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I I . ,4j OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, 1 FRIDAY JUNE 3, 1803. (jregon City Enterprise. Published Kvery Friday. L. L. PORTER, rofirro. C. J. CURTIS, Political Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RAT KB, ie year ' $2 00 Hiin.onlhi. 1 00 Trial lubecriptkui, two tnontbi. S3 ' A discount oi 50 cents on til ubtcriptloni for on year, 26 cents for liz niontht, if lid in advance. . (Advertising rate Riven on application. Subscriber will find ths daU or explra-, ion stamped on their paper following their name. If this date i not cheered within two week after a payment, kindly notify uj and w will look after iu Entered at tt postofUce In Oregon City, Or., as second clan matter. REPI BLICAN STATE TICKET Tor Congress TUOMAS H. TONGUE. Tor Governor' T. T. GEEK. For Supreme Judge F. A. MOORE. For Ststs Treasurer C. & MOORE. For Secretary of State F.I.DUNBAR. For State l't inter W. L.. LEEDS. For Attorney General D. R. X. BLACKBURN. For Superintendent Public Instruction- DISTRICT TICKET For Circuit Judge ' T. A. McBRIDE. For District Attorney T.J. CLEETON. For Board of Equalization W. H. Smith. For Joint Senator L. L. Forter. Clackamas and Marion. RKPIBLICA COINTT TICKET Senator Geo. C. Brownell. Representatives J. L. Kruse, John Dennison, Alex Thomson. County Judge Tin. F. Rvan. Commissioner Richard Morton. Sheriff Max Ramsey. Clerk Adolph Aschoff. Recorder Thos. Randall . Assessor Eli Williams. Treasurer A. B. Marquam School Superintendent H. 8. Strange, Surveyor E P. Rands, Coroner H. A. Dedman. Live of great men all remind us, As we o'er their pages torn, That they sometimes leave behind them Letters that they ought to burn. H. L. Babkley. Votb the straight Reoublican ticket. r I Bn rriNo don't go when your caught at it. Of course Col. Bob got sdyance. a retainer in When thieves fall out well, honest men go to fires. Ik. as Corby says, Barkley is in the mire, where is U'Ren? uhm u ivru iiiiu&a vuc x.uierprnse r ".... T T T i L : 1 . I t.i I Win pay ins campaign expenses. Tie' said au open confession is good for I the soul. Well. Corby ought to know. It is eoraetbiiig, perhaps, to be an accomplished pervaricato.-, but it is most unfortunate to be an inconsistent one. Wonder what Rev. Gwynn knew that interested U'Ren so much that be had to be present at Barkley's whitewash- jng. If a man is in the mire, and desires to extract himself from ti, be should not go about the country making contradic- tory statements. mos. ii. loNODKwill have a walk- over. He is one of the very best reore- eeutatives Oiegou hae ever had, and the people are with him. Ir ,80 are sufficient to purchase one populiptic member of the legislature, what otlL'lit a r.pwfiiionpr An tn t inn r ' ' that would give U'Ren $10,000 for defam ation of character? Pbofessob Strange, the Republican candidate for county school superintend- nt, is a man who is known for his ability. He will undoubtedly receive tandsome majority Whem Barkley visited Astoria in 1896 the Afnrinn Fa!d he should be placed in an Insane asylum. Barkley ought to move to Astoria. He is dearly beloved J the people down there. Populist told lor S0 eighteen month go, bat now the price ha raised to 110,000. Who nay that we are not en joying prosperity? Tin statement published in the Pop ulist paper to the effect that Republican candidate are knifing each other are not worthy of denial. Greater harmony never existed than at the present time. ForousTB are a! way out after the tuff. Usually ISO are enough. But there are glorious exceptions which prove the rule. U'Ren wants $10,000. The amusing part of the sltutatlon is that he wante it from the Enterprise! The original letter which comprise the correspondence between Barkley and Corby in regard to the Wolfe fire are now in the possession of the Enter prise. They are open to the inspection of anyone who doubts their existence or genuineness. Thomas H. Toxoia cannot come to Oregon to take part In the campaign ; he must stay in Washington to assist in looking Out for the Nation's welfare. While Mr. Tongue's presence would be desirable, it is not necessary to his suc cess. He will be elected, just the same. Tub statement of Mr. Ed s ards, pub lished elsewhere in this issue, is sufflei- ent t0 prove tn that the auiouv.u UWI VAIUIHIIJT IB OOl OVer charging the people of Oregon ; In fact they pay less for books than the people of many other states. Dot-BTLEss the Populist organs will raise a great cry over the libel suit brought by U'Ren against the Enterprise. They will probably brand as infamous the letters published in this paper and solicit the sympathy of the voters for the "oppressed" and "injured" Populist candidates for the legislature. It is understood that the Populists will spring a lot of "sensations" at the last moment for the purpose or injuring the Republican ticket. They will tell stories to the effect that Republican candidates are trading each other, hoping thus to accomplish the defeat of several of the nominees' Do not believe these fairv tales. The Republican party is har monious. tbask I. Disbar, the Republican candidats for secretary of state, will be elected by a large majority. He is one of the most competent wen in Oregon "u ul18 njoe 1108,8 '"end in his - travels over the state. He is not a poli tician, but a modest, unassuming young business man just the person to handle the state's buisness in an economical manner. A vote for Mr. Dunbar is a vote for hohest and capable government. U'Ren 's friends have adopted a new plan of campaign. They are now going about the country telling that be was a member of the state senate last winter and took his Oath Of Office. This is ridicnlnnalv J -v., j mr, , , . absurd. U Ren was a mem W nf ih lower house, and steadfastly refused to " E ' " evervone "ow8- lliere ait... . I- f 1 a YT.rt l" 'u"cenlenl " UKen to go in, Dut he now realizes the people will Dot give him another chance. Tbey are done with him. ADMITS TUB GUILT. At Scott's Mill, last Friday, Rev GwyDn made a Btatemt which im- p"cala u- uKr 10 Wolfe Are affair; in effect chrged him with b,vln8 spirited Witness Mitchell away, that he might use the letter's ; information to "Pul1 the Jews," as Cerby says. This charge is now admitted to be true by Holer's paper, the Salem Capital Journal Uh leading Popolist sheet of Oregon. Read what it says : "At the close of the speaking Mr. Flagg stated that R. Ow and demanded that the gentleman come forward and tell what he knew about the Salesman's charges against II. L. Bark ley. Mr. Gwynn came forward and sub stantiated mnch rtl tha ctinriraa nrhloh created a degree of excitement in the audience." TOTE FOB AW HOXK8T DOLLAR. Tne iB8Ue In Clackamas county this year 18 one wnicn caino' be evaded. reelection will decide whether the people are for an honest dollar, or for a dishonest dollar. Never before has the situation been so severely presented At the present time we are at war with Spain. Millions of dollars will be required to carry on the war. Those dollar must be worth 100 cent; silver dollars worth fifty cents will not answer the purpose. Silver la good money the very beat with which to purchase peanuts; but war rannot be carried on with it. It I not of sufficient value. We should aee that the government la provided with honest money, that the present war may be prosecuted with vigor. We should elect men who favor ound currency, that our senators tn the national house of congress may be men. who will vote to maintain the gold stan dard.. . . . , M., , i Oregon Is the first state to bold a general election. The eye of the nation are upon her. If the Populists succeed in carrying the state, we will be looked upon In the east as a lot of fanatics. Capital will shun us; business will de crease. ' On the other hand, if we elect the Republican ticket, we will have set an example for the remainder of the Union. A state that Is for sound monev is always good investing plaoe, and Capital will come her. Oar duty to the government demand that we elect sound llloney men. Clackamas county gave nearly 300 majority for McKinley and will do it again. U'RKS'S MODEST CLAIM. W. 8. U'Ren has brought a libel suit against L. L. Porter on account of an editorial, written by Mr. Curtis, which appeared in the Enterprise. This $80 gentleman wishes to show people that be is worth more than this amount, and brings suit for $ 10,000. He believes that be can thus detract attention from him self and his disgraceful political career by aery ol "Stop, thief!" U'Ren, Barkley and their gang of "self-conyicted boodlers and grafters," realizing that the people are thoroughly aroused oyer their nefarious scheme In holding up the last legislature, are re sorting to thoee tactics in order to gain sympathy for their cause and turn the tide of public opinion which is engulfing them. The editorial objected to is one com menting on the affidavit of Mrs. Lewel ling, sister-in-law of the county recorder. She is the one who makes the charges, and she ought to know, as U'Ren made his home at her bouse for a long time. She charges him with the financial ruin which has overtaken the Lewellings, he for a long time being a partner in her business. It is not necessary for the Enterprise to make charges when these accusing witnesses stand on every hand. The editorial also commented upon the trial of U'Ren by the Populist com mittee, w hen be confessed to having re ceived money. We believe that this libel suit is brought, not to right an Injury, but to injure Mr. Porter's candidacy and assist that of U'Ren and Barkley. It is brought so that this gang may go out and say, "The Enterprise has lied, and we have brought suit," thinking that they can get votes in this way. Are the peo ple so easily fooled? The Enterprise and Mr. Porter have no fear of the case ; neither do ther be lieve it is brought in good faith or will be pushed to a trial. MR. CORBY'S BTATJCMKNT. The Herald of last week published the following: "T. H. MITCHELL A PKBJUBEB. "The sworn statement of T. H. Mitch ell, published in the Salem Statesman, Sunday, May 22, 1898, is untrue, lie is a perjured villain, and the men that naid him to blackmail 11. L. Barkley are no oetter. v. W. Cshby." Mr. Mitchell's statement was also published in the Enterprise, together with other affidavits and letters, which tended to Implicate Barkley In the Wolfe fire affair. Those documents showed that Mitchell was in possession of Impor tant facts regarding the destruction of the Wolfe property ; that Barkley Bug' eested to him that his knowledge ot the affair would be worth $8000 or $10,000 to them. It was also shown that Barkley sent Mitchell to the home of Rev. Gwynn, there to remain until sent for. Corby is the individual who drove Mitchell to Rev. Uwynn's home and who, it appear from the statements pub lished, knew of the scheme of Barkley to thus become possessed of a very large sum of money. At the political meeting at Scott's Mills last Friday Rev. Gy wnn took the platform and practically confirmed what has been published regarding the effort of Barkley to nse Mitchell's information for what there was in it. Despite this confession; however, Corby makes the foregoing statement. It is not borne oat by what has since transpired. Henry Thomas, of Wilhoit, was pres ent at the Scott's Mill meeting and heard Rev. Gwynn's exposure. Mr. Thomas say he saw Corby the first of last week and he was looking for Itev. Gwynn The Utter could not he found. Corby soon after engaged In conversation with Thomas, who quotes him as having made, substantially, ths following state' ment : "I am a deep In the mud tUrklejr I In thvinlre. We were blamed fuule fur ever having anything tu do with It (the Wolfe rrlr.) Mr. Thomas' statement cannot be doubted. , He Is a man of unquestioned integrity and la not Interested tn the issue. Hi itatement must be accepted as true. What Uien, of Corby's letter to the Herald? In that letter he brauds T. II Mitchell as a "perjured villain," yet virtually admits to Mr. Thorns the guilt of Barkley and himself. Comment Is unnecessary. The people of Clackamas and Marion counties know what Barkley is. He attempts to deny that he received money for participating In the hold-Up It Salem, yet it I proved of him by these witneise and documents that he spirited away Mitchell, an liu portent witness in a supposed arson case for reasons best known to himself. Barkley is not the man to represent the people of Clackamas and Marion at Salem. If, a the documents published last week would tend to proye, he aided in defeating justice, that he might get in his graft, Is it right to elect hliu to the legislature? Is he to be trusted ? These are questions to be answered next Monday. Voter, do your duty HAKKI.KY "KXOKNIt ATRP." The Union county county central com mittee held a meeting at Woodburn Monday night and "investigated" the charges preferred against 11. L. Barkley by himself in his letters to Rev. Gwynn and others. The findings of the com mittee follow : We, the UlidHmigued. have Invt-nti- gated the insinuated chaivcs ina.U against Hon. II. L Hurkley In the Daily Statesman of May 22, lS'.iS, n, the Ore gon l,ity hnterprieof May L7, IHH.H, ud we are fully satisfied that thev are utterly false and unfounded and that I tin same have been nirtde for ixilitical purpose. In the eoiirw of our investigation we have found that Rev. R. Uwynn has made conflicting statements and vacil listing statements in which, in our opiniou, he showed mental weakness, anil we are u me opinion that hta state ments are entirely unreliable. We also find that the fau simile letter published had no reference whntever to the secreting of T. II. Mitchell or anv other dishonorable transaction from the published alli'tavit of T. II. Mitchell and other facts brouirht U-fure us uur'ng tne Investigation we are of the opinion that the statements of said Mitchell are not worthy of voiisiddratioii. We, therefore, have full onfldnnre In the honor and integrity of Hon. II. L, Uaikley, and we are fully satisfied that he has not been connected with anv qiienuuiiaujeoruiHuoiiuraDie transaction. Dated at Woodburn, Or., this :!0tli dav oi May, 1H!M John Bayne, Chairman Marion County Democratic Central Committee. Geo. W. Weeks, Chairman of Marion County People's County Central Committee. W T. KiniKW, Chairman Marion County Silver Re publican Central Committee. KB. HAKKI.KY 'S DENIAL. Woodbubn, Or., May 30, 1898. To the citizti s of Marion and Clack amas counties, Oregon, and to whom It may enwern : As to the libelous insinuations and affidavits in the Salem Ktatesmanof May 22nd, and in the Oregon City Enterprise of May 27, 18!)8, 1 have this to say, that they are utterly false, slanderous, and without any foundation in truth or fail, and I will afford these enemies ample opportunity to present their evidence in the courts. This is not the time for me to adduce my evidence in the newspapers, but I will do so in the courts, and these slanderers must take the legal consequences of their acts. Hknbt L. Babkley. The above "exoneration" is what was to have been expected. The letters of Barkley, Corby and Mitchell proved con clusively that the three were involved in some questionable transaction, but, as it was then too late to withdraw Hvkley from the ticket which action, it has been determined, was decided upon by the committee the only thing left to do was to "investigate" and "exonerate" The committee finds that "the fac simile letter published had no reference t" the secreting of T. II. MiWiull, or any other dishonorable transaction." To what, then, did it have r-rem-ft? The expressions used are those in vogue amongst thugs and criminals. "Keep all under yotirown eye;" ''never allow anyone to detect you ;" "old man. do your finest job" are these expressions a minister of the gospel would employ to communicate with another min'sier re garding an honorable transaction? Would Barkley caution Rev Unin not to allow himself to be detected in an honorable transaction? Why dxs not Barkley explain them? lie biauds as false and libelous the deduction which naturally are arrived at from the letters published, but says this is not the proper time to adduce hi evidence Into the newspapers. Why Is this not the time for an expla nation? These conclusion are held against Barkley by a large majority ol the people of Clackamas and Marion counties. They want to know whether or not the charges are true. Then why does not Barkley explain? Ills randi dacy has been Injured by the publication of these letters, yet he refuses to explain them. He has excellont reason (or re (using. They cannot he explained to the satisfaction of the voters. No attempt ha been made to deny the genuineness of the letters, but the matter ia passed oyer with the unsupported statement that they had reference to no dishonor able transaction and that the charges arising Irotu them are (alse and libelous. Uatklsy know, were he to tell the truth in the mailer, he would not poll 200 votes in the two Bounties. Are not the Uteninnti of Mitchell and Rev. Gwynn worth a much a that of Barkley, the former agreeing on every wint and the latter unsupported? Barkley's friend dismiss Mitchell as a perjured villain and Rev. Gwynn as mentally unsound. But the people know better. Barkley has been exposed as a scheming politi cian, who will employ any method to gain his end. A man whoia dishonorable In private life will not make a faithful public servant. AI.I'HA AND OMM1A. The campaign in the state of Oregon closes tomorrow night. The Republi cans have carried on an honorable fight, while the unionists have conducted a guerilla warfare. This has been very noticesble In Clackamas county. The Enterprise has treated all the candidates on the Fusion ticket with due consider ation and has not Indulged in mud sling ing. We have exposed the fallac le and methods of the so-called fusion ama!g tiiation and have proven conclusively that they have been recreant to every promise made. We have shown, and not only shown, but roinclled, the Herald to admit that Its financial state ment as to the saving In Cluckama county was lalee and originated in the imaginative brain of boodlor iolltlcians. We have shown that, not only has the county been run cheaiwr under a Re publican administration than under a Populist administration, but that a Republican county court has reduced the indebtedness of Clackamas county over $31,000 during the past year, a fact which the Herald admits. We have discussed the issues o( the ampalgn in a clear and concise manner, to the end that every voter In Clackamas county could be Informed on tho political ssues of the day. We have proven con clusively that tho Populist party were responsible for the legislative hold-up, and so convincing were Iho proofs, that they have never attempted to deny them, while, on the contrary, U'Ren tas admitted them to be true, and openly states that he will do It again if opportunity offers. While tho Fusion press of the county have indulged in mud-slinging, vitupera tion, abuse and misrepresentation of facts the Enterprise has conducted an honorable tight, paying no attention to the abuse and vllllflcation of the Popu list press, relying upon the good Judg ment snd patriotism of the voters to do their duty to the country and maintain the Nation's honor. We have proven conclusively that U'Ren is not a proper person to be entrusted with any office in the gift of the people; that he has proven himself a traitor to his party and a dis grace to the county ; that he has wilfully violated every pledge made to the people and received compensation from one of the most dishonorable gangs of boodler politicians Hint has eyer disgraced the slate. The most important duty devolving npon the voters of ClielcmsB county Is to elect the Republican legislative ticket. Tlmir votes will be cast In the next legis lature for a United Statos senator who will be in harmony with President Mc Kinley and will give him bis unqualified support in carrying ont the war measures now being hampered by the Populists in congress. There is not a candidate on the Republican legislative ticket either Mr. Brownell, as senator; Mr. Porter as joint senator, or either of the three representatives, who ia pledged to yotefor John H. Mitchell, for United I States senator, or any other man, but are pledged to vote for a Republican who is sound on the sound monee .,.. ' -i - tlon and In sympathy with President McKinley. Alt the candidate for county office on the Republican ticket are gentlemen well and favorably known and will fill th IHJsltion to which they will be elected. , They are interested In the finance of the county and an honest administration of county affair. They are all taxpay ers and can be depended upon to see) that tho beat Interests of the taxpayers are protected, Tin entire ticket Is one 1 of the best ever nominated In Clackamas , county and its election is now an assured fact.. The niemUr of the Republican cen tral cominlttvee are entitled to the high- ' est ecoulums of praise (or the able, manner in which they have niansgmfl' the campaign. They have succeeded ln restoring harmony In the Republican rank, ami never In the history of tha county has the Republican party Uten as strong aiid a harmonious at (hi year. The voters In every precinct In the county have attested their Interest In. the campaign and have attended the public Making, Imbued with one idea, and that of Intelligently undent) ending the Issue In order to cast an honest and intelligent vote. No more honest or patriotic people live anywhere than those of Clackamas county, and we have con-' Adence Iq their patriotism to believ that they will vote for the parly that ha redeemed the county from stagnation- and financial distress, and provided) means whereby th farmer havs been enabled to find a market for their pro duce al good prices. Every honest man who believes in an honest government, who believes that President McKinley should tw Indorsed for bis able stntesinMisblp In the war with Spain, should goto the polls next Monday, with the banner of the grand old Republican party, npon which will be engraved the woids in letters of gold : "ltt'iiieiiilicr the Maine." The Entet pi ise h it confidence In the honesty and patriotism of the voters of Clackamas county lo believe that they will vote a they did In the presidential election when McKinley tarried the county by 30 majority ; and that they will Increase that majority and pi o ve to the world that they do not Indorse the actions of the Populists In the legis lative holdup. Tiikiir has been miirb misrepresenta tion by Mr. Myers snd the speakers of the Kusionist party regarding the connec tion of Mr. Ryan with the passage of the Oregon City charier. They stale thai Mr. Ryan was ;eroiittlly Interested in the passage ol this hill, and that it was a great injustice to the people In the county. The facts are that Mi. Ryan was employed by the city ss an attorney or agent to m e that the hill was pass.nl, and that he did no more to secure the passage of this bill than any man in the county would have done, if he had been similarly employed and had been honest. It would certainly have been a dishonest set on his part to have violated the ttust roposed In him by the city council, If ho had failed to use all honorable moans to secure the passage of tald bill after he had been employed to do the work. The clsuBe of the city charter covering the distribation ol the road money Is with, the recent decision of the supreme court that all road districts are entitled to the money collocted thoroln lor road purpo ses. According to that decision the city Is entitled to all road tax money, but the charter calls for only 60 er cent of It. None of this money can be expended on the city streets, only on county roads running through the city.. Nearly' all city charter have similar provisions. Is 1800 Wm. Myer ws a candidate for state sonator on the union labor ticket and was charged by the Courier with being put up by the corporations as a tool to defeat W. II, Vaughan, the democratic nominee. E. L. Easttiam, the republican nominee, was elected. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discoyery has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. "Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she with stood iU severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and doath seemed Immlnet. For three months she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep, 8he finally discovered a way to recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles, has been ahsolnmlw Her name Is Mr. Arthur Liita." 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