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4 OltEGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRttAY AtttlL 15, 1893, Oregon City Enterprise. Published Kvery PVldny. L. L. PORTER, raoraitToa. F. L. POIN DEXTER, Epitoe nn Mo. 0UBCRIPTION RATES, One year , 12 00 Ml months 1 00 Trial subscription, two month 23 A. discount ot SO cent on til ubscriptlon for on vear, 25 cenu tor six months, if paid in advance. Advertising rae given on application, Subscriber mill find tb dat of expira tion stamped on their panel following their nam. If this daU It not changed within two week after a payment, kindly notify ni and we will loot titer ii. "Entered tt tb postoftloe In Oregon City, Ur., ta econa clan maiMr. , KKPVBL1CAX COUNTY TICKET Senator Geo. 0. Brownell. Representative! J, L; Kruse, John Dennison, Alex Thomson. County Judge Tbos. F. Ryan. Sheriff Max Ramsby. Clerk Ado) ph Aschoff. Recorder Thos. Randall. Assessor Eli Williams. Treasurer A. B. Mtrqutrn School Superintendent H. S. Strange. Surveyor E P. Rands. Coroner E. A. Dead man. Commissioner Richard Morton. The following telegram baa just been received: , "Astoria, Ore., April 14, 1818. "Mc- Eride and Cleeton renominated. W. H. Smith for Board of Equalization. L. L. Forter nominated for Joint Senator.". COCNTY NOMINEES. That our County Ticket is a strong one is beyong any reasonable doubt We are prepared to meet our enemy even as the United States is prepared to meet Spain. As is the fate of Spain, so is thatf the "Three-ply Patty." The man that carries more weight as a campaign speaker, a splendid organizer, an untiring worker than the Hon. George C. Brownell does not live in Clackamas county. His late record is a good one. His record since he first came to Clackamas to live proves that bis inter ests have been those of the people, that bis desires have been to work for his con stituents, and that through bis superior In doing, ana on hit report being made to the Council he waa paid tor bit servi ces the tame as tny attorney would have received for like services, and simply goes to prow that he is faithful and energetic in the performance of any trust reposed in him, doing work for which be wat employed, regardleM of personal consequences or criticism, one of the very necessary qualifications that any man should have that Is elected to the office of Judge of this County, and which Mr. Ryan certainly baa displayed in this and every work of a public charac ter that he has been called upon to per form, and which we are certain be will continue to give in . the responsible position that the voter of this Connty will place in him in June. Max Ramsbt, of Molalla, candidate for Sheriff is the most popular man that ever ran on a county ticket. He was elected Recorder in '94 by the largest majority ever obtained in the Connty. He has always attended strictly to busi nets, is conservative, very accommo dating and will keep a sharp look-out for the interests ot the County. Adoi.ph AscHorr, of Marmot, nominee foi Clerk, i also well known throughout the entire County. Mr. Aschoff is very popular, He is a perfect gentleman and is said to be related to the German no bility, and his polite, unassuming man' ner would certainly indicate good breed ing, tie is well educated, speaking about six different languages, and is so expert with a pen that be is especially well fitted tor Clerk. He is also a musi cian, a Mount-Hood guide, and a far mer, believing in getting all out of life possible. His place at Marmot is quite a summer resort. Mr. Aschoff was nom inated on the first ballot, receiving 107 votes, although there were a number of other candidates. mant and would make a good Commis sioner. , ,, , 0. T. Hickman, candidate tor Justice nt the Peace, Is a nice old fellow, has never held office, and would make a talr Justice. M. F. McCowh, candidate for re election to the office ot Constable, which he has filled satisfactorily tor the past four years, is a man ol sterling worth and should be re-elected . Tom P. Randall, nominee for Re corder, has been an ardent supporter of the Republican Party for 23 years, and has been identified with the interests of Clackamas County ever since he was old enough to transact business for him aelf. He was born in this County and has resided here continually for 34 yearn capacity he has been able to accomplish While acting Deputy Recorder ho gave more for those he represented than al most any other man in the County could have done. What we want in the Sen ate is a man w ho can rush through needed legislation ; a man who has in fluence and magnetism, who can talk and act. Mr. Brownell has been a resi dent of Clackamas for about eight years. In 1892 he was elected Chairman of the Central Committee, which place he tilled with ability and satisfaction. He was elected to the Senate in 1894, and bis po sition on the "Legislative Hold up" alone, which throughout the State is well known, should in itself be sufficient rea eon for bis re-election next June. . J. L. Kruse, Alex Thomson, and John Dennison, our Worthy nominees for the Legislature, are all three representative, honest grangers, old citizens of . the County, and men of considerable influ ence. Clackamas County will certainly take pride in electing these men Mr. Kruse is from Tualatin ; Mr. '-Thomson from Clackamas, and Mr. Dennisonfrom Milk Creek. Tims F. Ryan, candidate for Connty Judge, has lived in Clackamas county for 15 years. For a number of years he was employed in the Oregon City Mantv .factoring Co.'s mills. He has held the position of Mayor of Oregon City, Secre tary of Water Commission, School Clerk and his present position of Recorder. In last week's issue, among other state ments ourcontemporary, the Courier. sets forth that Mr. Ryan is a "money loaner," thereby desiring to convey the false im pression that he is a man of large mean's loaning his own money, when it is well .known that he simply acts as a loat agent for a number ol farmers of this county as well as a great number of the operatives in the mills and factories, who knowing him to be reliable end trust worthy, place their little saving In his hands for safe keeping and investment; our friend further states that great ob jection will be made to Mr. Ryan on the ground that he was instrumental in the passage of the City Charter of Oregon City which contains a provision that the City shall be given the control of 60 per cent of the road tax collected within the city limits of Oregon City ; while Mr. Ryan had no vote in the matter of the paBSage of said City Charter (as he was not a member of the Legislature; still be was employed by the City Council to go to Salem and endeavor to have said Charter passed, which he was successtul general satisfaction and made friends of all whom ha became acquainted with His work in this office was sufficient to enable him to become familiar with the recozds, so he is justly qualified to con duct the same in a thorough manner He has many friends throughout the County, and a great many more in Ore gon City where he is better known. He has been a member of the City Council and has the confidence of all who know him, as a business man. Eu Williams, of Eagle Creek, can didate fo Assessor, has been a resident of Clackamas County for 20 years. He is a successful farmer, a man of good judgment, and will make a just Assessor, A. B. Mabquam , of Marquam, nominee for Connty Treaaurer, is a farmer of good standing, honesty and integrity. He has always lived in Clackamas, and be filled the position of County Assessor very creditably. H. S. Strange, of Oregon City, candi date for County Superintendent, is well known throughout the County. He has had much eiperience in teaching, is a Sound-money Republican and a good speaker. Ernest Rakdb, nominee for County Surveyor, it also well known throughout the County, having lived in Clackamas number of years. He is a square, honest man, and, what we most need In this position, a practical engineer. Dr. Henry A. Dbuman, of Canby, nominee lor Coroner, Is a square, straight fellow and a roan of good moral standing. He was raised in Clackamas County, being a son of Dr. E. C. Ded- man, one of Oregon's pioneers. He was graduated in the Medical Dept. of the University of Oregon, at Portland and has had considerable experience in hospital practice. He is about 30 years old and since settling at Canby has ac quired a good practice. The fact of his noj being a resilient of Oregon City is probably in bis favor. Canby is only eight miles from Oregon City; the two placeB are connected by rail and have telephone and telegraph communication. Richard r Morton, candidate' ' for County Commissioner, has lived in Clackamas about 85 years. ; He has alwas been a Sound-money Republican, an active worker in the Party and has never been what is termed an "ollice seeker". He is a man of sound judg- THE PRKSIDKNT'fl MKSAAOK Always provokes considerable criticism apparently it is understood to be written chiefly for that purpose. This , it tree America; it is our privilege, a most sacred privilege, to treat , with contempt our President's' personal feelings, to totally disregard the . dignity . of onr highest official's chair. So much for the freedom of the American press. Our President is no Queen, sitting on the throne of England. Away with your reverence, your polite civility, ye worshiper of an English figurehead ; we live. In free America I It is suggested that the President should now be able to sympathize with the "country editor." McKinley, old boy, we are not a circumstance; you trials will offset til of ours put together , tnd for your sympathy ours all combined will not be more than you are entitled to, You represent all the people, and the entire Nation owes yon. Its consideration, Since he first went Into office the evident desire of President McKinley has been to do his conscientious duty, No greater duty ever devolved upon any people, or their representee, than to avert war, if possible. If McKinley'i Message has this effect, or even a slight tendency towards averting what we are now evidently npon the verge of, the most far-reaching ghastly, blood-curdling and ominous war the world has ever witnessed, it will go down to history as a great message, and William McKinley will descend to posterity as a beloved benefactor of the entire human race, The Oregonian's statement that Mc Kinley appears to bave forgotten the Maine incident is unfounded, as the fol lowing extract from Monday's Message will plainly show : "I have already transmitted to Con Kress the report of the naval court of inquiry on the destruction of the battle ship Maine. The destruction ot that noble vessel has filled the National heart with inexpressible horror; 258 brave sailors and marines and officers of our navy, reposing in the fancied security of a friendly harbor, hare been burled to death. Grief and want are brought to their homes and sorrow to the Nation. The Naval Court of Inquiry, which, (it is needless to say, commands the uu qualified confidence of the Government, waa unanimous in its conclusion that the destruction of the Maine was caused by an exterior explosion, and also by a submarine mine. It did not assume to place the responsibility. That remains to be fixed. In any event, the destruc tion of the Maine, by whatever exterior cause, is a patent and impressive proof of a state of things in Cuba that is into! erable. That condition Is thus shown to be such that the Spanish government cannot assure safety and security to vessel of the American navy in the harbor of Havana on a mission of peace, and rightfully reference in this connec tion is made to recent deplomatic cor respomlence. A dispatch from our minister to Spain of the 25th nit., contained information that the Spanish minister of foreign affairs assured him positively that Spain will do all that the highest honor and justice require in the matter of the Maine." 'The reply also contained an expression of the readiness of Spain to submit to arbitration all the differences which can arise in this matter." If indemnity for the loss of the Maine can be secured and Cuba made free without the necessity of farther bloodshed, which is evidently our noble President's fondest hope, but which may prove to be vain, what more could be desired? It is time enough to gloat over war when actual hostilities have commenced. ' Those who now clamor for war loudest, at the first cry of the "rebel yell" will turn ashes color and drop down behind a rotten log, when they will at once begin offering up a fervent prayer forgetting that they had always ridiculed the very idea of prayer pite ouely calling on God to change them immediately into 'gal babies'. Because some old scarred veteran would like to see another war is no argument. Such veterans ar probably In their dotage McKinley Is a veteran Boy enjoy fighting, Men have no time for such useless luxury, , Up to this time the actual cost, In money, of our Civil war I close to ton billion dollars. The cost o( a war with Spain would today protahly ttilllee to purchase Cuba and build a halt dozen first-class battle ships. The statement that McKinley Is pro longing the uncertainty of war In order to deal in ttock It as malicious at thote who make it are narrow and destitute of principle. , Ol'K riKHX VONMUICKATION. It is well for tit in the beginning of the present campaign to make a careful examination of our duties a citizen, that we may be able to act decently the part that has been assigned to nt by the Ftthert of the Republic Too often .do we permit ourselves to be led In ways that are not conducive to the public welfare. We forget or fail to see the real duty lying before us, and after we have spoken by our ballots, we realize, when too late, that something it wrong and that wt hare not Improved our op portunity for lessoning that wrong, Then it la that we endeavor to excuse our own delinquencies by criticizing our officers or our form of government. Some of us go to far as to declaim against the institutions that the Founders of the Republic considered so valuable and labored so hard, and suffered so much to establish. It Is getting to be quite the fad now-a-days to condemn our individual privileges, and men and women travel over the land with the avowed purpose of urging ua to become dissatisfied with much of what our fore lathers believed to be the greatest bless ings that have thus far been enjoyed by the common people of any other coun try. How much better would it be if these men and women would influence us to exercise in the right manner the privileges that we have, and show us the terrible effects of the abuse of our privileges, rather than ask us to try something that is entirely chimerical, unknown and untried, as these men and ) women do. Should the privileges that we now have be taken away from us, we would very toon realize what bless ings we had lost. Wisdom tells us to exercise or pteeent rights in the very best possible manner, to do our duty now as intelligibly and honestly as we can, and soon to make such improve ments as we shall be able to see and to know will be really Improvements. This Is the course for sensible people to pursue. If we are not thoughtful and serious enough to exercise our present rights as they should be exercised, what assurance bave wt that any other class of rights, however speculative and prac tical and attractive, would not be also abused and trifled with? The people that cannot make real blessings out of the privileges that we now possess, will never make anything enviable out of any other class of privileges, this much we must understand thoroughly, before we attempt anything novel that some dreamer has imagined and that no actual experience has proven good. Let us, during this campaign, be studious, thoughtful and serious; let ns examine all new doctrines critically ; let us review the history of the American people for valuable knowledge, and let ua remem ber that little good can come out of care lessness, thoughtlessness and enthusi astic folly, that never-ending vigilance an j . tremendous responsibilities must accompany high types of civilization. exaggerated. They can be corroborated Canemah It naturally healthy, tnd for lioniKS It splendidly located. Alto good spring water It accessible to the town and the system ot drainage now neces sary to the health of the place would not Involve a great deal of cxtteiiao. ' Anyone who will take the trouble to rend the article In last week's Enterprise calling attention to the present sanitary condition ot Canemah, and then read the communication In the last Issue ot the Prett tlgnod, "A Canemah Subacrl' ber," will readily conclude that the true object of the Enterplse article, namely railing the attention ot good citizens to those who are directly morally respon tible lor gross criminal neglect In order that tht existing evil might be InyeaU gated, It about to be realized. At to this Canemah subscriber, whether he hapten to pose at the "Father" ot Canemah or whether thl diphtheria cesspool 11 the accumulation ot the filth from bis back yard, even though he may boast ot having been a "undent ol Yale," the editor ol the Enterprise will not take farther notice of him or hit personal abuse through the col 11 in nt of the Enterprise, but will be pleased to settle the matter privately In whatever manner or tt any time or place the honorable gentleman!?) may feel in dined to propose. ANIMAL IN8TINCT, "IIOKNE tKMMK and intuition are qtialitiea well worthy to be classed together. Of all creature with feathers or without, civilized man eiiit least capable ot taking care of him H'l. A dog even would die of alary tion rather than eat anything to hot as to injure its teeth. How many Indiana were caught In the Chilcoot lund-slido? None. How many women? One. Well saycal thou Dante, that "fools rush In where angelt dare not tread." Angela may have dwelt at Hhawneetown ; they may still dwell In Greenville and New Orleans, but God help them ; the men they lollowed there are minus horse sense. Because McKinley wants to avert war, they accuse him ot being a ".Methodist." This may he, but he had better be Methodist than a fool. Good Metho dists fear to tread where fools rush In. Say what you want about "National honor," it van never be upheld by un neccessary war, anymore than an Indl vidual can retain hit dignity by blowing smoke in another man's face, emptying the entire content of the pepper box Into his soup because the latter hapen to contain more ingredients than was bargained for, or pulling out by the root tn offender'! whiskers. There are na tional honora and there are .national honors, and there are ways of defending them besides going to war "Home men become too quickly excited. A man in New York bat been trrested for demol ishing the wooden figure of a Spaniard in front of a cigar-store." CAXKMAII. The editorial of last week relating to the sanitary condition of Canemah and its effect upon tbe water supply of Ore gon City has been, in tome particulars, misunderstood. It was not the Intention of the editor to cast any reflection u;on or to make any unkind references to any one, more particularly those who have been afflicted. That a very bad condition does exist is beyond question, and a public spirited desire to warn imople of it was the Enterprise's only motive, and any other inference in the matter was not intended and is much deplored. Saying that certain diseases are "filth iseases" does not imply that the people ho have them are filthy ; quite the con trary, for contagious and infectious dis eases often seem to attack those who are most careful and overlook those who from personal habits would seem to be most likely to contract them. These iseases are propagated in filthy and unclean places, . therefore the urgent necessity of taking every precaution possible. The facts ia last week' article are not Ol'K COUNTY TICKKT. All candidates cannot receive a nomi nation, so after a Convention there are some certain to be unsuccessful. Then there is a class of people always ready to stir np all the ill feeling possible among unsucceslul candidates. That class is at work now but meeting with poor success. These fomenters are dead politically and have no following and therefore nothing to lose. The ticket nominated by the Republican Convention Is one of the best eyer put out In the County. Every man on it ia a representative Republican and citizen eminently qualified to fill the position for which he Is nominated. Tbe ticket is not the one the Enterprise would have named, but it is composed of men just as capable, of just as much in tegrity, of just as much ability. The ticket Is put np by no faction or clique, but has representatives on it of every element in the party, and in this lies its strength. The ticket is strong in good men, men ol capacity and ability, busi ness men who have nmde a success ol their own affairs, men who bave been tried and found to make good public servants. ' COXH13TKNCY AND THE II Kit A M. The Herald recognizes that the Repub licans put up a strong ticket and it gets frantic because all elements of tbe Party are included in its make-up,, Aud be cause this fact is so universally known the Herald cries "dual," "trade" "combine."- The very assertion Is confession that the ticket is a strong one and that all elements of the Party have been given recognition . ' The Herald muBt lie consistent, ' It predicts Ramsby's nomination in the issue before the last and then isys ho had to make a deal to got It, In the hut Issue. Ittaytthattt ha corroborative testimony pt "ltumsby't position," Produce It Mr. Herald. Yon remember that favorite taylng ot your and Mr, Lincoln's about fooling the people. You cannot do It with "Little Mao" a your' text. The weakness of the position la dlsclosod when the itatinent It made that avowed enemies combined, If such were tht case It ought to commend Itself to tb Herald, What It your whole ticket mad np ot except "parti" wko have fought each other ever line they cam into existence and tb present elementi ot tht "union" ar to antagnl tlo that they cannot unit on on party, but mutt be a three-headed freak. '"'.I Who runt thit union except the lalntly U'lten and the Herald; but they have alwtyi been olltlcal friends. In fact all that took part In the unlon(?) are harmonious, especially Eagle Creek and the Germans. TO ALL CONl'KHNKO, 8buld I undertake to call you a trifl ing scribbler, a conceited sprig, a damned tool, a liar, you would naturally conclude that I were simply extending; to you an Invitation to descend to my level and vulgarly fight a blackguard; and your conclusion would b cwrrect, utiles 1 hapiwned to be a coward and expect ml to run. But do you consider for a moment that you would bo Justified In accepting, or even entertaining the acceptance, of my Invitation? Suppose you succeeded In giving me a thrashing, however much I may have deserved It, you would be the loser. In the first Uce the opinion of one man, expressed even in decent language, count for little: you are not a fool Jeanne I say you are. If I accuse you falsely, I my self sin a liar; and, in calling you vulgar names, you have a right to conclude that I am not a gentleman. So where would tbe Juki lew come In In farther crip pling such a miserably do ormed scW men of humanity at a liar and a black guard? Your plain duly would le to set m a belter example than to gratify my ow desires by lccomlng angry and Indulg ing In vile epithet. The Jekylli must Iwaya exeivlso magnanimity ot spirit; they cannot help but pity the Hydet. In the second place you tre the loser, because In entertaining the Invitation of a blackguard you at once place yourself on a level with him. 1 It has been explained that the word 'peppercorn," used In a criticism of the President's message contained in Wed- nesdty't Oregonlan, metnt the tame thing it damn. Begging your pardon, Mr. Scott, but we people of Clackamas county are a plain people and would pre fer to be addressed In plain language. When a man remarks that "there's a good dam by a mill-site," we know what e Is talking about; tnd when he con nues, "but there't no mill thtr by a dam-site," we ran generally grasp his meaning; but when it comes to the use of the woid "peppercorn" Instead of damn," we have not time to go to Ore gon City and look up a certain author' ity on the Cuban war questions to act as our interpreter. Dors the editor of the Pendleton Republican belong below the "Mason and Dixon" line? I reckon not, else he would be too loyal to the State that give blm a living to class her citizens at In ' any tense the Inferior ot men who de light and revel In duels and lynch-lstw, be they of Texas or California. If the editor ot the Oregonlan is deserving of capital punishment he should be turned over to the law. State statutes that do not Include all crimes tlutt justifies the taking of life should unquestionably be revived. fut Thomas II. Tonouk, our present and lire Congressman from the First District, has been a resilient of Oregon i:e 1850. He has always bden a Sound Money Republican, and as his record show, during the last ten years he been one of the most active workers roughout the State the Republican 'arty has had. , ,; ; " ill 1 hits tb The information that W. O. Brann, late editor of the Iconoclost, was educa ted to become, a priest, it' Incorrect. Father llillebrand says he was an agnostic and was probably a sefl educa ted man. - ' ' J Fools rush in where angels dare not tread.'). This Is a truth that might be worth our while to consider. 1