ww D fim r th jl t m o r r t . J . M. SHEPHERD, E d it o r . IA K E R C I T Y , J tX Y 1Ö, 18T8 . THE BEDROCK DEM OCRAT H as th e L a r jj f it C ir c u la tio n o f a n jr P a p e r P u b lis h e d in E a s te r n O re g o n . O F F IC IA L P A P E R OF The Counties of MBaker and Grant. C0RRK8P0NDESCB from a ll portions of E u tern Oregon is solicited for the D emocrat . All communications, to receive attention, must be accompanied by a responsible name Personal communications will be charged M special advertisements. M EM B ER OF CONGRESS. By the death of the Bon. J. G Wilson it becomes necessary that the people of Oregon elect a member of Congress -who will have to takf his •eat on the assembling of Congress in December next, and as the Gov­ ernor has called a special election for Monday, the 13th of October, it be­ hooves the people to be casting about to see who are candidates for the po­ sition.', as well as to satisfy them­ selves as to who the proper man is for the position. There is no doubt but both parties will make nomina­ tions. Parties are very equally bal anced in Oregon, and if the Demo­ cratic party wish to succed in elect­ ing their man, they must be careful in their selection. Wo want a man Well qualified, and who is not mixed up in any splits or divisions that may have been.heretofore in the politics or local affairs of any of the county or State elections. The people of Eastern Oregon claim that, as Hon. J. G. Wilson was elected from this portion of the State, they should be consulted in relation to the person who is to fill the vacan­ cy, and if an Eastern Oregon man is not taken, that their wishes as to who the man shall be from the Western portion of the State. The Democra­ cy of Eastern Oregon will contend for the nomination of a man from their portion of the State, if it is pos­ sible that one can be found whose record is good, who is qualified and who can unite the entire Democratic strength of this, as well as that of other portions of the State. We have no doubt but we have many such. The candidates that we have heard mentioned as likely to come before the convention are, J. H. Slater, J. W. Nesmith and Geo. R. Helm; these are all good men, and we believe that we could make choice of one of them who would poll the full Democratic rote of this section of Oregon; but, we have to mention the name of an­ other gentleman in this connection, who we believe can poll a larger vote in Eastern Oregon, as well as in all other portions of the State, than can either of the three above mentioned, that man is Hon. L. L. McArthur. He is an Eastern Oregon man by res­ idence, but in all of his public acts he has shown himself to bo just and true to all portions of our State. Baker county claims his as one of her citizens, and would take it as an honor conferred upon her if the Dem­ ocracy of Oregon, in convention as­ sembled, would tender him the nom­ ination for Congressman, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Wilson. We know not whether he would accept the nomination, as we have not consulted him in relation thereto, but are .satisfied that if he concludes to let his name be used, and-should .be nominated, be can cer­ tainly be elected. He is honest, ca­ pable and true, and is loved and es­ teemed by the whole people of this portion .of the State, and they would delight to honor him with their suff­ rages for any office within their gift. I f Judge McArthur will not permit his name . to be used in this connec­ tion, we hope the Democratic con­ vention will be judicious in its selec­ tion, and give us some other man for whom we can do battle, knowing at the time we are laboring for his suc­ cess, that he can unite the entiro Democratic strength of Eastern Or­ egon. With a man as our standard bearer, who is not connected with the petty divisions which have here­ tofore caused the defeat of portions of the Democratic ticket in some of the counties of Eastern Oregon, we can give a Democratic majority east of the Cascade Mountains, of One Thousand, and Baker county will prove herself, as shu always has done W etofore, the banner county of intern Oregon. We always, in this ®l«ct our whole Democratic ticket. Baker and Umatilla counties were the only two in the State that cast a Democratic majority at the last Preidential election. Onr Dem­ ocrats are as true as steel, and all they ask is agood and true man, who can unite the Democratic party in other portions of the State, as well as in this, and she will again give him her two hundred and fifty or three hundred majority. McArthur can carry this county by a much lar­ ger majority. D efen se o f O fficial D ish o n e sty , As a public journalist it is onr du­ ty to keep the people advised of pass­ ing events which have a bearing up­ on their future prosperity and well- fare, both politically and otherwise. Although we publish a democratic paper, we are not so much the slave of iparty or of its so called leaders, that they, or either of them, can force ns into the support of any man «for offiefl whom we have good reason to believe has or would betray the confidence of the people. The taxes that the people have to pay, directly and indirectly, are enormous, and a man who is the cause of the increase of these taxes will not receive the support of the people, or the demo­ cratic press, for any office where he is likely to have an opportunity to increase the burdens under which our people are already staggering. The Credit Mobilier robbery and the increase and back pay steal have been condemned universally by the democratic press, as well as by a ma­ jority of the American people. In almost every instance the perpetra­ tors of these foul wrongs have, where the people have had an opportunity to exercise their power, been laid upon the shelf, there to mourn over the false step they made in voring for, or taking the proceeds of either of these dishonest and thieving acts. History repeats itself, and what has been in one portion of the States will certainly occur in other portions, un­ der like circumstances. In every instance where a member of the last Congress, who voted for or received the back pay, has come before the people for re-election, he has either been defeated in convention or at the ballot box; and wherever politicians are so unwise as to force these men upon the people they must expect nothing but a disgraceful defeat. If the democratic party sustain these acts by placing men forward as its standard bearers, who have been ac­ cessories to the robbery of the treas­ ury, after the act permitting the theft was passed, it should and will suffer defeat. There are but few men who are bold enough to defend either of these dishonest acts, by openly and publicly defending them, and among these few stands Matt Carpenter, U. S. Senator from Wis­ consin, of whom nothig else could reasonable be expected; and for his course he is more to be repected than are those who received the “ swag;” and have not the manliness to defend their acts. The men who voted against this salary steal, because they thought it wrong, and then took the additional pay, are, if anything, more to blame than those who voted for the bill. It is not to be expected or desired that democratic papers will defend polit­ ical friends in the commission of an act that they condemn when perpe­ trated by a political opponent. Below will we give a short article from the Illiuois State Register, which, we have no doubt, speaks the true sentiments of a great majority of the American people, in relation to the parties who have received ben­ efits from the provisions of these dishonest an thieving measure. The Register, which is one of the leading democratic paper of Illinois, says: “ If President Grant has the least particle of gratitude in his moral— we beg pardon—in his mortal com­ position, he will straightway give Matt Carpenter, of Wisconsin, the best paying office in his gift. Why? Because that learned Senator has had the daring, we will not call it cour­ age, to make what he calls a defense of the Credit Mobilier robbery, and particularly the increase and back salary steal. As for the defense its­ elf, it is an exquisitly sophmore and specious argument, exactly suited to the comprehension of the President, and in language and logic up to Grant’s ablest efforts. “ It is marvelous that a man of Car­ penter’s position, regardless of his supposed talents, should venture to attempt the defense of a measure that stinks in the nostrils of every honest man in this country, and is regarded abroad as the most infamous robbery ever committed upon an indulgent constituency. Senator Carpenter is a lawyer, and, perhaps, has been well fed for undertaking so perilous a defense. Whether paid or not, he has earned a reputation which few Washburn’s new building to be used for the purpose, by Mr. W. P. Cop- pens. As items in these parts are scarce this week, we will employ a portion of our time talking about our neighbor, Mr. Bull, of the Sentinel, who says that “ natural damphools” always calls names, and makes the assertion true, by calling us names. Well, it we be a pbiste, true to our nature, we have got a conceited Bull­ dog into a fight. He classes us with the nauseous (and spells it naseous) animals that feed upon carrion.— Be that so, we are having a good feast on him—and he thinks we could excel a squaw in digging camas. We believe so too, if Mr. Bull was allowed to keep the squaw company while we were digging. He says: “ A Southern Oregon paper advertises under the head of “ Wanted,” a Jackass. If the person advertising had seen Jo. Gnomon he would have saved the cost of that ad­ vertisement.” The above is true, for we should have referred him directly to the Editor of the Sentinel, he being the only thoroughbred we know of. His dying groan is—after asking pardon for getting into trouble with us—“ But Editors, you know, are human.” If we are rightly informed this self-stj led Editor is oftenerseen in a condition better representing the brute creation, than the human family. Last week he called for his Itemizers to assist him. Now, just to let the readers of the D f m o c r a t know how well Mr. Bull is calculated for an Editor, and what some of his correspondents think of him, we give the following. One of his correspondents (whose name we omit) wrote him a private letter, and, at the same time sent him a few items for publication, and Mr. Bull not being able to distin­ guish the differance between private and public matter, published the en­ tire letter, and his correspondent says if he ever writes him another it will be to give him a cussing.— S(c)entinel men. JO. GNOMON. men will covet. He has attempted the impossible, and as a proven thief cannot be regarded as honest, he has failed—miserably failed. “ The line of bis defense of official robbery, made in a speech of two hours’ length to a small audience of some three or four hundred curious listeners, is nothing less than a slan­ der upon the intelligence of the peo­ ple he misrepresents. Indeed, the few who attended his speech making is evidence that the honest people of Wisconsin would not come to listen to his hollow hearted haranguo. Efforts had been made to draw the people together. Notice of the speak­ ing had been published faraud wide. The speaker had devoted much pains­ taking to his effort, and expected thousands of hearers and abundance of vivas. Yet with all this parade, this pomp and circumstance, less than five hundred people were pres­ ent. Well for the Senator that it was so. The address could add noth­ ing to his fame, except this—that his pleading was that of a lawyer, who, attempting to make the worse appear the better cause, proved that he had over estimated his own powers, and infinitely under estimated the good sense, sound judgment and honesty of liis constituents. “ We do not propose to require readers to read through a speech de­ fending public robbery. As a whole it will be read by few, probably by ^one others than those whoso duty as journalists require them to handle all sorts of unsound, dishonest and offensive things. Butas a sample of the logic of this eight columned ora­ tion, we ask attention to this. Sen­ ator Carpenter stives to make it ap­ pear that those Congressmen who have declined to receive the back pay salary of the increase, are guilty of violating thb constitution. For, says fhe instrument, they “ shall receive” a certain compensation for their ser­ vices. Under this he holds that re- tusing to receive is violative of the federal constitution. A speaker who can indulge in such logic may not de­ serve the name of knave, but he cer­ tainly ought to have that of fool. “ One other point should benoticed. He claims that the increased salary is no more than the services of a fit Congressman are worth. He says he made $10,500 ih three cases before the Supreme Court, which, with his increased salary, aggregated $18,000. Had he not been a United States Sen­ ator he would not have been employ­ ed in these suits. His official posi­ tion led to his employment as coun­ sel. But he fails to tell us what he thinks about demanding and voting LA GRANDE B R A SS RAND. for $7,500 for services he had virtu ­ ally agreed to perform for $5,000 a E d it o r D e m o c r a t : — The terms of year. Having acquired just title by liis logic to the title of fool, this de­ the Sentinel man are such that we mand of an additional $2,500 yearly, are compelled to ask a small space in brands him a knave.” your columns, for the purpose of an­ swering the “ Why and Wherefore” OUR SPA R TA DETTER. tirade in the Sentinel of July 5th we S p a r t a , O g n . , July 13, 1873. might safely demur to the whole E d i t o r D e m o c r a t :— This place is thing, on the ground that it did not moving its lethargic way along. Ea­ state facts suffeient to constitute an gle Canal Water Company have their action; but we prefer to answer, as ditch running full, and I believe they there are some things which need an are selling most of their water, E. explanation, to be properly under­ M. White & Co. are working their stood. new discovery, or Dolly Varden, with We have twelve instruments, and good pay, and they keep their mill the citizens have an interest in seven employed either crushing rock or of them; some members of the Band sawing lumber. being the largest contributors: We The most notable object which at* have been organized over four years, tracts a stranger entering the town, and have succeeded in conquering is the fire proof stone building erect­ “ discordant sound” to some extent ed by E. B. Cohn & Co. It is un­ but never sufficiently to elict a com­ doubtedly one of the best, if not the pliment from these parties who finest, buildings erected this side of claim us as common property; or any Portland, and does honor to the skill encouragement other than a sneer, of the contractor, Mr. John Sauver- with the information that we should son. The building is twenty-four by be laughed at if we ever went from fifty feet clear inside, thirteen feet home, and would be the laughing high, and built out of material, stone stock of Baker City, if we went there and. cement, wholly taken from our on the of 4th July. During these four neighborhood. The stone is of a years we have met in Log Cabins, whitish color, close, and makes a fine and other out of the way places when appearance after it is dressed. there was no money in the treasury I hear it whispered that there will to rent a Hall; we have paid for our be a grand ball given upon the com­ Teacher, music wood, lights and pletion of the building, shortly be­ other expenses, without ever receiv­ fore the owners take possession of it. ing any compensation from the citi­ Times on an average are consider­ zens of La Grande, with the excep­ ably dull here; hardly any white tion of eleven dollars on an occasion men at work. of political speaking. The Fourth passed off very pleas­ One year ago last Fourth, the antly; we had footraces, horse races, committee thought the Band ought and a ball at Mr. Moore’s Hotel in to play for the celebration, at this the evening. place, without a fee, as the citizens On the 10th one of the heaviest had assisted in purchasing tlieir in­ hail storms visited this place we have struments; the Band consented, and had for many years, and hail laid in as they were compelled to have some the streets, at some places, fairly six money, they concluded to take the inches deep, and as large as a pigeon chances of giving a Ball, but before egg. Nobody hurt. they could find any one to prepare More next time. Yours, truly. the supper they were compelled to SPARTA. obligate themselves to pay two dol­ O U R U N IO N L E T T E R . lar’s and a half for each member of U n i o n , Ogn., July 15th, 1873. the Band, for fear the Ball might be E d i t o r D e m o c r a t : —Our farmers a failure. (See the benefit) Tlfey are now preparing for haymaking, paid the Printing bill for the cele­ and if the weather continues stormy bration, (another benefit) and all there is likely to be some hay dam­ other expenses attending the cele­ aged before it can be stacked. Grain bration, with this exception, they is generally good in this section, and not asked to contribute to the pub­ the most of it will probably be har­ lic Dinner. We sold one hundred vested with reapers hereafter, as so and twelve tickets, making five hun­ much grain has been spoiled hereto­ dred and sixty dollars. Out of all fore by being cut and stacked with tickets the citizens of La Grande headers. There is to be a cabinet bought twenty,— (what a benefit) shop opened in Union, and we say but not one of the parties who are success to the enterprise. There is making all this fuss about the ben­ also to be another billiard saloon efit bought a ticket—not even the opened— the lower room of N . S. man who got up the supper and sent his door keeper into the hall to gath­ er up the tickets from parties who did not want any supper, or who could not get any, the rush was so great. The contract with him—being that be was to have two dollars and a half for each ticket in his posses­ ion after the Ball. Leaving out one hundred dollars for tickets purchas­ ed bv citizens, the Ball throwed in­ to circulation four hundred and’ six­ ty dollars, besides the Saloon, Hotel, and Livery Stable Bills; for not one ~~ cent was ever divided among the members of the Band. If this is a benefit, we prefer being the laugh­ ing stock of Baker city, and eating their “ cold grub”—especially, as they have a very agreeable way of laughing at people. There are some other prints that might be answered, but they are not important, and this is getting too long already. One thing however, might be noticed, after their bugle- man has growled through a whole column,, trying to make out a case, he “ lets the cat out of the bag in the last line he says; although they are all G. T ’s,—and thereby hangs a tale, that’s what’s the matter. Truly and respectfully yours, THE BAND. T H E L A T E S T A G E A C C ID E N T , July 12th 1873. E d it o r D e m o c r a t : —As some gob­ bled sensational story may reach you in reference to the accident suffered by the stage leaving here for Uma­ tilla, on July 1st 1873, in charge of Arthur E. Hill, driver. I give you the result of my investigation. The driver left Boise on time four o’clock P. M. with Mr. John A. Post, ourP . M. seated on the driver’s box, Dr. Newsom and two chinamen inside, with the usual baggage- and mail.— To avoid the numerous ditches of the bottom road, the driver went by the foothill road, the wind blowing freshly follows the coach and made it impossible at times to see the road ahead. When about seven miles from Town, Hill discovered at the last moment as his wheelers entered a dry ditch that the samp had been deepened, since his last trip of the day before, putting his foot on the break with full force as the coach wheels were near the edge of the ditch, the downward lurch was so severe as to throw the Driver off his box and still holding the reins in his hand attempting to hold his team —the hind wheel of the coach passed over his arm, seriously bruising but not breaking it. The horses freed from the driver’s control and start­ led by tbe ratling coach, started at a run down the level open road, Mr. Post still keeping his seat on the box, put his foot on the break, and speaking gently to the horses, brought them to a halt in about one third to a half mile distance, the lines in the mean time dragging the ground, which he gathered up when he stopped tbe team. Dr. Newsom becoming frightened whilst the hors­ es were running with Mr. Post on the box—jumped out of the coach, but fortunately was able to walk to the coach where it had been stopped, and continued his journey to Baker City without any apparent difficulty. Dr. Newsom as be told us bad been in poor health whilst at Boise and Silvor City, incapacitated for a time on this account from working at his profession. Arthur E. Hill the driver has been in tbe Company’s service for years and given entire satisfaction in every respect, by his sobriety, industry and unwavering attention to his du­ ties. I handed him the way pocket just before he drove off, and found him just as he always looks steady, quiet and sober. I have never heard of his drinking and have never seen him drink under the most trying cir cumstances, this is the first time that Hill has ever suffered the shadow of an accident and had Dr. Newsom only kept his seat as he should have done, he would have been just as safe as if in his own office at Baker. I am glad to add that Hill has again fully recovered the use of his arm and is again at his post, where I trust him with utmost confidence. Ar thur says though that when he has a freshly dug ditch to cross he would prefer the wind did not blow the dust in thick clouds before him, and give him chance to see the opening, before being pitched down head foremost. B o is e C i t y , I d a h o , Yours truly, W . B. MORRIS, S u t ’ t . A B a l l will be given at the Court House this evening. A nice lunch will be set, and good music furnish- I ed, all for $3 a couple. All are in- I vited to attend. A S in g u la r S peech .— A nniqne speech of a German at a Masonic din. ner, in Laconia, N. H., has been furnished for publication. It Taj in response to the toast—“ To dye to live, and live to die,” and was as f0). lows: “ Brothers and friends—I now since thirty-six years, and this enables me to live among yon 0Q this happy occasion. I am not gen- erally making speeches, but seeing those beautiful flowers before me, J find that God, too, is a dyer; be col­ ored those beautiful lillies with the color of purity and innocence; here the rose, the color of love and zeal- here the pansy, the color of unity and friendship; the yellow bell re­ minds us to be cautious of imposi- tion; the green leaves remind us of eternity; those colors of the flowers with their perfumery, make har­ mony; harmony being the strength and support of all society, more es. pecially of ours; they are also em­ blematical, being represented by onr sisters around us, with their blu9 eyes, rosy cheeks and sweet smiles making life more heavenly. hTow| brothers and friends, we would ad! vise you all to become dyers, and im­ itate our Creator, and color all j0!Ir transactions with the innocence and purity of the lily, with love, of the rose, and friendship ad purity, 0j the pansy; and when you do this you may look with pleasure on the green leaves, and be reminded that all your transactions are on perpet­ ual record, and then you can die in peace, after a well spent life.” JAS. W. VIRTUE B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON, B R O K E R A N D ASSAYEfi DEALER In G - o l d Dust, —AND— GOLD AND SILVER II -A L S O — EXCHANGE a GREENBACK Office—First door north Odd Fellow's Hi Lnd9v2tf] NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, K e g Saloon. “ PAP” LEYENS has opened a REG SALOON In connection with his SAMPLE EOOJf, where none but the best of Liquors, Cigars, &c., Will be kept. He has had all of his Barb quo.rs examined by Physicians, and have pronounced all fit for Medicinal Purposes, And he will keep none other in liis Kegs.fe Retail. He sells no poison to customers, ffi will not have Drunk men about his pr® ises. His Keg Saloon is quiet and retire and no gambling allowed. nlOtf L is t o f Letters Remaining in the Post Office at Baker©!, July 10th, A. D. 1873, which if not called a within 30 days will be sent to the Dead Lett Office. Person calling for any of the folio* ing letters, will please say they are Adtef tised. A n d e r s o n A . Arnold David, Albersoi S. A x te ll A . B. Auburn John, Ault IV» A lle n J. C. A bbott Eliza, Assail Adam, B r u n e r W . Brassfleld, T. Byers, » Beer John, Bane Ronald, C a r te r T. J. Cashman John, Croflfc W . Cor Jessie, Countiss W . H. D o n a h u e M. Dishaw John, Dearly Su­ san, B illo w C. G. Edgerton P. I F a r n s w o r t h T. Farnum Samuel 2 J«i ansby Peabody M. „ G u ll e y W m . 2 Greaves F. T. 2 Sam u al, Gilchrist David, „„„.I H e n d r i c k s F . Hartlly Wm. J am es, H obbs W illia m , H ayton F. H oliday J. M. Hues John, Haidesty B j lip, 2 I n g a lls E -B . , Tjl J o h n s o n J. W . Jayne C. W. Jarvis J*“ I K e l l e y John S. K ir k p a tr ic k 0. .1 L e e p e r J. A . Lently Wm. Lawrence 1 M o o r Francis, May George, Merwj“ j!’l thur F. M arshall G. W- Masterson. Of»* I dlevvorth Clay, Meacham J. E. Muier .. I fred, M cln d och James, Miller Charles, 1 Corhan Sanford I N e w m a n À . M . Newlin Yancy, - O. P. n - pai-1 P a c k w o o d W m .H . 2 Powers l o. ‘ terson Jam es, Pollock C. M- Prive« - [ brose, Pearson Benjamin, Richard* R S i A c U h l I a G. Russell Lydm, S c i i r l d U V 7. X U R3Ö C U ~ ’ ri B ain- David, Rhodes Elm as, Roberts R j - h n C i l i a r i p u R a l n o f f a R.ftd SG fS P ^ bo Charles, Raineg A. Rod ^ savag.ei^ I S n e ls o n Spruce, Street Job“, p gisily L. 2 Stedm an Preston, Smi^ Wm. , ^ Frank, Sturgill S. A . S to k esW m -^r ft Leanord, Stewart J. fehefl !r Speelm an Nancy, W arren S. I T r a v i I l i a n Jo-hn C. Te-Wns 1 Tonson Peter, Thatcher Daniei V a n b l e e t Ètîwin B. Georgs W i l l i a m s N ancy, W ebber - B* I W ilk e n so n W m . Webb M R- W e e d Ham pton. Administrator’s jS °tlc e' UNDF.RSIG.VF® HE U N U E K S l w W ' S r 01 £ been appointed s f ^ e a s e d , - Estate o f Andrew Caris, dee County Court, o f Grant y j . ' st sSiL all persons having claim* j» prese1' tate, are hereby notified w sam e to m e in Canyon CiiD m ¡¡ate vouchers within six m oo«» this notice. T Canyon City, Oregon, Ju1 ^ t e r w . cab Admits Pay Up and Save Cosjtj TORN E P P IN G E R *ie*ebfhat be^ (J all those indebted t o 1 ¿at they® ' ^ sold out his Meat M a r k e t, a d j getti? come forward immediate J or - accounts either by 5'asi\n1 ¿eterm^ will have to pay Cost. 1 settle my business. ¿tf Baker City, June B u iiW Stone C u ttin g and M id R o b e r t , tfc « > • » » ,r , i ssrs. R o b e rts neopl® 01 „ j to ALL spectfully. inform tbe £ e p r e p a ^ City, and vicinity, tb ^ geg> cellars, - build ioundations tor’J '^ ^ u res, walks, ^ attend as to well any work of tal»