, but will the people concede that it is a jewel in the possession of the mogul of the big tower. This denunciation of the silver stan dard is a piece of the most astute du plicity to befog and ensave the the wage earner, whose wages are not to be scaled down by an inferior money. They love the silver standard and have created it in making the gold standard, and Mc Kinley as the champion of silver and friend of the laborer before the gold got its grip on him, pointed out to us that our low prices for agriculture, which made it impossible for any business to prosper, were caused by the silver basis through the demonetization of silver. 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