THE OREGON SCOUT.
AMOS K. JONKS
KDITOll,
Paper,
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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
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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
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i f Jvtiu ie In til' -mililicitllltr
factories, trusts, combinations and
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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
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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,
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J. L. ALBERSON,
-DEALER IX-
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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.