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4 OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1898, Oregon City Enterprise. Published Kvery Ilday. Onc of the best ways to support the government during the prevent struggle with the Ppanish, is to vote the straight republican ticket. The success or even partial success of the free-silver forces would be construed lu Washington as a vote of censure against the patriotic course of President McKinley in dealing with thflt fniilim nf Pitnik UAmnmliAr One year $2 00 i months 100 the Maine I Help free Cuba and vote Trial subscription, two months 25 L. L. rOKTEH, rRonurroa. C. J. CUKTIS, Political Editor. BUBSCR1PTION RATES, A discount ol .V) cents on sll subscriptions far one vesr, 25 cents for six months, if paid in advance. Advertising rates Riven on application. Subscribers will find ths dat of expira tion stamped on tbeir papcis following their name. If Ibis date is not changed within two weeks alter a payment, kindly notify us snil we will look alter it. the republican ticket straight. Xntered at ths postolfice In Oregon City, Dr., as second class matter. RKrl'BLICAN STATE TICKET For Congiws THOMAS H. TONGUE. For Governor T. T. GEEK. For Supreme Judge F. A. MOORE. For State Treasurer C. 8. MOORE. For Secretary of State F. I. DUNBAR. For State Printer W. L. LEEDS. For Attorney General D. R. N. BLACKBURN. For Superintendent Public Instruction J. H. ACKERMAN. DISTRICT TICKET For Circuit Judne T. A. McBRIDE. For District Attorney T.J. CLEETON. For Board of Eqnaliiation W. H. Smith. For Joint Senator L. L. Porter. Clackamas and Marion. John REPUBLICAN' COl'MI TICKET Senator Geo. C. Brownell. Representative? J. L. Knise, Dennison, Alex Thomson. County Judgt Tboe. F. Rvan. Commissioner Richard Morton. Sheriff Max Ramsby. Clerk Adolph Aschoff. Recorder Thus. Kandall. Assessoi Eli Williams. Treasurer A. B. Marquam. School Superintendent U. 8. Strange. Surveyor E. P. Rands. Coroner H. A. Dedman. Listen to this from a populist paper, the Roseburg Review; "In the price ot wheat alone can the prosperity claq uers find a fact that sustains them. Any School-boy knows that the wheat market is not controlled entirely by the foreign market, but by domestic conditions. Hops, wool, fruit and cotton and nearly all other products are also advancing and are not as depressed as in the 'Cleveland panic' When land values go down and interest rates go up there will be ample time to talk about prosper ity." An honest confession is good for the soul. INDORSES THE HOLD-I P. Windy Slippery U'Ren is going over the county indorsing the legislative bold- np of two years sgo, saying that it saved the state $300,000. This is just as true as any other statement made by this prodigy of Jonathan Bourne's harem There was not a dollar in saying to the state, but on the contrary the tax-payers will have to pay $90,000 interest on war rants. Clackamas county will have to pay nearly $6,000 of this amount. But Windy don't care about the woe-bur dened tax-payers. He is after boodle. He is politically dishonest, a fact which is borne out by his record in the last legislature. Mrs. Levelling says he is a rascal and elie is in a position to know. Tbe populists admit tbeir defeat when they send out word to kniie tbe democrats. Tbe populists propose to knife the democrats on tbeir ticket. Perhaps the jmpulists candidates will be served with a doee of their own medicine. Every fusion democrat in Clackamas county is sharpening up bis knife for the Stb of June. When it comes to knife- ing tbey propose to do a little slashing themselves. THAT LETTER The following is a letter brought to this office, wherein insi ructions have been sent out by the populists, instruct ing the populists in the country precincts to knife the democrats on tbe fusion ticket. Obkoon City, May 18. Mr.: It is necessary in order to elect U'Ren and the other populists on the union ticket, to trade off every dem ocrat on the ticket for populist votes. Two years ago when Bryan ran lor pres ident, the democrats knifed the populist electors and it is our turn now. Talk i this rather quietly a day or two before election, rut none but populists on guard. Committee. Shis letter is in accordance with in structions issued by the populist central committee. It is done for the purpose of bringing the middle-of-the-roaders back into line to elect U'Ren, and is in keeping with populist tactics in Clacka mas county. his office, and has made one of the bout district attorneys of the district. Mr, Cleeton Is deserving ot a re-election by an Increased majority. A TRADING KCIIKMK A letter wai brought to this office this week from a former Populist, written by a Populist in Oregon City, stating that the Populist were going to trade off the Democrats on the fusion ticket for votes tor the Populist candidates, and request ing him to work the scheme in bis pre cinct. The gentleman to whom the letter was written has always been a Populist, but biting opposed to fusion, he decided to vote the Republican ticket, consequently brought the letter to this office. The Oregon City Populist com mittee should be more careful to whom they write letters, especially on a trading proposition. That this la a fact Is evidenced by the Portland Dispatch, the only Democratic paper published in Portland and the Dispatch is now work ing against the Populists. In last week issue it had the following to say ot Editor Fitch of the Oregon City Herald; "This follow Fitch is a blatherskite and adventurer, and is in politics for revenue only. On the other hand, the Voters have an honest, consistent and competent man W. H. Leeds, to vote for. There is no reason why any Demo crat Bhould cast his vote for Fitch, and but little excuse for an "ignorant" Popu list, as he terms his own following." Will someone pleaee inform Mr. Wil liam Jennings Bryan that the co-partner ship heretofore existing between the bushel of wheat and the silver dollar his been dissolved? So tbe populists are going to tradeoff tbe democrats on their ticket for votes lor populists candidates. The old say ing that "there is honor among thieves' don't apply in this case. Windy-Slippery U'Ren is willing to trade off every democrat on the fusion ticket tor votes for himself. Perhaps Windy knows something about that let ter that was written to a former populist asking him to knife the democrats in the interests of the populists. There appears to be something the matter with Windy-Slippery U'Ren and the Herald. They are usually full of wind, but somebody must have punctur ed their tornado tire, for nothing is now tieard but the feeble gasping of these twin relics of populist barbarism. QUESTIONABLE CAMPAIGNING. To show to what straights the fusion campaigners are driven to, one has only to listen to their political harangues, in which they put in their time circulating wilful campaign lies about their oppon ents. One lie, that they cling tenaciously too, is that the Republican legislative nominees are pledged to support John H, Mitchell tor United States senator. This is absolutely and unqualifiedly falne. There is not a nominee on the Republi can ticket pledged to support John H. Mitchell or any other man, Tliey ha ye openly stated that they will yote for a Republican who is known to be sound on tbe financial question and tor no other man. Every statement made by these campaign liars is false and the fusion liars know them to be false. We challenge any man or candidate in the whole fusion outfit to produce one iota of evidence to the contrary. Our populist and democratic friends; ' hereabout, who some time ago denounced the administration for moving so slow In the Spanish matter, are now engaged in picturing the deadly nature of yellow jack and tbe extreme accuracy of modern weapons of warfare. Some people are very hard to please. AN EFFICIENT OFFICER. The trial of Upton for murder in Col ombia county resulted in the convic tion of the criminal tor murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to the penetentiary for life. District Attorney Cleeton conducted the trial for the state j and showed his abilities as a public prosecutor. During thu two years Mr, Cleeton has been district attorney he has prosecuted all cases alone and no county in his district has been compelled to employ additional legal service. During his term of office Mr. Cleeton has lost but one case by demurrer, only two verdicts directed by the court for failure of proof. There haye been four criminal cases appealed to the Supreme court, two of which have been decided in favor of the state and the other two PAY THE BOYS IN BLUE. Gov. Lord and state military board have taken every precaution to have the state of Oregon reimbursed for every dollar of expense caused in furnishing troops to the federal government. But the state government should make ample provision to reimburse each volun teer for all time put in getting ready to enter the army. Several weeks elapeed between the call for troojs and muster ing the men for service so they can be gin to draw pay. It should be understood that all the candidates tor the legislature, regardless of party, aie pledged to full pay lor the boys in blue who are going forward to tight for their country's honor.- Capital Journal. Yes; and every Populist In the state, every Populist in the last legislature and every Populist paper advocated and de manded the abolishment of the National Guard. Owing to the legislative hold up last winter ot which the Capital Journal was the strongest advocate, not a dollar of appreciation could be secured for the National Guard and many of the soldiers were compelled to leave the state with ragged clothes. The stigma and disgrace brought 0on the slate and upon the bravff soldiers should unite every honest and patriotic citizen against the Populist party and every man who participated in the hold up. Even Hofer ought to be ashamed of the part he took in that dis graceful affair. City Herald gives 11 ro. Fitch's views on a union ticket and democrats in general "Hro. Hargrave In back after us this week. There is only a alight different' of opinion between us. Mr. Hanrave believes that the I roe. silver plank Is 08 percent of our platform; we do not There is no doubt but what if the Popu lists would unite with Democrats could elect a Democrat, pledged to free coinage, to the presidency. "In tinlo there is strength " But when we get him we would'nt reform anything, tin less a change ot postmasters could be called reform. This country has had its belly full of Democratic reform, and the proponed "union party" In this state would accomplish nothing. If tree silver is all we want, then let us all go bodily into the Democratic party. The man who proles' to believe in the principles enunciated by the People's party doesn't need to reorganize himself or join every silve plated side show that comes along. We hold no ill-will against our free silver baby she is the smallest chll in the bunch, but she's our own and we are proud of hor, too; but we don't pro pose to desert the other five children and go fornicating with old man Dent ocracy. His reputation for truth and veracity is not good, and we know the old man betrayed Miss Greenback party before she had reached the years ot ac countability. We flirted witb the ol man a little last November, but we won't do it any more. Chas. A. Fitch in Oregon City Herald, June 15, 1807. The Eugene Guard, a populist paper, ays : "The men who are going to war witb Spain will not be paid in gold. Silver and paper money is good enough for them." Yes, and the populist and.nave not vet ben decided. He has Spanish sympathisers would pay them made a record as a public prosecutor 4a fiat money if they bad the power. A tnat ne may we'l 'el proud ot and one man who would utter such a statement i that insure his re election. He has j a cowardly car. I eea honest in the administration of HE DID RIGHT. The Populist papers are going after Congressman Tongue because be voted to make the producers of gold pav the cut of transportation. The Pendleton East Oregonian which is supporting the Union ticket has the following to say in regard to Mr. Tongue's action. The fact that Congressman Tongue, now a candidate for re-election in the first congressional district, voted to make the producers and miners of gold pay the cost of transportation to the mints from the assay offices, is being used against bim in the campaign on the ground that it would "add an additional burden to an important industry in his state? In this instance Mr. Tongue voted right. We would like to know who should jay the transportation charges on told to the mints if not the miners who producer it? Do not the pro ducers of wheat end all other producers except producers of gold have to pay transports ion charges en their products? Why should not gold producers do the same? To do otherwise is to confer a privilege u on them at the expense of the people. These paternalistic fayors form no part of the benefl's of Demo cratic government. They are evils, vicious and unlair, and, if Congress man Tongue would make his record with GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION The Populist party are opposed to government by injunction. They are deiuogogues who want to make the American tieople believe that the ower vested in our courts is an evil that ougl to lie abolished. I use the term dema gogue adWscdly, because no one but a demagogue would try to bring odium upon a process ot law that has in it so much inherent vulue. Of course, it is possible for the courts to abuse this power. In fact certain judges have of late vears shown a propensity to resort to it somewhat too freely. There is a likelihood that some, though we txdieve not many, wearers ot judicial robes have shown partiality for corporations and have issued restraining orders that savored strongly of favoritism. Espec ially during labor trouble has the use of tho injunction been made odious. Men have been enjoined from marching along the highways, and thinking they are simply exercising their rights in so doing they look upon such Interference by the courts as arbitrary and tvranical. It needs but some demagogue to come along and tell them that their rights are being evaded by the courts to create a prejudice not only against this particular legal process but against all law. The Populist party took up this hue and cry by denouncing "government by Injuiic Hon" set an example for all political conventions of the parly ever since to follow, until it bus come to be a matter of course for every silver, or Populist or labor convention aud orator to denounce "government by injunction." And yet, the power of injunction properly exercised is a necessary and salutary one. To impair its true function would be to impair the rights of the humblest citizen. Every man however poor may invoke the protection of this instrument of the law when bis rights are threatened. Abridge the ower of the courts to en join whenever justice requires its exet cise and individual rights would be equally affected. We do not suppose, however, that the party leaders who are making all this fuss about government by injunction are in favor of an absolute removal of the power from courts. By the term "governmHnt" they would im ply that the judiciary of the country is trying to usurp executive power and that our liberties are in danger of being seized by the court. Of course such an idea is preposterous to anyone who has given the least attention to the nature of our institutions. The truth is the judiciary is the weakest of tbe three branches of our government. In the very nature of things it has no inherent power to en force its decrees, but must depend first of all upon the justice and equity of its proceedings, upon the moral respect for et al are not advocating the entire re moval of this ower from the courts, but only certain restrictions upon It, tho effect of all this denunciation Is none tho less pernicious and misleading. It is convoying to Mm minds of the masses of men who are accustomed to weigh care fully the meaning of words that the power of Injunction Is Itself a dangerous thing and that tho courts are In league to abridgo their rights. It creates prejudice and a distrust against one of the co ordinate brunches ot the govern uient and the weakest one at that, wlili ought not to exist. The leaders who are thus bringing the judiciary ot the country into unjust repute in tho minds of their adherents are not doing a credi table or patriotic thing. opposition to all such evils he would de serve tbe support of people. It Is ridic- j ,8W t,e p,,, and la8ty np. cnlous that opposition to him should be on the co-operation of the executive based on this ground by those who with j hrftn,,, t0 ,,. it8 lIei.imon8. xhe sincerity espouse the cause of equal !,!OI)rts sr therefore in themselves not in Yiirhla tn all an A a.;,.l r.,:..:t a I - ...... 11,1,rK.;ow the least danger to trying to govern this ' Mnh h,k v.. .u . a. country ana an tne tain about govern Imentby injunction is arrant nonsence. But admitting that the Bryans, Tillmans, none. FITCH ON DEMOCRACY. The following taken from the Oregon A WORD TO VOTER. The time has come when the voters of Clackamas county should bo warned against one of the most unscrupulous politicians that has ever Infested Clacks mas county. Nut only is he a disgrace to himself, to the Populist party, but to the honest and Intelligent people of Clackamas county. His record, both private and political is well known, ani It smells to heaven. No man who has any resect for himself will indorse the pliant totl of Jonathan Bourne who admits that he was sold out for )S0. In a sworn affidavit made by Mrs. Soph- ronla V. Lewelllngon November 1, 180' she used the following language: "I said to U'Ren, I suppose you will go to Denver, your former home". He replied, "No, I will go to Mexico, out of the United States sllhogether, or I may have to go to the penetentiary." These were the words used by U'lten He admitted that he was guilty of some crime, probably bribery, for which he would lie sent to the peueleiiliary. He displayed a large roll of bills and told Mrs. Levelling ' that it was his share of the Salem business." When the charges preferred by alevens were investigated in this city on January llth by the Popu it committee, U'Ken confessed to being paid and to selling out to Jonathan Bourne. He has never denied his per fidy and shame In that most Infamous transaction. He has plead guilty to every charge ol bribery and coiruption and stands before the people of Clack a mas county today as a self-convicted political boodler and grafter. There are a few voters In Clackamas county that are opoed to Geo. C. Brownell, but were Biownell's reputation as black as the hinges on the gates ol tell, they would te as pure as the driven snow on Mount Hood compared to W. 8. U'Ren. No Republican, no matter what he has against Mr. Brownell, can so stulify himself as to vote for U'Ren. To do so would be to indorse one of ths most Infamous outrages that has ever ingraced the state of Oregon. To e'ect U'Ren as state senator from Clackamas county would be an Indorsement of Ins checkered career in the legislative hold up of two years ago. Where Is there an honest man in Clackamas county that will endorse the actions of the Populists in the last legislature? If there be one, he is equally guilty with the legislative conspirators who violated every promise they made to the people; who Ignored every principle of manhood and sold out to one of the most corrupt and thieving gang of political outcasts and boodlers that were ever known in the history of the state of Oregon. While there are hundreds of honest populists in Clackamas county that can not and will not Indorse U'Ren or vote for him. While there Is no doubt hut he will be dofeated, yet the honest. respectable, law-abiding voters of Clackamas county should put their seal of condemnation npon this man who has brought lasting disgrace upon his party and upon the county where he lives, No honest Republican, no honest Demo crat, no honest Populist should indorse by his vote, any man that places boodle above party, treachery above principle, and dishonor above honesty. The Populist platform has not a word to sayrelatiye to the hold-up, but as their platform is not being considered even by themselves, it has no part in the present campaign. The supporters of U'Ren haye all the shudder and groan of a Nigger with the buck agie; the irrepressible longing of a bound pup fondling eyoing a rump-bone through an Impassible picket fence. They are dank with a helpless, hopeless, dismalness ipe route to escape the pangs of pruiency, and have all the unctusity ot a hot corn dodger slathered with sop. They have m f ii it l r, r t ' . b W. L. LKKD4, rnndldnto for Statu Printer, him filled tho Msi Hon acccjitahly to tho jK'oplo of tho state and is deserving of re-election., lie has always Won an ciislniHias tio, sound money republican and an honor to the Htuto. some Idea of attaining the beautiful through the brutal, of going to heaven by the way of hell They have seen that the rose springs from rottencss; Hut sweet perfumes are extracted from Impurities; that the foul emlnatlons of earth make the lightnings flash and roll the thunder drums of heaven, but owing to ignorance, avarice and greed became in I red In the cerhonlan tsigs of their own beaslality; and bedaub themselves with the slime of the Herald's sewers, not because It nurtures beauty and fragrance, but because It breed uuladors and maggots, WILLIAM It WART GLADSTONE. In the denth of England's "grand old man," last week, on the linli Inst , the world lost one ol its greatest men. IVr- luiM no man nf this generation was so widely known in all thu earth, and so universally respected, astlinllon. Wil liam E. Gladstone. Surely no man exerted so mighty an influent in so many directions as did he. As a public orator and persnuul friend, politician and philanthropist, Christian scholar ami theological v riter, he had few equals and possibly no suerora. Ho was be loved by prince and peasant alike. Even his polltiial opponents admired him, and now eulogize him. And Ids domestic relations were as happy as his puiillc relations. Ho was a rare man, of rare and diversified gifts. Well might parliament honor him in an unusual manner, and a sot in Westminster Abbey be assigned bim as his final test- ngpltk-eon earth. Well Indeed were he flags of the British Fmpire at half mast all over the earth. Christendom lid well to uncover reverently its head UM)ii receipt of the intelligence of the loath of its greatest rcprc smitstive in this generation. When Nature. 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