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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1912)
t 1 THE MADRAS PIONEER Published every Thursday by PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. Subscription Rates One year. $1.50 Six months 80 Three months k 50 Should Visit Interior Oregon The 'fWowfrte article taken from the cipally to. Entered as second class matter August 29, 1904, at the Postof fice at Madras. Oregon, under ohe Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Thursday, October '24, 1912. The Truth In a Nutshell If a Democrat is elected Presi dent of this country next month eery manufacturer and busi ness man will know on the mora ine of November 6th. that the tariff will be radically changed. There will then ensue many troiths of anxious waiting, dur ing which time business men will curtail their working force and "husband their recources atr linst the blow that is sure to fall. When the new tariff law is enacted orders will be abroad for immense quantities of goods. The withdrawal of orders from American factories will cause everv nlant to shut down, force millions of men into idleness and line the side tracks with empty cars. In order to pay the bills of the foreign manufacurers, mi lions of dollars of American gold will hive to be sent abroad. This " will deplete ihe bank reserves, ; with consequent calling of loans . a id the sacrificing of securities in order to raise ready money. T lis means commerical and finan cial panic. The prosperity of 1892 faded a vav in less than two years of Democratic administration, un- dr the Wilson tariff law. The prosperity of 1912, the climax of 10 years of Republican adminis tration, will also speedily disap paar if the Democratic party come into power. - It is the favorite assertion of ;j Democratic orators, repeated in vi ; some daily newspapers and agri cultural publications, that pros- perity is the gift of God, and that it will not be in any way affected, no matter how the elec tion goes in November. That was precisely the position taken by the Democratic orators and newspapers in 1892. That was the year of most bountiful " crops and good prices. Factories were running full force, captial was eagerly seeking investment, labor was fully employed The Republicans who tried to make ' the people believe that a change of political control, would en - d anger prosperity were met by jeers as they are today, and yet in less than two years there was distress all over the country, Wheat which had been 61 cents ner bushel in 1892, was 44 cents a bushel in 1895; oats went down from 28 cents in 1892 to 14 cents in 1895; corn which was 37 cents per bushel in 1892 went down to 16 cents in 1895 all .because a Democratic adminstration had enacted the Wilson tariff law. The prices of farm products during those four Cleveland years were less by $4,500,0(0,000 than the same crops would have brought if sold at the prices which prevailed during the pre ceding Harrison adminstration. That is to say, the penalty which the American farmers paid for four years of Democratic rule was equal to one and one-half times the cost of the civil war. Bountiful crops are indeed, in a very large measure "the gift of God " but God does not look after the markets. That is man's business, and it is mark ets which really determine the prosperity of the farmer. The prices which he rece ves in those markets depend in largest meas ure upon the purchasing power of his customer. Men who are sleeping in the parks and eatirg at pub'ic soup houses (fp not make profitable customers for the fanner. Telegram, refers prin- Khe Williamette Valley in the nrotluction of wonderful crops this season, we would take it from the reading of the article. We would like to have the writer take- a-trTR. intprCentral Oregon, the country thatis comparatively cne newest section in me west, and look over the productions of the soil, and wetfeel certian that his imaginatioti would be s inn lated to such a-degree, that his efforts fn'the pencil pushing art would bevithout parrallel. "We are assured of bumper crops. It is no Aise to juggle with the figures. They convey noth ing to the mind except great quantities, amlitude, sufficiency, probably a superfluity if the croos we "grow should be made most available to the oeople. It is the fact which any one may-determine who takes a trip into-the immediately surround ing country that there are car loads of produce destined to go to waste.. Apples and fruit of other varieties, field produce, such as winter vegetables and the like, are to be found by the hundreds of bushels' with no pro spect of marketing at a 'price that will pay the farmer. It costs, too much to get the stuff to market. Or if it is-not that the farmers'themselves do not think of bringing it in because of the lack of selling facilities for th" farmer in cities and towns. One wonders, and warrantably, how general that condition may be ali over the country. There is a great deal to sustain the belief that this out-of-joint condition between Tproduction and consumption, as it is to be found hereabouts, may be found to exist almost anywhere and everywhere else. It is a condi tion peculiar 10 no particular sec tion. The question arises, how does it effect the value of a bum per crop I Ana Dy tnat is meant the actual consumption value the value that helps to sustain the me oi the people and to err hance their working power. When this question is serious ly considered it will be found to be many-sided. It will involve a number of considerations more or less under discussion at the present time. It has relation to the issue of good roads, and an intimate relation at that. it gives emphasis to the issue of public markets, which in turn depend for their efficacy on the means of ready and cheap com munciation between country and town. Ihe middleman and his offices, and the question of whether or not he is overpaid for his work all of these are brought into purview. The assurance of bumper crops is naturally a soiree of gladness to the people. In a National sence these crops mean prosper ity; who will participate in that prosperity and to what extent are very vital questions. The problem of distributon with all its allied questions concerning good roads, public markets and middlemen is really the GOOD TASTE IN CLOTHES UUUU tJUUliMhN IN Dlloi , uy. NtooUMtN HUGH UP 1 "I M ILL " i II -t iinn - II i.. hi IIJIHI" yEGEE llNCAil & CO CLOTHES. J HPHE man who can go to a clothinc store nnrl .j... nnrl beeomino- suit nr nvrrmnt m . 1m. i . Jk ? " UKCIV In K .11 c r w. r.w.ij ui a good stock or L He's a well-balanced man; and he looks it and acts it This is a well-dressed age. Every day finds more young men wearing better clothes clothes with a hind them and a guarantee before them. infn a -ail imputation In. II 13 Tl. D- 1 f : ' 1 o . . i hiwc uiauucgec rwincaia oc 0., clothes for Th rv"r n vnnrt n n whin. TVni. L . j . - . , v. iwiuwii irom rn. . .. vH3i 10 T - il.. I n M e i ncy rc sincuy guaranicca. men ot good taste nnrl ,.J wear them. Won t you come in and sec them? AND THEN THE SHOE QUESTION Our shoe department is well cquiDDcd with ih I.u. ... and from the beat makers. Ladies, won't you come in and tale look at the "Northern Maid." We carry these shoes in ten black. Button and lace. Give them a trial and they will be your feet's future friend. we assure UU1 IIUI UiUtLU IIIU UIJI1 1 1 111 II - M. m - mm mm MADRAS, OREGON l GOOD MEN TO FOLLOW That the heads of our largest educational institutions are moulding the minds of our children and that we have confidence in their judgment is best illustrated by our sup port. We can with reason therefore advocate without hesi tancy such questions as receive their unqualified endorsement. The following are friendly to the Equal Suffrage Movement: Pres. P. L. Campbell, University of Oregon. Pres. W. J. Keer, Oregon Agricultural College. Pres. Foster, Reed College. Pres. J. H. Ackerman, State Normal -School. Pres. Fletcher Homan, Willamette University. They Make You Peel dood Tho pleasant purgative ofTect produc ed by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and tho healthy condition of body and mind which thoy create make one feel joyful. For salo by all dealers. I 1 VOTE X 300 ON THE BALLOT Portland Equal Suffrage League, Mrs. Solomon Hirsch, President. People in the News practical problem that we have to encounter at the present time. Song of the New Party My country, 'tis of Me, Sweet land of mostly Me, Of Me I yell. Land to which I am sent, Beyond all argument, Choose me for president, Or go to well. The Kind of a Man He Is. A few months ago a little Polish girl at Brie, Pa., wrote this letter to President Taft: "Dear Mr. President. Myself and little brother aro cold and hungry. Mother is In jail. We are without food and wood. Dear Mr. President, can't you help us?" What did tho president do? Excuso hlmBelf on the ground of official dig nity, or pre-occupatlori? No. Ho an swered the letter with his own hand, enclosing a crisp bill telegraphed the authorities at Erie, who InveBtlEated tho case, bnd beforo sun-down re turned th mother to her sorrowing children. " ; By tlvo way, d'id jou over read or hear of Colonel Rooeevolt doing a gentle, kindly, tenderhearted thing Ulto that? Attorneys for the prosecution and defense have agreed to postpone the beginning of the eccond trial of Clar ence S. Darrovr until October 31. William A. Pfeffer, ex-United States senator from Kansas and a conspicu ous flguro in -political lifo 20 years ago, is dead at Topeka, aged 81 years William Lorimer, deposed senator from Illinois, declares ho la going to dorote tho rest of his life, if neces sary, to an effort to vindicate himself before the American people. Enrique Maze, a Cuban newspaper man, who recently assaulted Hugh S. largest Gibson, the American charge d'affaires at Havana, has been sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment. Qeneral Pascual Orotco, who has eluded the Mexican federal forces for several weeks, has been located with 3000 followers on the Blockor ranch, an American property, 90 miles south of the border. Jules Lumbard, a famous singer of Civil War days, died at Chicago In his eighty-eighth year. Lumbard sang tho requiem at Lincoln's grave in Spring- field during the funeral servlco for the emancipator. Declaring that capital punishment hud no more place In the present day order than the burning ot witches, Governor Hunt of Arizona has granted reprieves to 'William Campbell, Edu- ardo Perez, N. D. Chavez and Miguel Peralta, all of whom were to have been hanged. Dutch Bulbs Chronic Dyspepsia The following unsolicited testimonial should certainly be sufficient to give hope and courage, to persons afflicted with chronic dyspepsia: "I have been a chronic dyspeptic for years, and of all the medicine I have taken, Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets have done me more good than anything else' Bays W. G. MattiBon, Hornellaville, N, Y, Sold by all dealers. T UU thetimo IfljH to order IVH V for Winter Blooming and Earliest Spring Flowers Hardy, . Easily grown and sura to bloom W Import dlrct front tho m rowra t UrvMt, moat oorapUta vock carried oo tblf com t, h I ot" top- root Lull t th BatmX ool- nr Bad oar prlci r low tklUM Off Trees and Flanta You Gain a Whole Year by Fall Planting r4 ur- Our 04 Page Autumn Catalog o t Btrus, It o , yun a n ii Obmamsm. riu This, linn b iki, Vm i i, yut td )I O V I I 1'LAKTI U tli moil oupIt lir artrU. Ob.!, lUtlni o n I r iboo vrltlM t hut prorta, utUftutn nr. Yh will Sad tliU CUJoa Mf an dspandsU gufdo to roar purchMos. Miillrwl free en requeat. Ask for Cat- Portland Seed Co. Front and Yamhill St. PORTLAND, ORE. MONEY TO LOAN ON MtdrMH BUtte Hunk. FABMS. See For residence and business lots see 0. A. Pierce. tf TO LOAN-$50,000.00 on farm lands Sco Brenton Jones, Motolius, Ore. To Pat rons Rural Routo No. 2, Agency Plains Route, Change of Schedule, Commencing Oct, 17th, Thursday, On and aferthe above date the Routo will be served Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday, instead of Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Respectfully, Fred Davis, Postmaster. Money to Loan, on good ap proved farm security. Inquire of Howard W. Turner. HOME BAKERY Fresh Bread everv morning. AUkiodj of Bakery ooodi constantly on nand. All baked from the "Madras Straight flour. Give me i trial; be convinced rin in s n nnn wnnn in tiiiw nr Ann r ca li nt The i'ioneer o nee us quote you prices on your wninn win iih verv itraau Good, clean printing gua I I O PAC nf Ronrl fnr finMntvJl l I l I ll 1 I w. J Independent, Non-Political Candidate V CUIIMJULUIIL UUBIill'BH IIIUII. 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