OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1,1902.
Oregon City Courier-Herald
BY A. W. CHENEY
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-3HEG0N OITY, AUGUST 1, 1902.
Thk last congress appropriated $180,
000,000 for the army and navy ana $5,
000,000 for agriculture 36 times as
much for killing men as for feeding
them. That's prosperity.
Twenty-bight thousand children are
employed in the factories of North and
South Carolit a and Alabama at less
than $2 ptr week and board themselves,
and the average wage for adult workers
is less than $13 per month. Would you
like to work for that?
Judging from oft repeated statements
the difficulty growing clover is increas
ing in New York Btate in the same, ra
tio as in the Middle West, which shows
that Nature is revenging herself on hu
manity for the reckless waste of the
wealth she stored in and upon the
arth .
Tub new 20-story office building of
Mr. Frick at Pittsburg, Pa., covers an
utrea of 21,700 square feet, nearly a half
iacre. Its, floor space will hence approxi
mate 10 acres. It is the largest struc
ture of its kind in the world. The roof
iis 342 feet above the ground and the
centaU8 over $-'00,000 annually.
The number of imbeciles and idiots in
tflie country is inci easing at a rate faster
iCiian the general population. Alexan
der Johnson, superintendent of the
Home for the Feeble minded at Fort
Wayne, Ind., who has made a lifelong
wtudy of such matters, says that 75 per
cent of them owe their defects to heredi
from parents addicted to alcoholism.
'The navy yards of the country
coat $113,000,000 and their maintenance
eonts annually $18,000,000. Through
the perfidious influence of the ship
builders' trust, the government has con
cluded to build not more than one war
vessel at its yards, though the trust is
far behind on a number of naval craft
dot which it has secured contracts.
Tub granting to Sir Arthur Conway,
lay Bolivia, of the civil government of its
wild northern province of Acre, In re
turn for 60 per cent' of the profits of the
exploiter, with the added privilege of
"transferring his franchise to any foreign
power, may lead to grave consequences.
Peru objects and Brazil will refuse exit
to the shipping of Acre comiug through
the tributaries of the Amazon, at the
.headwaters of which it lies.
Tnit essence of democracy is equality
before the law. Is not the Jeffersonian
principle of "Equal Rights for All,
Special Privileges to None" violated
when a mere handful of men, like the
eteel trust or the sugar trust, are per
mitted year after year to use the taxirg
power of the government to heap up for
tunes for tLemselves "beyond the
dreams of avarice," from exactions that
are esssentially robbery of all consumers?
'The average cost of living has advanced
'from 25 to 30 per cent within (our years.
'The adverage increase oi wagei has not
'been 10 per cent. Expert facta published
recently show that our highly protected
manufacturers are selling their products
on an average of 40 per cent cheaper to
lforeign consumers than to our own. Is
tthie a phase of "prosperity" to perpetu
ate? Froeperity is good, but freedom,
eo,uality and justice are greater.
'Try to cover up our Philippine policy
as we may, by soph stry and and argu
ments flattering :to our vanity as a na
tionfor are we not a world power?
the fact remains that the islands will
sot prove to be an unmixed blessing to
.posterity, and it U assuredly the welfare
-of those of the future that we must first
of all consider, James Anthony Fromle
said in bis sketch of Caesar: "If there
be one lemon that history teaches It is
'tills that free nations cannot govern
subject provinces." Lincoln said "that
Ood never made a people good enough
to rule over another people without their
consent." "Those who deny freedom to
others deserve it not for themselves, and
under the rule of just God cannot long
iretaln it." ''When the white man gov
erns himself, that is self-government,
'but when he governs himself and also
governs another man that is more
than self-government that la des
ijwtisra," The state of Pennsylvania is looked
mipon as the Gibraltar of republican fet
ishism. In 1900 it gave McKlnley a ma
jority of 288,433 votes, but last year In
the state election that majority dwiu
to 131,043, and now The Philadelphia
Press, edited by Hon. Charles Emory
'Smith, late postmaster general, "doubts
if there was any ..republican majority at
-all in that year" and thinks "the figures
o-eturned were the product of fraudulent
'voting 1" Think of that! The best re
publican authority in Pennsylvania gives
that testimony and intimates that cor
ruption in the elections is so common
that many honest republicans do not
vote, because Boss Quay and his bench
men throughout the state are in the
habit of just returning "what majority
they like, without going through the la
bor of , counting the ballots, The logi
cal result of class legislation, of tariff
and trust specialism, is the usurpation of
power and the suppression of the will
and the rights of the people. Voters
are first cajoled, then bought and then
cheated by fraudulent voting, or count
ing, as may be most convenient. This
last is now the rule in Pennsylvania and
must become the rule in all other re
publican states if the present pol cies of
that party are longer submitted to by
the people.
To Advertise Northwest.
Following is the number of pieces of
advertising matter pledged to assist Im
migration Agent McKinney of the Har
riman line in his work:
Pendleton 100,000
Walk Walla 200,000
Colfax 100,000
Pullman 75,000
Moscow 75,000
Pomeroy 75,000
Spokane 200,000
Albany 75,000
Salem 100,000
Ashland 75,000
Medford 75,000
Grants Pass 100. GOO
Iioseburg 100,000
Cottage Grove 50,000
Eugene 100,0(10
Corvallis 100,000
Independence 100,000
Dallas 100,000
MuMinnville ; 100, 00
Hillsboro. 100,000
Total to date 2,000,000
Where is Oregon City and Clackamas
comity? We have the best soil, best
marital. And Inw-nrinnd Innrt. hut v n
don't let the outside people know it.
THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND
THE EXTRA SESSION.
That the constitution of the state of
Oregon is in some aspects behind the
times, and that in consequence it is
often violated, no one at all conversant
with the facts will deny. Whether it is
opportune now to consider the question
of calling a constitutional convention
with the object of bringing our "ground"
law" up to date, is another question.
Unless public opinion demands it, it is
idle to even consider it.
The calling of a special session of the
legislature has been in the wind for a
few weeks, and since the late election
the placing of state officials on flat sala
ries, a most needed change, has occu
pied, in some degree, the attention of
newspaper writers. There are other
questions of great moment that should
receive the consideration of the sover
eign people, through their legally-constituted
body of law makers (some times,
indeed, law jugglers), at Salem. In
fact, the legal and moral and business
horizon bristles with subjects that de
mand legislative change or emendation,
in order that justice may be promoted
and the happiness of the masses in
creased. When the people demand it,
reform will come ; not before.
Senator George C, Brownell, in an
swer to a question regarding the pro
posed extra session, expressed himself
as follows :
"I am opposed to an extra session of
the legislature for two reasons : First, on
the grounds of the expense to taxpayers
oi the stare, ana tor tne additional rea
son that whatever can be done at the
special session can be done just as well
at tne regular -session. Hie persons ad
vocating the extra session are evidently
not sincere. They are Bimply doing
wtiat they nave Deen doing tor the last
IU or 12 years at least, making a politi
cal play to fool the people, and in the
nope of obtaining a political advantage
Then, again, as an evidence of their lack
of ability or honesty or sincerity, they
ought to know that the evils complained
of, relative to flat salaries, cannot be
remedied at either the special or regular
sension oi tne legislature, it can only
be reached so as to be effected by chang
ing our constitution. For eight years.
while a member of the state senate of
this state, at every Bession during that
time, 1 have introduced a bill for a con
stitutional convention to reach these
very evils that men like the editor of the
Salem Journal now complain of.
"I have pointed ont at each regular
session these very evils that they are
complaining of aB an argument in favor
of a new constitution. But I found no
governor or newspaper of any Impor
tance In the state of Oregon that favored
the correction of these evils, or that
would support my bill for a constitu
tional convention, so that these and
many other evils could be properly cor
rected. At one session of the legisla
ture, they were so anxious to relieve the
people of these burdens that they very
promptly, when my bill for a constitu
tional convention came up for considera
tion in the senate, denounced it through
out tbe state and indefinitely postponed
its further consideration. And I was
very often complimented with the
charge tat because of my active Inter
est In the bill I had wheels in my head.
If these people now agitating for an ex
tra session are sincere, why not join
hand-and correct the evils that exist
around the state capitol and under our
present system by establishing these re
forms in a right and proper way? What
Is the use of constantly violating the
constitution of the Btate bv passing laws
that we all know are in direct conflict
with it ? Why not get together and cor
rect these matters by calling a constitu
tional convention, beginning at the
foundation and doing it right, placing
the salaries of our state officers, and our
supreme court, and state printer, so
that there will be no misunderstanding
in the future? Our whole system in
tills state is wrong ; it is crude' and not
in harmony with the conditions that now
exist under our present civilization.
There are new problems before the peo
ple of this state that have got to be set
tled, and we might just as well begin
now to lace our responsibilities and du
ties as citizens aud meet them iu an
open and fair way, and not try, as we
have done in- Oregon for over 40 years,
to violate the constitution at every ses
sion of the legislature. Why not have a
new instrument that will represent tbe
conditions and the demands of the pres
ent hour?"-
"What legislation do yon propose or
suggest at the coming session," was
asked, and Senator Brownell replied:
"I favor a piimarylaw that will ab
solutely abolish all Btate and county
conventions. I would like to see all
nominations on county and state offices
made directly at the ballot box by the
people themselves. It is tbe only way
to correct the evils that all parties con
cede now exist under our present sys
tem. We are constantly finding fault
with political bos'es. The remedy of
the past has always been to get excited
and go to the polls with a cry of reform
and strike down one political boss and
put in a new one. Under this ejstem
the bosses control and the people pay
the taxes. I would like to see the polit
cal boss and all he stands for eliminated
from politics, and in my judgment the
way to do it is to strike down ail politi
cal conventions, and pass a primary law
which will let the people select those
who may wish to represent them, in
stead of allowing, as they do now, two
or three men to get together and nomi
nate a ticket. I favor such a law and
shall introduce it, and will do the best I
can to naps it at the comine session. Of
! course, this law will not pass, because
' the average politician, and the big ones
i as well, will secretly oppose it. unless
the newspaper press of the ?tate will
agitate the question so as to arouse pub
lic opinion in its favor. If this is done,
the law will pass, because the politican
is afraid of the people, nnd will get un
der cover and be with them when he
thinks he has to be, but not before.
"We have got to do something, and
we might just as well consider it now,
relative to the labor question. The la
bor interest of this state should receive
fair and honorable consideration at the
hands of the incoming legislature. Just
what is the best to do, I am frank to say
I am not quite clear. I believe, how
ever, that we ought to hav established
in this state some court or board of arbi
tration that will be clothed with power
to settle and determine differences and
disputes that will arise between capital
and labor or between employer and em
ploye, so as to try to settle these differ
ences when they occur in order to avoid
Btrikes, which all concede are injurious
to the wage-earner as well as to the cor
poration or eroploytr. I am in hope,
when the legislature convenes, that by
mutual effort we can get up and pass into a
law some legislation that will help reme
dy the present evils, and be just and fair
towards employer and employe. Then
there should be some labor law passed
in this state regulating the hours of la
bor. And I believe bat the legislature
of this state will pass such a law at the
coming session .
" What I sincerely hope to see is a new
constitution for this stale. T..is, in my
judgment, will get to the root of the
trouble; second, a state primary law
abolishing all conventions, and making
all nominations by the people them
selves at the ballot box ; third, a state
court or board of arbitration with power,
in the nature of a regular court of jus
tice, to settle and determine all ques
tions that come up between employer
and employe, thereby obviating strikes
and lockouts ; fourth, an eight-hour law,
as a day's work in the state of Oregon."
Ladies' hats at the Red Front in
styles and at prices to suit one and all.
For Over Sixty years
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixty years by millions
oi uiothers lor their children while
teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Is
pleasant to the taste, Sold by Druggists
in every part of the World. Twenty
five cents a bottle. Its value is incalcu
able. Besure and ask for Mrs. Wins
low'sSoothing Syrup, and take no other
kind
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund tbe money If it fails
to curer E. W. Grove's signature is on
each box. 25c.
II you are troubled with Impure blood
Indicated by sores, pimples, headache, etc, w,
would recommend Ackers Blood Elixire
which we sell under a positive guarantee. It
wlllalwavs cure scrofulous or syphilitic poisons
and all blood diseases; 600 and $100. Howell A
Junes, druKgists.
right's Disease.
The largest sum ever paid for a pre
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, Aug. 30, 1901. The transfer in
volved in coin and stock $112,500.00 and
was paid by a party of business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the series investi
gation of the specific Nov. 15, 1900.
They interviewed scores of the cured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
over three dozen cases on the treatment
and watching them. They also got phy
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up to Aug. 25, eighty-seven
per cent of the test cases were either
well or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen pr cent of
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports of the test cases were
published and will be mailed free on ap
plication. Address John J. Fulton
Company, 420 Montgomery St., San
Francisco, Cal. Charm an & Co, are ou
sole agents in Oregon City.
DON'T WAIT.
If you knew how SCOTT'S
EMULSION would build you
ud. increase vour weight-
strengthen your weak throat
t
ana lungs ana put you in con
dition tor next winter, you
would begin to take it now.
jM-mi mr irrr sample, ana irT 11,
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists.
A
yc. and Jt.oo; all dmsryrists.
KIDNEY TROUBLE CURED.
General Health Greatly Im
proved by Pe-ru-na.
MRS. FRANCES MATOON.
Mrs. Trances Matoon, Treasurer of the
Minneapolis Independent Order of Good
Templars writes from 12 Sixth Street,
Minneapolis, Minn., as follows:
"Last winter I had considerable
trouble with my kidneys brought on
after a hard cold which I bad neglected.
One of my lodge friends who called when
I was ill told me of a wonderful medicine
called Feruna. I had no faith In it, but
my husband purchased me a bottle, and
asked me to try It. It brought me most
satisfactory results. I used three bottles
before I was completely cured, but I
have had good cause to be grateful, for
not only did my kidney trouble dis
appear, but my general health improved
and I have been In good health ever
since. I would not be without it for ten
times its cost."-PEANCES MATOON.
This experience has been repeated
many times. We hear of such cases
nearly every day.
Mrs. Matoon had catarrh of the kid
neys. As soon as she took the right
remedy she made a quick recovery.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever located.
Peruna is a speciflo for the catarrhal
derangements of women. Address The
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio,
for free book on catarrh written by Dr.
6. B. Hartman.
View Goods Arriving
Daily, at the
Fair Store
Muslin, 3c.
Stereoscope and 50 Views, $1.60
"Princely" Golf and Working Shirt,
best made, $1 in Portland; 65c.
Pompadour Combs and Hair r-
naments, very latest
Valenciennes Lace for Ruffles, ic.
a yard.
Straight Front Corsets, 49c.
Colored Mercerized Underskirts
for 79c.
Nansoos Embroidery, 5c per yard.
Bone and Aluminum Hair Pins,
Sc. per doz.
Pearl Shirt Buttons, all sizes, 5c.
per doz.
Ladies' Summer Undervesls, 5c.
Ladies' Black Hose, 5c.
Ladies' and Children's Handker
chiefs, two for sc.
Ladies' White Aprons, 15c.
Ladies' Ready Made Dress Skirts,
$1.25. .
All Colors Satin Ribbon, 4c. a yd.
TailorMade Suits, $775.
GirdleCorsets, 49c .
Torchon Lace, six yds. for 5c.
THE AlORNIMd TUB
cannot be enjoyed in a basin of limited
capacity nor where the water supply and
temperature is uncertain by reason of
defective plumbing or heating apparatus.
To have both put in thorough working
order will not prove expensive if the
work is done by
F. C. CADKE
New Plumbing
and Tin Shop
A. Ml HLSTIN
JOBBING AND REPAIRING
a Specialty
Opposite Oaufleld Block OREGON CITY
E. E. G. SEOL
Will give you a
Bargain in Wall Paper
Wall Tinting and in
General House Painting
Paint Shop near Depot Hotel
1 fltrar-
Brunswick House and Restaurant
NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS
Meals at All Honrs
Prices Reasonable
Only First Class Restaurant in the City
CHAS. CATTA, Prop.
Opposite Suspension Bridge OREGON CITY, ORE.
POPE & CO.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Hardware, Stoves. Syracuse Chilled and Steel Plows,
Harrows and Cultivators, Planet Jr., Drills and
Hoes, Spray Pumps, Imperial Bicycles.
PLUMBING A SPECIALTY
Oor. Fourth and Main Sts.
I YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT
Z Bat the Best Stock of First-Class
Goods to be Found at Bottom
Prices in Oregon City is at
HARRIS' GROCERY
t..,tjsfci,r i.iiAiii.jsnlltftm.i Jfa itiiu.Msifc-itlyirtrii- ntssfaiiriitiflliiitrilittjifi
1 Q!m
SHANK & B1SSELL, Undertakers
Phones 411 and 304. Lower
'fl"n,yiiil',iiill!piiilliiiyiiyiyiilWiiiiii)iiiiiiniiiiiiniiiimi WmV
'-r,o . ' t .-a 1. $120 to $t 75 per year. Strong Nor
mal Course and well equipped Training Department. The fall term
opens cept. 16. For Catalogue containing full information address,
E. D. Ressler, Pres. ; or, J. B. N. Butler, Sec'y.
4
Mouse
Keepers
and
Bakers
New Machine Shop
IWith New Machinery
HAS BEEN OPENED BY
Philipp Bucklein,
.AT
Old Roake Stand, Rear of Pope's Store
All kinds of Saw Mill, Farming and Other Machinery
flade and Repaired.
CANNED i
'
GOODS n
Oh, yes; oh, y ps ; come this way
for the fullest and freshest stock of
canned goods in town. We are
just receiving a large lot of the
very best fruits and vegetables in
cans. Try our Bliced peaches, our
fancy corn, or out tender melting
peas I Go away, you make my
mouth water. Oh, no; come round
aud buy. Prices very low.
A. ROBERTSON,
7TH ST. GROCER.
Onon Dav and Niaht
OREGON CITY
a 2
Brown & Welch
Proprietors op thk-
Seventh Street
Meat Market
A. O. U: W. Building
REGON CITY, OREGON
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.nifli ''tff'inllftnii
We carry the only complete line
of CasketB, Coffins, Robes and
Linings in Clackamas County.
We have the only FirstClaBS
Hearse in the County, which we
will furnish for less than can be
had elsewhere.
Embalming a Specialty.
Our prices always reasonable.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
7th St., Bet. Bridge and Depot.
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STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
' ' Monmouth, Ore.
Graduates of the school are in con
stant demand at salaries ranging from
$40 to $100 per month. Students
take the State examinations during
their course in the School and are
prepared to receive btate Certificates
on graduation. Expenses range from
Using the PATENT FLOUR
speak of it in a ringing chorus of
praise. The bread consequences that
follow its are fine enough to
please the most fastidious. We can
not permit our reputation to suffer by
putting anything below our high
standard on the market. What the
Patent brand is at its best it is all the
times. Made by Portland Flouring
Mill Co. and sold by all grocer.
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