i6 PAGES, 2 PARTS, PART 2 Court CIRCULATION GUARANTEED LARGEST THAN ALL OTHER PAPERS IN COUNTY COMBINED COURIER ESTABLISHED MAY, 1883 HERALD ESTABLISHED JULY, 1893 CONSOLIDATED SEPTEMBER, J8S8 OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1899. 17th YEAR, NO. 19 Oregon Citv If. J. Bryan. Mr. Cieelman bus known Mr. Bryan for years and entertnius opposite opin ions on Hie silver question. Eil. From the New Yoik Journal. Mr. Bryan is one of the least impuls ive men in America. The common idea of him is that he is governed in all thinjrw by his emotions'. Nothing could he further from the truth. . His habit of mind is oiderly and deliberate, and he is usually desperately slow in making decisions. Of all of the leaders of the democratic party as it exists today he is, perhaps, more laborious and careful, more fludions snd more suspicious of isfues that ruinate in popular clamor than any other. . This statement may surpiise men who look upon Mr Bryan as a mere passion ate orator. But it is the simple truth. His political pasi-ions are passir ns of what he conceives to be principles. This is the key to the Bryan of todu . He is confervative rather than radical, funda mental rather than practical, Since his nomination in 1896 Mr, Bryan has grown graver, broader, deep er, He has lost what there was in him of sectional feeling, and looks to the swarming East to help the South and West in its struggle against the abuses of corporate wealth in polities..'. He is more national in his point of view. To day he seems to understand that a man may disagree with him on the currency questioli and yet le a sincere democrat, accepting the parly creed aa a whole. Although I have not been a eupporter of Mr Bryan, I am convinced by person al contact with him and by my knowl edge of what he has accomplished and is accomplishing now that three years have changed him from a sectional leader inspired but enthralled by a sin gle idea into a many" sided resopnsible statesman, His patient tact, his coura geous devoiion to principle and his pow er of , compelling confidence in his honesty are gradually reuniting the dem ocratic party. Let no one be deluded by the idea that Mr Bryan does not understand par ty politics in all its ramifications. I should eav that he is at thiB moment the most astute politician in the United States. Think of the extraordinary abil ity and knowledge required to hold in union the democratic, populist, and free silver republican parties; think of a defeated candidate who can for three years, without power or place, hold the attention of the entire nation, speak boly unl !rnt icjeire n e-.'iy pibl.ci ssue. 11 a line ol coi.sUAt and fierce excitement, and yet not make a single political blunder; in these three years he has become mure moderate in speech and less rheotrical. lie is reas onable rather than dictatorial. I speak of him as a profound and mas terful politician, because that is the side of his cha'acter not generally under stood. Neither Senator llaniia, Presi dent McKinley, David B. Hill, Arthur P. Gorman nor Richard Oroker is in the same grade with him as a party politi cian. He seems to rule without threats, without promises and without money, he ia building up an organization that will compare in completeness with any that has existed since the civil war. He is determined that his party shall not go into the next campaign in a fluid 1 condition. If Mr. Bryan has a serious fault as a politician it is his inability to yield or seem to yield. His personality is something phenom enal. He dominates everything about him. In this respect, he unfortunately reBembles Mr. Cleveland, hut, unlike Cleveland, he trusts the common sense of the common people. Mr. Bryan's dt-ep religious convictions control him in his altitude toward the masses. He firmly believes that, the hand of God is always piesent in the affairs of men, and that it is a part of the divine plan to work out every good thing through the average mind ; in other words, through the majority. - No unprejudiced man can travel through the various states today with out recognizing the fact tt at Mr. Bryan is much stronger and much moie firmly intrenched in the confidence of the multitude than he was at any time dn rina the last residential campaign. He is the supreme, unchallenged leader of his party. . But what has most im- pressed me ib me large anu ruiibiauupr increasing following he has among busi ness men now. His refusal to engage in ny perronal attacks on the president, his decent and dignified manner of speech and his op position to a national policy of foreign adventure seems to have broken down the prevailing distrust among legitimate businessmen. The truth is that" Mr. Bryan is today the great barrier against state socialism in America. Were it not for his unceasing labors, his open and real sympathy for the millions who sui- fer in the shadow of remorfrless cor porate greed, and his power of convinc ing the desperate and despairing that their cause can be won without over turning the present order of govern ment, state socialism would be kindled into life. H iaireds of t')3tr.nii cf ixn hc kdk with kind.; eyes upon government confiscation of trusts as a relief for the present top-heavy, unequal condition of the nation have been drawn into sup port of the democratic party through their buliet in Mr. Bryan's sincerity. He bridges a great gulf. So loug as the original conditions, tendencies, and op portunities of the repuhlio existed there were no signs of socialism to be seen Mr. Bryan's rise into national power ia the least protest of old-fashioned conti nental Americanism against the new order of tilings represented by McKin levism, trusts and imperialism. Mm h as I personally dislike and dis trust the free silver idea, I am com pelled by force of facts to recognize in Mr. Bryan a really great man, a stub born and uncompromising champion of a mistaken financial policy, but a states man and a patriot who loves and be lieves 1 1 the plain people. Much has been wri'ten and said about Mr? Bryan's failure to make a national name and a great fortune as a lawyer, hut it must be remembered that he was only twenty three yeais old when he was admitted to the bar in a small Illinos town, and that he gave up the practice of law seven years later and entered upon a political career yet twice during that period he made himself self-supporting, once in Jackson and again after his re moval to Lincoln. Besides that he de clined to accept a salary of ten thousand dollars a year from the Standard Oil Company, prefering to live more eco nomically and fight against the abuses of such overgrown corporations. He has a much more solid record as a lawyer and business man than Presi dent McKinley. For one thing, no man has ever been called upon to pay his debts, and 1 personally know that he has helped many an unfortunate irimul out of his troubles. Another- fact about Mr. Bryan has become known since 18i'6 he cannot be used by. other Bien ue is not weak or invertebarte. , He is the master rather than the servant of those who surround him. It was said in the last canfpain that if this .unformed, inexperienced youth from the prairies of Nebraska should be seated in the White House his every act would be dictated by cranks and fanatics. But today . the whole nati m can witness in every part of the country the evidence of this man's indomitable will and unconquer able courage. I im ouite Bure that if the next dem ocratio national platform should fail to incut hiB convictions he would decline to be the democratic candidate, al though he would vote the democratic My cur cdjdi.eit t t 1 al le vl'.l have no rival in the naiiona. co.ivei,' tion, and will be dominated by acclama tion. It is too soon to express a posi tive opinion regarding his chances of election. But I should say that he is much more popular il an when he was last candidate, and that if the contest is to hfi between Mr. McKinley and Mr. l!rau the present prospect favors Mr. B'yan's fled ion. . It is a long look ahead, but at the same stjge of event" prece;dim( the last nationahconvention I succeeded in demonstrating, to my own satisfaction at least, Mckinley's nomination -and election, and I do net fear to make a prediction now, with all the reserve arising from the fact that a prophet can never hope to be as accurate as a histo riaii. ; Jamks Ckeelsun, .....'... f. Red Seal Sarsaparilla Bad Blood ; 65c for Regular $1.00 Size. Rfed Seal Cough Cure guaranteed . to cure any Cough. 40c for Regular 50c Size. Dr. Ward's Red Blood Pills. Blood Builder and Nerve Tonic. 35c for Regular 50c Size. ! Makes His t I Guarantee Good fcii Huntley not only guarantees about everything he Dr. Baker's j Celery andi Kola.: The addition of Kola and Black Haw makes T a much more efficient Why Boer Hates Briton. The quarrel between the British and the Boers has its complications, but even at this distance it is possible to distin guish the main points of the contro versy. ' :;; ' It is no,t the whole truth to say that this is merely another case of British land grabbing; neither is it entirely fair to charge the blame wholly to Ber stubbornness. There are two sides to this, as to every other question. Before yon give; your sympathy to either con testant there are a faw facts which ought to be considered. . Here they are : The Boets were the original settlers of the country now known as the Trans vaal republic, if we leave out of the ques tion the savage African tribes which they subdued. Their ancestors went to South Africa from Holland. Boer is the Dutch for farmer. That is what the word means and that is what the" are. The first Boers settled in Cape Colony Trouble with the English led them to move farther inl ind and farther north They would build their kraals in one place and Btay there until the encroach ments of the English made it necessary for them to fight or trek. Sometimes the fought i sometimes they trekked When they finally moved beyond the Vaal river they thought they were safe from the English. The country was a savage-infested wilderness. But some bvi discovareJ g-'dnc J VNreonls ir. IU ilourniU. Theii the Engl el, moved in and began to work tue mines The Boers are not miners. The golden rocks of the Band would remain unchis eled forever if they had their way. They wish only to till their farms, raise their stock and read their Bibles. But the glitter of the go'd and the glint of the diamonds attracted more and more the sons of Britain. Men of othor countries came too. There were some Get mans and a few Americans. The Boers call them all uttlanders, or oufanders. It is an expressive name. Finally the uitlanders became more numerous Chan the Boers. There are now in the Transvaal about 215,000 w hites. t)f this number more than 100,- REALTY TRANSERS. Furnished Every Week by Clacka-' . mas Abstract & Trust Co. L A Parker to Sally A Gunlt.lts 1, 1, bl k 30, Gladstone. .... $1200 00 T E Gault to L A Parker, tract near 9th and Harrison, O 0.. 1000 00 J E Hedges to 15 O Long, lis 5,0, blk 20, Canetivth A E Evans to 1, K Phillips, n4 f-f vl4, KvunV dm 1000 00 VV Gerhauser to G T Kern,87.40 as, Russell elm, 4 s, 2 0...... 3000 00 V L Mack to J A Graham, H8th a,P Bee elm ..... . ........ 1 00 000 are English. ' Besides these there 1 J Page'o R J Thorp, w w.J of 8vv.U' sec .j,nw.l'4& "la le.,.. 209 00 F 1500 00 are 30,00(1 Gt rmans, 10,000 Americans and a few hundred of ahivet every other race on the globe. So theBoets are actually in a minority in their own land. The remainder of the l.OOOCOJ population is composed of blacks, chiefly Kaffirs. " . ., But thin little handful of eay 00,030 Boers has retained absolute sway in the territory which was wrested from the savages. , For all practical purposes, only native Boers have full rights of t).-pss or business suits made to meas franehiee. They make the laws, levy it. soo B,,moie8 0f cloth to the taxes and grip with jealous hands shUi(,, fronli Ht prices ranging Iron $10 the runs of government. ,; , ! to $30. O. A. ChiSney. Toward the uitl inders the Boer atti- . ' . tude has been avgresBive. autocratic and. V anted, uin lor general nouse- F Ohon to I'. Sidn By Co, blk 14, Milwaukie.. ..... . J Pease to P Hansen, It 7,b:k 8, Windsor. 100 00 M Woidler to J Musa.sji, nwj, sec 1, 2 s, 3 0 10C0 00 V J Bowermau to S J Harlan, 1 4 a, sec 3, 2 s, 2 e 100 00 iTOnHy to P Courtney, 11WJ4V I se'a',' Bee 17,2 s, 1 e CjO 00 possibly oppressive. It depends on the point of view. Thn British miners have had to pay handsomely for the privilege of taking out the treasures which the Boers themselves neg'ected. They have been heavily taxed. They have been bled by government monopoly. I rue, iney nave prnapeieu cum jivu;, . enormously rich in spue 01 it an. nui so have the Boers, and it is the English who have done the work. Year after year the taxes have become higher, in spite of the indignant protests sent to England, In the meantime the political rela tions of the two countries the little arc" t!r ?rwt r Tire-riae hA.lgh 86511.1 it.l.J6Etil.i -eytiMir stages. ! work; one who understands cooking. Good wages. Apply at Btore of . I. Selling . For Sale 27 acres adjoining West Or egon City, Eighteen ncres in cultiva tion; balance light brush. All under fence. Good spring of water. Excel- location. Sixty-five dollars per acre. Call on or addreBS G. B. Dimick, Oregon City. Money to loan at 8 per cent interest on mortgages. Apply to C. D. & D. O Latourette. For sale One hop stove feet long 37 joints of 11-inch pipe and seven el bows. The apparatus has dried 20 .bales of hops only. Call or address C. T. Pembroke, C'anby, near Adkins mill. School Book Prices preparation f sells from paint to perfume but he does more. He than the old t , . .. A Celery Compound a. m ipw flip it 1 1 t 1 i 1 1 1 r it vuiJii - 11J UlYV.tJ W ... , It's so easy to say, "oh yes,' we guarantee this" and X Dr. Ward's Little Liver Pills act promptly. 25c. x Our Cascara more efficient than Syrup Figs and the cure is "we guarantee that," but when it comes to handing out a hot water bottle or a fountain syringe to replace a defec- tive'one, or painting a man's house over because the paint peeled off, that's another matter. This, Huntley has done inthe pa3t, and he will do so again if the fault lies in the goods he recommends. Conscience is & great thing in the Drug business-- If your Druggist hasn't a big conscience with hiirt feVery dayin the year and every hour in the day, you would better look out for hinv ltB so easy fcfr lifn to give you second quality in your prescription vhen you pay for first. Huntley means to have only one quality and that is first. ! 65c for Regular $1.00 Size a C. G. HUNTLEY Original Cut-Rate Druggist OREGON CITY, OREGON A mother remarked the other day that our Children's Cough Cure lv&s the best thing? she had ever 'given her child No Morphine perfectly J harmless I 25c Are' fixed by the State, but the Prices Ori Slates, Tencils, Tablets, Pens, Ink and all the little necessary things for the schoolroom we fix, and we have fixed them way down. We couldn't find a Pencil Tablet big enough and good enough to sell for "5 cents, so had one made to order 200 sheets of best quality pencil paper and named it our "Big Value" Tablet. You will find the same "Big Value' idea running throug the whole line. For every scholar we have a rule free for asking and with every book we furnish free a strong book cover. We buy and sell second hand books and can save you half the cost of your school books if you can use second hand ones. As usual with u.i we guarantee the quality and the price. Evsrything in the line of school books and school supplies that is not satisfactory, that cannot be used, that for any good reason you may desire to return, we will buy it back at the price you paid. 1 1 f Our Cloth Books For 2c Are handsomely bound in fancy covers this year and embrace many new titles that are just out of copy-right been selling at $i w each. Ak to ace 1 1 IV w iiivii - n Special price to iiDranes. them. An Artistic Picture With Frame for 40e We have a large line of these and they are not chromos or cheap in any way but price. An art store would ask foirthem. Same picture with a mat and ready to frame 10c; with glass front and easel back J5C . 1 Speciarprice on Permanent Salt Peter and Sulphur. Send us yo ur mail orders. Headache Tablets that Cure 30 for 25c, Closing out Bicycle Sundries, Base Ball Goods, Hamrr.ocks These goods at a discount of quarter to half from regular price Huntley's Book Store OREGON CITY, OREGON 2$ and 50c