The Herald
W. T. FOGLE, Editor.
Entered u lecond-clan matter September 8. J.
t the post office at Monmouth. Oregon, under the
Act of March S, 1879.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1909
Many people lone sight of the
essentials und are lel estray by
what seems to he the salient
points of a question. So it is
with the tariff question. It is
something that the common
ieoilo know little of so far as
details are concerned, yet the
effect of tariff legislation is felt
by them more sharply than by
any other class. We believe in
protection, but when a protected
industry becomes so strong that
it is a menace to the welfare of
the common people, then it is
time to remove any protective
tariff which may have fostered
it. The cry has been long made
that protection to any of our in
dustries tended to raise the
wages of the laborer, yet we find
wages going down steadily in
many cases, while the same rate
of duty remains. The law of
supply and demand has more
to do with prices than all the
tariffs in the world. The pro
tection that is needed more than
any other is a heavy duty levied
on all foreign immigration.
There is such an influx of cheap
labor from other countries that
wages are kept down. Again
in defiance of law the big cor
porations go over to Europe and
practically contract with a large
number of laborers to come
over to this country and work
for a certain wage for a certain
number of years. Place a duty
on this class of immigration and
apply it to the building of good
roads. This would provide the
right kind of protection and at
the same time make the country
richer, for every mile of good
road adds to the assets of the
country just the amount it takes
to build it, in actual cash value,
while the enhanced value of the
adjacent property cannot be es
timated. We are well aware
that certain persons will say
that the immigration laws of
the United States provide a pen
alty for those who make con
tracts as above stated, but we
know that these same laws are
constantly violated the same as
all other laws of the land. We
also are aware that there is a
severe penalty provided for the
violation of the law "Thoushalt
not kill" yet it is violated daily.
The Portland Journal says in
a recent issue that there are few
Normal teachers in the schools
of the state, which shows how
much the Journal knows about
such things. If it will investi
gate it will find a large percent
age of the Portland teachers are
from the Monmouth Normal. It
sounds a good deal like the
rattlesnake story told in its
columns a few years ago when a
rattlesnake was found in a scow
load of wood. It said that it was
the first snake of the kind ever
seen in the Willamette valley or
words to that effect, when the
fact is that twenty years ago
they were very plentiful in many
parts of the valley. The Journal
is a very good paper, but like
the old lady frying doughnuts,
when the grea.se.gets too hot i
is likely to splash over when
she drops the dough in. It
sometimes gets hold of some
thing which it doesn't under
stand and takes a try at at any
way. A paper of such general
circulation as the Journal ought
to get next to any proposition
of such importance as the Nor
mal question before letting go
any heavy editorials.
Next Tuesday the legislature
will test the matter of whether
there is to be a violation of
honor on the part of enough of
the statement members to elect
a corruptionist to the United
States senate or whether the
people will rule in Oregon. In
dications point to the fact that
there are more men than mani
kins in our legislative body and
that there will be no valuable
time wasted in quibbling over
the matter, but the choice of the
people will be ratified. We
have heard it stated on good
authority that one of the Mult
nomah Statement members was
offered .$5000 for his farm if he
would sell and go to California
until after the legislature ad
journed and then he would have
his farm deeded back to him.
No doubt such schemes have
been tried, but we believe that
the men who promised the
people that they would abido by
the majority vote, will stand pat
and that no great opposition will
develop to the election of
Chamberlain.
The Daring Pika
The boldness of a pike Is very ex
traordinary. I have Been one follow a
bait wlthlu a foot of the Knot where
I have been Mamllng, nnd the bend
keeper of likliinciiul park assured uie
that be was once washing his hand at
the side of a boat lu the great pond
In that park when a pike made a dart
at It and he had but Just time to with
draw It.
A gcntlcniau now residing in Wey
bridge. In Surrey, Informed me that,
walking ono day by the side of the
river Wey near that town, he saw a
large pike In a shallow creek. He Im
mediately pulled off his coat, tucked
up his shirt sleeves and went Into the
water to Intercept the return of the fish
to the river and to endeavor to throw
It upon the bank by getting his hands
under It.
During this attempt the pike, find
ing he could not make his escape,
solsied one of the arms of the gentle
man and lacerated It so much that
the wound took a month to heal.
London Fishing Gazette.
He Caught O'Connell.
Daniel O'Connell, the famous orator,
when taking a ride In the neighbor
hood of his house had occasion to ask
an urchin to open a gate for him. The
llttlo fellow complied with much alac
rity and looked up with such an hon
est pleasure at rendering the slight
service that O'Connell said:
"When I see you again I'll give you
sixpence."
Ruling briskly on, he soon forgot the
Incident and fell to thinking of graver
matters, when, after traveling some
miles, he found his path obstructed by
some fallen timber, which u boy was
stoutly endeavoring to remove. On
looking more closely he discovered It
to be the same boy he had met In the
morning.
"What!" cried he. "How do you
come to be here niw?"
"You said. Blr, the next time you
seen me you'd give mo sixpence," said
the little fellow, wiping the perspira
tion from his brow.
Conscientious About It.
"Mr. Gltnard," asked the caller, "are
you carrying all the life Insurance you
cau afford?"
"No," answered the man at the desk.
"I can afford more, and I had expected
to take out more, but from a note I got
from my employer this morning I have
twguu to suspect that I'm carrying a
good deal more than I am worth."
Chicago Tribune.
The White Front Furniture Store
Keeps constantly on hand
A full line of
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
Consisting in part of
Carpets, Linoliums, Dining Tables,
Couches, Rockers, Mattresses, Bed
steads, Sewing Machines, etc.
Picture Framing a Specialty
BOGERT & SON
Monmouth Oregon
Phone 331
V. O. Boots
FIRK LIFE AND CASUALTY
INSURANCE
LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID
A. N. Poole
Contractor and
Builder.
General Carpenter Work
Phone 187
Real Estate For Sale.
330 acres on C. E. R. R. H
miles from station and school
house. Good small house and
two barns, and other out build
ings and a good young orchard.
Good stock and dairy ranch at
a bargain.
80 acres, 00 under cultivation;
good house, barn and other out
buildings; 2i miles from rail
road station. Will sell for cash,
or half cash, balance one years
time. 5 springs and running
water on place.
big lots lying on Main
street in Monmouth, will sell
chea p.
2i lots with a good 5 room,
basement cottage, with a good
pantry and closet. Apples, pears,
cherries, plums and other small
fruit. A bargain. Inquire of
A. N. Halleck,
Monmouth, Oregon.
Four lots inside the city limits
of Monmouth, 63 and one-half by
165, or nearly an acre, all in
young orchard. Priee $200. We
have other good buys. Polk
County Realty Co., office at Her
ald office.
Perkins Pharmacy
Carries
A full line of Perfumes,
Toilet Articles
AND
Druggists Sundries
Paints, Oils Glass
Prescriptions a Specialty
Perkins Pharmacy
Hotel Hampton
D. M. Hampton, Proprietor
15 years in Monmouth
Under Same Old Management
Everything strictly Rrstclass
Christmas is past
And we have a big line of
China left over which we
are closing out at
One-half Price
Think of it, only one-half
the regular price.
P. E. CHASE