Oregon City enterprise., June 26, 1896, Image 4

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Intend U the Pott Office In Oregon City, Or.,
aj second clau matter.
sound money, protection, reciprocity ami
restricted Immigration, will bare more elect
oral roles, backed by a larger popular ma
jority, than has ever been (ttven for any na
tional ticket nominated since the ar,"
The Oregon Stalo Journal, published at
Eugene, tvretary of Slate Kim-aid's pa er,
makes the following short comment editori
ally:
' The republican national convention as
held in Si, Louis, Missouri, this week and
adopted the sound money platform and
made their nominations lor president and
vice-president. Kor president Major Win
McKinlry was nominated on the tlrsl ballot,
and for vice-president llobart, of New Jer
sey, was nominated over four other rami!
dales. With Mckinley, the king of the tar.
ill", at the head of the ticket their chances
are favorable for election.
T3K CLACKAMAS RIVKK FKAHCnisr,
of signers to Ins petition would heller next
time before signing ask tin advice i( the
great I m, Mr. King.
Very respectfully yours,
tlkO. J. fl'MHIM
Curriiisville, June '."J.
KKH IU.ICAN 1'INAM IAI, PUNK.
To tii k Ki'itoh: I notice that some of
our democratic Irli'iiil are asserting Unit
Major McKinley' supporters on the com
nuttreoii resolutions at SI. I nu "anrren.
THK PLITKOUM.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1S!W.
1GK.VT3 FOE TBI ISTKRPRISK,
Bearer Creek,
Can by,
Clackamas,
Milvaukie.
felon Mills.
Meadow Brook.
Hew Era.
WllannTilla,
Park Place,
Gladstone,
ttarjord,
Mallno,
Cams,
Molalla.
Mtrquira,
Butterllla
Aurora,
Orrllle. -
Eagle Creek,
Damascus,
Candy,
Salmon,
Currinsville,
Cherryville, -Marmot,
Dr T. B. Thomas
Geo. Knight
A. slather
Oscar Wlslner
U J. Trulllniter
. Chaa Holman I
w. 8. Newberry
- Henry Mllej
F. L. Russell
T. M. CruM
J. Q liaae.
. C. T Howard
R. M. Cooper
Annie Stubba.
E. M. Hanman
B. Jennlnfs
Her-.r" A. M'yder
L.J Perdue
H. ilhern
J. 0. Elliott
F. G.Ktsch
Mrs. W. M. Mclntvre
Geo. J. Currin
Mrs. M. J. Hammer
Adolph AschotI
The war to build tip Oregon
Dtr U to rive Oregon litj people joar
patronage.
PATRIOTISM
PROTECTION, and
PROSPERITY.
70S PBESIDIST
WILLIAM McKIX LEY, of Ohio.
rot VNI-MESIDEST
GARRETT A. HOBART, of New Jersey.
STATE KEPrBLICAN TICKET.
For Presidential Electors
T. T. GEER, of Marion county.
8. M. YORAN, of Une.
E. L. SMITH, of Watco.
J. F. CAPLES, of Multnomah.
XeKI.XLEY AND HOBART.
Every man, woman and child in tbe fui-
ted States bas heard of Major William Mc
Kinley, the champion of the cause of pro
tection to American industries and Ameri
can homes, the man who will be next pres
ident of the United States. Major McKin
ley was bom and raised in Ohio, and came
of sturdy family. He entered the United
B:atee army as a private, and bis advance
ment wis rapid until he was promoted to
tbe rank of major. At the same election
that ruade'Hayes president, McKiiileyj was
elected a member ol congress. His states
manship and ability soon made bis influ
ent felt, and his election to the governor
ship of Ohio, by an overwhelming majority
is an indication of the high esteem in which
he is held The highest recommendation
ot William McKinlry is the high esteem in
which he is held hy bis intimate acquaint
ances at borne. He is said to be not only a
sincere and earnest man, but a consistent
member of tbe Methodist church. It may
be said of Governor JlcKlnley that as a
youth he was industrious and earnest; as a
young soldier be was courageous and noble ;
as a lawyer painstaking and capable; as a
statesman able and honorable, and as a gov
ernor broad minded and fearless in the dis
cbarge of his duties. In the name of Amer
ican homes, American schools and Ameri
can citizenship; in tbe name of American
toilers of every age and class; in the name
of liberty, humanity and progress, McKin
ley pledges himself to fight free trade and
industrial serfdom until complete and final
triumph crowns the people's cause.
Garrett A. Hobart, the nominee for vice
president, is a native of New Jersey, where
he bas been for many years the leading
spirit in tbe long combat which the republi
cans of that state waged against democratic
misrule and finally scored a victory. His
nomination is a reward for years of bard,
faithful and unselfish devotion to the party'
interests, and be has been prominent in the
political councils of his state for many
years, and a number of times elected to the
assembly and state senate, and has served
as president of the latter. Mr. Hobart is a
prominent lawyer, and identified in com
mercial and manufacturing enterprises. In
lHHi be was tbe New Jersey member of the
national republican committee, and. was
vice-chairman. He Is competent and patri
otic, and will add strength to the ticket,
The platform adopted at the St. Ixiuis
convention is given in lull in this issue of
the E.iTKKraist. As a camprehehsive,
sound document, it meets the approbation
of every thinking man who has the good of
his country at heart. It declares for the
all-important question of a protective taritt,
the only policy that insures prosperity to
American Industries, and protection to the
homes of the people. This important docu
ment heartily endorses the wisdom, patriot- J
ism, and success of the administration of
President Harrison; it ,uta the factory by
the side of the farm, and makes the Ameri
can farmer less dependent on foreign de
mand and prices; that protection and reci
procity are the twin measures of republican
policy and go hand in hand; protection for
what we produce, and free admissions for
the necessaries of life which we do not pro
duce; condemns the present administration
for not keeping faith with the sugar pro
ducers of this country; ample protection is
promised to the products of tbe mine and
field, as well as those of the shop and the
factory ; believes that discriminating duties
for tbe upbuilding of our merchant marine
should be established.
The platform, too, unseservedly declares
for sound money, and is unalterably op
posed to every measure calculated to debase
our currency or Impair tbe credit of our
country; that every dollar should be as good
as gold ; that veterans of the Union armies
deserve and should receive kind treatment
and eenerou recognition ; independence of
Hawaii; foreign policy firm, vigorous and
dignified; Monroe doctrine is reasserted in
its fullest extent; free Cuba; naval power
should be extended; American control of
the Nicaragua canal; coast defenses; re
striction of illiterate immigrants; fair elec
tions; national arbitration to avoid strikes;
free homesteads ; the admission of the ter
ritories; rights of women, and that protec
tion of American industries includes equal
opportunities, equal pay for equal work, and
protection to the home.
To tiik Editor: Having noticed that a
proposition has been made to the county
court (or the lease of the Clackamas river
for SO year for logging purMe, etc., and
that further consideration will be given the
matter at the adjourned term ol court, I de
sire to oiler a plea in behalf of the true in
terests of Clackamas county, as 1 view II,
and against the granting of the proposed
franchise. j
It does not seem to me to le expedient.
to grant the franchise Oregon has only ' dered to the ra-lcrn goldtuigs" alter Teller s
been a stale about .17 years, and M vear's ' speech before the full committee, Thccom-
ago there were only :'!) white people in the j "iittee proceedings show the contrary. The
entire northwest territory of Oregon. I 'financial resolution presented by Mr. I.txlnc
stale this, Mr. Editor, to give an adequate ' l'r Maafliusctil. contained t Is in clause'
idea of the length of N ear. It is a long i " All our silver and paper currency now In
time. Then again the Clackamas river and '" must be maintained at a parity
its tributaries drain aterrltory from the fas j ltb gold." With the remark that Mr. l a
cade range of mountains to Die WillaiiiFtta rulletle, of Wisconsin, is an ardent sun
river of several hundred thousand acres-a ! wrier ami personal friend of Major McKin
large portion ol which is covered with much I 'V. I quote from the committee proceed
valuable timber. lugs Hie following:
Now the proposition before the court Is to " ' Follrlte then, addressing him-
give exclusive logging rishtr on said river , self seclllcally to the money plank, moved
to one company tor the term of ,M) years.
That means that the price of every stick of
THE
BEEHIiZE
timber tributary to the Clackamas river
and its tributaries, can be fixed by the com
pany holding such franchise; or, that the
owners must wait .V) years for the lease to
expire before they will have the right to log
their own timber to market by way of the
Clackamas rirer. Tbat is to say, he who
holds such a franchise, holds the kev which
locks up or unlocks the forests of Clacka
mas county; he can say who may log or mill
the lumber; what price they shall pay for
tbe logs: can tix the price ol the very lum
ber (in the log) used by the timber owners
themselves; freeie out small null owners
all along the line, and in the end, aa is the
case in Washington and other parts of Ore
gon where such franchisee have been
granted, can secure limber at their own
price.
In a word the proposition would give a
monopoly of the lumber industry of Clack
I to amend the last section bv striking out
I the words, 'now in circulation,' so that It
should read that 'all our silver and paper
C irrency must be maintained at a parity
with gold,' elc. He argued, in support of
hli amendment, that a wrung construction
ni'ght be placed on the plank as il stood
"He feared it might be construed as a
pledge to contract the circulating medium
so that no more silver should be coined or
paper currency be Issued. It would hurt the
republican party in slates where il would
be hard pressed, alihougn it would make
no difference in bis own state of Wisconsin.
"Mr. 1-udge, of Maachuetls. opposed
the amendment. He did not wish to be
placed in the position of encouraging
anv further coinage of silver by the govern
ment " Arguments in a similar strain were made
by Mr. Merrtam ol Minnesota, and Mr. Pal
t-rson of Illinois. Mr. Gear of Iowa and
Mr. Brewer of Michigan supported the
K want your tratle on what littlo fixing
you iicctl for tlio 1th. Our storo to over
flowing with now goods thorn in not a
wook that wo arc not adding soinothing
now to our stock you all know our irieon are way
holow tkoso of any othor houso in Oregon City and
ait low as any in rortland can possilily make. Wo do
business on the straight American principle, allgoods
in plain liguros and one price to all. If you have
Amojk; all nations and in all times the
water courses have been held to be the
common property of the people, to be used
as each individual saw tit, so long as his oc
cupancy did not interfere with the individ
ual rights of others. To give them over to
tne control of private individuals is a Pa
cific Coast idea practiced only in Oregon
and Washington. So soorf as the evils of
this system are fully known to the people
of these states, this law will be repealed and
our streams will again be thrown open. As
a matter of fact it is a question as to whether
Clackamas county or the state has the legal
right to lease water courses which, under
the constitution have always been held to
be a part of the domain of the general gor
enaieut, and the probabilities are that If
the matter was taken to the supreme court
the law would be declared unconstitutional.
amas county Into the hands of a comnanv. ! amendment. The chairman, Mr. Koraker
ol omo, agreed with .Mr I.a rollrtte that tne
words should be stricken out, and this was
I accordingly done
' " The vole on the adoption of the gold
plank as amended w as then ordered, and II
passed ayes 40, noe II "
Major McKiuli-y's friends were not wil
ling to give our d ocratic friends all ri
cus fer saying that the republican party
had abandoned the principle of bimeUlism,
which il has alwava advocated; and the
three words which our opviieiits would
only have been too glad to construe as a
pledge ot the republican party to never, un
der any contingency issue another dollar of
paper or silver currency, do not apear in
the platform as adopted by the convention.
The financial plank provides lor a blmrtal-
lic currency in the only form consistent
with safety for the interests of the I'nited
States under present rondlt ons. 1.. O. 8.
Oregon City, June 2i
never looked through
prices, you have been
our shoo stock
the loser.
a i
id
soon our
Ir the interests of the residents of the
Clackamas valley demand that the river he
leased, It would seem tbat it would be only
justice to the people themselves and to the
resident loggers of this county that the fran
chise be let to the lowest bidder; tbat is, to
men who will make the required improve
nients and give the lowest toll charge. It
would undoubtedly give the people lower
rates on their timber than they are liable to
gel by the proposition now before the court,
besides tbere could be no sccnsalion of
" star chamber" work connected with it.
when such industry should remain In the
hands ol the timber owners.
The franchise would be worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars to any lumtwr com
pany, and the people of Clackamas county
cannot allord to g'ant il at any price
The prrleuse of giving Clackamas county
the bent-tit of improvements which only a
company with exclusive privileges could af
ford to make, appears to be a mere subter
fuge to secure a valuable franchise. There
are very few, if any, practicable mountain
streams like the Clackamas river lor log
ging purposes, and Hit logging would stiil
have to be done, were any improvements
made, when tbe water is at the proper stage
as has hitherto been the case.
Timber owners, accessible to the Clacka
mas river, should perpetually have the
right reserved unto themselves of logging
their own timber, lor sale at any mill on
the Clackamas, Willamette, or Columbia
rivers, whichever offers the best price to the
owner.
Twenty-five years in the future history of
Clackamas count)', and Oregon will mark a
greater epoch than the SO years w hich are
past; and our county court cannot allord,
our people cannot allord, to grant an exclu
sive Iranchise over a river of such imHir-
tat ice as the Clackamas for 25 years or for
any period of time.
The lumber interest is destined to be a
very mqiortaiii factor lu bnilding tin the
future prosperity of the people ef Clacka
mas county and the slate; and any profosi
tiou tbat will tend to place its control in tbe
bands of a few individual should be xeal
ously guardeil against. This prosillon
seems to me like asking Clackamas county
to sell ber birthright for a mess of pottage,
Respectfully, C. F. Clurk
Clackamas, June 22.
TICKET NAMED.
When the news of the result of the St.
Louis republican convention was received,
many of the Oregon weekly journals had
printed their editions, while others held
their forms ready for press. Following are
some of tbe hurried brief comments, which
indicate tbat the most ultra silver advo
cates endorse the ticket:
Tiie Hiilsboro Independent endorses the
platform, and says that McKinley was noni- j
mated bv Reclamation. Good.
Tbeentire edition of tbe Yamhill Reporter
All the atone used in the construction of
the locks in the canal at this place was
brought by boat from the quarry seven
miles up the Clackamas river. This is one
ol the few accessible quarries in Clackamas
county by boat, and the rock is of such su
perior quality that is will always be in de
mand; but should tbe Clackamas river be
closed to public use, the only way this stone
can be got to market will be by the slow
and expensive delivery by team. This one
interest should be sufficient to make an
open river a necessity.
FAV0R8 LEA8IHU THE KIVKE.
The Herald and Courier, the true simon
pure anti-monopoly papers of Clackamas
county, have bad their vision so obscured
that they have been totally unable to see
tbe formation of the biggest monopoly in
the leasing of the Clackamas river ever at
tempted to be organized in this county.
These papers should be consistent even
though their resources might be curtailed.
AGAINST THE FBAICHLSE.
To the Editoh: The attempt of an out
side corporation to secure an exclusive
monopoly of the Clackamas river for 25
years, is meeting with nearly unanimous
opposition at Damascus and vicinity. A
river like the Clackamas is a public high
way and belongs to all the people, and
should not be given into the hands of a mo
nopoly, who would have a dead cinch on
the available timber along lis banks.
had been run oir when the news was re-1 To my own personal knowledge every prop-
ceived, but obliquely across the front page erty owner along tbe Clackamas river, from
the words were printed In large type, "The
ticket named president, Win. McKinley;
vice-president, Hobart, of New Jersey."
The Dallas Observer had not yet beard
who was nominated tor vice-president when
tbe paper went to press, and at the head of
the editorial column were the words, " Mc
Kinley for president, and any other good
republican for vice-president "
The Weekly Astorian talks in this strain :
McKinley and Hobart, on a platform of
the mouth of Deep creek to the mouth of
Kock creek, has signed a remonstrance
against granting the petition to lease the
river. The feeling is intense and the county
court would certainly makes a serious mis
take if it ventured to thus play into the
hands of speculators, who up to the present
time have gobbled up a large share of the
earth and now want the rivers.
Fkitz H. Hiiseb.
Damascus, June 22.
To the Editor: I notice In the Herald of
June lUth, a communication from one F.
H. King, of Kagle Creek, advising the
connty court not to grant a certain charter
asked lor on the Clackamas rirer.
I am not aware Just what said petition
asks for. But if the county court, as is un
derslood, bas the power to grant a charter
on the Clackamas river, they also have the
right to dictate the terms upon which said
charter is granted, and to regulate and name
the tolls to be charged for running timber
of every description on said stream. There
is a vast extent of timber of varying quality
along and tributary to the Clackamas river.
This timber ranges from the very tine qua!
ity of finishing material down to that only
fit for cordwood. The Clackamas country
has been settled since 1H4.5, and no timber
of any great consequence has ever been
taken out of this river for market
I am not acquainted with the gentlemen
who propose to undertake the opening up
of the Clackamas river; but if they are
what they are reported to be, and the county
court does its duty, the people need to have
uo fears in granting a charter properly
guarded, without loop holes, binding the
company to the contract, and reserving the
necessary rights of the people; though it
seems to me 25 years would he too lung to
grant a charter that could be renewed at
any time when expired.
Tbere are a great many persons having
timber to sell along the Clackamas, and at
t'ds critical time (although the populists are
in power In this county) it would be a boon
to these people to get a market for their
timber, and other products as well If it Is
possible we want to see the Clackamas
opened up to make sale for these hidden re
sources. This need not interfere with Mr
Cross's mill, only that the river be opened
for the proper passing out of this great tim
ber resource Where now there are per
haps 25 men employed in timbering on the
Clackamas there could easily be, if properly
managed, a thousand men employed. It
is our opinion that Mr. King, of " Heaver
meat non de plume fame," illy represents
the best interests and necessities of this re
mote section of Clackamas county : the most
perceptible thing he does Is to wear out tbe
seat of his pants while writing communica
tions for the Herald, giving as a reward for
favor an occasional political dig false in
fact under an assumed name. If be Is to
be considered the mouth-piece of the county
tributary to tbe Clackamas river, tbe scores
Letter List.
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on June -!, l"'.:
MUX'S LIST.
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Francis, II C-.1 biauher, Mike
Hildreth, J M
WOMXSj's LIST.
llesk, Mrs M Fleming, Mrs Marsh I
ilirsall, Lizzie Stewart, Miss Hdla
Clark, Ada
If called for slate when advertised.
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Raw.
Closing out Sale of Millinery
Retiring from Business ....
Largest stock in tho city both trimmed and intrim
mod HATS must sell at any cost. Call early and!
take your choice, everything up to dato. This
means I have great bargains for tho people.
MRS. SLADEN'S, Parlor,
One Door South Methodlnt Church,
Bicycles, Umbrellas,
Guns, Sewing Machines,
Ana an kinds ot RinaU ma
chines put in good order. No
work to difficult to undertake.
Prices reasonable.
Shop In Caufleld building
Near Court House,
STAR - GROCERY
Dealer In
GROCERIES, CROCKERY, FLOUR, FEED, ETC.