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Tii3 Dalles Daily Chroniele.
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ICUE." The Dalles, Oregon.
FRIDAY - - - FEBRUARY 22, 1895
THE GREAT PROBLEM.
The financial question ia on top just
now, because a number of circumstances
have combined to drain the treasury,
and theee circumstances are being taken
advantage of by capitalists to lout the
treasury and make a shuttlecock of the
nation's money for speculative pur
poses. This will soon pass away, and
that other question, of more importance
than finance, of greater import than
the tariff, will come irresistably to the
front, and it will stay to the front until
it is answered, and answered right
The question of the sights of labor, the
duties of capital, and the control of cor
porations is one to which the wisest
statesman may devote all his energies,
and find a task that may baffle his ut
most skill. It is a question the answer
ing of which will affect,, pot only the
prosperity of the government, but its
existence; and to arrive at a correct
answer will require, not only good states
manship, but a largely developed patri
otism on the part of every citizen of the
republic.
Heretofore the question has been de
bated by two bitter partisans, the laborer
on one side, the capitalists on the other,
and each has tried to convince the pub
lic arid themselves that they were right.
The matter does not want to be ap
proached from either of these stand'
points. It must be settled on the basis
of the greatest good to the entire people
The interests of capital and labor are
the same ; neither can do much without
the other, for granted that labor creates
capital, and that labor can create new
capital if the present stock were all
taken away, yet when it has created it
it is capital still.
The relative position of these two com
modifies has changed wonderfully with
in the past fifty years, is changing rap
idly still, and this change is driving the
two forces, that must be friends for
either to prosper, yet wider apart.
Vast aggregations of wealth are neces
sary to carry on the business of modern
times, especially in the matter of rail
roads. These vast sums, or the roads
that represent them, are simply legiti
mate money-making machines, built
for the purpose of returning to the
owners a proper return on their money
This at least was their condition at first,
but of late years the speculator, the rail
road wrecker, and the money-kings have
need these roads as playthings. In
etead of being run for the purpose of
earning a fair return on the money in
Tested, and which is their right, the
actuar values of the roads and rolling
stock are well "watered," so that where
$5,000,000 are invested, the stock is
ued and the false capitalization shows
that $15,000,000 or $20,000,000 have been
invested. The management then un
dertake to earn a reasonable per cent,
not on the money invested, but on the
fictitious values given. The result is
that an unnecessary tax is levied upon
the producer, to get his crops to market,
and the thumb-screws are put on the
wages of the employes, i and they are
twisted every- year lower and lower in
the desire to keep stocks up by liberal
dividends.
Labor has undertaken to resist these
steady- encroachments by the strike sys
tern, and it has failed. That weapon is
broken and harmless, but the fight is
not ended ; indeed it is scarcely begun.
The railroad companies, each is the
irony of circumstances, have suddenly
taken cover, and successfully shield
themselves behind the people whom
they are combatting, by placing thenl
selves under the care of the United
States courts, which are supposed to
represent the whole people. The corpo
rations, with a blindness to their own
interests that is simple unaccountable,
instead of facing the situation as it is,
and arriving at some understanding fair
to all parties, and consequently to the
entire people, have undertaken to use
the laws which they defy, to protect
them from any responsibility to anyone.
If is perhaps well for the country that
they have done so, for they have dem
onstrated to it that their wings must be
clipped, and that they, the artificial
persons created by the law, shall have
no greater rights than the citizens who
created them.
This is not the case now. The rail
road corporations of today are above and
Deyond law I Do yon doubt it 7 It so, ex
amine into the case of Debs at Chicago,
He was sentenced to imprisonment by a
United States judge on account of the
riots at Chicago, without trial by
jury, as the constitution of the United
States and of the great state of Illinois
pledges him. He was brought betore
the state courts and before a jury, and
the prosecution dropped its suit because
it bad no case against him. No crime
could be placed at his door, and yet he
is now under sentence. For what?
Contempt of court! Some of the roads
were in the hands of receivers appointed
by the United States court, and to in
terfere with a railroad company so situ
ated was a contempt of court. Pullman
at the same time snapped his fingers un
der the judicial nose of that same judge
who sentenced Debs for contempt, and
is still snapping them, but he is nbt
punished.
The railroad companies were not slow
to discover the peculiar asylum afforded
them, and one after the other they have
pulled over them the ermine of the
courts, as a mantle of protection. Un
der it they are safe. They cannot be
sued, even for debt, without the consent
of the court, and if judgment is obtained
against them their property is exempt
from execution because it is in the
hands of the government. They are
above the law, and beyond its reach,
because they have themselves become
the courts. By the subtle fictions of
law the courts run the railroads, through
receivers, but as the receivers are ee
lected by the roads, and are usually
their directors or managers, it will be
seen that the court's authority is sim
ply nominal.
However, as we have said, it is per
haps for the best that these corporations
have shown to what extent they can go,
for it will simply hasten the day when
the final settlement is made. This set
tlement is close at hand, and it will be
only by an exhibition of patriotism,
that neither the corporations nor the
employes have yet shown, that it can be
settled peacefully and with proper re
gard for the rights of all parties con'
cerned. The companies have demon'
strated that the roads can he best
eperated under direction of the courts
Let them not forget that the lesson may
eonvey a moral which would commend
the operation of the roads by the govern
ment, in the interest of the people, in
stead of for the prfyate gain of the stock'
holders.
Symptoms of kidney troubles should
be promptly attended to; they are
nature's warnings 'that something is
wrong. Many persons die victims of
kidney diseases who could have been
saved had they taken proper precautions.
The prompt use of Dr. J. H. McLean's
Liver & Kidney Balm has saved thous
ands of valuable lives. If you have any
derangement of the kidneys try it
Price $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Snipes
& Kinersly, druggists.
James J. Corbett says: "Inside of
two years there will not be a club in the
country, and pugilists will be fighting in
barns and fields for purses of $100 and
$200 just as they used to. The news
papers are responsible for it." Corbett
gives the snap away, for if as he asserts
the pugilists are willing to fight in the
fields for $100, it is a pure waste of good
money to hang up $20,000 in order to let
them fight in a parlor. We think though
that Corbett is mistaken. In a few
years the pugilists will be doing all their
fighting in the newspapers.
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thereof greatly lessened, to both mother and
child. The period of confinement is also
srreatlv shortened, the mother strengthened
and built up, and an abundant secretion of
nourishment J or the child promoted.
Send io cents for a large Book (168 pages),
giving all particulars. Address, World's
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juain ot., isunaio, xn. x .
PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH.
Mrs. Fred Hunt, of Glenville, N. X,
says: "I read about Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription being so good for a wo
man witn cniia, so 1
got two bottles last
September, and De
cember 13th I had a
twelve pound baby
girl. When I was
confined I was not
sick in any way. I
did not suffer any
pain, and when the
child was born I walk
ed into another room . "
and went to Ded. 1 r j-.
Keen your xviLiaut 01 flu
Smart-Weed on hand i ?
all the time. It was J-v&'44i
very cold weather hw
and our room was Mas. Htnrr.
very cold but I did .not take any cold, and
never had any after-pain or any other pain.
It was all due to God and Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription and Compound Extract
of Smart-Weed. This is the eighth living
child and the largest of them all. I suf
fered everything that flesh could suffer with
the other babies. I always had a doctor
and then he could not help me very much,
but this time my mother and my husband
were 'alone with me.' My baby was only
seven" days old when I got up and dressed
and left my room and stayed up all day."
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
for
Burns,
Caked & Inflamed Udders.
Piles,
Rheumatic Pains,
Bruises and Strains,
Running Sores,
Inflammations,
Stiff joints, ,
Harness & Saddle Sores,
Sciatica,
Lumbago,
Scalds,
Blisters,
Insect Bites,
All Cattle Ailments,
All Horse Ailments,
All Sheep Ailments,
Penetrates Muscle,
Membrane and Tissue
Quickly to the Very
Seat of Pain and
Ousts it in a Jiffy.
Rub in Vigorously.
Mustang Liniment conquers
Fain,
Makes flan or Beast well
again.
A. Splendid Offer.
Oar clubbing arrangements with the
San Francisco Examiner entitles those
subscribing for that paper in connection
with The Chronicle to all the benefits
of their premium offer, that is a nam
bered receipt and choice of premium
pictures. The price of the Examiner is
$1.75, the price of The Chronicle $1.50
and we send you both with all privileges
as above stated for one year for $2.25.
Many stubborn and aggravating cases
of rheumatism that were believed to be
incurable and accepted as life legacies,
have yielded to Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, much to the surprise and gratifi
cation of the sufferers. One application
will relieve the pain and suffering and
its continued use insures an effectual
cure. For sale by Blakeley & Houghton
.Druggists.
We have made arrangements with the
San Francisco Examiner to furnish it in
connection with The Chronicle. Hav
ing a clubbing rate with the Oregonian
and N. Y. Tribune for our republican
patrons, we have made this arrangement
for the accommodation of the democratic
members of The Chbonicle family
Both papers, the Weekly Examiner and
Semi-Weeklt Chboivcle 'will be far
nished for one year for $2.25, cash in ad
Iu Don't Have to Swear Off. -
says the St. Louis Journal of Agricul
ture in an editorial about No-To-Bac the
famous tobacco habit cure. We know
of many cases cured by No-To-Bac, one,
a prominent St. Louis architect, smoked
and chewed for twenty years ; two boxes
cured him so that even the smell of to
bacco makes him sick." No-To-Bac
sold and guaranteed by Snipes & Kin
ersly, No cure no pay. Book free.
Sterling Remedy Co., New York or
Chicago. .
malarial &
-poison!
Results from atmospnerlo conditions,
unclean premises. Imperfect ventilation S
and more frequently from the deadly tS
SEWER OAS. A general rundown and 53
impoverished condition of the blood en- Si
sues, and if not corrected. Catarrh, Bron
chitis, and even Consumption may be the
result. S. S S. promptly corrects all
these evil effects.
Mr. J. A. Rice, Ottawa, Kan., writes:
For three veara I was troubled with Ma
laria, which caused my appetite to fail, &
and I was so reduced in flesh, tbat
auov vuaimfl. i tneu mercurial
and potash remedies, buicould get no relief.
x uicu ucuiucu 10 try
A few bottles of this
wonderful medicine
made a complete and
nermanent cure, and
I now enjoy better health than ever. -
Onx Treatise on Blood and Skin Diaeass
mailed free to ur address.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, 6a.
3
SEE I. SEE WHAT?
C. F STEPHENS,
If you want anything in the shape of
O THIN
For Man or Woman,
. When the Train stops at THE DALLES, get off on the South Side -
AT TH
flEW COliUjVlBlJa HOTEli.
-OfO- " -
This large .and popular House does the principal hotel business,
and is prepared to furnish the Best Accommodations of any
House In the city, and at the low rate of
$1.00 per Day. - prst (Jass Teals, 25 Cepts.
Office for all Stage lines leaving Tbe Dalles for all
points In Eastern Oregon and Kastern "Washington,
In this Hotel.
Corner of Front and Union Bts.
Successor to
-DEALER IN-
PAINTS,- OILS
And the Most Complete and
WALL PAPER.
PRACTICAL PAINTER and PAPER HANGER. None but the best brands
of J. W. MASURY'S PAINT8 used in all our work., and none but tbe
most skilled workmen employed. Agents for Masury Liquid Paints. No chem
icel combination or soap mixture. A first-class article in all colors. All orders
promptly attended to.
Store and Faint Shou corner Third and
X
"There is a tide in the affairs
leads on to fortune?
The poet unquestionably had reference to the
c
at CRANDALL
Who are selling these goods
MICHELBACH BRICK,
isi-Ont Si m
Furnitiire Caroets
New - Umatilla- House,
THE DALLES. OREGON.
SINNOTT & FISH, PROP'S.
Ticket and Baggage Office of the TJ. P.
Union Telegraph Office are in the Hotel.
Fire-Proof Safe for the Safety of all Valuables.
LARGEST : AND : FINEST
BU.NNE
Pipe Won iia ncpairs aqn Hoofing
MAINS TAPPED UNDER PRESSURE.
Qtop on Third Street, next door west of Young & Kue'
Blacksmith Shop.
Boy, Girl or Baby.
T. T. NICHOLAS, Propr.
Paul Kreft & Co
AND GLASS.
Latest Patterns and Designs in
WALL PAPER
Washington Sts., The Dalles, Oreoi
of men which, taken at its fiooa
& BURGET'S,
out at greatly-reduced rates.
- - UNION ST.
R. R. Company, and office of the Western
: HOTEL : IN : OREGON
A Long
String of Fish
Is not Carried
tip a Side Street.
It's just about as important
to let folks know that we've
;ot extra fine Hams and. Ba-
con,Eastern Buckwheat Flour,
genuine Maple Syrup. The
Finest Coffee in town. A fine
ot of New Breakfast Foods.
THATELEGANT
DAIRY BUTTER (Dufur)
For all those who call on
us we have bargains in Fine
Goods; for those who don't,
sympathy.
J. B. CROSSEN,
Grocer.
Ask Central for 62.
Ladies' and
Gentlemen's
Gold and Silver
Watches.
Large Assortment
to select from.
I. C- Nickelsen's.
BUY YOUR
GROCERIES
"W.
We carry everything that is good
to eat, and at such prices that
we should have the trade of all
hungry people.
Try our
Teas and Coffees.
Can give you an excellent blend
ed Coffee at 25 per pound.
Ask for Halivor Butter.
Telephone No. 60.
"X H -fci
We' wish to announce that
we have made a specialty of
Winter Blooming Bulbs,
HYACINTHS and LILLEES,
POTTED PLANTS of All Kinds.
We are prepared to furnish
on short notice cut flowers
for all occasions; also pot
plants and wires.
Hyacinths in bloom A
beautiful holiday gift.
Get your Chrysanthemums
at once to send East.
C23
Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co.
Drugs,
Paints,
Wall Paper,
Window Glass.
129 Second St.,
THE DALLES, - - OR.
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