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THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1892.
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Tijb fog has been rather foggy
he past week in this section. Fog
is really our only objectionable
climatic feature.
The first overhead trolley elect
ric street railroad fn England is
under construction in the suburbs
of Leeds by an American company.
Neal DoW is now 87 years old,
and is living in a house in Portland
which he built in 182S. He says
he is not yet done fighting for pro
hibition. The death of Justice Bradley
removes from the national coun
sels a great but not brilliant man.
lie cast the deciding vote in the
electoral commission that made
Hayes president in 1877.
Politics in Benton county is not
boiling just yet, but there is a
spirit of activity being manifested
among politicians, and it will not
be long till things will be at fever
heat.
Old Crow is one of the leaders
in the Messiah ghost dances The
same "Old Crow" brand of fire
water has been responsible for a
good many war dances and ghosts
that have never been known to in
dulge tn terpsichorean pastimes.
The democratic national conven
tion goes to Chicago June 21st.
This means that Cleveland will be
the candidate, that the tariff ques
tion will be the issue and that
fierce and doubtful conflict will be
waged between the two parties
this year. It pleases the average
republican to see Cleveland's can
didacy urged.
Ex-President Cleveland made
some rather sharp remarks on
Jackson's Day in New York City,
and friends and admirers of Hill
think they referred to the senator.
It is now generally conceded that
neither Cleveland nor Hill can
carry New York, as each would
materialize a scheme to defeat the
other at the polls.
Oregon is excellently adapted to
both those pleasant and profitable
industries -dairying and fruit rais
ing. They pay better than grain
raising, and the next few years
should see the dairies and orchards
of the state multiplied several
timer in number. We can supply
all Western Washington and Brit
ish Columbia with fruit, and the
importing of dairy products ought
to cease at once. Telegran.
m i s
Partisanship in the politics ol
this government is a very great
evil, says the Rural Press, and
there are times when it appears as
if there was no sentiment suffi
ciently earnest or patriotic to over
come it. But it is gratifying to
notice that when anything like a
serious national emergency arises,
not only the people but the politi
cians are ready enough to put
partisanship aside and remember
only the honor of their country.
The national capital is now given
up largely to Chilean war talk.
There is no other question, appar
ently, in the public mind there.
And in all this talk there is not
the first hint ot partisan spirit, not
the first apparent effort to turn the
situation to partisan advantage.
It is a mistake to believe that the
spirit of patriotism is dead or even
declining in the American people.
The law that prohibits the use
of the United States mails for the
carriage of publications containing
lewd or obscene matter is a good
one, and should be enforced with
judgment and good sound sense at
its back, says an exchange. But
now and then it exposes the shal
lowness or petty malice of some
individual who is able to invoke
its application in cases where it
should not, and in justice cannot,
apply. A case in point is that of
the postmaster at Dunsmnir, Cal.,
having refused to mail a recent is
sue of the News, of that place be
cause the paper contained an item
in which was briefly chonicled the
fact that a woman on a train pass
ing through Dunsmuir had made a
shameless exhibition of herself by
bathing in the wash room of a Pull
man coach with the view from the
depot " platform unobstructed by
window blinds. The simple state
ment of this occurrence as a mat
ter of news was certainly entirely
legitimate and proper, and how
the postmaster could expect to
w Save his action sustained by the
' postal law under which he pro
ceeded, it is impossible to conject
ure. He concluded, after 24 hours
profound judicial cogitation, that
the law wasn't penetrating enough
to reach to the profound depths of
IHsf discrimination, and allowed the
yaper to be mailed.
THE DISCRIMINATION.
There is certainly "something
wrong in the state of Denmark."
A county in this state which is
pleased to boast of her vast wealth
has had her valuation of property
raised by over $13,000,000, and
now she is hot about it. That she
should have her taxes so increased
when her valuation was "not lower
relatively than that of many other
counties," is outrageous. Does it
not seem strange that a board of
equalization composed of men of
ability should not see this "lack of
equity," that her valuation was not
relatively lower than that of other
counties ?
Classically speaking, she has her
foot in it. Here she was about to
escape paying taxes on $13,384,675
and has been slipped up. Almost
in vain she looks around to find an
exit, and at last is trying to crawl
out through the knot-hole of un
constitutionality. From letters received from the
most prominent attorneys in that
county the court has decided to
ignore the work of the slate board
and let the roll remain as corrected
by the county board on the ground
ot the unconstitutionality of the
new assessment made by the state
board.
The authorities consulted are
undoubtedly men of great legal
ability whose opinion is entitled to
much weight, and perhaps the law
is unconstitutional. If so, it would
be expedient to have that decided
without delay, before unnecessary
litigation results.
She thinks her mortgages have
been assessed too high. We sus
pect that her business men have
very little money loaned on real
estate, the land thus escaping taxa
tion, that would not sell for enough
to pay the amount secured, with
interest, attorney's fees, costs and
still leave some for the mortgagor.
Conservative men seldom loan
money on land to the full amount
of its cash value.
But that is a digression. Benton
is all right so far. The alterations
made in her roll have not been of
much moment., therefore we can
not sympathize with you, Multno
mah. It is a bitter pill and hard
to swallow, but you must fight it
practically alone.
If our mortgages, and those of
other counties as well, are assessed
for more than yours are, why should
you not pay as much state taxes,
proportionately, as we do ? Is there
not a "lack of equity there ? In
justice, it does not matter whether
yours are raised to the same rate
as ours are or ours reduced to an
equality with yours.
Probably the state board of
equalization was created for the
purpose of bringing this equality
around. If we were you we would
not squeal about the equity. The
complaint is all on the other side.
It is really too bad, and we feel
sorry for you.
THE CHILEAN DIFFICULTY.
The trouble with Chile is still
unsettled, and on account of the
varied and conflicting reports from
Valparaiso it is impossible to say
what will be the final ' outcome.
The anxiously expected message
of President Harrison concerning
the affair, in which he sets forth
the facts of the case and defines
his position accordingly, has been
laid before congress. The conclu
sion reached in the message is that
Chile must apologize for her inso
lent behavior towards the United
States and make reparation for the
losses sustained by us at her hands.
In the event of a refusal on her
part to comply with these de
mands, war seems inevitable. If
Chile should manifest an apolo
getic spirit the differences could
be amicably adjusted; but whether
she is disposed to make the neces
sary amends remains to be seen.
The president's action ill regard
to the Chilean affair has aroused a
spirit of partisanship among demo
cratic politicians who are actuated
with presidential aspirations. The
democratic press of the country,
it will be observed, generally
speak in condemnatory terms of
the message, and the English
journals across the sea offer simi
lar expressions of disapproval.
POLITICAL PRO VERBS.
Most" congressmen would rather
be promoted to the United States
senate than to heaven.
I ain't never been able to under
stand egactly, why a man that says
he kin make $5,000 a year in his
bizness is so dogon anxyus to get a
$2,000 government job.
Some good statesmen ain't good
poker players and visy versy. .
I have never knowed a candi
date that wouldn't trim some.
Whisky is the unpardonable sin
of polliticks. ..
Praps G. Washington never told
a lie, but then George had a way
of keepm his mouth shet.
' The trouble with some states
men is that they talk when they
haven't got anything to say.
. A million dollars is a power in
polliticks.
It's mighty easy to humbug
Uncle Sam in his own famly.
Heaven aint made up of poli
tishaus. - ,
Certain baking powder makers are publishing falsified extracts from the
Government reports, with pretended analyses and certificates, wherein an
attempt is made to compare their baking powders' with the "Royal," or
making bogus tests from house to house, their obvious purpose being to
counteract the recent exposures of the inferiority of their cu n gcods arising
from their impurity, low strength, and lack of keeping qualities as shown
by the Government chemists and others.
As to whether any cf these -baking powders arc
equal to the "Royal," the official tests clearly deter
mine. When samples of various baking powders were
purchased from the grocers, and analyzed by the United
States Government Chemists and the Chemists of State
and City Boards of Health, the reports revealed the fact
that the "Royal" contained from 28 per cent, to Co per
cent, more leavening strength than any other cream of
tartar baking powder, and also that it was more perfectly
made, of purer ingredients, and altogether wholesome.
As these powders are sold to consumers at the same price, by the use
of the Royal Baking Powder there is an average saving of over one third,
besides the advantage of assured purity and wholesomcness of food, and of
bread, biscuit, and cake made perfectly light, sweet, and palatable advan
tages not to be had in the use of the low-grade, cheaply made baking pow
ders that contain lime, alum, and other impurities.
PARSIMONY AND THE NA VY.
No branch of the government
; service will feel more severely
than the navy the effect of the par
simonious spirit which pervades
the democratic house of representa-
' tives.
i The progress made in the con
. struction of a modern navy during
, the past five years has been re
' niarkable. Some of the best war
vessels in existence are now sail
ing under the American flag or
Hearing completion in American
shipyards. With a continuance of
! liberal appropriations for naval
construction, the United States
j would soon possess a navy that
: would be an object of pride to the
people.
I But dsmocratic parsimony will
interfere sadly with the building of
the navy. It is doubtful whether
appropriations will ba allowed to
carry on 'he work on the vessels
now under construction. It is cer
tain that no new vessels will be
, begun.
It is too bad, but people always
take such chances when they elect
a democratic congress.
HONOR AMONG THE DISHONEST.
The republicans of Louisiana
have declared in manly language
against the lottery infamy and in
favor of upholding the honor of
their state.
I And yet the democrats, who are
i battling in favor of the lottery,
would have us believe that all the
rascality of Louisiana is to be found
in the republican party, and that
their state would go down in dis
honored ruin if the republicans
should ever secure control of it.
Evidently, if the tales which the
democrats tell are true, here is a
case in which honor is to be found
among the dishonest, while the
truly good are wedded to infamy
and shame.
Senator Dolph, of Oregon, not
long since gave a dinner to Sena
tor Hill, of New York, at which
were many prominent gentlemen
of both political parties. This
event caused some grumbling
among a few straight-laced republi
cans, but it was silenced, however,
when it was learned that Hill and
Dolph were school boys together,
and have maintained intact the
friendship thus formed in early
life. Dolph came west, to the
shores of the Pacific, and returned
to the United States senate. Hill
remained at home, and goes to
Washington to represent the
Empire state in the same body,
where lie finds his old . playmate
as a colleague. People in U16 back
districts have little conception of
the amenities, social and otherwise,
that exist between distinguished
politicians at the capital of the
nation. The popular idea is that
they glare at each other like
savages, on opposite sides of the
senate chamber, ready to fly at
each other's throats x the first
opportunity. Statesman.
Wages are so low in India that
men may be hired for $2 a month
to do household work. A dollar
is a great sum to them and one
meal a day the rule. ' .
The largest stock of men's and boys'
clothing in this section at Nolan's,1 all
at reduced prices to make room for
spring stock. . ' -
M, JO. VET
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Jan. 18, '92.
Apologize or fight, represents in
three words the present status of
the Chilean affair. The time for
negotiation ha3 passed. Two weeks
ago the president would have sent
all of the correspondences and his
proclamation to congress had it
not been for representations made
by Senor Montt, the Chilean min
ister. It is not believed that Senor
Montt. who is thought to be sin
cerely in favor of peace, actually
misrepresented the intentions of
his government, but there is now
little doubt that he allowed his
hopes to influence his statements
to a degree not warranted by what
he must have known the feeling
of Chile to be towards the United
States.
It is now fully settled that the
proclamation, which is all ready,
and the correspondence will go to
congress just as soon as the report
of Judge Advocate General Remey,
who took "the deposition of the
sailors of the Baltimore, is receiv
ed, and that is expected this week.
There can be no doubt that con
gress will respond by an immedi
ate declaration of war and a suf
ficient axpropriation to rush it to
a successful conclusion. Every
preparation that can possibly be
made in advance of the actual de
claration of war is being carefully
looked after by the administration,
although 110 details are being
made public, as it is not desired
that Chile shall know what we are
doing.
Ex-Speaker Reed is proving
that he is as much ot a thorn in
the flesh of the democrats of the
house, now making a pitiable ex
hibition of their incapacity to con
trol national legislation, on the
floor of the house as he was when
in the speaker's chair. So far he
has only given them a little hu
morous nagging. Later he will
sting.
The democratic party is always
loud in its clamoring for economy,
as shown by the adoption ot the
Uolman clap-trap resolution by the
house, but it was hardly twenty
four hours after the adoption of
the demagogic manifesto before
the democrats of the house gave
the country a practical demonstra
tion of their insincerity by refus
ing to curtail the number of com
mittee clerks employed by the
house, notwithstanding the state
ment of honorable gentlemen,
members of the committee on ac
counts, that a number of the minor
committees had no real need for
clerks. The democrats are always
willing to reduce any appropria
tion which is expended by republi
cans, no matter how much it may
injure the public interest, but
when it comes to reducing the
patronage controlled by them
selves they always fly the track
and refuse to do it, as in this case,
where they authorize the paying
of a number of sinecures for no
other purpose than the bestowal
of the patronage upon the chair
men of a-number of unimportant
committees, who are democrats.
The senate judiciary committee,
at the request of Senator Turpis,
has postponed consideration of the
nomination of Judge. Woods of
Indiana, until the return of Sena
tor Vorhees", who i expected this
week. This is merely a courtesy,
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by no means unusual, extended to
the democratic senators from In
diana who are bitterly opposed to
Judge Woods' confirmation, and
indicates no unfriendliness to
wards Judge Woods, whose confir
mation is regarded as among the
certainties
Senators Aldridge, Allison, His
cock, Carlisle and Harris, compos
ing the sub-committee of the sen
ate finance committee, have gone
to New York to complete their in
vestigation, began last summer, of
the effect of the Mclvinley tariff
law upon the trade and commerce
of the country. Representative
Boutelle, of Maine, made the most
humorous speech of the session,
taking for his subject the present
ludicrous aspect of the democratic
party. From the beginning, when
he said: "What a comical old hum
bug the democratic party is," to
the end, when he said: "The peo
ple of this great country are going
to have a happy and prosperous
New Year in spite of the demo
cratic party, the gentleman from
Indiana (Holman) and his nickel-in-the-slot
machine," the house was
in an almost continuous roar of
laughter, in which most of the
democrats good-naturedly joined.
Mr. Boutelle's lampooning of Rep
resentatives Holman. Dockery and
Wheeler, although entirely free
from ill-natured personalities, must
have been galling in the extreme
to these gentlemen but neither of
them have attempted to reply,
although Wheeler says he will.
Oh no, Tammany does not boss
the democratic party. It was
merely by accident that the other
twelve strongly backed applicants
for the house restaurant privileges
which, owing to the large demo
cratic majority are much more
valuable than usual, were turned
down, and the plum given to Tam
many's man. It is also a slander,
probably to charge that Tammany
will control the decision ef the
national democratic committee,
which meets here this week, as to
where the nominating convention
shall be held, and 3Tet intelligent
men, democrats, "are making the
charge.
Tue lawyers in Honolulu are
wrangling over a very important
law point. In the Robinson will
case which is now exciting much
attention on the islands, the law
yers for the widow maintain that
the English common law prevails
in Hawaii when not opposed by
the statutes, while the opposing
counsel contend that Hawaiian
law is based only upon such rules
and principles as are "founded in
justice." The question is certainly
a peculiar one, and if the court
should decide that English com
mon law does prevail in Hawaii,
it ought to tell the world how it
got there and when it went into
force.
'Among men noed for wonderful
memories were Milton, who was
said to be able to repeat Homer;
Prof. Dawson, who boasted that he
could repeat the whole of the Bible
except a few verses; Lord Macau-;
lay, who made the same boast of
"Pilgrim's Progress" and "Para
dise Lost; Dr. Lerden, a friend of
Sir Walter Scott, who could re
peat an act of parliament on hear
ing it read but once; and a London
reporter, who took no notes, but
could write an unexpected debate
verbatim. "
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