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16 PAGES, 2 PARTS, PART 2 gon City Court CIRCULATION GUARANTEED LARGEST THAN ALL OTHER PAPERS IN COUNTY COMBINED COUWEff ESTABLISHED MAY. 7883 HERALD ESTABLISHED JULY, 1893 CONSOLIDATED SEPTEMBER, 1B9B OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1899. 17th YEAR, NO. 20 erald. i ! I Why Free Coinage at 10 to 1. Editor Courier-Herald : The desperate and abortive attempts of the gold standard press and politicians to sidetrack the free oinage of silver irsue iB more amusing than alarming, While) the Palmer and Burkner demo crats would much rather tell us "vole for Bryan than McKinley still with our insane notions of free silver and green backs, they really can't see how they can bring themselves to support tho Chicago platform so long as 16 to 1 is re tained.". They see the monstrous, in justice and iniquity of imperialism, its folly and wasteful extravagance, its use less expenditure, loss of life and subver sion of national honor, they see and de precate and abhor all and every man ner of trusts and business, monopoly, everything that tends to lower the wages of laborer and producer and increases prices to the consumer; in fact they can see and deplore all these and their dis' astrous consequences. Bui the free coinage of silver that is the great, the only obstruction, the ourtition between them and their former political breth eren , and as it is not only the intention of the democrats, the populists, the sil ver republicans, to reaffirm the Chicago platform with other reforms added, it is no more than reasonable that we ahnuld give to a candid voting public our reason for such action. Up to 1873 the world, with the excep tion of England, used silver in unlimited quantities. It was a legal tender for debts and commodity exchange of all kinds and whatever nature. Our enor mous national obligations in consequence of the civil war was and is still payable in silver, Many of our people in the mountain and Pacific slope states 'de rived their living from its mines, and during the unrestricted output peace, in dustry and plenty rewarded the labor of the American people. But the money trust at that time, the only one in exist ence, saw its opportunity an 1 by legis lation, Mr. Carlisle tells us, "destroyed virtually from three-sevenths to one half the metallic money of the world" for tho sole purpose of making tl eir bonds, stocks and securities from 100 to 200 per cent more valuable. From that time till today the prices of all raw ma terial has been reduced, wages have been cut, and it is only in isolated instances through the combination of labor known as unions that industry has been in a measure well paid. In the meantime homes, shops, farms, factories have been mortgaged, i-old, bid in by the mortgagee and rented to the former owner. Taxes have been increased. Debts, national, state, county and municipal, have been piled up till their payment has been in many cases impossible. Monopolies, trusts and combinations have been fos tered, built up and established through favorable legislation until their existence threatens the people's liberty. Ad these evils have resulted directly from the dis tinction of silver as money. The few abortive attempts made, by the true representatives of ihe people in congress to restore silver to its original place and function resulted in a partial restoration of business, but the money trust always managed to place iu the ex ecutive chair a man who was either in different to the people's welfare or favor able to the bankers, till in 1898, at Chi cago, the people's champion) William J. Bryan led the revolt, which determine ! the Jeffiiraoninn democracy and their al lies, the populists and silver republicans to demand the free and unlimited coin age of silver at the legal ratio of 16 to 1. Since that time-every attempt on the bankers' part has been "directed to the obliteration sr.4 dropping of this all im poitant question, ana tor mat purpose every mean, vile, contemptiuie nietnoa has been resorted to on their part to make it appear that any one who de manded and voted for the restoration of the white metal deserved either the in sane asylum or the penitentiary. Speaking for myself, and I may Say many populists, we uon i mins ne.i coinage of silver absolutely inJispensi- ble, but it is the first step towards a per fect money system, because the whole people would understand it, all the peo ple would prefer a dollar they woi 1 1 and could earn than one they would have to both eai n and borrow and pay double interest on. in'erest on the bond de posited and interest on the dollar issued by the money banking trust, and so long as the .ystem is continued will the people continue the agitation and edu cation for a better ..and common sense money system. Along with the demand for free coin age, the democracy and their allies de' mand the abrogation of banking privl leges to individuals or corporations, de' mand that that great prerogative be for ever taken from the favorites of snnitu ary legislation and lodged in the people hands.and the authority to"coln money regulate the valley thereof" shall be na' tioiial instead of Indiviudal.for they, who control the money of a country control that country's destiny, and any country that discriminates in its money laws is as odious a9 though it discriminated i its people. Such a country is unworthy the support of honest citizens and the sooner its lawsconforra to patriotic dut and political equality the better for tl: welfare of its inhabitants, ) there are, Mr. Editor, in the United States more than three million voters who have broken looso from party shackles, who think very little of "regli lar partisan" politic?, j who are afte principles inste&i ot pirty. they are In all the parties. They are republicans democrats, socialists, populists, bu above all, they want certain principle) enacted ltuo law, ana tor that purpose they will only voto for men whom the, believe will do their best to enact law to make those principles the law of this country, and the enemies of silver make a very great mistake if they think fcr a moment tnat tney can win on any ticket with any candidates by ignorin these great questions. - This is to serve notice to those who are laboring under the delusion that the reformers are in dead earnest when they demand First Direct legislation tlirough the initiative and referendum and imper: tive mandate. Second The free and unlimited coin v.- Medicines New remedies, new chemicals, new combinations are coming into use every day in a progressive drug store. The store cannot be run as it once was; new methods have been taking the place of od, and an up-to-date druggist is as important to your welfare when you have a prescrip tion to fill, as the up-to-date physician who writes the prescription. I think it is generally conceded that our store is an up-to-date one If any .new method proves better for a customer, it is immediately adopted no matter what the cost may be. You cannot tell by looking at the bottle if ' your prescription has been properly filled you must trust the honesty of your druggist. I have been in drug stores pretty much all my life where prescriptions was considered THE important work; where a prescription was filled as carefully and as con scientiously as if a life depended on each single bottle. I believe my ten years' work in Oregon City has been of the kind to convince my customers of this. It doesn't mntter what druggist's name is on the blank, you have paid for the prescription and can take it where you like. If I have never compounded a prescription for you let me try the next one take advantage of the progressive up-to-date drug store. . C. G. HUNTLEY . Original Cut-Rate Druggist OREGON CITY, OREGON age of gold and silver at the" existing ra tion of 16 to 1. Third Abolition of national banks of is-ue and all noney issued by the peo plo and a 1 money issued a full legal ten der. ' ' .... Foirth An income tax, graduated if possible. Fifth Destruction of monopolies and trusts and their nationalization, includ ing railroads, telegraphs, telephones.ete. Sixth Anti-imperialism, anti-militarism, no annexation of countries against the will and consent of their in habitants, and reduction of the army to 25,006 men. This is practically what is demanded and nothing less will be con sidered by the large contingent of reform voter who aie anxiously scanning the political horizon with a view of noting the political portents. Should the dem ocracy be true to itself and to the people whoJooktoit for these reforms it will nominate the man who is in every com petent to lead to victory, but if it lis tens to the voice of the (rust advocates the imperialists, the money mongers and favorites of legislation then it will serve and suffer defeat, and we will continue another term of Mark Hanna, isto 1 by Van ljrbilt a i 1 Rjefeller, J. D. Stevens. Oatibv, Oct. 1st. Direct Letjlslation Coven It. Bro. Priee.of St. Thomas, Canada, sug gests in the Appeal to Keasnn : "Public employment fur the unemployed." The public ownership of the means of pro duction, distribution and exchange would necessarily give employment to all, and that would cover employment for the unemployed. The public owner. ship of railroads and telegraphs and the greater monopolies would furnish em ployment for all the unemployed at sal- aries they have never dreamed of. For instance, attaching telegraph system to the postal department and putting a wire in every office, reducing the tariff to ten cents for a fifteen word message to any point, as has been proven bv the statements of postmaster generals, both republican and democratic, can be ' done, would add 60,000 additonal tele- supposes that fix million voters would graph operators and the revenue, by sell themselves on a measure of 3 cents reason of the increase in business which ! apiece? or that $50 a vote would lm t- these rates would produce, would pay them better waes than they now re ceive. The same policy in railroads would take on 500,000 more railroad men. With direct U'gsliilon the peo ple can apply any experiment the ma jority shall decide will he for th public good. If they want proportional repre sentation they can have it wiihout de pending on the legislature for it. If they want the single tax, public owner ship of any trust, expansion or anti-expansion, they have ihe means at hand to at once apply it or reject it as they soe fit. The second plank is only to point the direction that socialists, want to go. The first plank is the most im portant and without it there can be tio self-government. No government can bejiigher than the average intelligence of the masves. The agitation of friends of this or that measure would bring them before ihe people and the pubic would soon he educated on the merits of any proposed measures. They would have to read the law to vote on it and they would then discuss it on its merits, not with an eye as to how it would ef fect the vote for or Hgiinst some friend running for cilice, as is now the eaie. Socialism is not possible until a maj ir ity i,hall conclude it is good for them. It will be a majority rule, not rule by a few representatives who can be bribed. Where private interest are great enough those who benefit by a law can pay thousands of dollars for a representative vote, but it would be impossible to bribe a majority of voters and if they were these voters, seeing that the law worked a hardship on them, wouid at ihe next election or even sooner, repeal that law. Let me illustrate this point. There are 357 congressmen, who "represent" 12,000,000 voles, or over 30,000 each. A law can be bribed through congress by pa) ing say $1000 a vote for 180 votes, a majority, or $180,000. This vast sum would only pay 3 cents apiece for the necessary majority of votes to make that law under direct legislation. And who ken by enough to enact a law? And $50 a vo'e wouid mean $300,000,000 for,a law, and that places it out of the realm of the possil le into the absurd. Bribery under direct legislation would simply not ba. To asmme that the people are not wise enough to adopt wholesome meas ures when they are submit'ed, is to as sume that the few will do for the many the best thngs f ,r them. This is not and never has been true; and if it were true, would not that few he able to have the same degree of influence on tin many to get them to adopt good laws as they would under the present system which is so profitable to the briber and corruption? Direct legislation is coming. The agi tation which socialists have carried on for years has created a demand for it and it is being incorporated into the platforms of both old parties throughout the country. There is in argument against it except that the rule of a fyw is belter than the rule of the people. Says AyulnaUlo is Winning. London, Oct. 1. The Times publishes this morning long extracts from a pri vate letter from Manila, dated August 21, whose writer asserts that Aguinaldo is getting the best of it; that the Ameri cans are mnking no practical progress; that Aguinaldo is regaining his influence over the villages, and has lately obtained a lot of money, with which he is endeav oring to formeut disturbances in Mani-aos. Carter Gets Onlu Five Years. Washington, Sept. 30. Captain Car ter is sentenced to five years' imprison meut and lo pay a fine of $5000. This sentence was approved by the president today. Carter is now at Governor's Is land under arrest, and the sentence will begin immediately. Money to loan at 8 per cent interest on mortgages. Apply' to C, D. & D. 0. Latourette. Go To ! Ar If I have never compounded a prescription for you 8 jr let me try the next onetake advantage of the progressive rfci g l 8 m - . . ' fry Headquarters For your School Supplies. Most every store you go into has a few tablets, a little writing paper, some cheap pencils. Tablets usually sell for 5, 10 or 15c you pay the same .price in any store, but you don't get the same tablet in this store.' For instance the usual 5c pencil tablet has 100 pages of cheap, thick, rough paper. Our 5c tablet has 200 piges of first-class, smooth, strong paper. You get more than twice as much for your money. The same difference you will find in every article. A small bottle of ink costs $c anywhere. But our 5c bottle contains a-oz. of the best the same kind you would get in our dollar bottles not the watery, dirty, fading kind. Stationery and School supplies is our business. Go to Headquarters if you want the most for your money. ' We buy and se!lsecond-hand School Books. 1 1 f Our Cloth Books For 2e i By MARy J. Holmes Lena Rivers Tempest and Sunshine Two Orphans By Oliver Optic All Aboard Now or Never Boat Club By Henty With Lee in Virginia Bonnie Prince Charlie With Wolfe in Canada Orange and Green By Cooper Pathfinder The Spy Pioneers Prairie Deerslayer Last of the Mohicans Wing and Wing Two Admirals Water Witch By Jane Porter Scottish Chiefs Thaddeus of Warsaw Uncle Tom's Cabin Quo Vadis Prince of the House of David And Hundreds of others as popular. Huntley's Book Store OREGON CITY, OREGON