VOL. IV.
THE DAJLLES. OREGON: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1892.
NO. 122;
W. E. GARRETSON,
Jeweler.
Leaffii
SOLE AGENT FOK THE
4-1
Are You Interested
In Low Prices ?
Weofiera magnificent new stock for Fall and
THE FINAL ISSUE.
mrtif'iriMrt irinvrrn OT'irrnr"J'r'
All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
138 Second St.. The Ille. Or.
Kranich and Bach Pianos.
Recognised as Standards of the high
est grade of manufacture.
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 bv him for
cancer), and have used, his blood med
cine, Known as me s. tt. Headache an
Liver Cure, and while I am 75 years old
and have used many pills and other
.remedies for the blood, liver and kid
Wys, I must say that for a kidney tonic
in Brights disease, and as an alterative
for the blood, or to correct the action of
,.the stomach and bowels, it is a very su
-penor remeuy, ana Deats. anvthing
ever tried. J. B. Nei'sox,
Yakima, Wash
At ou cents a Dottle, it is the poor
man s iriena ana lanniy aoctor.
Winter at prices the lowest yet named for
strictly FIRST-CLASS GOODS.
: High Graces in Every Department
True Merit in Every Article.
: Honest Quality Everywhere.
This is the Last Day in WMc&to'Con-
sider the Subject.
XOW LET US REASON TOGETHER.
Take for Instance the Matter of For
eign Prices of Our Implements.
THE LITTLE CUSS LIED, THAT'S ALL
Pups, muffs, Fui Trimmings.
SllRs in HVeirV Shade and Stx1c
Umbrellas, mackintoshes,
Rabbets & Overshoes.
A. Hobby of I the "AllTthlne to ltent
Harrison" Party Fully and
Plainly Discussed.
We show the latest novelties and tno
finest selection in all standard styles.
very
jnercnar
JOHN PASHEK,
i - Tailor,
Next door to Wasco Sun.
Just Received, a fine stock of Suitings
.ranis lawerns, etc., ot all latest
Styles, at Low Prices.
Madison's Latest System used in cutting
garments, ana a nt guaranteea
each time.
Hepaiiung and Cleaning
. weauy and ymckly Done.
C1IA8. STUB1JXG.
OWEN WILLIAMS.
Stubiing & Williams.
The Gefmania,
SECOND ST.,
THE DALLES, - OREGON
Dealers in Wines. Liauors and
Cigars. Milwaukee Beer on Draught.
W.. H. Voang,
Biacksmiiti & Wagon shod
General Blacksmithing and Work done
promptly, and all work
Guaranteed.
Horse Shoeing a Speciality
Bart Street, opposite tbe old Lieoe Stanfl.
The 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 every modern convenience. Kates
reasonable. A good restaurant attached
to the house. Frer bus to and from all
trains.
C. W. KNOWLES, Prop.
Hi luin W
DRUGS
& Kin
ERSLY.
-THE LEADING-
Witt mil Retail Ilnnsis
XJ.ES DHUGrS
Handled by Three Registered Druggists.
ALSO ALL THE LEADING
Patent ffledieines 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 Co.'s Paints.
-WE ARE-
The
Largest
Dealers in Wall Paper.
Finest Line of ImDorted Kev West
Agent for Tansill's Punch.
129 Second Street,
The Dalles, Oregon
J. O
MAGK,
FgE WlIE$ and LIQUOR
And
DOMESTIC
KEY WEST
CIGARS.
THE
C E L EBRATiE D
PABST BEER.
171 SECOND
FRENCH'S
STREET, :
BLOCK.'
: THE DALLES,
OR.
WM. BUTLER & CO..
-DEALERS IN-
Building Material, Rough and 'Dressed
Lumber, Lime, Plaster, Hair and Cement.
liberal' discount to the trade in all lines handled by us.
JEFFERSON STREET, ufrtwppn MiJpn
The free-trade, tariff-for-revenue-only,
tariff - for - revenue -with-incidental-pro-
tection, peoples-party, any thing-to-beat
Harrison democrat, has undertaken
during this campaign, to answer -the
claim of republican protectionists that
American industries need protection in
order to succeed, by the bare delaration
that American-made agricultural m&-
cninery and implements, by reason of
the protective tarfff, are sold in South
America and even in Australia at a less
retail price than at the door of the fac
tory here. This old argument ( ?) has
been answered too many times to re
quire an answer now, and yet, like all
other fakes, it always finds takers.
in the .hrst place, the true answer to
their claim is like the answer to the
conundrum: "A farmer 'had twelve
horses and a stable containing eleven
stalls with no room for more. ' He
ordered his boy to put the horses in the
stable," and when the boy reported that
he had obeyed orders the farmer said :
You must have put two horses in one
stall?' 'No sir,' was the bov's answer.
I put all the horses in the stable, and
no two in the same stall.' " The an
swer is : "The little cuss lied."
jiKe an lies tnis declaration of our
democratic what-is-it, is all the more a
lie because it contains a grain of truth.
It is undoubtedly true that American
manufactured goods have been sold in
foreign markets at a less price than thev
1 ,1 V- l 1 . . . .
tuuiu uu purcuasea ior at nome, ana a
moment's consideration of the condi
tions of trade in foreign markets makes
it perfectly plain that this is In no way
the result of a protective tariff, and
would be the same nnder a free trade
policy.
First, the character of agricultural im
plements required by the trade of eome
of the countries of South America is
cheaper than required by the trade in
this country; plows which an American
farmer would not have on his farm find
ready sale in .Brazil ; if you ask an Am
erican manufacturer why it is that goods
bearing his trade mark are sold there for
less than he sells them at home, he will
tell you that he is compelled to furnish
that trade a class of goods which he
would ' not dare to pot.: upon the
market of the United States. The goods
resemble and bear the mark of the goods
sold here, but . are made of culled ma
terial and if sold here would soon drive
from the market the makers goods. This
is more true of smaller implements than
of harvesting machinery, bnt this fact
also has something to do with reapers
and threshers. .
Secondly, the gross profit of middle.
men in this country in the class of goods
included under the term "agricultural
implements ana machinery," is greater
than in any other class of goods ; and the
reason for this exists in the method of
ttieir business. Few goods of this kind
are sold for cash. . Dealers emect to
carry their purchasers paper from year
to year, and the risks of the trade are
therefore greater and the length of time
their capital is tied up is greater. If they
exercise good judgment in the taking of
paper their net profits are generally
large ; whereas, if they are unfortunate
in this respect theirjlosses are heavy and
consequently' their net profits are small
The foreign middle dealer, being beyond
the usual agencies for the collection of
debts receives little assistance from the
manufacturer in the way of credit. He
pays cash for his goods and must sell for
cash. The risks of the trade are there
fore removed and he can afford to sell for
a less gross profit than in the case of the
home dealer.
Under free trade the same conditions
would exist and tbe same results wonld
follow.
Thirdly, while the prices in the United
states are in one respect independent of I
competition, in that each manufacturers I
ii .i ' in
more desirable than that of any other
there is no line of trade in which com
petition is so ciose. in every county in
the United States where agricultural im
plements are sold each manufacturer has
an agent, who sqlls only one makers
goods; and upon the number of nis sales
depends his profits. lie crowds the
trade as much as it will bear ; and some
times more than it will bear, while the
manufacturer is protected to some extent
by his patent, and therebv has a limit
ed monopoly, this fact does not enable
any one to ignore his competitors and
make prices independents of theirs
While one farmer thinks the Woods
mower better than any other, his neigh
bor thinks another make is better; yet
each would yield his opinion if the prices
differed materially, inasmuch as the
actual difference is slight. The condit
ions ot the trade, as before suggested,
neoessiate a greater gross profit from the
home trade, than if the trade were con
ducted on a cash basis. If therefore the
manufacturer can ship his goods into
foreign market, a market upon which he
does not usually depend, and dispose of
them at any profit at all for cash, what
ever profit he makes is clear gain and his
home market is not affected by the
sales. ...
Should a consumer from the northern
coast of California come into the Portland-
market to buy a bill of goods and
make known bis residence, and the fact
that the goods were to be used there, he
would be able to buy to better advan
tage for cash than would a regular cus
tomer from The Dalles. He would be
from a point outside the usual trade of
the Portland merchant, and if any profit
at all was made it would be a clear gain;
whereas, goods sold at the same rates
within the territory usually supplied by
the Portland merchant would simply
disorganize his market and render it
impossible, to maintain his trade in the
future with other merchants. It he
could cut into the trade of the San Fran
cisco merchant bv reduced nricea Vi i
would not be doing his trade any harm
but n the other hand, would be making
a small proht and opening a new market
and encouraging a new trade. And so
it is that the Walter A. Woods manu
lactunng company can afford to sell
machines in Australia or South America
at a less profit than at home. They
could and would do the same thing
under a tariff for revenue bnlv. or fre
trade. The price at home is scarcely
affected by the protecting tariff, but the
home market is protected from the in
cursions of foreign mahufactures'such as
me nome manufacturer is enabled to
make in the foreign market. Under
free trade the foreign . manufacturer,
after supplying his home market would
dump his surplus in here and sell it at a
less profit than what he could afford to
do business at home for, and if he made
a profit, however so small, it would be
clear gain and no resulting disadvan
tages.
fourthly, it is probably true that
American manufacturers have sold
goods, particularly farm machinery, in
foreign markets for actual cost delivered
there. Trade in this class of goods is
periodical only, and goods made today
must be carried until the next season.
In the meantime the trade is absolutely
at rest ; his capital is tied, up and he
stands in danger of having his goods be
come unsaleable by reason of improve
ments in the same class of goods made
by other manufacturers.. New patents
are constantly being taken out and new
improvements being made. If, there
fore, he errs in judgment as to what the
demand will be for his goods when the
next season comes around he may have
a large stock which cannot be sold in
the home market at such a profit as will
enable him to continue in business. To
force the sales here by selling at cost
would ruin his trade for future years ;
he therefore does the onlv business like
thing he can do ; unloads in the foreign
market, the market heretofore supplied
by European manufactures; -sells his
goods for actual cost, gets his money out
of them and is then prepared to make
improved goods for his home market for
the next season. Under free trade he
would do the same thing under the same
circumstances, and so would the Eng
lish man, the Frenchman and - every
other man who had more goods than . he
wanted to carry.
We believe in protecting our home
market from the incursions of foreign
manufacturers who would be only too
glad of the opportunity to unload their
goods here at actual cost to them ; at
nrinoo loo. Ka rhn l. . i .3 jx
2" " ! ittiau TTUlb tUUlU ttUUfU
to sell them for at the doors of their fac
tories ; we believe that the competition
of our own manufacturers is sufficient to
keep prices down to a fair basis, a basis
upon which the manufacturer can live
and make a fair profit upon the capital
invested; and we believe that the com
petition of our own manufacturers is
sufficient to keen prices down to fair
basis, a basis upon which the manufact
ures can live and make a fair profit up
on which the capital is invested ; and we
believe that if the market were thrown
open to those who would . like to see it
unstable and therefore unsafe thev
would strive to make it so bv disooein!?
of their goods at cost. We believe, in
other words, in the protective tariff ad
vocated by the republicnarty, and we
ueueve inai tomorrows election will in
dicate that a majority of the voters of
this country believe as we do. .-,
Grover Cleveland, when he was president
of this United Slates vetoed the appropria
tionor the improvement Jor the Columbia
river. Wliat assurance have we that he
would not so obstruct a contract to com
plete the Cascade canal and locks as to
leave the Inland Umpire bottled up for
another century T V
Electoral Vote, 1893. I
Under the new apportionment the
states will be entitled to electoral votes
this year as shown below. The states
giving pluralities for Cleveland in 1888
are printed in italics: those giving pla
ralities for Harrison, in Roman. The
new states are printed in shall capitals.
S"2 5'S
CO S
re- e-
tc SI. OC
Alabama. . .
Arkansas .
California! .
Colorado. . .
Connecticut .
11
.8.
9
4
6
Delaware 3
Florida. 4
Georgia 13
Idaho..:.. 3
Illinois. . , 24
Indiana. ,". .. 15
Iowa 13
Kansas 19
Kentucky 13
Louisiana :.. 8
Maine 6
Maryland . . 8
Massachusetts. 15
"Michigan 14
Minnesota 9
Mississippi 9
Missouri. , . 17
Montana , 3
Nebraska - 8
Nevada 3
New Hampshire 4
Mew Jersey 10
New York 36
North Dakota : . . . . 3
North Carolina 11
Ohio -.. 23
Oregon 4 '
Pennsylvania 32
Rhode Island.... 4
Sooth Dakota. 4
South Carolina . 9
lennessee 12
Texas. 15
Vermont. ; 4
Virotnta 12
West Virainia 6
Washington 4
Wisconsin 12
Wyoming 3
60,113
J- 27,210
7,080
13,224
". 336
"3,441
12,902
60,029
22,042
2,348
31,721
79,961
3S.666
54,760 .
23,252
6,182
31,457
22,903
36,965
55,375
25,701
27.873
1,939
2,370
7,149
14,373
13,118
19,599
6,769
79,458
4,427
52,085
18,798
146,603
28.404
1)539
839
2l',27i
Total-electoral vote, 444; necessarv to
choice, 223. -
The legislature of Michigan passed a
law requiring election of 12 of the 14
electors by contrressional districts.
The situation has so developed in the -
past 24 hours as to give the supporters of
Harrison and Iteid every assurance of
success. Early in the campaign the
democrats made so much noise and such
extravagant claims, that their chances
were over estimated. Added to this was
the uncertainty of the strength of the
people's party. That organization,
founded solely upon the discontent of
the people, was so active, so belligerent,
so confident of success in the south and
west, that the complication of no major- ,
lty for either in .the electoral ; college
seemed possible, ' thus' ensuring the "
election of Cleveland by the democratic
house of representatives. It 'seemed as
though Cleveland thus had two chances
to one. But the situation is now entirely
altered. .
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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