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3 "-5 I THE OREGON SCOOT. vnimi? AM08 K. JON'KS City and County Official Paper. Friday, Scpt'r. ldtli, 1SSS.! JiEPUJiLJCAXS, READ THIS. Tho American Tariff Reform league, in which Franklin MacVeagh, Wil liam M. lloyt, George D. Ruinsey, E.G. Mason, W. T. Raker, Gen. A. C. McClurg, nnd other prominent republicans aro workers, 1ms issued the following address to the farmers of Illinois: 4 'The great imporlnnco to the wel fare and prosperity of the nation of a reasonable and practicable reduction of the tariff lias led to the organiza tion of the American Tariff Reform league lis officers, executive and advisory committees are men of re publican antecedents, but as their love of their country, their sense of justice nnd right, and their desire for the promotion of the best interests of tho people are greater than their devo tion to party, nnd believing that tho republican party in the present na tional campaign is advocating a policy oi taxation inorouguiy wrong in principle and in practical operation disastrous to tho business interests of the country, havo felt constrained to unite in an earnest effort to nid in the defeat of that party to which they have in tho past been greatly attached. Tho federal government levies taxes upon a largo number of articles im poi ted from foreign countries. These taxes u.e called tho tniiff. For the fiscal year ending Juno 150, 18S8, tho government received from these tariff taxes $220,000,000. The importing merchants, after pnyiug for tiio goods thoy brought from foreign countries, paid to the national government thii? amount as import duties or tariff taxes. Tha original cost of the goods was thoreforo increased before they could bu placed in the stores of thu importers by tho payment of this enormous sum of J?220,000,000, which is li'iarly .r)0 per cent of thu original cost of tho goods. Now, the import ing merchants must make a profit not only on the purchase price of the goods, but also on the amount of money paid to tho government as tax es. Tho importers sell to jobbers and wholcsnlo merchants. They in ttiiu sell to the retail merchants through out tho country. The importers, jobbers, wholesale and retail mer chants must all makoa profit on hand ling tho goods. Tho several profits, estimated in tho nggiegnto at 40 per cout on tho $220,000,000 paid tho gov ernment in taxes, amount to $88, 000,000, Thus when tho consumers tho people buy thu.se goods from the retail merchants thoy must not only pay the llrst cost of tho goods and tho profit on such cost, hut also tho taxes 220, 000,000 and tho profits on the amount of tho taxes 888.000,000; that is, they must pay 1108,000,000 more for these goods than thoy would havo had to pay were there no tariff taxes on them. JIut this is not the worst of It. There arc manufactured in this coun try a great number of articles of tho tiiuno kinds as those imported. W'liilo the cost to tho consumer of the im ported goods has been so greatly in creased by tho tariff, as shown nliovo, the homo manufacturers aim to get for their goods as nearly as possible as high prices an paid for tho imported goods, although thu cost of manufact uring, with a fair profit added, is small enough toouahlntho manufact urers to sell thoir goods at much less prico From information furnished by tho govornmont consus reports for 1880 it Is estimated (hat (ho amount of goods manufactured in this country of tho saino kinds as those from foreign countries upon which tariff-taxes aro levied aggregated ?3,.')00,000,000, and tho manufacturers made a net profit on thorn of 25 per cent. This Is too much. It is at least 10 per cent more than tho manufacturers could have mado had It not been for thu protect ion thoy received from the tariff. This extra profit of 15 per cout on tho protected goods manufactured In this country amounts to 8526,000 ,000. In buying tho goods from tho manufact urers tho wholcsnlo merchants and jobbers paid to them, la addition to tho cost of manufacturing ami a lihoral profit thereon, this extra profit of $525,000,000. Theso wholesale nior chants and jobbers as in tho case with foreign goods, as before sot forth sell to tho retail merchants, and (hey must all make their profit on this extra amount paid to (ha mtuitt faclurotvs in coiuoquonco of tho tariff. These suvoral profits amount to not Ins than '10 per coiit, which on 525, 000,000 amounts to 8157,500,000, Thus the coiiMimurs of tho homo iniin iifecliirad tfood pay $082,600,000 iiioio than thoy would Imvo lo pay for them were It not for the (m Iff tux on lint iittiiQ klmU of tfooiU of foiiiiy n HmimfMlmx. A N now roMlily 'fH, iWN mti iHtyinu; unnuully ' on ,vlmt ,ll0.v ,ICC(1 r'' ,lail "6C u" I iiiiimiiiL in VKVU)VuyVVV till 1UI ' '1kh floods, nnd on (hose of Iiorno ........ .,i n( ;':ny nf!M nnn ., manufacture 8082,600,000 in all Dl)O,O00,0e0, as the result of the tar iff. How long can the people stand this severe drain upon their resources tt'WIifiitf imtfiir tmltfimialm1 lit it? To I i liiiuiif krt'liif. ihi(iuii iciivu as av. JO it any wonder the protected ricli nro growing richer and tho poor uro growing poorer? This 990,500,000 wrung annually from the people by reason of un inequitable nnd iniquit ous tariff amounts to over $10 per capita of the 00,000,000 population of the united States . This, applied' to the state of Illinois, with its popula- tion now estimated at 3,000,000, shows an annual loss to the state of 818,000,000. If this were allowed lo remain in the hands of tho people how muclii'cntci' would ho the prosperity of our slate! This turn of 818,000,- 000, if retained at home every yea and spent in such manner ns the peo ple might prefer, would causo the state lo realize n prosperity common sunito with its great industry and enormous productions. Greatly in creased activity would be experienced in all branches of commerce and in dnstry. Mow enterprises would be undertaken. The demand for labor would bo largely increased and wages would be higher in amount and of greater purchasing power. The peo ple would onjoy a prosperity and con tcntment heretofore unknown, and thu dissatisfaction now provident among our laboring classes would be dissipated. "The worst phase of ll o operation of (he tariff laws is. however, yet. to be considered. While the national government was in need of money the people bore this great burden without complaint; but now, in consequence of the tarill established in war times, the government is receiving nnnually a much larger sum than it requires. There is now in tho vaults of tho na tional treasury 8130.000,000 surplus money thai, the government has no legitinnto use for, and it is in daily receipt of moro money than it can use. J n order to retard as much ns possible tho steady increase of the surplus and get part of it back into the channels of commerce, the secre tary of the treasury is now buying the bonds of tho government far in ad vance of their maturity and paying as high as 28 per cent premium for them, giving the bondholder 8128 for n bond the face value of which is only 8100. This largo and steadily increasing surplus in tho treasury is not only a temptation and incentive to extrava gant legislation but is a constant monaco and danger to tho business interests of the nation. The rapid growth of population and the wonder ful development of our conntrv glvo rise to u constant, increase in the vol ume of its commerce, requiring a cor responding increase in tho supply of inonoy necessary for business trans actions. Yet instead of responding to this requirement the national treas ury, under the operation of tho tariff laws, is steadily contracting tho sup of inonoy by withdrawing from tho channels of commerce the growing surplus lying dormant in the vaults of the treasury. Tho inadequate adjust ment of the supply of money to the requirements of commerce resulting at critical times in a scarcity of money has brought upon the country the fi nancial crisises from which it has in times past so greatly suffered. Who does not remember tho disastrous cri sis of 187!5? Are wo to have it re peated? It surely will be unless a stop is put to tho increase of thu use less surplus in tho treasury. ".Mr. Cleveland in his last annual message to congress pointed out this grave danger to tho business interests of the country and called upon con gress to reduce tho tariff taxes and relievo the people as much as possible of the groat bunion of taxation. Tho democratic party, in national conven tion at M. Louis, indorsed Mr. Cleveland's message and declared for tariff reform. Tho republican pu-ty declared against it tout advocated tho unsound and pernicious doctrine of high protection to homo manufactur ers, even to the extent of milking tho tariff prohibitory, which simply menus that tho government must continue to enable tho manufacturers to ehargo the consumers an excessive profit on their goods; must protect tho greedy manufacturers in their avaricious am bition to grow rapidly rich at tho cx ponso of the people. With those facts presented to our contemplation, as great as has been our devotion to the republican party of tho past, wo ran not in this campaign act with it. Wo do not belong to the dead past; wo aro in and tor thu living present, and do nut allow old pnr,tv attachments lo Interfere with our puivopllon of what U for tho best interest of our country, Wo appeal to you for tho aku of your own luturet, an well ns for (ho gener al good of th oottutry, to t-oiuo out boldly, lognrdlwM. of forinor party a. b(Kitloii, and nut with lit, In put. Ilutf (m ill our effort to aid tit thu io. olwdiluii ul Mr. I'UvDttiuil we do no ihyiiiyro uiivvrfuUy mm of our ! approval of his administration of the affuirs of the nation during the pist thrco years and a half. Jlo has per formed the duties of president faitli fully and wisely. He has in nil mat tors studied and endeavored to pro moto the people's welfare, nnd w feel that the hest interests of the conn try will continue to receive his careful watchful, and untiring guardianship He most heartily urge vou to cast your ballots for him. The farmers the great producers of the country nro in no respect benefited by tho tar iff. It does not add in tho least to I the market value of anything they I produco, but tho prices of ncarlv everything they buy nrc greatly in creased by it. The protected manu facturers ulono receive benefit from the tariff. ' 'Appended to this we give a partial list of articles upon which tariff taxes are levied and the amount of such tax and invito your careful attention of it From it you will sec how excessively tho necessities of life aro taxed: Su gar, 80 per cent; salt, 83 per cent; corn starch, 93 per cent; rice, 113 poC cent; cotton hoisory, 45 per cent; woolen hoiscry, 70 per cent; flannels, 2 per cent; woolen shawls, 87 per cent; window glass, 8G per cent- while luxuries are lightly taxed dia monds. 10 per cent; jewelry, 25 per cent; musical instruments, per cent. Thus the burden of taxation ifsts most heavily upon those least able to bear it. Tho most absurd feature of the present tariff is the heavy tax placed upon what is called raw material material that is import ed in a raw state and is used in tho production of manufactured articles This material having to pay tariff tax es costs the manufacturers much more than it would if ndmittcd into the country free. Thus the cost of pro- uueiii'r mo manufactured uric o is greatly increased. This enhancement in value of tho manufactured articles tends to diminish the amount of such goods consumed, and this limits tho amount produced and rcstricls the amount of labor required for their production, lessens the demand lor labor, and as tho price of wages de pends upon such demand, the effect is lo reduce the rato of wages and at the same time incrcaso the price. COMING TO THEIR SENSES. A dispatch from Seneca Falls, N. Y., to tho Now York World says: "Hundreds of farmers in Seneca county who havo heretofore voted the Republican ticket will this year change their bnllots. A fow days ago there was a farmers' picnic at Cayuga Lake Park, and out of tho sixty or seventy Republican voters present fourteen expressed their determination to vote for Cleveland and Thurman. One of these, in giving the reason for. his change, said : '1 have voted for every Republican ticket, from Freemont to Blaine under the idea that I was protecting myself. What is the result? I havo constant- worked to improvo my farm and to-day it is wortli about one-half what t- was when I began. Tho vnluo of my produco has decreased and my ex penses havo increased. Twenty-five years ago 1 was out of debt and aid inonoy in the bank. To-day I have not a dollar on deposit, but have a mortgage on my place. Then we had a tarill" averaging about 12 per cent; now wo pay an import duty on everything wo consume of about 47 per cent. 1 find the coat has been protected from oil' my back, my inon- out of tho bank and my farm away from my children, and I have toiled and sweated and voted twoutv-fivo years to do this, and now I am lipo for a change.' " Evidently a good ninny of the farm ers aro coming to their senses. I B BMP W11Y NOT BE IIONEST? Somo dishonest politicul organs per sist that the President's message last winter was a ''freo trade" message. 1 1 avo they not read it, or is it possible for them to tell tho truth onco? This is what tho President said:. "It is not proposed to entirely re lievo tho country of this taxation. It must bo extensively continued as tho source of the Government's income; and in a readjustment of our tarill' tho interests of American labor engaged in manufacture should bo carefully con sidered, as well as the preservation of our manufactures. It may bo called protection, or by any other name, but relief from tho hardships and dangers of our present turitl' laws should be devhed with especial precaution against imperiling the existence of our muuuf.ieluring interests. Hut this existence Mioiild not menu a con dition wide i, without regard, to tho public welfare or a national exigency, must always insure tho .-valuation of immeiuo profits instead of moderately piofltublo return." Now thuru isn't ono-huH tho sound ul "frvo trwk" in thU that U to lw found in thu nitU'lul utnWi of tlntni, (Inrfiuhl, Arthur, Folgar, M Oulloufli, and oven aiiuriUHii mid DUnci, u viry fvw w "km. THEY A'NO IP CLEVELAND. The following special from Seymour, Ind., explains itself: We, the undersigned soldiers, having served in the following companies and regiments, and never having votetl any but the Republican ticket, desire to say that we, after having examined the vetoes of President Cleveland in Private pension bills, approve of his course, and wish to say to our com rades that we will each of us vote for Grover Cleveland and the entire Dem ocratic state ticket for the first time. D. L. Peacock, Co. C, 33d Ind. G. W. Mitchkll, 22nd Ind. John Smith, Co. K. 22nd Ind. .ToeEPii DmcMAjr, 7th and 119th Ind. Wilmam Kkamek, Co. D, 4th O. Cav. ritOI-ESSIONAL. It. Eakin, J. A. Eakin, Notary Public. EAKIN , & EROTHEIt , Attorneys at Law, Union, Oregon. SSTPronipt Attention Paid to Collect.ons JOHN It. CIUTES, Attorney at Law. Colli-clinir and nrobatc practice (.pcclal tios. Office, two doors south of post-oflici!, Unluii, Oregon. J N. CROMWELL, M. D., Physician and Surgeon Ofllcc. one dnnr south of J. B. Katon's store, Union, Oregon. Q II. DAY, M. I)., IIOMKrATUlG Physician nd Surgeon ALL CALLS rROMPTLT ATTENDED TO. Office ndioininir .Tones llro'a store. Can bo found nights nt tho Centennial hotel room No. S3. M.Hakek. J. W. Huni.TOK. J. F. Dakkr. JgAKEK, SIIELTON & UAKEIt, Attorneys at Law. OFFICES Union and LaOrande, Ore gon, tpi'clal Attention given an; ijusincs entrusted to us. T. u- CRAWFORD, Attorney at Law, Union, Oregon. Office, one door south of Centennial ho tel. M. CAniJOLIi, Notary Public. It. F. WILSON. Ex-Co. Clerk. f4 A TjnAT T tV WIT OrtM Conveyancers and Abstracters. Abstracts to Ileal and Milliner property furnished on short notice, at reasonable rates. Sales of Real and Mining property nego tiated. Collection business promptly at- tonded to. Otllcc next door south of Fost-otlicc. Un ion, Oregon. J W. STRANGE, DENTIST, La Grande, Oregon. Will visit Union regularly on tho first Monday of each month. ALL WORK WARRANTED Fill ST CLASS A. L. SAY LOR, M. D., Physician suul Surgeon, North Powder, Oregon, tins nnrinnnentlv located and will .'ltlrnd all professional culls day or night. Oflloe: Drue storo bulldinc: residence. one door west of Rodger' hotel. Dwelling i-.ouse for Sale. A dwelling house nnd lot, nt the Cove. Oregon. Centrally located, near and con venient to nil the school. Oood cellnr, wood-shed and well. Will ho sold cheap for cmh. Apply to 8. Q. WHITE, 8-3l-tf ' Cove. Oregon. CORNUCOPIA Stages leavo Union every Monday. Wed nesday and Friday, bcavu uornueopiu on return trip every uesday, Thursday and Saturday. Passengers and Past Freight tarried. NELSON, - - - Proprietor. 8-31-tf St. Francis kmi BAKER CITY, OR. Boarding and Day School for Girls, Conducted by the SMors of St. Fraud.-, This institution is idtuatcd In one of tho hehhic.it localities or Eastern Oregon. Instruction, thorough, Including all tho useful branched suitable for young lmlius. Linear drawing, vocal kw'QtH In class, nnd nil kimU of needle work form no extra charges. ThudUrlpltiwaf Urn whoal to guide, bui firm. u uujoct bring not uHly to furm rv flui'it young ladiM, out iniUlo ami iniWut women. Studies will be Resumed Mon day Sept. 3rd. . Pa huh 4uUJ mm MrufetN jplgr g' Ihv JUviJvMif or H'jtlni 1I10 uAurev. EE AD AID Latest Announcement to the Public: ' Having just received a largo and finely selected stock of General Mcrchandiso from Eastern Markets, bought for cash, wc can ard will give our customers BETTER PEFCES THAN EVER. The Public is Rospoctfully Invited lo Inspect our Splendid Lino of Gent's Furnishing Goods, 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 it VELVETS, PARASOLS, WHITE GOODS, GLOVES & HOSIERY, BATISTE, LACE CURTAINS, GINGHAM PRINTS,. MUSLINS, -And Endless Variety of BEADED TRIMMINGS, Also a Completo Stock of 4SGASPETS AND WAIL PAPER5- TRUNKS, VALISES, TRAVELING BAGS, BASKETS, etc., and a full line of Groceries, Cutlery and Notions. ' flTWE WANT IT UNDERSTOOD that no other storo in Union county can undersell us, and n visit to our establishment will convince any one of tho fact. All aro invited to come and seo us and we promise to do you good. NO TROUBLE TO JAYCOX & FOSTER, Tie Union City Hotel Opposite cou:;t house, Main St. Good rooms, Oootl beds, and tho Table supplied witiitiit! Hen the .Mar ket allcnls. 05T CHARGES REASONABLE. Having rented the LIVERY STABLE I'ornierlv conducted by T. It. II. Orcen.it will fiereaner tie run m connection with tl-o hutel. I'IPvST CLASS LIVERY TUlitf- OUTS and CAPARISONED SADDLE HOUSES, For Ladies or Gentlemen. A LIVE MAN AT THE DOOR. Ii. J. DooTiu:, Proprietor. For Boys and Young nu n, and- For Girls, Cove, Oregon, will open Sept. Otlt. 1888. gJFFor prospectus of cither school, address : Rkv. W.m. R. POWELL, Principal. University of Oregon. EUGENE CITY. Next n'Mion benlim on Munduv thei 17ih day n( bplrtiibr sfi. Pr-c i h-lnrMi (runt every county In thu kiiu. Api-ly to )ur County tftiporin- four I'ourMNi Cfcil. (MUuijllt, w) Imm1 KutlUtt 1 Wm In whUtli 0 Itncfefc .r iliib JttMiftM uu. r . diiiivih M-r utiiar lurm-uiu. y.... .,11.... 4 w J'lNiflr, mm imi BEFLEGT HING, an- SHOW GOODS. Main St., Union, Or. Trains arrive and depart from Union daily, as follows: i:abt HOUND. Passenger, No. 4, L'vc at -1:45 a. ni. vrraT nouxn. Passenger, No.3, L've nt l:;i5 p. m. Freight No. 7, L'vo at(i:30 p. m. Freight. No. 3, L'vc at I2:fi0 a. m. TICK FTS to a,lJ ,rom principal points 1 1UIY1. to jn th(. Unitt,() 'Slateilt t&nada and Kurope. Elegant PSJsr Cars. Emigrant Sleeping Cars Hun Through in Express Trains to OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS and ST. PAUL Tree of Charge and Without Change. Close connections at Portland for San Fran cisco and Puget Sound points. For further particulars inquire of any Agent of the Company or of A. L. Maxwell. G. P. AT. A., Portland, Oregon. SAN FKANCISCO LINE. ritoM roHTi.ATtn. Leaving at 12 Midn't., as follows): FROM HAN rRANCIHCO, L'v'ng Spear st. wh' at 10 n. in. as follows: Columbia Sat. Sept 1 Oregon, Wed. ., B State. Sunday ,, 0 Columbia. Thur 13 Oregon. Mon. 17 State. Friday 21 Elder, Tuesday ,. 1 Oregon. 3 tt'tl'y. ., 23 State, Tues. Sept. 4 Columbia. Sat. 8 Oregon. Wed. ,, 12 State, Sunday ,, 16 Elder, Thursday 20 Oregon. Monday 21 State, Friday 28 The company reserves the right to change steamers or sailing lnvs. W. H. HOLCOMH, I A. L. MAXWELL, (ien'1 Manager. U. P. t T. A, H. L. DEACON. Agent. Union. line b Cove. Leaves Tnlon daily at 'J p. m, arrives at Cove at .'1 :30 p. m. Leaves Covo at S a. in., arrives at Union at 0 :30 a. m. Connections made with Elliott's coache.1 running to the depot, carrying pusacngers for east and west bound trains. uaths for i'Assi:Nt5i:us.Lunri.ai: and r'ICKlIillT, ItKAKO.NAIIM:. UOWNSON .V LAYNE Proprietors. Frank llro'a. Iiiipltuiituit Co., of Maud City, nro now prepared to toll wiigijii, huKKi"'". Itiick. or nny otlior (UtltfUof furm iiiiplmuuiit ami iimwhiip wry at amr ntit' iliuu vr I'tfforo oiti in Idtatvni Orvium. Tlmy KiirHiki mII jlUy tfl, Ty WwMii rt and :! Hardware. fj
