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OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 1903, OREGON CITY COURIER Published Every Friday by OREGON CITV COURIER PUBLISHING CO J. H. Wtotoveb, Editor and Business Manager R. Lek Wehtovkk, Local Editor. Interedlu Oregon City Postofilceas 2nd-class matter 8CBBCR1PTION KATES. Paid in advance, per yea 1 50 mouths...... 75 Clubbing Rales Oregon CI ij i. onrlpr and Weekly Oregonian -12.25 Oregon City Courier and VVeekiy Courier- Journal 2.00 Oregon City Courier and Weekly Examiner.. 2.80 Oregon City Courier and the Cosmopolitan..- 2.25 Oregon City Courlp- and the Commoner 2.00 "The date oddosUo your address on the per denotes I he time to which you have paid. I. this noticeis marked your subBOiiption is due. OREGON 01TY. AUGUS1 21, 1903 New men and new issues promise to be the policy of the Democratic party in 1904. Tnu unexplained action of Secretary Shaw puts up to Mr. Oobb to acknowl edge the corn. Bomb people are beginning to wonder if J, Pierpor;t Morgan has met his Wa terloo in watered stocks. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow has not yet begun work'on his report of the postoffice investigations, ' When anyone mentions the gratitude of a republic, these days, the public immediately reverts to Schley and Miles. Reggie Vandebbilt's mother-in-law is responsible for his breaking his rule never to pose for a camera. As usual the public will pay the cost. The British have captured the inter national tennis cup. That may berve to solace them for the. loss of the yacht cup. Secretary Wilson and a corps of bug. ologists will soon invade Ohio with a view to eradicating the "torn job nson pest" and saving the state for Hanna. Had George Washington served under the present administration re might have been rebuked and then shown the door when he called to surrender his commission. . ' The fact 'hat the West is prosperous when Wall Street is suffering ' from a flood of watered stock continues to baf fle tie keenest of Dr. Morgan's security digestion experts. . Tnu Secretary of the Navy has de- pied that negroes were hereafter to be excluded from the navy. Who could have suspected such a thing with Mr. Roosevelt in the White House? If Mr. Root Is made chairman of the Republican National Committee, a hog or die policy eo fa' as the moneyed in terests of the country are concerned may De accepted as one of the certainties. The Republican Campaign Commit, tee is figuring on keeping the names of the Advisory Committee secret, So much the better for the reputation of its members when the campaign closes, The Democratic party will not nomi nate "some cold blooded, fishy ceature standing for nothing but Wall Street." The party has learned, by bitter experi ence, to be careful whom it nominates. It was so fortunate that the naval enemy off Bar Harbor, was captured just in time to permit of the officers go ing ashore for Sunday. There was a mistake in the dispatches, the Bar Har bor girls wee captivated. The Kansas dame, separated by cruel fate from the bustle containing all her worldly wealth, returned home to dis cover th missing depository in the do mestic ash heap. Again demonstration is given to tho fact that hindsight is best. The Memphis goat to be sacrificed for the settlement of the vexed question whether he ate the revenue stamps off a whisky barrel is not the first victim of a too lit ral and personal interpreta tion of internal revenue. Tun Hanna hill to pension negro slaves is bearing fruit. A Northern ne gro has succoded in getting thousands of dollars out of his colored brothers in Florida and Georgia by representing himself as Hamm's agent. Tkxans have been placed in a class with New Yorkers and Minneeotans by the arrival of ollicers of the law in time to cut down a negro strung up by a mob. The State's reputation (or thor oughness in such matters is at Btake and it will be surprising if the negro is not soon placed in a similar position. " Tub appointment ol General Young in Gi l eial Miles' place for one week is a violation of the intent of Cong reus and a p-ity attempt to get even with a real soldier localise he did not approve of the administration's Philippine policy, including the water cure, the Funs ton foig'irv tactics and other enormities of the Philippine campaign. Pbof. Langley is still tinkering with his flying machine, and, in time, may succeed in turning out an aerial ferry boat. The arrest of Sheridan Miles is trace, able to the same causes which made things so interesting fo' the General of late failure to keep ofl the grass. Every time he opens bis mouth he puts his foot in It, but Parry' mouth is of such proportions that the volume and loquacity of his remarks is not appreci bly affected Massachusetts convicts are to be al lowed to play baseball as a reward for good behavior. It will not, however, be advisable for the warden to act as um pire. A mosqoito, whose bite causes death, has appeared in Jersey. Even a mos quite s perennial good-nature is not proof against these petroleum, musical and X-ray extermination insults. Gem, Miles is hearing the buzzing of the presidential bee, but it he is listen ing he may hear Cousin George Dewey's warning cry: "Watch out, Nelse, the pesky thing's got astingerl" The Republican party has been saved from the deepest ignomony by the stat ute of limitations. But for that, some of its most prominent members would now be on the highway to the peniten tiary because of corrupt postal practices. The Fillipinos even dislike American money and persist in using their own Instead. When a nation refuses the mon ey of another there is reason to believe that cordial relations between the two will neve. be established. Ins refueal of the President to permit any congratulation of General Miles in the order announcing that soldier's re tirement will forfeit for Mr. Roosevelt the votes of many old soldiers who hive fought and bled on the same battle ground as the retired commander of the army. The Berlin physician who denounces piano practice for young children and ascribes to it the nervous derangement of 600 out of 1000 children be has ex amined, is one of the great philanthro pists of modern times. Let the millions who are annoyed by the tuntj tunty of the piano subscribe for this monument. Tub press, not excluding orthodox Re publican organs, have made it so hot for Postmaster General Favoe that he has been obliged to give bis "confidential clerk" H. H. Rand, an indefinitely pro longed leave of absence but hs has not cut him off from the pay roll of the gov eminent. General Young's appearance with the uniform of Lieutenant General to hours before General Miles' term ex pired, and therefore two hours before Young's promotion could take effect, was undoubtedly the work of General Corbin. That is just the kind of viola tion of etiquette for which Corbin is fa mous. vv hen it is remembered that the Speaker is th chairman of the Commit tee on Rules aud appoints the members of that body which in turn controls the House, the statement from Washington that Cannon's currency views "are very apt to command the support of a House majority" becomes one cf the things that go without saying. Senator Gorman has outlined the is sues of the Democratic party as moder ate tariff reform, economy of public ad ministration and honesty of public of ficials. It may have been unkind of the Senator to select in every instance, the antithesis of Republican practices, but he doubtless felt that his first duty was to his party. President Roosbvklt would not vio late an order of Secretary of War Lamar by issuing a complimentary statement regarding General Miles' service, in con nection with the announcement of that officer's retirement. But the President did not hesitate to violate all precedents and advance his friend "Doctor" Wood to the rank of major general over the heads of some 300 senior ollicers. The latest seeshn of the American Republican Slate Board of Appeals was enlivened by Congressman Mud's forci ble exit through a window as a result of his mistake in judgment in addressing challeague as "pie-face." If the Republicans are to start the mud sling ing among themselves, Maryland Democrats can afford to sit steady in the boat. The prodig.il son caught the family napping and dined ou veal. Governor Durbin did hie duty when no one ex-! pected him to, and the President writes him an open letter of commendation, After the ululations of the Chautauqua orator and the yawns of the Indiana edi- to-, inspired by the spectaie, have died away, the still, small voice may be heard asking who the self-constituted protector of te known head of a con spiracy of anamination should be held np as a mo ld of what the executive of of a great Slate should. If the confirmation of Wood is pre vented by the old veterans, Miles may be pardoned if he thinks what sweet re venge it would be to send a message to Roosevelt inquiring, "Didn't that G. A. R.you?" Up to date John Temple Graves' lvncbing remarks have only been ap proved by those people who haven't the neivetosay no and whose saying so wouldn't make any difference if they said it. The evident nurpose of the railway magnates to combine all the Southern roads in a community of interests plan indicates that the supposed wreck of the Northwestern merger idea was, at the worst, only a temporary delay, due to nothing more serious than a hot box. General Nelson A. 1iles, enroute to the G. A.R. encampment, got a boom for the Presidency at Colorado City, a number of veterans hailing him with "Our next Democratic President." And the old warrior seemed to be pleased with the buzzing of the bee. A New Yorker who has three times been a millionaire, has tiled a petition in bankruptcy showing a beggarly $150 of assets. Hard luck, but, after all. isn'it better to have flown hih and fallen rather than never to have flown atall? The discovery of statements by O. M. Schwab, showing that the tariff on steel trust products is Unnecessary for pro tection to an infant industry, may ex plain his retirement from his job. Rob ber Barons don't pay a million a year to people who "talk tbo d d much," especially when that talk happens to be indiscreet truth. There might be more cauce for rejoic ing over the reported peace pact between Rockefeller and Morgan if it were not for the reflection that instead of fighting each other they will now turn their joint attention to "the great common people," one holding while the other skins. ' A Chicago professor says cannibalism is justifiable when it comes to a choice between starvation and eating a dead man's flesh. The professor leaves un answered the momentous question whether, under such circumstances, good form requires the use of a spoon or tork. . ' : The wordy cross-fire between the rep resentatives of the manufacturers and union labor is amusing, if not instruc tive, From one side comes the charge that organized labor is strongly infee'ed with the microbe of anarch j , while from the other side is hurled the retort that there are too many "Parry-sites" in the association of the bosses. -' All the brokers are advising their pa trons that now is a good time to buy stocks, and it really does seem that cer tain shares couldn't possibly go any lower, but as long as the Wall street game so closely resembles the diversion in which you try to guess which shell the little rubber .ball is under the only safe plan for the man with no money to lose is to put wt at he has in a sock aud bury it. The crusade in the North against lynching makes the mistake of taking on an implied sympathy for the victims of mob fury. The spirit seemingly rnani. tested is that negro rape fiends should be sprayed with rosewater and turned loose. It is a part of the same sickly sentimentality which expresses itself in a bombardment of condemned murder ers with boquets and bonbons. The movement against lynching should also include condemnation of the offense which provokes the mob to violenco. AFTERMATH OF BROWNELL'S SPEECH The Courier in its last issue, it seems, overstated the case in the matter of the speech of Senator Brownell at Highland. The Courier does not want to misrepre sent tke facts about anybody and least of all about Senator Brownell. There are bo many things about the Senator t'rnt are true, which are readable and make interesting news, that there is never any occasion to misstate the facts. We believe in giving the devil his due. There was not as much politics in the Senator's speech as we were led to be lieve. In fact thero was very little poli tics in his speech. We say this Injus tice to the Senator as there are a reat number of membeis of the Maccabees in Clackamas county who might be mislead in regard to the matter. They are the beet people on earth and it would be un fair to them and to the Senator to let the report go uncorrected. We have learned in the fifteen years during which we have continuously published a paper that it is always best to be fair and tof to treat all men decently and kindly. It is better to "dip your peu in the milk of human kindness ' and write Kindly o the faults and follies of men. Senator Brownell may be all that the people say about him, we don't know, but we do know that truth hurts nobody and we frankly say that the description of the Senator's speech was very considerably overdrawn. ANOTHER WALL STREET DEMAND. Wall street has bee a demanding An elastic currency for some time, but now comes the demand from the Wa 11 Street Journal for an elastic auti-truat law. It says that the decision of the court in the merger case "calls loudly for remedial legislation." It says ; "The law must be made, if possible, more elastic so as to permit of such co mbinations as are beneficial even though technically in re straint of trade." Elasticity seems to be popular in Wall street elasticity of conscience, elasticity of law, elasticity of currency, and elasticity even of the Dec laration of Indeoendence. It would seem that we need less elastic ity instead of more. W.J. Bryan. WHY NOT SENATQ3C0CKRELl.fi Why not Francis Marion Oockrell, of Missouri, for president? His Christian character, his long experience, his great ability and his unquestioned integrity make him worthy to be considered among those eligible to a Democratic nomination. As one who has been in harmony with his party on every ques tion he would be acceptable to the Kan sas City platform Democrats, and yet what reorganizer could find a personal objection to him? J is long service would disarm criticism and his popularity would spread as he became better known. He is 69 years of age, but young enough for service yet. His service in the Confederate army would not weaken him, first, because the war is ever, and, second, because his record has been such as to commend him to those who wore the blue as well as to those who wore the gray. The Commoner has already mentioned several available men and has others in reserve, but it takes pleasure in propos ing Senator Cockrell. ARE THEY IN EARNEST? Last year the Kepubiicans of seven teen states under the control of that party put into their state platforms de mands more or less a'rongly phrased for "such modifications" of the tariff sche' dules as the necessities of the people may make expedient. This year the party managers around headquarters, urged by Hanna, Aldrich and Allison, are subduing the demands by an adroit operation in skin-grafting adding a strong piece of rhinoceros hide in the shape of a declaration that "in no wise must the Republican doc trine of protection be sacrificed!" Mr. McKinley was, in his last days, for a reciprocity that would have pro duced in safeguarded instances the best fruits of an alternative protection and freer trade policy. Mr. Roosevelt could not wait for the McKinley funeral to publish abroad his consecration to the McKinley policy. But he forgot for the moment the great endless chain of Re- publican grafters who work the tariff on the American people as the Leyl and Zaccheus publications worked the Ro man tribute racket on the people of Jerusalem and Palestine. We call their modern imitators Republicans because they have renewed those publican poli cies of graft and ptfbdc plunder. The time for the real tariff reformer?, if there are any in the Republican party, to show their faith and strength will be in next year's conventions. If tbey are in earnest for justice and popular relief they will then &ni ample opportunities far saying so. But are they in earnest? Our donbt is as big around as the eclip tic. SENATOR COCKRELL FOR PRESIDENT. The rmny thousands of o eople who had the pleasure of looking into the lov ing face of Champ Clark, the great plat form speaker and Democratic leader who very recently spoke at our own Ohau taqqua.will be interested to read what he has to say in regard to the Democratic nominee for President next year. A Democrat of the royal blue, an honest man whom all love and re spect, his suggestion will cairy great weight with it. "This is Missouri's golden opportunity to have one o( her illustrious sons eleyated to the Presi dency of the Unttod 8tate. General Fraacls Marlon Cockrell can be elected if nominated and most assuredly ho should be nominated, lor the good ot both the party and the country. "General Oockrell would win, Ha would poll every anil- Republican vote in America, and any man who can do that can be elected. His record on all publla queetlons, including fluanoe, ! without flaw. Therefore he would be acceptable to the Silver Democrats so ealled, -while his conservatism would rally to hli standard Democrats who are not euaraored of tree silver, and Republicans who believe In this country attending to Its own business strictly and In lotting the attain of olher ceuntrlea alone. ALU VETERANS HIS SUPPORTERS. 'His liberadly as to pensions would bring to his support lots of Union veteraus.aud, of course, the Confederate veterans to a mau would shout themselves hoarse for him, "Ills military service would help rather than hurt bis candidacy. Ten years ago It would have been a bar, but in this new era of good fueling Union soldiers would prefer a Confederate who fought during the war and who quit tighllng when it closed, to a eiridan. I know that they entertain the warmest friendship for lieneral v so. shove and elbow each other and tramnlt ' oilier people's toes to get to shake hands with him. "If nominated he will not only be elected but will sweep Missouri by liXyMJ raajortt y. "I am lor General Cockrell because I ltko htm personally; because he Is a Democrat without A TRUE Hotv a Young Wife and W. E. Birch, Af ton, Va., an extensive fruit grower .of that place, writes the following letter to the Peruna Medicine Co., ot Columbus, Ohio. We print the letter In full . Af ton, Va., June 4, 1900. The Parana Medicine Co., Columbus, O.: Gentlemen "The country is so flooded with patent medicines of every kind that are worthless and a humbug, that I for one, am glad to be able to say I have found one that is everything and more than is claimed for it. My wife was very much run down and out of sorts in every way. She had a pelvic disorder which left her very weak, nervous and no appetite at all. "One day I happened to be at my father's store, S. A. Birch, Coresville, Alb county, Va., and noticed your medi cine he had there for sale. 1 thought it might help my wife, so I brought a bottle of it home and within a week she commenced to eat and now she is hungry all the time and not half the medicine has been taken. We both agree that it beats any medicine to bring on an appetite and to put the nerves in good shape that we have ever had any thing to do with. Wo had our family doctor to give hei nedicine and he did all lie could, but she did not improve the guile; because I hnow his candidacy would re unite the warring elements of the party; because I believe he would be elected. "Defeat would not injure General Oockrell an iota, for the plain people of Missouri the true blue Doraocrats will see t It that nibody pur loins his curule chair while he is pulling Democ racy together. "General Cockrell's Presidential candldaoy , successful or unsuccessful, would work this good if no other and it would be a great good. It would harmonize all of I he elements of the party Into a homogenous whole and leave It In fighting trim for the future. , "Would he accept? Judging by his latest Inter view 'Birkls Is not willin'. Be certainly is not seeking a Presidential nomination, but he may be Induced to run for the public weal. He nowhere says in that interview that he would not accept.' Mountain Flew. J. W. Curnn and wife drove up to Hubbard last Sunday and spent the day with Dube ,'and Frank Aldredge. The latter have a livery stable there. Mrs J. N. Harrington spent a few days of last week' visiting relatives in Linn cuunty. Mr. H. thinks it is rather lonely keeping batch. Rev. I xonand wife are visiting the letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. May this week. Mr. Nickels has gone to Blue River to seek bis fortune. , Miss Vernie Curl is staying with Mrs. Maud Currin this week. Woodburn. Lester Zimmerlie was among the ex cursionist to Newport on Sunday latt. S. F. Berry and nephew returned from Seaside last Monday from a month's outing. Both report a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Schwabaur weie the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arista Nrn del last Sunday. Ab Boyntonand Mr. Jackson returned from Ocean Park last Monday and re port plenty of game and Ed says: "Don't forget the dust." W.T.Roberts came up from Pert lanu Tuesday evening for a few days' visit with relatives and family. T. P. Soules will soon depart for Chi cago and other points to be gone for a period. Suit for Divorce. Jennie Dowell has brought suit in the Circuit Court for divorce from Robert Dowell. She charges that her husband has failed and neglected to support her, that he is a habitual drunkard, and he has been in jail in Portland for disorderly conduct and drunkenness for the last 120 dayt. Tbey were married in Salem sev- e,,,een ye8ra 0 nd Dve oae cbild, a daughter, 15 years of sge. G. B. Dim- ick is the attorney. Foley's Honey ana Tar cures colds, prevents pneumonia. STORY. Regained Her Ilealtli Beauty. least. She has con sumption in her fam ily and she was in such bad shape; so ran down, nervous, weak, and could not eat, that I had begun to get very uneasy, but your medicine made an entirely new woman of her. I believe ehe eats and feels better now than she has for years, " have not the slightest doubt but' that your medicine has saved ber from a long spell ot sickness, it nothing more. All my family bad begun to get uneasy, but, of course, she did not know it and I have only Just told her of it since she has Improved so mucb. I bad bo idea it would do half what it has and don't think there is another medicine made that will begin to com' pare with it."W. B. Birch, Fruit Orower, Afton, Alb county, Va. It you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Eartman, giving s full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give yon bis valuable ad vie gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0 Pedagogues. Clackamas County Teachers Given Certificates. Thirty Five Young Folks Through the Mill. Go The Summer session of the Clackamas county board of examiners for teachers has come to an end and twenty six out of thirty five applicants have been re warded and sent on their way rejoicing. Ten teachers took the examination for state certificates and their papers have been forwarded to the state Board at Sa lom for grading. Two teachers who teach, in other counties also took the examina tion at this place. Their papers have been forwarded by the Superintendent to the county boards of the Counties in which these teachers desire to teach, for gradation. The following is a list of those whrj were successful in their work and the grade of certificate they received : First grade W. G. Beattie, Sophie E. Nordhausen, Helen Murray, Phema Dim ick, Daisy McAnulty, Rhoda Newkirk, Deltina Chuinard, Herman Liesmanand Martha Stu chler. Second grade Florence Fisher. Ger. trude fisher, Mertle M. Fague, Katie A. Wilson, Grace E. Fisher, Elnora Gin- ther, Alma E. Stone, Edna Armstrong. Pearl M.Mishler, Eliza R. Gerber. Lil lian M. Irwin, E. F. Murdock and Edith G.Toon. 1 Third grade Nanna Belle T zier, Ida , Roberts, Minnie P. Leabo and Roma G. Stafford. The Salvation Army. Major John Milsap will be with us on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 25th and 26th of August. One eve he will deliver his popular lecture " With the Americans in the Philippines. iuajor Milsap is one of the oldest Ameiican officers in the Salvation Army, having served niueteen years. He has an international reputation as the editor of the California "War Cry," wuich he edited for many years. He also accom panied General Merritt and tee United States forces to the Philippines as the Salvation Army's representative. He lav in the trenches, stood in the firing line, nursed the sick and prayed with the dy in. He is familiar with the earlv dava iu the Rockies and California. All come praying. Ession Crabtrek. Physician and Druggists. FflM t StUTVenn. nrnmln... d Rocky Hill Station. Ki.. ru. "i "rm u, .the beucfft of our customers. We ordered oowu m December, and we are gl.J to saV Herbi uena given such great satisfaction that wa day we gave your salesman another order. We beg to s.y Dr. G. B. Snigley takes pleasure In re cumnienaiug Herbiue." oOc bottle at larmatl