The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918, August 03, 1888, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SCOUT. AMOS K. JONKS KDITOll, Paper, . - City and County Official Friday, August 3rd, 1888, HI) ITQll TA L XO TJCS. Ciikai whiskey and higher priced clothing or high priced whiskey and cheap clothing. Reader; Which are you going to vote for in NovcmbrV The republican slogan of "Protect ion" means protection to tho monopo lists, and slavery to the masses. It is n pleasant and persuasive woid, kind reader, but bo not deceived by it. rnoTKCTio.v to arrogant and thiev ing monopolists and free importation of Chinese laborers, or protection to the American laborer and cheaper clothing and food. Header: Which arc you going to vote for in November? Thk discarding of parly prcdjudiccs and the exercise of honest thought will certainly make democcats. Kind reader, if you never had a serioii3 thought in your life wo urgo you to think seiiously now. Kvery patriot should perform his duty on tho '1th of next November. Two-TiiiHiw of the so-called republi cans of Union county are at heart democrats to-day and would proclaim themselves as such if it were not for their mistaken loyalty to party. There aro many honest, conscientious men among them whom Tun Scorr would remind that their loyalty to ilfoir country should bo greater than to their party. Jn tho silent vote that will be icgistciod next November let your honest convictions bo told. Wi: believe that if tho Mills bill should pass the senate the result would bo to break up the wool trusts, and giving the manufacturers cheaper foreign wool, which they must have, would cause three woolen mills to be erected whero we now have one, create u greater demand for our domestic wool, and consequently a greater profit to our sheepmen than ever before, give bettor employment and belter wages to operatives, and cheaper clothing lo the masses of the people Tin: Mills bill having passed the House, it now remains for the repub lican senate to act on it, but this they have concluded not to do till after the Novemberelection. And why thiH de lay? you ask. Tho reason is obvious : Tho republican platfojin declares for a high protective tariff, and tho leaders know it would not do to allow the re publicans in the senate to show their hands on this subject. It would re veal such a division in their own ranks ns would bo ruinous to their hopes in November. They think it wiser to hide their own weakness as best thoy can, and "lot tho peoplo speak at' tho polls on the subject." Well, tho "peo plo" will speak in a manner tnoy will not forget, else wo are terribly mistak en. Wi: have been informed by several persons that a report is being circula ted around town to the otrect that Thk Scout refuses to publish contri butions from republicans, and that Tom Wright oven offered to pay is to insert a piece and wo refused to do it. As theso reports aro put in cir culation by ma'ignant enemies to sat isfy their spite, wo feel it incumbent on us to give our readers tho true in wardness of that ulfair. Tom Wright did como into this officii a few weeks before tho election with a copy of the JiW Oregonian in his hand which con tained an editorial, the first three para graphs of which severely arraigned tho democratic party, but tho samo boing explained, neutralized and the remedy pointed out in tho remaining portion of tho article. Mr. Wright, marking tho three first paragraphs, offered us $20, or more if wo wanted it, to publish them, crediting them to tho Mast Ore gonian, without any comment from ourselves, looking over it and con cluding that it would bo most dishon orable and dirty work for u decent man to do, wo promptly declined, hut told Mr Wright if ho wished us to do so wo would publish the whole article Src f charge, but that did not meet his approval. If he or any of his little gang of follower can injure us by tolling tho truth they arc at liberty to do so, but misrepresentation from any eourco wo shall resent. WOOLRX 31 ILLS. 1 Tho Lu CJraudo Journal last week .contained tho following item : T. H. H. Oreon was over from Un ion lust week talking up tho proposi tion to establish woolen mills at this placo. Ho informed iu that ho is in communication with five soiitloimm iu tho wist who vr0!00 t0 tuko wn' sitlornblc stock in the concern, nrovid inn the citizen? will "stand in" on the enterprise. TIice parties would each :TJV mentH of tho mills, thus making quite!, P,0 ' n Having in tho wity of hired help. to ,,c,lurc lllc slll'll' ' taking the UusincHs men of La U ramie, what my ! ,!U'5ff off of ravr matcrinl, but do not you? The gentlemen mentioned arc the eamo men who have been for eoiuc lime past trying to got our citizens to assist them in moving their mills t0 j combinations, etc M there was no this place, as Ihev are highly pleased .tho1, m,swcr lo -vo'"' fst, combina witl, tl.c location and surroundings, ou ami monopoly argument, we . . I would deem the fact that your organ vni; ui mum nuvJllg Ulll l il weeks ago and lqokcdover tho nit un tion for himself. The propositions) they make aie extremely .reasonable and wo believe our citizens should take hold and see that tho mills are erected here, but we do not believe thoy will. Some of our '"leading" citizens whom it might bo reasonably expected would take an interest in tho upbuilding of the town, and lend their influence to that end, are lukewarm if not positive ly opposed to anything of tho kind. Thoy seem to think that if woolen mills and other enterprises were start ed here it would increase tho popula tion which would nceeM-itatc other business houses being started up and they would have opposition. Their motto seems to bo to let "a good enough thing" alone, which is perhaps all right from an individual or selfish standpoint, but that kind of a policy don't build up (owns, and doe3 not benefit others while benefiting ones self a policy that every man should fol low as closely as ho can. Tim Scout has worked faithfully for the advance ment of this place, and has used every endeavor to secure the erection of woolen mills here, for it believes that there is not a better place in Eastern Oregon for tho establishment of mnii- ufacturics of this kind than in Union, but still if avc cannot have them, it is free lo say that it would be pleased to see them established at La Grande, or any other convenient place in the county. Institutions of this kind tend materially to reduco taxation, attract u desirable class of immigration, en hance tho value of property, and bene fit tho section of country in which they aro located. Mawiwiii'iiMcgivw.THKjmiim VOL 1 TIC A L J ION EST)'. In another column of this issue wo publish an article from our republican "Header," who seems to have taken exceptions to our comments on Hie shifting positions of the Republican party in its platform of 1888 from its declaration of principals iu its platform of 1881. In its platform of 1881 the Republican party denounced the fail uro of the Democratic party to reduce the tariff to a revenuo basis, and pledged the party to a correction of tho tariff inequalities and to a reduc tion of the surplus. In its platform adopted at Chicago, it expressly de clares that rather tlnn surrender any part of our protectivo system, it is iu favor of abolishing our internal reve nue system entirely. In other words, rather than allow an American citizen tho privelege or benefit of cheap cloth ing or other necessaries of lifo, tho Republican party will repeal our in ternal revenue tax altogether and give them in lieu of the things they cannot do without, free whisky and tobacco. It does not oven stop hero, but pro poses to place such a tariff on foreign products as to mako tho law against importations prohibitory. If this is not a departure fiom the principals declared in 1881, wo confess wo can not understand what our republican " Header" calls :i soininersault. Wo do not disagree with him that tho party proposes to reduce tho surplus, but we protest against, its plan of re duction, which is simply to plunder tho people by extravagant and jobbing legislation. We contend (hat it should bo reduced by economical expendi tures, Its cant about coast defenses and building navios, etc., is to our mind the most Impudent hypojricy, when wo remember that for twenty--four years that party had absolute control of tho federal government, and that during that period our navy was allowed to decay until It has become tho laughing stock of all nations. Not that money was not squandered by tho hundreds of millions. Yes, dear republicans, tho surplus was squan dered during that porlod by tho hun dreds of millions in rebuilding tiud re pairing our languishing navy, but not a slnglo war vessel was fitted out not a slnglo ship to show for it. Now, really, don't you think, not withstanding your stump 'orators, vour congressmen and your uowspa 1)018 have been tolling the dear peo ple how much wo need a navy, and how glad you would bo to unlock tho vaults and reduco tho surplus iu this wnv, that the distrust with which your propositions have boon mot with, is natural? More substantial work has been done on tho navy, more sSa-go-ing vessels hilvo been launched within tho past throe years than during six toon years of your parties' power since tho war, and etlll tho surplus lias tic- ciiniulated until wc now have- the enormous stun of $120,000,000 locked f ,, hl tlic VIU1J,8 of lhc trcaMirv. Cleveland proposes i his moss:: igc ! allow votir partisan zeal to stop you l proposition. Do not allow I J'01" political prejudice to put you to gushing over on the subject of trust - "v:tl - ' ,, , ,.,., ' ,.f ,,,! i f Jvtiu ie In til' -mililicitllltr factories, trusts, combinations and .11.1. it. ..I 1, -...I!.... !!.. land, sufficient, but there is an answer which furnishes a good reason for this desertion and. that is: Cleveland pro poses and tho democrats iu congress propose to reduce the tariff on the cheaper grades of woolen goods which the poorer classes of people wear and which your party placed at 180.0,7, per cent, to 12 per cent. The object to bo accomplished and the result which will follow placing raw material on the free list and reducing this necessa ry article to the poor man, from 180.07 to i.' per cent, will be manifold in its benefits to our people. In the first place it will siive to our manufacturer cheaper raw material from foreign im ports to mix with our American pro ducts. In tho second place it will en able him to extend his market and thereby increase the demand for his manufactured goods, thus enabling him to make goods for G00,000,000 people instead of 00,000,000 as is now the caso. In the ihird place, as his market oxtends his demand for both labor nnd raw material increases, and last but not least, the power to form combinations, trusts and monopolies that you talk so glibly about will be broken. As the tariff now stands the trusts have a monopoly of tho market. They do not care to extend their trade. They aro making more clear money than they would mako with a large trade, but the cost of these profits is what is sapping the lite-blood from the producer of raw material, and tho laborer. You ask, how is this done? Simply by manufacturing just such a Supply as will sell on tho market be low a foreign competition, with ISO. 07 per cent added to the costs of goods manufactured. Now this supply can, as wo all know, be made by running the factories in this country six mouths out of each year or on half time, which is the common plan. When the pro ducer's crop is ready for the market this devoted monopoly "you allude to, closes shop. Tho raw material mar ket languishes. The laborer starves until Mr. monopoly buys at his own figures. Iu the meantime tho grower of raw material lias suffered, the la borer has been without employment, and the juice of Mr. monopoly's man ufactured goods have advanced, "Savoy." This is vMiy we as inde pendent journalists favor u reduction of the tariff on tho necessaries of life and not on ruin and tobacco. Wo have another class of producers on our subscription list that wo are satisfied you would not for anything have us overlook tho farmer. Can you favor giving him free rum and to bacco and taxing li tm from SO to 180.07 percent, on everything he consumes? forcing him at tho same timo, when he has a bushel of wheat, oats, barley or any of the products of his labor to sell, to ixaininc tho bulletin board of Liv erpool prices iu order lo know what it is worth? Wo will not disagree as to the fact that when tho farmer goes to tho market to purchase he has a du ty of from f)0 to 180.07 per cent, on his coat, pants, vest, shirt, hat, and undorware, his families' furnishing goods, his nails, his salt, his tinware, his plow, harrow, mower, reaper, rake, etc., and the lumber that goes iu his house, and that when ho sells ho must compete with tho whole world. That being true, suppose you put your vaunted protectivo tariff on tho grounii of right or wrong. Is it right that ibis class of hard worked, poorly paid citizens should bo made to pay tribute to your horrid pionopolies, and when they havo an articlo to sell, bo compelled to compete with unpro tected markets? No, dear republican friend, no. As much as wo hato to disagree with you, as much as it grieves us not to bo ablo to please you, and to seo as you seo, wo must say no. wonavo n largo nsi oi uus class of subscribers and just as long as this old " unprotected" tallow caudle holds out to burn wo will shovo tills protected pencil In tho Interost of our poorly paid, overworked patrons. Wo do admit that your platform of 188S does oppose- a reduction of the tariff and favors iu lien theroof free rum and tobacco, and wo further ad mit that you havo a perfect right to change from your declaration of prin ciples of 188 1, but iu doing that havo you any right to ask an independent paper with a laboring constituency to follow your wild inarch? Wo frankly admit to you that a man should al ways change from wrong lo right, but from right to wrong, never, and you never should for tho sake of the inou- J cy or capital with which to run your I campaign, have departed from your declaration of principals of 1881, and traded it lor uic tree wmsuy ana lo i " - ' tobacco platfor ) you have done in of 1888. Hut since so wo must assert our independence in opposition to it. Had you staid with your part' prin ciples or changed for tho better, wo would have been indifferent as to the result, but us it is, deliver us, excuse us, etc. You ask, how well is Mr. Cleveland keeping his pledge to the disabled sol diers and their widows. The ncn- sion Commissioner, General Black, has a greater financial and administra tive responsibility upon him than the whole government carried thirty years ago, and his genius has inspired the whole pension establishment, urging it to a despatch of business and to n volume of work that his predecessors would havo declared impossible. To illustrate: During the last three years of republican control of the Pension Bureau there were issued of original, increase and miscellaneous certificates to pensioners 191,221, while during the first three years of democratic con trol by General Black there were is sued '120,452 of original, increase and miscellaneous certificates, or an excess by a democratic commissioner of 108, 2ill. The enormous amount of work done is shown in the net increase of pensioners on tho rolls, which during tho last three republican years was of), 428, but under the three democrat ic years has been 101,872, an excess under the democrats of 55,sl7, In creased disbursement is another test of the working ability of tho Pension Bureau. The last three republican years show a disbursement to pen sioners ot $183,399,210.31. while tho next three years, with Mr. Clevoland president and a democratic House to make the pension appropriation, tho disbursement has been ,217,399,757.30 an excess of $31,000,011.01. During these three years of democratic man agement the new names added to the pension rolls exceed by 48, 105 the new names added in the last three republi can years. President Cleveland approved the Act of March, 1886. increasing to $12 per month the pension of 105,508 wid ows, minors and dependent relatives of union soldiers. He approved the Act of August, 18SG, increasing the pensions of 10,092 maimed soldiers of the war by an avenge of $9 per month or $108 per year. Ho approved tho Act of January, 1887, placing on the pension rolls 31,701 survivors and willows of the Mexican war. Ho ap approved the Act of Juno, 18S8, gran ting arrears of pensions to widows from the date of their husbands' death, in all cases tiled since Juno 30, 1880. Cases prior to that were pro vided for already by the law of 1879. By this Act of Juno. 1880, 10,000 wid ows got an average of $108 more than they would have had before. President Cleveland has made free use of the veto on these private bills, but tho records fail to show a case in which ho is not justified by the law and t tho facts. lie has kept frauds and tho unworthy from getting upon the pension roll, and every such ono kept off has been for the protection of the deserving old soldier and (he hon est pensioner. But while wc have heard all tho noiso over tho private pension bills l.o has vetoed, the still, small volco of gratitudo for those ho has signed does not reach the public car. Now, look at the record: Ho publican Presidents were iu power from March -1, ISfit. to March -1, 1885, twenty-four years, and during all that tuno those Presidents, elected by tho party which insists that no other can bo trusted to care for tho pensioner, approved just 1521 private pension bills, whilo in three years President Cleveland has approved 1200 such bills. Hopublican Presidents approved them at tho i nto of 63 1-2 per year and Mr. Cleveland at the rato of 400 per year. These are tho record facts, and wo ask tho democratic press and dem ocratic members of G. A. R. Posts to prescrvo them for reference, to refute tho baseless and virulent and veno mous charges which are made for political effect. And now, dear republican "Head er," you will pardon us for declining to enter into a discussion of tho bloody shirt portion of your article Our industry was too infantile prior to, and in tho days of tho rebellion, to oven need protection. Yet, your g. o. p. has doubtless accomplished much of which to bo proud, but, like many good men, it has fallen into bad company and allowed tho monopolies and trusts, of which you have such a i holy horror, to capture it. and, dear brother, it is sinking. You should leave It at onco as its founders have beqn forced ono by ono to do. llUC'Kl.r.N'S AUNIOA SALVE. This lbatr Salvk in the world for Cuts, DruUas, Soros. Ulcers, Salt Khouni, Fever Soros, Tetter, C'hnpieil llamls, ChUbltdna Cum, mul all Skiu Eruptions, uml positive ly cunw Piles, or no pay required. It is Kuinuitced to give perfect satisfaction, or moiioy refunded. Price 25 cents per box. l'or Halo at Wrh-lit's drugstore, ! I ! J. L. ALBERSON, -DEALER IX- 1111 CORNUCOPIA. 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 savo money, and time by trading at home. GIVE ME A TRIAL ! In connection will be found a GOOD FEED AND LIVERY STABLE "Whore all will find excellent accomodations for their teams. SggH Rigs at Reasonable Rates. J. L. ALBERSON, Cornucopia, Union County, Or. Wilson -Manufacturers Sasii, Doors and lulls, Keeps Constantly on hand a Large Supply of Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc. All kinds of Furniture Made, and Upholstering done to order. WILSON & MILLER, Main St., Union. Or. W. D. BEIDLEMAN, Proprietor. Keeps constantly on hand a full assortment of everything in his line, manufactured of the host material obtainable, lie is now ollering for sale the Best lot of saddles, at lower prices than ivere ever offered in Eastern Oregon, LEAD HARNESS, HORSE BLANKETS, CURRY COMBS, Also a FULL ASSORTMENT of SPURS, WHIPS, AXLE GREASE, HARNESS OIL. Etc., Etc., Etc., In fact everything usually kept in a First Class Establishment- OSfCall and examine goods. O Main Street, Union, Oregon. II LM7 u F K (OITOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.) -LIOTT, - Proprietor. Everything First Class. Terms Very Reasonable. Buss to and Fiom the Depot Making Connection with all Trains. TOlsriES EgSSjgOrders from promptly attended to. University of Oregon. EUGENE CITY. Next session begin on Monday tho 17th dav of September. 1HSS. Free scholarships from every county in the state. Apply to your County Superin tendent. Four Courses: Classical, Scientific, Lit erary nnd a short English Course in which there is no Latin, (ireck, French orOcrmau. The English is pre-eminently a Husiness Course. For catalogues or other informa tion, address : J. W JOHNSON, (5-7-m-. PrecMent. Line Leaves Union dully nt '2 p. in, arrive at Cove at 3:'M) p. m. Leaves Cove at 8 a. m., arrivua at Union at 9:30 n. m. Connections made "with Elliott's conchas running to the depot, currying pasongors for eu)t and wot hound trains. K.VTi:S for I'ASSHNOlMtf. l.UCHt.VOi: mul rKKKUIT, UKASONAHl.i:. ROBINSON & LAYNK, Proprietors. Tobaccos and Cigars, . Wly aid Famf kk o Cdvb. & Miller, of and Dealers in- Parlor ant Bed room Sets, BBOTHEBS. -Dealers In ui Stationery, all parts of the country A. L. SAY LOR, M. D., Physician and Sui'fyoon, North Powder, Oregon. lias permanently located and will attend all professional calls day or night. Olllce: Drug store building: residence, one door west of Rodger' hotel. AND SODA FACTORY, Cor. Main and It sts. - Union. Oregon, MIKItMAN it UALF.V, li)p8. Manufacturers nnd (Ionian in Soda Wa ter, Saripnrill, (linger Alo, Cronm Soda and Chnuip-igtin Cider, Syrups, etc. Or ders promptly tilled, aLpinTh6tel;. Cornucopia, Union county, Or. R. C. WARINNER, Prop'r. Tho qnly llrit elans house iu the camp. No pains tparod to make guests comforta ble. Charges Reasonable. Cornucopia Letter. KentucKy Liauor Store i.