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THE DALLES. OREGON; FRIDAY; OCTOBER 7, 1892.
NO. 9S;
W. ,E. GARRETSOM,
Leaning
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SULK AGENT F(lt THE
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All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
138 Second St.. The Dalle. Or.
Kranich and Bach Pianos.
Recognised us Standards of the high
est grade of manufacture.
Jewele
JUDGE NELSON'S
DECISION.
Speaking of patent medicines, the
Judge says: "I wish to deal fairly and
honorably with all, and when I find an
article that will do what it is recom
mended to do, I am not ashamed to say
so. I am acquainted with Dr.. Vander
.' pool (having been treated by him for
cancer), and have used his blood niedi
. ,ine,kDrwJ afthe S. B. Headache and
- nv-.-ure, anT ie I am 75 years old,
. -?nd ,h.ave used "k.uv pills and other
J remedies for the; blo6iiyer and kid
1 neys, I must Say that fo,a kidney tonic
in Brights disease, arid as'uj alterative
for the blood, or to correct tie action of
the stomach and bowels, it is a-.yery su-
- - perior remedv, and beats anything I
V ej-er tried, -- Ji B.-XEtsoN.-.
; Yakima, Wash.
' At 50 cents a bottle. It is the poor
man's friend and family doctor.
JOHN PASHEK,
t - Tailor,
Next door to Wasco Sun.
Just Received, a fiue stock of Suitings,
, Pants Patterns, etc., of all latest
Styles, at Low PrteeB.
Madison's Latest System used in cutting
garments, and a fit guaranteed
each time. , . " n,
Repairing and Cleaning
, Neatly and Quickly.'Done.
CHAS. STUBL1X5.
: lOWN -WILLIAMS.
Stubling 8 Williams.
The Gepmania,
SECOND ST.,
THE DALLES, - OREGON
9Dealers in Wines, Liquors and
Cigars. Milwaukee Beer on Draught.
cri. H. Young,
BlacKsmitn & wagon s&od
General Blackamithing and Work done
promptly, and all work
Guaranteed. ! . V. ,
, flqrse Shoeeing a Speiality
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TMrcl Street, opposite tne oil Lieoe Stand;
JAe St. . Charles Hotel,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
This old, popular and reliable house
has been entirely refurnished, and every
room has been repapered and repainted
and newly carpeted throughout. .,The
house contains 170 rooms and is supplied
with everymodern convenience Rates
reasonable. - A good restaurant attached
to the house. - Frer bus to and from all
trains.
C. W. KNOWLES, Prop.
mercnan
Clothing.
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Our pall IJpe
Of Clottiing and Furnistiing
Goods is now complete. You.
can
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By seeing our stock: before
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Patent (Dedieines and Druggists Sundries,
HOUSE PAINTS. OILS AND GLASS
Agents for Murphy's Fine Varnishes and the only agents in
the City for The Sherwin, Williams Go.'s Paints.
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The Largest Dealers in Wall Paper., :
Finest Line of Imported Key
. .. v Agent tor lansilis Punch. :'V
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domestic
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CIGARS.
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171 SECOND STREET,
WM. BUTLER & CO..
DEALERS IN
,
Building Material
Lumber, Lime, Plaster, Hair and Cement.
A liberal discount to the trade
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JEFFERSOi? STREET, between Second
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INERSLY.
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Druggists. "
THE. LEADING
ARE-
West and Domestic Cigars.
and LIQUOR
' THE
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BLOCK.
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Rougit and Dressed
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SWAG K
REPUBLICANS' NIGHT.
Tie Cirt House the Scene of Elopent
- . Addresses. .
SINXOTT AND EDDY INTRODUCED,
Who Spoke Eloquently and Well Upon
Leading Issues.
SEX. DOLl'HADDRESSES THE HOUSE
Full Report of TUat Portion of His
Speech Relating; 0 the Open
- Ing; of the Colombia.
Hon. J. 2. Dolph arrived in the city
yesterday, and was met at" the court
house last evening by a large audience
among whom was quite a" nttoi
ber of ladies. The brass band lead
the procession and after the meeting
was called to order by Mr. Huntington,
the young men taking considerable part
in the exercises, Mr. N. J. Sinnott was
introduced and , made his first politica
speech. "It was a very creditable effort, of
which our young friend has just canse for.
congratulations. Col.. J. B. Eddy was
next called, and made a stirring speech.
- Senator Dolph treated upon general
topics, and was listened to attentively
for over an hour, upon one topic, in
which this community ia most interested,
Mr, Dolph eaid :. .
The resolution of the platform of the
democratic party concerning river and
harbor improvements is to say the least,
a very peculiar one. The Mississippi
river is deemed worthy of special men
tion and is the only one so mentioned.!
The other navigable waters referred to
are under the head of other great water
ways of tne country, it 13 in eflect a
declaration against a general system of
waterway improvements and a general
river and harbor bill. ' IJnder the word
ing of this resolution, all the improve
ments -along our coast would be ex
eluded,, and if we may judge, from the
action of the present democratic house,
the Columbia river is not in the estima
tion of the party one of the great water
ways 01 tne country. -
The increases secured by me in, the
senate committee on commerce - for the
mouth of the Columbia river and the
lower Columbia and Willamette, as well
as for Siuslaw and Yaquina, were bit
terly fought by the house conferees, and
after a prolonged and bitter contest the
provision placed by the republican sen
ate in the river and harbor bill of last
session for opening the Columbia at the
dalles rapids was defeated. '
: The resolution of theChicago conven
tion should be read in the light of the
pocket veto of President Cleveland of
river and harbor bill of 1887, by which
the appropriations for the Oregon'works
were defeated and the works delayed.
There is not a state in the union,
thanks to republican administrations,
that has received greater consideration
from congress or larger appropriations
for rivers and harbors during my ser
vice in the senate than Oregon. Our
people complain at the progress being
made with the work upon Oregon im
provements ; but if they would examine
a river and harbor appropriation bill
they would find that there are usually
400 or more appropriated for, many of
them quite as important as ours and
many . of ' which have ' been longer
unaer - way. . J.ne uregon improve
ments which have 'been" so far andes-
taken are, as compared with similar im
provements elsewhere, in a most gratify
ing condition. ' The.' .improvement at
Cods : Bay "has' 'already .begun -to show
beneficial results,' and fhei liberal appro
priation just ; made for it will enable the
work' ib "be prosecuted with new vigor.
Commencement of the work at Siuslaw
and Tillamook Bay has been provided
for. One comparatively small appropria
tion will complete the existing project
for the improvement of Yaquina Bay.
The work at the mouth of the Columbia
river will be substantially completed
with the present appropriation, and if
any further' appropriation is required it
will be insignificant. This improvement,
for which I secured the' first appropria
tion after I entered the Senate, has cost
less than 'one-half the estimate and
has already proved a success. A safe
entrance and harbor of refuge has been
secured, with nearly 30 feet of water at
low tide.' Thanks to' the liberality and
enterprise of the people of Portland, who
are expending $500,000 to secure 25 feet
of water from Portland to the sea, one
more ordinary appropriation will proba-
I bly complete the work of improving the
j lower Columbia and Willamette, and
i that improvement will b out of the way
of others.
j The construction of the canal and
1 locks at the cascades to completion, has
been secured by the adoption for the
work of the contract system. There has
been a great deal of misunderstanding
and misrepresentation about this system
It was adopted by the senate committee
on commerce two years ago for the new
locks upon the Sautt Ste. Mario canal,
Galveston harbor, and Philadelphia and
Baltimore improvements. It was then
considered to some extent experimental,
and the committee did not dare to in
crease the contract works for fear of
defeating the bill. I was then promised
by the leading members of the senate
committee on commerce that in
the next river and harbor bill, ' one
of the Oregon works should ' be placed
under the contract 6yslem. I said to the
people of The Dalles in a public speech
a year ago last July that I would in the
next river and harbor appropriation bill
secure such a provision for the cascade
locks and, hope to induce the senate
committee to treat the cascade canal
and The Dalles improvement as one and
to secure a similar provision for the boat
railway. I should have succeeded in
this, and bothworks would now have
been provided for, and the speedy open
ing of the Columbia assured if it had
not been for obstructions and difficulties
emanating from my own state.
The contract system resulted in secur
ing a contract for the construction of a
new lock upon the Sault Ste. Marie and
improvement of Hay Lake channel for
more than a million dollars less than the
estimate and in a great saving in the
Philadelphia and Baltimore improve
ments. Under such a provision contracts
are let for the whole work, the contrac
tor receiving in due time as a payment
upon the work the appropriation already
made, and receiving his future pay
ments as appropriations are made by
congress. The secretary " of war is au
thorized to incur indebtedness -to the
amount of the contract price and the ap
propriations are thereafter made, not in
the riverfand harbor bill, but in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, as appropria
tions are made for all liquidated claims
against' the government and will be
made annually.' : :'-
I have observed that it is supposed by
Borne that there' will be difficulty in se
curing a contract'for' the completion -of
the canal and locks ;' but' I have no doubt
that there will be bids from every qua'r-!
ter of the Union and a contract ' will, be
seeured for a price much below the'esti-:
mates. To help' secure a responsible
bidder for a. price within the estimate of
the cost, the limit of the expenditure, "I
secured in the east the names of all the
bidders successful and unsuccessful for
the Galveston harlwr, the locks on the
Sault Ste. Marie canal, the Baltimore
canal, the Baltimore and Philadelphia
improvement, and brought them toMaj.
Handbury, and had copies of notices of
the letting of the work upon the cascade
canal mailed to them.
There has been complaint because the
engineers have not1 proceeded with
the appropriations "made in the
last river and harbor bill.. I do'not
think the secretary of war had authority
to expend the money for work carried
on under the government . engineers.
As I have said, the appropriation is
made to apply as the first payment on
the contract price of the work. It nec
essarily takes time to effect the ' change
of the work from the old system to the
contract system. . Official communica
tion between the department and the
local engineers was necessary in-order
that the department could be fully in
formed aa to the condition of the work
and the local engineer could be fully ad
vised as to the character and effect of
the --new provisions concerning it.
Careful working plans and specifications
foirevery part of the work were required
before the work was advertised. Ex
tensive advertisement of the letting of
the contract was required that contract
ors in" all parts of the country might
have an opportunity to bid and a reason
able bid secured. .. But when these nec
essary preliminaries have been attended
to and the contract let, the work will
proceed without delay until completed.
; Much that has been recently said, in
the press concerning this work has been
.Highest of all in Leavening Powers Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
At " i'.VVi
based upon insufficient information con
cerning present conditions. There has
been a most unaccountable effort from
certain sources to place obstacles in the
way of the delegation in congress and
especially to weaken my influence in en
deavoring" to secure an open river.. I
am not in the habit of noticing personal '
attacks, especially attacks of which my
official record is sufficient refutation;
but I think I will embrace this oppor- "
tunity to tay at this place and this time, J
once for all, that if any one can show a
single act, vote or speech of mine which
was calculated to retard the opening of
the. Columbia river, I. will put it in
stronger terras, if any one will show
where there, has been an opportunity to
promote the opening' of the- Columbia
river and to secure appropriations for
that purpose which I have not improved
with all the zeal, ability and persever
ance I possess, I will at once resign from
the United States senate. .
I will say in this connection that in
all that has been accomplished and all
that baa been attempted - to secure an '
open river and for river and harbor ini
provements in Oregon, Mr. Mitchell, '
since he entered the senate, has earnest
ly cooperated with me, and all the Ore
gon delegation have been energetic and
diligent; and it one has accomplished
more in this respect than another, it.
has been because his opportunities, ber. M"
inga member of a committee haying
jurisdiction of rivers and harbors,, were
better, '
-I will go farther; if any one can show.'
that in my controversy between -the peo
ple and corporations I have not exerted
all my influence and cast my votes for
every just and constitutional-measure in .
the interest of the peopland for every
measure-calculated to benefit the labor-;
ing man, I will retire to private life."- ,
The senate committee cm ceinmerce, '
through my efforts after IenterecL.the . .
83naterwasehlargeitagive jae a place
upon it. The first speech I fiver made
in the senate-- was in favor -of the im-'.
provement of th' Columbiriver, -have
from ihe time t entered the"se&ate
improved, every opportunity to secure .'
appropriations for the work at the cas-
cadee Being a new member and failing
in committee to secure an increase of ;
the appropriation for the canal and locks
in the river and harhpr -bill of 1884; I
made, notwithstanding I was a member
of the committee and tacitly committed. i
to support the reportof the committee,
a motion in "the senate to" increase- the V ' -appropriation
for the canal and locks '
$50,000 and supported it with - a speech. ,
It failed, lacking a few votes of a major
ityv You will recollect that Senator Frye
of Maine, spoke against it, saying that '
Oregon: was already liberally provided '
for. and that Iwas the greatest beggar foK -'
my state 'in the committee. '.-. - - ., -
I believe I have secured in every sijb- '
sequent river and harbor bill, except "the
last, liberal increases for this work.. ."At
the 51st Congress I in troduced and re- "
ported from the Senate Committee on "
Commerce and secured the passage . -through
the Senate of a bill appropriat- '
ing the whole amount required for the
ompletion of the . Cascade canal and
locks. During the 52nd Congress I in
troduced, reported and secured the pass
age through the Senate of a similar bill
appropriatingthewholeamountrequired .:
for this work. I now recall no other case .
where this has been done except the im
provement at the mouth of the Missis
sippi. ' Does this look much like a
disposition on my part to retard the work
or prevent the opening of the Columbia
river? If so, let some of my Democratic '
ftiends indicate what else I could have
done? ' . '- .
T-have recently discussed the matter
of the improvement at the dalles of the
Columbia and I need not enlarge upon it
here. ' My strenuous exertions to secure
the commencement and speedy con
struction of this work have .'brought "
down upon my offending head the wrath -of
all who were seeking to maintain the
grasp of existing monopolies upon the
commerce of the Columbia River Valley
and the adverse criticism and misrepre- :
sentation of the Democratic press; and.
the strangest thing connected. with the
matter is that the people who are seek
ing to control .the ' river attack me by .
alleging that I am seeking to perpetuite.
the existing ironopoly. - -
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