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About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1896)
PROTECTION THE THINQ. Tlio occasion ol popular elections oftcu incite bad feelings. To mon of calm judgment theso ebullitions of HI Icelinga are distasteful. The better class of teen condemn all tbose personal aspersions as unbecoming a good citizen. Jin making a ticket it Is piosutupd that each party naraes"good, hon:st men. and ot fitness for tlio offices to be filled. In doing this, however, through party machinery and personal influences the most suitable. man often gets left. But notwithstand ing this iheir nominees are, as a rule, good men, honest and worthy. The, rj.uNDEALKH, while admitting that the men on both the opposite tickets are good men, claims thai those on the re publican ticket are equally as good as any named by our opponents. But aside fiom that wo claim for our party superior measures, and go before the country ask ing the honest, intelligent voter to sup port it on tbose grounds. If wo cannot show that the measures we advocate are correct we cannot hope to succeed. With those views in mind we present our tick et to the voters of Douglas county and of the state, and trust it will receive the en tire support of men who believe in repub lican measures as-most conducive to the public weal. We believe in American protection to all American institutions, as against for eign goods, foreign labor and foreign products. We believe in a system of currency so adjusted that every dollar, whether gold silver or paper, shall be on a parity that is, each dollar of these different sorts of money shall possess the same purchasing and debt paying power, ijoch is the condition of the finances to day under laws made by the republican party. We point with piide to the in controvertible fact, that when it took possession of tho government in 1SG1, the government, after enjoying years of profound peace, but not having money from ita revenues to pay running ex penses, was nnable to borrow money at a less interest than twelve percent; while, too, the worthless wildcat banks were flooding the country with its irredeema ble paper issues it was not money and gold and silver had gone into hiding. Cheap niozcy bad driven gold and silver both out of circulation. Coins of either metal were almost as scarce as angels' yisits. The republican party came into power in 1S61, and, notwithstanding the democrat parly whose head and shoul ders, the slave power, revolted and waged war upon republicanism for four long years, the party put down that re bellion, passed a tariff act in 1SC2 which furnished the sinews of war, built a transcontinental railway, and inaugu rated a system o! industrial improve ment that has more than quadrupled the wealth of the nation, paid on a large part of the necessary debt caused by the war, and has mado this government re spectf d wherever its flag floats, and is Idolizjd by every good and patriotic citizen. With s6ch a proud history of the re- publican party we appeal to every mem ber of it to stand firm and unwavering The financial difficulty now on is the re- euH of measures antagonistic to repabli canism. Will yon now turn and sup port the democratic party that has fought yoa and good government for the last SO years, and in 1592 has precipitated upon yoa the most distressing times since 1S37 by striking down American protect ion? With yon, republicans, the issne is left. BRIEF MENTION. GOLD, SILVER AND PAPER MONEY The free-silyerites seem to think that the unlimited coinage of silver will be the nation's salvation. They regard that as the main problem demanding eolu tioa. If gold were at a premium, or if silver and paper were not at a parity with gold, then tbeir reasoning would be losical. But as all three oi these classes of money under tha operation of present laws are of equal purchasing power, 1 e; silver and paper money will purchase as much of the commodities of daily use as will the gold dollar, it seems to us their reasoning is at fault, more especially so as in the most popu lous section ot the country gold and sil ver are not in general circulation. Pa per, commonly called greenbacks being preferred. Silver being used only as subsidiary money, for change and small purchases below the dollar. rbe free coinage of silver advocatta claim that the government stamp npon silver or paper gives the substance so stamped its money value. In other words fiat money it money. If that bo so, why do they so strenuously contend for the ratio of 10 to 1? Why not stamp ine Eiiver dollar sixteen dollars instead of only one dollar? The contention nf 16 to I gives up logically the fiat idea The time was when gold and silver wero of equal value, ounce for ounce, but by me laws ot trade for centuries these metals have been parting company, till now as metals, gold as a commodity ita bullion value ia about 30 timea more valuable than silver to as their respective weights, and unlimited coinage of silver would tend to make the same difference in their money values. The coinage of silver in limited qoan ? i : i ... . miio may ne circulated at tho present ratio, just ss nickels and pennies are No one, not even the populists, haye tho audacity to advocate the unlimited coin age of nickels and pennies, and yet those arc government stamped coins. Their use only fixes tho demand for them Xhcir use is confined for small change or email purchases. There is no demand lor tuem as a circulating medium, largely because of their undesirablenesa iu business of any magnitude. So with silver, its use as a circulating medium is undesirable. If we had bil lions of silver coined the people would, iu their business transaction, prefer paper to either eiiver or gold. Gold bo ing the recognized standard of money values throughout the world, is preferred only as the base upon which eafo ntiai netfi can be maintained. From Friday's Unity. h. G. Diunbluton is a guest at tho Mc Clallcu. H. L. Kngles of Peel is at tho Mo Clallen. J. II. Whitsett of Deer Creek is In tho city today. W. G. Saiilstrom of Portland is at tho McClallen. J. M. Zallee ct San Francisco is at tho McClallen. D. A. Applegate of Portland is at tho Van Iloutcn. F. . Leonard of Dillard was iu the city yesterday. a. is. tenancy ot .Myrllo (J reek was in town yesterday. Daniel Uarklow of Myi tie Point is at the Van llouten. L. II. Buddemer of Portland is regist at tho McClallen. J. A. Willis of Deer Creek is registered at tho McClallen. A. W. btanton and wife are guests at the McClallen. E, L. Wolfe of Portland is registered at the Van ilouteu. ii. s. roriine ot Loirs valley is regis tered at the McClallen. . . Carroll ot ban rrancisco is stopping at the McClallen. U. o. Uliurciitli ot tt:o poor arm is in the city today. Ho has only five board era now. S. D. Stephens ol Kdcnbower is in the city today. Ho thinks the late frosts have injured the peach crop in his lo cality. Hon. J. T. Hayne, editor and proprie tor of the Portlander, made a pleasant call at this otlice todav. We found Mr. Hayne a very intelligent journalist with whom it was pleasant to converse. L. S. Shipley of Yoncalla has been in the city for several days, looking, wo opine, after political game. He has been obsened buttonholing come of the prominent democrats of this city. Ship is np to snuff and can smell the odor of political game afar, and track it equal to a bloodhound. The trial of I'ilkington and Wallace today before the city recorder is attract ing considerable interest. Messrs. Sehl brede and Stratford on the pirt of the prosecution and W. W. Card we! I for the defense are the attorneys in the case. It is hoped by all law-abiding people that such hollnmism should get a check to its lawlessness. Mr. W. E. Yaies, of CoryaUis, repub lican nominee for district attorney for the 2d judicial district, was in Eugene Thursday and Friday and made this office a pleasant call. He is a good sound man and is amply able to 'dis charge the duties of that office and is the man for that place. We predict a rons mg majority for him over the fusion candidate. State Journal. iitanlay'a ViXlr. Wardlon is in the city the the the is regis From F. Ward of today. Rev. W. G. Miller of Dillanl is in city today. L. L. Hurd of Deer Creek is in city todiy. It. Cannon of Oak Creek is in city today. C. Watcis of Olalla is registered at the McClallen. James aneui'iu oi soutu umpqua is town today. r.u. vaue oi noiw's (jrt-ek is in town todav. uon. r. uper ot Koberts Ureek is in the city today. t. tt.Loiinof Meiioie is a guest at the McClallen. j. u. u rimes oi Looking uiass is in the city today. E. Jiorgan of Looking Glass is in from that burg today, Jas. Ewart of Winchester is registered at the McClallen W. U. Wells of Olalla is in the city to day on business. Lizzie L. Blain of Cleveland is a gnest at the an Houten. Jas. Batty and W. Belfer of Oakland are at the McClallen. G. Smith of Happy Valley tered at the McClallen. J. B. Hams and F. 2v. Cornutt of Myrtle Creek are guests at the Van Hon ten. G. W. Jones, who has been down with rheumatism lor several days, is in town today. D. II. Shambrook returned last night from a visit to his parents at Umpqua rerry. Zack Vanornum of Chico, Cal., who has been visiting friends in Coles Valley is In the city today. fcatnuel Case, a native born son of Polk county has been in town the past week looking out a busine33 location. In the matter of the eastate of D. W, Applegatc, Mrs. Virginia Applcgate has been appointed executrix of eaid estate, Bonds fixed at f 1000. In the matter of the estate D. C. Mc Clallen, Mrs. Electa McClallen has been appointed administratrix of eaid estate. Bonds fixrd at 9000. o: . r . i t . ouuuu varu oi me uoss sioro :ias re turned from his trip to San Francisco. He has had a good time eince leaving Roseburg, hut is glad to get back to the "Italy of Oregon." W. S Mouii of Eiigeno made tho I'LAi.si)i:.iu:it a pleasant call today. .Mr. Moon has rented tho old Flow! build ing ou Main Street and is lilting it up for a bowling alley, which ho proxse8 to open the first of May. The. free-silvcritcs are pressing Hie iS3tio and will not yield till they are either severely squelched by an over whelming vote, or get free coinage and get on with it an object lesson very like the free trado of 1802. Tho latest development iu politics of Kosoburg is tho teto a teto of G II Fisher, tho tool of democracy, and A. 0. Marsters, tho "Joo Simon of the opposition." Thoy have it is claimed, a telophone lino botwoen their oflices and exchange nightly their, nolos of tho day. Cbos. takes it nil in and gets upon hia high horso twice n-weok and dishes out his salacial politit.nl morsels to his 41,444 subscribers, who awullow it and lick their chops like a hungry dog nftor swallowing a hunk of beef, and Marstore smiles a smile. From all parta ot the county wo get encouraging news with regard to our ticket. It is growing in favor every day. Tho methods of tho democrat party in its management is disgusting many who have uniformally supported it in the past. Thoy have got their fill of Cleveland freo trade, and sale of bonds, and aro looking to tho republican party to restore confidence in business and start money to circulate. Tho populists of this county are doubtless highly elated over the com pliments paid them by the Review of Thursday. That is a squelcher. Pop ulists will not dare raise their heads any more. They are bowing low in their obeisance to Charles tho great of "the greatest." Hido your heads, ye imbeciles, ye "secret oath-bound treas onable" eons of sea cooks. The truth Is, tho most . popular lax of all is that of duties laid upon foreign im ports. It was tho first, tax ever levied by an American congress, one thafhaa been sujiaineu on varying scneuuiea ever since, and ouo which tho people in the recent elections havo declared most em phatically shall be tho principal source of revenue for the federal government. The senate of tho United States has adopted Senator Cockrell'a amendment to the resolution that after July 1st, lS'JS, no more money shall be appropri ated for sectarian schools. Such course is silly. If it bo wrong to make such use of money and surely it is why not shot down on it immediately? That is the question. Cleveland has vetoed the pension bills This action will endear him to the toys in bine. When Tension bills run the gauntlet of both houses ot con grejs where the merits of the case are fully considered in the committee, it seems a i tretch of power in the prusi dent to interpose his objection to such acts. There will be no better times in the business world till this pestiferous nji tation of the money question ceases This everlasting stirring np of the sub ject of currency will keep capital idle. Three states, Tennessee, Maryland and Conneticut have declared for sound money, says the Oregonian. How Much Corn.? EorrOB I'LAlXfiCALiTR: Anmww of the democratic primary in this (Ciyil Benl) precinct a little emsoda has come to light that will no doubt be ol interest to your mauy readers. As I am informed, a certain citizen who nas licretolorc claimed to be a re publican . but who wan (Mil lr mf n ballot at the above primary, explained tne matter in this wise. Said he: " came to mv honn with a box of cigars and wanted me to go and vole at the primary ; and aa he promised to brine me a btuhel of mm I complied, but when I got there, there was no com in sight. If he had broueht the corn as he agreed I might have voted ; but d n 'em, I fooled 'em by voting a blank." Problem : If a bushel of corn nrt tin. ccb will Induce a man to vote at a demo cratic paimarv. how much shelled com will it require to induce him to vote the aemocrattc ticket .' IXDITTIO. Fined for Disturbing Meetings. Fred Pilkincton, who was tried before tho city recorder, F. M. Zigler, Friday, for disturbing the moetincs of Gods Reg ular Army the 17th, was fined twenty dollars and costs. This waa regarded by many who heard the trial aa a very light punishment for the offense. Thesa disturbances of meetincs by the hoodlum element of Roseburg are becoming in tolerable. Wo often witnesB at the churches, boys, and girls too, exhibiting a want of good manners by their con tinual halt audible whispering and stamping on tho floor whi(e occupying back seats, to the no small annoyance of the congregation. Such conduct is highly unbecoming- any one. and no young man or young woman of respecta bility will indnlgo in such practices. Our advice is either behave yourselves or stay away Irom public meetings. Died. Messrs. Frederick and Lee Minard of this city, received a telegram yeetcrday evening, announcing that their brother, John II died at 0 p. m. Friday, at his homo near Dora, Coos County. This sad news came only two daya after iol- Iowr their lamented father to tho grr This is truly a double affliction ami tlicits for them tho sympathy of this entire community. Messrs. Min- ards left this morning to attend the funeral of their lato departed brother, John Il.irvy. At the Senate. Yes, Hani's the man lo greet you all. Both old and young, loth short and tall. Ho greets yon with si pleasing sinilo, Ho bows his head, and tipa his tile, He aeks you thon to tako a tip Of something pleasing lo the lip. Now when you want a happy time, Just cull on Sain, and spend a dime, At tiii: Senati:. Now ia tho time lo subscribe Closing t Out . SALE . Having decided to retire from business in Roseburg, (commencing Monday, April 20th) I will offer my entire stock of Dry Goods and Clothing, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, FURNISHING GOODS, FANCY GOODS, ETC., AT COST. Remember these are New and Fresh Goods, direct from the markets of Chicago and New York, and those who take advantage 01 this sale will save money. DSlTAlso, Store Fixtures for Sale. Yours Truly, TukST BEOOKS. 90. GREATEST BARGAINS Watch the heading, and see how they no. Yesterday we had '93 today '90 We have put our prices of Second Hand Piano3 so low that the public can see the greatest reduction ever offered in Pianos. Prices ranging from (75 to $175 for second hand. New pianos, $200 to flOO. We intend to closo out our entire stock of musical goods this spring and summer. Business and residence property on the installment plan at a low rate ot interest. Call on us. Address, T. K, RICHARDSON, j his is the Place to Buy Groceries. A full and complete assortment of all goods usually kept in a first class grocery. Everything offered for sale is fresh; and sold at very reasonable prices. We have a very choice stock of canned goods, including both fruits and vegetables, to which we invite your special attention. Our line of Olives, Gherkins, Pick els, Sauces, etc., is also complete. We carry the largest stock of to baccos in Southern Oregon. C. W. PARKS & CO., Grocers. NOTICE. On account of other Race Meets and other Entertainments we have decided to postpone our Flay Races and Grand Opening Of our New Cycle Track and Bicycle Ball to May 15th. Grand March will be run ou Wheels. Our complete Program will be published about May i st. T. K. RICHHRDSON, M. JOSEPHSON'S New York Cash Store, ROSEBURG, OREGON. BICYCLE SUNDRIES AVe will keep in stock this season Morgan A Wright Quick Repair Tires for all W heels, we will also keep the League Tires, and a full stock of Rubber and Rim Cement, Valves and Patching Rubber, Bells and Lanterns, and almost everything in the Bicycle line. Send for oor Catalogue of '90 Wheels, and we wfll send you free for sis months a copy of the New York Cycle Bulletin. CARLE & RICHARDSON, Jtoseourg Oregon MEW GOODS NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED. 'tmtmiMMtlHI To ALL ornei or BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO COMPANY. OURHAM, N, C. Dear Sir: You are ?nitlcd to receive FREE from your wholesale dealer, WHITE STAR SOAP with all me Merchants lo Retail Blackwell's Genuine T t 1 Tobacco you buy. One bar of 8oan Free with each pound, whether 16 oz., 8 02., a oz., or I a oz., packages. We have notified every whole sale dealer in the United States that we will supply them with soap to give you FREE. Order n good supply of OENUiNE DURHAM at once, and insist on getting your soap. One bar of Soap FREE with each pound you buy. Soap is offered for a limited time, so order to-day. Yours very truly, BLACKWELL'S DURHAM WknTOBACCO COMPANY. tM)iim 11 you bavi any dlttlculty in procuring your mp, cut out this notice anil tend It with your order to vour wholesale dealer. Alexander 4 Stroag THE POPULAR HOME FURHISHERS.... 320 and 32S Jackson St. Bet. Oak and Washington. t X T n J T ri T Largest and Best Assortment ever V V iV L L l f l - l brought to Southern Oregon, and I A Large and Elegant Line - CARPETS. We call the attention of our friends to our beauti ful stock of Easy Rockers Bed Room Sets Parlor and Dining Cliairs Rugs and Carpets And all Household Articles Our Stock is Unexcelled by Any House South of Portland. .NO TROUBLE TO SHOW QOODS. ALEXANDER X STRONG THE POPULAR HOiLE FURNISHERS ROSEBURG, OREGON. A SQUARE DEAL We are Here to Stay. A ii - i ft C3 1 SJ I-H 1-1 -ca -co -t -so -ia -i -co -Cl I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 Is what we give to every cus tomer, for we believe the best advertisement possible is a cus tomer pleased with what we have sold them, they will come again and again, and their friends will come too. We are not here for a day or for a month. We are Here to Stay. WOILEHBEBG) (I) flRAHI) .Roseburg, Or.