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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1891)
Kntcrwl nt tho lWnfllcc nt I'lilon, Oregon, us gcctmd-clnss Mnll Mnttvr. THE NI5XT Kr,ECTION B. Chancey, Editor and Propriet-oh HATES OK HUl!.CltIITIOt: One copy, one year. One copy, fix montlix Ono copy, three mouths CAKIl IN ADVANCE. ?i ro . 1 01) 7.1 If by clinnce mibsorlptloiiH nre not pnld till end of year, H'iMO will Iw cinirgeii. llntes of AilvcrMMiw mid Job I'rlntitig nimle known on nppllcntlou. Corrcsoiidencc from nil purtH of the country solicited. THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1801. The delinquent tax roll of Astoria, ict in solid nonpareil type, fills eleven and one-third columns of tlio Astorian. This does not apeak well for a small city like Astoria. Wk axpect favorahle returns in tho Bhapo of desirablo immigration, in the next year or two, from the carload of Oregon products, labeled "Oregon on wheels," which started cast last week from Portland. It is one of tho most effective systems of advertising adopted in tho west, and wo hope this is not the last effort in this lino. Thk Oregon democracy could not follow a bolter plan next year than to nominate u candidate for United States senator to 1111 tho vacancy that will ensuo at the expiration of Senator Dolph's torm. Wo hcliovo that with a nomination of that kind Sylvester Pen noyor would carry tho legislature. His popularity with tho pcoplo is unques tioned, and thoy would remember his unswerving integrity and true devotion to their interests. Eugene Guard Now conies tho Philadelphia Ledger with tho statomont that it was free silver coinage and not tho tariff that beat tho domocrats in Ohio. Wo aro inclined to think it was on account of tho numbor of voters who aro republi cans on goneral principles. Look at this town for instance. Tho republi can majority would not vary much no mattor whother tho party declared for free trado cr protection, silver coinago or a single gold standard. Thoy aro just republicans and hang tho princi ples. Oakland Times. I In order for democrats to elect the next president, New York state is a , necessity to democratic success. We j cannot hope to triumph without New j York. It is absolutely impossible. 1 The last electoral college had 401 votes. It required 201 votes to elect. Since then six now states have been admit ted, thus increasing tho electoal col lege to 414 votes. It will take next year zz.i votes to elect a president Where will tho democrats get this many votes? The answer is easy. The solid south, including New Jersey, which is alway democratic, has 172 votes. New York has 30 votes. This makes 208 votes, or 15 loss than tho necessary majority, 223. But now add Indiana's 15 votes and the exact number is obtained. So it is apparent that the solid south, New Jersey, Now York and Indiana will elect a democratic president. If Har rison is re-nominated for president ho may carry Indiana and take that state from tho democratic column unless tho domocrats nominate Grey for vice president, in which event ho may carry Indiana for the democrats. Supposo now that the domocrats lose Indiana, where can they obtain 15 more votes? Massachusetts with her 15 votes might bo substituted for Indi ana, or Iowa with 13 votes and Con necticut with G votes. The loss of Indiana might bo suppicd but that of New York, never. Hero is tho now electoral college: 11 Montana 3 . . 8 New York 36 Alabama Arkautinx. Callfofnlu Colorado Connecticut Delowaro . Florida . . Georgia . Idaho. . Illinois . . Indiana Iowu KlUlNUH Kentucky . I.ouUluuu Malno . . . . 9 Nebraska . . 1 Nevada . . C Now Hampshire .. 3 New Jersey .. 4 North Carolina. .13 North Dakota 3 . . 3 Ohio 2.1 10 Thk San Francisco Bulletin has this to say in regard to shipment of flour from this coast: It is noticed that Oregon has rocontly boon ship ping moro flour to Europe than Cali fornia. It was ait ono timo supposed that wo should Inr ablo to send a considerable quantity of California flour to Europo, and to this and it was proposed to put up ono of tho largest mills in tho world on this coast. Tho building, a vory largo and substantia structure, was orcctcd, hut the mill machinery has never been ordered Oregon has an advantage of cheaper mill power than California, but Califor nia Hour has been much appreciated in England." .12 .15 A.mono the San Francisco Exami ner's cunsus guess prizes last year was a life insurance policy, paid up for one year, won by O. A. Lovott of Itod Bluff, who was inclined to scoif at tho valuo of the premium and tho trick that tortuno nau played nun m re warding him for tho best guess at tho population of the town of Los Gatos As luck would have it, however, Mr, Lovott shot himself u fow weeks ago and tho insurance money comes vory handy to tho widow in sottliug up his estate. Tho cash was promptly paiil over ou proofs of death boing made nd now tho wcokly Exatuinor has & larger number of friends in that sec tion than ever boforo. Tim last few issues of tho old West Shore, which turned up its toes and quietly died uomo months ago, con tainod soino excellent cartoons sotting forth the position of Oregon in connec tion with tho world's fair. It is now boing proved that tho forecasts mado thereby wdro truo. Oregon did not appropriate one penny for an exhibit, and now that it is too late sho regrets it. A committee is now going about tho stuto bogging cash from tho busi Hess men for the purpose of represent ing Oregon at Chicago, and they, much to their credit, tiro refuting to put up. Oiegon is great and rich, hut nut half o rich us sho would bo if her wealth was estimated by the moss on the b.icka of her people. There are thou uiuU of people in Oregon today who cannot timlerslaiiil why (heir Mute )itu !hh)M do budly oilUllutaiiml by her wiijjhlwr, Wellington, Enter jri, jutkli mid vim tuplulii It, iit-ijsli-I mj hiii! Uw wp ijut Iwclv from llio WirW'u fair, yon will wonder If you rr,.y vim Ml n)!,'JWo, ytU, 21 Oregon 13 reunsylvanla 32 13 Khodo Island 4 . . ..10 South Carolina 0 . 13 South Dakota. . . . . 8 Tennessee .... 6 Texus Maryland 8 Vermont... . Massachusetts .. .IS Virginia Michigan 14 Washington. Minnesota 9 West Virginia. Mississippi 9 Wisconsin 12 Missouri 17 Wyoming 3 Total 141 The certain democratic states aro Alabama 11 Missouri 17 Arkuusas 8 North Carolina 11 Dolowure 0 Now Jersey 10 Florida . . . ..4 South Carolina. Georgia 13 Tennessee 12 Kentucky 13 Toxus 15 Louisiana 8 Virginia 12 Marylund ... 8 West Virginia Mississippi 9 Total 17 Wo cannot afford to lose New York, for, if in addition to tho solid south and New Jorsoy, wo carried Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts and Connecticut, wo would not have enough votes to elect. Now York is tho key to tho situation who is too man most HKeiy to cam- it for thu democrats? THK AVHSTHHN NUKI. Soino onthusiastio people aro turn ing to viov. jjoios, ot lowa, as an eligible candidate for tho democratic nomination for president, iu case it becomes necessary to look about uiiio lor avauaoio inniior. it it were desirable to como to tho west for the man, Iowa should bo taken into the field of exploration. Still, it is proba ble that political expediency will not allow any invasion of tho geographical precedents until 181)15, at least. If tho west can next year show up iu tho olectoral voto a nico bouquet of demo cratio states, it will bo in a condition to insist upon tho candidate later. But when it goes into convention and compares notes with tho east it has little but hopeful anticipations to parade. It is dillioalt to remember when any slate wost of the Wabash has voted for a democratic candidate for president. On tho other hand, the eastern man shows that his section has statei enough that havo boon voting with tho democrats to about clnct a president with tho aid of the Bouth. They can givo reasonable assurance to fill tho olectoral table full enough next yoar without a state from tho northwest or beyond tho big rivor, aside from tho south. It will bo shown that the drift in tho cast is toward tho democratic party. Tho wost needs moro democratic states to make a strong claim for tho candidate. St. Paul Globo. MOUK NF.1V 8TATKS. Arizona is getting ready to vote on a constitution under which it will ap ply for admission into the Union. New Mexico is ready for statehood, and Utah U anxious to get in. The nuta tion ofadmittiiiglhi'bo throe Territories will no im before Cougru, and the JIuiiho will probably puts a lull admit ting Ilium early in iU t'Ion. There n wine opK.ou in ArUonu to (lie iroiHwoil coiulitutlon, but It will prob ably 10 Adopted, and Hie Hdvooutw of ArUenaV !utlol tuw to iim llio bill creating the State as far as the president, where some of them expect it to be stopped by a voto. But with Nevada and Idaho in tho Union, tho only ground tho president could take for keeping Arizona out is that it has too many democrats in it, and although this objection would havo more weight with him than any other, it would not look well in a veto message. If New Mexico is kept out it will probably bo the fault of New Mexico. The territory is ready for statehood and has been for some time. It will get in as soon as the republicans in it aban don the hope of organizing it as a Stale in such a way as to establish minority rule. There is no longer room to deny that polgamy has been abandoned in Utah. The Territory ought to be admitted, for it is wholly repugnant to the spirit of American institutions to treat it asa conquered province in which a hostile people is to bo subjected and kept sub ject by imperial force. Tho other States havo a right to dictate tho terms of its admission, but only so far as the terms dictated aro compatible with the prin ciple of the equality of all States in the Union. When it is admitted, this equality of the States must bo main tained, for it is tho principle ou which tho Union is based. The proposition of tho Mormons to surrender this equality, that Utah may remain in part subject to the government as a prov ince, while entering as a State, is one which cannot bo entertained. When Utah conies into the Union, it must bo on an equality with Mis - soun or Massachusetts, with Virgina or Vermont, in all that concerns its statehood. tin il . I n . vvnen tneso inrco Territories are States, only Oklahoma and Alaska are left out, and Oklahoma, at least, will not stay out long. It fools ablo to take care of itself already. FAILUKUS OF NATIONAL HANKS. The report of the comptroller of tho currency for tho year ending Novem ber 1st will mako an extraordinary show for national banks. During tho twelve months which ended on that day no less than twenty six national banks have failed. Be sides theso seven banks havo suspended for a period and have subsequently been allowed to resume. Of tho latter class two have been placed in the hands of receivers. It is a very un common thing for a comptroller to per mit tho resumption of a national bank after a receiver has been appionted, but in the instances cited it was deemed tho best course for all interested par tios to follow this plan. Tho average number of national bank failures in tho past has not been to exceed six or seven per annum. Tho total for tho fiscal year is live times as great as tho average, and be sides this theie have been a number of failures and suspensions siuco tho first of November which will not ap pear iu tho comptroller's report, al most up to tho average for years. Five banks have been closed by exam iners sinco that date This ovidonco of tho tightness ol monoy in some sections is not looked upon as a tign that any extraordinary trouble has existed, but tho comptroller will probably show that tho failures and suspensions are due primarily to extraordinary causes which havo pre vailed in certain sections of the country. THE TltKAHIIHY DEFICIT. Another month's national balance sheet continue! to show thu shallows over which tho treasury is scranine. During October tho government's in come was $28,506,000 and its expenses $31,S72'000 deficit $3,300,000. Tho amount of not cash in the treasury was reduced by. $10,7-10,515, and in tho two months of September and October by $20,445,581. Tho greater part of this reduction may be accounted for by the redemption of 4J per cent, bonds, but during tho lust mouth much of it was tho result of an oxcess of ordinary expendetures over ordinary receipts. Tho customs revenue for October fell short of that for October of last year by about $11,000,000. The loss of revenue by tho McKinloy bill is evidently going to last as long as tho law remains unchanged. Tho new taritf, which has been coming in force on tho installment plan, went practic ally into complete elfect ou tho first of July, with the imposition of tho tin- luto duty. In the succeeding four mouths the customs revenue has, been 58,735,000, In (he corresponding fnur months of hut year it was $1)1,238,000. I'lio dillerenceof $32,503,000 in a thud of a year indicate uu annual diortugu of nearly JW,0(X),00U, Puit of thinto wi, Urn amount of (lie foriuur nigur iluties, the new K)iiitii!, rnjirenU a rial ielllllot of Mention, or wunW do no ( tho tiilfrr ehco were not made up in other and j more burdensome ways. But fully half of it stands for a transfer of taxes from ; the treasuryto tho pockets of capital ists. Tho people arc paying more money than ever, but the government j docs not get it. It has simply been ; taken from those who earned it and ! given to those who did not. I The only encouraging feature of ! the situation is the fact pension pay ; ments are not increasing as fast as was j expected. There is something myste j rious about this, for the number of j new claims allowed has increased enor i mously. Probably the phenomenon, so far as it is not accounted for bv in tentional delays in making payments is duo to the fact that most of the claimants under the old law are put-' ting in claims under tho Disability Act 1 as well. Theso are allowed before the ! others are taken up, and as thoy do not . carry largo first payments they do not I make such a showing at tho start as if a single pensioner were drawing $10,- j 000 in lump, as sometimes happens under the general law. But the annu al value of tho roll keeps swelling just the same, and when the disability claimants are all ou the list and tho pension office begins paying out arrears again the full effect of the recent legis lation will bo seen. Evidently the new congress will have to givo the treasury some tender nursing. Another year of Reed legis lation would have left it not worth cleaning out. Examiner. Summers & Layne -RETAILERS OF- Shelf Hardware, Cutlery, Farmers' Steel Goods. Pumps, Saws, Wedges, Sledges, etc, Agent for Charter Oak Stoves. A FulliEquippsd TINISHOP.is run in Connection with our Store. jSSrdiWe make a Specialty of this Line. Call and see us. SUMMERS .fe LAYNE. one door south of Jaxcox's store, Union, Or. -DEALER IN- BOOTS All Kinds J35TJD Latest Styles. SHOES, In Dauphan. countv, Pa., before tho last election, tho republicans thought it good politics to placate the colored contingent of their party by giving a negro a place on their ticket. They did this with reluctance, and finally accorded to their colored allies the lowest place, nominating W. H. Jones, colored, for coroner. He is described as a man of education, intelligence and good character, thoroughly quali fied to perform the duties of tho office I for which ho was named. Dauphin is j a strongly republican county, and, as was expected, tho republican ticket was elected with ono exception. Jones was defeated by his democratic opponent, who received a majority of eighty-five votes, while the head of the republican ticket had a majority of 2,500. More than 2,500 republicans scratched tho name of their candidate for an unimportant office for no other reason than that lie was a negro. They had no doubt of his fitness for the placo, but did not like the color of his skin. Just Received, Direct from the East, a Large Invoice of LADIES' and MISSES' CALFSKIN SHOES, the Best Ever brought to this Market. Also a Fine Assortment of GENT'S -:- FURNISHING -:- GOODS. My Prices will suit the times. Drop in and see me. C. VINCENT. Main Street, Union, Or. GEO. IB-A-IIRID, Dealer in Variety Fancy Goods Tobacco, Cigars and All Kinds of Fruit, Candies, Nuts, Novels, Fishing Tackle, etc. School Books 4-30-tf. And all Kinds of School Sup pi ys Constantly on hand and for sale cheap. First door north Centennial hotel, Union, Or. BALL ! ATTENTION:. 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