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About Liberal Republican. (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1??? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1873)
-? ' " ' : - : , . - ' " " : T " ! ' r 7, TvJJit 1 i i 3 if $ yoL. 4, Official Paper for Plk'fcounty, la leaned Ever) Saturday Morning, at ;PilM', Polk Coualy, Oregon. J 1. K :f SULLIVAN! PROPRIETOR, j 8VBSCBIFTI0N BATES. ir Pi! JINGLE COPIES One Year, $2 00. Six otlta,$l 2$ t Three MonthstlOO For. Clubs tea or more $1 75 per annum. Stbte'tiptUn mutt be paid Urietly in advance " ADVEBTISINO BATES. jyn square (TiWef or less), first insert $2 50 .liaeh sabseqaent insertion 1 " 00 A liberal deduction will be made to quar rterly and yearly aJ.Tert'ist?r3. Professional cards will Re inserted at $12 00 .per annum Transienf adrertiaetDlnts !must be Tud for Ja a'dTadoe'to inEarepubliisation. AU. other adrenising bills must be pid quarterly. Lefal.teader taken at their current value. Blanks and Job Work of every description .r Disked at low rates on ehort notice. THE ILLUSTRATED PHRENOLOGICAL OURNAL, is in every respect a First Uu Magazine. Its articles are of the highenl interest to alL It teaches what we are and how Jto make the most of ourselves. JThe informa tion it contains on the Laws of Life and ileal th is well worth the price of the Magazine to everj Jaii. -It is published at $3 00 a year. By special arrangement we are jenabled to offee the Phrksologic al Jocbxal b,s a Premium lor A new lubjiribors to the Oreoo.i REPmticAx, qt wf .fjirnish ibe pHaMotosiCAL Jocrsal .and Ppkpos Rert'BLicA! together for oo yf et.cpmmend .the Juta.AL to aU who w at .Opd magaxini PROFESSIONAL CARDS. - - - T" p. e. uiiL.ivA.ir, Attorney fe Coanselior-At-Law Dallas, Oregon, $Till practice n 1 all tbe-Courts of the State 1 1 STL C8IMPSO!l t " I B ST05E Attorneys at Iaw. Jjytl practice in all the Courts of ihe 3d J u dicial Didtrict. OFFICE In Executive Wilding oppo?t hemekfU lItol Salem Mav 1 J 73 1-ye ' '' , ' ' - - ' Attorneys at JLaw 3AIJSM,...'. OREGON. frj Jii tia,ir: it . iff' ' Will practice in all the courts in the State til-' - U!i')JJAU !, 4 '-" i ( : JOllS J. DAL, Att'y & ConseIlcr:at-Iiaw t DALLAS. OREGON. W ill pactice In the Courts of Record an J In- etlor Courts. Collections attended to promptly OFFICE In the Coart House. ' ' ' fftfjr !YTV1 41-tt su ems. m. . i 3 6 orcbbs, a.m., u. p PCS. 1TES &C-UUI5BS. arret Sitfo,eons; .VV.-0. TIIRIR. PTtOFESSIONA 8RT to the citizens, of Dallas and viciu QiQ8-&tijttti otU Nichols Hyde' Prog Store. Feb22 73 tf XI -DEN T IS T . f ffiee ;one dsor North f the Post Office DALLAS aet ee OGN . Particular attention given to the regulation children's teeth.. ! , j , work warraated. Janll'73tf Concluded on fourth pafi INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS AND THE PEUPLB AVA!tC fYe give below sooie of the platforms recently adopted by both, State anp jDunty,6pnTCTiti(jQsaf expressive tlio will ot the pjopl. We com meod, them f- - "r -f. f f i J, . 51 . -ta tlie atrcf jl cansiderauoa' of the peo ple of, Oregon, for in thetn can be placingly seen, how far, wo are follow ing behind: the people of the .great northwest. Here they are. Owatpnna, Minn., JSept. 2. Tha following is' the platform adjptei by the Farmers' Convention to-day, as reported by the Committee : I! Whereas, The leading issues that have hitlierto divided the people of this country into political parties have ceased to exist, aud it is uuwise to geek ; to continue the old party oranizitiou?, ! now that new and momentous questions have arisen ; and, wnEREAS,The principal question now demanding consideration is thai in volving the privileges and powers of corporations as antagonizing with, and operating in opposition to, the well beiag of tho people ; and, Whereas. We, the farmer? and and mechanics, laborers of Minnesota, deem the triumph oftl.e people, in this cooiest with monopolies, tsentiil to the perpetuation of our free institution- and the promotion f our jtrivite and national prosperity ; and, WHEREAS, In addition to this and to the honest and economical ad mi tj is- tralion ot the Government we recognize oo party distinctions uor political is as now before the country a wortliy of more than minor coasideratlo j be it therefore, Resolved, That the purpose of all proper government is the promotion of the wt-If are of tho cutiro people ; that, therefore, tho conduct of any citizen, association, or corporation, whether chartered or otherwise, which may op erate to the prejudice of this, general welfare, is antagonistic to the true objects of government, and violative of the fundamental principles upon which all correct law is passed. Second That we recognize no political party nor individual aspirant for Ciffice as worth v of our sunnort unless, it or he will unite with us in declaring tJiat the Government cannot aberrate its sovereignty either in whole or part to any pcrson; association, or corporation for any purpose whatever, but is always and must forever remain subject to the sovereign authority and control of the Government Third That we will not aid in Lievati0.anjrnantoaDjimportanpuL1 1C position whatever who will either deny or object to the exercise by the Logisla turo of the power to reverso and annul at any time any chartered privilege of so-called vested right, or any privilcgo claimed to be involved in any charter to any corporation, railroad or other wisej which experience has shown is or may be exercised by such corporation or by other similar corporations to the detriment of the public welfare; aud that we will demand from every candidate for a high executive, legisla five, or judicial position, to whom we accord our support, that he shall pledge himself to ? recognize "the maintenance of this right by the Gov ernment as a sacred duty essential for its preservation of the liberties of the people, and tho stability and prosperity of the Commonwealth. Fourth That taxes can only be rightfully levied for, the purpose of raising revenues to defray the expenses of the Novernnicnt in the discharge of its legitimate duties, supporting, public institutions, and promoting the public welfare; and that the levying of such imposts as inure to the benefit of a class in the community, while being, detrN raental to other classes, are unjust and oppressive j and that tariffs levid on imported articles may be, aod often are, so a""'"' d as to become thus diacriro- DALLAS. OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPT 20, 1873. native and injurious, and.it is'thercfore esseutial that the utmost care should be taken in framing such tariff laws, in order that these objectionable fea tures may b& avoided, and that they may operate :fqr. the well-being of the entire community. fifth That it. is contrary to the spirit and .purpose of a republican governmnnt that its servants should bo compensated for their public services to an extent that will make offieeholdinir attraativo to human cupidity, aid that i i the li.te act of Congress increasing official and Congressional ?alari.?, notwithstanding the lca. and excuses urged in itt palliation, wo rucognije ouly a corrupt and reprehensible avarice and reckless disregard ot the public weal which deserves the severest ecu- sare, and that we deiuaud the repcil of the Jaw at the.earliest practical moment, aou declare every mau who supported aud approved, or aided and abetted in procuriug the passago and approval, or received benefit through it tnactmcar, whether in the shape of back -pay or t iture-pay, as unworthy of the conn . r i d. nco of his fciiow-citizens, aad unfuf for the further occupancy of anv position of public trust. Sixth Tiat all participants ic the Credit Muhilier and the corrupt trail, actious expjsed by its investigation of tht late (Congress, and by the late Treasury of the late, dttsetvo to have been punished us criminal, and that those iio aided thsm from more complete exposure, and consequently punishment, should likewise be objects ot public iseorn and contumely. ikeeuth That; every puhhc ofUcer is amenable to the -people for his con duct, and that puphc .sentiment should demand and compel the resignation of all those who are guilty of misrepre senting their constituant by malfeas ance in office, or neglecting to execute faithfully the duties intrusted to thetn. E'ujhUi That the fees and salaries at present allowed to county aud other otTuials within thisijtate are frequently excessive, and that lle-jc ohould never be greater thau is paid by private individuals to their employes engaged in similar duties, and bearing similar responsibilities; and that we demand that the State Legislature hall, at its next session, remaly this evil, and reduce euch salaries, fees, &c, to what will be no more than a just and reason able compensation, and thm, by re moving the inducements for holding, lessen the desire for seeking oflice, and obviate, to a considciabh extent, one of the moil potent cause? of local political corruption. MINNESOTA l'AUMEUT' WOItK lNGMIIN. At the farmers and Workingmen's Convention at Iongt Lake adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, Recognizing the fact that political parties jre called into existence to be used as the machinery through which the public voice finds expression and being firmly impressed that both the Democratic and Republican organiza lions- have become simply and truly the tools of rings and monopolies ; and Wheueas, Legislation, both State and National, for many years, has seemad to be entirely in the interest of concentrated capital as against labor, and believing that tho time has come when the masses of the people should themselves assume the rejuq of power hitherto held by tho politicians; there fore, Jiesolvcd, First, That we, the farm ers and workingmcn of Ilennephin County, in masj convention assembled do hereby sever our connection with tho great political parties of tho coun try, and pledge our sacred honor to stand side by sido in A the coming struggle for the rights of labor against the encroachments of combined capital until the battlo is over. comTHelievirig that the&er soniau qualifications, honesty arid fca- pacity, are such as can alone ! recom mend to our goppoit 'candidales ' ftfl official -positions;' from the highest 'toJ the lowest in the gitt of a free people, we will henuiforth vote f jr rno "taao who does not pouses 'these qualifica tions, and t-hull hold all public servants to a strict accountability for the man in which they discharge their du ties. Third In the interest of common houebty we most emphatically condemn the corrupt and elfish scheme crowded thaough the last Congress, aud known as the ''salary-grub." This condem nation would not be complete did we fail to include the I'tcsidcnt.'of United States, by whoso signature it became a law, aud this, toy, ua the Leeds f a popular expression of confidence in hts honcist and integrity such as has never been expressed toward any Ex ecutive sincu. the time of Washing ton. Fvurth We further condemn the action of Representatives Avcrill and I'uncll for thtir iart in the passage cf 1 , . the bill, their tct-et fance and use of the Wagis of .in, alter the unanimous condemnation of the vUiauvUS law by thtir constituents of all parties. Ftf.h We most heartily condemn the habit, which has assumed the di meujiiocs of a chrome jKditical dieae of accepting railway pasM-s by the pco pie's legislative representatives and other public officers, and brand it a; a species of petty bribery unworthy the dignity and character of hjnest law-makers representing and intelligent contiiuet - SixthWc oUo demand that our representatives hail attend honestly to their duties, while the Legislature is in session, and not sped their time in pur poseless junketing and pleasure seeking while in the pay of the people, a system that not. only waste tlie time that belongs to the services of the people, but contributes to the forma tion of intemperate practices and cultivation of bad morals. Seventh Resting in the conscious ness of the justice of our cause, .we, in the most laatcrnal spirit, ask all o ir fellow citizens who arc laboring hones t lv for equal and exact justice to all men to join with U3 and aid iu this newest crusade for liberty and equality aud against wrong and rapacity, pledg ing to all and each other that we will stand shoulder to should and keep our ranks unbroken, until soulless corpora tions and moneyed monopolies of every character arc taugh'. the lesson that the people also have vested night which they how to maintain. We, hercfore, ask the co-opperation of all men who arc with u? in sentiment. ' PEOPLE'S CONVENTION AT MON HOE WIS. , . At the People's Convention held at Monroe, Wisconsin, on the i0th day of August 1873, the greatest harmony prevailed. Old party ties were severed. The following resolutions were adopt ed : Resolved, That while we approve and commend the good accomplished by old political parties, we btlive their mission to ba fulfilled ; and, judging of the future by the past, with respect! to pledges made and being mado; for greatly needed reforms, we declare our cntiro want of confidence in the power of said parties under tho leadership of bad and designing men, to meet the demand of the present exigencies, and to rcstor an honest and efficient man" ogement of public affairs. Second .That 'we are in favor of a tariff for revenue only, and that wo are opposed to all class legislation, either State or National ; that we are opposed monopolies of every ,kind ; that , a law compelling one man to pay a tax to support the business of another is nothing less than legalized robbery. RELIGION. '; Tlirdp qualified1 terms : the act of Coogresa .increasing thor pay, commo as tho salaryrgrab, and pledj commonly known I crn nil ran I una i not to vote for nor support any man for office who voted for the bill or accepted the unj ust pay, , , , bwrAThat the President of the United States, in signing the bill by which tho tax-pajcrs are robbed of millins, putting oue hundred thousand dollars in his own pocket, has eyincod a morbid avarice unparalltlol in the history of our couutry. Fifth That agriculture is the prin cipal basis of wealth and prosperity in this couutry; therefore we believe that the farmer ghould be represented in every branch of our Government, pnd that wo pledge our selves to support for office uten whe are interested in advancing the great agricultural iuterest of the nation, and of the laboring classes generally jbixth That we are opposed to fu ture grants of land to railroads, or other corporations, and believe that the public domain should be held Kacrcd Vi actual settlers,and we are in favor of a law by which each hoaorebly dischar ed soldier, or hi heirs, may use such discharge iu any Government land- olbce in full piymut tjr a quarter section of unappropriated public land. Fight That many of our public ft oJuecrs are now receiving enormous salaries fur their services, dispropor tionate to the rewards of labor io the industrial pursuits sf the people, tend ing to habits fof s'SinvajUDce at var" auce with Republican simplicity in creasing the burucas pi 'taxation, and creating an aristocracy which will soon er or Jatcr undermine the liberties of people, and wc demad a roform in that direction. Ninth That' we demand of our cavdidatcs written aeceptanc of their nominations and full pledges that they willsupport and enforce principles herein enumerate to the host of their ability and futhcr, that they pledge them eivcs to resign their offices "xhenevcr the people .n a reptescntative conven-' tiun rexuest them . to account of a failure to do so, on fulfill their pledges. MKcun cmrxTv, hl. imrmeks' NOMINATIONS. Alcdo, 111 . August 27. Alargo number of persous attended the con vention to-day. Nearly every town ship was represcnted. W. G. Griffin was choen chairman. and L, 1). Holmes Secretary. The following resulutions were renortcd, and adopted : Fcnolved, 1. That all corporations be controlled by law.3 2. Thit great economy must ho used iu State, National, and county affairs. 3. That the producing classes must bo fully represented in National and State Legislatures. 4. That honesty, ability, and indus try shall hereafter bo the only test of fitness fr Office. 5. That wo arc in favor of a tariff i for revenue, but demand that iron lumber, and salt be placed on the free list. . ' - ; "'"' 0. That this should be in fact, as it is in theory, a government by the people, and, whenever the wishes of the people are mado known, the ronrescnta tives in whatever branch of the Gov ernment should obey those wishes, or immediately resign,. 7. That we are in favor of electing the President and Senators to Congress by a direct vote of the people. 8. That wo are opposed to tnakug any more land grants to railroads or other corporations, and demand that the public lands' should bo held for actual settlers. 1 ' ; 9. That wo demand of thoso who represent us in Congress as there first work in tho nsxt session to take the necessary steps to secure, so far as they K '.'4 are able to effect it. the immediate 'and ft' unconditional ;, tepeal of iht u activi known as the Back-Pay or Salary-Gjab, j 1q We, the fanners of ' Jefferson County Illinois,1 ' convention assembled, unbiased by party jpassion or prejudice, declare the following platform of principles, and call 'upon men of all' former political parties to join us in our ' efforts to bring about the needed Jre form : ' First We demand les3 and better egislation. Second 'We' demand more ' rigid " economy in the administration of pub Third Vc demand more honesty in high official positions. ' ' : Fourth We demand the abolition of the host of useless offices, the re- . duction of taxation, and a reduction xf the salaries of all public officers, believing that, until the public debt is paid and the j-ublic burden lightened, the salaries of our public servants should be more proportionate to the rewards of labor ic private life. Fifth We demand the repeal of the back-salary act, and a return to the United .Stacs Treasury of all the mouey drawn, by authority of that act, by members of the last Congress' aud members of the present Congress : and ' - . . , e coademn the Presided of the United States for the xtstago of the law, and a!,-o fur affixing his signature to the nme, thereby making U' a law. Sixth We arc ojposcd to protecting; one cba or kinds itdnstry by Iegistattoa 4 at the dirc.irof an a nothef ,and c'dtare ! for giving equal rights and exacting equal putics to and from all. 1 Seventh Wc are opposed to al monopo'icf, and denounce Ihcm a contrary to the spirit and genius of our 'institutions, subversive of the" rights and liberties of a frae people1 all tending directly to create and foster an aristocracy of wealth and a central ization of money power in the hands; of the wcathy few, completely over-5" shadowing and corrupting our legislative ' bodies, State and National, thereby placing the people under the cotftro! of he money power. ? ' I'enlhThv alarming condition, iyaocially, of the affairs of the people i both public and - private, admouish, us , of the absolute necessity of a hearty, co-operation among all tho industrial; classes, -tho Farmer, the mechanic, , and laborer; and we appeal to the . better judgement of all our busincaT and prolcssional men to lend us their ( aid and sympathies; remembering, r a they well may, that upon our proe:; perity and happiness depends their success in business. Fieventh-re will not knowingly I nominate any ' bad man for office, nor give place to persistent office seekers therefor, but will freely" seek for our- selvselves competent officers, as hereto- fore political leaders have sought offices for themselves; and wc will nominate only thoc known to bo faithful and in sympathy with these declarations, and will at the polls repudiate any candidate known to be unfit or incompetent ; . Drinking Imtuue Water. Set a pitcher of iced water in a room in inhabited, aud iu a few . hours - it will have absorbed uearly all tho perspired gases ol the room, the air of which will have become purer, but tho water ut terly filthy. This depends on tho faot that water has the faculty ot, condensing and thereby absorbing nearly all the gasscs, which it does withont incroas ing its own bulk. The colder the water is, the greater its capacity to con tain these gtsscs. At ordinary temper ature, a pint of water -will contain a piut of carbonic acid gas and several pints of amnmnia. This capacity, is uearly doubled by reducing the tem perature awhile is alway unfit for use uLd should be to that of ice. Hence, water kept iu the room often removed whether it has become warm or not. V-, rl JO 1 i