OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY , 27, 18'J9
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Oregon City Enterprise.
Iubllhe1 Kvery Frldny.
L. L. rOKTER, raoraisToa.
CHAS. A. FITCH, Citt Kpito.
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A'JSSTa FOR TBI KSTtMUS.
Bearer Creek....
fanby
Clarkaniai
Milwaukie
Union Mill
Meadow Brook...
Kew Kra
Wiiwnvtlle
1'arkplaca
fiallurd
Mulino
("arm
Molalla
Untiam
ttutlev.lle
Aurora
Orrille
Kar Creek
...,lr. T. B. Thomas
lleo, Knisbt
A. Mather
Oscar nwinirer
0. J.TrulliiiKr
Chaa. Holnian
W. r. Newberry
lletirr Miley
J U Kuiwell
J.Utia
. ... C. T. Howard
K. M. Cooer
, Annie htubha
E. M. Hartman
H. Jenniniri
....Henry A. Snyder
L. J. Perdu
H. Wilbern
.V. J. C. Klliotl
F. G.rtsch
..".".. Oeo. J.Currin
.lira. M.J. Hammer
Adolpta Aarhod
Ianiacua..
a..dy
Currinavill..
Cherry villa...
liar mot
CTThe way to bU IP Ore. City
la ta cite 0rrr City Pwple Jor
Patronage.
The Cocrier-Hebald last week
contained a lengthy article on
"Cator Deserts Populism." That
the bulk of the article wm stolen,
no one who is familiar with the
jrritings of the editor of that paper
will for a moment doubt But, let
us examine into the closing clause
(which he probably did write) and
the thought he would impress upon
his populist readers. Let us quote,
at the close, word for word, his
main sentence. It fairly sets be
fore our people the plan proposed
bv democracy to buldoie into line
the populists men who defied and
abandoned both of the old parties
men who had heard the democratic
politicians howl about the gold
standard; about trusts and com
bines; the "robber" tariff and ob
jections filed against the republican
party. These honest voters were
displeased with the party in power,
and many of them took stock in
democratic promises. They helped
elect a democrat president, a demo
cratic Benate, and a democratic
house, and a democratic adminis
tmn from toD to bottom. What
a
did democracy give us? Free coin
age? No. Did it legislate against
trusts and combines? No. Did it
attempt to abolish or restrict the
rwwer of national ban as: o
Did it reduce the national appro
priations? No, on the contrary, it
increased them. Did its, so-called,
"free raw material,' policy give us
,n0rritv? Well, we all know
K -J - . ,
the result.
"Equal justice to all, epecia,
privelegea to one" 6ays
Courier-Herald. God help
the
us
since when has that become the
uloean of democracy? But where
is there a populist, worthy of the
name, who will allow himself to
decorate the mucus membrane of
the stomach of democracy? V here
is there a "pop" who will be whip
ped into line for democratic appoint-
inents of democratic poswuaBieio,
and other federal appointments
for democratic politicians, whose
only love for populists is to swallow
them? In our humble opinion,
they're almighty scarce.
Yet, they refer to the pop who
don't swing into line as a democrat
a Bryan a Croker a Bob Mil
ler democrat as a "Judas," etc.
a "Bendict Arnold," etc. Why,
where does the democratic party
etand today on expansion? Hope
lessly diyided. Where does it
Mand on the silver question? Hope
lessly divided. Where on the
question of national banks? Hope
IprbIv divided. What did it do
when in complete control of this
than
Nothing : worse
nothing. On what is it unitear
On the postollices and the federal
Appointments.
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"Kqual justice to all; pedal
privileges to nono." In other
words, we don't care what you put
in the platform no you give us the
ofliee." That is democracy, pure
and simple, and the Courier -Herald
would denounce as a Benedict
Arnold every populist who will not
subscribe to its record and its doc
trines. There may bo some who
will "fall in," but, "there are
others." Let us not lose light,
however, of the plan adopted by the
Courier-Herald to draft into the
service of democracy the scattered
forces of populism. Here it is:
read it and "fall in."
When Judas told tiia Mauler the r
malninit disciple of the Great Keformer
did not renounce Him (incldentially
Judas hanged Mm!!) and the cause ol
the great informer continued to grow
and spread. When llcnedicl Arnold
Mid the cause of American liberty to tha
British not another patriot aotdier fol
lowed hia dastardly lead (incidentally
Benedict Arnold died a self-despised
exile, despised by all mankind) but the
cause of our forefathers, waa won. The
fact that Cator has published to the
world, or the fact that a band red Catora
would publish to the world their perfidy
will not effect the everlasting principles
ol true democracy, "etpial rights to all,
special privileges lo none."
Let us repeat: "The everlasting
principles of democracy." What
are they? If we may judge from
the record made by the party when
in power, they are a continuance of
every vice practiced before they
got into power and a change of
postmasters. Democracy has Wen
tried aDd found wanting and we
defy the Courier-Herald to show us
wherein any honest American citi
zen can find justification from the
record in supporting that party or
the men who have and will con
tinue to dominate it when in power.
AS 1MFOBTANT MKASIBE.
Senator Porter has introduced a
bill relating to taxation that, if
enacted into law will place a large
part of the burden of state taxes on
the great corporations doing busi
ness in the state but which praci
cally escape taxation under our
present law. Several states hav
ing this law get nearly enough
revenue from these corporations to
pay their state taxes. Comment
ing on Senator Porter's bill, the
Oregonian says:
It is conceded that the burden of tax
ation falls too heavily on real estate ; but
the attempt to tax credita secured on
real esUte doea not lighten the burden,
but increases it. It compels those who
must have money to pay more for it, and
pnts hindrances upon the financial tran
sactions to hich debtors must resort lor
relief. And it all comes out of the land,
at least; for the lender and creditor baa
the control of the transaction in bis own
hands, and no statute can be devised
that will take it out of them. I
Some advocate the single land tax;
but we have it, virtually, already.
Land in many places is so heavily bur
dened with public charges as practically
to annihilate private property in it. If
real estate is again to have value, means
must be devised of relieving it of part of
iu burdens. Taxation ot securities
based on land would be no relief, since
the bolder of the security can always
escape tte tax. New ways of relief
should be devised, to the extent at
least ol the state tax . How this could
be done was shown some years ago by
the lax commission appointed under the
act of 1885. It was recommended that
railroad, express, insurance, telegraph,
telephone and sleeping-car companies
should be required, in return for privi
leges granted them, to pay into the state
treasury, direct, a moderate tax on the
business transacted, in lieu of all other
taxes', and this could be easily be
adjusted so as to meet all the require
ments of the state government. The
cost of maintaining the state govern
ment would thus be taken from the real
estate and placed upon certain lines of
business that have privileges from the
state. The report that carried these re
commendations was signed by Henry
Failing, W. G. Ilerren, A. Nasburg, 8
Hughes, C. J. Smith and William Hall.
Other states gather their revenues wholly
or in part from these sources. New
Jersey is a conspicuous instance, where
there is no direct state tax on property.
We believe that a change in this direc
tion is to be one of the prominent
features in reform of taxation.
Our present high tax levy is the
subject of much comment. To
those who have not carefully
looked into the matter, it may be
inferred that the levy by the pres
ent county court for county pur-
I poses is larger than previous levies,
This is not the case. The county
levy is a trifle lower than the levy
last year. The increase is brought
Innit by the increase in the Uto
levy, which is ft." mills" this yoai
against 3.5 mills last year.
(Jovernor Iord, in his farewell
message to the legislature, ex
plained why tho state levy was in
creased. He said:
1 desire to call your attention to the
fact that tha lax levy of this year is
greatly Increased on account of appro
priationa nudo by the special aession for
object not anticipated or rwntenmlaUd
by the board when tha tax levy waa
niade, to-ait: 13.1,000 for the Kaatern
Oregon asylum lands, Ml, (XX) for tha un
organised legislative ot 1 SOT, 1 1 5, 000 lor
tha Omaha exomtlon. f.'S.CKH) lor an
agricultural college building, and others,
making in all a total of about f:XIXXl in
excess vf tha amount levied by the
board, one-fourth of the entire tax levy
In justice to County Judge Byan,
a correction is due him from the
Knter wise. This paper reserves
the right to censure any and all
of our county ollicials when, in our
opinion, they deserve it. In an
item in our last issue, however,
announcing the death of James
Morton, an itinerant, we said that
the county jude refused to tele
graph his parents of his sudden,
death in this city. Subsequent
inquiry justifies us in stating that
Judge Kyan was sick at the time
and had noknowlodgo of the fucts
in the case and was not asked to
send the telegram. The misunder
standing came about through a
clashing of the city and county
authorities. That the telegram
should have been sent, all admit,
but under the circumstances, the
blame does not rest on Jud'O
Ryan, and in justice to him we
make this correction.
The effort in this state to erect a
suitable monument to the memory
of our Oregon boys who went to
the front at the call of duty and
lost their lives in the service of
their country is a most worthy
movement. The plan is fully out
lined in an article published else
where in this issue. Mr. H. L.
Kelly, who has been appointed to
solicit and account for the fund in
this county, will see to it that
Clackamas county will do her full
share in this matter as it did in
furnishing volunteers to go to the
front.
The great-unsolved problem in
American statesmanship is the
restoration of American ships to
the foreign carrying trade. An
attempt to solve it is to be made
during the present session of con
gress, through a bill introduced in
the senate by Senator Hanna, and
in the house by Representative
Payne, which proposes that the
United States government shall
pay to American ships in the
foreign trade an annual sum but
little more than half that paid by
France to her snipping in the for
eign trade.
The present state legislature,
while almoBt swamped with a
multitude of silly and superflu
ous bills offered by legislators
anxious to please somebody, promi
ses to give the state but few new
measures, and a general reduction
of salaries and expenses all along
the line. The opportunities along
the line of better legislation was
never greater than this year
While they may not improve it to
its fullest extent, let us be thank
ful that they have already done
much in the right direction.
Senator Brownell's bill to make
road overseers elective instead of
appointive passed the senate yes
terday. This measure will meet
with the approval of a large ma
jority of our people, irrespective of
party. The Benator has several
other measures of importance up
for consideration and is making a
record this session of which he may
justly feel proud,
The Carroll limes compares
''these weak-kneed democrats who
for policy's sake would consent to
making the ratio a less prominent
issue" to "the pirates who offered
to endorse the ten commandments
iftho two forbidding killing and
stealing were emitted."
The supreme court has decided
that all county and state warrants
protested prior to October 15, 1898,
drew interest at the rats of n yt
cent per annum until paid, anl
that the law paod t U" MH'0'11'
session of the legislature, reducing
the legal rate of interest to 0 wr
cent, is not retroactive. 1
Tnic Oregon City Water Commis
sion is to be. commended on its
efforts to procure a pure water su
ply from tho Clackamas for Oregon
City. In this movement they have
the support of the populace, unani
mously.
Tiikhk is a democrat lo editor out
in Keaitern Oregon, who has not
yet heard that Pcwey is a re
publican. The policy ol the United Stales toward
the Philippines has txHn dellned in a
proclamation cabled to Manila by Presi
dent McKlnley. It is to extend tha
present military government to all parts
ollha archipelago; but to continue In
force, so far as iHwuible. existing munici
pal laws and trllmnala. The natives are
given aMurame that the Amor Kan
authoiilies come aa friends, to protect
theui in all their rights. The subordi
nate ofllcer aia to be choaen, so Isr as
practicable, from the inhabitants ol the
islands. Tha mirtsion of the United
States Is defined as one of "!eneo!cnl
aKaliiillalion," and the ople. are prom
ised the blessing ol good and slabU
government. It is announced that all
porta will be opened to the commerce ol
allfrienlly nationa. Youth's Compan
ion The Irish elettiona held under the
new county government law, which
afford a large measure of borne rule to
the country, have resulted In signal
triumph ol the so-called UWite candi
date aa oppoeed to the landlord element.
For the first time in seven centuries the
common people were allow eJ a voice in
their local affairs, and they used it, a
far aa It wa possible for them lo see, to
their own advantage. The Influence of
the clergy waa thrown on the aide ol the
class that claims a Mvlne right iu the j
matter of government, but the common
people very generally Ignored the com
mands of their spiritual advisers and
east their balljta as they deemed Ih1.
One remarkable result of the election is
that in Armagh, the hotid of Unionism,
the Nationalists carried the day by an
overwhelming majority.- Inter Ocean.
A Manifesto Irom Agulnaldo, who
c'alms to be president of the Filipino
K"pub:ic, was posted at Manila Immedi
ately after the proclamation was pub
lished by General Otis. Aguinaldo in
this manifesto declared that he bad
never agreed to recognise the sovereignty
of the American government. He ex
horted bis follower to maintain their
ground by force until they ahould secure
absolute independence. Thi manifesto,
taken in connection with the defiant
attitude of the insurgents at Hollo,
creates a uimcult situation. i oum a
Companion.
A train which ran between Phlladel
pbia and Atlantic City last summer is
credited with the world's record for (aat
regular trips. The distance run is fifty
fire and a ball miles and the scheduled
time was fifty minutes, making the rale
sixty-six and six-tenths miles per hour
But this time' wsi often beaten, the
fastest ran having been made at tha
average speed of seventy-four and four
tenths miles per bour.
Think of liv.
4 ing a Tear or
two alter on
is dead : dead
to all practical In-
lent and purpoars,
dead, witn tlie auto
graph of death In
scribed on brow and
cberk and Hp.
Thousands of
women live for
a year or two
alter all help
fulness and
happiness have
(rone out of
their lives.
When woman
becomes hope-
irmly helples
and unhappy
she I practic
ally dead. The young woman to whom
Hie futur 1 a dreary wantc, the youn
wile who i a hcli)!rn. nervoua Inval
tiie mother whose balx-i are a burdrn in
atead of a blowing, all these, nnlesi the
take the rinlit mcaiiurc to recover tlirr
health, are better dead than living. In the
malority of casts theae ahoata of women
owe their condition to wcakneaa and dis
rune of the dintinctly ft-nuninc orifiuiiitm.
Frequently they have been deceived by
the incorrect diagnosis of some olMcure
Dhvnician snd do not understand the true
nature of their trouble. It only coots a
two-cent postage stamp for a woman to
write and describe her condition to Dr,
H. V. Pierce, an eminent and skilful special.
1st, for thirty years cliit-f consulting phys
ician to the invalius- Hotel ana siuritirai
Institute of Buffalo, N. Y. He will answer
Irttera from ailing: wouiei without caarifa.
He Is the discoverer of Dr. Pierce's I'a-
vorite Prescription, the greatest or all
known medicines for women. It art
directly on the delicate organs concerned
In maternity ana makes mem sironr,
healthy and vigorous. It banishes the in
dispositions of the anxious period and
baby's
ing easy ana almost
painless. It cures all disorders and dis-
placements and check exhausting drains,
"PreiHoua to motherhood my wtfe wss wry
slrk," writes Dennis H. Connrlly, Hn., of Clrsr
Witer. Wriirht Co.. Minn. " Two boltlca of lr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription made bcr wdl
and strong,"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bil
iousness and constipation. One a dose.
They never grip.
A fine parlor organ for sale on easy
terms at the Oregon City Auction House,
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A MUNICIPAL TRADEMARK.
k.... nir Atr" AU
Har Manalaetareil J.m.U.
KaiiaMCIty hii dopt.d a trademark.
Iterrarier U will M'l " 1 l"n"n"
fnoturod good "ent out tum thai wide
awake, city. The ib-Un was aelm-tM by
the director of the Manufacturer a
aoclntlou from 7 whl.h wew n-iU-11
It coiiMl.t of a map of tb t niM
put. with Kanrn City ropr,sM-i,tM by
a star In the exact center. AI'V U
Star hover, an eaglo wHb imUprrud
Jiwi aa all gxl iimnnfm-tnr4 In
0,.riuany. Austria r MiKi' "
bole! "Made in (lermany,
Mada In
gKASITT'STIUI'llMIIK.
Austria," etc.. will pnxlncta a-nt
from Kalian City be d.wignate.1 only
the legend will locatli the. origin of
the good. It Is exi ted that thi will
boom thiuir A Knn City paper. In
speaking of th trademark, take this
rty view of the future:
"The, lal I will Inlaid to the world
the fact that the K1 tearing H wer
md in Kana City. U. H A. H
fore long It will I -n evnywher
A.ln Hi a nttrm.ait lrU of the
earth tha cannlUI who prefer plrkM j
missionary to any other t4a.tha.mie dain
ty will pick np an empty can Waring
the UMand. with thh-lpof a diction
ary. 'Mad in Kaima City. V. 8. A..'
will spell ont tho fact that tho can cam
from thlsgTeat and tcmwinit young city
of tho we.L Where tho pyramid tJ
Egrvt havest.od forageathetUrk skin
Dini KiCyptiausaud the le faced atran
avra from other lands will find Kana
City canned meat and will read th
... ... a .a I I
Kamuui City Uta L m ino io.i.uuu
north t!u Kkimo will rub ame of tho
grcaso fat ont of eye act-natomed to
Lk only for the benefit to l derived ,
from north polo explorer, and aft-r eat-ln-i
the Kuod. whatever they may ,
will fram the label a a mri or "Uod t
Blew Our Home' aonvenir.
"The blind and the consequent ""Ml in
all Kanaa City prmlncta will Ui be
the nieana of Inducing mannrai tnrrr
to locat her. Tln-y know a K'l tblng ,
when they sea it, and when they hear
that sW ma.ln In hansa nty. U. n.
A., are favored in the K.nth Ulan.la
and In Kamchatka, and that canned
meat are having a dvllixlng Inflnenca
on cannibal, to say nothing cf all tha
other liomo pnslnct tliat ara lala-Ung
a well a circling the world they will
t glad to come to Kansna City and
tnannfactnra their gtyala Imto."
Th lral C lrla Ckrlalae.
Christmas was first celebrated In tha
year 88, but It was 40 years later befcra
it was officially adopted ss a Christian
festival Nor was II nntil about th
fifth centory that tha day of Its celebra
tion became permauuntly fixed on th
8Mb of Deoeiuoer. Up to thai time It
bad bean Irregulaily observed at various
time of lb year lu Dentuber, In
April and In May. lot mot frequently
In Jauuary Jjidos' Home Journal.
DLcorerrd by a Woman.
Another great discovery has la-en
made, and that too, by a lady in this
country. "Disease IssUineU us clinches
upon bcr and for seven yeara she with
stood it severest testa, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed luiminet. For three months she
coughed incessantly, and could not sleep.
She finally discovered a a ay to recovery,
by purchasing of us a Isittle of Dr.
Klng'a New Discovery (or Consumption,
and was so much rolieved on taking first
d'we, that she slept all night; and with
two liottlcs, baa been absolutely cured,
Her name is Mrs. Arthur I.utx." Tl.na
writes W. C.IUmmick & Co., of Shelby,
N. C. Trial bottles free at Charmaii .V
Co.'i Drug Store. HeguUr slit') 50c and
1 .00. Kvery bottle guaranteed.
Bticklen's Arnica Nulve,
Tho best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Bores, Ulcers, Halt Klionin,
Fever Hores, Tetter, Chapcd hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Hkin Erup
tions, and positively cures 1'ilcs or no
pay reiiired. It is guaranteed to give
jx-rfect satisfaction or money refunded.
For sale by Charinan & Co., Charman
Bros. Block. 1'rico 25c.
Harry Martell's Morry Makers will
open a ono night engagement at Opera
lloiine on Hattirday night, presentinr;
Ohcbt !'. BisHon's musical comedy "wild
Oats," roaring two act comedy inter
spersed by clever specialties. As a
special feature, Mr. Martoll preaenta to
the public the greatest of all trick
bicyclists, the Martell family. During
the intermlsHion between acts the latost
war pictures will be shown by the Lami
nar Ceniriietngrauh.
Best shave in
barber shop.
the city at Johnson's
1 1 II i w
wis
1 1
VUU THY ir.
IfHhlloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure, which i sold lor the small price ol
W cent and M) cents and fl.tm, noes not
.1 . I. ...1 l...L I.. Ifclll
i' ii re. lad ine noum iw -
hind your money. Sold for over nil
years nil tliU guarantee. Pries '.'5 cent
andoOcenls. CO. Huntley, lbs 1 rug
gist. Money loaned on Improved farms, st
low rate. No Ixiuda required. J.
Ni nan, (171 Hood t'"1. Portland, Or.
urn A !.()Vi:U.
Has turned with disgust from an
rilmrulM lovable lrl li snoffenalv
breath. Karl'a Clover Km1 Tea purllUs
lbs breath by It srl ' owel,
ale, as nothing visa will. Sold lof ysarsj
on absolute guarantee. Prlca 2fi cU,
and Met. C O. Huntley tha PrugglsU.
4 CTIVK MO I.I CI TO It H WANTKD
A,rfvl.r. tor "II. Hiory of ll.a
n.Hli'l'iW'' Mural HaUlrsd. eotnmla.
ijmidt'y II. Uor,.nt aa O.tlr.al ll.a.
lodan lo lb War rparmmt. U t"'k
a wrlllu t" a"y ' 41" '',
rlM-o. on II. rrin '' '"'' Merrill,
In il. Ii.npiul al Honolulu, hi i llor.g
Kr. In II. American Irer.rl.e al Manila,
Ii. ll.a h.Mirg.i.lramp wllh Amilnaldn. oil
II.. dr. id !. Olrn.l U will. . ami
l l, roar ol t-alU l W'"1;
t..i.aa lor ageni. Hrln.l.il of fi(Hnal
pl.-l..rra laka.i r-V g..rr.ii.nl 'oln
arilraiii ! fol
.flc. Hig pK.ni. Krelifl'l ! ''"
givan. liopll IfMlt uiw.llle.al aar t.a.
Uiiirll Ira. A'tdrro K. T. Harlwr, Sec';.,
Hiar limiram IIMg , Clilrag-i.
OUckimllhlng,
Horlbolng,
Wsgon Mkr.
4
i 4th and Main at. Oregon City.
ryiy V'V "o1 -rar-w V "IT lt
PUREST DRUCS
AND MEDICINES....
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Carefully
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Fine Stationery
Tnih t Articled,
I nij:nif t.s SuntlrieH
ami NoveltieH at
(3. A. Ihtrdiiigs.:
JOHN YOUNGER,
I IS W IS L, E R,
Opp. Huntley's Drug Ftore,
FORTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IX
Ureal Britain and America.
Your team will have the bflHt
of care and -
Full Measure of Feed
Atlho
City StablcB.
W. H. YOUNC, Prop.,
flv,oo?v,r ?. W. H. Cook.
Livery Rigs on Short Notice.
Telephone No. 42.
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MfU slw,a lrtflr aiiwaiU ll.a
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m Ittil, Tt lw1 Is slwsys lh
c!mwI. I'sf tr.Ms luurs fur
FERRYS
SEEDS
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A Personal Matter
A wall painted house Is Ilka a neat
ly lrHsil person always attract
ive and pleasant lo look upon.
YOUR HOUSE
Can bs repainted and freshened up
at a very reasonable price paint
are very cheap now. Don't leava It
until tlis sun makes any mor mark
and cracks In It.
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Ely's Store... ZWZ,..
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