Wills 0n, f Monroe U In tbeeity
Govcror WblteHker u impioviug
Mi- 11,11
Kccney "f J"prr l vinin
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A'l-ri'ry WIIKIO n.'ii.
il ii'fiil
till
,ie. iii living luouy-
tip fii.i-.i
junction Ihl MltTiioon.
j .' Wilkin'", 'I"' l.liicUiinl Ii. I'1'"
r,tiirii"l f r.m California.
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,'lli.'ttt Sal. lll tl.i- foiet..s.i.
C'I.iih Sylveater iiii'l M O K- n
j,Vi-!" fioiuJa-per '"':'
lr W W Maine nrrlvi'il home on
tod.i.v'" - "llonil fl"lll CorVtll.U.
it,, xll'-i Calkim inn) Mn M A
tin'i'.tli ninii-d to I'uriliijil today.
T It Mut'.iIiiii. 1 1 -tl rtr la:;ker,
. il 'li'' -t i n -- In tin cltv to I iy
ltiurn v 1 ' 15 D'iriiH an. I wife
have K'Hi'1 to Jacksonville mi u
jit',, 1 N' er, tli court liiiuw nrclii-
teet, rvTurncu to liH Iimiiih Iii I 'or mini
lliU fureii"""
Mia A Sharpies 1- ft thin luiiriilinf
fnrii x'iiil'l vUll to lu-r c iii un I
datlfhler l Seattle.
Jliwt Klltt tr ll of Jni-kwwville, who
been viaitlng- the MiMie AnUeny
vent to Salem today.
Mn Iti'ikwlth ninl tlttusiliter Mir
'rlll,l.f IKMir Jl'flernoll, are V!l!lllj II
E Aiikmy iil family of t lit i l'y.
'ren Aniler-on In mo v n 1'iilliiiiin
con luoti-r nt the Noitlurn Paoillo,
liavln,: i regular run from l'orlliii'1 lo
rjt Paul.
I'.cv Mr lirm'ke, who liua bei-n vhit
wllli mil Ki'V IK" l!rnn;n, In
lliis cly, li ft for IiIh lii'inu In Iowa,
till- forenoon.
(i'ftiuluia Ileid, ol Spiiiigl'nlil, la
quite u MH'i Hot expected to live. Kl.e
grandmother of ex-County Cl-r!i
Win It Walker
J 1' Van llouton, of Prineviltc, well
rrmwn In Kuijctie, vl!tcd here over
M nilit. He was n ic-ldent of
tliii i'ily at onu time.
Ynterday' Salem Joiirniil: Ml
Kate Piiltemon, wlu ban l-et ti viaitini:
at (lie home of C 1' Iiisliop, returned
to Eugene thin morning.
Mii'a Ivtelht Learned iirrlyeil home
lat nlclit liotn ii jwo week trip to
tMi Krancl.-eo wliere ulio went to ur
chaw iirliii; ami biiiiiniiT millinery.
Arthur Kifilwooil ami w ife, of New
York, arrived on today' 2:011ieal.
Mr KmU(mh1 ilvea one of Ilia popular
(Oterluiiimellt at tlieCliriotian rliurch
tonight.
r-ulcin Journal Feb 2j: Miss ileleu
Clow, who bin been veiling at the
houi" 1 1 her uncle, !S A J!:KE" WCI1' lo
Junelion City today to tpend a few
week with her parentn.
Iiidepeudenee Vet Side: "C E
Loekwooil, of Portland, baa been enu
vassing the towu In the Interest of the
Moruing Tribune, the mili-imon re
publican paper of l'ortlaud."
The CuttaRB Grovo Moaenter t now
one year old. ll la a bright neway pa
per and U deserving of the largo pat
ronage it receive. May it celebrate
1 many more prosperous, birthdays.
Oregon City Courier: MUs Lena
1 (iihlimlih arrived from Kugene Mou
day ami will make bur home with her
" slater In this city. MisaCeliti (Jold-
j smith U expected honio from Han
riamvaen In aliout live weekf.
Corvalln Times, Feb 'J3: AJ l'ickard,
the utocTiinaii of ICugcne, was in towu
the latter part of the week nnd came to
au uiideutaiiding with Mr Hyde, of
this county, who will buy cattle for
him in thi locality.
iruli'in Journal: Mr Ed I.ynes of
Jellersmi, liutiiiered four pigs that
were jii-l nix innuths uud four days
old, after lelng dressed their weight
separately was: 00, 1S2, 1S1 and 174
pounds. They were Poland China
breed mid fattened on com.
Mi-s Jesio Park, who has been in
mi Jose, Calif, the past two inontlm,
the gm t of Mrs James Holt, leave In
a few days for Carson, City, Xttadu,
where she has accepted n iiosition ns
lifad trimmer In a millinery atore.
Miss i'aik has lieen In Han Frniiel-oo
t:e p:ist two weeks study lug the latest
design,
Married 70 Years.
Solo Press; Uncle Johnny CraMrte :
and Melindn Crabtree, the father and
mother of Xewtou and Jume Crabtree,
who live near Solo, were married lust 70
years ago Washington's birthday, last
Tuesday. Uncle Johnuy pas.-ed a;iay
tveral yenrs ago nt the ripe old ae of
he was born lu 1S00. Mrs Crabtree
is Kill living and with her son Jamei
at present. She Is 00 yearn old, hearty
"d strong for one of her ago. The
family consisted of 15 children. Five
were boru In Virginia, fUe in Missouri '
and live in Oregon. Two of the hoys, j
Xewtou and James, were born on a
rft as the party came down ibe Co- j
Iftnbia li.er on their way to this!
couutry.
SAIL'IUUY FtliKLillCY:
j br li F Jiu,; waa lu Eugene to.
v.
H X ' 'oekeriine urrived hot'ie orj to
ny - lo; , I
' r a, nl M , J, ,s I,i t'.,!! arrived hmne
"i I'oi'l in..1 today.
I (I tim.v h!,i pe,l :i , :,r .,ai of
UK t I I Olll.t tuiliiV.
'i
A --li-.-- miiiil i roft.-.i ber-..re In the
e.l y Iii i.t'.. ml the !n-li!ite.
A'linir He ! ,vo,p ;in, u if, went In
l! - 1'in .; mi tltc nfu-i urn ii liM-ul.
ll-. I.Oll:t I I J..,ll-l..; W,.,lt
I 'll , r I !;l , 'o Vi,i il:; , ifinU.
' ir i . 'in i !! e,l, l.J veal of Hue,
to
? "iir, il i h. r i inn ' Sj.tingil id.
i): 11 F It. --.Ii, -,i eiin'eiidelil 'f
: ; .o frm ua in Imu. i.e Imliiy.
.1mm I'iiir. is , miii i f f ,in:ty
i i-i. r A S lVt.T on, I. !t -.o.h.v lor
1. irai ,.!,.
Arihur M.-Alii-ti; v.eot
ti nvij thi iiliiri.noii i
liu-
t hi..
Vi-
In "I l.ei' Ft a i U.
M iv lece.i li.ilne-', ;n lioliic
tailay fioiu t'oiv.illi.i, v.hi'e -he liad
He. o it' ei d in,; nim il
l'i iv.r.i Time: .In ia:i eFi
! I'i ( id. .y for I'.n :..ie. ll 1.4
dil'll
M-i.
po- i to be ;,n ull'.ilr i f the i .ill.
I'n-i i. nl P 1, C.uiiiii . ! ol t e Mon
I'., il'.ii li'trin i m'Iio:i!, id i i i in- lily ill
ntleiid i"ee lip-in ll:e t- aeliei p," ii.stittl'i'.
Mit Kt In-line I'e.t't r-' i nriivt-d
home mi today 'a'2 Hi lne..l fmni -nleui
wh. re she had been the g"t-.-i of .Mrs (.'
P li shop.
V C llawley, of Sal in, president ol
Willamette University, came up this
afternoon and will Hildre-sthe Insti
tute tonight.
Mis-l Patter-nil iitwl Hiuiil'er of ibe
I t v i 1 1 i t v s -hoi'l went l Coiva lis ntid
Harrisbur ! il ay to eomluet ii-lifiious
servl -- s toin..rii'..-.
John Cu.vv-r, i f li.iri.i, Oi'tum, who
bii been U.thig his sisli r, Mrs Slay
Ion, in ibis city, left today for Port
land, itoute for Klondike.
Friday's Corva'lis li....iti'. ll M
Puiter-m: Iv' , will o.-cupy the
I ijijiit i.i ' n Co: i-itinii ehurcli lleXl
"iind'iy liiornit' and eviinng.
Mr Humpliiey, of Xnli Yakiuia.
Wio-h, fornurl,- in the employ of
VVa-hbiirne it Sons of Sp-i iglleld, ur
rived this afternoon to visit I. Is family
Mfs himos Flint an l-W K Willi-
of liosetmrg, come down on today's
III: VI local and will I e the guests i f Mr
Ii X Itont y nnd Mrs I, ti Adair for a
few days.
DV Kuykendall and Lesli- Scott of
the U ol (), went to S.ih-m today to al
ien. 1 a meeting of the executive com
uiittee of the li leri'ollegla'' Field Day
As-iii-it Ion.
U W .1 ne-, KUperinlendi i.t of Mar
lon coun'y's celioiils In Hi'ib slate, is In
Hlteudaure npc-ii the Instilute. Cleo Is
an iiluiiinu.i of tbo U id t) and bus
many warm pi - 'i;ul fih nds In Ku
ge...
Alhr.ny Co! lego item Id the Daily
Democrat ol thai city: Jiev K C. San
derson, D I), (hail of the Kugene
Divinity School, wan w it It us In our
lipid exercises recently. We are glad
to retvivv si.'1-li visils from our friends
at all linn s.
K Turpeulng and family relumed
this morning from a two mouths' visit
io relatives and friends nt Richmond
ville, X Y. They report having bad a
very pleasant trip. Mr T say the
Klondike e.vciteiiun! Is intense all
over the lCust.
Thnrsd.iv'd Jackoouvilhi Times: llou
Cieo II Dmris, of IOugene, one of the
prominent attorney of the Will.unctte
valley, ami his wife arrived in Jack
sonville tliii morning f r a short visit.
They we;-p residents of our town ,'iO
years a ,o.
The University -f Oregon Monthly
for Febiuary has an arllele'ou "hyno
tism" by Prof J II Hawthorne, w hich
clo-es with this expressin:;: "We
may conclude that there is a power In
hypnotism t fiat ca i heucd,nud will
be used, fur the go id of mankind."
A (looil SusjifcKtior.
Oregon City Enterprise: "Why
would it not be well for the govern
ment to place n fog signal on the falls
of the Willamette at Oregon City. Sel
dom a year passes that there Is not the
loss '!' lite by going over these falls and
lhi same could bi prevt nted by the
use of u sm.ill amount of money In
Vested In u signal station which ceild
be operated by electricity from some of
tbelmlils at snui'l cost. The falls not
oiiiy endangers the livts i f those iu
small bouts but stands a constant men
mice to river steimers w hich p'y the
Willamette. It a tng tdgunt should be
placed at any p.-int along I be falls
thest! iiaviiralin the stream above
would be able to take their beatings
fn;in the sound of the fog hi 11 and guide
themselves Into safety."
To Cam roust a. Mrs Frank Hees
ai d three daughters, of Thurston, left
on the overlaid last night for their
flltU(. home at Santa Paul'i, California,
jjr Ilets, now at Petaluma in that
nt .i' e, will Join heir at once.
P.oRV To the wife of John Price at
Thurston, Feb HI!, a sou.
DISAPPOINTMENT.
TU loi.UuJinan of humn beam am I-
U .trr limn i ! ul8 unPr, of ,L,
I -. r II i !,.- I ,, , f (,, j, ,, tyJJ
Ai.-i. i, i.,..i.,., !. 1 iut t,y,
.Ml .m..!a.ira hiim ! nf in-cpUi Inwn4 hU
I iMli.rrinl.uie. nf ,t. a.Uy tuli
S. 1 e:.t- n (,:., . ,, ut ,),,
I l.-m.ti I n .ikoii; ! .,r, nra valiily wuuJrrlm
i,l.l.ni I've ,nH'mlalitnil llior.s.fef pride,
........ , u,, viiiu iini uu rallU wm
! truiiK,
' lr. m l.r-1 n.l 11... l,ort tu nioUimud ttiruuih
i n.l ihrci.li
n.l all n. inmem f frullfulnrn wtra Irlwl.
I l I.m I,, nrl. ..f .... I .1 ... . .
- ' , ihuiiih turn lu tony,
iur Lie li.ui.t mi iiulii that lli.-r D'Vcr kal
ClirutUn Itrnlaiar.
THE BOY ORATOR.
'if the weather keeps np, I'm afraid
Jaek can't get here," n.iid Albert Ilal
stead. He Was sitting in thu n-ln.l.iur nf
bis room In Junior ball" nnd staring
out on the campus, where the ruin was
pouring mi the muddy pools and patchea
of sodden grass. "Tim ticket agnt saya
trains can't cross if tbo Macoupin rises
much more."
"liise or no rise, Jack Duckies '11 be
hereon hand when there's a debate on
foot," Dick Arlington spoke from the
bed. lie was buried in pillows and a
dog i nr.-d ci'py of Horace.
ile',1 coine through tire, to say noth
ing of water, to save our noble Philos
from defeat at the bunds of the base,
craven I.iiii.philiiuis! The very mention
of the hated name stirs luo heart's ber
hssi:" and Dick sat up and looked ora
torieally warlike.
"Well, he'll have plenty of water to
couio through! Our chances are pretty
slim without him. Gardiner can never
hold up nuainst Urooks and OuthriJge,
witli all tho Linos back of tbeui. I don't
see why Jack couldn't have put off go
ing to St. Louis till next week."
"My child," said Dick, throwing the
inch abused Horace on the center table,
where it bumped its Vcuerable head
uxain.-t a solid geometry and fell to the
fliH.r. "how often must I tell you that
buMiK.M is business? Even a contest de
bate must stand aside where busi
ness" "Shut v.pl Tho thing is wo don't want
those fellows crowing over us. They're
going to have i. great spread if they do
win. and tiut bridge has promised to ride
(iar. liner around tho campus If they
don't, and you know how heavy Gardi
ner is. 1 saw Drisiks Come in. Hello,
Gardiner; what's the news?"
Gardiner stood in the doorway, letting
tho rain drop from the ferruleof his um
brella in a pool on the carpet. "I'vo just
been down to tho station. Tbo Macou
pin is over tbo long bridge and is still
rising no more trains this evening."
"Jove!" Dick was walking np and
down, hands in jwekets. "That looks bad
for us Philos. I 'spose there is no news
from Jack?"
"Yes telegram. He says he'll leave
St. Louis on the 4 o'clock traiu."
"Then he's at Macoupin station now,"
said Albert. "Two miles from school
nnd no way to cross a miserable little
brook that is dried tip most of the yearl
Can't postpone the debate, can we?"
"Xo. Gut bridge and Urooks bavo to
leave tomorrow, and tho fellows from
Springfield are going home tonight."
"Well, perhaps Jackil come. It he
doesn't, we'll all stand by you, Gardiner,
and do our best."
It was raining when Jack left St. Louis.
East St. Louis looked more forlorn than
ever, and tho country beyond waa fairly
drenched. He was deep in his speech for
the evening's debate when the train
readied Macoupin station. He finished
the argument and looked up.
"What are you stopping so long for?"
he asked of no one in particular.
"Tho conductor says the creek ia np
over tho bridgo and the train cannot
cross. Ho has wired for orders," an
swered a man who had just entered the
car.
All but tho first few words fell on
deaf cars, for Jack had dashed from the
car, nnd was holding an excited parley
with tho conductor on the platform of
tho station.
"Tho water's high enough to put out
tho fires, and tho bridgo Isn't safe," said
tho blue capped oQlcial.
Jack fairly danced with excitement.
"l!nt I must cross! Why, I have to,
oh, I just must got over to the college
even if I have to swim! Can't you try to
cross?"
"Xo. And here's orders to pull back
to F.ast St. Louis. Aud, youug fellow,
take my advico and don't try swimmin
when olo Macoupin is a-boomin. All
aboard!"
But Jack didn't go aboard. Ho watched
the traiu oat of sight down tho long, wet
perspective of the rails. Then he went
into the station.
"Say," he said to the man In chargo,
"can I get a linud car or a boat or some
thing here? I have to get across to Car
linvtllo tonight. '
Tho station agent looked at him medi
tatively. "Hand car?" ho queried. "There's
nary band car on the place, an ole man
Dorsev, bo's got tho only boat on the
eriek."
"Wliere can I find him?" asked Jack.
"Who? 'Ligo Dorsey? Waal, nowj
kain't say. Llko's not in bed. Broke his
Iig last week."
" Whero is the boat?'' Jack was grow
ing impatient. Tho man was ao provok
itigly deliberate.
"Boat! Waal, now, 'you've got me.
Last I hearn toll of it, a man five miles
up this bore crick lied it, olso Doreey
swapped it to a man over in Jersey coun
ty, an I don't Jist remember which."
"Can't you Btiggest something?" asked
Jack.
"Oh, yes! I reckon tho bes' thing you
kin do's to wait till tomorrow. Ef it
don't rain no more, the crick's mighty
likely to go down bo's you kin cross on
the train."
"I suppose I couldn't walk across?"
"Walk? Waal, not unless you've got a
power of s.iuiik an muscle. I wouldn't
go a-trying it, 'Ims I wanted to git my
self drowned."
Jack walked Bp and down for ft so
CD: In sUe&g) aHUdeuly he pattol
"8m here," he said, "I'm going to try
It. There'i my card and"
"WalkT Waal, now"
Bnt Jack was gone.
Tbo rain bad slackened to a cold steu.'y
drizzle, and a he walked down tho track
Jack could Lear the creek rushing aud
roaring along far beyond its banks,
booming and eddying nearly a mile wide.
Tho water near the edge was compar
atively calm, but out in the channel the
ourreut, marked by driftwood, was dash
big and foaming furiously.
The trestle work of tho bridge was out
tf sight.
Jock stopped. It was growing dark.
Through ft rift In tbo clouds the sun bad
se t red, and the reflection made the creek
more horrible. Here and there a tall syc
amore trembled in the water, white in
the rapidly deepening dusk.
Of course to attempt to cross was fol
ly. Suppose the Philos did lose what
then? What did it really mutter? Then
ho seemed to boar the shouts of the vic
torious Linos Guthridge'a triumphant
cheer and to see hi own society sitting
crushed and silent.
He would try it.
Ho looked back for a moment at the
station and the light dying in the west
behind it. Then he tightened his grasp
ou his cane, tho pride of bis junior's
heart, aud stepping npou the stringers
at the aide of the truck ho begau.
Tho water was au luch, then ankle
deep and Icy cold. He could scarcely
co the tlos, but ho felt with lft cane
along the edge of the beam.
Farther out the track sloped and the
water deepened. Juck could not see the
stringer, but ho felt for each step care
fully. It was growing so dork he could
not see tbo farther shore. lie did not
dare look np or down tho creek, and the
whirl of the water made him dizzy.
Suddenly tho water became kneo deep
with the sagging of tho old bridgo, aud
he entered tho channel. The current
nearly swept him oil his feet. He stood
still, heartily repenting the foolhardy
undertaking. To return waa Impossible.
Two steps more. Tho roar of the
black water grew deafening; took pos
session of hiui. Jack looked np stream.
A huge dim muss was floating swiftly
down the creek. It was a section of a
covered bridge. It swayed toward one
shore, then toward the other, with a hor
rible drunkeu reel. Tho boy reeled, too,
stumbled, aud the cane was swept be
yond his reach instantly. Ho fell on his
bauds and knees, and there clung to the
beam, the water surging to his neck.
He got his bead aguin presently. Ho
caught a glimpse of a few lights here
and there in tho town. The roar of the
river dashing on into tho night drowned
his voice, lie closed his eyea aud wait
ed. The floating section of tho bridge
seemed hours coming. He thought of
tbo warm dining room at homo and hla
mother's face alwve the teacups. He
could see the debating hall through a
luminous mist. He wondered if Hal
stead would speak in his place.
He was growing numb with tho cliill
of the water. The river seemed to whirl
aud rock about him. Then there was a
noise like thunder. The bridgo had
truck the trestle. A wave swept over
blm. The trestle trembled, swayed, tho
bridge floated broodsido, then struck
aguin. The trestle tottered, wavered,
then the bridgo settled against It and
was stationary, and as Jack mechanical
ly crawled on again he knew that the
trestle would hold.
Meantime in the debating hull the do-
bate on "Resolved, That strikes are jus
tifiable," had begun. Gutbridge had
mounted the rostrum amid the cheers of
bis society, while the Philos were giving
Gardner advice enough to have driven
10 men mad.
Guthridge had demolished ono by one
the hopes of the opposition. Every Philo
waa silent. Gardiner went hot, then
cold, by turns. It was in vain for him
to answer Guthridge.
The brilliant speech drew to a close.
" 'Strike till tho last armed foe ex
pires,' " shouted Guthridgo, waving his
arms madly. " 'Striko for your altars
and your fires. Strike for tho green
graves of your sires!' There are
strikes"
He broke off silently. Every Philo
was on hla feet cheering like mad. Four
times tho college yell ruug out like a
buttlocry. Four times, and then the
crowd parted. Thero In their midst,
panting with the quick run from the
bridgo, his eyes ablaze with excitement
and his figure disguised In a suit of Hal
stead's old clothes, stood Juck.
Of course the Philos won, and every
body remembers how all the class cheered
when the class historian on class day, a
fortnight later, told what Jack dared
and did for tho glory of tho rhilosl
Ruth Prescott In Washington News.
The Worahlp of Uf llnew.
Tim wnrsliln nt nillncsH in material
things explains a great dual in shop win
dows that would othorwiso lie puzzling.
Ilnndrods of tasteless so called art ob
jects are displayed, because it has been
discovered that they will sell, uue or
the richest shops in Now York, and in
dood In all the world, includes, among
a multitude or beautiful things, many
largo and costly objects that, tried by
any known canons of tosto, are ugly.
The salesmen who have these things in
tharge apologize for thorn to poinons of
taste, but there are people In New York
and elsowherowho give hundreds and
sometimes thousands of dollars .' or thee
confessedly ugly things. New York
Sun.
MUtke Mile hj Mothers.
A woman la out of bur eloinont unless
ho la aoqualnted to a certuln extent wllli
tho sciences of bakoology, bolloiogy, BtlUih
ology, makeologjr und mondology. How
ofum we aoa mothers busily engaged In
ilonientlo duties ilka a alave, In order that
tho girl may onjoy every luxury and do
nothing. Indeed many hardly lot their
daughters soil their bands, snjrs a qulut
observer. There never was a greater blun
der than to substitute good looks for good
qualltius. Every girl ought to ho brought
up to bave regular domosllo duties. Idle
ness should be forbidden her. Tho only
dlgnlDed llfo is a useful life. Exchungo.
ACO.l lK AKtil StX 1' FOR I' MUM
Hade by (he Albany Peoples Prs,i,
Populist XeWapnper laftftot
be Ke In Ud.
K.-I.rusry
"The 'luestioti of union ot the
Populist par'y with '.he Democrats
and silver Uci ihlicans at the coin
ing June election, is one of active
agitation in every couti'y and pro
cinct in the state. It is said by
some of our Uepulilicms opt onunts,
that tho union ot silver force is
for tiio purpose ot necuring tho
ollices. This ac?ui ition is unjust,
for in marly eviry instance the
leaders of the party in Oregon are
opposed to tho unio:i of reform
lorccs. The demand for union
comes up from the people and not
tho Populist oflico seeker. Yet if
the principle which we m Popu
lists ml vacate, ever lecime tlm law
of tho land, it ia iu senary that re
lonner t-hall fill the o flier , for our
UepuhliOBit brethren would never
fjvor a law that n ilepisod Populist
advocates.
"It was to secure the adoption of
anaeures tending towards popu
lism that tho People's party sup
ported Mr lryan for president in
18'JC. The l'e iple'a party support
ed Mr Uryan because they had no
faith in the promises of bimetallism
as made by the Kepublioaus.
"They believed the bimetallic
plank was placed in the Repub
lican platform for the purpose of
deceiving the people and now
they iknowthat it was placed
therefor that purpose- Repub
lican orators and newspapers
who preached bimetallism in
stentorian tones during that cam
paign, are now shouting gold un
til they make themselves hoarse-
"Populists, if thero was pistfiiuse
lor the People's partv t unite
with the IVtnocrats in "Jd in the
endeavor to elect Mr Uryan, it
eeeun to us that the cause is now
intensified. If we thought tho Re
public in party with its romiscs of
international bimetallism, was un
safe to conduct tho destinies of the
American people, tint party cor
taialy is getting further away from
the Populist idea of government,
when it pronounces uncompromis
ingly for gold, and tho prisidont
who holds tho office by virtuo of
that party' vote, unbluahingly
state that ho will violato the con
tract made with tho bond lnlpers.
"NOT ON K OKTIIK KKKOIlMfl AD
VOl'ATKI) 11Y T1IK PorTM.-er I'AHTV
CAN Oil WILL JIK K.NACTKI) INTO LAW,
lNTIL THIS PAIITY THAT WHIISIIIP8
AT THE SHItlNE OK liOI.I) H DEIMHKI)
fhom row eh. We may theorize and
preach reform aa long nt life may
hist and he as earnest and eteadlust
as it ia possible, for us to he, yet if
we do not ao:uro accretions to our
ranks more rapidly than n have
in tho past, none of ua will proba
bly live long enough to co the
measures wt advocato enacted into
law. So long as the Democratic party
was dominated by Clevelandism,
our hopes were bright; for wo were
then the only political party that
advocated tho free coinago of silver.
After the Chicago convention with
its adoption of free silver, 10 to 1
platform, n t a singlo Democrat
has joined the Populist ranks. Our
only accession come fiom tho tree
Bilver Republicans, and should we
secure all of the Republicans, that
belieye in the free coinage of Bilver,
either old party would yet bo much
stronger numeiically, thun wo con
ever hopo to bo without ono of the
old parties should go to pieces. The
Republican party is now in power.
It has tho offices. Xo political
party over goes to pieces whilo it
haschariioof tho pie counter. It
must meet with a crushing defeat
belore disinicgration begins, co wo
t M
ran nope lor out iow accessions
from the ranks of the gold standard
Republic. ti . Uryan Democrats
takeneails ns advanced grounds
in the line ol rtform us do the
Populists; und as Unit party has
about double tho strength that w(
have, ws ran hopo for no accessions
from such party. Indeed it is far
more likely that advocates of re
form who are now acting with the
I'opulitO party, will leave oit ranks
and go to the Democrats, than for
Democratic reformers to come to u.
What then shall the future of the
Populist party be? v''
"It seems to us that, seeing tVm
O ww
Dd ivicr.-.ts do not fed disposed to
union tlieir party orenniiation
njrdiweas Populists see fit
abandon the Held, as being the pio.
iner reformer, under the name
"People's Party," that wi9j0M
would ttsch us to form an alliance
with them, nroviilinir n ij .
co ntnoii ground on which to stand.
mere uretnany questions of re
form upon which the Pmmli.i
Democratic an I Silver Itnnnnlln.n
parties sre). MrUryan.ina late
article in the New York Journal
enumerates them as follows:
rirai. i ney are unalterably oppowd
to Kohl monometallism '
Nfiiuiil. They demand Immediate
malum! li.ti nf i.i...u,,u ..
out ratio by the liulemlent action ot
thin eountrr.
Third j'her nppote the retirement
of Kreentiack.
1-ourtli. I'lmy opp.iae the laaue of
,aper money t.y iikiioiihI bank.
Fifth. TlieyoppoMtheWeueof In.
tereat iM-arlntc bonda lu time of peace.
Ninth. 'I'll. i- r.i-... .i... i ' .
.H'ui inn lueoiuv lax
iu a means of raining a part of the rev
enue lUH'riwary to admlnhter the fed
eral government.
Heveniii. 1 hey favor the abolition
of trilnlM.
F.iKlith. They are oppoaed to gov.
eminent by Injunction.
X lull). They are In favor of arbltra
ilonaa a tneana of nettling diaputee
between labor aud capital.
"Am not tllCHH llinn nrnTvuillnm
. I'.wjiwiNVUO
iiilju'ipnt grounds for co-operative
action? To thee we may add that
of direct legislstion, for we bslieve
the Democratic party of Oregon in
its id itform of nrinrinl in ih
coming campaign will have a direct
n'HiMauon pianic.
"Unless we co operate to bring
about the enactment nf
...... v , . i . w
principles into law, we never will
have them- The Division of the
spoils (offices) should exercise
dui nine influence, when arrang
ing the terms of co-operation.
Democrats would prefer the eleo
tion of Populists to Republicans
for office, and Populists would
prefer Democrats to Republi
cans; therefore, there should bo
but little contention as to who
should be selected as candidates
for office, further than that they
must be good, true, and capabla
men. The chronic office-seeker
in either party should not bo so
lected as a candidate by It Let
the office seek the man, rather
than the man seek the office".
I - -
(iKKKXBACkS AND B0K OS.
B'th Equally Sustained by the
Ceautry'a Property Wealth. Tke
Difference: Uue Hears Interest;
the Other Does Hot.
Tho advocates of the sohome to
retire greenbacks by iauuiug inter
est bearing bonds sesm to ignore
tho fact that greenbacks are the
notes of a government which has
not in.iued in excess ot its taxing
lowor on the property of the people,
They were as good before the spec
ulators were invited to carry them
to the counter of the United States
subtreaiury in New York and get
gold for them, as they ars now
They would not depreciate if the
gold reserve in the trsssury should
be dispensed with.
What about the United States
bonds?
There is ono conclusive argument
on this subject which has been
many times presented, but is al
ways ignored by the writers and
politicians who argue for exclusive
gold redemption. Is there gold be
hind the bonds? Is there money
of any sort in support of them? If
tho government had the money it
would of course not issue the bonds
just as a man having plenty of cash
to meet his necessities would not
borrow and pay interest.
Why isn't Bomehody demanding
that there shall bs a gold reserve
against the bonds? The green
backs and bonds are both sustained
by the property wealth ot the
country, the only substantial differ
ence botween them being that the
one bears no interest and the other
doe?. It is like a game oi battle
dore to issue bonds to get gold to
put behind the greenbacks.
When during the war, the green
backs were worth less than 100
cents to the dollar by the
specie standard, there was no flat
in them. The government was
promising to pay ao muoh, but
there was a little doubt about it
ever ool a Die to reaeam its
romift. To that extant tbeee was a
temrary depreciation. That was
all.
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