East Oregonian : E.O., February 13, 1889, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 4

HOME OFFICE.
WKDNKHDAY, FEHKUAKY 1!!, 18M.
THAT AI'HTUAI.IAN' I1AI.I.DI' llll.l,,
From Iho Hitu l'r nolnoo lti.
We hnvo herolofoto shown tti.it tlio ho
cnlled Australian balloting Hymeni, which
tliu legislature- of tliid Statu Is asked to
adopt, doea not tiud cannot prevent two
Clares if fiuuds on till! franchise against
which it is Hittiod. Aa-eimlng tliu up:
pointtneiit iih election ollkoiH in miy pie
cinct of men nf t lie entiio ehurtuter uh
those whone mibdeeds haw ltd to the
outcry for eleitonil icfonn, friiiultilciit
counting of hullota has been proved to bo
not only h easy as, but more easy than,
under ttiii present law. AfHtitnlnt the
existence of corruptible electors
nnd of men Milling to puichiiM!
tln.'Ir votes, wu luivo hIiov.ii tlmt
the so-called reform makes brll-ery more
possible, by finnishlng the nefarious
trtilliekcr in the franchise with the means
by which be can at-sintt himself of tliu
delivery f Hint for which be !'' Put'
there are Htil other ilcfectM that the bll
now before the legislature ruveals on ItH
face to Hiiy one who will take the trouble
tostudvits provl-lnns. Two yearn ugo.
ut the State election, the full tleket voted
couiprlhud over eighty names, Outt-ldo
of the two great political tattk'H there
were several independent tick etc in the
field. The iminetl on all the tickets
combined uiwrcmited nvr three bun
drei. It Ih p o; i o ' that all tli i e nanftx
aliall lo printed on the n.ic ticktl or b; -lot,
to bo furnished by the I'Oal authori
ties. Hurl i u ballot would noil to be
printed in a bonk rather than on a clip
it pnjtcr, UHM,iitlly when it in considered
t ut nunlii.. 1 ui under the proved
lu.v for any nllhv tlmt in to bo vnled for
by the electors of any political illvlsl n
leis than thei'iitlrn State in extent tliuy
l) tnaile by any onn hundred persons, ie
sldlng in Hiieh division. Under such a
law tho I'uudidateH will Inorcuto
until Itnally the ballot-boxes will
need to assume the dimensions of
Htnnll cottages. Hut even with three
hundred names on n billot from which to
soled and lunik witli a eronn upwards of
eighty, how long do the advocates
of too inoasuro Hiippiwo It would
ttikit an Independent I'liTtnr to mark It In
ballot in the booth provided fo lb i pjr
pOfoV It iri prcpix-ed by the bill under
iliHi'itfuinii to nlliiw ten minute, but that
would in many ease Imi insiilllclent,
though it would more thun HUllieu for
tho straight parly voter, who, of course,
could designate with a single cross tho
Croup of nunii'H compiii-ed in hi putty
nominations, which would Iw only the
wuik of a few at-ennd Hutumumingthiit
ten minutes i'au titlord mope thuu lor
anv voter to mark hi" thket, there in 1111
other dlllli'ulty. Tin juriy h ick, with;
whom vol I on in .i Ihhuci-h, might mid
probably would, taki then place in line
curly In front of the i nllln; Ihi alii. The
business man who iiund u lino uf debt
or ten ahead of libit and calculated that
nlly nr eighty minutes might ela so bo
fore he cou'd net a ehsneo to vole,
woulit fretpu utly give up th ut
tempt, ami leave the toting
to be limit I the vert
men who have lr. unlit tho
fleet ral frutidil In' ibepule It
would be to 'lie intotct of til" M'tgli",
t whom the n.ilep. ndi i,t voter Ih ihi ob
ject of d. lllii-. to oiaUe the aipio.icb of
th latter 1 1 tin-b.illoflxiv ih dillli nil an
fie law would allow, mid u h-iiuII number
of thlri cliiHri foiniinn in line eailyand
uvnoi bxinu the iipi'roaeli to the billot
b ixex could, by tiklof!, in each ioht.iino,
the full time alloitcil In them by law,
r.ihi'y i ulwear the imtience of inen wh"iie
0'ily deNlie w.iN to exeieiM Uielr illu of
NillliiiKe iih n iti.itli- A public duly.
It Min.llil .Not hmi-il,
An attcinpt U holm: miiile to iimeuil
tle coiiHliliitiiii) of Nevada iiutlirl.lii); u
Mui h'tiery t-imilar to the Louisiana
lotte-y M'lo'iue The lli;ht in a lint one on
b'ltli Md-M The Knleipii-e, of Stoiy
i-iitintv, lteno Journal nnd tSuet'e, of
Wio-ho'. I'aiKin Appeal, of Oiui-b.v, and
Mlver statu, of llntiiU ldt, f,ivrcil the
lottery hill. HvenliiK (.'lirotitele, of
Unrey, lemaiiied neutral. The (ir-Miii
Tribune, of DimihIiv, wa independeui.
The l'",lo Seulbicl ami Kuioka iNcwh, of
DhiociuIiU, and the lbncille, of Liiidor,
ure htreliuiMiHlv oiipoed to it.
A Htiuint cud nf the lutterv promoter-'
win the ritatciuuut tlmt the olncl of the
project li to ctinibli-li it liouiu for dN
iiMcd unnerH, by putting abide a eertaiu
p.'rccnl ufc of the pmtliH. Thin htnte
men' innirrn are faiiilliar with and con
wider ih char titer of the protn Hern a
rel'. I on mi their intelligence.
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llt l.i'll IIU fr,nil- i tn ,
Kinuiiiv 1'itfht at it meeting in Albany
pwided over tiy Major Hilt n, the teiu
I er ne oral r, n ftianiser doualeil AM)
tow rl iMitiiiKlhc ilebt on the W. I5.il'.
V. IviildlnV'- "it eallliu; for the in ney
thla nioridn, it wan foitiiil that the
Bt iiiiKer, who elainutl to bo K W, Wal
le h, it luw.tcr of I'liiludclpliia, had
hkipp'd out u the ntoiiiiiiK ttuiu. Icav
inn no i'lne for the amount, lie hud
le ixietel at tho KilfH li ttte iih J, 1.
Homer, of Chicago. No cause for bin
ulniMiy iMiuliii t in iifcrllx'il,
-
AlHliilinl Willi Mi,.liitilliii.
The baker City Hlade Haya Iji (irnnde
could te the leadliiK town of Dropm if
the i itweiis of the town were eiitemris'iiK
mi-1 active. ,Io-mIucUhiii Im a rllj-eano
lu I i tir.unle and there i-ceme to be mi
cure Mr it. The local papcra ate not Kup
jnu'cd. aul look an if every erlen in Ihe
plu e Im'jji uiIko every cent p.iiil them for
their aloablo Kiv,rs. I.a liraudo
tihould wako op r it will wake up koiiio
line nioiniiiK to rind limit" iut the town
of the licuotiful itr.iiule Hondo v.dUy.
J K: Itxan, while horneluck near Till
tune U t .i it feu tliiva ,i)io. bad a u irons
e , iv ii in death " lli h'THU MiiinUl d.
tt id b i b " -e and rider wont ovuY a I'llll'
end iolle.1 uinl iiimbliil a di-tmiie of lilt
f .et P.iili tmapetl wbh tljelr liven, but
painfally bi'ioftd
'Hie Cenlilen, nka t it)" t-lit'tleu Jit Oi
tlen, Wuili, wo i the iLy 'lite whole oit
tekilofllto tiClltilutl U.U MklOriuUli l
ubfut -1JU nmjurity.
Columbia Fire
OFFICERS'.
FRANK DKKUM r'ntt.ldent.
W. K. HMITH . View I'rwikient.
J. A. CHILD Som-tary ftd MaitKr .
DJ HECTORS,
I). I. THOMPSON I'ortLind, Oreou
FKANK DKKUM 1'ortJuml, Ort'KOti
W K SMITH Portland, OrcKon
JOHN DONNKIIHKIIO Portland, OreKm
JACOB WOHTMAN McMlnnvllle, Oroon
H. M. WADK Portland, Oregon
A. H. HIIKYMAN KaHt PortJund, Oregon
JOHN It. DAVID Portland, Oregon
V. It. HONKYMAN Portland, Orison
UKOKOK H. WILLI AM9 Portland, OreKon
K. H. KKAHNKY Portland, Oregon
WALTKU P. HUUUHLI Portland, Omkoii
HAM P. STUItUlH Pendleton, Orexon
T. L. CHA It MAN OreKon City, Oregon
JOHN A. CHILD Portland, Oregon
JAM KS I-'. WATHON Portland. Oregon
V. II. WALKKK Portland, Onyon
VHAHKL HUSH Halcm, Orcein
II.TIIILLSKN Portland, On'Kon
OKOUOi: it. .MAIlKLi:,.Iii Portland, Oregon
W.T. WK1UHT I nlon, Orwui
It. L. DUUIIAM Portland, Orty.on
OH AH. A. ALIHKY Portland, Oregon
I. V. CASK,: Astoria, Uwm
J. K. .SMITH Portland. Ore.vn
REAP THIS?
It is of interest to Every
Taxpayer in Oregon.
DIIAlt Slit :
Would Kiy in ntly to ynura of even date that the Hiiiu of
477.00 paid to me by the Columbia 1'iru ami Marine Iiinii
ranee Coinp-.iny, of Portland, Oregon , for School Tax in Dm
triet No. I, reprenentH more money than paid to thin olllce
bv all the Foreign lnrtiiraiiee CompanlcH doing iIiihIucim in
thlHclty. Fit HI) A. DALY,
School Clerk Dihtrlct No. I
THIS PROVES OUR ASSERTION
That to iiotj't yourielf you aboukl give your luuurauce to
the Columbia Fire and Marino Intnirunee Company, of Port
laud, Oregon org.mUed under tliu lawa of Oregon, Una it
guaranteed capital of 600,000 for jour protection, which i
ten tliiiea the AMocsr or- nuiontr required 'f Foreign Com
uok'H, w ho pay NO taxen, ami hknii aia. tiik ciiokith out of
tho State, thereby lucreaHitig your taxen. Think of this and
give our Company a part of your INSUHANOK.
Yours, reHiK-ctfully,
JOHN A. CHILD, Secretary.
.Tl33:3i303n(l SL. Noxt Doar to Child's Drug Sloro
Sab' - ;!)ed Capital, $600,000.
& Marine
Insurance
Portland, Oregon.
Company
t - ' 'ilJ. i -li
LtHT Or STOCK HOLDEMH
Colombia Fire and Marine Insurance
Of I'ortbvnd, Oregon. CpUl Stock, 00,000.
I, P. Tlomron, Prtxildout CotnruercUl National
Port laud , OrvRo'n.
Frank Dokum, Ire. I'ortknd Hav'ifs IWiik, Portland, Or,
W. K. Smith, VlMi.lVeH. Alwiworth Nht'l Hnk, I'ori
Oregon.
K. S. Kearney, Capltallut, Portlnnd, Orfjwn.
Jiieob Wortinan, PrfH. Flret Nnt'l Ilnnk, McMlnnvill.0
U M Wade, Vlco-Piw Kuapp,'Humll & Co, I'ortlitnd, Or.
John Halo, Kallroad Contractor, Talact) Hot l,K. F.
It M Hlt-ole, CapltHlift, St Johni, Mlcb.
C A Dolph, Attornoy-Nt-luw, Portland, Or.
Jolm Donnerberg, Plumber, Portland, Or.
John H David Northwest Coal and TranHfer (Jo, Pbrtlul
W H Honeynuin, CnIUilUt, Portland, Or
J KKmltli, Contractor, Portland, Or.
A H Hroyman, Pre Flint Nat'l Hank, Kant Portland, Or. 1
John Soinmerville, Merchant, Kant Portland, Or.
(1 P ltummelln, Furrier Merchant, Portland, Or.
John A Honoymnu, Honey man ltros' Foundry, Portlui
(?eo II WllllatnB, Kx U H Atfy Gen'l, Portland, Or.
C C Hoekinnn, Hanker, Jneknonvillo, Or.
Walter F llurrell, Caplbillst, Portland, Or.
S P SturgiH, CiiHbler Flrft Nnt'l Tlnnk, Vondloton, Or.
T L Charnuin, Druggist, Oregon City, Or.
H II Northup, Attorney-ut-Luw, Portland, Or.
John A Child, Drugglnt, Portland, Or.
Jitmea V Watnon, Attorjieyat-Iiw, Portland, Or.
Viru'inlit Wutaon, Portland, Or.
Frederick Hickel, Capltallut, rortland, Or.
tiiver & Walker, Agrieiillitr.il lmp!omoriln, Portland, Or.
I-ovi Anleny, Pre Flrat Nufl Hank, Walla Walla, W.T.
W II Stino, Cashier Firot Nnt'l Hank, Walla Walla, W.T.
A U Huford, AHs't CiiHliiur Firat Nufl Hank, Walla Wtllj
W. T.
L K O Smith, iMerehant, Portland, Or.
J B White, MoMInnvlllo, Or. .
CharloH H Durlikoop, Munufacttirer, Portland, Or.
J O Morelund, Attornoy-at'ljiw, Portland, Or.
UiiiIh Solum, Prenldont First Nat'l Hank, Vancouver, W.
It I. Durham, Canhlor Commercial Nat'l Hank, PortUnd.
fi A Durhnni, WnHhlngton county.
Mary H Siiiller, Hugeno CItv, Or.
O A Aliaky, of Allaky, Haum A Co, Confoctionaro, I'ortlinl
AKiihel HiihIi, Hanker, Salom, Or.
II 'Ihtolxen, Director Oregon National Hank, Portland, Or.
II H Johnson, Hanker, Walla Walla. W. T.
II O Allen, with Snell, HeltHliu A Woodard, Portland, Or.
(!eo H Murklo, Vice Prea. Oregon Nat'l Hank. Portland,
K L Hadtham, Manager Hank of Oregon City, Oregon Cityl
U O Stevena, Ituilroail Agont, Oregon City, Oregon.
W T Wright, auditor Firat National Hank, Union, Or.
L. L. MeArthur, U. S. District Attornoy, Portland, Or.
Itatnford Itobb, (Jraln Deulor, Pomoroy, W. T.
O. K. Smith. Canitiillht. Portland. Or.
H. (1. Crundull, Cashier Firat Nat'l Hank, Pomeroy, W.T.
K L Canby, Caahiei First Nat'l Hank, Vancouver, w. i.
1 W Case, Hanker, Astoria, Or.
Cloitoii & Jackson. Insurance Aeenta. Pendleton, Or.
John Wortinan, CaHhler First Nat'l Hank, McMInnviHe,0
11 C Wortinan, Ana't Cash'r Com'l Nat'l Hauk, Portlana.
W II McCoy, Druggist, Spokane Falta, W, T.
Itufus Mallorj', Attornoy-at-Law, Portland, Or.
Subscribe! Capit;!, $300,000.
Clopton & Boyd, Agents, East Oregonian Building, Pendleton, Or.