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OREGON CITY COURIER FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1908
Oregon City Courier
Wiluam A. Shbwman, Jr., Editor
Published Every Friday by
Oregon City Courier Publihlng Co,
Entered in Oregon City Pontofflce aa
Second-Class Mail.
SUBSCRIPTION HATES.
Six months...' 71
Pali, in advance, per year St Bi
GO TO THE PRIMARY.
Tweed, for many years political
boss of New York, said he did not care
who got the votes provided he could
do the nominating. Let the electors
remember that their votes cast on
Friday, the 17th, instant are the votes
that really count. If we let the boss
es do the nominating they will be per
fectly willing to let us do the voting
in the June election.
No one should think that he can
not afford a day oft to go to the pri
mary. It may be a good day to plow
or make garden. Your country has
some claim on you also. You would
serve in its armies if invasion by an
enemy were undertaken. There are
always enemies striving to undermine
your privileges and liberties. The
enemy in disguise, within the walls, is
the really dangerous one and your
vigilance will ward him off.
What you can do on primary day
or on election day may not seem of
very great moment, but the little that
each one of the many does on those
days in the aggregate amounts to a
terrible force tor good or evil. The
stay-at-homes are deserving of fully
as much censure as are the electors
who cast their ballot on the side of
evil and corruption. One directly,
the other indirectly, adds his mite to
the continuance of those things that
are reprehensible and to the elevation
of those men that are unfit for posi
tion of trust and honor. Don't for
get that there is such a thing as duty
Remember that you are free from
blame or consure when you have done
your duty according to the best of
your knowledge and ability. Go to
the primary, rain or shine; brush
every obstacle, real or fancied, aside
and go to the primary.
EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW.
On another page appears a New
York Times interview with B. H. Har-
riman. In this the "Napoleon of fl-
nanco" details "the other side." Of
course, to the extremist and to the
agitator, there Is no "other side" to
the questions that they assumy to
know all about and concerning which,
in reality, they know nothing. The
burden of their song is to cubstltute
their panacea, their cure for all exist
ing evils, tholr theory that has never
undergone a practical trial lor the
methods that have been tdnpted and
for the institutions that have become
fixed by gradual growth throughout
the centuries,
We have no more patience with tho
demagogues than we have with Ihe
"plunderbund" pirate. Both prey up
on ignorance. One robs the homo of
contentment and happiness. Of its
sensible and conservative understand
ing of right and wrong, of its proper
estimate of justice and injustice; the
other steals the home itself. The one
brings mental misery, the other phy
sical suffering. For too long the
country has borne with and even ap
plauded those who have sought to ai
ray the man of little worldly mouns
against the man on whom fortunn has
smiled. A class line based on birth
or rlchos or any arbitrary distinction
Is foreign to our institutions, U un
American and absence of this distinc
tion gives to America her distinguish
ed title of "Land of the Free."
Fanatical war on railroads Is more
detrimental to tho country's prosperi
ty than blind assault on any other
specie of private property. Indeed
we may expect financial depression to
follow the prevalent disposition to
tear down every great commercial or
Industrial enterprise. For the pres
ent the disguised spirit of anarchy is
abroad and it would be well for us
to search our hearts for the germs of
this enemy of progress aud civiliza
tion. Let It not be understood that the
unrighteous doslgns of corporate or
individual interests are to be upheld.
The demand is that neither they nor
any other shall enjoy special privileg
es but that all shall conduct them
selves In strict accordance with a gen
eral law. In many Individual instances
such a condition does not prevail and
the remedy is with the people. It
Is not in Iieoillng the nonsensical ex
hortations of thick headed agitators.
It IB In dolegntiiig the authority of
representation to honest, capable, men
who will have a care for the welfare
of the whole people. The fact that
we have so little of such representa
tion is duo to tho fact that we but
nan punorm our amy m ciuzrnmj, .
TIib fpnr that ttio rvnitml nf nmnvi'i
railroad systems by
the case of two lines interest on two
million dollars and In case of a sin
gle line Interest on one million dollars.
The farmers who raiBe the produce
must pay this interest. People will
realize in time that the ideal system
is the one whose many branches cover
a large scope of territory. It doesn't
matter who owns the railroads. The
commodity carried will have to yield
a tax to make a return for Invested
capital. If the people want to own
the railroads they are all for sale on
the New York stock exchange. Any
body who wishes can buy an inter
est In any one of them providing he
has anywhere from a hundred to a
million dollars to invest. If railroad
rates are too high that means that
the rallroadroads are receiving an un
fair return- on the capital invested.
We may then leave our ranches, quit
"alsing produce, and invest our money
'n railroad stocks.
Clean, honest citizenship; clean,
honest representation in legislative
halls and fearless officials who will
enforce the laws constitutes the
ample protection that the people can
have against the unlawful encroach
ments of capitalistic enterprises.
These are within our reach. Let us
get them and the problems that fret
us will be solved.
HENEY'S GOOD WORK.
Francis J. Heney is said to be quite
a wen-to-do man. If the things he has
said about C. W. Fulton are untrue
that gentleman need work no more.
The fortune he can collect in suits
for libel and slander will put him on
easy street. But the truth of the as
sertions Is a good .defonse to such
suits and therefore Heney may not
be greatly worried. Mr. Heney has
said many things about Oregon's
prominent citizens and Oregon Juries
nave a way of backing up his asser
tions by their verdicts. He has not
yet subjected a man to trial that he
didn't make good. Heney makes sure
that he is right then goes ahead. His
work in Oregon has bettered her moral
standing a hundred per cent. He un
doubtedly felt that Ills presence here
during the last few days might be
necessary to make sure the undoing
of Charles W. Fulton and his old ma
chine following. If there was any
aouut about this before, Heneys' com
Ing has certainly done much to remove
that doubt. Oregon has no way of
repaying Mr. Heney for what he has
accomplished in her behalf. Perhaps
for him, consciousness of what he has
done is in itself sufficient reward,
OREGON POLITICS AND THE PEO
PLES' WILLIAM.
or five months need not be disturbed
heavily In purse by the economic laws
of the cattle mart. Not by the salf-
made laws of the Meat Trust, which
SAVING TO THE TAXPAYERS.
Editor Courier: '
Tn vnnr Ismm it Ant!! 1 0tVi vrm nnh.
catch the cost of living both coming Ilsn an article un(ler the headlng o
and going.
The Venezuelan situation, whiob
has long been serious, now appears
Imminent. This country has forborne
because of the weakness of the little
bandit despotism of which Castro Is
ihe head and front, but it Is probable
fhat before Congress adjourns, the
President will be empowered to take
such steps as in his judgment may be
necesary to bring the Venezuelan
Government to a sense of its respon
3ibility. It is probable that the course
pursued -will be to blockade the Vene
zuelan ports and possibly to land a
small army on Venezuelan soil. A
large army would scarcely be requir
ed. That country has long been the
seat of revolution, and an invading
army would probably bo assisted by
insurgents opposed to the autocratic
government.
group of flnnnclors or by any other
group of financiers is going to make
exorbitant rates la not well founded.
A largo amount of produce grows in
the interior of Oregon. If two pnral
el lines of railroad wore built to car
ry this produce to market there would
be the double expense of mainten
ance. Though they would be called
competing linos both must pay tholr
running expenses and above that In
terest on the money invested. This
latter item, assuming that each road
cost a million dollars, would be In
Not the English William Edward.
nor the Kaiser William, No! but
U'Ren the penpl'a William of Oregon.
you know. Elected as a Pop was he,
and unto Salem sent; his work was
all for People's Rule, on this his
mind was bent. He held the Pops
together well and . then held up the
house, beat politicians at their
ichemes as every one allows. The
loader who commands the vote, con
siders he's no fool, but Carter's prom
ises which lead unto the Peoples'
rule. The Referendum is the scheme
worked on the house you see, Of which
the Statement Number One, the big
gun proves to be. It stopped the
game to nominate by those who got
the chance to own their man by put
ting up a camp fund in advance.
Ihe Interests are waking un. to
And they slipped a cog when William
got his laws in force, it gave them
quite a Joy. Thousands of dollars will
be spent, retrieving what they've lost.
To own the press that should be ours,
and this chagrins us most.
The Mogul in his red brick tower.
like an eagle scenting gore, with jeal
ous rage of William, against him
rles to Hcore. Our locals which are
uded by our hard earned coin may
now, be paid to write the hireling's
part, our rights, to over throw. Car
toons and jeers for argument 'gainst
Statement Number One, and Bneering
lnuendos, is all that can be done.
The readers of the Only One, are
gorged with coarse stuff. Of stulti
fied effrontery, we've surely had
enough. His course can't be account-
d for, unless tis to recoup the Mo
gul's losses, when he tried the Senate-
hip-to scoop, These traitors now
re soiling out their papers, one by
one, or Belling out their influence,
gainst Statement Number One. The
Interests manipulate the voters at the
poll, and cancel votes by bogus ones,
which ne'er were on the roll. The
voter, be he Rep. or Dem. who wants
his vote to count must stand by State
ment Numbor One. or else be counted
out.
If you would know its value, or the
worth of our U'Ren. Just notice how
they are attacked by treacherous hire
ling men. The Reps, with two men
In the Hold, are struggling hard to
win, ana say the Dem's with only one,
have no right to get in. Iiv no menus
1 7 'Vono got there who Btraddlos
lug at One. The Deonla must aim.
Pete jan. who stands hv their Mo
ths llnrrlniarre"-1 towni'Is hard for Roosevelt with
It is a curious thing that American
heiresses run after European titles
when Colonels and Judges In this
country are quite as plentiful and
every whit as legitimate.
Since the Russian Duma has voted
to raise the salary of Its members
the Czar has become convinced that
he has a real Congress on hand,
It is said the Prince of Wales will
visit the United States with a royal
squadron. If he will profit by the ex
perience of the Italian Admiral and
his Cousin Battenberg he will fill his
cabin with xa lot of plnchback souve
nirs and lock his real valuables in an
iron safe.
And now political wiseacres have
discovered that the reason why Presi
dent Roosevelt wishes Secretary Taft
elected as his successor is because
Secretary Taft has promised to make
him Superintendent of the Panama
Canal construction.
Of course we are all extremely tir
ed of Boni, de' Sagan, Madam Gould
and Evelyn Thaw but we ought to
be grateful that they have not taken
to the lecture platform.
Some one wants Congress to make
Castro sit down and be good. There
are always matter of fact people in
different to the entertainment of the
rest of us.
"Makes a Fine Record," in which
some statements are made regarding
the office of coroner that are errone
ous and altogether misleading to the
voters and tax payers of the county.
First: you say being an undertaker,
he can conduct the office at less ex--ense
to the taxpayers, and you give
n an illustration the cases that are
oald for by the county. Now, the
county pays Just so much for the bur
ial of a county case and no more, and
illows by law a certain stipulated fee
for the coroner's services so there
can not be any saving to the county
along that line, regardless of who the
coroner is. But there can be a sav
ing of from 5 to 20 per cent to the in
dividual who may be so unfortunate
as to call a coroner. If the office of
coroner is held by one not an under
taker. This leaving them free to call
the undertaker they prefer and not be
made to believe that the coroner un
dertaker has the exclusive and prior
right to handle their dead, as is usu
ally done.
You say Multnomah and Marlon
counties have undertakers coroners,
but you neglect to say that since the
recent troubles in Portland over the
Ex-Radium Institute and its illegal
practices, that that same undertaker
is not a candidate for re-election, and
it will be many a long day before an
other undertaker will hold the office
of coroner in Multnomah county.
The people have become alive to
the fact that a doctor should hold
this very responsible office, for the
best interests of the city, cdunty, and
all concerned.
The coroner is called to all cases in
question, if ho is not a physician how
can he intelligently tell the cause of
deaths. He can guess at It and that
is all; if you Insist on knowing he
will call a physician and the county
pays the extra - expense of $10 on
each case. Why not have a physician
at first and save all this needless ex
pense to the tax payers. It seems to
me that a physician should be elect
ed in every instance, whether it is
myself or some other physician.
Taxpayers, it is up to you to decide
the matter and you have the chance
at this primary.
Yours respectfully,
DR. C. A. STUART. -
DISTRICT
Recommends
JUDGE U. S. COURT
Pe-ru-na
With one Watson in Indiana run
ning for Governor and another on the
Populist ticket for President it will
be interesting to learn what son will
be elected.
Judge John W. Bixler,
formerly United States
Circuit Judge, now United
States District Judge, of
Kansas, endorses Peruna.
as an
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Pe-ru-na Testimonials.
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menting upon the benefits he has received from the use of Feruna, when
he does this without any solicitation or remuneration of any sort, and fur
nishes us a recent photograph, so that his identity and responsibility in
the matter is beyond question, then do we consldor a testimonial available
for our advertising purposes.
We are at the present timo publishing many hundreds of testimonials.
We give the name and address in full of each one of these people.
We have no use for, nor would we publish for any sum of money, a fraudu
lent testimonial. To do such a thing would be dishonorable from a moral
standpoint, and commercial suicide from a business standpoint.
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Since May, 1906, Aycr's Sar
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tuo house to got more than half moas
ure, many Hills the people noed, or
10 Bwie guaro our treasure. From Ore
gon we'll send him aid and do what'er
we can, for the country's eyo's upon
us, Referendum's in the van. lie
ready for the Primaries, let each
obey the call; the wellfare.of our
country demands It of us all.
A. VOTER.
AS THE PRICE OF MEAT GOES UP
A sluggish liver means a coated tongue,
a bad breath, and constipated bowels.
The question is, " What is the bestthing
to do under such circumstances ? " Ask
your doctor if this is not a good answer :
''Take laxative doses of Ayer's Pills.'
Mdt by tilt t, 0. Aft Co., Lowtli, Mm, -
There used to be a comforting old
superstition that hard times bring
compensation in the form of a re
ducod cost of living. The facts just
now are ilylng in the face of a vener
able theory. For the prices of meats
are rising by bounds, aud the cause
is declared to Ho in the recent panic.
Ordinarily the farmers in the Middle
West buy range cattle la the fall, fat
ten them in the winter and sell them
in the spring. But last fall, we are
told, the banks had no money to loan
to the farmers. The farmers could
buy no range cattle, there was no
great stock of fresh-fat tenod cattle
for the markets of this spring, and
here we are with the butchers' bills
booming. People who missed the 'ex
perience of having their bank ac
counts held up when the panic time
was ripe get the opportunity to let
their feelings loose now as they pay
their reckonings for porterhouso and
sirloins. Incidentally lamb and pork
are also up.
1 his rise In meat prices comes at
the time of rising temperatures, which
is fortunate for those who combine
strength of mind with the desire to be
thrifty. Warm weather means fresh
vegetables from gardens the same sea
son reduces the natural demand for
dinner courses producing fat and heat.
Families with the will to be as vege
tarian as they can for the next four
R, S. C0E, of Canby, Candidate for
Office of County Commissioner.
Mr. R. S. Coe, is one of the well-
known farmers of Clackamas County
and resides at Canby, and the flour
ishing condition of his farm bespeaks
the sturdy business like nature of
the man. He Is vice-president of the
County Fair Association and also
League. Ho has been a resilient of
the county upwards of 18 years, and
in that time has mingled with the
people and Interested himself in the
upbuilding of public affairs and in
terests for the people, receiving the
commendation of friends widespread.
In his announcement, as a Republi
can candidate for County Commis
sioner, Mr. Goe says: -
"As a buslnes man and one much
Intere8ter In the development of
Clackamas County, If I receive said
nomination and am elected to said
office, I pledge mystlf to use my abil
ities and best efforts in the promo
tion of the Intorest of said county
and towards a progressive administra
tion of county affairs along economi
cal and buslnes lines."
C. H. DYE, canuiuate for re-election
on the Republican ticket, for the
House of Representatives.
Mr. Dye was chairman of the com
mittee on the Revision of Laws and
a member of the Banking Committee,
and was largely instrumental in pass
ing the Banking Law by which the
Title Guarantee & Trust Co. are to
be tried for their misappropriation of
the peoples' money. At a critical time
in the history of the bill with one or
two other members of the Banking
Committee, he made a strenuous fight.
ana saved the bill from indefinite post
ponement. The people of Clackamas
County, would not make a mistake in
his re-election. He has been tried and
proved able and faithful to his trust
and is entitled to a re-election at the
hands of the people. He has subscrib
ed to Statement No. 1, and wishes for
an opportunity to strengthen the bank
ing law already passed, and to assist
iu protecting the water rights of the
state to the people, When a man has
been tried and has proven himself a
champion of the people's rights he
should be returned, for he will be
much better able to serve the people.
Mr. Dye succeeded in having the
law enabling districts to unite for
High School purposes and many high
schools have already been establish
ed under this law. He was always
opposed to extravagant appropriations
and has always been an advocate of
better common school and good pub
lic roads. Mr. Dye will undoubtedly
succeed himself.
Tonio and Appetizer.
"" W. H. Parsons is ex-State Senator and
ex-Special Judge of the Supreme Court
of Texas, also Brigadier General in Con
federate Army. In a recent letter from
926 H St., N. W., Washington, D. O., this
prominent gentleman says :
"Upon the recommendation of per
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treatment of the numerous symptoms of
the grip, with which I have been affect
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duced to undergo a treatment of this
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"I feel a decided change for the better
after UBing it only one week. It is es
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and has a decided effect upon my appe
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that I am on 'the road to complete restoration.
"My numerous friends in Texas, where
I have hud the honor to command a
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Disordered Liver, Constipation.
Mr. W.O. Clement, Assistant Manager
"Home Georgian," Borne, Ga., writes!
"It affords me pleasure to voluntarily
testify to the true merits of your won
derful Peruna.
"I have for several years been suffering
from disordered liver and chronio con
stipation, for which I had tried a great
many remedies, but none did me any
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and the consequence was that a chronio
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"I have been taking Peruna for six
weeks and am happy to say that it has
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good condition, constipation dlsap-
from a sense of obligation for its won
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Appetite and Digestion Poor.
Mr. Charles Schweihs, Lexington,
Texas, writes i
"I suffered from catarrh of the liver.
What I ate disagreed with me, I was
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had rush of blood to the head. I was
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changeable, digestion poor.
"Your medicine made me well again,
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same good effect."
symptoms of catarrh.
"In truth I am now in better health
and feel stronger than I have for several
years and it is all due to the wonderful
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Systemic Catarrh.
Mr. Moses F. Merrill, Route 8, Colum
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people and my victuals digest com
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"It has been a hard fight, but I came
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"One
Touch of Nature Makes
Whole World Kin."
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V'AVi'
A farmer's tools are under shelter,
Pete Tumbledown's He helter-skelter;
And when he wants his tools again,
He finds them rusty from the rain.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.
There Is a disease prevailinir in thli
Country most dangerous because so clecep.
tive. Many sudden
' deaths are caused
i by it heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
alloweiltoadvance
the kidney-poisoned
blood will at
tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down ami waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
JOHN F. CLARK, of West Oregon from a derangement of the kidneys and
v.., vaiiuiudie iwr uusuce or me it cure is unturned mucKest ny a proper
Peace, District No. 4. treatment of the kiduevs. If you are feel.
Mr. Clark Is a prominent Republl- ing badly you can make no'niistnke by
can. Is President of the Clackamas taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
Abstract and Trust Company, and a great kidney, liver ami bladder remedy,
practicing attorney of notable worth It corrects inability to hold urine and
and In his statement says if elected scalding pain in passing it, and over,
he w.H give the business of the office comes that unpleasant necessity of being
his prompt attention. Mr. Clark is compelled to go often through the day,
worthy of any office the voters of tho "dtoget up many times during the
county nilcht see fit to elect him h lum i ne nuiu aim the extrnonlinary
ana his nomination is pretty well as-
When a rooster finds a big fat worm
he calls all the hens In the farm yard
to come and share it. A similar trait
of human nature Is to be observed
when a man discovers something ex
ceptionally good he wants all his
friends and neighbors to share the
benefits of his discovery. This is the
touch fo nature that makes the whole
world kin. This explains why people
vvho have been cured by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy write letters to the
manufacturers for publication, that
others similarly ailing may also use
it and obtain relief. Behind every
one of these letters is a warm hearted
wish of the writer to be of use to
some one else. This remedy is for
sale by Huntley Bros., Oregon City,
and Molalla.
Rough and Dressed
Cornice, Rustic, Casings,
Shiplap, Flooring,
Etc.
Delivered to order
3 miles out on good road
Barley & Stafford
R. F. D. 3
Phone 146
sured.
EVERY DAY
Many questions arise which ?
Polk's Gazetteer of Oregon
and Washington can answer. v
You will find It's use a saving $
oftime and a necessary con- ?
venlence. s
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of f he most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take aud to
sold bv all druggists iu fiftj--cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
ample bottle of this wonderful "new dis
covery and a book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. IXm't make any
mistake, but reuiemlwr the name, Swamp
Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-R ot, and the
address, Jiinghaniton, is". Y., on every
bottlt.
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Meals at all Hours
Rooms 25 Cts. Up
Family Trade Solicited
JOHN J. TOBIN, Proprietor
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We are making things move in the way of Real
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Send it in.
GOR.BETT , ELLIOTT
Say, if you are looking for a good bargain in
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OREGON CITY, - OREGON n
Should there be no local
agent write to
J. J. KERN
SECRETARY
565 East Yamhill St.
PORTLAND, - OREGON
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QUALITY, POLITE SERVICE
RIGHT WEIGHT, RIGHT PRICE
at BROWN'S MARKET
7th. Street, A. O. U. W. Building-
Phone Main2?l