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Oregon City Enterprise. Published Every Friday. CHAS. MESERYE, rt'BUNIIKR AND I'ROI'RIKTOR. SUBSCRIPTION HATK8, One jMr, ....... Bit months, ....... Trial ulwriptton two moaths, Subscriptions wavsMe 1b advance. Advertising m ilven on implication. SI W 7!i .Entered at th Foul Ofllr In Oregon City, Or. u iwno ciass nailer. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1SH. AGENTS FOR THE ENTERPRISE. Oiweiro, Canbv, Clackamas, Mtlwaukte. I'nion Mills, Alma. Meadow Brook. Hew Era. Wilaonrllla, . Park Place. - Barlow, OladKtona, Stafford, MuilDO, Cam. Molalla. Marqusm, Bnuevllle Aurora, Orvllle, Xagie Creek, fSunnyjide, Damascus, Sandy, Salmon, Currinsville, Oierryville, - Marmot, 0. W. Prosser Geo. Knlirht A. Mather Gary A Wlssluar U J. ITUHlnitrr E. 8 Brmnhall - Chat Holmao W. ti Newberry Henry Mtley Hamilton A wssnoiirn Mrs. U. A theppanl T. M. Cm! J. 0. Gate. C. T Howard R. M. Cooper Annie Stubb. E. M. Hartman B. Jeuulncs . F. liiesy LJ Perdu H. Wilbern John Welsh J. C. Klliott K. Gotten Mrs. W. M. Mrlntyre Geo. J. Currin Mrs. M. J. Hammer Adolph Aschot) only good enough to vote for them t The democrat haw nominated Fred Hess as county surveyor and he Is man that un derstands his business. " We will (live you the names of a Tow more German candidate: Jas. Thome, lr. W. K. Carll, K. K. IVIgga, J. 8. ltisley, tieo. J. Currin and C, W. (lanong. " (Sheriff (ianong has collected the big sunt or of back outstanding taxes. This shoas his ability. ' Signed, Many Germans of Oregon City and Clackamas County." MORE POPULISM. Republican State Ticket. For Representative in Congress 1st District, . BINGER HERMANN, of Douglas county. For Governor, W. P. LORD, of Marion county. For Secretary of State, H. R. KI.NCAID, of Lane county. For State Treasurer, PHIL. METSCHAS, of Grant county. " For Attorney General, C M. IDLEMAN, of Multnomah county. For Supreme Judge, C. E. WOLVEBTON, of Unn county. For State School Superintendent, G. M. IRWIN', of Union county. For State Printer. W. H. LEEDS, ol Jackson county. For Prosecuting Attorney, W. N. BARRETT, of Washington county. For Member of Board of Equalization, G. WIXGATE, of Clatsop county. . For Joint Senator for Clackamas and Marion counties, ALOXZO GESNEB, of Marion counly. Populism has been exemplified In Col' nmbia county during the past two years and tli officers elected at the last election have proven themselves in competent, grasping and dishonest. Of three, officers chosen two years ago, one is in Africa and his bondsmen would like to see him about seven thousand dollars worm; one was hung in eftigy and the third Is being inves tigated by the county court which is trying to straighten out his muddle and dishonest assessments. Of this condition the SL Helen's Mist says under the title of "Be- form With a Vengeance:" "There never was such a jumbled up mess as the Columbia county assessment roll which the county court has been wrestling with this week. In many instances Uie same property has been assessed twice and some of it three times. There are Just titty double assessment on the tax roll. The two years of "reform" under Kyserism, Massieism, Schoonoverisru and populism has cost this county dearly, and the end is not yet The proerty roll is not the only mixture which the court has to contend with. The poll tax collection is in equally bad shape. A great many people paid their poll tax to Assessor Kyser, taking his receipt for the same, yet that otllcial charged them up with it on the roll after already having receipted to them for it. A number of these receipts have been returned to the sheriff as proof that they had already paid tbelr poll tax although no credit was given them by the assessor. For further proof of these facts examine the records which are open to the public" Clackamas county will banily want to experiment with populist doctrines or pop ulist officers at this rate. They come high, even If they are willing to work cheep. Must any on would be willing to work cheap providing he could handle the money and help himself from the till. Prnnover to th senate, had rebuked alike the national administration and theirpuhll can party, had declared for the fallacies that populism and Pennoyerlsni represent, what would li the effect upon the stntoT Who would not fear Hint Investments in Oregon, (Under populist legislation, would he impaired? Who would invest any more money in the stale, under such conditions! The legislature, as well as the governor, must be republican, In or.ier to avert this danger. " It is time for men to consider. The sit uation is a grave one. The republican party stands fr the principles and purposes through which the interests of our slale are to be conserved. Substantially it la the cause to which the party of th national administration is devoted lor the national administration and the republican party are at one In opposition to the financial and socialistic follies and dangers with which the country is threatened. The state of Ore gon would better have drouth and pesti leuce, and any of the dread visitations of heaven, than a populist legislature; and th city of Portland could better accept any other calamity than the reputation that It had passed under popsilisllo control. Our citizens have need of credit in all the varied oerations of business; who would grant it f The situation is one that demands the at tention of the people of Oregon, more than any other with which Ihey have been con fronted at any period of their history. TO RESTRICT SUFFRAGE. FARM MORTGAGES. Republican County Ticket. For State Senator, GEO. C. BROW SELL, of Oregon City. For Representatives, - GEO. 0. BIXEARSOK, of Abernethy. F. L. MIXTIE, of Oswego. C. B. SMITH, of Eagle Creek. For County Judge, GORDON E. HAYES, of Oregon City. For County Commissioner, FRANK JAGGAR, of Beaver Creek. For 8heriff, ELI C. MADDOCK, of Xew Bra. For County Clerk. GEO. F. HORTON, ol Seedy. For County Recorder, S. M. RAMSBY, of Molalla. For County Assessor, J. C. BRADLEY, of Borings. For County Treasurer, M. L. MOORE, of Ely. For Superintendent of Schools, H. 8. GIBSOX, of Eagle Creek. For County Surveyor, D. W. KJXNAIRD. of Oregon City. For County Coroner, B. L. HOI.MAX, of Oregon City. For Justice of the Peace, District Xo. 4, J. W. O'COXXELL. For Constable, District Xo. 4, M. F. McCOWX. For a number of years populist preacher have been lamenting the great increase of farm mortgage which, according to their statements, are plastered over almost every farm in the land. They are now met by statistics which knock their claims com pletely out. In a comprehensive article in th May number of the Forum magazine on "the true meaning of mortgage statistics," Mr. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, makes a com plete and effective exposure of the popular deception concerning th farm mortgage. Mr. Atkinson is one of the best known stat isticians in the country. His facts and fig ures are drawn mainly from the census of lK'O. but he verified the census figures by a private investigation of his own continued over five years and by consulting the re ports of labor bureaus in many states. The basis of Mr. Atkinson's conclusions is the census bulletin giving the mortgage indebt edness for the decade from 180 to 18x9 in clusive, in thirty three states and territories. It appears that in these states and territo ries on January 1, 1890, only 34.17 percent, of the real estate mortgages outstanding, or a little more than one-third, were on acres, and even of these a good but unascertained per centage was on lots just outside of town and cities that were held for Improvement. Of this money raised by mortgaging the farm, 77.38 per cent, was borrowed for the purchase or improvement of the land and more than 8 per cent more for the parcbase of durable personal proerty, and that only 2.82 per cent was borrowed to meet farm or family expenses. Another significant fact brought out by Mr. Atkinson Is that in twenty-two states in which the statistics of farms and homes have been completely an. alyzed only 32.09 per cent., or less than one third, are under mortgage or incumbrance of any kind, and that 68 per cent, were ab solutely free of debt. The people of Louisiana are thinking seri ously of making a few change in the or ganic laws of their state. An amendment prescribing the quallflcatinns fur suffrage, was adopted at a recent constitutional con ventlon and it will be submitted lo Hi peo ple for approval. It read as follows: " Every male clliren of the fulled States, by birth or naturalization, who la twenty I one years old or upward, possessing the fo lowing qualifications shall be an elector vote at any election by the people as lierel after provided: 1. He shall be an acln resident of the state one year next preced ing the election at which he offers his vote. 2. He shall be an actual resilient of the parish in which he otters to vote at least si months preceding the election. S. shall be an actual resident of the ward which he offers to vote at least thirty day- next preceding the election. 4. He sha be a registered voter. 8. He shall have paid his poll tax for the year net precedln the election. He shall be able to read the constitution of th state In hi mother tongue, or shall be the bona fide owner of property, real or personal, located in th state and assessed to him for the year next preceding the election at a cash valuation of not less than 1200." It i possible and probable that this amendment is intended to restrict negro suffrsge. It would undoubtedly lessen the number of colored qualified roter by many thousands. But that is not perhaps to t deplored. No distinctions are made except such as apply to alt classes. The voter is coined too easily In this country and it were better for all concerned have the right of suffrage so circum scribed is to seenre more inlelllgen vot ing. America should be ruled by intelli gene and not by ignorance; by honest nin and not rogues. The experiment in Louis iana will be watched with considerable in terest. FOR EXAMPLE. SOME POPULIST FACTS. Election June 4, 1894. A LYING CIRCULAR. fient out by Democrats to the German Voters of this County. A circular addressed to the "German Americans of Clackamas county" Is being . distributed by several of the democratic -candidates. As it is grotesque in its claims we give it here in full. It also shows to what straits the candidates mentioned are in when they issue an apjiealof this charac- ter. The circular says: "If you look over the list of candidates of the different parties you will see that that the German, as is al ways the case, has to stand in the back ground. The republicans had nothing left or us. for they think that the Germans of this county are only good enough to pay the taxes, and to vote for them ; but an office is not left for any of them. The other two parties are better in their friendship for them, for they have seen that two-thirds of all the inhabitants of this county are Ger man and that they pay one-third of the taxes. " Let us all sland together and help the few German candidates that are nominated. It is the German farmer and laborer that made Oregon what it is, and which carries the largest burden upon its shoulders, while They have had several populist officers down in Colombia county, and it has taken them less than two years to demonstrate their utter unfitness to perform faithfully the duties intrusted to them. Lust winter 8heritT Msssie skipped OHt with several thousand dollars of county funds and he may now be addressed in South Africa. The assessor is a populist, and among other things be has been collecting poll taxes in cash and neglecting to account for them or mark them paid on the assessment roll. The county is now trying to correct his crooked work, and the following notice ap pears in the last issue of the St. Helens Mist. It is self explanatory. Th notice reads: "All persons who have heretofore paid their poll tai for 1803 to Assessor V. H. Kyser, and which that official also charged up against them on the roll, as un paid, are requested to call on Sheriff Watts, who will refund the several.'aniounts doubly assessed by Kyser, By order of the County Court" Does any one suppose that with a full set of populist officers that the stealings in Co lumbia county would ever have come to light? Xo wonder the populist candidates talk so glibly about crooked work and steal ing. They evidently know how It is dotie, and their only anxiety is to get a whack at the crib. That Welsh tin-plate makers are waiting anxiously for the passage of th Wilson bill is plainly evident from the following quota- tious. The South Wales Xews says: " At present nearly half of the mills In the trade are idle; and directly it I cer tain about when the repeal (of the McKlnley law) will come into force, there may be gen eral preparations for a restart of the 200 mills or so now idle. But much depends on the date fixed for th McKlnley duty ceasing, and the old low duty t iking Its place. The great hope is that the reeal will be as soon as possible." The Western Mail, published at Cardiff, Wales, says, referring to the Wilson bill "The material reduction in the tarit (made in the Wilson bill) virtually involves the extinction of the tin plate making in America." Speaking also of the Wilson bill, which cnts the daty on imported tin plate from 2.2 cents a pound lo 1 cent, as it was under the tariff of 183, the Pall Mall Gazette, London, remarks: " The reduction on tin plate from 2 1-5 cents per pound to 1 cent per pound, is a great concession, and ought to stimulate. exports from Honlh Wales so as to make ti for the distress of 1801-1892." Why are the Welsh mills idle? Simply oecause of the starting and growth of the industry in the United States. When the McKlnley law was passed, there was not a tin-plate mill in the United States. Mills were built, and In the first year, ended July 1, 189.1, we produced about 108,000.000 pounds of tin and tern plate. For the half year ended December 31 last we produced nearly W.OHO.OOO pounds. There are thirty-nine firms in the United States engaged in the manufacture. That is the reason so many Welsh mills are idle. ENOUGH POPULISM. A TIME TO THINK. Under this title the Oregonian calls upon the thinking men of Oregon to pause and consider well the effect of casting a vote fur populism and among other good things say : 'Should it be announced, after the 4th of June, that Oregon, under the lead of Pen- the American republican ring is divided nover. had declared for uonulist doctrines. niong the lawyers. Is, the German citizen had elected a legislature that would send The experience of Mr. Van B. DeLash- niutt in trying lo he a populist is tersely expressed in a recent communication to the Oregonian. He says: " In my dissatisfied mood I explored the populist camp. I found that they were not only with me in free coinage, but that they proposed to " go me one better." I discov ered that I was leaving a political camp with too little money for one with too much money; that the farmer would have his out buildings filled with it and stacks of it in the open field; that the mechanic would have bis tools made of silver and the laborer his nightshirt made of pajier money. I found that men of my belief dare not trust -themselves in their hands. Besides, the In dustrial, commercial and financial condi tion of the country would be injured and retarded, and the influx of capital would be prevented by their success in Oregon. No matter what our private opinion may be, there can be no denying th fact that that element of public opinion which gives lo this counlry Instability' Is dead-set against nnv section domliinled hy popullsllo con trol. Oregon cannot itll'onl lo thus ostracise hersell from the good grace of Ibis element of the outside world at this particular Juno lure. " The populists are erratic, rampant, m consistent and suspicious; will not heed advice nor listen lo reason. They are swaved hy seulols and controlled by ileum gogues. In order lo hecoin one of llietn, a man must shut hi eves lo reason and hi conscience lo conviction and play upon their prejudices and credulity." AivoMitiNii to th Astoria Budget, a prac tical sawmill mn sayslhat for every mil Hon feet ofsawad luiulier produced, six mil ieu feet of Umber is required- thai Is, llv million feet is wasted. In every process through which a tree goes from the stump to th lumber yard there I careless and vl Clou waste. It is lninissihl lo remedy Ih I by law, becaiis the timber wasted Is generally private properly. II I cheaper to buy new timber areas than to poller with odds and ends. But II is not In odds and ends that th waste I greatest ; it is in the wanton destruction of small tree hy burn ing over " logged" districts. Our forests will grow more valuable from this lime for ward, and small grove now comparatively worthless will twenty years from now yield fortunes, llesldes, something is due lo III people who will occupy this country in the years to come. Th Importance of Umber preservation cannot be loo strongly urged Jl'ooiK'i from his echs Dr. J. Casto Is feeling aggrieved that the Ktki-hib should charge him with trying lo work the grange in his Interest. In a recent eech h first charged Ihai the EsTarts lied In making the statement, then devoted fifteen minutes to proving that It told the truth by appeal ing to his granger friends in th audience to vote for him, telling them how much h loved the order, and w hat great things h had done fur It. lie seemingly forgot fur a time, so earnest did he become In hi plea for the grang vole, that he was not In a hall of the order, for he addressed himself to the "brothers and sisters." " llrother1' Casto should be mure coniisteul In his campaign ing or he is likely to convince his hearers that he and not th EsTiRfklss la a disciple of Animilas (!xo. C. Sr. AH, the independent candi date for sheriff in Multnomah county, makes grav admission over his own signature when he states thai he did not return a cor rect assessment roll as he was sworn to do. What right had he lo defraud the slat of taxes due, In violation of Ids oath of office? Officer are subject to impeachment for such malfeasance In office. In this case he ha furnished th proof. Th voter of Mult nomah counly may well question th wis dotn of placing in office a man who deliber ately violate hi oath of office and then boast ol it, for if h will go contrary lo his sworn duty in on reiect he is likely to prove false in other respect. a. Every Pair Guaranteed. address &an Francisco CaL ryo YOU NEED r DOORS, WINDOWS, MOULDING, Or Buildinji; Material? Go to C. H. BESTOW. Lowent onnh jtriet'g cvor oH'orcd for FIRST - CLASS - GOODS. Alrto t'oinltiiuttion wiro nml picket fcticn, HARTMAN - STEEL - PICKET - FENCE. AnJ M't farm fencing inailo. 1,'rifi K to nuit liunl tinion. Shop Opp. Congregational Church, MAIN STREET, OREGON CITY. The Argonaut U th only liipli-i-laM. jxilitinil and literary weekly puMiHlii'd on tho Pacific count. TliotiMundritif Hiiigle-Htitnieil copies: of it mnH through tho Mett ollico every week, reiniiiletl hy miliHcrihcri to their friendti. It had a larger circulation than any paer on the Pacific coaxt, except three San Francinco dailien. It goes into all the well to do familien of the Pnciflc coant. Over 1S,0"0 circulation. Argonaut huilding, 213 (rant Avenue, San Franciwo. Da. C. n. Bmith, of Ragl Creek, may not have as many acquaintances in th republi can party as some of the other candidates on the ticket, but in the northern part of the county where ha has resided for a long time lie Is well known as a physician of good standing with a practice extending from Damascus to the summit of Hie Cas cades. As a man he is esteemed, and by none more than by those who know him best. He is well informed on matters of general interest, capable, and possessed of that sterling integrity which makes him de sirable as a legislator at this time. J, C. Dradliv na mad competent and reliable assessor notwithstanding his pop ulist competitor' .lories to the contrary. The books were never better kept than dur ing the past year. Read the experience of Columbia county, then prevent any chance of It being repeated In Clackamas county by re electing plain, every day John C. Brdley. For a party that professe to own all the olltical purity extant, th Kipulisla show a familiarity with ways that are dark that might well surprise the uninitintcd. There s no political trick that they arc not fniuil- iar with and the strangest part of the whole business is that they are always willing to practice llien We would suggest loour (icrman friends that they address the candidates on the democratic ticket, who are posing as tier- mans, In that language, and ascertain how many of them came from Germany. It is ust possible that the circular which is not igned at ail makes a mistake say hull' a dozen of the ciindidules mentioned. furniture apd dpdertalip. R. L. Holman carries a fine line of Furniture, Lounges, Wall Paper and Carpets at lowest pos sible living rates, also a fine line of Caskets and Coffins, Ladies' and Gents' robes, which ARE NOT EXCELLED OUTSIDE OF PORTLAND. Cut ofliearso in tliia advertiHenifnt. i IIAKOWAWIC AND GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING. 21, 30, Jill, IH an.172 in. wide, lc. per square foot. O. B. uuiudicwh1 29 Wellington Street, Portland STUBBS, HUl'1'I.IICH, . Ore. The Toledo Wade notes Unit not an American-born citizen took part with the rioters in Cleveland. It was the rill-rail of the foreign element which has created all the trouble in (hat city In the last few days. These people want no laws, no government and no God. Gkr WhicI Heven Germans on the Dem ocratic county ticket. This will he great news lo some people. The election beer and limberger must be unusually strong this ear to make so big a killing in so short a A the result of the statistics showing a arge increase in the number of youthful criminals, the German ministry of the inte- or is discussing a reorganization of the system of compulsory education. 24-26 Fourth Street PORTLAND, OR. vV Open from -v G A. M. cV The to only first v class and ab- cr 8olutelytcmi)c1'- oJ anco restaurant in the city. Superior accommodations for lad ies and families. ' G. C. Rider, Prop. QLUBBING OFFER! The best county paper in the State with the best metropolitan paper on the Coast. Jfye Oreop ?ity Enterprise Will ?ive all the local news of Clacka mas county and Oregon City with the court proceedings and matters that are of vital interest to farmers of Clacka mas county. The WEEKLY ORE GONIAN will givethe news of the State and nation and the doings of the world each week. All Successful Men Keep Posted. 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