THE OREGON SJSOUT ' l'
AMOS K. JONKS
EDITOR,
City and County Official Paper.
Friday, g August 10, 18S8.
EDITORIAL XOTkS.
is for tlic people."-
"Tm: land
Cu:v;i.a:;j.
Tin: democrats and grcenbaekers of
Michican havo "fused," or in other
word? have doubled teams against tlie
republicans,
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The Valley Record, rmblitlieil
Ashland, Oregon, is our latest ox
change. It is a bright and newsy
sheet, and on the side of the people.
Tun J'alotise Gazelle, published at
Colfax, W. 'I'., issued, last week, a
magnificent number. There are few
better papers on the coast than tlu3
Gazette.
EvnitY day we become more and
more aware of the need of a greater
amount of energy and enterprise by
the people of tin's county, if they
would havo it prosper in accordance
with its capacity.
Wi: acknowledge receipt of a com
plimentary ticket and invitation to
attend the State Fair which will lie
held on the fair grounds near Salem,
commencing Sept. 17th. The fair
promises to be a greater success this
year than ever before.
Tin: Scon is willing to wager that
if Levi 1. lets hit idea of "protection"
include his own bar'l during the cam
paign, there will bo trouble in the
camp of the faithful. His friends ex
pect a "free" use of that and are al
ready howling for a bung-starter.
Tin: Portland World has been
bought by Mr. .7. A. Newall, and Mr.
MeColl of the Kust Portland Packet.
The J'ackrt will be merged into the
World, which under the management
of the abovo named gentlemen will no
doubt soon become one of the leading
papers of the State.
Tin-: Mill's bill purposes making
wool and lumber free and all the re
publicans rise 1 1 and yell, "Krce
Trade." The republicans propose
making sugar, rice, whiskey and tobac
co, free, and the same individuals rise
np and yell, "wo are for protection."
Consistent very.
Ki.oiTixii an ink laden goosu-quill
over a page of paper is not as satisfy
ing or "lilling," to a man, so to speak,
as flopping his lip over the yellow leg
of a fried chicken. At least tltat is
our judgment, but, wo may be in error.
Our contemporary's opinion on the
subject, three mouths henco, will bo
taken as authority.
Tin-: American Protective Tarill'
League is a republican organization of
New York with one Mr. Aminidown
as president. His at present Hooding
the country -with its campaign docu
ments and assumes to be the champi
on of American labor, at the same
time its worthy president is employing
200 Hungarians in his woolen mills at
starvation wages. Think of this,
voters, when you receive an invoice of
their tracts.
HoNr.ST competition wo are ever
ready to welcome, hut a competition
that must owe its success, if it suc
ceeds at all, to the downfall of its com
petitor, a competition born of purse
proud arrogance, spite, and bigoted
intolerance, a competition that can
hope for no unsolicited support from
the people, but only through fear of
being boycotted if they withhold it,
is a competition wo most heartily de
spise and do not fear.
Our republican contemporary in its
first ibsuooiitnhis nil article purport
ing to be an iiilc vicw with Col. Mos
by whiclf has been going the rounds
of the press, in which the Col. is
made to say that "in plainvords,
Cleveland's proposition (o mo was.
ship all the Chinamen you want to the.
United States on (he ground Hint they
belong to the exempt elans and charge
them what you like for that privi
lege." Further on the Col. says in
explanation, that:
"Just a few months before the close
of Arthur's administration Secretary
McCullough issued an order to rol
leclors ol customs, directing them to
permit CIiiiiom; to land in (he United
States on the certificate of tho consul
as the port of departure, stating that
the Chinamen desiring a lauding be
longed to tho exempt class. "This
order made the coii.mi1 the sole and
exclusive judge of the right, of a Chi
naman to come into the United
Slates. As nearly all Chinamen come
to California on the Hong Kong
steamers, tho order simply turned
over the whole business to the United
Slates consul at Hong Kong. The
amount of the tee that the consul
coiihl charge lor his certificate was
left to his discretion . and under the
regulations this would have bcni hi
own personal perquisite. This busi
ness would have been ajperl'ect bon
nnza, and all the coolies in f'hina
could havo been sent on Midi certifi
cates lo California. Col. Jiec, the
consul for China at San Francisco,
wrote me a letter iiie!oniir a fouv of
the circular and requesting me to go
into the business. I compared the
circular with the law, and came to the
conclusion that it was in conllict with
the restriction act. So I declined to
have anything to do with the v biiiese
business, and instead of coinplving i
with Col. Ilee's request I forwarded
Ins letter to the state departmeu ,
with a despatch giving my reasons lor
not taking cognizance of tho McCul
lough circular. It was u pertectly re
spectful legal arguments When" my
dispatch reached Washington, Cleve
land had been inaugurated with Ihiy
ard secretary of slate. ' '
It will he roineii'bered that Col.
Mosby was United States consul at
Hong Kong under (.rant, Hayes and
Arthur and that upon the inaugurs
tion of Cleveland he was removed
from ofiiee,Jand he is made to say in
tins article that his removal from office
was partly to further a scheme of
Chinese immigration. I'.ut let us
look at the reasons he gives for know
ing and asserting that, this was the
purpose of his removal.
In the first place he talks about
President Cleveland making the prop
osition to ship Chinese and about his
instructions to him as his consul,
when in the article itself ho admits
that no proposition ever came to him
from Cleveland and that he received
no instructions from him while consul
other than the kick out of officii ho re
ceived "immediately" upon the In
aiururalion of Cleveland as president,
l'urtlier on the interview shows that
the instructions ho referred to and
which he understood to be in conllict
with the restriction act wrrc insitrtl by
Secretary JlrCttttonyh under Prvxi
dfiit Art hut' u few months, but. how
many ho fails to say. before the expi
ration of Arthur's term of ollicc, and
that "when my dispatch reached
Washington, Cleveland had been in
augurated with llayard secretiry of
state." He says further:
"Afler the Chinese- began (o land
hereon consular certificates, 1 went
myself to the custom house and
called . I udgo Hagcr's attention to the
fact that Hayard's instructions nulli
fied the restriction act: ' '
( JIfXESi; ( I.. 17.- portion furnished by our home mills
.I.V7." 1 ' ''"'' " Hud mat we navcoccn
m error.
The exact pprccnlat'$' of our home
consumption of woolens now furnished
by our home mills and labor is 52 1-2
. ... i ,
iur cum, .iiiii mi! giruuuctiuil irom .
torci'Mi mills and lubnr U 17 l-'J him-
cent, according to the exact figures
furnished by the latest authentic in
quiry. The Times was in error to the ex
tent of 1-y per cent in the proportion
of our woolens supplied by our home
mills and labor; and as its' statements
have been disputed, even to the ex
tent of claiming from 80 to 00 per cent
as maiiuiaeturou here, we give the
exact truth, as any intelligent and
honest woolen manufacturer will test
ify. llyjlho high tax upon wool and raw
materials, our woolen mills and wool
en workinginen are at the time de
prived of exactly 17 1-2 per cent of the
woolen product consumed by our own
people, and foreign mills and labor arc
thus favored while our people arc
taxed about sixty per cent for their
woolen goods.
Free wool and reduced taxes on the
necessaries of life would double our
woolen products; would double home
labor in the woolen industries;
would cheapen woolens over $100,
000,000 to home consumers and would
give our whole home market to our
home industry.
In the present universally depressed
condition of our woolen industries,
the war tarilf tax upon wool and raw
materials is simply midsummer mad
ness; and if woolen manufacturers I
coma dare to no trutlitul to the coun
try and honest with themselves, they
would declare for tree wool with one
accord, as all of them have done at
one time or another. ' '
Tho Times tells the whole truth and
(ells it, from a protection .standpoint.
American labor wants the whole mar
ket. Taxed raw material gives 47 1-2
por cent of it. lo England. Mr. Cleve
land wants it for our home wage
workers and when he says so the an
swer is a shriek about Hritish free
trade.
irermrwiflMriflTOMuinnw
KniToit Cuddy, of The Allan, n spicy
paper published at Ontario, Malheur
county, is trying to orcato some fun
by taking a vote on "Who is tho biggest
fool in town?" Tho votes aro to be
sent to his offieo on postal cards. Wo
are rather of tho opinion that tho edi
tor is monkeying with an infernal
machine, of bin own construction,
which is liable to explode on him at
any moment. What if nil thoso postal
cards should lwar your own liunio,
Cuddy?
"Hayard's instructions" indeed!
when tho instructive circular was is
sued by Secretary McCullough and he
had never had a word of ins) ruction
from tho new administration, only to
stand aside. As the champion liar
Mosby should bo accorded the belt.
Comment is as useless as to undertake
to besmear the hog wallow, but ot
such literature our contemporary
seems to take quito freely, although
its salutatory says:
"Uillings-gato, or tho vernacular
of tho fish market, does not become
the columns of the publics newspaper."
Tin: republican party has aban
doned its presidential cumpaigu for
tho present and is engaged in a frantic
attempt to pull itself in twain. Near
ly all tho republican senators and a
portion of tho party press are declar
ing that the former must prepare and
pass a hill revising the tarilf and re
ducing tho surplus, while a few other
republican senators, tho leading party
organs and some lessor lights, declare
that a Bonnto tarill' bill will bo a bill
for huncoinho and prooholy tho thing
which thb wii'Uti tlVmuVratfc want.
A COUll ECT VIEW.
The Philadelphia Times , an inde
pendent paper, but strongly Protect
ionist in principle, published in tho
centre of the wool manufacturing in
terests of Pennsylvania, supports free
raw material, because it is for tho beat
interests of American manufactures
and labor. Tho Time has perfect
facilicles for information upon the
subject, and It unhesitatingly sup
ports free wool, Wo commend this
statement made by the Times to the
"Hritish free trade" hhouters in
Oregon and California. Will they
stop yelling long enough to answer it?
"Tho Times Ims staled in several
recent articles on the tariff, llml our
home woolen mill and lubor supply
only fti per cent of tho woolons now
consumed in this country, whllo for
olgu mills and labor kiipply IK w
cent .
Tho Times purposes to ho strictly
accurate in tariff discussions; and us
party organs have disputed the statu
moms of this journal as to tho homo
production of woolons, wo have made
a tiuruful Inijuhy into thu uxucl pro-
A XT A GOXIST1C IXFLUEXCES.
Our reverend opponent, of the
Eastern Oreyon Whanydoodlc, has
two stove-pipe hats, one a black silk
for Sabbath wear, and the other a
light colored Ilallison hat, for week
da) service: Under tho inlluencc of
the black hat ho preaches temperance
and portrays the evils of rum , to the
women and children. Under the in
fluence of the white hat he howls for
free whisky and tobacco and preaches
republicanism to the men. It was
under the inlluencc of the white hat
that (he following, which appeared in
his first issue, was written:
"Mr. SI. .lohu is awfully worried
about this free whisky tendency of
republicanism Have "not republi
cans, or any other body, a right to
say free whiskey, as well as I bird
parly folks? A few years ago when
this free whiskv business was agita
ted, Con. liOgau was opposed to free
whiskey, but he was in.lavor of taking
those millions of revenue, and there
by educating the millions of pauper
children made so by the whiskey bus
iness; but, shades of the martyrs,
what, a howl went up from all the
land of prohibitionists and third
party ites! Xo such sacriligious prac
tice shoujd desecrate their escutcheon.
They wanted no blood money with
which to educate the poor children.
Let them go in ignorance rather than
that. Hut then its the old saw over
again: 1 i on II bo damned it you do,
and vou'll bo damned if voudont.' "
KEEP TO 'I HE TRUTH.
Our contemporary across the way
goes lor the administration tor a too
free use of the veto power, and says
hard words in that connection. Will
it please publish the pension statistics
showing increaso of pension payments
under the present administration over
that of my other prior to this t and
also tho increase of private pension
ers. You may uso our last issue if
convenient, which is from the records.
The naked statement is not quite so
satisfactory as the record itself. Cive
your readers the figures and facts and
lot them jndgo toi theinoives. You
are not in tho pulpit now, brother Ir
win, but talking to a congregation in
which might be some over inquisitive
individual who would liko to know
the why and the whereore, and whero
you get your authority.
There is not one otllei.il act of tho
president that can be cited showing
other than a deep and friendly intcrost
toward the union soldier, and any
statement to tho contrary is niado
knowing the same to bo false. Tho
effort to torco tho CJ. A. I?, into a po
litical organization will prove as fur
tilo as it is disreputable.
EMRAR ASHING.
Quite a number of republicans nrc
attempting to deny that there is a free
whisky plank in their platform,' In
the face of facts they have rather a
difficult task. Let us quote:
" Wc favor the entire icpcal of in
ternal taxes, rather than surrender
any part of our protective system."
That seems cxplicitaud to the point.
Rather than surrender "any part" of
the protective system, rather than re
duce the sugar tariff from 8i per cent,
to C8 per cent. ; rather than reduce
li e tax on steel rails from S17 to $11
per ton; rather than lower the tax on
pig iron from SG.75 to $G per ton;
rather than add salt, lumber, flax or
jntc to the free list; rather than re
duce tho cost of cotton tics, cotton
bagging, or twine for hemp binding
all of which arc provided for in the
Mills bill the republicans declare:
"Wo favor the entire repeal of the
internal taxes . ' ' Such is the situation
the republicans are in, and while the
belter portion of them arc inclined to
retreat, some, like our reverend con
temporary, attempt to brazen it out,
and ask: "Havo not the republicans
or any other body a right to say free
whisky?"
VERY COXSITEXT.
Tho Wallowa Chieftain says:
"It is said that, several thousand
head of sheep from Washington Tci
ritory arc now on the range in the
eastern portion of the countv. Thev
will be taken home in the fall, and
then Wallowa county will have noth
nig by which they can be remembered
except a few more hills bare of feca.
isn't it about, time sucit business was
stopped?' '
This may be all right, but it comes
with bad grace from a paper that has
been howling itself hoarse for pro
lection to sheep men. brother Me
Cully is willing to tax himself several
hundred dollars a year for the "pro
tection' ' of these men but is unwilling
to allow them a little grass on tho
ranges of Wallowa. Consistcncv is a
jewel not to be looked for in a man
wedded body and soul to party.
Tin-: Seattlo Weekly Press contains
eighteen columns of sheriffs notices
of delinquent tax sales of town lots
located in and about Seattle. This is
an evidence that the real estate boom
in that city has surpassed the demand;
for, when city property is no longer
worth tho tax levied thereon, then and
only then will people allow the sheriff
to sell it for them to collect the taxes
duo. Such an enormous advertising
by a sheriff of city lots does not speak
very advantageously for a city. There
must bo something rotten in the real
estate market of that city. The grand
sale will commence August 6th, and
will probably continue until the slier
ilf's strength fails him.
J. L. ALBERSON,
-DEALER
IN
COHNUCOPIA. 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
moncv, 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.
Xgdjg5 Rigs at Reasonable Rates. s4g2$2
J. L. ALRERSON, Cornucopia. Union County, Or.
RATI I EE EXOW1XG.
In last weeks Issuo of his paper our
reverend opponent says:
"Prof. M. V. Kook, a prohibition
apostle from Michigan, has arrived at
Salem, and is to stump Oregon in tho
Interests of that party. Democratic
boodlo will reward his efforts."
Not bolngacipminted with Mr. Itook
wo refrain from expressing our opin
ion on tho subject, but as tho revorend
gentleman who makos thoso charges
agNiiist him lui!piad considerable ox
porlouuo In tlio "stumping" lino him
self, he probably knows what ho Is
talking about.
Tin: Eastern Oreyon Whanydoodle.
made its appearance last week and the
work of pumping politics and religion
into its uniortumuo readers nas com
menced. Tho politics will be cut bias,
after tho most approved Chinese pat
tern, and tho theology will have a
brimstone lingo about it, grimly sug
gestive of what tho futuro has in store
for all who aro not republicans. Just
what efleot this mixture will have on
its victims we cannot say, but imagine
it will be somewhat similar to
that produced on Sut Luvingood
when his best girl persuaded him to
take a seidlitz powder, and mixing the
contents of the blue paper in the
water of ono glass, and the conteuts of
the white paper in another glass, told
him the proper way was to drink the
contents of one and in about five min
utes swallow tho contents of the other.
Sut followed directions and sat down
in happy contentment, but soon be
camo conscious that there was a most
extraordinary commotion going on in
side of him. A yearning for tho soli
tude of his own home, where he could
sit down and think, seized him, and he
lit out, depositing as he went, on tho
parlor lloor, veranda, and pathway
down to tho front gate, a stream of
foam, which ho afterward declared waB
a yard wide and at least a foot deep.
Rev. Thos. MaeGuirc will preach at
the Presbyterian church every Sunday
at U o'clock, i'. M.
FUR
N
ITUR
Wilson & Miller,
1!
-Manufacturers of and Dealers in-
M. Doors and
Parlor ai Bed-
101
ins,
room Sols
Keeps Constantly on hand a Large .Supply of
Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc.
All kinds of l'urnituru Made, and Upholstering done to order.
WILSON it MILLUlt, - Main St., Union, Or.
I 1 H ill1,
W. D. BEIDLEMAN, Proprietor.
Keeps constantly on hnnil a full assortment of everything in his line, manufactured
of the bust innterial obtainable. He is now offering for sale thu
Best lot of saddles, at lower prices than were
ever offered in Eastern Oregon,
LEAD HARNESS, HOUSE BLANKETS, CURRY COMBS,
Also a FULL ASSORTMENT of SPl'llS, WHIPS, AX LB O UKASE, HARNESS
OIL, Etc., Ete., Etc., In fact everything usually kept in a
First Class EstabSishmesit.
!K3rCall and examine goods. O Main Street, Union, Oregon.
1 LIVERY and ffl SlffiE.
(OPPOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.)
J. S- ELLflOTT- Proprietor.
Everything First Class. Terms Very Reasonable.
Buss to and Fiom the Depot Making; Connection with all Trains.
BROTH
Dealers In
hi:
GROCER
Tobaccos and Cigars,
Met; and Fancy Ms,
IES
School Books and Station
Orders from all parts of the country
promptly attended to.
For Sale at a Bargain!
The Half Way House ou the Pine Creek
roail. This place has many ndrantajres.
It Is Mhutod just half waj between Union
ami Cormu'oyia ami about ttie sumo dis
tance f.om Raker City, North l'owiler and
Telocrtiot, ami Is well worththe price asked,
as a stoimlng place for travelers. It is sur
rounded by one of tho best summer ranees
in Castcrn Oregon, and it is only 30 minutes
drive to an open range, whero stock often
winter. For dairying purposes it cannot
be beat. It is well watered, contains Kit
acres, 100 acres of which is the richest kind
of bottom laud, which, when nil cleared,
will procdee S50 tons of hay, worth frem
ftstofW per ton, in the mines near by,
This is a rare bargain for sonic one. Tho
place has other advantages which will Ihj
shown to inirchaber. Moro money can bo
made on this place than any other place of
It.s Mze In Eastern Oregon. Must be nold
immediately. Satisfactory reasons given
for Melius. ' Enquire of run at my plase.
7-SMf 11. A. EATON,
University of Oregon.
EUGENE CITY.
Next session begins on Mondnv tho I7th
day of September, 1888.
Free hcholarxhips from every countv in
the state. Apply to your County Superin
tendent. Four Courses: Classical. Scientific, Lit
erary and a short Knglish Course in which
there Is no Latin, Greek, French or German.
The Knglish is pre eminently a Humiicss
Course. For catalogues or other Informa
tion, nddress: J. W JOHNSON,
6-7-m2. President.
Line to Cove.
Leaves Union daily at 2ji. m, arrives at
Cove at 3;30 p. m.
Leaves Cove at 8 a. m., arrives at Union
at0;30 a. m.
Connections made witli Klliott's coaches
running to the depot, carrying passenger
for east and west bound trains.
A. L. SAY LOR, M. 1).,
Physician and Surgeon,
North l'owiler, Oregon.
Has permanently located and will attend
all professional calls day or night.
Otlicc: Drug store building: residence,
one door west of Kodgers' hotol.
KentiiCKj Lioiior Store
UATKS for lSSKNOi:itS. I,l!0(!AOi:
nuil I'KKinilT, KIUSONAIIU:.
KOIJINSON fc LAYli, . . . rropricture.
AND SODA FACTORY,
Cor. Main and II Sts. - - Union. Oregon,
SHi:u.MA.V& UAI.KY, Props.
Manufacturers and dealers in Soda Wa
ter. SarMipunlla. (linger Ale, Cream Soda
and t hainpagno Cider, Svrups, etc, Or
der promptly tilled.
ALPINE H0TEL,
Cornucopia, Union county, Or.
R. C WARINxNER, I'rop'r..
The only first class house, in thu camp.
oYe "S klar'Hl to m"ko Kito&t coinforta-
Chareres Reasonable
Coruucopiu Letter.