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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1898)
THE .MORTGAGE TAX LAW. J. H. Upton is the vigorous veteran editor of the Southwest Oregon Report er, Langlois, Coos county, the very neat est and beat filled little paper in Oregon. Mr. Upton, has not made a fortune in fife simply from the fact that he has always been an ardent, fearless advocate of truth, jvho scorned to "bend the knee that thrift might follow fawning." (A word of commendation from him is of more value to a candidate for office than columns of quack -"write-ups" in the sub sidized papers of the, money power. He thus relates a chapter, in his own expe rience : During the 1883 session of the legisia , POPULIST ANSWERS... , i..wu. j . Trie Philippine Islands. , ... . Dewevs area, victory has turned the Mr. Ueer wants to Know wny a popu- " , : - . ., . .. .. . . . .. . eves of the whole world upon the Phil- list lavors the tree coinage 01 Biiver ai . - . . , . ,. . . . . . . . . . . i ippine islands. This group of islands the ratio of 16 to 1? There are quite a ' Jt K ... . . . . "I .,.. extend almost due north and south from number of reasons : The greenback were , r, . . . , .? . . , Formosa to Barneo, embracing an exteut converted into interest-bearing bonds, " , , , . .... , it of 16 degrees of latitude and 9 degrees of payable at maturity in lawful money !.."?. . . r ' . , u i j longitude. T hey are over 400 in num greenback currency the kind of money B u ....nm with which the bonds were purchased, ber, and their tota area is about 115,000 By the subtle manipulations of the bond- square miles. The largest is Luzon, i. i i " ., i with an area of over 40,000 square miles, holders, in 1868, congress was prevailed ". . . , . . . T. - . ..u u- The population of the group is supposed upon w viuib an aui iu tureugviieu uic . , - yuA m .. ... ..... .. f. , to exceed 7.000.000. The capital of the the public credit," making the bonds payable in coin. . This was done despite the opposition thereto of Thad. Stevens, O. P. Morton, John A. Logan, Ben. Wade, and other patriots of justly hon iunng me iooi session oi me legisia-1 vvaae, anu oiner patriots oi jusiiy non- tllrft. thft Portland rmnlrAi-a and .Tromla. ! fircA famfl. .John fihArrrmn nalrl ! "TTn. tors and wealth .owners besieged the. cap-1 der the law as it stands the bondholder ital for weeks, lobbvinir for the reneal of the mortgage tax, and deduction (or iu- aeoieaness law. win. k. King and T can demand only the kind of money he paid ; he is a repudiator and extortioner to demand money more valuable than governor, were members of the lower passage of this act was an ouUage on the nouse (also me, writer nereoij tnat year, j people, it Decame a law alter tne pub Mr. Cccr, &bIus2.iL uuntss. convictions i he credit had been so abundantly of rights,. was finally brought into line strengthened bv the soldiers and sailors nd succumbed to the blandishments of j that government bonds were selling at the great tax-shirking push, headed by 11.' W. Lorbett.. the leadine monnv from 18 to 24 cents above their rar value However, perforce, he accepts the law changer of the state, and reluctantly, as ! and increased burdeu so unjustly im he afterwards confessed, voted for the re- j posed, and desires to get rid of the debt peal. Not so with Mr. King, who aided ' by paying the bonds in coin. To 'pay in the fightagainst the unjust, unreason- these bonds populist wants the free coin- aKlo m An hum til ika T . .1 Z ' 1 . . . 1 i , 1 . , iW, iv nig uien kcoi miver anile precise ratio at wnicn uinueu coinage oi :::ver ana colli n.r. th said that Mr. Geer was looking to future it was being coined when the credit : Present legal ratio of 19 to 1, without Philippines, Manila, has nearly 200,000. itioBi oi me lnuauiiunui are oi native races, among which the Mallayans pre dominate ; but there are many Chinese. The resident Spanish population is shiall. Tne islands! like all Spanish possessions, have suffered through maladministration, THE UNION STATE PLATFORM. "United in a common cause for the sacred niirnose of nreservinff the nrinni- I . . . o z ; p!cs of government by tne wnoiu people. in iaci as wen as in name, restoring mid maintaining equality, under that govern ment, of all classes, we, the peoples democratic and silver republican parties of the state cf Oregon, waiving all points of difference, and uniting for the purpose of carrying out the great . underlying principles, and to the carrying out of which we solemnly pledge each and ev ery candidate upon our united ticket: Vi rut Wa rlumiinrl tlm 4nt .,,1 .... limited coinage of ci'.ver and gold at the nfnunnr lnmil r I rt e4 1 it a ...I i. . r. " OI. ? r0rmna i Blren8"'e"ln8 .8C wa8 Ped-no more, y0 - Sd - rw; rZZUdZ jmu, . o n.nauon ana a mg vote m no less. Herein tne populist differs from the policy of the present republican ad the metropolis of Oregon" for governor, the bondholder, who does not want the minihtration in demanding the retire and the push have thus far kept their bonds paid at all. When they become ' uient of greenbacks, and the turning word good, for without the defection of due he wishes them converted into a new over of the money-making power of the the large Multnomah delegation in the issue of bonds, that he may continue to STbylhe Wll by late Astoria convention from Lord to j receive interest thereon, thus "visiting publican secretary of the treasury, and Geer, the former would have, as has j the sins of the fathers upon the children ' lndorsed bv President McKinley, and been the custom, received a second nom- even unto the the third and fourth gen-! we ePf,ially,denounce the avowed at- "She struggling noor wh , I eratin'' Fr the f SS or ltfflg sUnce pttZ , ,. , in the shape of taxation to trTtiw of . demonet!e1 " 73, thereby making it ! e demand ajnational money, safe eight hundred thousand dollars since impossible to pay the debt, as there is 1 n",,' IThn,, he?eneral g?-Vern; ffiuMtde;,rwejete tha i zrlt enough prodrl iu tho United against Mr. King, Wfto&m.?UU"Umn pay the interest on the for all debts public and private; also a ernor, at the approaching Junee Xn i bondfl- I JrSf ' .WT an' ent. means of Portland, with all its possible frauds DM space in this paper permit, popu-! d'8trll'll.tlVn..d're tne people through dtnaistX -er Vel i XXt in the repeal matter which ought and I "f, 8 . U lreo coinage of stiver : lating medium bo epeedly increased win wish up in ino larming and produc-1 c nv.u ui u w x, uut wvre more ANDY cathartH 'X. it CUREC0MSTIPATI0M j . . . , ABSOLOTELfARASTEED?t'Xfc iiiiii mm . . - ' - - - "'"tr!. .. W Nf w 1, m til Cedar Mill and Fixture Comp, 0. IL ALTREE, Jf anager. Cedar Lumbe Dealers in SASH, DOORS, MOULDINS, SHLNGl A.t Lowest Prices. A. T. PETERSON, Agent, Toledo, On H - You want the county net 11 1 Subscribe for the LEADER. A FULL LINE OF no other, the above in itself is all suffi cient. Populist will concede to Shy lock the pound of llesh next tho heart, but not one drop of populist blood. II. Ukslisgkr. TO RECOGNIZE CUBAN INDEPEND ENCE. This resolution, introduced by Will. R. King, Union candidate for Governor of Oregon, passed the state senate with only four votes against it all republi cans : SSSATS JOINT BKSOLBT10.1 NO. 1- INTRO DUCK D BV SENATOR KINO. To the senate and house of represent- lives of the United Ktatcs of America, in congress assembled : Your memorialists, the legislative aa senibly of the state of Oregon, most re pectfully represent: iuWiilerei,?,,?t primary principle of the Unitiil at..ii luf ..ii .'. - v.lnv n men arc cre ated equal ; that they are endowed by their crnatur Mill, . and the uurmiit n( luninoU. . .1.!.. . . the legislative rnninl rf M V....I..1, nle cure mese rights governments were insti- no was a member for a number of terms ; e demand the Initiative and Hefer " f. w iiiaKiug in us uu- VANDEKUItG'S INDORSEMENT. W. S. Vandeburg, populist candiduie for congress at last election, says that the official record of Hon. R. M. Veatch, nominee for congress in this district, should swing every populist, every dem ocrat and every Lincoln republican in line, anil nervo them to strenuous and COOK and HEATING STOVES. orld Almanac --. 1-, . f,uwuj iUVlitKIWU. I nn amount hiitfipmitr mnnt ..i. . v i , . I I 1 1 C IJ niands of tha business and population of this conntry and to restore the just level of prices of labor and production. We favor sucn legislation as will pre vent for the future tho demonetization of any kind of legal tender money by private contract. We demaml that Viw mM.minHt :n . , ' - ' -' VIWI IlillVIU, 111 , payment of its obligations, rhall use its option as to tho kind of lawf.il monev in which they are to be vaid, and wo de nounce the present and preceding ud miniHtnitionri fir fmrrm4upir... i..' .... tion to the hulders oi goverunient obli-j guiitinn. We demand that there shall be no fur ther isttiiA nf United Klutzy ;....., i u.ivn iiiu;ioi Wlir- , ing bonds. we aemana tnat postal savings banks '' i determined efforts until the polls close, established by the government for the the votes are counted and the result be- HafV 'lt'no8.i,t. ' tne "avings of the people their cW iithMn of United rights ; that among these are life, liberty I , , ! pl s WwrU"'- may wan States senators by direct vote of the rx-o- anil tlm Itllfuiiif rt .... ... ' the lmrlfllntil'O rrv..(l nf C 1 un -uihob urmruciive ol tnese endB, it is i ' u"u on lne e,,w 01 tne pec it .me .people to alter or abolish ! the usurpers of their liberties. He stood layinitsfoS the mortgage tax law. nd organizing its powers in such form ' PoPul,8,i UmM examine pages 634,556 as to them shall seem most likely to ot tlle journal for 13)3 and con- Wlu'rl'I " Ti,y an!1 h"PPin-" I vinre themselves that Mr. Veatch was jrar pfeSSi?" y. States are favorable to the advancement I yon ' 1(1 '"' nAme recorded in of civil and political liberty every where, fvor of the United States issuing fifty ment, which has inscribed upon her .. prow the sentiment dear to every Amer- w, , "hwrt, "Liberty enlightening the1, " Geer, Pr,,,e8 hlms n being a world." 8 farmer and friend of the laWing man. Tni.. i?'' tThe rPle iu tha ",anJ ot He ys lie got 80 cents a bushel for his yuoa.who have been oppressed bv the whet Tji.i .ti.. .. (vrannvnf tha u..-f v ...iiinuuiuiiiireiinini lyranny of the government of Spam for centiirniH ml -.1... ' . .. . " vwu ytiarn ago (16 clarrtl their intention to shake off the crews got one dollas per day of 14 hours .7i an tinii 1 . ........ ,.... ,,, w Bnaaeoit the! ........ m nrm raie ever paid ,litlp0.i "nd rUbliH!1 civil and in 0roon- The Hasher could buy one political -libertv. anil w ,n i,- ,!.: ... . . . . this time succe'sifullv . , , "Z ""OM',,n ounvu ot "et with his ' fiBhinff , In all previous years the har- vester could buv from two ' " -'nuill (iig C els of wheat with his pay for one day's ' fH"1 "nd extravagant republican lcgii work. Where does the prosperity of the I t'v.e.a88embl'es and charge that the F. pe.y 01 ne! Publican party, in its eairern fn. , ...... wuu uwb me iiniuesi work come In? . wllu nuveauring and ot , v ..i ouu cuniiniie ner ower owr them j Whereas, The proximity of this people lo our shores, and mutual intercourse, makes them of special interest to us mi whose ability to govern themselves lias beea demonstrati'd by their intelll- E-r.1?? ""'fested during A bill was Introduced In th. Rosolml, That we earnestly request enata in l891' by Mr. Weatheriord, to congress to rwwniie the independence , """te the liability of railroad comp. tiu T n.iio.V .; . P";""'1'" oi ; ' w mane compensation for personal &l:teLt,,.tt J? W inifi employe, resulting from ne- , . ... mid ruillltwaiY l;..HA f . : Air. Tongue voted ' 'lNorv vntfi nf tlin iwaiJ . . ...v uuu. timH nn th niitwinul i . n ............ wiiDbibuiiuii snail have been amended so as to provide for direct legislation. We condemn as dangerons and unjust the surrender, in all the departments of the government, to the influence of trusts, corporations and aggregations of wealth generally ; and the packing of the highest courts of the land with corpora tion lawyers, too ready to do the will of their late employers, and to set aside valid and wholesome laws passed by the states and government, upon flimsy pre texts, at the behests of such institutions e are opposed to government by in junction. In state matters we demand : laA simple and well guarded registration A more equitable mode of appointing judges of election. B Stringent laws to regulate the opera tion Of rial. trarui ... ...I I 1 . " .. v.o.n., uui WIltttHH n till oil in ine he waters within the jur- warfare in the nitl.Cly I , . ' c-f paciflco. and prisoner! of llg, " ' lU ,tcnU t end within the next sixty : (nt the bill : Mr. ft M..B.n.... f .1. ... . S f-ll . llauirhUtrliiff war. north not ' . ino nei sixty ay, that the government of the United V,-."' 7"' "eriere in behalf of tli Cuban cknne. v , '. T"1 0"', reph-senUtives Iff congress e rtyniested to labor for such action on the part of congress. ' .. . That e secretary of sUta is hereby requested to forward copy ot this me morial to our senators and members of Congreas! ' . v If Columbus at the time hsdiseov rJ America, had put one penny at in terest, mi per cent per annum, im. 4oumledl running U present time, It "M""" tne weigntot tne tloU in rM to pay thsdebl Adam , Bmith AnUimetic. Tti'l ami mi fellow townsman, C. B. Crosno. voted for the bill.' which failed Ia nam u:. is in line with the general record of the opposing candidates Tongue on the aide of the monied corporations ; Veatch on me iiue oi the people. Dr. Cadrt Conditio. Fswdert, are ,ut., . at hoTm need" when in bad oondltion. Tool, blood purifier and vermifuge. They are not food but medicine and the best tn nse to pnt s borse In prima condition. Price S3 ent per packag. For sale by 0. O. Kroptad Druggist. lHfllOtinn nf tha ntata We dinniin(o anrl Mn.1an- --j -no cor rupt and extravagant republican lefnula- ... --..v, .u iHunre mai the re publican party, in its eagerness for the -rr . .. , .,M rauuiu uiviaea into w-arnng factions, to that it is incapable of government, as exemplified by the condition existing in the office of the state treasurer, there being at this time more than a half million of dollars there in wrung from the people by the process ofUxation, while state warrants are o.mi-u paid ior want of funds." We pemand that all district and coun ty officers be placed upon salaries com mensurate with the duties to be per formed by them. Inasmuch as railroad and other cor porate property is not bearing its pro portion of taxation, we demand 8u such property shall be.r it. ju?t equal share of the expense, of' gove. FOR SALE. A good farm wagon, nearly new, in good order, Coast make. Also good set of farm harness. wUl b td cheap for cash. Inquire at this office. Sold at the Lowest Prices. T. W. GORMAN, Yaquina City,- Oregon. . IVill Ansm Any QuesM You mi :Ask 11 Standard American Annual. Biggest Offer Yet TiIE SiiVIl- vV.fi ii C i LKVJJK Ii THE TWICE-A-WEEK DETROIT FREE PRESS BOTH I'AI'KKS ONK VKAK Fop Orjly $2.00 Ushed. No pain, or exiwnw will be pareVI in i keeping up flu high ttanlUril. 'r" " J -..i??en;!'er' lh"' ''S' tkl," advaiitam ..f thin ! eombination you get ltM coplen ol the I.KAIiKtt tor oMr fS J-KKfW.aB ph,,h,' A 500 PAGE BOOK FREE The Free Pre Annual Year Book and Alinnnac For 1898. comtKtT, coBtuiie, iwuplkik. OVFRJ8 000 COPIES OK 1897 DOOO WKRK SOLD ATM rirvra cwn th?ine.UVd ,uPrlor """k of Keferenro . " f v . w.ni vo snow. A lir.rt . al Educator and Hand U.K.k of KniToU.Mdic information on ubieci.st.tt.tical.omoi.rH 1Ji,1,Jn,Arteunural: likewlw . n . RaliKlou. 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