The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918, September 07, 1888, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SCOUT. AMOS K. JO.VKS EDITOR, City and County Official Paper. Friday, Seut'r. 7th, 1888, EDITOIITAL NOTJCS. Tub tlcmocracy of Oregon nro going to liavo a bran now $20,000 printing office in Portland. Sonator Hearst, of California, takea $30,000 of llio capital .stock ued tlic democracy of Oregon tuko $20,000. Under the plana pro posed, with practical management, there need bo no such word as fail. Astoria Transcript. It in to bo hoped that this is truo a the Oregonian. which poscfl as thu leading newtpapcr of the State, is utterly unreliable, and without doubt the moHt venal and mercenary shoot that a sufFering peo ple werccvir cursed with. Tub selection of books for the use in the public schools of Oregon for the coining four years, will bo submitted by the Stato Hoard of Education to a vote by the various county nuperintcn dentH this Kail. It strikes us that this changing at school books every little whilo is an outrage that iihould bo peremptorily stopped by the people. The fccrics now in use is good enough and should not bo changed for at least fifteen years from this time. His an expensive luxury to parents resulting in no good to any ono excopt a few sharks who want to bcII the books. And now conies tho Senate and in its substituted tariff bill proposes to place lumber on tlio free list in tho face of tho party argument that free trade in that commodity would throttle tho industry. Tho Republi can ship is certainly without a pilot. It will now remain to bo seen how tho Republican press will explain why tho party is not advancing toward free trade and as to why they have been advocating a fallacy. Tho Republican editor of to-day, by tho over changing policies of his party, is kopt busy upoloizing for what ho said yesterday. Tim Alia has this pointed way of dishing up tho fishery question: "JustaB wo expected, Mr. Blaino ob jects to having tho llritish lioij's tail twisted F.o it will hurt. Mr. Illaino's idea is that the lion's tail should only bo twisted with a view to catching tho Irish vote, and not with such rudeness as to disturb tho lion. Tho "un crowned king" points out with truth that all his twisting has novor canted tho lion a moment's uneasiness, but that tho moment Mr, Cleveland tried his hand there was a roar from Ottawa to Bombay. This, in Mr. Blaine's opinion, should touch us that the lion's tail should only be twisted by its friends." An analysis of tho vote on thu Free Wool clause of tho mills bill show that tho states of Texas, Pennsylvania, Mich igan, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Mis souri, Massachusetts, Georgia, Maine, North Carolina, Now Hampshire Ten nessee, Indium, Illinois, Arkansas, Now Jersey, Alabama, owning an aggregate of ltl,0f0,000 sheop, east hovnty-fivo votes againts free wool and nitity-four votes for it. Texas, Owning more than one-third of all tho nheop of tho 17 states, cast her solid vote for free wool. The seven southern states, owning 7, 120.000 of tho wholo number of sheop, :ast sixty-ono of tho ninety-four free wool votes, and only six votes against it. This analysis effectually disposes of tho ehurgo of sectionalism in tho effort to repeal the wool tax. Tiuiiti: is a largo and growing class of pcoplo who think legislation the grand remedy for all t-ocial evils. Thoy want a paternal sido to the gov ernment upon which to lean in times of trial and temptation, in order to Hhirk any individual responsibility. Tho AMoriiin thus gives mi illustration of tho absurdity of this idea: "Ropro uontativo White, of Indiana, has intro duced a bill to establish an inter-state minimum rate of wages in tho United states. Every inula lalwor shall bo entitled to not less than if l.fiO per day of ten hours; every woman $1.00, and children botween 12 and M years of ago, 75 eonts per day. His constitu ents arc daily oxpecting u bill to bo introduced, to regulate by law tho number of children that cadi family in tho country may havo." IT DIDN'T WORK. For p oino years Hero hns existed mi awkward niUumlciKtaiidlng between tho United States, (iieat Itilllau and Canada with regard to the fishery question. Sometime ago representa tives of these countries entered into u treaty, which to become binding would Iihv" to be ratified by thu re ijiecriro jfdvtnunfvnWi To (bis then) was strong opposition on tho part of the Reformers of Canada who insist ed that nil their rights had been sur rendered to the Americans. Rut the Conservatives having n majority in tho parliament, Canadian consent to the treaty was penned. In our own country tho discussion took tl.o same partisan complexion. The Republi cans in the Senate thinking they had an opportunity to humiliate President Cleveland before the American people rejected the treaty he had prepared to overcome the existing dilliculties, and settle them amicably and permanent ly. The Republican majority Senate did not endeavor to amend the treaty in any way, did not offer a single suggestion for bettering or improving it just rejected it, solely and simply because it originated with a Demo cratic president, seeking re-election. They thought its rejection would place him in an awkward attitude in the midst of the campaign. If Cleveland hud been simply manufacturing cam paign capital, tho rejection might have had tho effect intended. But onco more tho pitifully partisan Re publicans of the Scnato have been taught that President Cleveland is more of u patriot than a pariisau, and they arc thrown into consternation by his prompt proposition to resort to the only means left to secure tho law ful right of American citizens. The proposed treaty would have secured all these by methods not so unpleas ant. The Republican Senate evident ly did not supposo that President Cleveland would appeal to retaliatory measures. Rut ho did not hesitate. Tho only path of duty left open by unpatriotic partisanship was plain. I io nt once points out the way in his own manly earnestness, in which thcro is no truckling to llritish injust ice or Republican trickery. Onco more tho Republican Senators arc placed faco to faco with their duty to tho whole pcoplo. Failing to rise superior to petty partisanship, they havo already shirked it once. What will they do now, feeling that their littleness has been exposed? Read tho message. World. FA CTS FOR U'ORKJNGJIFN. When you are told that a high tariff is necessary to keep up tho wages of labor, and that it is maintained solely in too interest of the workingmen, just pin tho person who is telling you so into u corner and ask him to ex plain a few facts, such as these: That when tins country belonged to England and tho llritish government was doing its best to crush out Amer ican manufacturers, the difference between American and English wages was greater than it is to-day. That when we were living under a low tariff, from 1810 to 1801, wages in this country increased faster than at any other tune beforo or slnco. That at that tinio our manufactures were stronger than they are to-day. That after ten years trial of tho low tariff of 1810 our manufacturers wcro so well satislled with its work ing that they supported tho still lower tariff of 1857. That at that time wo had almost gained command of the seas, and that now our llag afloat Is a curiosity. That since Kugland abandoned pro tection tho wages of her workmen havo gone up f0 percent. That llritish wages rose H per cent botween 1872 to lHSJJ, whilo wages in protected Massachusetts declined .r per cent within the same period. That tho only countries iu which wages nro on tho American scale nro those, such as Australia, in which then) is plenty of land, and that these havo high wages without regard to tariffs. That comparing countries under similar conditions, wages In unpro tected England are from to to 100 per cent higher than iu protected Genua ny, Franco and Italy. That tho employers of tho cheap labor of Continental Kurope demand protection against tho dear labor of England and America, That tho total expenses of American manufacturers for labor, according to tho last census, wore only 18 per cent of tho value of their product, whilo wo nro paying taxes at thu rate of 17.1 per rent for tho alleged purposo of making up to them tho bare differ ence between the cost of their labor and tho cost of labor iu Europe. That fiucceslvo republican Admin istrations r.dmlttcd tho oppressive na ture of high tariffs and thu necessity of reducing taxation. That tho same mou who led tho movement for "protection to Ameri can labor" aro tho very ones against whoso reductions of wages labor tliuls it necessary continually to strike, and that with all their aversion to cheap commodities they have no objection to importing cheap foreign labor to re plucu Milkers. When your high tariff friend has. thrown light upon these point?, send tlio explanations tons, and wo will kuggust sumo more thing to clear up. II' . I ! Hubivrlbo for Ttiu &Jyur. TIIOSK SAVINGS BANKS DEPOSITS. That Mr. Rlaino is an habitual blun derer, cannot be denied. He writes and speaks impulsively, without veri fying his alleged facts. It suits his purposo to make a ttatcmcut and ho makes it without knowing or caring whether it is true or not. The little 1 newspapers' ' over tho country that feed on the crumbs that fall from Mr. Blaine's intellectual tabic, fall into the same errors and scorn to care even less for tho truth than their master. Mr. Blaiilc stated iu Ids speech on August 10th, that the deposits in the savings banks of Grcnt Rritain were less than in the single Stato of Massa chusetts. Ho did not know whether this statement was true or not. He did not try to And out. It suited his purpose to say it and he said it. The 'lesser lights" throughout the land ' found a marc's nest, ' ' and with in stinctive exactness our contemporary remarked last week that: 'The savings of the working people of England, as in savings banks amounted to $182,000,000, while the savings of the working people in tho stale of Massachusetts alone amounted to $.117 ,000,000 for a corresponding time, and then remcmbci that England has moro than seventeen times tho population of Massachusetts," The Nation, which is without doubt the most competent critic iu tho Uni ted States, speaking of this subject says : Mn the year 1SS7 the amount of de posits in tho savings banks of Massa chusetts was $201,197,900. In Great Rritain there arc three classes of de positories for the savings of the frugal and industrious, which fulfil the same function as the savings banks of tho United States, and tho deposits or contributions to which proceed from the sanio source, and aro in every re spect similar in character. These arc tho savings banks under the manage ment, as in thoUnitcd States, of trus tees; the Post-ofllco Savings Ranks, under the management of the govern ment; and the "Ruildiiig" and "Friendly" Societies, also under tho close supervision of the government, and whoso several liabilities and as sets arc returned annually under the designation of "shares," "deposits' and "profits. " Tho official returns of the condition of the "Trustee" and "Post-ofllco" Savings Banks for 188G and of tho "Ruilding" and "Friendly" Societies for 1882 aro as follows, the sterling being reckoned at $1.80.0, its real value: Trustee Savings banks. Capital (deposits). jC40,8i:i,0! Interest credited.. J,2'J1,5.VJ Government .stock held for deposit ors 810.1'JS Total. . . . 48,88.-,07l $237,877,009 l'ost-olllce Pavings Hanks. Capital XC(),874,337 Government Htorks held for deposit ors 2,8lH),ll Total. XS3.771.278 ?201.(i71,03S Total MivIiiRS-ban'' deposits in Great ltrliain in . frSM.0 18,707 Friendly and llulldlng Societies of Croat Britain. Value, of shares, deposits not rep resented by sh'rs s and balance of 11 n a ppropriated prollts for ISM. ..r2,SlL28i ?&0,lMlIV0 Total . ... ?7.r)0,233,20 It thus appears that, restricting the comparison to savings banks alone. Mr. ltlaiuo's statement had not the slightest foundation in truth, and that the depositors of tho Massachusetts savings banks lacked $20S,:5f0,S07 to put them on an equality with those of (ireat Britain, and that, counting in tho value of tho accumulations of tho Friendly and Huilding Societies of Great Britain, which represent as truly and accurately tho savings of tho Rritish musses as do tho deposits of the savings banks, his statement con tained an error of exactly $i0o,:i."5. i!GG; and that instead of tho deposits of tho savinus banks of Massachusetts being in excess of tho aggregate de posits of tho United Kingdom, tho masses of Great Hrittnin havo iu fact about $2. W on deposit for every $1 on deposit in Massachusetts. There is another point of interest in connection with this matter which is well worthy tho attention of thoso who consider Mr. lllaluu ti supremo authority on all points of economy and tlnanco, and who are fond of pa rading contrasts between tho pauper laborers of Great Rritain and the workingmen of tho United Motes, who, undor our high and unneces sary system of taxation, are sup posed to bu rolling iu allluoncc. The aggregate deposits iu tho savings banks of tho United States, according to thu report of tho Comptroller of thu Currency for 18S7, amount to$l,U7, SG7,6M:i This, divided among our estimated population for that year of 02,000, 000, would glvo an average of $18. GO per head. Tho aggregate de posits in the public savings institu tions of Great Britain for 1885-G wcro $750,5;W,200. This, divided among the population of tho United Kingdom for 1880, namely, .17,000,000, would give an average of $20.97 per capita, it is, therefore, clear that tiny com parison of the havings-bank statistics of thu United States and Great Ilrit nln will not help thu high-taxation policy quite us much as Mr. Rlaino wpMod.'' CLEAR AS 3IUD. Editor Irwin of the Eastern Oregon Republican is a stunner when it comes to presenting arguments in n clear and concise manner, lie throws light on a very important subject as fol lows: Wc nil know how the pensions granted Mrs. Grant. Logan, Garfield and others wives of tho noble defenders of the nation's honor were lured at by men holding high positions mostly through the clemency of the men whose widows arc subjects of this pension IjUMncs". It Is not n question of the sub ject's private means; it Is a public question and pertains to the subject's rights in the sight of the government. Shall the nation goon In this stingv style of caring for the worthy? and nil this, too, helping the cry of a plethoric purse that must become a matter of the people's regard as to how to keep it from longer tilling up. Wc have entertained the same ideas for some time, but did not know how to express them in words. To be suro the pensions should not bo lured at. Neither should tho ladies be lured at. No gentleman high in offli cial position, or otherwise, through the clemency of theso men should be guilty of .those offenses, and when they do, proves the obliqueness of the characteristics of the human spe cies, licnci wc remark that it cannot be true, and if so, why not? Also the cry of the plethoric purse, when heard in the land, should bo kept from longer filling up, or filling up longer, just as you choose as is self evident. These matters when taken together don't neutralize and should bo assimilated by the people. At least the regards of the people should be projected in that direction. Of course it is. To increase the light, if possible, thrown on the subject by brother Irwin, wc will just say that if the pension business is a business, then it is a business. Don't it? Consequently it should not be lured at, but the plethoric purse should be lured at and stopped from tilling up. No man can be mistaken in this mat ter, and wc don't hesitate to say that any man who differs from brother Ir win and oursclf on this subject, is a narrow minded bigot. When used according to directions, Aycrs's Agurc Ouro is warranted to era dicate, from tho system, Fever and Ague' Intermittent, Remittent, and Ril lious Fevers and all malarial diseases. Try it. May bo increased, tho Dlgcstlvo organs strengthened, and tho bowels regulated, by taking Aycr's Pills. These Pills aro purely vegetable- in their composition. Thoy contain neither calomel nor any other dangerous drug, nnd may bo taken with perfect safety by persons of all ages. I was a groat sufferer from Dyspepsia nnd Constipation. I had no apnetito, and was constantly afllictcd with llead acho and Dizziness. I consulted our family doctor, who prescribed for mo, at various times, without affording moro than tomporary relief. I llnally com menced taking Aycr's Pills. Iu a short timo iny digestion and appetite- IMPROVED my bowols wcro regulated, and, by tlio timo I nnlshnd two boxes of theso Pills my tendency to headaches had disap peared, ami I becamo strong and well. Darius M. Logan, Wilmington, Del. I was troubled, for over a year, with Loss of Appetite, nnd General Debility. T commenced taking Aycr's Pills, and, before llnlshing half a box of this modi wine, my nppetito and strength wcro re stored. 0. O. Clark, Daubury, Conn. Ayer's Pills aro tho best mcdlcino known to mo for regulating tho bowels, and for nil di.sea.se3 caused by a disordered Stomach and Liver. I HUlfcred for over three years with Headaeho, Indigestion, and Constipation. I hndnoappctito.aud waa weak ami nervous most of tho time. BY USING threo boxes of Avar's Pills, nnd at tho samo timo dloting myself, I was com pletely cured. My digestive- organs nro now in good order, nnd I am in perfect health. P. Lockwood, Topcka, Ivans. Aycr's Pills havo benefited mo wonder fully. For months I suffered from Indi Kcst'ion and Headache, was restless nt night, and nnd a bad taste in my mouth every morning. After taking ono bes ot Avor's Pills, all theso troubles dis appeared, my food digested well, ami my sleep was refreshing. Henry O. llommenway, ltockport, Moss. I was cured of tho Piles by tho uso of Aycr's Pills. They not only rollovcd mo of that painful disorder, but giyo mo in creased vigor, and restored my health. John Lazarus, St. John, N. Si. it Ayer's Pills, Prepared by Dr. J. O. Aytr & Co., Lowell, Mais. Sold by oil Drugjleu &nJ Dealer la Mcdlciuo. Un io Cove, Leaves Union dully at 2 p. in, arrives at Covcnt:i:Mp. m. , Leaves Cove nt 8 n. m., arrives at I. mon nt H:30 n. m. Connections made with Elliott's couches running to the depot, currying passengers for east and west bound trains. n.VTKs for lWssuNOKKS. mhioac.i: mid KUlCKillT, IIEASONAIILI!. ROWNSON .v L.VVNK. Proprietors. r AND SODA FACTORY, 1 Cor Main and H Sis. Union. Oregon, i SUKK.M.VN Jt UAl.KV, 1TiJ. I Manufacturer and denier In Soda Wa ter. Sunaparlllu. GhiKor Alo, Oreuin Soda 1 and Champagne Cider, tiyrup. etc Or der!) promptly tilted. KentucKy Lipo Store BEAD m Latest Announcement to the Public: Having just received a large and finely selected stock of General Merchandiso from Eastern Markets, bought for cash, wo can ard will give our customers BETTER PRICES THAN EVER. The Public is llespectfully Invited to Inspect our Splendid Lino of sbes Ea Gent's Furnishing oocls, Hats and caps, Fine Boots and Shoes, etc. LADIES' DRESS GOODS. A Magnificent lino of all shades and qualities. Latest styles of CIIALLI DELAINES, LUSTRE SUITING, EMBROIDERIES. LINEN CIIAMHRAY, PLUSHES & VELVETS, PAliASOLS, WHITE GOODS, GLOVES & HOSIERY, BATISTE, LACE CURTAINS, GINGHAM riUNTS, MUSLINS, -And Endless Variety of BEADED TRIMMINGS, Also u Complcto Stock of '-2GARPTS AKB WAIX- PAPEEs- TBUXKS, VALISES, TRAVELING BAGS, BASKETS, eje, and a full line of Groceries, Cutlery and Notions. gJ"WE WANT IT UNDERSTOOD that no other storo in Union county can undersell us, and a visit to our establishment will convince any ono of tlio fact. All arc invited to come and see us and wo promise to do you good. NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. . JAYCOX & FOSTER, Good rooms, Good beds, nnd tho Table Supplied with the Hest the Mar ket ntlbrds. CHARGES REASONABLE, Having rented tho LIVERY STABLE Formerly conducted by T. B. II. Green, it will hereafter be run in connection with tho hotel. FIRST CLASS LIVERY TURN OUTS and CAPARISONED SADDLE HORSES, For Ladies or Gentlemen. A LIVE MAN AT THE DOOR. L. J. Bootiii:, Proprietor. For Boys and Young men, and For Girls, Cove, - - Oregon, will upon Sopt. Cth. 18S8. jFor prospectus of oithor school, address : Rev. W.m. R. POWELL, Principal. MOIL EUGENE CiTY. N'e:ti session bln on Monday tho 17th dav of Septeintior. IHfS. Fw n-hularnhlpi from every oounty in theoUtc. Apply to your County upcriif tendont. Pqur CourM: Clnslco), Hatenttile, Lit erary and a liort UnriUh t our iu whtuu thore is no Iwitln, Ureok, French or Gorman. The Kiiglli.li U irOli)ltMtlly a Umiiiia i.ourf. rnr cuiuhim or uwtir niiarwa- tlmi.iuhlrwi AX NX N Uniyersity 01 ill HING, an- Main St., Union, Or. Trains arrive and depart from Union daily, as follows : EAST 1IOU.M). Passenger, No. -1, L've at i : 1") a. m. WKST HOUND. Passenger, No. 3, L'vo at 0:03 p. m. Freight No. 7, L'vo at 4: 10 p. m. Freight, No. 8, L've at 2:l.r a; m. Tiriv FT5? to an(l lrom principal points 11IYL' 10 in the United Utntes, Canada and Kurope. Elegant RfiS,"" Cars. Emigrant Sleeping Cars Hun Through on Express Trains to OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS and ST. PAUL Preo of Charge and Without Change. Clo.-e connections at Portland for San Fr.in cUco and Paget Sound points. For further particulars inquire of any Agent of tho Company or of A. L. Maxwell, G. P. ifcT. A., Portland. Oregon. SAX FIIAXCISCO LINE. ' FROM roKTI.AM). Leaving nt 12Midn't., as follows: rROM HAN FRANCISCO. L'v'ng Spear st. wh' at 10 a. m. as follows: State, S-a'd'v. Aug. Columbia. Wed. ,, Or gon. .Sunday ,, Suite. Thursday Columbia. Mon. ,, Oregfii. Friday ,, State, TupmIhv ,. Columbia St. Sept Oregon, Weil. ,, 41Coluuibin.FrI.Aug 3 P.Oregon Titos ,, 7 lSStatc. Saturday ,. 11 l'Co!uinbin Wed. 1ft lO.Oregon. Sunday 10 21 Slute.ThuiMlay i3 iSjColumbia. Mon 27 llOregon. Friday 31 (Mate, Tues. Sept. 4 The company rc?ervos tho right to change !teamer.s or sailing davs. W. If. IIOLCOMll, A. L.MAXAVF.LL, Oen'l Marnier. G. P. t T. A, II. L. DEACON. Agent, Union. Dwelling luouse for Ssile. dwelling hcuao mnl lot. nt tho Cove. Oregon. Centrally located, near and con veniint to all thofcbools. Good cellar, WOOl i-aiieu anil wen? will he f-oiu cneaii for cash. Apply to S. G. WHITE. n-oi-u Cove. Oregon. CORNUCOPIA sta.o-:e Linens Stupes leave ITnkm every Monday. Wod-J I'Mlay ami Friday, w tie luvo lormicuplu ou return trip every Tumlay, Thurndiiy and Saturday. Passengers and Past Freight Carried. 'A. NHUsON, ProiirlBtor. tIUf 1 Row Tho. Mnuflnlre will prtnoh at tha IVfubytoriuti slitiroh qvery .Sunday v 'J iVkvkf h.