OREGONXITY COURIER, FRIDA?, OCT. 11, 1912
OREGON CITY COURIER
Published Fridays from the Courier Building, Eighth and Main streets, and en
tered in the Postoffice at Oregon City,
OREGON CITY COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY, PUBLISHER
M. J. BROWN, A. E
Subscription Price $1.50.
M. J. BROWN,
YOU EATERS.
. Fourteen out of fifteen articles
of food were higher in price on
June 15 of 1912 than the year be
fore.
This is a statement of the bur
can of labor, and is Uncle Sam's
talk not a Courier statement.
We export large quantities of
food and shut out importations
by a high tariff.
The duty on smoked hams is
four cents a pound. They advanc
ed in price nearly three cents, per
pound. in twelve months.
The duty on flour is 25 per
cent. It advanced almost eleven
per cent during the year.
The duty on bacon is four cents
per pound, and it has advanced
m price almost 100 per cent in
ten years.
And so on down the line you
eaters know the advances.
And many of the food stuffs are
sold cheaper abroad than at
homo.
What are you going to do about
it ftoven.ber 5th?
See any relief in voting either
Republican ticket?
Roosevelt says the tariff issue
ie a "red herring" and Taft says
it will be a "rainy day" for you
if you vote to lower tariff duties.
Wilson says the remedy is to
lake the tariff off all products
controlled by trusts.
Wilson is right. Get in with the
crowd and help boost his major
ity. ; '
PORTLAND "JUSTICE."
I saw in a Portland daily tiro
other duy that Frank Prinly was
asking for a parole for a sentence
of 90 days on the rock pjle and a
fino of $200 for the crime of
being drunk.
Rather stiff, on Printy 'eh?
And lest you forget, not so
many weeks ago the Courier had
a comment on another case of
justice where a minister ruined
a girl under age, was convicted
and sent to prison, and a'tender
hearled judge at once paroled
him. .
Don't you believo we need an
inspection of the scales of just
ice when such different weights
arc given out.
Don't you think Frank Printy
got badly short weighted and tho
preacher got a big part of what he
should have had!
Tho growing contempt for our
fourls is tho most dangerous
proposition before our country
today, and so long as wo get such
discriminating measures as above
it will grow.
SERVICE, NOT POLITICS
If you had a man working for
you and ho had mastered a del
icato, intricate part of your bus
iness, what would you do to him
when he had it down pretty pat?
Fire him ?
Hardly. You'd keep him on the
jolO
When a man has mastered the
assessor's work as J. K. Jack has,
when ho has worked hard to do
the work right and assess in just
ice, as he sees it, the wiso thing to
do is to keep him there, not for
ono more term but for many more
terms.
There isn't an assessor in Oro
gon who gives full satisfaction.
They can't do it. You seo a prop
erty through an owner's eyes, I
through a seller's. 1 in t the man
who tries lo bn dead fair; who
gels right down to hard work to
come as near full justice as ho
can, that man ought to stay on
the job.
And that man is Assessor J. E.
Jack.
Keep him there. Don't mix poli
lics in this olllce let abilily count,
.lack is a worker, he's got splen
did judgement. Republicans will
admit ho has miide good. And now
when ho has got where ho can
give the county good service,
DON'T change.
EXTRA I
Tho political campaign is be
tween President Taft and Prof
essor Wilson. This fact is ab
solutely established. Roosevelt is
out of it. Oregon City Enter
prise. You Ought
the convenience and safety of a chck-'
ing account with this sound banking,
institution. Whether you handle much
-or little money, whether you want to pay
debtors half way round the globe or
your local tradesman, the most conven
ient and safest means is to use a chock
account.
The Bank of
Oldest Bank in
Ore., as second class mail matter.
FROST, OWNERS.
Telephones, Main 5-1 ; Home A 5-1
EDITOR
Taft and Wilson are certain
ly lighting fairly, and their con
test is a pleasing contrast to
Roosevelt's mud throwing.
After election they will all tell
you who they voted for fast
enough and few will have voted
for the low man.
That Theodore Roosevelt is of
unsound mind the Courier-Jour
nal has never doubted. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
If there is a newspaper in this
congressional district that is sup
porting Congressman Hawley and
asking that he be returned on his
record, this office doesn t get it.
Is there a Republican in Clack
amas county that will take the
stump for Hawley, ask his return
to Conprress and tell why? Now
don't crowd just one at a time
How many of the Republican
campaigners in Oregon City and
Clackamas county dare openly
state who they will vote for, for
president? Please don't crowd.
General Grants likeness is
beinsr nut on the new $1,000. bills
Somo of you fellows may not bo
able to see his picture so drop
into the Courier office most any
day before we bank.
President Taft says there will
bo "rainy days due when we
lower the tariff and compel Am
erican trusts to sell to us as low
as to foreign nations. Well, come
on with the rainy days. We have
been having a dry fall, anyhow.
Its rathor tough on the poor
old Republican party when such
men as William Hanley of Burns,
nominated as a Taft Elector, do
dines to run and comes out
squarely for Wilson. Mr. Hanley
says principles should weigh
heavier than party labels.
God has made thi8 world, not
for a few privileged classes,
rich juid strong and wise, but for
all IIis children: and llis king
dom will not come until all His
children have something like a
fair chance to make of themselves
what they can in this world, and
to have some share m its joys and
nrosneDty. Lyman Abbott in
ho Uutlook. i
A man who travels up and down
this state says politics are decide.
dly spotted and peculiar. In
southern Oregon ho says they are
for Roosevelt 3 to 1, but that
when you strike Roseburg, then
Wilson and Taft sentiment
break out. Eastern Oregon, he
says, has largo localities where
vou will hardly find a Republican,
and that a large percentage of
Socialists is everywhere.
Oregon is a Republican
state and Mr. Selling is the
Republican candidate. Ho is
a Progressive Republican
and is justly entitled to tho
support of tho members of
his party who believo intho
spirit and tho letter of tho
direct priiaary law. Enterprise.-
Tho Enterprise has changed
its mind. Before tho primaries it
printed an editorial against Sel
ling stating ho was not tho qual
ity of man the people wanted. Is
he any more uqalified now than
then?
Vote down that proposition that
givos ttie mayor mo power 10 de
termine whether or not a public
speech shall bo made in a park,
public squaro or street. It is too
much power for ono man to
have particularly if ho wero a
partisan. Kill it.
Ever stop ot think or tho woigiu
if that tariff board that President
Taft puts ahead of the U. S. con
gress? It 10 nlado up of two prof
essors, ono newspaper man ami
two politicians. And Taft vetoed
I arid" lowering bills passed by
both houses bocauso these five
men had not "recommended.
To Enjoy
Oregon City
The County
ANY CHANGE FOR BETTER
. ; , ,' Portland Nows
The News' is not still for single
tax, 0, is strongenfor it than ever,
and the more ,it learns of, the
game .the advocates of the present
rotten system arc playing the
stronger it becomes for ,ANY
change, because ANY change will
be for the better. '
The graduated land tax law
with its provisions for additional
taxation of water power sites, is
tho biggest thing. this state has
had a chance to vote on for years;
it is a great piece of reform leg
islation; it means a squarer deal
for every man who has less than
$10,000 worth of idle, unimproved
and speculative land.
AND OREGON BOOSTS THIS.
Savogard says ours is the only
government north of the temper
ate zone that levies a tax on wool.
And I believe the first Con
gressional district of Oregon is
the only pronounced progressive
district in the United States that
sends a man to Washington to
vote for "protection" on wool.
The result of this "protection"
is hardship and cold to the work
ingman and family. It is higher
cost and thinner underwear to
himself and children. It is an aid
soci6ly . to the hospitals, boosts
pneumonia and consumption, and
"protects" such mills as atLaw
rence, Mass. the lowest paid
wages in the United States.
Now turn over to page 1 and
read the recofd of Congressman
Hawley on this wool bill and on
other bills equally important.
Then wonder what the ballot
was ever given you for, and what
you had better do with YOURS
next month. .,
HOW MUCH LONGER?
Don't let anyone bamboozle
you on this tariff business and
"prosperity" trust talk. You've
got a. head of your own look
things over.
In. 1884 Roosevelt was a del
egate to the Republican National
Convention, and he introduced a
resolution "demanding" tariff re
vision downward.
Twenty-four years ago.
About as slow filling that "de
mand" as a florist is jn delivering
orders for century plant blos
soms. In 1912 William II. Taft again
"demanded" tariff revision down
ward. Got it yet?
Roosevelt didn't do a thing in
the seven years he was president
to relieve the conditions he is
now damning Taft for tolerating.
Taft didn t, do a thing in his
four years 'to change the con
ditions but tft add a little more to
tho burden, through the Payne
tariff betrayal. . .
How much longer are you go
ing to take the gaff, and say you
like it?
DISCRIMINATION.
The government is giving Am
ericans in the. canal zone far
cheaper living than you or I get.
Did you ever stop to reason
why tho government couldn't give
Oregon what it does this little
strip of governmont land? Why
families hero could not buy nec
essities as cheap as Americans
down on the isthmus?
Rotter think, this over next
month when you vote for presi
dent.
Heller voto for a candidate and
a policy that will take tho whole
country out of tho trusts hands
by removing tho tariff wall and
givo .us what the rsidents of
Panama get necessities with
out tho trusts' tribute added.
CAN'T STAND HIS RECORD.
Tho ' Democratic Salem Jour
nal, Salem Messenger, Roseburg
Review and other Democratic
papers of tho Willamette valley
aro out against Congressman
Hawley and supporting J. W.
Campbell, tho Progressive nom
inee.
llawley's record leaves but
itlle defense for an honest news
paper. They can t support him
and be loyal to tho people.
Mr. Hawley will have to sro
somo in this district if ho goes
"WE STAND AT
VOTE "YES."
Equal suffrage. No man should
oppose it who is not ashamed of
his mother. 300 yes;. 301 no
Vote YES.
Amendment making bankbook,
holders liable for bank's debts to
amount of their stock. With thi9
fear, they will use more yigilance
in selection or officers ana ui
rectors. It's good. 312 yes, 313
no. Vote YES.
An act giving 8-hour day to
slate, county and school district
employees. The only fault with
this is that it does no go far
enough. 332 yes; 333 no. Vote
YES.
Olcott's "blue sky law." It
stops the thief. It doesn't need
any argument for it. 334 yes
335 no. Vote YES.
An amendment to abolish the
state senate. Is it worth what
it costs? Have you taxpayers
had your money's worth from it?
Is it needed any more than the
U. S. senate is needed? Hasn't it
been more a block than a help to
legislation that the majority
needs. Cut it out, and see how
the legislature runs. With the
initiative and referendum it is
not needed. 302 yes; 363 no
Vote YES.
Amendment for graduated sin
gle tax. It WORKS in Canada. It
will exempt all taxation in im
provements. It can be thrown
out as easily as voted in. You are
smarting unaer preseni Bysiem
Try a change. 304 yes; 365 no
Vote YES.
To abolish capital punishment
Only the poor men hang now,
366 yes; 365 no. Vote YES.
Local law for Clackamas cuon-
ty, exempting from taxes, . im
provemonts, business, factories
etc. Try exempting factories and
see if more won t come; quit fin
ing business and see if we won't
have more. 376 yes; 377 no. Vote
YES.
JUST HINDERING..
We are informed that Robt. G
Smith, of Grant's Pass, has filed
his acceptance of the democratic
nomination for congressman
from the tirst district, and will
make a' race for 'the office. It is
our opinion that it would have
been much better for Mr. Smith
had he let that nomination go by
default. Such conduct would have
shown that he had at least just a
little respect for the democracy
of this district. Verily Mr. Smith
is. not to be considered as a can
didate in this campaign, and has
no right lo ask or expect the sup.
port of democrats. Salem Mes
senger, Democratic.
HAWLEY LOSINfl.
The following editorial is clip
ped from the Salem Messenger,
published in Congressman Haw
ley's home city:
"In Thursday's Oregonian the
Salem correspondent sets fortm
what he doubtless believes to be
the real facts in the case, namely
that Congressman Hawley is
gaining political strength every
day. There is no evidence that
this is true. We do not believe
Mr. Hawley is anywhere as strong
in this district today as he was
two years ago, and it is extremely
hard to find a Hawley enthusiast
in this section just now. Hawley
will have to keep busy from now
until November or that big Bull
Moose from Roseburg will be
warming his chair back in Wash
inglon next year."
Three newspapers right in his
home town (Salem) all throwing
the harpoon into Congressman
Hawley, the Democrat, the Mes
senger, and tho Pacific Advance
What do you think about that?
There doos not appear to be
much earnestness shown by
either tho Roosevelt or Taft fore
es in this campaign. Away down
at the bottom it looks as if each
faction were playing for the el
ection of the national democratic
ticket, just to get even. Salem
Messenger.
For Sale. Thoroughbrod
wold bucks, registered.
Address G. H. Benjamin,
' Oervais, Ore.
Cots-
ARMAGEDDON."
-From New York World.
TWO BIG ISSUES
SAYS COLLIER'S
'';;.' t ...
ThQ Tarift and the Proper Treat
ment of Monopolies.
WON'T TIE TO ROOSEVELT.
"Actively Disagree" With Hi View
About Truitt and "Waites of Com
petition" and Support, the Candi
dacy of Wil.on and Marehall. .
Collier's is out for Wilson and Mar
shall. It refuses to support Theodore
Roosevelt, plus George W. Perkins,
Elbridge II. Gary and the rest of the
steel trust-harvester trust magnates.
Its open opposition to the third term
ticket was indicated In the issue of
Sept 14. In the Issue of Sept 21 its
reasons for espousing the Democratic
cause are clear and forceful. .
The leading editorial, "The Wastes of
Competition," says:
"More and more the campaign is
coming down to two pressing' issues,
the tariff and the proper treatment of
monopolies. Collier's actively dls
agrees with the view of monopoly be
ing urged by Messrs. Roosevelt, Per
kins and Gary.
'They talk a great deal about the
wastes of competition. The necessary
wastes of competition are relatively In
significant' and the wastes of unfair
and destructive competition are wholly
unnecessary. They will be largely
eliminated when competition is regu
lated.
"The La Follette-Lenroot and the
Stanley bills to perfect the Sherman
law and the Newlands-Cummlns pro
posals for an interstate trade commis
sion are all directed In part to that end.
The remaining wastes of competition
may be likened to the wastes of de
mocracy. These are obvious, but we.
know also that democracy has com
pensations which render it more effl
dent than absolutism. So It is in In
dustry. The margin between what
men naturally do and what they can
do Is so great that the system which
urges men on to effort Is the best sys
tem.
"The necessary wastes of monopoly,
on the other band, are enormous. Some
of these can, of course, be eliminated
by regulation. An efficient interstate
trade commission, acting under appro
priate legislation, could put an end to
much of the oppression of which trusts
have been guilty". It could prevent un
just discrimination. It could prevent
ruthless and unfair use of power; but
a government commission would be
powerless to secure for the people the
low prices commonly attendant upon
competition.
"As no means exist for determining
whether greater net earnings are due
to greater efficiency In management oi
to excessive profits, large net earning
would be followed by compulsory re-
auction of priees, which in turn would
create a sense of Injustice suffered,
paralyse individual enterprise and pro
duce unprogresslve, slipshod manage
ment The attempt to ecur low price
through price fixing would prove a Im
potent a the itatute which have fought
to protect the public in railroad rate by
limiting the dividends.
The interstate commerce commis
sion has been Invoked as an argument
In favor of licensing monopoly. That
commission has. stopped many abuses;
it hns practically put an end to cor
rupt and corrupting discrimination in
rates; It has protected the shipper
from oppression and arrogance and in
justice; It has prevented unreasonable
advancet in rates; but it has secured
comparatively few notable .reduction
in rates, except those Involved in stop
ping discrimination between persons,
place or articles. It ha teen poicerleit
to reduce operating cost, and greater re
duction in rate can com only with re
duction in the cost of producing' iron-
portatlon. The injustice and corruption
attending the earlier railroad period
were extremely serious. But we must
not forget that the twetuing reduction
in American operating coit and rate
belong to the earlier period of competition
among railroad. In the ten years from
18S9 to 1800. while competition among
the railroads was active, the freight
rate per ton per mile was gradually re
duced from .041 to .724. The years
1890-1000 marked the great movement
for combination or. "community of in
terest" in the railroad world as well
as In the industrial world. The freight
rate per ton per mile began to rite. In
each of the eleven succeeding years It
was higher than In 1800, and in 1010
it was .753.
"The deadening effect of monopoly
Is illustrated by Its arrest of inven
tion. The shoe machinery trust form
ed in 1800, resulted in combining, di
rectly and indirectly, more than 100
shoe machinery concerns. It acquired
substantially a monopoly of all the es
sential machinery used In bottoming
boots and shoes, as well- as many oth
er machines. It believed Itself unas
sailable, and shoe manufacturers had
come to regard their subjection to the
trust as unavoidable. Nevertheless. In
1010 the trust found its prestige sud
denly threatened and Its huge profits
imperiled. It was confronted with s
competitor so formidable that the
trust, in flagrant violation of law, paid
$5,000,000 to boy him out Thomas G.
Plant had actually succeeded in devel
oping in about five years, while the
trust was stolid from monopoly,
A Bargain.
A fine 4-room house with base?
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barn; chicken house; over 1-2 ac
re of land; plenty of fruit trees;
in a good town on railroad and
street car line; 1 block to store,
postoffice and church; 2 blocks
from high school. A good home
for only $1200. Terms. See H.
S. Clyde, Weinhardt bldg., oppo
site court house, Oregon City.
Money to Loan.
Oregon City Abstract Co., 617
Main street.
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