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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1891.
KDITOKIAL XOTKS.
Mr. TaIjMAOK is reported to havo
stated as u fact t tint truth is becoming
scarcer every day. However, it may
bo that during the last few years a great
deal of truth has been withdrawn from
ciro nlation.
Tub MoKinluy bill places a duty on
agricultural products, such as wheat,
rye, eggs, otc, of which wo produce a
surplus. Thoy would have us believe
that, il is for the purpose of "establish
ing folieitude for tho farmer." The
farmer know thai he does not import
these products, and it will bo hard to
convince him that such laws aro lor his
ber.etit.
KkcknxIjY a plan was invented by ono
of tho convicts serving a term in tho
Colorado penitentiary, at Canyon City,
by which James Joyce, a condemned
murderer, executed himself. Now a
bill has been introduced in one of tho
houses asking that this system of sui
cide bo legalized mid adopted as tho
means of carrying out tho sontenco of
capital punishment with an excellent
chanco of its becoming a law.
Tun boat ovideneo that tho republi
cans have a long suflering dread of
Clovoland, may bo found in the fact
that whilo thoy contemplate his prob
able nomination for tho presidency,
thoy aro concocting all kinds of stories
about his declining, and about tho
hopeless divisions in tho democratic
party his nomination would entail.
Thoy assume all round to advise demo
crats what to do in tho promises but
their ndvico is too cheap for considera
tion. Aiiout a year ago tho Columbian
started in to freeze out tho Astorian
and occupy its field. After a heavy ex
penditure of capital, time and auxioty,
it now rotiros and again leaves tho Astor
ian practically without a rival. It is
claimed that at ono time and another,
and in ono way or another, over !i0,
000 has been sunk in trying to down
tho Astorian, but it is today upon a
firmer footing than over. All over tho
Union weak attompts aro being mado
to go in and occupy nowspapor fields
that aro already fully and accoptably
filled. Tho usual result is more exper
ience than money for thoso making
such attompts.
Tub proposition of 13. Lovor it Sons,
of Iowa, to establish in Chohalis, Wash
ington, a largo two-sot woolon factory
omploying sovonty-ilvo persons, for a
cash bonus of .$7000, has been accept
ed with no mo conditions by tho Cho
halis board of trade. There will bo no
difficulty in raising tho required sum
of monoy. Tho stun of $11000 was sub
scribed in thirty minutes by thoso pres
ent. It will bo roinoniborod that this
is tho sanio firm that was contemplat
ing tho removal of their mill to this
placo some timo ago, but sufficient in
ducements woro uotofl'orod thorn. Sov
oral towns in the state aro negotiating
for tho establishment of woolen mills,
and it is about timo for Union to do
somothiug in this direction boforo it is
too late.
Why is it that sonio pcoplo soom to
think that tho boIo aim and object of a
newspaper man's life is to boom his
fellow men, and livo upon tho knowl
edgo that he is doing good in tho world?
An editor's space is his stock in trade;
it is worth so much and is generally
sold for a very Btnall per cent, of its ac
tual value. A banker makes a living by
using his monoy. How would it look
for any well-to-do business mau to run
into tho bank occasionally and ask for
a quarter?. Curious feelings would
promenado through tho brain of tho
average citizen were ono of his wealthy
neighbors to come into his store and
ask for a sack of flour as u personal fa
vor. Yet tho average newspaper man
take pleasuro in giving his patrons an
occassional puff. It is when ho is con
mired for not blowing up some man
who bhj'b that monoy spent iu adver
tising is money thrown away, that' pa
tience ceases to bo a virtue, and his ha
bitual reserve and modesty falls from
him like chaff before tho whirlwind, us
it were,
NKW KNGIVND'S DBA!..
The democratic party believes in the
largest possible reciprocity, and en
dorses tho reciprocity treaty with Bra
zil as far as it tends to make trade
frcor. This it does only to a very limit
ed extent, however. It does not en
large tho market for our agricultural
products, nor docs it release tarift" tax
es on manufactured articles used by
our coi.Kiimers. It lets in raw sugar
and hides for tho benefit of manufac
turers. CoITee has been long on the
free list, as have hides, which are in
serted in tho treaty because of tho de
mand made by wesiern republicans for
"protection" against competing South
American imports. Molasses is tho
only other article admitted under the
treaty, and it is well known that Bra
zilian molasses can novor enter into
general consumption in tho United
States. It will bo useful in Now Eng-
lanl in its rum-making industry, how
ever.
Tho elaborato tables which Mr.
Blaino has prepared on tho treaty make
what is at best a most unsatisfactory
showing as funis ouragricultural slates
are concerned. They do not promiso a
market for an additional shipload of
western wheat, flour or pork.
Brazil's total imports of wheat for
the year were only $097,000, of which
.$150,000 came from the United States.
So that if we had its entire wheat trade
it would not bo worth much more than
that of a fiftli-rato American city or a
single German town. Its total annual
purchase of (lour is only !?:5,(iG2,000
worth, of which the United States fur
nislies already $2,778,000, so that if wo
get all the rest of it wo get only $911,-
000 worth. So if under this treaty wo
could succeed in soiling Brazil all tho
wheat and flour it now buys from all
countries, except tho United States, il
would only be $1, 50,000 worth. To
appreciate the insignificance of this,
tho most wo can expect to gain in tho
wheat and flour trade, coniparo it with
our wheat and flour trade with Groat
Britain :
Great Hrltaln, annual wheat and
Hour imports from tho United
States nlono 515,000,000
Itrazll, annual imports of wheat
mid Hour from United States
and all other countries 1,000,000
Great Britain in ono year takes from
this country alono more wheat and
Hour than Brazil takes from all the
world in fourteen years. Hero is tho
samo comparison in tho caso of pork
and bacon :
Great Britain, annual impoi tn of
pork and biicon from United
States nlono If-'O.OOO.OOO
jtni.il, annual imports of pork
and liaoou from United States
and ul I other countries . . -15,000
So that England in ono year buys
moro pork and bacon from the United
States alono than Brazil would buy
from all tho world iu 577 years, nino
months and ton days.
But if with tho freest of freo trado
it would take over fivo centuries to sell
Brazil as much pork as wo soil Great
Britain in a single year, wo could easily
sell as much to Franco and as much
to Gormany as wo now sell to England
if wo only had reciprocity with thoso
countries.
It is only to Europe that wo can
look for an outlot for tho surplus of our
agricultural states. Tho agricultural
states of South America will furnish
wool, hides, ores and coal freo of duty
to Now England under reciprocity
treaties in oxchango for Now England
manufactured goods. This trado will
bo immensely profitablo to tho North
east, which already imports largo quan
tities of raw niatcrial from Spanish
Amorica. Tho imports of tho single
article of hides amounted to over $25,
000,000 in 1890, so that Westorn farm
ers can gain some idea from this one
article of tho shrewdness and hardness
of tho trade New England monoy is
driving against them in theso reciproc
ity troaties, mado only with agricultur
al countries competing with our agri
cultural states, and so mado as to ex
clude our agricultural statos from their
European niarkots tho only markots
in which thoy can do anything moro
than such a piddling hand-cart trado
as Mr. Blaino oilers thorn whon ho
odors thorn a chance to supply Brazil
with its total annual imports of $ 15,
000 worth of pork and bacon.
They aro expootod to take this and
bo content to remain shut out from
their natural markots in Germany and
Franco, paying high taxes for Now
England, whilo Now England is buying
all tho hides and other raw material it
wants freo of duty from tho agricultur
al states of Central and South Amor
ica. St. lxniis Ropublic,
Tin: now county printing law which
was passed by tho last legislature, will
go into oflbct May 21st. It provides
for tho selection of ono nowspapor iu
each county, and two newspapers in
countios of 10,000 and over, having
largest circulation iu tho county to
publish tho proceedings of tho county
court,
AWAKK TO Til Kill INTUKKSTS.
There is no dodging tho fact that a
great political aw.ikcning among the
farmers of the agricultural districts of
this great republic is taking place. In
all tho grain growing states of the Un
ion can be found farmers' organizations
of various names and forms, all, how
ever, working in the same direction,
viz, to restore that noble calling, atrri
riculture, to its rightful station among
the indu&trics of the world. Promi
nent among tho organizations arc the
Patrons of Industry, tho Alliance, tho
Agricultural Wheel, tho Patrons of In
dustry, tho Farmers' Mutual Benefit
Association, and farmers' clubs too nu
merous to mention.
Farmers used to be known as the
"lords of creation," but of late thoy have
awakened to the fact that they are
only as helpless babes in tho arms of
giant monopolies, and they have re
solved to replace themselves where they
once were, and where they rightfully
belong, by taking advantage of the
power that is furnished only by organ
ization united effort. It is neither
their aim nor wish to build up their
interests at the expense of others. They
only ask and expect a fair show in the
battle of life. It is not their purpose
to antagonize any other honest indus
try. But they do demand that equal
and exact justice be meted out to all
When agriculture is depressed the
whole people must of necessity feel it
and suffer tho natural result that fol
lows. Especially is this true of tho
poorer classes which form the great
bulk of humanity. Of course rich peo
pie's wants aro not generally effected
by any financial depression that might
take place, either as it natural result of
circumstances or from the effects of a
modern "trust." And, as wo said in
tho beginning of this brief article, the
farmers are organizing and making a
bold front; and they hold tho balance
of power already, as tho result of tho
recent elections plainly testifies. There
foro, is it not meet that their reason
able rights should bo respected? Would
not oven unwilling policy dictate that
it were bettor to accedo to their demands
under tho circumstances, and then for
ever (piit tolling them falsehoods in
your doctored political platforms? Wo
think so.
Tub Missouri hotiso of rcprcscnta
tives has passed a resolution endorsing:
tho abolition of national banks; tho
increaso of our money supply to not
less than $50 per capita ; the effectual
prevention of gambling called "option
dealing;" tho freo and unlimited coin
ago of silver; tho prohibition of alien
ownership of land and limitation of
eorporato ownership ; tho reduction of
tho tariff' on the necessaries of life anil
the passago of a gradual incomo tax
law, and tho limitation of tho revenues
to tho necessary expenses of tho gov
ernment economically and honestly
administered, and tho submitting of
an amendment to tho national con
stitution providing for tho election of
United States sonators by a direct vote
of tho pcoplo of each state.
Tin: scnato has agreed to an amend
ment to tho general deficiency bill re
imbursing California, Oregon and Ne
vada for moneys oxponded by thorn in
tho suppression of tho rebellion. Ore
gon is given $225,000.
0.K way to securo a good and satis
factory govornmont is to tako an inter
est in tho affairs of your -town and
county. Discuss tho questions through
tho local press.
FKOM EAGLE VALLEY.
News of the Weolt as Noted by Our Reg
ular Correspondent.
E.uu.i; Vallky, February 27, 1S91,
The protracted meeting is still in
force.
Our coldest day was four degrees be
low zero.
Plenty of bare ground in tho valley,
and tho roads aro dry.
Miss Lenuio Givcns has gono to Ba
ker City to attend school.
Bert Benneholf has purchased -10
acres of land from his father.
Arthur Parker's school, in tho Upper
district, will oloso next Saturday,
Frank P. Leo expects to rosido on tho
William Tobin ranch noxt summer.
Miss Ella Samis has boon on tho
siok list, but at present sho is convales
cent.
Miss Laura Elgin has been siok for
several days past but at present is rap
idly getting hotter.
Mr. Granville Hull', formerly of Ka
mela, is iu this valley breaking horses
for tho Chandler Bros.
J. L. Alberson, of Cornucopia, has
opened up a blorc m 'I10 blacksmith
thop building iu this valley. Partios i
wishing bargains will do well to call on
him as ho expects to oloso out.
Andy Angus! u-- visited Li Grande
recently on business connected with
his land in this valley. .
Spring is near at hand. Somt of
tho stock havo been turned out. The
loss was light this winter.
A successful attempt wan nmde to
charivari George Saundcm on the 17th.
George cume to the front lik n little
man.
Mr. It. B. Gib?ou baa purchased a
00-acro ranch of Bon Longly, and- ex
pects to make Eagle valloy hi fut.ire
home.
Mr. Press Hal ley recently sold his
band of sheep to Ben Longloy, to bo
delivered after shdaring. Considera
tion, $2 per head.
Ed. Ritch started for Union on tho
21th of February to be gono about a
week. His aistors, Mr?. Sallie Raloy
and Miss Susie Hitch, expect to return
with him.
Mits Cora Cunipton has closed hor
school in tho Swisher district and has
gono to La Grande on buciness con
nected with tho school?. Mi)s Ruin
Lee accompanied hgr.
A move is on foot to build a church
house in this valley. ' When this is
done wo will not havo to give possession
of the hall on dancing evenings as we
havo done heretofore.
Our stockmen, Benj. Longloy and
Georgo McGowen, started for Portland
on tho 17th of February with about 200
head of beef cattle which were fed on
alfalfa hay. Who says that alfalfa hay
will not fatten cattle?
There is a move on foot among our
young musicians to organize another
brass band. There is an abundance of
musical talont hero and there is no
reason why Eaglo valley should not be
tho proud possessor of ono of tho boat
bands in this section of the alato, if the
boys will stay together.
If tho pcoplo of this valloy would got
together and build a dancing hall it
would be a great convenience to our
lovers of Torpsiehoroan pleasure. Thoic
aro -some of us who will contribute
from $5 to $25 towards the erection of
such a building. The necessary sum,
I believe can bo easily raised. Then
WO would not be compelled to trip the
light fantastic inHho school house and
oauso tho breakage of tho furniture
bolonging thereto, which has occurred
quite frequently of late. Wo would
not discommode any other congrega
tion either.
A grand masquerade ball was held
atjjtho Center District school houso on
evening of the 2!Jd of February. Fbr-
ty-soven numbers woro sold, and about
25 maskers present. Among the moro
striking and unique costumes are the
following: Miss Nadio Holeomb, snow
ball, for which sho received tho prize
of $2; Miss May Moody, queen of
hearts; Miss Clara Craig, queon of ro
ses ; Miss Cora Kirby, old woman ; Miss
Lillio Young, sister of charity ; Miss
Bertie Makinson, tho moon and stars;
Mrs. Eugcno Chandlor, Mrs. Samuel
Johnson and Ed. Hitch, represented
school girls ; Eaglo Moody, Sitting Bull ;
Fred llealy, a haudsomo young lady ;
Joo Simonis, cow boy ; Dick Kirby, a
foolish boy; Smith Richardson, a hotel
waiter ; Eugono Chandler, darkey. Sov
cral clowns woro represented, also oth
er characters. This was tho first mas
quorado given in this valloy and all
participating report having spent an
onjoyablo evening.
In regard to that articlo by W. W.
lvirby in which ho speaks of "land being
high and will bo higher if Newton
Bradford does not scare all tho railroad
mon away," 1 havo got but little to
say, and simply mean for "K" to un
derstand that 1 think that I can con
tradiot as many of his item, as he can
of mine. Moro than that if I havo got
iniluonco enough ovor the people of
Eaglo valloy to keop them from giving
tho right-of-way to whoever thoy may,
and can writo a good enough nrtiolo to
tho papor to scare away any railroad
mon who ontor Powdor Rivor canyon,
thoy hotter send mo to congress and
soo what I could do thoro. If E. II.
Mix had meant to build a railroad
down Powder rivor it would havo boon
different, but thoy meant to niako a
speculation to fill thoir pookote and
empty ours. If you oxpoot to tako
sidos with such an outfit as that I think
that you will find a hrd row to hoo,
and will havo to wear out several moro
load pencils to got tho bast of mo. 1
am well awaro that laud is high $50
an aoro and upwards but if I hnd any
land for ntlo 1 would want ns much as
I oould got for it.
Nkwton Braufokjj.
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7 p. m ; Sabbath scltool at 18 a. m; Chris
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All are cordially invited to attend. Wo
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