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Oregon City Enterprise. Published Every Friday. CHAS. MEHKUVK, IH III IXIIKR AND 1'KOrUIKWK. aUtWCHIITION HATKH, 1 00 One year, 8li month), Trial utiMTlMlon two month, A dlwour.t o( Mrnta on all aiibwrlptlona for tip year, tb ct'uli for tlx mouiha, l( paid tu auram-. Adrertttlnj nitca $rto on application. Tli following Monday I hoard from rvlia-1 Tiikkk Is no iiihii Nl shut can look luirk ble MMirocs that MmUlock had promised the ( and call Id memory oxrtiitiitli Hint havy list to Haiti. 1 endeavored to are him ami own presented lo IiImi, flood or tal, wherehy learn t tie laols, but he dodged tut ami I did he could, had ht availed himself of them- not meet him until the following Thursday have very materially advanced Ills llnnnclnl morning, when 1 aucfecded 111 having an in-, Interests. Last aprlng lln publisher of the sewers thill should lu nlmlnl terview w ith him al his residence, lie then j Kmtkki-kisk hail aueli an opportunity tillered i probable hut Hint this tnoto will lend to lln Tim city council illil a wise and proper thing in Inking active atopa lo prevent Iliu spread of coiitiiKloim diseases. The alien lion of llm committee on henllli ami police wan cnllcil lo several nuisance ami open It in not Illi quid that he had not agreed lo give the ( him, whereby ho could have cleiireil up sev Pi Uain but that he probably would be com- erul lnimlrvl dollars during llie year onl of Celled lo, a all the loading republicans of , the court house, besides gelling Hie printing Hie county insisted that llie Enthkwihic j of the ilelimiient tax list and other pernio should not have the list. On being pinned sites thai would have helped woiidcrlully down Maddock could only name lloorge 0. lo tide over these hard limes, llnl as II was Hrownell, Henry Meldrnm, and Charles ' a combine ottered by (leo . C. Hrownell and Kolman : he had forgotten Hie others. So Judge tl. K. Haves that was not altogether construction hill district. of a sewerage system In Hi 8uhsertler will tltul the data of expiration tamied on thi-ir pMr tollowmr Iheir name. If ih s 'a e I-not eliaiset w.tlim to wie.s after a jwvuieiit, kindly notify us and wo will loot suvr n. Catered at the Post Office In Oregon City, Or., as tecoua eiasi matter. FRIDAY, JULY 10, lftHJ. AGENTS rOR THE ENTERPRISE. Bearer Creek, Canhr. Clackamas, Mllwaukie. Tnton Mills. Meadow Brook, New Era, Wllaon villa, Park Plaoo, Gladstone, Stafford, ycltno, rarua, M olalla. Uarqiiam, Bmtevlll. Aurora, OrTille. Kagle Creek, , Damascus, Pandy, Salmon, Onrrinsville, Cherryville, Marmot, Pr here was presented a new feature in the deal ; for as to the friendship of these three men I did not count on Meldrum al all, and on Itrownell only as a fair weather friend: but Holinan I considered one of my per sonal friends. I had personally, and uh the paitT, supported him in his candidacy for slate food and dairy commissioner be fore the legislature, and in the late cam paign w hen lie was a candidate for the legis lature The interview was brought to a brief termination, and Itrownell limited up lo see what he knew about the matter. On being questioned he denied Maddock's as. aertion, ami said that he had asked Mad dock to be sure and give the Kntkki-kisb the list. He seemed to be somewhat worried over the turn attain were taking, and hur riedly left his othce to consult Mad- dock. Within an hour Hrownell was at the Entkki'Risi ottlee ami stated that Maddock had pledged him that the Entich- ratsx should have the list and that Mud- dock w ould see me, and so he did soon after Hrownell left He promised on his word of honor that I should have the list with the understanding that I should help him in getting an assistant wardenship in the n- itentiarv. In reierence to his statement re. r. InKtsch aunltiiir KrownHll'a mitutsitton to mv bavinir w w 1 1 t- a I r j - n XL, -lll llll ir T. B. Thomas (ieo. Knight A. Mather Oscar Wisstuirer O J. Trullluner Chas Holman W. 8. Newberry Heury Miley F. L. Kussell T. M. Cross - J. O. liaue. C. T Howard R. M. Cooper Anule Stubb. E. M. Harttnan B. Jeuuiiifs He- r- A. -nyder L J Perdue II. Willwrn J. 0. Klliott Mrs. W Gto. J. Currin Mrs. M. J. Hammer Adolph Aschoft rjtfThe war to build tip tirecon City is to Klre Orecou I'Hl people yonr satronuire. PATRIOTISM, PROTECTION, and FROSI'EUITY. 70B PRF.StnENT WILLI A M McKINLEY, of Ohio. FOB Ttl'I-rRrStPINT GARRETT A. HOBART, of New Jersey. STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET. For Presidential Electors T. T. GEER, of Marion county. S. M. Y0RAX, of Lane. E. L. SMITH, of Waco. J. F. CAPLES, of Multnomah. llADDOCK AND THE TAX LIST. Here in Oregon, where the sheriff has the full control of the publication of the delin quent tax list, It bas generally been under stood and so practiced, that it sheuld go to the paper of the party to which the sheriff Owed his election. With this understand ing the Esteri'KISe expected to receive the tax list this year from Sheriff Maddock; but that " friend of the taxpayers" decided oth erwise, and gave it to the paper that would give him the bigtrest rake-off. As the taxpayers, and especially the men by whose votes this leech was saddled onto Clackamas county, wonld like to know some of the inside workings ol the sheriff's office, as conducted by E. C. Maddock, the Enterprise will give the details regarding the (arming out of the tax list (his many other shady transactions being reserved for future publication,) as follows: On Tuesday alternoon following the elec tion, the editor of the Enterprise was in the court house, and meeting Maddock the latter requested a private interview, and looking about to see that no one waB observ ing, asked that it take place in the county court room After entering and seeing that the door was well closed he bluntly staled that this election bad cost him a pile of money, and that be would have to have at least $500 or $r,00 out of the tax list to make himself even. He further stated that as he was politically done up in this county be proposed to get what be could out of the office while he had the chance. He would close the tax roll at once, making it so large that it would yield me $1600 or 11800, so that after dividing with him I would have $1000 or more left. For the sake of brev ity, and to make the matter perfectly plain I use the first person singular. As this was a corker in the way of a proposition, and liable to kick back in more ways than one, besides having never prostituted the columns of the Enterprise in any man ner, or tarnished my honor as a man by engaging it) such questionable transac tions, 1 did not accept his proposition, but gave him an evasive answer; for I saw that I was in a fair way to lose the publication of the list a thing I could not well afford with three-fourths of my subscribers in ar rears, and hoped by a delay to secure the list without having to commit perjury and make a direct steal from the taxpayers of the county. After some conversation regarding the election returns the interview closed. I spoke to Maddock a couple of times dur ing the two following weeks regarding the matter, but got no satisfaction from him on any other basis than the one he first pro posed. On Friday, June 19, having occa sion to go to Canby I was at the depot awaiting the train, when Maddock came up and calling me aside said that Bain, the publisher of The Three Sisters at Barlow, was coming down that day to see him re garding the tax list, and that he (Bain) had offered him half of the proceeds if he woud give liitn the list. Here was a poser, for Bain bad fought Maddock in two previous campaigns, and during the late campaign only supported hirn after being liberally subsidized with legal ads In Maddock's first campaign for the sheriffalty The Three Sisters was among the chief factors in bring ing about bis defeat. Bain called him a ' hog thief," and applied to him other choice epithets, republishing all the slush that the Courier bad to say against him. This proposition acquiring more attention than the first, and the train arriving, I got on board, leaving the matter unsettled. the list he w anted me to distinctly under stand that he still stuck to it, for it was the truth, but that Browned had insisted that he tell me thai it was not so and that he had misunderstood Itrownell in his remarks, and that should Itrownell tiestion me that I was to tell him that tie (Madilock) hail cleared Brow nell of all complicity in the matter, (Shades of Annias), he being com pelled to make litis double beaded statement to avoid trouble will) Browne!! and his gang The interview closed with the as surance tiist the list would be turned over to the Enterprise the following Mondav. Monday came and no copy of the list but in its stead word from Deputy Moody that it had been given to Bain and would appear in the Three Sisters. Maddock and Hrown ell hasn't been seen since only on the op posite side of the street. This closes Hie first chapter THE FOl'BTH OF JULY. Another glorious Fourth of July is past and gone The 1-Vtli anniversary of the Declaration ol Independence has been cele brated w ith the usual pomp and splendor, and our great ami glorious republic still survives. The mention of this day so true to every American heart, causes a thrill of patriotic pride to iermeate the most infini tesimal parts of all true sous and daughters of American soil. Last Saturday the stars and bars of our emblem were Hunting over seventy millions of our people, while (he American eagle was screaming for joy from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the (Julfof Mexico to the St. Lawrence. No matter what dissensions have arisen among the people during tbe past l'JO years, or what internal st riles have caused the fields of bloodshed and carnage to strike terror into the homes of the people, the majority of the citizens of this great na tion stood up and fought for the Hag. And the) have been triumphant. This same flag now Hoats over a United people whose hearts throb in patriotic unison in a love of country that is lasting and permanent. The exercises of Decoration Dav, and the Hag raisings of the public schools are inspir ing the youth of this country with lessons ol patriotism. It is becoming a part of their being permeating the minds of tbe coming men and w omen of America to such an ex tent that we will become a nation of patri ots. Within these 120 years the growth of the American nation has been wonderful. Dur ing that period it has risen from thirteen small states, covering a territory of less than 4i0,000 square miles and containing a population of less than 4,000,000, to a vast and powerful nation of forty-five states, spread over a space of 3,557,000 square miles and supporting a population of nearly 70,000,000 Not only has the population in creased in that period, but wonderful strides have been made in the arts, sciences, and manufacturing enterprises When one takes all these things into consideration, is it any wonder that the great masses ol the people are becoming more patriotic? legitimate In ils nature, Hie publisher ol Ibis paper fell constrained to decline to g In: (he details of the little deal being Hint llie Kntkki'uink was to support a certain man for commissioner and to so boo in him that he would receive the republican nomi nation, ami thus with his election llie com bine through him and Judge Hayes would have control of the county court, and with Meldrum in the clerk's otllce and Maddock in the sheriff's ottlee it would be clear sail log for those that were on Hie Inside. The Enterprise declined the offer and the man was not made the nominee lor county com missioner, and now the editor of this paper is getting the screws put to him every tune the gang gels a chance to give them a turn. Not being able to coax or force the Entkk. prise into Ihrir combine lo do up Hie tax payers of Clackamas county, the for-rev-enue-only republicans have been trying for the last three months lo force its present owner and publisher out, and place J, M Lawrence and M. K. Bain in charge of the paper. They have used every effort to turn friends into enemies, and to boycott the business of the paper so as lo cut oil its revenue; and not succeeding in this direc tion they then tried 10 buy a mortgage that is on the otllce, and by foreclosure gain pos session of the paper. All their rllorls hav ing Iniled them they now threaten that if the otllce is not sold to them, al w hat would be less than the price of the material In Hie plant, they w ill start a rival paper and ef fectually crush the Enterprise. The pres ent owner of the Enterprise does nut pro- pose to he bankrupted and driven out of Orogon City by any set of (in horn politi cians ami Jim Crow newspaper men; but he promises lo stay in Chickamas county until the whole disreputable gang have teen consigned to the depths they so Justly deserve.: It w as such methods, under the guise ol republicanism, as is practiced by Hrownell, Hayes, Maddock, Meldrum, etc., that brought on Hie populist landslide In Kan sas a few years since, ami destroyed for the time being the immense republican majori ties formerly given in that slate. Hut since Hrownell and hundreds of others of his stripe, were literally boycotted out ol Kan sas, tlmt state has come back into the re publican ranks, ami is giving her old-time majorities to the republican ticket The j populist victory, or rather the republican protest given at our late election, was due j lo the nefarious work of such bosses and I leeches as these men are, and if the better element in the republican parly is not able to assert itself and suppress them in (heir domination of the primaries anil conven tions, ami of their mhliing the taxpayers, we shall witness a downfall of the parly in this Mule similar In thai bnd in Kansas. The third annual assembly of the Will amette Valley Chautauqua Association is proving even a greater success than was an ticipated by the board of managers. Never before has such an intense interest been manifested in the work of the Chautauqua movement In Oregon As an educational force it is without an equal, and it is giving thousands of people new ideas of lile, and they are learning that there is something worth living for besides merely existing. Tbe Chautauqua movement is proving a great educator for the common people, and unfolding new opportunities to them. The school teacher is learning that he can best keep abreast of the times by becoming an active Chautatiquan ; the college professor finds in it a work of delight and self-improvement; the business man finds In it a splendid opportunity to brighten his ideas on literary and scientific matters, and dis covers that the Chautauqua idea fills a long desired want. The assembly la supple mentary to the work of the circle; It opens up the storehouse of knowledge, and brings the people in touch with the greatest minds of the day. The Chautauqua assembly af fords a splendid opportunity for recreation and self-improvement for the masses at a nominal sum, placing its advantages within the reach of everyone. The people of Clack amas county should not lose sight of this assembly. A splendid program has been prepared for Saturday and impressive serv ices will be held Sunday. It is an evident fact that it would he a matter of economy for the city lo purchase more hose for the lire department. If the Oregon City team had had a supply of substantial hose last Friday Ihey would have carried oil first honors at the Portland tournament. But this is not the only con sideration. Hose Is not absolutely needed for contests, yet they do much in making the work of volunteer llremen eflective, and it intensities and stimulates the interest and pride among the firemen, and ata re sult they do more eflective work More hose is needed in Oregon City for adequate Hre protection, and appropriations for that purpose is money economically spent. The publication of the revelations given in this issue of tbe Enterprise, may lead some persons not acquainted with the in ward workings of Clackamas county poll tics to believe that it is only a case of spile work on the part of the publisher of this paper. The fact of llie case is that the edl tor of the Enterprise has been so tied up that he could not give the facts so plainly known to him. But now he Is fre, and ev ery wrong-doer, even if he is a republican, will be shown up, that the taxpayers of Clackamas county may know how they have been treated by some men in whom they had placed implicit trust. The shout will be immediately sent up by the for-reveniie-onlv-republicans that the Enterprise has gone populist and should be no longer recognized as a parly organ. These "patriots" can rest assured that so long as the Enterprise remains under the control of the present editor it will be republican to the back-bone, and will stand by the principles of the party through thick and thin; but shysters and boodlers who attempt to use the party to advance their selfish interests will be shown up on every occasion. In June, ltfll, William McKinley, a hoy, enlisted in the ranks of the Union army. In June, lMtf, the republican party drafted him into another service, and a grateful people who most earnestly desire a return to prosperity and sound government, will in November make him commander in chief of the patriotic musses of the United Stales. He is a man of the people, and prides himself in the country's prosperity. Two bad barnacles, Maddock and Mel drum, were ellectively scraped off the re- republican ship at the lust election, and at the next election for state and county olll cers the two worst barnacles of all, Hrow nell and Hayes, that foul the hull of the old ship, will be knocked oil and sunk be yond recovery in the sea of oblivion. The new county officials entered upon the discharge of their duties last Monday, and it is to be hoped that they will carry out the principles of economy promised when they were asking for the suffrages of tbe people. Ir the for-revenue-oiily republicans are not satlslh'd with Hie show-up In this Issue of the I'.ntkiiciiise, mi ellort will be made lo do llie m full justice In the edition of nel week. Any little mutters of personal his tory and private deals will he cheerlully published, L ' 1 li K number of persons In Clackamas county to whom llie " great promiser" has not promised something, la only equalled by Hie number to whom he hasglven prom ises thai never have been redeemed. srntiT ok tiik mm. Mr Tauheneck, Hpulist, sagely observes thiddeiuocrncycn.il never win under thai name, and so II becomes a question as lo whether a disguise can be devised thai will deceive the people. They have seen the democracy in a lot of guises S. F. Bulle tin. McKinley emplmsUea " protection, reci procity and sound money" as the leading features in the republican plan for the res torallon of prosperity ; and It Is not to he doubted that a majority of llie American peeple will vole to substitute those excel lent things for the mischievous devices thai belong to democratic rule. Kt. Louis lilobe Democrat Democrats and mugwumps are growing excited over " the prominence of protection given by McKinley am) the leaders of the republican party." They sluuild not grow red in the face Hills early. The fun bus Jut begun, and "protection" and "deficit," prosperity and starvation, will play a larger part than ever before in a political cam-palgn.-S. V Bulletin. tieneral Master Workman Sovereign, win insists Hint " Hie Knights of l abor w ill op. pose McKinley," will likely liml lh.it the Knights of Labor will not n-k Mm to do their thinking. They need belter limes a well as other people, anil dillerent limes from anything Sovereign or II, e sovereign powers at Washington huve ollereil during the last few years. The ma-ler no. ''.man s utterance Is an in-ult to intelligent wot king inen. Chicago Inter I 'ccan. Republicans should not be In too great a hurry lo leave Iheir parly simply lieeaue Ihey cannot control ils every utterance. One of the llrst things to ascertain before jumping out of a frying-pan is the possibil ity ol not lauding into the tire. It Is well enough !o learn before leaving one house whether there is another lo be had with at least equal advantages. The republican party seems to he a little hard on tl.e bit to suit some of us, when speeding on the financial track, hut no steed has yet lieen found that can do as large amount of regit lar steady trotting as the (i, II I'. Don t iuiup, buys, until you are sure there Is a belter place lo land. 1 be old party has done a good ileal for you and for the cnun try, and it is not Incapucitaied yet -Olyui piau. You can no more get rich by calling ,Mi cents a dollar than you ran pull yourself over a slaked and-rnh-red feme by your bootstraps. You would appear lo receive for what you had lo sell twice as much as now, but so would all other people with anything lo sell, with the single exception of laborers having only Iheir lime ami Iheir muscles and talents to market l.ahor, we repeat, (and all the figures in all the anih luetics in the world cannot be twisted lo controvert it), would pay nearly the whole of the great bill, resulting in widespread and almost universal disaster. It would be by one sudden step an "advance backward half-way to the conditions of China and Mexico and the Central and South Amerl can countries "enjoying" His luxuries of free silver coinage. Salem Statesman. THE BEEHiyE better List. The following is the list of letters remain, ing In the post otllce at Oregon City, Oregon on July 8, lH'iii: men's list. Morris, Earl R Allen, Edgar Albright, A K Apperaon, A P Cook, Ed Davis, John Ilalwick, A Hamilton, M Hosteller, Chas Jones, Rev II Martin, E P Murrs, Jus Mathcson, Jas H WOMEN Adams, Mrs C A Bliss, Mrs Matlle, 2 Moore, Mrs Fayette Nong, Mrs O A If called for Btute when advertised. H. R. (1REEN, I1 M organ, It T McYeil, D W Nissnn, John Rosen, 8 I) Relheuherg, Aug Shoemaker, I. C Stolller, Win Valentine, Jos West, 8 0 Young, J R Zurhiicken, Fred 's LIST, Smith, Miss I) Winerett, Mrs J A Williams, Laura M. H. W. JACKSON, --ttn AND ti RBnairer. Bicycles, Umbrellas, Guns, Sewing Machines, And all kinds of Birmll ma chines put in good order, No work to difficult to undertake. Prices reaflonablo. Shop in Cau field building Near Court House, FIRST SII-1I1L Commoncing SATURDAY, JULY 11th, special reductions will bo offerod through out our ontiro stock. We havo done an un usually good business sinco wo oponod in Oregon City and aro so well satisflod that wo havo placed very heavy ordors on fall goods. Thoy will commonco arriving in August and wo must mako room for 'thorn. Tho first wook of this salo wo shall dovoto to odd lots and brokon linos. Now, tho chancos aro, among thoso linos, you will find just what you nood, if you do, you can mako a half do a dollars duty. TADLE No. I 'very I hi iitf mi thin tuhl re nut p!ii to trl IIhTi'. (:nr ninl soe ', IVIltf. ', Vint what'" fur votirnrlf. TADLE No. 3 Chnii'n cent. If ymi urn imt iiiiniii( tho curly linriiiii M'rkrr.t VOtl will Ih tho Inter. TADLE No. 2 All en at CftitH. Ymi illicit not think we wrro truthful if wo told you tho rich KiKKiliilitii' in ntnro for vuii. I TADLE No. 4 All mi thin tiil'lo renin, leave your imckrtlxHik lit You will regret it if ymi do. Don't home. THE BEEHIVE Caufield Block, Oregon City, Oregon. "ALL TUB AUOAZI.NLS IN ONU." 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