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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1888)
THE OREGON SCOUT.' AMOH K. JOXKN KDITOlt. City and County Official Paper. Friday, Juno 2i)Uu JSS8. Iihii m i m mi i ii" ii i "i m mn in i 1 1 mi 1 1 1 1" mi i mi i n i m OUJi FIFTH VOLUME . "With this iisuo Tin: Hcoit enters' upon the iifth your of its existence. "Wo nro pleased to any that it (intent it with increased strength and glowing prospects of future advancement. It has named the infantile stage, and now stands on its own resources, ready to grasp in amity the proll'ered palnia of those who would he its friends, or strike out, straight from the chonlder at its enemies. Its growth haH been phenomenal, and in the number of its leaders it stands second to but few of the interior papers of the .State. It has numerous readers in nearly evety .State in the union, and u few in Tana da, Scotland and England. .Fust what influence it has had in turning the at tention of its far away readers in this direction we are unable to say, but we have endeavored to make it as attrac tive as we could, and a truthful reflex of the manners and customs, the lit erature and civilization, and the rapid progress of our Western land. We take not much credit to ourselves for the prosperity the paper has attained, but attribute a great deal of it to our correspondents mid fiicndti who have stayed with us ho faithfully during these years. Wo hope they will con tinue to help us, and together we will make Tun Scoitt a much hotter paper than it has been. Many of our readers may take issue with us on what we have said in the past, and on what we intend to say in the future, but if they do wo ask them to believe that it is the honest senti ment of men who are working for the greatest good to the greatest number. If you think wo are wrong in any of oV conclusions, send in your protest and, we will give it the most conspicu ous .place in our columns. We like .airplay. Deceit and fraud we most . KtoiHily despise. 'To95vury friend, reader and patron we send greeting and thank you for the favors you have shown us. JS WJi Shi-: IT. Oregon lias heretofore been repub lican by ii little over L',000, and had it given the.' i.lsiPil majority nl the. recent election no partloular surprise would have been occasioned, but tho majori ty given of 7,00. nppioaches tho phe nomiiml and cliiillcnos an investiga tion of the cause .which brought it about. Our republicin contempora ries mo pleased to attribute it entirely to tho tariff issue, which in our opin ion, was tho least among tho causes leading to it. Tho Ilimlo.'i header presents two of the principal reasons very clearly when it says: Due cause is the notion iudustt'ious- ly insisted on that the admiuistrxMon was making a special effort to eaTy Oregon. It was urged with such per sistence thai not only llcpublicaus be lieved it, but tho Democrats built up hopes thai wo should have aid from the national committee. For thitj notion there was not (ho semblance of proof. Tho coining of (1. Irish was made tho pretext for the assertion. 'No aid was rendered by our Eastern friends as we happen t'o know. Hut this notion was siilllcienl to awaken all the parly spirit of the Republicans. Another cause was tho use of money. The evidences are open and palpable that a large Republican sack was dis tributed. The golden arguments were sown all over this county. A double eagle Is the hardest thing to refute in the world. It can he refuted onlv bv two more doublo eagles. The Democrats debated that line as far as their means would allow, but. j ll'lS M.'iwnnT1"' Tl, ,u',l,,,0,lls were not at hand. A third reason may be found in tho fact that the corporation inllucuecs, particularly of tho Northern l'aclllc railroad, were iirraingcd against the democracy, beraiiso that party in tho llotisV passed a bill forfeiting over M), 000,000 noics of public lands which had been granted to railroads, and forfeiting unearned hind grants of the Northern Faeltie. That company fought hard in order to securo a Uni ted States senator for the republican party. The bill which passed the .House, still hangs lire in the Senate, hence tho importance of the company keeping control of that body. A 1 fourth reason is the antagonism of otu p..ii...iin..inn..Bin tb in imt nt ct tn t !mi 1 on account of the I'matilla reservation embrollo. Previous to Cleveland's iiduilnUlration, an Indian school on lio Uinutllla reservation was in charge 01 uninoiies, ami laiignl oy O Sisters. Cleveland changed tho Indi- j 1111 agents, mid for principal appointed l ,.11 Iribh Catholic bv the name of Cof- fill' III flni nirmii.t'. fuffov M'llfl tVIlL nil honest man and cnlnus democrat ' an honest m 11 and .uiloiih do.noeta , , uiscoverett nun soverai tcaeners six in nil who were carried 011 the pay roll of the Indian school, wero not there at all, but wero teaching iu a denominational institution at a dis- ln,"'; tliwi;li (lie pay was taken from lilC yOVerillllt'lll OVCiy llioiuii. i imrj opposed this, nutl tliu nivmnsiiop cx communicated him. The r.dministm tion stood by Coffey, and the Indian school was made non-sectarian. This made the pretext for ecclesiastieni pol itics. Hut that it is merely n con ven- ient pretext is proved by the fact that tost between capital and labor, be- In 1S70 Harrison was the republi whon Cleveland's speech to the l'resby- 'tween Hie scheming brains of avari- can candidate lor governor of Indiana, terian Geii'-ral Assemblies was printed cions ihillionaires in their palaces and i,ut was defeated by a small plurality, it was at once treated as an insult to the qui vciing muscles of the working- ' I'rcsidcnt Hayes appointed him on the the church, and was openly assigned men strained to their utmost capacity I lit-M'ssijipi rivor commission in 1878, by Irishmen as their excuse for voting in tho unending endeavor to make J anj -m 1880 Wlg Ojoclci .Scna the republican ticket. The San Fran- pleasant the humble abodes of those i . in.-m i.;, on March Jth 1881 eiseo Argonaut, an independaiit re- publican paper, speaking of the cam- paigu in Oregon, says: From an informant, who win in Oregon during the election, we n'-ecr tain that the opposition of Ihe church to the Democratic ticket was open, active, and without any attempt to cover the animus that prevailed against Cleveland. It wan believed, at that time, that lilaino would cer tainly be nominated by the Republi can partv at Chicago, ami here was an opportunity presented lo puiii'h Mr. Cleveland, by giving the liist State against him. and thus breaking do'vn liis campaign upon lis very threshold. All with whom we have bad opporlu nity to converse, and who are intelli gent upon Ihe recent conte.-t, agree that Ihe ecclesiastical hand, gaunt letcd with iron, was everywhere apparent in the Oregon contest. We look up on this as the true version, and we do not consider that the free trade and tariff issue was the most important clement in the Oregon election, as Republicans would have us believe; nor do we think the example of the Irish Roman Catholics in Oregon is likely to hi! followed in any other State. If Hlaiiio should be nominated he will carry every Irish Koinan Cath olic who is ignorant and bigoted enough to follow the instructions of his priet. We know of no other Republican liable to be nominated by the Jb'publican parly for I'roMilent , who is it all likely to take anv consid erable number "of Irish Democrats from Cleveland. It is not safe for Republicans to build too confidently upon results in Oregon, nor to come too hastily to the conclusion that, they are not entering upon :i contest, of hard blows in which Ihe result is un certain; not till after the nominations are made at Chicago, and not till the platform of Ihe Republican party is declared and the letters of acceptance by Cleveland and whoever may be Ihe Republican party candidate, will Ihe issues be fully presented 11 is safe to anticipate' that, the Fapal Church will mass all the Catholics it can con trol for the parly from which it will have the most to expect, and for Ihe candidate who will promise the. great est subserviency. It will be !he priv ilege of all Americans so to cast their voles that they may defeat, an ecclesi astical and political conspiracy against, the government . A fifth reason may be found in the vole of the prohibitionists. We think it is safe to conclude that H out of every 10 votes cast for prohibitum were east by democrats, the republi can prohibitionists having been thor oughly whipped into the ranks of the old party by scheming politicians who secured the services of every preacher whom they could induce lo leave his pulpit and harangue in the political arena against the prohibition move ment . It. may be said by some that the larilf issue constitutes the sixth reas on for tho overwhelming republican majority, but wo do not believe it. The tloek masters as u rule voted the republican ticket, under tho mistaken idea that they were upholding their own interests, but we have reasons to believe that these were counterbal anced by the votes of intelligent re publicans who favor a revision of the tariff. Taking into consideration these in terests which were manipulated for all they were worth, the only wonder is that the republican majority was not 15,000 instead of 7,000. Our conclusions. as to tho probable extent the above enumerated agencies will llg nro in the presidential campaign now at hand, we sum up as follows: As tH, st,m, is now considered not a douMful one, bul reliably republican, there will not bo the interest taken that there was in the icceut election. Tho incentive is gone. Tho republi cans considering I ho state safe for their party will put up no money to inako it more so, and the democrats for the same reason will make no at tempt to carry it with money as the game would not bo worth the powder. Tho election will in all probability bo free from bribery and the honest sen timents of the people will tit id ex pression. The railroad company having accomplished their purpose will not use any great exertion. Tho Catholic voice, as between Cleveland and Harrison wo believe will favor fho former, oral least bo so divided that the vole will no ineiieciuai euner , which U held as authority on all mat way. Tho democratic prohibitiouUlu ur of that kind. We have made at will tin doubt follow Ihe example of j rai,jjt.ent to twelve a letter from their republican brethren and 4,1' . i,m each week, hereafter, which will er in straight," and as to tho tariu ( . , Ill 1. 11,. 1 nuormers amir ..u, . . ..,, I'U'foano between thU time and the November eloctio... A thorough gb j tutiuu ot the subject will sorve ta euu- etito the IIIIISSOS on this nll-lmporUllt .,..,, u.llllh ,s , ' , , - , needed to oxpow me iidiiow-; noi of the cry of "l'njtuetion to American industry' ' uud tench them tlmt auuh "proteiHon' ostondi ml' ' to tho licii anil make sl.tvcs ot tho wui Kinsmen, in'- M i-ymuuii.ii i-uu- t...t will Iw. fmiuM mit. mi the. tariff bwuonlonc, and it is of such import- ancc that the American people may well lay aside all other considerations for one campaign at least am! settle it for all lime to come. It will be a con- they love. Kind reader, which side j are you on? We urge you to lay Inside all prejudice and think calmly i for yourselves on tins subject and be not led astray by the tophistry of those whose interests are as different from yours as il is possible to imag ine. Investigate lor yourselves, ami whalevcr .conclusion von arrive at honestly we shall respect you for, even thouirh von differ from us in all we hold most dear. If a man is hon est in his convictions, to him those convictions are right however errone ous they may in reality be. Every man has the God given privilege of expressing his opinion and he who is afraid to do so lest bo offend sonic arrogant neighbor who might boycott him is uuworlhv of his birthright of liberty, and unlit to be an American citizen. So far as we ae concerned we shall write down what we honestly believe to be tho truth, and will be found at all times espousing the side of the laboring man whose evil desti ii v seems to be, while giving sturdy blows in hewing out the civilization of the world, to be forever the prey and scapegoat of designing deinogogues and money sharks. We have enumerated above the causes which we believe led to the defeat of the men who advocated a re duction of the tariff lo show that that was not the issue that defeated them, but influences entirely foreign to it. and to encourage the adberenls of that grand cause to lenewcd and vigorous efforts in its support. We most sin cerely believe in the justness of it, and whatever influence we may posse will be given to its advancement. A continuation of the outrageous war tariff or a reduction of it to suit the requirements ot our peaceful times is tJie only issue in this campaign, and on this issue we predict that at the November election Union county will place itself on record as, at least, lf0 democratic, and that the republican majority i:i the state will be reduced to less than two thousand. Time will tell. THE PL A TFOllM. AVe find it impossible to publish the platform adopted by tho Chicago Ho publican convention, on account, of its length, but will state biiefly that it places agre.it many planks in position that nobody will make any partieu'ar objections to. It defines the position of the republican party on the tarifl', which is the only issue that h interes ting the people at this time, and the one on which the campaign will bo fought, as follows: Wo lire uncuninrnniisiiiBly in favor ot the American system of protection. W'u pro tent aK.iinat'its distraction propo-cd liy tho jii-oslileiit imd his party. They serve in the interests- of Kurope; we will ' support the iiitcrctts ot America. Wo accept tho issue ami conlldeiitly upbeat to the people for their judgment. The protective system must he maintained. Its abandonment has always been lollowed by general disaster to lo al'l inteiosts, except those of the usurer and thoHo of the xhonll'. Wo denounce the Mills bill iiNdestru. tive to tho geiiiT.il busi ness, tho labor, and tho farming Interests of ihe country, and vro lieurtily iiidore the consistent and patriotic Motion of the re puhlkt.in representatives in congress in op pen. n x its passage. Wo condemn the pro position ot the democratic parly to place wool on the free list, and wo insist that the duties that it re on it .shall be adjusted and miiiut'iincd so us to furnish full ami ade quate protection to that industry. Th e repuli ieiui putty would effect all nee ded reduction ol the national revenue bv repealing the l:ios upon tohiueco, which are an niinoyanee and burden lo agricul ture, ami the ta upon spirits used hi the arts and for mechanical pir-poses, and by such revision of theturilt laws as will tend tocheoU the imports ol such articles as arc produced by our people, tho production of which git s employment toour lalwr, and release troiu import duties those articles of foreign production (eccpt luxuries) tho like of which cunnot be produced at home, II there shull 'till remain a larger revenue than is requisite for the wants of the gov ernment, wo t'axortho entire repeal of in ternal revenue ics rut her than the sur render of anv part of our protoi tive system ut the Joint behest ol the whisky trust and the agent of foreign manufacturers. Elkkwiiukk in this issue will be found 11 letter from Henry N; Copp, of Washington city, which will be of intercut to miners and ieltlers on tho public lands. Mr. Copp hi the author of "IWk Mining mid Uud Law." m) mU jJt)Ve jnetteial to our many ,vM,er(,, mi jl nucui.u.v aumca .sai.vii. tu hot si.vk iu tue worm lor t ut, HruUes Hure.. l lctrs, Ndi Uhetuu. I-Vvm h, Tettr. ilui.ped Und, CUilbl ,ui m1i Kklll Kruil,i..Ul,. uui to.it! ve- ilvmrM inloa. or no iv rwuiriM. it is . - . - .:;. .... - - - miiiuiiM.1 vivn mrfaet Mtlafaitlou or moamv MfuiuhMl. liM 2 cento tier Uo po, felt et WitRfet Arufrtore. JFAltlllSOX AKD MOJITO'. wist luonuay me uiuuugo cumuu- t i -c 1 j v . ail: ufter having almost worn itself ! oul, nominated Henjamiu Harrison of j Indiana, for president, and Levi P. ; Morton of New York, for vice prcsi- ' dent. Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, being elected as a Whig candidate over Martin Van Huron, nominated by the democrats. Levi Parsons Morton is a wealthy banker of New York, and is sixty-four years of age. Ho has amassed 11 large fortune and is recognized as one of the most successful business men in New York. Hois not very popular among the masses. Morton has always been an inveterate republican, contributing liberally to lepublican funds. 'It is claimed that he contributed .$1000,000 to Garfield's campaign iu 18S0. He was a member of the forty-sixth and forty-seventh congress. He has com peted three times for tho senatorship in New York and each time without success. His name has twice been presented to the Republican State Con vention for governor and been twice rejected. Morton is in 110 sense u great man and is known more on ac count of bis great wealth than from anything he has e-er accomplished. He cannot carry New York for the republicans, and we do not think he will add the least strength to the ticket. SCHOOL MONEY TO LOAN. An unlimited quantity of school funds to loan at 8 per cent. No coin missions. Improve the opportunity. J. R. CltlTKS, Solo agent for LTnion county. The Frederick Mitchell Ranchc For Kent. Tho above runehe, situated In the Cove, iu tliis county, is hereby ollcred to the highest bidder for a term ending March 1st, ISs!). There is at least 'J00 acres of line meadow growing on the place at the present time with about lOO acres of good pasture, with good buildings, stables, water and other natural and modern convenien ces. The lacser will be required to give note with approved security, Payable March 1st, is'SJ), for the rent thereof. I will receive bills addressed to me at Joseph, Oregon, until July Sfh, 1SSS, at noon, when all bids will be opened iStock raisjjrs and others interested in handling luiv, would consult their interest by examining this property. No les than three hundred tons of tine liny is grown on this ranchc annually, The place has good fence and, well watered pas ture for stock. The rent will also include the fruit grow ing on the place. JAM KS M. MITCHHMj, Administrator of tho estate of Frederijk Mitchell, deceased. (i-i!2 NOTICE FOR. PUBLICATION. Land Orrici: at La (imsnr, OrsKnoN,i June t;;. 1SSS. C Notice is hereby given that the following named settler lias tiled notice of his inten tion to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will bo made be fore tlie register and receiver at La (Irande, Oregon, on Aug, (i, 18SS, viz: JOSH I1 A IWtADKOKI), lid, No. '&!. for the SKU NW'K. S'4 NKK and N K', HEJ Kec. 15, Tp. ."1 S, It. :!!) H. Ho names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said hind, viz: V. II. Htutrord, Solomon V. Ousick, Carl llewit and Win. II. llulfniun, all of Union, Oregon. llCNlSV KlNKIIAKT, (WJ-wC. Kegistcr. NOTICE l-'OR 1'URLICATION. Land Oerici: at L(iuNnn, Oitcoo.vJ June 13, lSsS. Notice is hereby given t hat the following naiucd settler has tiled notice of his inten tion to make Until proof 1.1 Mimiort of hi? claim, and that said proof will he made bp- lore the register and receiver at i.a uraudc, ins witnesses to Drove his continuous' resi lenee ujion. ami euuivnun oi, -sain, ianu, YV 11. StalionlfWoshan. Bradford. Carl Hewitt and Vni.'JI9IIttffttniti,' all of I nioii, Oregon. M&V 7 ' ' ' lIiMK4T ll-l!J-wt!. Register. A. L. SAYLOR, M. D .Physician suul Surgeon, North Powder, Oregon. Has nermanentlv located and will attend all professional calls day or nirjht. Ollice: Urug store building; residence, uio door west of Kodgers' hotel, n Invest llokton. Mas., all Kansas City, Mo. Capital and Surplus, $1,250,000. Loan nionev Ai i nprovod farm property in Kusterii Ore.'on. on from "to Aycai's time, in sums to suit Low rates of Interest. JOHN LINDSAY, Agent. Ollice In Journal building, La (i ramie, Or. r AND ,) v r.vcroRY, Cor. Ms 11 nil I'nion. Oregon, sin 1 M.u.uf n , ,y, rrops. rs in Jiodn Wa c. Cream Soda lor, s.ir-.iua nut i ha up up, etc. Or- tiers pr nrp' Oregon, on Aug. (i, ISSvS, u: .SOLOMON V. (TSU'K, I. , NiK.. 7309. ..for the N'4 NWW, NW NK, aW.SKiNWX Sco t. Tn. .r S. It. :) K. lie nami8iHB foH.iW' Lomoai moot uompany Kenmcky Litnior Store .01 itufHiMSlSSBRl j. L ALBERSON, DKALKH IN I i i 11 i i COHNLTOPIA. OREGON. Carries a complete stock of everything re quired by the Miner, Farmer and Stockman. Call and examine goods and prices, and be convinced that you can save nionev, and time by trading at home. GIVE ME A TRIAL ! In connection will be found a GOOD FEED AND LIVERY STABLE Where all will find excellent accomodations for their teams. Bias at Reasonable Rates. J. L. ALHERSOX, Cornucopia, I'nion County, Or. Wilson -Manufacturers HI 1 IS, k)Q0 , UUUiD Inulam -Keeps Constanily on hand a Large Supply of Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc. All kinds of Furniture Made, and rpliolstcring done to order. WILSON itMILLHIJ, Main St., Union, Or. 3 nmm mi W. O. BEBOLEEVZAN, Proprietor. Keeps constantly on hand a full assortment of everything in his line, manufactured of the best material obtainable. He is now iiil'i-rnig for sale th.' Best lot of saddles, at lower prices than ivere ever offered 'in Eastern Oregon, LEAD IIAKXEKS, iLOHSE BLAXKETS, CUKIIY COMBS, Also a FULL AS.-OUTMKN'f of l'UltS. WHIl. AXLK U1IFASK, HARNESS OIL, Ktc. Uti: ICti., Jlv actcyprythi i" usually kept in a First "CI ass " Est a b I i s h m e n t . 33?'C'all and examine goods. O Main Street, Union, Oregon. (OPPOSITE OKNTKNNIAL HOTEL.) J. S- ELLIOTT, - Proprietor. Kverything First Cltss. Terms Very Reasonable. Buss to and Prom the Depot Making Connection with all Trains. SPACER. BARTLs i m m mm reft. n m m ibu bbhs IMPORTERS 4$ HARDWARE TUT PLATE, METALS, KAILS, JK 1 HOUSE : rUBNISHINQ -M GOODS. 22 24, 2G, 28, 30 & 32 Lake &reot, JOHSTES BROTHERS, DciciH In VJI n Jr W:l Tobaccos ul Cipn, tttf ii ;tef hols i 1 all promptly attended II Id ft & Miller of and Dealers in- anor room Sets, H H il B SI (S JOBBERS CHICAGO, ILLS. rjssEa ft 1 1 m ii Ski parts of the countrj and Bea r mi mi 1 n to 1 mm