THS WOTECTIVS TARIFF.
A Readar'a Oplalcn as to How aiuob It
3esoat3 tho Termer.
Hiaii Vam.iiy Ore, Doc. 22iicl, 1MX).
Eoitok Okkook Scout:
I consider the protective tariff is to
day the only real question before the
American people. It is the only real
question that efl'ects the whole peoplu,
but more especially tlie poorer portion
of the population, vet I think itia rare
ly, if ever, such an important issue
was less understood by those deeply
interested in it. I have heard, more
than once, men of excellent business
ability say they did not, know anything
about the tariff question; that it was
too profound for them, ye they walk
up to the polls, cast their ballot and
claim they voted intelligently and
would be highly indignant if you
doubted it in the least. This ought
not to be so with American citizens
but it is so and will continue so as long
as the people will allow the hireling
politicians to do their thinking for
them and fail to make the proper in
vestigation themselves. As a matter
of equal importance to the farmers is
the tariff schedule in the McKinley
bill. It is claimed by high protection
ists that a duty on farm products is
beneficial to the farmer. Now if this
is true we aro glad to know it; if it is
not true we are equally interested in
fhujing it out. Before a tariff on farm
products can be a benefit to tho farm
ers there must be a greater amount of
farm products shipped to this country
to come into competition with our
homo products. Now what are the
facts in tho case. In tho first place
we produce wheat and corn cheaper
in this country than does any other
in tho world. Second, we produco in
excess of our homo demand, about
ninety million bushels of wheat an
nually, and of corn, about one billion
bushels annually. 75 or SO per cent,
are the entire exports of tho country
come from the farm. You can readily
see what iv small percent, of tho Ameri
can exports come from tho factory in
dustries of the country. Two thous
and three hundred and eighty-eight
bugbcls'of corn, sixteen bushels of rye
" and nineteen hundred bushels of wheat
were imported to this country in 1SS9.
So you SCO that the faun products have
no competiton from abroad and hence
the duty on the farmers products .is
not worth to him the cost of the prin
ters ink that placed it in tho McKinloy
bill, and the farmer thai thinks he is
protected by a policy of high protec
tion will sooner or later find out he
has been absolutely deceived.
The products of our industrial la
bor aro naturally divided into two
classes those that como from tho land
and thofo that come from tiie factor
ies. Theso are the sources of our
wealth ; the more wo enlarge them tho
nioro we increase our wealth; tho more
we decrease them the nioro wo reduce
it, and it is conceded on all hands that
tho products of the industrial labor
at present, considerably exceed the do
mand of tho home consumption. To
increase our market therefore must bo
tho leading idea, tho fundamental
principal, with our legislators and
8tato3inen. Now is this their leading
idea or their fundamental principal?
Most assuredly not. Dues not Mr
Blaine who is the guiding fctar of tho
present dominant party, say that "tho
legislation which has occupied tho
present congress for tho past ten
months docs not open a market for a
barrel more of pork or Hour." This is
a very serious arraingment of tho party
to which he belongs and yet our purk,
beef and grain aro on the increase in j
excess of home consumption.
It cannot bo denied that thoMoKin
ley increased tarifl' bill will have the
effect of diminishing the market for
farm products for it makes it more j
difficult for the foreigners to trade with
us. This would not make much !
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differonco if wo had nothing to soil to ;
the foreigners or were not compelled i
to sell (o him ; but we have, and it is
just hero whero tho time pinches. Wo j
have a surplus of farm products to soil I
him, and if ho does not buy this .sur-
plus our farmers will be bankrupt. 1
Tho McKinloy bill greatly vexoa the I
foreign buyer, for it t-uys to him in ,
ellect, wo Americans don't want you j
or your goods over hurt, titay at homo. I
Then th ) foreign buyer mya "this is a ;
gamo that two can play at, then your
American Hour, pork and beef cum j
btay at bomb." It is a vory poor policy j
to vtH him whom you expect' to buy ;
of you what you mui toll. Our fitrm
product! are being oxdudwl from nover- ;
al fortin markets whory hurUifr:
thoy obtained a ready a tie. From tho
. fact thai wo have a surj-lu of arm pn.
tfjductj1. much nioro than tho Jun.o
demand can consumi', will uo Men in
grostuo- of tho iiuult which i oflorwl
to tho mulligenco of the farmer by tho
protection which in . Minded u !
extended to tht'eo piu.Idi.-ts. lut
therefore ie the value of the protective
tnriff to the farmei? None whatever,
p.nd to tell the farmer tlmt he is pro
tected is simply and plainly to rate
his intelligence no higher than an in
fant in swaddling olothcs. Those facts
will show tho hideous injustice of the
McKinloy bill, and the grave wrong
tluse lenroHMtat.'vi'g who supported
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that, tail ilul U the farmers anil labor
ers. They never once th-jught of the
consumer tho laborer and tho farmer
who has always to buy high priced
goods. They only thought of the manu
facturing b.irons and tho money they
would furnish to carry tho elections.
Who ever heard of a delegation of con
sumers going to Washington to ask
for the passage of this McKinloy bill?
Who ever heaid of a delegation of la
borers going to Washington and ask
ing for an increase in the prico of
their winter clothing? Who over
heard of a delegation of farmers going
to Washington and asking McKinloy
and his committee to increase tho
prico of their farming implements?
No one.
J. W. M1NNICK.
THE COVE.
Items cf Interest From Our Regular Cor
respondent. Covn, Dee. 24. 1S90.
Covo will indulge in a grand ball
and supper New Years.
Mr. Adam Crossman attended the
funeral of Win. Raloy as a Knight of
Pythias.
Peter Bloom of the soda works took
a load of soda pop to Summervillo and
Elgin this week.
Master Edward Payne who is attend
ing school at Walla Walla, i3 spending
the holidays at home.
Mr. George. Lam in c of Rocky Bar
Idaho, has jpined his wife in the Covo
and will pass the holidays here.
Active operations have commenced
on tho new Baptist church. Tho foun
dation is now being laid near the pub
lic school.
Fifty pounds of candy and 2o pounds
of nuts will bo distributed among tho
children at the Morrison Christmas
tree tonight.
Testimony in the Conner-Rccs
water right case, was finished in Union
this week. A number of witnesses
WelO examined.
Jack Thomas returned from Burnt
river, Monday, lie brought with him
a hand.-omo deer. Jack would have
thought much more of it, could it have
disposed of two of its lower limbs.
Mr. Eujeno Foster is suffering from
an attack of typhoid fever, probably
contracted while at tho bedside of his
brother-in-law in Eugene. He is un
der Dr. Deering's caro and is doing
well considering tho nature of the com
plaint. The rites of bapti m wero porformed
by Row Mr. LeRoy for Mrs. Lynch,
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Robinson, Mrs.
Herbort Stevens and Mrs. A.R. Robin
son last Sunday. Tho spot chosen
was tho warm springs near Mr. San
born's residence.
Minnick's wood saw finished cutting
tho communities wood Tuesday. Wo
will now have nothing moro arduous
to do tho rest of tho winter, than pail
tho crumpled horn cow which stands
on tho corner waiting patiently for a
hay laden wagon from tho country to
hove in fight, and occasionally dig
some of tho said wood out of the snow.
ALICEL NOTES.
New Towns Springing up Regular Trains
Now Running Notes, Etc.
Aiacia, Dee.. 22, 1800.
Windy, windier, windot.
Christmas, thon comes 1891.
Two car loads of hay wero shipped
from Alicol this week.
Tho first passenger train went over
the road last Saturday.
Mr. Tucker has ore moro weok of
sehuol in the Fairviow district.
There wanquito a forco of men at
work on the tido track at Alicel this
week.
G. W, Ruokman shipped two moro
car loads of hogs to tho Sound this
weok.
Chits. Cochran olo;cd quito a sue
cesful term of school in tho Imbler
district last weok.
Tho Conntruction company has
turnod tho Elgin branch over to tho
operating company at last.
Three more now towns aro to be laid
out on the Ridgo. Kottlubelly, at tho
Lone Pine; llilleburg down at the
Canyon ; Conluy villa at tho upper end
of tho Sandridge.
Summervillo is no moro. It is to
be moved out to Kottlubelly, on the
Snndridgtf, near tho river. Then it
m to be incorporated and perhaps will
Uky in Alice), Conloyvillo and Hills
Imrjr as m bur ban towns. Why not
t.tke in tht whole Sandridge?
MlKEUVA AX.V.
SFA&TA ITEMS.
DevMopniat work A Ten-Pound Qlrl
raining News and Netos.
Silver per ounce $1.02$.
Ltad per 100 pounds if 1.10.
Copper per 100 pounds $10.35.
Snuw to the depth of two inohos foil
hero Friday morning.
The first child born in Sparta for tho
past seven youM wait by Mr. Al. Wul
dron, who is the happy mother of a
lovely ten pound girl.
Tho molting shows aro furnishing
free water sufficient for "rockor dig
gin's," and quite a good many minors
aro taking advantage of it.
The outlook for this camp was nev
er moro favorable to success than now,
and wo feel proud that we aro justly
entitled to the name, "The Butto City
of Oregon,"
The ledge, or ralhor pay streak has
increased to 111 inches in the winze be
ing sunk from tho tunnel level in the
Oro Dell mine, and at 12 feet rich free
gold ore and native silver is found.
Work on tho principal mines hero
continue with renewed activity since
the recent rich strikes in Del Monte,
Oro Dell, Gray Eagle and Littlo Arch
ie, and as wo have always predicted,
Sparta will take tho lead in 1S91, as
tho largest bullion producer in Eastern
Oregon, and if not so, yo editors shall
have a "basket" and new hats for all
the boys.
PlJOCLA-MATlON. To all lC Uttl' OildS
in the State of Oretjon: lam in re
ceipt of an official communication from
your old friend, Santa Clans, through
the cinminent courtesy of King Rex,
in which he announces to you my dear
little friends that owing to tho passage
of tho McKinloy bill, h s distribution
of toys made in foreign lands will ne
cessarily be quito small.
Tho Eastern Oregon Gold Mining
Company, of Detroit, Michigan, with
Geo. W. Robinson, tho lumber princo
as president, will at onco commenco
active and extensive development work
on the Marrotte mines, now owned by
them. This is one of the most prom
ising free gold mines in our camp, and
it is expected that 20 stamps will be
dropping on ores from this proporly
not later than July 1, 1S01. This is
one of the wealthiest companies now
mininin in Eastern Oregon, and un
der tho present horiorablo manage
ment we make them welcome.
It is our intention in this articlo to
show that we mean business in this
camp, as the record of work done will
prove. Tho figures given aro absolute
ly correct:
Gray Eagle and Union mines, owned
by Clough A Rood, have pushed their
main tunnel 700 feet; two inelino
shafts sunk from tunnel level 200 feet;
Arkansaw Hello has done tunnel work
4150 feet; Marrotto mine, (Littlo Areh
ietunnel 100 feet, and winze No 1,12
feet; winze No 2, 90 feet; Napoleon,
(Marrotto group) shaft 20 feet; Del
Monte shaft, will by Deo. 27, bo 200
feet; Gold Ridgo, incline shaft from
150-foot lovel in five foot of ore, 50
feet; Hidden Treasure, shaft 32 feet:
Gold Hill, tunnel on ledge, 75 feet;
Silver Queen, tunnel on ledge, 72 foot;
Freo Thinker, shaft, 20 feet; Tom
Paine, shaft, 110 feet; Mogul Chief,
owned by Sparks, of Baker City, tun
nel, GO feet; Atlantic and Pacific, shaft, I
CO feet; Golden Gate, below 100-foot
level, '10 feet; Weise, Buckland and
Mix, tunnel, -100 feet; Wild Irishman,
tunnel, -100 feet; Bluo Gulch, C. C.
Read, tur.nel, 100 feet; Blue Gulch,
Detroit Co., shaft, 70 feot; Ainsworth
group, E. E. Clough, tunnel, 05 feet; !
Ollio Woodman, shaft, 02 feet; Bill !
Arblo mines, shaft and tunnels, 118
feet; Oro Dell, winze, from tunnel lev
el, GO feet: Bello of Kansas, (Oro Dell
group) shaft, 21 feet; total, 3899 .feet.
I am satisfied that at least 250 ieet
of shaft and tunnel work has been
done on prospects that I havo over
looked; yet the abovo is not a bad
showing for "Poor old Sparta," as
some of tho "tin-horns" aro pleased to
call us. Moro anon.
O. S. B.
FROM EAQLE VALLEY.
The Sick aro Improving A Dance to bo
Given Snow U Coming.
E.uar. Valley, Dec. 19, 1800.
Nice weather.
There is no snow in the valloy yet.
W. W. Kirby has returned from tho
cast.
Mrs. W. R. Wiso is in California,
visiting her mother.
Winter has decked tho high hills
with the snow white robe.
Shoriff J. T. Bollee was in our vol-1
ley tho other day, on his way to Pine, j
School has commenced in tho Up
per district with Arthur Parker as
teacher. A largo ntimbor of pupils aro
in attendance.
Our assistant postnmstcr report
that tho registry list is rapidly increas
ing. The Christmas troo has been secured
to bo used in this valley on Christinas
ove.
The general roundup of stock has
been made. The stock wore in tolera
ble fair condition.
Why is it that the good looking
men do not get married first? DitlVr
oneo in opinion, I suppose.
Go to G. W. Moody for information
about tho oast. Ho has just returned
from there and is able to give you facts
and straight gooda.
Wo expect to havo a dance at tho
Craig school house on Nov; Year's eve,
and the lovers of that kind of amuse
ment aro cordially invited to meet
again and havo a most joyous time.
A dance was held in the Middle dis
trict school house on Dee. 13th, for the
benefit of the Pine and E.tglo valley
hill road. About ifGO was realized af
ter expenses wero paid. William Co
ver, the manager on tho road reports
that tho road will be completed in a
few days. Tho stajge has begun to
travel the new road already.
Tho little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Young has been sick for a few days,
but at present is much better. Mr.
Fred Givons who was on the sick list
is also improving greatly. It is re
ported that John Bennehofl' and his
sister, Miss Ellibic, havo got tho ineas
els. 1 have not learned what kind of
meascls it is, but hope it is not the
moro sorious type.
NkWTON BlJAM'OItl).
TEL9CASET NEWS.
A Wretched Mall Sorvico Euylng Christ
Presents Notes, Etc,
ANTiaoiT, Dec. 20th, 1S00.
I wish Tin: Scout a merry Christ
mas. Irwin Frazior is trapping lynx in tho
mountains.
Farmers aro about through with
their wood hauling.
Miss Bettie Lee, the bello of Ante
lope, is sick abed with fever, and tho
boys aro in despair.
Antelope farmers return now-a-days
from Union loaded down with Christ
pi esents for tho children and their
best girl.
Tho Hinckley Bros, aro working
out thoro assessments, on their claime
across Powder river. Thoy aro taking
out somo lino ore.
The Frazier boys found somo rich
oro up in Paddy's Paradiso this fall.
You can seo tho gold sticking out of
tho quartz. It is a blanket load, if it
do33 not play out on thorn, tho boys
aro millionaires. Good luck to them.
Mr. Blado Ashby has sold his Pylo
canyon farm to his son-in-law, Mr.
Frank Lcavitt, ongincer on tho Union
Pacific R. R. Mr. and Mrs. Ashby's
many friends will bo sorry to loso thorn
especially their near neighbors,
Havo you read Bort W. Iluflnian's
admirablo poem, "Tho River Spokano,"
published in tho Daily Spokano Review
of Dec. 15th? If not you should read
it. In my opinion it is fine. To uso
a mining phruso, Bee, "Get in and
drill," for you aro doing yourself proud.
What in tho deuco is tho trouble
with tho mail service? Thoro is lots
of complaint up hero. Judgo Elmer
of Baker City sent mo a letter on Tues
day and it was eight days boforo I re
ceived it. Somo photographs mailed
up from Union was twelvo days coin
ing. Tho Spokano Review was ovor
two weeks from tho time I subscribed
b'oforo I received the paper. Forthrco
or lour days I will receivo no daily
Roviow and thou thoy will all como in
on one day. It would mako a minis
ter swear.
Nantucket.
Oregon Still Leads.
Last Juno at tho Juno election Ore
gon cast 73,37G votes. Last month tho
Stato of Washington cast 51,803 votes.
Tho Juno census, howovcr, gives Wash
ington a population of 319,390, whilo
Oregon is only credited with 313,707
pcoplo. In other words, Washinlon's
population exceeds that of Oregon by
over 35.000, but Oregon polls during
tho year over 18,000 votes nioro than
Washington. There is only ono possi
ble conclusion in regard to this matter,
and unsavory as it appears there is no
room to doubt that tho cities of Wash
ington, particularly of tho 'Sound
country, counted everything in sight
and thon "dug for clams." A fair and
honort count would give Oregon at
least 50,000 nioro people than Wash
ington contains, and since our Stato
lias been tho subject of considerable
ridicule by our journalistic brothron
across tho Columbia, hero is a fine
opportunity to play oven by giving
documentary evidenco to prove, that,
in this instance, tho census returns
aro a docoit and u fraud, and that Oro
got) still leads our deserving sister
Htato of Washington in matter of pop
ulation. Chteftnin,
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