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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1890)
n if 4k r r I 1 Editor. THUItSDAY, DECEMBER 11, IS'JO. i:i)iTmiAii hoiks. Tun famino in Ireland is growing more tcrriblo with each succeeding week. Wholo families arc reported to bo starving to death. Davis, of tho Whanydoodlc, pays: "The fire company will eoon bo provi ded with a 1'mcly equipped outfit." When tho tux is levied to pay for this outfit how much will Davis pay on assessment? l'robably ten cents. Thk Scoijt has nlways taken great prido in the standing of its enemies. If any of our readers hear a man vili fying Thk Scout wc would lileo for them to stop for a moment and reflect whether the enmity of that man is not moro to our credit than his friendship would be. Wo are willing to stand on this proposition ovcry time and leave tho public to decide. Size them up and give us a credit mark for each one of them. Thk Whangdoodle says : "Tho Scout calls the firemen a little clique, but wo imagine it has found it somewhat largor than it anticipated." 0 course the dromon and nil readers of Tin: Scout know tho accusation to bo ab , Bolutcly false and prompted by malice, and wo only call attention to it to show what vile methods some men will take to injuro an opponent. If tho slanderous venom of such crea tures were believed their enmity would bo dangerous. Thk National Farmer's Alliauoe is urging tho necessity of sending addi tional organizers into Oregon, Wash inglon and other Stales. The recent success of this now party has made it confident of futuro victories and it is gaining hundreds of converts daily It will be quite an element in Oregon politics at tho next election. In Wash ington it is making rapid strides mid already a number of nowspapers aro announced as its "oflieial organ." There will bo somo vemivrkablo politi cal changes inside tho next two years In tho last issue of tho Whangdoo dle editor Davis imparts the startling information that "tho wings of tho angol of progress js felt again in our midst" and thou ho frantically ox cluiins "yell oh yell, yo gods and sot tho wild echoes Jiving I" It will prob ably not dawn on tho mind of tho av orago citizen just what good it would do to Imvo a lot of gods "yelling" around in this vicinity, but if the "wings of tho angel of progress" havo been "felt" hereabouts it's a difl'eront thing, and pretty good news. It is now thought that tho Indian outbreak cannot bo settled without bloodshed as tho unruly Indians pro sist in their ghost and war dances and aro growing bolder daily, Thoy havo sent word to the ofilcers to send out tho troops as thoy aro ready and anx ious to light. It is claimed that the crazo was Btartcd by a mormon preach er who is endeavoring to stir up an out jircak by instilling into tho minds of tho Indians that tho "Messiah" iu coming on earth and it is his will that they shall destroy all tho whites who opposo thorn. In Nebraska tho peoplo aro appealing to tho country at largo for help to keop them from starving and freezing to death. No coal can bo obtained and tho crops were a total failure Thus upon tho beginning of winter thoy tiro loft without food or fuel. In Dakota tho people aro sullbring with tho cold and many of thorn aro destituto and in want of tho necessaries of life. While tho Oregon farmers cannot but take pleasure in contrasting thoir own State with these, thoir hearts will sad den at tho thought of thoir suffering brothers and none will contribute moro liberally to help them. Tin: Oaksdalo Sun rises to remark that, instead of discouraging tho farm ers tho present grain situation will iiorvo them for action. This year's bountiful yield, together with tho fact that their wheat is worth (50 cents a bushel, will cause them to unite as novcr boforo in removing thoir grain from market. If tho elevators aro re sponsible, tho farmers will soon release them of that responsibility, if the rail reads alone aro to blame, tho farmers can make them blameless by building A road of their own. Wo havo reached that climax whoro unless tho party in power in tho State docs not enact laws governing freight rates, "scarcity of crw" b well rb elevators, it will ro qniro a good ftized microscope to find sid prly two yearn hence. Amos K .Tonus. A FAIR M'KCIMKN. The intellectual abortion who runs tho sheet across tho way relieved his pent up feelings last week in a lengthy article on the result of tho city elec tion. Wo would liko to publish tho whole article, at a treat for our read ers, but have space only for tho head lines of the article, which were as follows : "A Victory Won! Tho Spirit of Progress Endorsed Tho People Alive to Thoir Interests Tho Firemen, tho Republican and tho People Come Out on Top Tho Scout in tlic Soup Hurrah for Enterprise and Progress ion Tho Firemen Havo Won the Dav Tho People arc With Them Yell, oh Yell, yo Gods and Set tho Wild Echoes Flying The Hustling Wings of the Angel of Progress is Felt Again in Our Midst Tho Spirit of Activity Moves Within Us The Moss iu Drying Up and Busy Feet arc Wearing Out the Grass Wo Have Met tho Enemy and I licy are Ours." To n casual observer it would seem that Davis is "real tickled," but just what causes his little gizzard to flutter iu that way is not well known. Cer tainly tho election of three out of sev en candidates is not sufficient cause for such immoderate rejoicing, espe cially as thoy were elected by majori ties so slim that a very few votes would have changed tho result votes that were obtained by scheming and the most indefatigablo work on the part of the combination. Tho poor simpleton evidently thinks that he and his paper had something to do with it, although ho was, and is, the I pliant tool in tho hands of skillful ma nipulators, and believes what they tell him, yields himself into their hands and babbles along in blissful ignorance of tho part ho is placing. If Davis could only bo brought to realize just bow little ho had to do with tho elec tion in question ho would bo ashamed of himself if ho has any shame. But such tools aro plontiful everywhere and can bo moulded to suit thoso who need them. For tho master whoso skillful hands and cunning brain can grasp these human automatons and without thoir knowing tho cause, set them jumping to carry out his pur poses, wo havo tho greatest admira tion; but for tho jumping-jacks wo have nothing but pity and contompt. So far as these men on tho ticket, who wore elected, aro concerned, wo have nothing to say against them. They will probably make good and efficient oflicors. Mr. Wright will bring into the mayor's ofllco a great deal moro brains than has been there for somo time, and Mr. Shelton will bring into tho council tho legal knowl edge that is needed. Wo do not think for a moment that thoy would favor any such an outrago as tho Cathcriuo creek improvement job, for tho reason that they havo too much senso. What ever they do thoy will not mako fools of themselves. If it is tho intention of tho now council to got in now and mako the town prospor it cannot strike its pace and got down to work any too soon to suit us. In any good work it has to do the council will havo a no more powerful supporter than this pupor. If, howovcr, tho council sees lit to adopt tho tactics practiced by tho old ono tho peoplo will expect Tin: Scout to jump onto it with both feet, and will not bo disappointed in their expectations. Tho peoplo natu rally look to Thk Scout for redress for wrongs of this kind. Nobody looks to tho Republican for anything but ser vility and meannoss, N K XV H I'Al'Ml 1 N FI. V UN CK. Tho following excellent thoughts on what it. takes to constitute an influen tial newspaper, aro gleaned from tho S. F. Call, and should bo studied by several would-be editors vn could mention, one of them not a hundred miles from Union : "A newspaper's influonco is meas ured by its general reputation for bo- ing right. Journals which aro con ducted for personal objects cannot ac quire iulluenco, becauso tho public al ways suspects them to bo actuated by personal aims. Nor can journals which display ingnoranco of tho funda mental rules which govern public ail'airs over become guides of publio opinion, simply because tho ignorance is soon dotocted and tho reader feels that ho knows moro than they. Tho subtile force which is known as news paper inilucnco is only possessed by journals which, first is known to bo actuated by a broad concern for tho publio good, and secondly, which aro sufficiently well informed to form ao curate opinions on tho issues of tho day. Such journals iulluenco men's minds unconsciously; readers follow their lead without realizing that thoy aro being led, When a truth is ut tered . iu lucid wonU and cogent phrase it sinks into tho mind and ger minates thero. Its origin is forgotten, but it does its work, uven though the mind it sways bo hostile to tho source from which it sprang," THE WORLD'S FAIR. Tho matter of an Oregon exhibit at tho World's Columbian Exposition is now, and will bo for some time, a sub ject of general discussion and should receive tho attention of everyone who has tho welfare of the State at heart. Tho columns of Tin: Scout aro open to anyone who wishes to advance an idea on the subject. Let the matter bo freely discussed before tho meeting of tho legislature, for that body will take somo action in the matter, and will, no doubt, bo greatly influenced by popular opinion. The following ex tracts aro taken from a private letter by Dr. Jay Guy Lewis, of Sparta. Wc presume tho Dr. will not object to our publishing them as his views will be of interest to our readers : "I do not think Oregon wants ten acres of space, any more than she wants Morgan's "Floating Palace" for Oregon's exhibit, and the idea of trans- j porting and transplanting our forest 11 IsVUj d IIO illJUIVllu 0 V m-j (aiwh cable. Unless it is intended to give a free excursion at tho expense of tho State, to about nil our wealthy and most prominent citizens and pay them for going to the exposition, an appro priation of ij2oU,Uul) is unnecessary Five good live, hard working, energetic men as exhibit collectors, commencing March 1,1801, at a salary of 2,500 a year, each, out of which each collector can buy him a good team of horses and wagon, and in two yi-ars and a half can have in place ready for ship meiit such an exhibit as hns never been seen before on tho face of the earth, and at a cost, including stor age, of .$35,000. If tho U. S. Commissioners act wise ly a States and U. S. building will bo provided something after tho plan of the New Orleans Exposition in '81-5, in which all the States and United States exhibits were made. If this is not deme, then Oregon must provide her own building, which can be mado very elaborato for .$20,000, judging from tho magnificent building contain ing tho Pennsylvania exhibit at the Centennial, which cost the Stato $18,- 000. Tho arrunging and maintaining of tho exhibit will cost .$20,000 more, including salaries, and transportation and incidentals will cost $5,000 and a very necessary fund newspapers, etc. should not bo less than .$5,000, mak ing in all less than $100,000, which, if judiciously managed and expended, will creato an exhibit superior to any other State, whilo if .$250,000 is expen ded by county committees and boards of trado, otc, in resolution and pretty addresses, Oregon will do about as well as she did at the North Central and South American Exposition in '85-G, whore, under the able management of Col. E. W. Allen, of Portland, she took first premium on prunes, Spanish Honduras being the only competitor. I havo been in the harness for 20 years, and, as an adopted son of Oregon, 1 am proud to say that with a liberal ap propriation, judiciously and practically expended, wo can beat tho world at tho Columbian Exposition in lo),i, if wo stick to common senso and do not indulgo in "lloating palaces" and Jules Verne eccentric improbabilities." No niattor what is decided upon as tho amount of tho appropriation to bo mado by tho legislative assembly, or tho amount of space required for tho exhibit, much will dopend on tho per sonal exertion of thoso who have tho work in charge. If tho ideas of tho Stato Press Association aro adopted and a committee is appointed consist ing of ono commissioner from each county, it is probablo that Dr. Lewis would bo as suitablo a man as could bo found to servo on tho comniitteo from Union county. Ho has been connected with all tho great mechani cal fairs and expositions since 1S70, at which timo, as assistant commissioner of immigration of Dakota torritory, ho made a croditablo exhibit at Chicago and Milwaukee. Ho is not of that class of exposition managers that mcot and try to enthuse tho dear people by issuing flowery resolutions, but goes into tho field, mine and orchard and collects for exhibition tho best of every thing oflbrcd. THK AUSTRALIAN SVSTKM. Tho Australian ballot system was tested in Washington, our neighbor ing Stato, at the last election and scorns to havo been generally satisfactory. Wo publish the following editorial con cerning it, taken from the Spokane Falls Roviow, as all desire to know just how it works, and a strong effort will bo mado to havo tho law adopted in Oregon, Tho Australian ballot system Iiiib had a fair trial, and it has proved a success. That is, it has demonstrated its power to exort an almost porfect check upon corruption and bribery. Of course, there were complaints against tho now system, and somo of thorn were founded upon reason, but in every instauco tho fault lay with tho details of execution, and not with tho system. For instance there was considerable complaint against tho inaccuracy of tho registra tion books hold by tho election officers, many voters with registration certifi cates failing to find their names on tho transcribed records. Clearly tho fault lay iu tho transcription, Others complained becauso thoy wore kept UNION, OREGON, Who have the most select slock ev.er brought to Union, consisting of Fine Albums, Picture Frames, Plush Sets, Celuloid Sets, and the best Lot of Holiday Books and Bibles Ever Displayed in this City. Dolls, Buggies, Wagons, Sleighs and Toys of all Descriptions, In Don't fail to call and see Frank Bro's. Implement Co., LA GRANDE and ISLAND CITY. HAVANA PRESS DRILLS rjfc, RUSH FORD and FISH BR0'S- WAGONS, GANG, SULKY and jL HACKS CARRIAGES STODDARD HARROWS, fBiM "ELI" SULKY PLOWS, -.-??-C,-;r . ml wllm h All late improved farm implements and machinery, harb wire and feed mills. Every implement warranted, and prices to suit the times. CALL ON US OK OUK AGENTS BEFORE PURCHASING. waiting for a hooth in which to pre pare their hallot, because many of the voters were unreasonably blow in pre paring their tickets. Hut these ob jections can easily be overcome in fu turo by the exercise of greater caution and tho construction of additional booths. Tho boncficcnt cll'oct of the new sys tem was apparent to all observers. The ward workers found thotntolves without an occupation ; there was no buying of votes, no bull-dozing, no dis order. In consequence of tho luck of campaign fund, little or no drunken ness was seen about the polls dr in tho city. In fact, tho election throughout boro an orderly busincss-liku aspect that was gratifying to all lovers of pur er politics. Instead of a corrupt ap peal to tho vicious clement, there was a legitimate expenditure of a compara tively small amount for the purposo of getting out tho responsible home-loving element. Carriages were sent to tho homes, of busy and thoughtless eitizons and they were urged to go to tho polls and express their convictions. Timo will still more fully demonstrate tho advantago of tho new law. It will overcomo tho minor objections that were so annoying to numbers of eiti zons, and strengthen the restraining influence upon tho boodlors and waul strikers. lunmi jliib.1 nuriw rTTTTTB NO I.ONOEtl A TSKKOn. Modern Troutnumt That Curtis Constlpiv tlun. According to tho Sim Francisco dailies u romo iy has been discovered that with utmost un erring certainty overcomes constipation. It la tbo ucw Uxatlvo jirluclplo lu Joy's Vesctable Eorsaparllla. Tho papers are full ot recent oc currence conOrmlng lti cfllclcncy, mul wo glvo pUco to their last sensation, n cnnl from San Francisco's well known lady raauloure. sue says: " I nm -willing to rclato tho following ox- iiericuco. I liavo for years had weat stomach attended with constipation, and never found hat ono preparation that helped me nuil that soon woro out and lost its oflcct, aud I was again a BufTcrcr till I tried Joy's Vegetable Sawaparllla. It helped mo iu ovcry way and has thoroughly reorganized rar, I had ono of tho most scutativi ot stomachs und wa iu continual distress, but cru with tho aid of Joy's Vcgctnblo Sarsaparllll now eat dv and ovorythlng with my old ac customed freedom without any evil ciTeets. I am both surprised aud dollgbtcd, and gladly recom moud it." Cur A Melvi.n, Manicure, IM Kearney street, S. Y Treasurer's Notice. All Count y Warrants nro Honturt and not paid prior to November J t lSDtf, will lio redeemed to that date. Interest eeases December 10, 1SDO. 12. C. BRA1NA&D, County Treasurer. Union, Or., Doe. 10, 1SOO. I HEADQUARTERS FOR SANTA CLAUS AT- ft.ct everything you want for holiday presents. our slock. Wo Avill treat yon right, rQ)3Bar3Baa as Have now on hand and receiving the nicest assortment of I-IoliclaA Kvtir brought to Union, consisting of eyer.vthlntr in that line possiblcto mention In dotnll, pnrohnsticl ontiro'y in tho EASTERN MARKETS uo" wo arc enabled to sell them REAPER THAN All nro cordially Invited to Call and Wliethur yqu WOrdors from a distance solicited 12-4-W4. : Presents .5 Novelties EVER BEFORE, See Them, wlsli to buy or not. anil promptly attended to. JON 8 DUOS., Union, Oregon.