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RATH) OF HOllSCKirTIOM .
One copy, one year i$
One copy, fix inonths 1
One copy, three months ,u
Inmrluhly (huh in Adrnncr.
If . firtiirc mbtcriiition arc not paid till
end nfnenr, two dollar will be charged.
Kotos ol advertising made known on up-
plication.
23-CorrfSponlenci! from all parts of
the country solicited.
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1891.
WHO'S. A LIAIK
The tiling that poses us editor of the
Whiiiigtlootllo consumed a eoliiiiin and
u half sp'ico last week in trying to
prove to its few readers that he is a
"good little boy" an angel, as it were,
and that he never intimated that Tin:
Scout was implieated in sending the
letters referred to to the La Grande
Gazette for publication. Well, wo will
see. In the ibsuti of April 10th the
Whaugduodlo, among other things re
ferring to Tin: Scout, says:
"Not does it seem to bo content to
use its own columns to injuro the
town, but one of its employees has
been sending letters to the La Grande
Gazette, filled with the most deroga
tory and condomnning articles about
Union. And this in the face
of its opposition to public, enterprises
and the letters to the La Grande Gaz
ette w'lit out from that oflleo.
The above is what ho said and what
we took exception to. It is plain to
bo seen that ho would have his readois
believe we wore guilty of the work and
yet he says ho did not accuse us of
writing the letters and publishes die
following to prove his statement:
"One of its (Tim Suo.ut'h) employees
has been sending letters to the La
Grande Gazette filled with thu most
derogatory and condemning articles
about Union.''
Everyone knows, and so does" Da
vis, that Tun Scout had nothing to do
with sending the letters to tho Gazette,
and know nothing about it, but when
tho charges wore made that tho letters
were hont out from this ollico we ques
tioned Mr. Sloetim in regard to the
matter and ho admitted that, ho wrote
the letters, which was a great surprise
to us, and wo immediately discharged
him. The letters wore not. written in
this ollico and could not have been
sent out from this oHice, and even if
they wore wo wore not responsible for
them, as tho Ilupublican would have
its readers believe. However, this is
only a sample of the competition Tjik
Soout has to' deal with in this town,
nnd tho statements made by tho Re
publican in lygard to this matter aro
lis far from the truth as everything
eltio it has said in regard to this paper.
Thoro was about as much sense in
the charge that tho lottors were sent
from this oflico'as thoro would have
been in accusing our county clerk,
Tumor Oliver, of sending tho letter to
tho "Gazette in regard to our city
marshal, or that it was sent out from
tho dork's ollico becauso Air. Slooum
was working tluro at the time.
In order to settle this matter and
show that wo were entirely ignorant of
who was writing tho letters to the
Gazotto, and that wo did not approve
of it, we give Air. Sloouin'a statoment,
written and signed by himself, which is
as follows :
"Tho recent communications ap
pearing in tho La Grando Gazette mi
dor tho head of 'Notes from Union,'
and ovor tho nam deplume of MTebrow
Citizen' wore written . by mo, without
t tho knowledge of tho editor of Tin:
' Scout, its former editor, Air. Jones, or
any portion or persons now or horoto-
foro connected with said paper; that
prior to April l-l, iSOlsaid parties
wore entirely in tho diirlc as to tho
author of said communications and at
divers times expressed their regret, in
my pretence, that any readout of this
place should see lit to write in suoh a
maiinur; that 1, alone, am responsible
for each and ovory criticism contained
thoroiu, And for tho purpose of vindi
cating said persons of having had .my
hand in the matter is the teuton why
1 niako this statoment.
J Al. Si.ocui.m.
Another nlattur that scums to have
riled tho pioprieturw of the Whang
doodlo was tho little item that ap
peared in Tin: Scour last week in
regard to a curtain promissory nolo for
.$00 wliioh was found and advertised
by thorn for sonio lime. Wo don't
blamo tliom for gutting mad about it,
for they are now, no doubt, ashamed
of this little aflair, and it duvolrou
upon us to explain tho matter more
fully being as both tho proprietors
Imvo pontonally forbid us again men
tioning thorn in such u manner. Tho
fnats of thu oasti, ns near as wo can
Itmrn, mo as follows : Several month
ago a not was found, drawn in favor
of a woll known ciluun of this place,
but hud been paid. Tho Itepublican,
thinking perhaps thoy would bo woll
paid, advertised the noto for boiuo time
without giving the name of tho owner.
This would not seein so bad were not
ho u near neighbor to tho editor, who
passes him on tho street nearly every
day in the week. Their attempt to
get an advertising fee out of the owner
of the note was of no avail, however,
and w.ion ho found out tho facts in
the case, would not reimburse thorn
for their trouble, being as tho note had
already beon paid.
We aro a pcacablo and law abiding
citizen and do not boast of our physi
cal ability, but will adviso all such
snipes as the proprietors of the Whang
doodlo to not monkey with us, for if
they do they may get hurt.
THU CHOI' OUTLOOK.
Wo aro pleased to note that a largo
amount of grain has been put in this
spring, and that tho prospects are
good for an abundant yield. . Most of
tho grain is looking well, but just now
is much in need of rain in order to
fully insure a full crop in somo of the
dryer sections. Yet there aro three
months more during which rains may
bo reasonably expected, and with tho
vast amount of moisture stored up in
the earth from tho snow and rainfall
of last winter, a very little more rain
will make a good crop. The early
sown grain is not showing up as strong
ly as it should, owing to frosts and
cold nights, but taken altogether
farruors predict that tho crop of 1S!)1
will bo larger in Oregon than that of
any previous year in tho last decade.
This is what wo need; the farmers can
stand a great deal of prosperity without
becoming bloated capitalists.
A good crop will be the salvation of
many deserving farmers. The finan
cial stress through which Oregon has
labored during tho last fivo years, has
caused tho most economical and indus
trious farmers to grow worn and
haggard.
Tho mortgage tax law and its at
tendant evils, weighed heavily upon
tho agricultural industry of Oregon;
and when to that is added tho low
prices for farmers' products, especially
wheat, it is not surprising that' many
men became disheartened as interest be
came payable and mortgages matured.
Taxes to meet the expenses of tho
county and btato havo ruled high, and
I heir payment was an added hardship
to the anxious, debt-burdened farmers.
Tho men who had money to loan, in
many, very many instances, havo beon I
leeches upon the productive vitality ol
tho country. Usury laws havo beon
disregarded and "bonuses" paid that
inoro than equaled the added lawful
rate of 10 per cont interest. Tho man
who could soouro tho biggest bonus
for his money, in addition to lawful
interest, has beon considered tho
shrewdest financier. This mothod of
"business" has gained such headway
under tho depressed condition of farm
ing, that loans aro being mado at 10
por cent and "bonuses" exacted that
swells the payment of "blood-money,"
in many instances, to from DO to :if
por cont of tho total sum borrowed.
Something ought to bo dono; some
thing must bo done. Instead of on
couraging agricultural pursuits and'
other business enterprises, that give
employment to men who would ex
pend their wages with our merchants,
thoro seems to bo u desiro on tho part
of a few to bring ruin upon a legiti
mate business that they may gain a
prollt from tho wreck.
Thoro must bo a big reduction in
interest. Tho payment of notes se
cured by mortgages upon tho lands of
this county at less than two-thirds tho
value of said lands, is a bettor security
than that of our government. Rut
obsorvo tho diU'eronco in percentage!
Tho day is coming when money will
bo rated at its proper value. There is
deop injustice, groat wrong in a man
loaning from $2000 to if!1000 at such
rato of interest that ho can livo in
oaso and comfort without laboriously
exorcising u muscle, while his neigh
bor employs double and ofton quad
ruple that sum in business, labors
early and lato, grasps ovory opportuni
ty to niako honest money, and yet
receives less than his absorbing, con
fcciuncoloss utiighbor.
There is a tide in tho allairs of men
whioh, if taken at tho Hood, leads on
to Bucootis. Oregon's big crop for tho
year lb'Dl will send this tide in surging
billows upon tho farmers of tho state,
and then is thuir opportunity, Pay
oil' imlehtoduuss, dictate terms of nec
essary loans at low rates of interest.
If this cannot bo done in Oregon, lot
tho farmers combine and toouro a
Urge lonii from tho east Rt five or six
por cent. Thieoan be dune; tho farm
em have the rich and fortilo lujula at
their hack, nnd only through, thoir
labors aro tho groat wheels of tralllo
put in motion. Thousands of farms
in Oregon ro laden with mortgages in
Hnrrtilty. Jlorrow the money jointly,
and lut it bo rc-loancd to those in need
of funds, at low rates of interest.
In union there is release from tbeso
financial troubles. It is about time
the farmers wcro forming a "trust."
Let us combine.
CliKVKLAKIl 1'Olt 1802.
A Now York dispatch of tho 20th
inst. says: Ex-AIayor William R.
Grace, who has traveled all over the
country in the last fuw months, taking
in the states between Florida and Cal
ifornia on tho southern tier, arrived in
the city today. Thoro were few places
in which ho stopped during his travels,
where ho was not visited by public
mon, office-holders, politicians and
business men, so that he had a good
opportunity to feel tho political pulse
in the various states where he visited,
and tho information ho brings back
with him is of interest. Speaking in
a general way of what he had been
doing ho said .today :
"Of course I was in tho strong silver
states for the most of tho time and I
found at the outset that all tho silver
men were disappointed at ox-President
Cleveland's position on the silver
question taken in his letter. Rut, not
withstanding all that, they recognized
that ho was tho man above all others
who on his record and the great issue
of tariff reform and reduction of taxa
tion is entitled to tho nomination by
tho democratic conve'ntion of 1892.
They all expressed themselves as feel
ing the strongest kind of admiration
for his courago and patriotism and
straightforwardness of purpose and his
devotion to the broad interests of tho
whole country as opposed to the sect
ional ideas of many of the leaders of
tho republican party. Jn some cases
men in the machine who wero merely
machine politicians criticised him for
his lack of sympathy with tho principlo
that to tho victor belongs tho spoils,
but the great body of tho business peo
plo of tho country feel deeply im
pressed by his administrative record
and by the general prosperity which
existed during his administration."
Whilo Ah. Grace was enjoying him
self in California, Congressman War
wick, who dofeated ArcKinley in the
last congressional election in Ohio,
was also seeking health there. Tho
Young Alcn's Democratic League of
San Francisco determined to givo both
theso gentleman a reception, and this
reception took the form of a great
democratic demonstration in favor of
democratic reform, in Aletropolitan
Hall in San Francisco on April !.
"Air. Warwick," said Ah. Grace, "is
a very agreeable gentleman and mado
a first rato impression in Calitornia
where thero was a great desire to see
him becauso ho had defeated ArcKin
ley. This demonstration of April -ltli
was a great boom for tariff reform in
California. Tariff reform, by the way,
is an issue that has never been tried
thero in a campaign. In tho last pres
dcntial campaign tho state committee
prohibited it from being forced as an
issue. Many members of tho demo
cratic party there, especially in tho
Young Alcn's Leaguo, wanted to test
tho feeling of tho peoplo on tho ques
tion and this was ono reason why tho
rccoption was given. Tho result was
enormously satisfactory. I think
thoro is no doubt but that tariff reform
will bo made the issuo in tho next
fight in California as elsewhoto. Thero
is a constantly growing enthusiasm
for it there. Roger Q. Mills is soon to
speak on that topic in San Francisco.
I do not beliovo that tho democrats
can carry California in tho next presi
dential contest, hut 1 do beliovo that
Cleveland could come nearer carrying
it than any other candidate."
"What did you hear about Govorn6r
Hill and his presidential aspirations?"
"1 never heard Ah. Hill's name
montioned seriously by any prominent
man as a candidate for tho presidency.
Some people, mostly republicans,
asked me about his chances, and 1
could but say to them that by accept
ing the United States sonatorship, Ah,
Hill has himself put asido his aspira
tions in that direction. 1 said that I
did not beliovo the democratic conven
tion would relieve him from his duties
in tho senate becauso tho probabilities
wero that would take a duniocrat out
of tho United Statos senate who would
bo succeeded by a republican."
Whilo i;i Denver tho Groystouo Club
and Chamber of Cominorco in that
city both invited Ah. Grace to recep
tions, but he had to hurry hack to
Southern California and could not
accent. Sevoral prominent mon of
, tho city, however, called on him ami
diseuMod tho presidential outlook.
"To sum it up in a sentongu," aid
the ox-mayor, "tho watchword for 1SD2
everywhere i 'Olovoliuul and trilV re
form.' "
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