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1 Oregon City Enterprise. Hubllnhcrt Kvery Frldny. CIIA5S. MBHEUVK, PrilLIHIIliR AM) rROrUKTOR. UHCHIHT10N HATKH, . 1 IV A dlKvm t ot XI (-run on all utwrlptloni dmnr On year. Sl mouth., .... Trial ulwrlptlon two month. nyrr, ft fut lor tn niouuit, u p.iu m A4trtllnf ram fWn no .ppllc.lloo. 8illarnicr-mititli.il III. ilt ! X;il'l oil b-'ir pp- m loilowl' ff ihvir n.'t'C. U at at I-not einn'.i w.in.n f rr ap Ti k hcljt aotlfy u lo. k I . r ii Cn'rred al lh IVnt (imr Id Oregon City. Or. u ncom1 rlw matter. twforr tliry roi'M lonvt in thf evening ml ttipy er kct at tlivir work nearly II day JMin.Uy. Tliere is no eiDiioiny or profit In keepinff n late on evening or at ill on Sunday and it would be to their interet It tne bimlnew men of On'non City onlil unite anil rlo. their place! of l'iiines iIiimhk these imprntlt- hle ami nnralleil for lionri. They wonlil he healthier, happier ami more priwpenms if they cin! not hare to live the life of a Krtlley slave ami have no time to be with their family ai d take lh nraltd rest ami recre ation that all men need AN KXPI.ANATION, FRIDAY, IK'TOBER 9. 1H5 A1K.NTS FOK Till ENTERPRISE, Bearer Creek, Cihhy, Clarkatuat, kUlnaiiklr, mioB Mill. Kr.lo Brook. Iltjw Kra, - WIlKlllTilU. Park Plaot, 9lalston, .nrl. KiiHdo, Carua, Molalta. Marqu.m. buiterllla Aurora, Orrtlla, - Kie Creek, liamasrua, fandy, rain'on, CniTinivllle, Cilerryville, -Marmot, Pr T. B. Thomi Ueo. Kniiht A. Mather Oscar WlMlnuer U J. TnilUnger Chaa HoirasD W. 8. Saw berry - Henry Viley F. U huuell T. M. l iwi J. U. Uu. C. T Howard . R. M. Cooler Annie gtubu. E. M. lUrtnan B Jennltifi He r' A- -i.yder L. J Pfwu. H. Wilhern J. C. KUiott F. Gdttsoh Mr. W. M. Mclntyre Geo. J. Curnn Mrs. M. J. Hammer Adolph AkooR Wi have been hearing a (jreat ileal about the prosperity of Mexico and Japan, the two principal coiintriea that are on a silver basis, and as the republicans disputed it. nd wo will claiming that the condition of tha eoplof these countries was lar below that of the people of the I'niled States, the free silver advocates sent a commute to Mexico to investigate Chicago sent one, Denver one ami a couple of others bay gone to that country, while 1. 1 Thompson on behalf of the Oregon free silver men went to Japan. So far not a word has been received from either of the committee or Mr. Thompson as to how they found the condition ot the common people in these much landed coun tries. Election is rapidly drawing near and if their reports are not hurried up they will hare but little effect, be they ever so favor able. As these committees have been ab sent for several weeks and have had ample time to report, it Is highly probable that they found the statements of the republi cans true, and so will discreetly make no report. ' The star U bnlld dd Ore eon Ciu Utug-lTe Oregon City people joor atroiure. PATRIOTISM, PROTECTION, and PROSPERITY. roa riistniFT WILLIAM McKISLEY.of Ohio, roa Tiri-ruiaiDxsT GARRETT A. HOBART, of Xew Jersey. STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET. for Presidential Electors T. T. GEER, of Marion county. 8. M. YORAN, of Lane. E. L. SMITH, of Wasco. J. F. CAPI.ES, of Multnomah. SILVIB TO DEPRECIATE. To many it is rystery bow the free coin are of silver in this country alone would cause the silver dollar to depreciate and re sult in silver monometallism, when so many millions of those coins are now in circula tion at par with gold. Under the law now in lorce, the number of silver dollars is lim ited, and the honor of the government is pledged to maintain their parity. So long as tbe public feel that they w ill be redeemed in ?old hen presented, the silver dollars trill circulate freely. But were confidence OnCe shaken they would our into the treas ury, and. when the government could no longer redeem them in gold, they would be gin to depreciate in value. An illustration of this fact is presented bv the history of the greenbacks. When they were first issued, during the civil war, no body could tf It whether they would ever be paid. Patriotism took the place of confi dence to a limited extent, but throughout the country the greenback was discredited and was quoted far below par. But when specie payments were resumed, and confi dence in the ability of the government to redeem them in gold was restored, the greenbacks rose to par and have circulated side bv side with gold Tor nearly 20 years. Under free coinage ol silver there would no longer be any obligation upon the gov ernment to maintain the parity, and it could not do so if tliere were any such obli gation. Its duty wou'd be confined to re ceiving the bullion, coining it into dollars of tlie iciried weight and fineness, and passing the dollars over to the owners of the bullion. To maintain that, under these circumstances, the valve of tbe silver dol Jars would lemain above the value of the bullion in them is simply to ignore the les sons of history and the laws of finance. Free coinage of silver alone can mean nothing but silver monometallism. As tbe campaign draws to a close it is more and more apparent that the republi cans are going to make decided gains in this county at the November election. Tbere is not a tingle precinct but what gains have been made in for McKinlev. These voters that tbe republican party did not have last June are coming from several sources, ltepublirani by the hundred who voted with the populist last June are now sale for McKiniey while many more of whom have trained with the populists for tome time past will quietly change their votes to the .arty that they know is able to bring prosperity to the country. A verv large proportion of tbe domocrats in this comity cannot support Bryan with his populist ideas of fiat money and opposition to the enforc nient of the national laws by the leileral government. In addition to the gam of these voters there was a large num ber of republicans who not liking their own ticket and refusing to support the populists nominees stayed at home from the polls last June, but who will all be out to vote for McKiniey, On tbe whole the prospect is good for the republicans to carry Clacka mas county by 200 majority. It is a sensible movement on the part of the butchers of Oregon City to unite in the earlj closing of their shops on week dav evenings and to close the entire day oh Run day. The rales they make after 7:30o'clock do not i ay the expense they are to in keep ing open late, and it would be no great in. convenience for late customers to come at an earlier hour, while the Sunday custom ers could make their purchases Saturday like most people do. As It has been, the employees in the meat markets have no time for rest or social enjoyments during (he week or on Sunday, for it was 9 o'clock Thi reason that some wen give for sup porting free silver is that tbe Wall street bankers control the gold of the country and that the free coinage of silver would brtak their control of the market. Bankers being dealers in money, like a groceryman in pota toes, will handle and own whatever kind of money that is in circulation and they would acquire silver at readily aa tbey now da gold il it was the money ol the country and as safe at gold. This bugaboo that the bankers control the money of this country, is a very lame excuse for a man to give for favoring the free coinage of silver, and it only influences voters who are not posted as to tbe true financial conditions that uow prevail in the United Slates. Tus attack on President A. S. Dresser of the McKiniey league in the Courier was uncalled for and very ungenlleuiauly on the part of the eoitor ot that paper. The other newspaper men preseut at the Mitch ell rally were not invited to seats ol honor on the stage, though no sleight w as intended to tbem or the Courier man by Mr. Dresser who was loo busy attending to tbe details of the meeting to bunt them up out of the vast crowd present and seat them on the platform, Mr. Dresser knowing that re porters were generally able to look out for themselves. Ex-GovikdoR Anthuhy, of Kansas, who died last summer, left behind bun a lorcible illustration of the dillereuce between in trinsically honest and dishonest mot.ey. "Suppose, ' be said, "that a person had a f)U bi.l issued by the Roman government at thetitueol its greatest power and glory Uow much would that bill be wortli today, and who would redeem it? But If the same t person bard a Roman eagle coined at that time it would be as good aa it was when Caesar rode at the head of the Roman legions." How did you say you are going to get that "free silver" after it has been coined? There are but two ways you can get it work for it or steal it. You can make up your mind that it won t be given to you. IF THROWN TO THE HOUSE. Public Interest is already attaching to tbe result if neither McKiniey nor Bryan should receive a majority of votes in the electoral college, and tbe election had to be made in tbe house of representatives. If tbe election ol president goes to the bouse, the lower house of congress as now constituted will elect. Each slate will cast one vote, the complexion ol this vote to be determined by the majority of congressmen from each state. On the call, 20 states Cal ifornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illi nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massa chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming would vote for McKiniey Colorado has one republican congressman and one independent. Maryland has three republicans and three democrats. North Carolina has four republicans, three demo crats and two populists. The other states have delegations with democrats in major ity. The vote would probably stand: Mc Kiniey, 20; Bryan, 14; neutral, 2. That at least would be the vote unless some of the members elected as republicans from the silver states should decline to stand with their parly, hut it is not at all probable tint enough would change to afreet the result. If there is no electoral majority lor vice president, that oflicer is to be chosen by the senate from the three candidates having the greatest number of votes. Here would come uncertainty. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Iju isiana, Maryland, .Mississippi, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin (10 states) have each t o democratic senators. Con necticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Mich igan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Khode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming (l.'i states) have each two republican senators, but on the silver issue each state is divided. California, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and West Virginia (10 states) have each one republican senator and one demo crat or populist. South Dakota has one re publican and one populist, but it is under stood Senator Pettigrew will act with the silver men. If tbe sound money democrats in Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin (seven states) act with the republican sound money men, Hobart would receive 20 votes, Sewall 17, eight states not voting. The con stilution requires a majority vote to elect. 1 Cnhv, Oct. ,V-(To the Kdttor.)-ln your issue of the '.'.Mb of September, in the Items from fanny, your correspondent does not convey the proper meaning when referring lo the school meeting. The fact was de veloped some lime ago that the late clerk, L. 1) Shank, bad collected from the treas urer of school funds III Oregon City, In one Instance, $7.V:17 more than he had charged bis cash account w ith, and, when taxed with the shortage, paid the amount over to the present clerk. This transaction created the Impression that there was a probability of oilier errors of a similar nature. As two of the directors (one of them being his brother) were in 0en sympathy with the ex clerk, there was con snlerable trouble in getting an Investigation but which was eventually made and dis closed a number of discrepancies coiisitling of false entries, not charging money bor rowed from district funds on his own ac count, omitting entering moneys received wrong balances, etc. On being finally pressed lo an issue, it w as agreed to lake the books to the county superintendent with the account made out by the district and ask In in to look them over and meet the directors and ex clerk here, which Mr. Starkweather kindly consented to do, (free ol tost lo the district), appointing the 22nd of September as the day of meeting. The ex-clerk failed to keep this appointment and his brother, Alva, acted in bit behalf Every opportunity was ottered to disprove each charge made, but all were admitted, and the amount shown lo be short was about IIB, which with interest added Irom tbe time of the various misappropria tions, made Jt'.H.OO, which was paid to the district by bis father, making a total of f270 refunded. The weak notes mentioned by your corre spondent as causing the trouble, In reality cut no figure at all Though not turned over at the close of the year, the district bad credited hit account with them, feeling con fident they would have strength enough lo reach "home," which tbey did, being turned over to the district by his brother at the owning of the meeting. They were in ex istence before tbe ex-clerk was elected. A great portion of this difficulty arose Irom the gross oversight and neglect In duty of the school board in allowing a clerk lo make a settlement of the district's atlairs without producing hit books. Improbable as this may seem, il actually occured, and the last two years of the districts records were only produced six months after the expiration of the term il called for, and then in a w retched and mutilated condition. Ordinarily, a per win In such a position as the ex-clerk was, would not know how to sufficiently show bit thankfulness for hit father't kindness, bul he now turns round and says he ought not to have paid any money fur him at his accounts were all right, but the books had been tampered with. He knows full well that a copy of his three ) ears records had been furnished by him each year to the superintendent in Oregon City, and though, as lhesiieriiiten dent remarked when he.-e. his reimrts were not strictly correct, they were sufficiently so to prevent the possibility of any one in this district tamering with the "originals.'' A "man" found taking funds from a lot of defenseless school children would not re sort to such contemptible tactics to clear bim'elf, nor even should your correspond ent so lower himsell as to try and create the false Impression, (he knowing better), that this trouble was over weak n.dcs. The only cause of the difficulty was that this disuicl knew its school funds had been pilfered by the late clerk, L. I'. Shanks, and in spite of any combination whs determined to have restitution or what the law would call its equivalent. With apologies for taking up so much of your valuable space. 11. A. VoarAia. foe- DRUGS uo TO Q A. HARDING. 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