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THE OREGON SCOUT. AMDS K. JOXKS EDITOR, City and County Official Paper. Thursday, July 25, 1881). KKAVKLY 8A1I) ANI WELL. Ever since tlic idea tlmt men lmvc rights ns men was ilrst conceived, pop ular liberty lias had ceaselessly to de fend itself against efforts to overthrow and destroy it. The instinct of despotic class privi lege is always the same; its methods and its instruments change with changing conditions. In our timo money is its weapon as in other times the sword of the soldier, the intrigue of tho diplomat, the malediction of tho priest and the lash of the overseer have been. The subjection of the mass to tho will of the class has been tho end sought always and is tho end sought now. This is tho ono fact of conscqucnco in American politics to-day that class privilege is actively necking to estab lish itself in tho Republic by agency of money Our one supreme concern at the present should be to prevent the gravely threatening setting up of Plutocracy on tho pedestals from which we have cast down our older tyrannies. The facts lie plainly before him who chooses to open his eyes and look. Tho senate of the United States has become a millionaires' club. A con siderable list of tho members of that body could be made, every ono of whom is a senator because ho had money by tho millions, and because of nothing clso whatever. Congress has in its seats representatives of railroads, banks, manufactories and other cor porate or trust interests under tho fiction that thoy aro representatives of tho people. They arc elected by money to save money for money. Tho vico president of tho United States is many times a millionaire, who was elected for his placo oponly and shamelessly to sccuro the use of his money and tho mouoy of his rich friends in tho cam paign. Tho ofllco of l'ostniaster-Oen-cral was recognized as Air. Wanna mnkcr's property as if by purchase the moment Mr. Harrison's election was known to havo been secured by tho corruption fund to which tho pious Fcnnsylvanian had so lavishly con tributed. Every cllbrt to relievo tho people of their burden is met and thwarted by tho money power, which seeks and sees its advantage in tho mainlenanco of unjust and unequal taxation fat in excess of tho treasury's ncod. Exam ino tho situation in any way you will tho fact appears that littlo by little through organized cllbrt and tho per version of our political machinery, a Plutocracy is fastening itself upon tho llopubliu with tho intent to siczo for a elass the rights and powers that be long to tho people. Tho Republican party has passed completely under control of tho mon ey power, it is the mission of tho domoeratio party to oppose and in tho nanio of tho people conquer tho old .enemy of liberty in its now form. ft Ib no timo for paltering or com promise or for tho consideration of 'What is called "good politics." Tho only good politics there can bo now Jor tho Democratic party is to sot and ikeep itself right as tho representative of popular liberty in tho content with Plutocracy for tho mastery. New York World. TH1C CANADA T1IIKTMC. A Canadian farmer expresses him self as follows concerning that obsti nate weed pest, tho Canada thistle: Many systems aro advocated to de stroy tho Canada thistle, but aftor a long borics of experiments tho follow ing has been found to bo oiloctivo; Allow tho thistles to grow undisturbed until thoy aro almost in full bloom, hon hitch three horses to tho plow, attach ono ond of a heavy chain to the plow head, whilo tho other end should bo fastened to tho double trco in such n position that tho drawing chain will draw every thistle completely under. Now work tho surface with harrow und moldcr until sulllcient mold is obtained to ullow a gang plow to op erate ; and just hero 1 desire to bo very emphatic. Keep tho gang plow going ; don't allow ono thistle to show itself during tho season. Finally, having thus extinguished tho enemy, keep htm under; and this can best bo done by heeding down with clover in tho next crop if circum stances aro favorable, 1 would nv ommond that barley bo tho next crop to seed with. First, because a hotter catch is generally obtained; eeoond; .tholinancial results from a crop of bar ley from land treated as .love will probably bo more satisfactory than from any other grain. In conclusion, why I recommend the gang plow is simply because deep cultivation is not so much required to exterminate this pest as constant covering; consequent ly a farmer could run over his fallow twice with his gang for once with his common plow, and during tho busy season this is very important. Tin: first number of the Huimncr villo Annotator, published by Dovino it Huffman, is on our table. Tt is a neat live column quarto, and in its editorial, local and mechanical depart ments certainly creditable to the pub lishers and the town of Suniinervillc. It starts out with a fair advertising patronage and every assurance of suc cess. In fact we predict a brilliant future for this paper. Being the first established in a town which in the very nature of things must soon grow into one of tho most important cities in this section of the state, it only re quires pluck and energy on tho part of its proprietorn to mako it a permanent and paying business. Such a paper as The Annotator will not lack sup port in a community that puts up iffiO, 000 for the purposo of securing hotter railroad facilities. May Stuumcrvillo and its excellent paper livo long and prosper. ' Thk La (Jrando Gazette says; A parly of 0. It. t N. chiefs is ex pected to arrive in La Grande this week for the alleged purpose of inves tigating certain matters pertaining to tho railroad situation. Well, let them investigate. Tho "situation", is in plain sight. i. 'iiiii mil Bin i in iii'mnirirn Voi.ujik 1, No. .1, of Tho Daily Ea glet, published at Milton, Umatilla county, by Mr. and Mrs. Downier, is at hand looking "loo onto for anything." It is tho offspring of the old Milton Englo and is quite a vigorous young bird. Long may it lly. WASHINGTON. An IntorcHtliiB Lollur From Our Uoku lav Ciirr'sionili!iit. July 12, 1881). Editor Qkhuon Scout: Tho olimato of Washington has again shamelessly disgraced ua all, the thermometer recklessly plunging into the nineties. With few exceptions, tho capital has been during (lie past week the hottest town in the United Slates. Those ablo to go, havo made haste to leavo the city. The President is numbered among the unfortunate, and will not bo ablo to join his family at Deer Park beforo next week. Tho number of ulla-fashionablo pcoplo in official lifo that havo followed tho Har risons to that charming mountain re sort is surprising. Mrs. Commodore this and. Mrs Roar-admiral that arc there in full force. Tho Hiking family carriage is drafted into the service of Mrs. Harrison, and tho babies and Hov. Mr. Scott her father, and tho schemes that the naughty spoilsmen havo concocted to got possession of tho President when ho goes to Doer Park aro deep laid. Tho seat of govern ment will practically be in tho moun tains for the next month. During tho Sullivan-Kilrain light this weok tho departments woro prac tically deserted by employees and tho (olograph bulletin boards became tho confer of attraction for everyone, high or low. Probably JfJ.fyKK) changed hands hero on tho result, (hough no heavy gambling was done. Authentic news of the fight arrived about ilvo o'clock in the afternoon. The excite ment reminded one of that common a few years ago in receiving election re turns from tho October states. For some reason tho White House tele graph operator considerately remained on duty all tho evening and his wire being in direct connection with the Western Union lino bearing tho news of (ho battle, ho could not help re ceiving the account. Uncle Jerry Hunk innocently meandered over from his lonely quarturs at tho Khhitt and Secretary Tracy also found business at tho Exocutivo Mansion. .Secretary Noblo, though tho hour was rather unusual for a cabinet mooting in time of peace, somehow happened to drop in, and was shocked to hear that his colleagues were deep in the mysteries of tho forty-fourth round. Postmaster Gcneral Wannainaker was there, de termined to sco what brute men can make of themselves. In fact tho feel ing throughout tho city wan ono of in tense interest. Thoro was genural satisfaction in tho ioult, although Washington is so oloc to Baltimore tlmt it was favorably iutluonoed by the stories of lCilrain's wonderful lay ing qualities and thereby lu.t a nout sum of money. CoinmibNiouor Tanner U tasting tho bonowsof ollieiul lifo. The in wtaMe i.r UiW.L.'j.v.iiJJ ij - !J.,ri " reaction which follows a too pro j nounced success has set in, and tho commissioner's lifo is not a happy j one. The removal of li is private secre- j I tary by Secretary Noblo has been fol- j lowed by an order from the Interior department prohibiting the promiscu ous making of claims "special." This, j in its turn, was followed, during .Mr. Tannor'fl ulwoneuon Monday, by the discharge of three members of tho medical corps of tho' Pension Bureau. Commissioner Tanner refuses to ac knowledge that his relations with the secretary are strained or that these discharges were intended as a rebuke. Ono of the discharged employees, a Dr. Carpenter, alleges that he was dis charged because ho was too liberal in allowing big rc-ratings of pensions. He-rating, as a system, was dis covered by General Black as' a very neat means of showing that former administrations had not dealt liberally with the soldier. Theso re-ratings were, however, not allowed to greatly deplete the treasury by their size and woro generally restricted to tho doubt ful slates. Thoy attained their great est number during the campaign last fall. ' Corporal Tanner's accession to pow er was regarded by a vast number of ex-soldiers as an unalloyed blessing. The cp; was "the old Hag and appro priations." Thoro was to be enough money for all, and ono would have but to ask to receive. In tho Pension 13 urea u itself is a small but powerful clique of pensioners whoso members aro continually applying for increase. An assistant chief of ono of tho divis ions baa applied for increase seven times in the last three years. This cliquo saw a golden chance to obtain re-ratings and in about tho time it takes to tell it, a dozen of tho crowd had mysteriously had their claims re considered, obtaining thereby from eight or nine hundred to thirty-five hundicd dollars each. They literally passed on the merits of each others claims. Tho game finally attracted tho attention of tho secretary, with the result described. Tho muttered threats heard against the secretary, from a small circle of theso people, ho does not heed. J. H. C. Anyone wishing to buy farm lands or town lot should call on the Union Heal Katato Association. If you have property for 'sale you cannot do bettor than list it with them for their facilities for attracting purchasers are unsurpassed. 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