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FRIDAY, DKCKMBEH 31, 1897
Our Ku(lUh manufacturera and
merchant are gleefully alnlng the
aunjr comportfxl by the Ilryao deraoo
racy to the efli-t that the Dingley
tanfl act doe not pnaluce revenue
enough for the expenaea of the gov
eminent, bo our neighbors aero,
the iximl wlah to have ua imp
higher duties? They will conault
their ova InUrewU by remaining
quiet till we can have opportunity to
teat the law.
And so liar k icy la toneacandi
date for ronirreHa in the flrwt district
Nothing could ie more fitting. Bar
k Icy haa more anility than Vander
berg and conmquently wouJd be bet
ter able to defend bia treasonable acta
in tU lact leglilature. By all moans
lot the names of both Dark ley and
U'Jlen apear on the atate ticket,
They would fittingly represent their
following and the people would have
a chance to ait In Judgment upon
their parft recorua. Enterprise.
Chairuian Cuoeraaya of the union
movement : " The one great idea la to
get all the Bryan forces together on
one platform and in aupport of one
ticket." That ia precisely what was
done at the November election in '!,
and it lOHt them the county. We
doubt very much if the "Bryan
forces" number aa many into several
hundred aa they did at that time,
The people have had some powerful
object lesMons. Wheat has gone up.
and silver down. Prosperity has come
buck to the country without free coin
ajre. McMinnville Reporter.
There promises to be stirring If
not bloody timea in Asia next spring
and summer, France has taken po-
sesslon of the Island of Hainan wash
ed on one side by the Oulf of Ton-
ijuin and on another by the China
sea. Oermany and Russia seem to
have contented them wives with
slices of the northern part of China
while France commences nibbling on
the south east. The Island ia 12,000
miles in extent and contains a popu
lation of 1,000,000. England has tak
en three merchant steamers of the
claw of the American lines St. Louis
and St. Paul, into government ser
vice. This is not usual except in
great emergencies.
President McKinley's simple but
comprehensive plan for breaking the
endless chain with which gold has
been pumped out of the Treasury and
adding to the currency of the country
through an Increase In the currency
of national banks Is meeting with in
creased favor as it Is discussed. It is so
simple and yet so effective in preven
ting a recurrence of the troubeleaome
raids upon the Treasury gold, which
have been the feature of our financial
troubles of the past few years, and
lays so easily the foundation of the
transfer of the gold responsibility to
the batiks, that it gains popular favor
with each day's examination and dis
cussion. While it is probable that the
various plans which have been out
lined by numerous financiers and
statesmen will have to be discussed
at Washington before action of any
kind is taken, the prospects seem to
lie that the president's simple,stralght
forward proposition, free as it is from
complications and dangers, will meet
not only popular approval, but may
is1 so satixfactory to the people as to
lead to its adoption. Albany Her
ald. A meeting of the legislative hold
up clans was held at McMinnville
last Saturday. It was the meeting ol
the state aentral committee ol the
Mpulist, democratic and union bi
metallic parties the same parties
that prevented theorganiaaticn of the
last legislature the object being to
form a coalition for the purpose of
capturing the offices at the next state
election. Each of these organizations
pretended to represent, separately, a
great principle, else why would these
separate ami (list I net party orgauiza
. lions tie maintained? The Enter
prise has all along contended that all
there was to populism was for the
leaders to bold office, and the conten-
tion has never been more clearly
proven than in this instance where
the three partitw have laid aside their
rective principles and handed
themselves together with one object
in view, namely, to develop strength
in the elections. Their principle
count for nothing; it is votes the)
want. These three elements have no
principle to carry out after they
are elected, as was shown by them Id
the lust legislature. They promised
the people all things before election,
Just as they are now doing, but after
election did they attempt to have en
acted any of the remedial legislation
advex-ated in the campaign? Not on
ly did they refuse to make good their
promisee but they also refused to al
low any other rty to enact legisla
tion for the benefit of taxpayers.
They refused absolutely to even take
the oath of office during the forty
days session, and why? Because they
represented no principle save that of
delivering themselves after the pur
chase price had been paid. Their ob
ject first, lait and all the time Is to
howl calamity and hold office, princi
ples cut no (Ik urn. Enterprise,
A TR1 VI SO TO DECEl VK.
CalOnoierof the unli.n-txmetalit
iM'ty la doing what he tan, and tha
i considerable, to secure unity of ac
ti- n Witt) all elements that oppone
'the republican party Bryan demo-
crtta, populists, Cooper-bemetallsts,
prohibitionists and labor party
Whether he realizes it or not, Mr
Cooper Is engaged In a work of decep
tion.
A party that Is intrusted with the
administration of government or any
branch to be successful must have
policy to carry out and that to'icy
must be indorsed by a majority of the
lrple and there must be an earnest
tfort to build up the party. If that
v-.iinot be done, a fl.U failure results
Now Mr. Cooer's union party is not
a iMMiiive orjnizition. It !s any
tldng to beat the republicans. Ti
cleurly see that the union is intended
to be time-serving it ia only neces
sary to read the lat paragraph of the
utfli-ial call, where the old parties are
advised tc maintain their separate or
Ionizations. If no new party is to
tie formed and there is dissatisfaction
with the administration of republi
cans why not drop all other names
and use that of democrat with adetn
ocratic pi t form, or populist with i
opuiist platform? then no on
would tie deceived but this union
movement is intended - to deceive
voters or if there is no deliberate in
limiion, than through ignorauce the
aame untortunate trickery will re
sult. If electors are to retain party
organization they had better vote for
candidates of their own nominal! n.
WI1L Til KIT KlhHTI
Hun-da and Oermany have each oc
cupier! a Chinese harhor and the lit
lie cloud of war has apMared. It i'
remembered that IVussiit interfered
with Japan when peac? was making
after the drubbing she gave China.
Japan swallowed her wrath because
she did not feel able to contend alone
with the Northern Bear. Now that
Russia and Oermany have done what
was forbidden to Japan, the little
brown man seems to have formed an
alliance with England which prom
Ises to be more effective than was the
case betore. England has massed a
fleet of 20 war ships in Chinese wat-
rs. Report says Japan has joined
these with nearly as many more. If
England and Japan maintains a
bold front Russia and Germany will
have to back down for the present at
least, because both powers combined
cannot match the English and Jap
anese . The clearest statement or the
quarrel is set out in the following
statement from Washington :
I'he announcement of the determ
ination of England and Japan to pro
test against the emperor of Corea
practically yielding the government
of that country into the hands of the
Russian minister, excites great inter
est here, where the story of Russia's
Invasion of Corea Is well known.
A year or more ago Russia and
Japan entered Into a treaty of alli
ance under which they agreed to as
sume jointly the responsibility of
preserving the peace and providing
a good government for Corea. In the
division ol responsibility Russia took
command of the army, the police
and the direction of foreign affairs,
Japan having the departments of ed
ucation, agriculture and other nnira
portant branches of the government
The collection of revenues, and the
management ol the finances were
left in charge of an Englishman nam
d McLevy Brown, who held the
title of "adviser to the finance de
partment and chief commissioner of
customs." It was his dismissal by
the emperor of Corea which brought
rth the English consul's -protest.
Brittish war vessels are now on the
way to Corea to support this protest.
It was Mr. Brown's duty to see
to the collection of "ostuma, which he
performed so well there was a pros
pect of Corea 'a debts being paid.
r.ariy in isovembor, however, to
he surprise of all concerned, there
appeared in Seoul as a guest of the
Russian legation a Mr. AlexiifT,
whoae calling bore the title in French,
"Councillor of State and Agent of the
Ministry of Finance of the Imperial
Rilssian Government." and an in
scription in Chinese which read "Su
perintendent of the Finances of Cor
ea.
it is said me i; i-slsn government
compelled the Corean amba-sador at
St. Petersburg to contract with Alex
led to manage the Corean fluauees
without consulting the authorities at
Seoul. The day after the arrival of
Alexleff at Seoul h called on the
minister or nuance, exhibited hi
contract and announced that he was
ready to enter upon his duties. Mr
Pak explained that the government
was already enj lying the services of
Itrown, and that the Corean ambas
sador at St. Pelersdurg had no auth
ority to Interfere with the A nance de
partment. Alexleff responded that
the fact that the minister of finance
questsoned the validity of the con
tract cast a reflection upon his ver
acity.
Altera show of resistance by Cor
ea and repeated threats hy the Ku
nu government, .nr. IJrowil was
dismissed and Mr. Alexietf installed
in his stead. Then followed Mr.
brown's appeal to London and the
sending of a fleet.
Some papers are inclined to excuse
and defend the amshlnation of Ruix
by the Cubans by citing the fate ol
Maceo and the thousands of murder
authorized by Weyler. It was jus'
these barbarities that caused Ameri
cans to sympathetically espouse the
Cuban cause. If Cubans do the same
thing that led us to condemn Wey
ler, they must themselves expect to
he condemned.
FAIR COMPROMISE OFFERED
Mitchell Republicans Take Steps
to Stop the Row in Multno
mah County.
PROMINENT MEN COMMENT
I here teem ta a Reaaaa y all
trae ftepubUcaa raaaot suite
this Liberal Offer.
The following ia the full text or aa
on it to effect a comiHtMuiae lietweeo
the two factious within the repultlicao
putty in Multnomah county submitted
t y Hon. Mot llinu-b, chairman of tha
eounty ceutral committee, of wbat la
known aa the Mitchell faction, to
Hod. IXHiaJd McKay, chairman of the
eiHiirty central cxmi mittee, of tb Si
mon fa'on:
Portland, Or.. !ec. 27, 1897.
Honorable Itouuld McKay, Port
land. Oregon Dear Sir: Whereas,
unfortunate factional difference la
the republican pnrty In this city and
county, irrowlng out of the primary
ek-ctlun of lh'J. culminated iu a di
vision of the pnrty In this county, and
the organization of two dlffereut com
mittee, one oomnoaed of yourself a
chairman, and six other Bentlemeu,
and the other eoniiol of the under
signed, being one mctnlx-r from each
ward I ntbe city f Portland, and
two member from the preelnelt In
the county outside of the city, with
Honorable Sol Winch as chairman,
each of which committees claim to
repi-PMcttt the republican pnrty of this
county and city, for convenience, the
former of said committees will hereaf
ter l ric1,'!ied as "your" commit
tee, and the latter a "our commit
tee, and.
Whorea. further. It Is universally
known that leading and Influential re
publicans throughout the atate. irre
lectlve of their preferences aa to men
or rations, or their pnt or prrwnt
ittllllntton, are -nrnettt In tlw exprcs
Khn of their wishes and opinions to
the effect that the repiitilk-fln party
of Multnomuh county should speedily
settle for themselves there factional
dlfferenci In the pnrty. and thus pre
sent a united front to tho common
enemy;
Therefiwe. without entering upon
either statement discnesion. as to
whnt person or iwinona. faction or
faction. If any, are responsible, eith
er In whole or In port, for the unfor
tunate olate of affairs In tho renuh-
I1cn party of this city and county,
and In the spirit of entire fairness,
nd solely with the view of ta-lnging
jhout If powllile. unity or organiza
tion and action In the republican par
ry, on a basis alike fair and hona-n-
ble to every republican and all fac
tions, our committee here submit to
you for the consideration of your
eommlttpe the following propositions.
having for the sole purpoMe irovls-
tons for a fair primary ehn-tlon to be
held at the proper time next spring.
In which nil republicans tuny partic
ipate, ami at which ench and every
faction of the parir In this city and
county shnll be at liberty to support
their own ticket for delegate to the
city and county conventions to he
held later .for the purpose of nomlnat
log candidate ror precinct, city and
county officers. Including niemlx-r of
the legislature, and delegate to the
state and district conventions, tha
person so nominated at witch conven
tions to receive the coiillnl and earn
est siinport of nil republicans.
e propose that there shall be one
and only one, republlenn county and
city convention held In the county of
Multnomah, in the spring of 1898.
which shall pfw all the powers
nnd discharge all the duties usunlly
pertaining to such conventions In ac
cordance with the time honored us
ages of the republican pnrty.
That there shull lc one and only
one republican primary election hrM
In said Multnomah county In the
spring of 1898. and tt shall he held In
accordance with the provlHlona of an
set of the legislative assembly of the
state of Orejron. approved Febmnry
11. 1891, relntlng to primary elections
and known as the Primary Law. At
such .nrlmary election shnll be elected
the delegates who, and who alone,
hall be entitled to a sent In said
connfy and city convention.
That the annual enll shall be Issued
at the proper time for such prlmnry
election and convention, and shall
beslgned by the chairman and sec
rotnry of ench of snld committees.
There being In the city of Portland
11 wards, numbered respectively and
consecutively from one to eleven, and
In the county of Mnltnomnh outside
of snld city, 28 election precincts.
numbered respectively and consecu
tively from fifty-four upward to
eighty-one. Inclusive, which election
preotnets are also deslannted hy de-
flnetlve names, as follows: 8t. Johns.
No. M: Bertha, r5: Mt Zlon. 66:
Ttnssellrllle. R7: Mnnton. P8: rioll-
hrook. 89- Columbia. 0: Willamette
filough. 61; Montnvllla, C2: Wlllim-
ette. : Mount Tntxa-. 64; South
Mount Tabor. 65; Woodstock. 6(5:
f-ents. 87; KHIeavcr. 68: 1'nlrrlew.
Ij: Oresham. 7ft; Powells Valley, 71;
Troutdsle, 72: Htirlbnrt, 73; Rrldnl
Veil. 74: Rower. 75: Sylvan, 76;
Rockwood. 77: Wnrrendale. 78: Cor
nell Kond. 79; West Portland. ?0;
Wlllsbnrg. 81.
Our committee pn)Hse that the ap
portionment of the delegate to the
county and city convention, afore
said, shall he as follows; mich of said
wards and precincts as cn.t over 100
vote each In 1S9B for McKlnlev for
president, shnll be nllowed respective
ly, one delegate for ench 100 votes so
enst. nd one deleint for each 40 or
more over nn even hvmb-cd cist, nnd
each of sold precinct which enst les
than 100 rotes for VrKln'ey In 1S9
h"'l be nllovnt one V1'"r:iio.
Thnt th ,.K.t,-B tv..n- t:rlv of M'
commuters shnll earn appoint from the
.-viimiiTiee oi niiirii he u i-lmimiaH a' nb
committee of three, which imb-cwmuileee
ehall, t the pipm-r time, select and prj
ctire the ue of a pl.u-e in each war.l lu
aiJ city and a pl.n-e in each or satil pre
i'Iihu in sai.l comity. tit-ile of aiiil city,
f.T polling j.l.n-o "fi-r Huch ward or prW
.-im-t. Thu each of Mil commit !
shall pay one half of the
sai ily incurred f ,r sm-li polling places an I
a publication of the call for said primary
election.
That the judges of said primary election
shall le el.-ted as f.,11 w: In ward
num'iered respectively one, three, Bve,
si-vcn, nine an elocn. taat is, in all tae
o.ld niniil errd waids in aid city, one ol
such suli-tiHuinittee, or lit r. pie".-ntatie,
having first rhoi.-e, vhiili .h..ice Is to lie
letrnmneil by lots k hereinafter provided,
hall si-lei-t two judges for the primary
votiny places in esi-d of said ward, an'l
tha oilier of such uh eomnut;ee, or its
represenUtive, shall a.-lo.-t one judee in
each
of s.i!d odd-niiinlw-ml warl-t: uhil-
m wards nuiiitxTed re-ixftivclv tw.v (....
six, eijk'ht and ten. that i-. to say in all the
even nunilwrrd wards of said city, tod
stih-eoiumittee. or its representatives, hav
ing second choice, shall -de-t two judje
for ei.-h of aai. rVen niiuilre. war :s
while the other auh-eonimittre, or its rep
resent a lives, shall aeleet one judge f-r eacli
of said even nunihrred ward-..
And the question as to which sub-committee
or its representative. hall have sec
ond choice, aa aforesaid, shall, miles a,jon
er agreed upn by (aid rinimi!tee, be de
termined by lot as af ue-iid on or lf.-re
the loth day of .l.inu irr. l.s'.is. in the- pr-s-en-
and tinder the direction of the arbiter
hisreinafter named, and said judges h ill
b named at the tuna ml prrpaiing the rail
for said primary ele.tion.
The judge, of !oeti,.n in the 2 er
tam pio-iiH-t outsKlr of R,e nua
bered mn-tively and e.,0ve!y from
4 mir.l U. si, in.lg-H,. M .-.ani..
aliall he aelected as fnllo-r: 1 1
-xminjittee. or iu representative, having
nrat etiolce, aueb rhoka to Da determined
by Iota aa hereinafter provided, shall s
lect t o jinl;--s ia each ol !' 1 . of h
cli-i 'itin bircuu-ta a ara d.i .R.ted l v
odd Bunibvia, while tha aub-eo .1 tttee,
Ita reprearnt.itivea having sec u.i t'i 1 I
b determined aa shov hy lota, shall -e
let-t una Juile for taa primary alecUoB to
each of the said election pre-!nrta dea-g
Bated by od4 nuuibeas; while the aub-eom-
nnttea, or ita repreaentaUve, having aeeoiHl
choice, aliall arlwt tw judge for said
primary eleitioa in each of the 14 of aaid
elective pre.-m. ra ileslg:iateu by even Bum
oera, s 11 lie in oiner auo-cooiuiiiire, or 11
representative, ahall aele-t one judge f
taid primary election, in each of sai l elee
tion precincts designated by even aunibera
And trie question aa to which comnil.ta
or ita representative, ahall have first choice
shall, unless sooner mutually agreed upon
by aaid commit tee, be determined by I t
on or before the pita day 01 January. 1 v
at the aanie time aa casting lota lor first
rhoic in aaid city warda aforesaid; this
also to be done in the presence and under
the direction of the arbiter hereinafter
named. And aaid judgea for aaid pi
rincta respectively, outside of tha citv
ahall all be named at the time of prepiring
tna eau lor aaui primary election.
That the judge or judgea of said p lling
place, who ahall have been e lected by our
committee, or Ita representative, shall he
permuted to select one person for cleric I 'I
such polling tj ice, and that each of the
judge or judges, for each polling place
who ahall have been selected by rout
committee or- ita representative, shad be
permitted to select one person for clerk
lor auc-n polling place, and the persons .
aelected respectively shall be duly appoint
ed and qnalineu ami act aa such clerks.
That in nddi?!rn to the int poll ooo.a
01 saiu primary election required ty law
to lie kept hy the judge an I clerks, there
shall be kept at each polling place by such
mage ana cicms. an additional poll nook
to he in all reperts a duplicate of the
other pool books kept as required by law,
and that one of said three JkkiI hooks ao
kept shall lie delivered to von committee
one to our committee, nnd one to the elcik
of the county court of Multnomah county
at the cloe of said election.
That Hon. George H. Williams, of Port
land. Oregon J gentleman of unquestioned
integrity, a republican ol undoubted loyal
ty, a statesman of grea". ability, and a
judge w hose actions cannot be improperly
controlled, influenced or biased by anv
person of persons, faction or factions, shall
be arbiter fof the purposes herein name. I
That the snld arbiter s'mll have power
and autlirity irnm the time of the accept
ance or these propositions hy your com
mittee to the time of holding such primary
elections, To deride nil questmna with ret
erence to which said committees or sub
committee shull disagree juid to call meet
ings of aaid aub -committee, and hi decia-
iona thereon shall be final and binding on
all concerned.
That said arbiter ahall also enll the
aforesaid county and city convention to
order, and be temporary chairman thereof;
tie shall appoint two from each of the con
tending luctionstherein who, with him
self aa chairman thereof, shall constitute
the committee on aredentials for such eon
yention.
That no proxies shall be used in said
convention except that in case of the ab
sence o fany delegate a person to act s
proxy in his plai-e shull be selected by the
delegate ironv the ward tor w hich aunt
absent delcp-e was elected, and in case
such absent delegate aa elected by a pre
cinct, the proxy for him shall be selected
hv the convention.
That both our Committee and your com
mittee shall pledge themselves to abide bv
the results of such primary election, ami
to loyally support the entire ticket which
hall he nominated hy aaid county and
flitr convention, and that we ahall further
pledge our united efforti to secure reforms
in both city and e.""mly governments in all
respecta and especially by reduction of tax
ation and in the expenditure of public
monies.
We deem each and all the parte of these
propositions absolutely (air and honorable,
and such aa every republican can agree to
w ithout any aacrinee ol principle, and all
-if which we nowtendcr In good faith in
the spirit of compromise, looking solely,
not Jo the candidacy or promotion of any
man or 'men, hut to the unity and welfare
of the republican pnrty in Una eity, county
snd state.
sjjumlng that you and your oomnrittee.
rti view of the existing conditions, will
promptly accept these propositions, we, in
the event of such acceptance in writing,
within 10 days from the receipt by you o
this communication, pledge ourselves In
ldvance to give loyal support to the entire
ticket which shall be nominated by aaid
county and city conventions, and, unle.
your committee shall ao accept In wrltim
we shall understand that you reject these
proposition.
SOI.. 1IIKSCH, chairman, 4th ward.
W. T. II I'M K, secretary. 2d ward.
P. U WILLIS, 1st ward.
JAMbS I.OTAN. 3d ward.
W. F. MAT11KWS, 6th ward.
CARL A. KKAND1KS, 0t ward.
H. M. lil'MI, 7th ward.
,IOIIX Wool). 8lh ward.
JOHN M. LKWIS. 0th ward
D. A. MOKRfS, 10th ward.
W. TI. MOOR I-:. 11th w ard
HENRY CHAPMAN'.
tt. C. lWVKI.L.
VIEWS OF PflOMINtT REPUBLICANS
J.!ge Willlamn in favorable to thi
aehenie of ha r 111 on y ih.1t l prewntitl b;
the united repuhliiMin eounty mmmitte.
"I believe in harmony," aai-l lie lint n ph
at ni rc-uilcnce, "and will do all in in'-
power to bring It about The mattpr wa-
expl.iined to me tndy bv a feir g-ntle
men, and I apree with the proposition a
dewrihed by them. There of i-jurse inr
be m.tre iKtiiiU which rej-iire altpr.il i m
nut me cem-ral prcipoMtmn i very l.ir
md I hiie thut the other xiile m.iy w ti'
to accent it.
"I lielonj fn no fiction; I am Mcntiflc;
with ncitlii-r. but I hone to ace the repub
lican party atiereed in the coining election
I he f.ivtmna must get tojrethi r if tiie
expect to win.
'The hm of my nnme a arbiter i
n holly umr ithcried. No one has enn-iu!t
en me upnn the auhtect. I rannnt i
whctlier ar not I would accent the re noil
iliility till I huve fully exnmin'ii th" in it
Icr. I ileiire to unilerlund the tcrnia O
tlie arhitnitl.m." '
Tosoph Sinmn, who ia the lenler of th
I'jiii.inz Jtctlrn. wa not rc.ilv to cx ie
-tl'iiniiili! npon the m 'en-t. ' havf
'icnr.l of tlie jiawi," Mid i.e. "but I h .v
1 ; luvl tm-r to cvnii'inp jt. and 1 a"
1 --l- re n--t in a r. 'f n in ,lia.na it '
When Chairman V.K.w jir.4 fn.
u uniiiin ne nan none to ottr. " I 'i
proposition will have tn he cnn.-.Urel hi
th county committee. A yet I have no'
railed a nieotirig of the commit 'ce. anrl rl
not anow that one will be held thi we.k
I have but recc:ved the l.ieiiiiient an "
n. to nei naa tu.i' to thornuulily examine
The OrcBnnini. baa no comment ol anv
Kind on the propoeition. Thia ia proiinti
ly due to the (act that the- pr i non-
Dartieun.
S. rarrel a inemla-r ol the MacKay
(oinmittee aaid to an Oreitiininn reporter
"On general principle I think weehould
int t"Kether. We've had aliout enotiKh
. .eiimiveri-ni.au.i unimr. r I
Ill-Jinn to i-onie tn the rt aene. it nv rea-
unable cnmnmiiiiee ran Ih nimle. t(
coume, tt all depend on the detail 01
tKaa .... ;ua ....1 I u .rv 111-. I
pare,! to .iiacue the plan that i now nn
tor consideration.
Ex Senator John H xtti. h.ll aa aeen.
and thi inquiry marie of him:
"Have mil aeen anrl ara on familiar
with the written proportion tubmltb-il t
any hy the repiil.limn county enmmitte
of which Hon. Sol. Ilirrh 1. chairman, t
w renuhliean eounty committee of hi
Hon. Donald McKay i rhnirm.n and II
o haa it your approval f
"Ye. I am ennlrjint and perfectly (.-.
miliar with the nmpo.it joo auhmitte.1 t
day hy the repuhlican eounty committer
o( w-hl.-h Mr. Hirtrh ia chairman, to the
republican eounty eommittee of wh'ch
Mr. McKay ia ehiirman. harinf for it.
pnrp.we the unifleation of the rcpuMi.nn
jnrty and it. representative onfiiniiajion
'i.iiinoman eor.nty. aiI be.
'Tna prnnoaiti-HI ha. mv nn.i-.il fle.l an
proval. iivl a. one nieniUr of the reimMi
can p.rty I have labored amldiiou.ly rfnr
in the p.iat month to bring it about. In
my tunrment tt present a means absrv
lutehr fair whereby the prt i-r V
united, without any ht' e , ' -r
or homilUtioa upon the --t
and it ia, therefore, one which s .mil ' -eeive
the cordial endorsement of r
true republican.
"I cannot bat hare in-rV;t fd'H 1
a proposition an eminently ! in r
speet will meet with acceptance fr n t -.
McKay and erery member of his n .
Biittee." v
Hon. Sol Ilirsrh, chairman of the -. i
mittee which ma le the prop, sitio, d I not
rare to discus it "The pner fpeils 'or
Itself." aaid he. "Rut you ri - !
hope that It will he accepted, Thil 'he
republican Prty, to be s-"e cf ic' y,
should be tilted nad all faction 1 i,: cr
enee should he settled "
( harle H. Carey, ehabna f t'i -publtnn
congressional enmniilte f r
second district, had this to say when a!.
ed concerning the proposition:
"So far aa I am personally eon-erned i
is a matter of entire inditferen e to 111
whether the proposition ia acie-tcd or r -iected.
I am alwaya and at all ime Pi
favor of the settlement of party diff-repce-withia
the party ranks, and 1 believe that
the committee has dona a very prope
thing in trying to arrange for but one act
of repuhlicaa primaries.
"At the same time it seem to me that
the overtures for peace should rather hay
com from those who have at fmlt
We are all partisans, and it ia hard to r-
a good party man and yet be peifeetlv
falr, but it must be manifest that tl--cause
of all the trouble has been In the re
fusil of some prominent members of the
party to stand D ythe principle of rile hv
majority. The majority of tt count-
con veil lion in the last campaign put up
the ticket, out the minority nut up
another and compelled trie majority to re
sort to the ladirect method ot us
big the Mitchell Republican assembl
acnem to get their ticket printed on the
oauoi.
The niaioritv o fthe leirldature utimiI
upon Mitchell for senator, but the nun r
Ity went in with Ilourne and the p-pulu's
iu iii-u-ai ine n 111 tit me party. v lie Ills
jority of the congres-donal convention a m
iuated Kills for eniiie's.'.ian, but the ir
nority brought out aa independent canui
date.
''So. as I look at it, the committee has
been very good n lured to those who have
ben nut of harmony with the pnrty
though I must aay that I would like to
see the nirty united and fighting their
natural enemies rattier tnaa among men-
selves.
"The party should be greater than
It Individual mendicr. and If we can
ever get back to the old-faahlouexl
plan of letting the nelghborhooxl rot
er noniinn-te viva voce and elect then
delegates to the county and city con
ventions, instead of having the who.i
list of delegate as well as the wholi
ticket prepared in advance In aotiu
tiody's office, it will be better for the
party nnd everybody will have a fair
show."
I'bnrle P. fjord, when seen and
nsaed his opinion of the offer of com
promise, snld:
I can scarcely conceive or a ren
enruible objection to the offer of coin
promise nrade by tha republican ecu
trnl committee to the so-called Simon
faction of the republican party. It Is
certainly very unfortunate that any
misunderstanding should have arisen;
and the Interests of the republican
pnrty of this county, and. In fact, of
thla srnte. It seem to me, should be
considered before that of the ambi
tions of any person or persona. This
can only lie accomplished by a full
dlftieultiea Iretween the two factions
In thla city and county.
Ivy me term or me compromise
:he o--alled Rlmon faction Is allowed
the cliolce of any course It may desire.
hf any ohjeotlan la raised It can only
be that they dare not sahmlt to an
honest vote of the people of this city
the various proposition which they
have so often claimed as their own.
'This la a government by the peo
ple, and the innolty should always
rule to the excitation of any bosse. It
Is an honest offer to heal the differ
ences) In the republican pnrty, ana 1
sincerely hope that an agreement may
re reached between the two faction,
ss it would materially conduce to the
future success of the republican party
In the county and state.
IS THERE A SANTA CLAIM.
JCrw ir.DU,.i..r.P,nirr
in anawcrin a one ani inua prnmi.
1 A 1 a k
nni,y ,,,.,,,,, uriow.
-nr...."r. a nuI r,K.
OIU.
"Some of my li'tle frlenda say
there ia no Sinta Claua.
"Papa says, "If you see It In The
Sun, it'fso.
."Please tell me the truth; Is there a
Santa Claux?
"Virginia O'Hanlon,
"115 West 95th at."
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected ny
akepticitfm of a skeptical age. They
do not believe except they see. They
think that nothing can he which Is
not comprehensible by their little
mind?. All minds, Virginia, wheth-
er the lie men's or children's, are
little. Tn 'his great universe of ours
nan is .1 mere insect, an ant, Id his
intellect, as compared with the!
boundless world about him, as mear-1
ured by the intelligence capable of
grasping the whole truth and knowl-
edge. I
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claim, lleexistsaa certainly aa love I
and generosity and devotion exist, I
and you know that they abound and I
give to your live its highest beauty I
xndjoy. Alat! how dreary wonld be I
the world if there were no Sauls I
Claus. It woolrt be as dreary as it I
there were ro Virginias. There I
w rid be no 1 bildllke faith then, no
p ii , nn romance to make
ble ti..e xii-tence. We should have I
uo enjoy u ent. except In sense ami I
sight. The tiiroal light with whicb I
childhood fills the world would beex-l
tingulsbed. I
"Not Ix-lieve in Santa Claus! You I
migni a wen noi oeneve id lanes: 1
. . - . i. . . 1 . 1 1
You might get your papa tc hire men I
to a atch in
all the chimneys nn
ch rial man eve lo catch Hanta Clau
Kiit uvsn ir Ihn. Hl.l nt H.nl.
" " " " " " "
Innnitiir down what would that provi ?
NbK.y SMiita Claui. But ii no
a7
'iim there I r.o Hanla Claua. The 11101
khI thing in this world are I hoe.
bat neither children nor men ran
IMdlyou ever see fairies dancing
on the lawn? Of course not, hut that
in no proof that they are not there.
Nobody tan conceive or Imagine all
Ihe wonders there are unseen and un-
(ecahle in the world.
"You may lear apart the baby's
rattle and ee what makes the noise
inside but there Is a veil covering the
unseen world which not Ihe strong
est man, not even Ihe united strength
of all Ihe strongest men that ever
livid, could tear apart. Only faith,
fancy, oetry,love,romait,ecan piwh
aeide that curtain and view and l-
ture the supernal buty and irlory
hend. Isii all r h ? Ab. V'tr.
giiiis, in ail this world there la nolh
lug else real and abiding.
N- Saria Claue! Tl snh Uisl! be
iivt li ire ver. A ihajfantl )e
ii in 11 a, Viign is, i sv, irn Hiikt
teu lliDUi-aml yars from now he w ill
con 1 iti ne to ninkc '! tin- heart of
childbuutl.
BUK'kl.M. 1IIK WAV.
If fh fablit ami thenrUI of lb
baiikirir hdi! curr pcv iniiiuiitb-'
iculil f-t a Klininierofconiiuon sene
they woulil lay aside their variou-
I rube's lor a hubverivt rviion ol
our i-uireiH-y systeui ami promptly
report a short anil him pie bill to carry
out President McKinley's rec niuien
dation ibat United 8tsbs notes when
redeemed in jrnlil ahall be set apart
anil enly tm paid out in eichange for
gold. Asoutlinel by the president,
the provision 1 1 not to go Into opera
tion until the receipts ot the govern
ment .re quite sufficient to pay ail
the expenses of the government bui
in the present condition of the treas
ury w ith an available cash lialance ol
22",(Mm,inaJ we can not see that there
would be any rii-k of ciiibarrm-Miient
in pulling it into effect at once. Tin
sooner the better to our thinking.
"The piesident'a m mint miotic n
with regard to the r deemed nolo
has l-cn receivid with marked ap
proval by the public. In the sountl
to ney press, so far as our nh-a rvu
tion gs?s, not a voice baa been raised
againt it, and business men (are pim -tically
unaLinious in its favor. We r
no way surprised at thi, for the pn
piasul is not oiayn to objection Ton-
any ret sol-able poinl of view. 'I hen
is no iiilliitioii in it. There is no coi
traction in it. Unlike other m-hem--i.
in connection with the currency, it
affords no oeniiig for private gi.iu 11:
the expense ol the Government. In
short, it is entirely admirable, and it
launch in the House should be mailt
with all aihle sjxed, so that it can
have full advantage of the tide 01
husiuesa opinion now running s
strong in its favor. But unfortunately
the currency tinkers of the banking
ant. currency committee have ol
tained control of the matter, and in
stead of 1 islng to the level of the finan
cial and parliat. entary (opportunity,
they have laid aside the President's
simple plan for the Improvement of
the currency and plunged headlong
into a bewildering maze of projects
for a general revision of our banking
I er Keed coulif exert any preasure to
bring them lo their senses on this
question, his interference would lie
very grateful lo the business com
munity. Herald, Boston.
.RIVER IJII'BOVfcMKNT.
We concur with the Junction Times
ia opinion that money spent on ris k
work for bank and slough protection
00 the upi?r Willamette river would
practically I thrown away. The riv
er would run over and rut around
the rock and little benefit wonld la
received. Piling driven a sh' rt dis
tance bell w the heads of slough
would soon catch drift and close the
hIoultIi rhnnnplu at nnlinnrv Hint
h I . .. .
I O
er in ,he channe, Bnd gMl)g ,t far
mip. sluMnrr noupr rinrlne hU.h
watcr. The Time v
I UTIrVlKA to nliAa a n.wl a I a .
I '
a xr. m Brj .ii-a niiia niwajrn ni
hand and if the heads of Ihe various
tloughs were piled, the current would
soon bank them up with gravel that
would stand for ages. Piling should
be continued at all low places and in
a few years the upper river would be
completely diked which would In
sure a safe navigable stream daring
the whole year except at extremelj-
low water." Guard.
The Spaniards answered the pres-
lent administrations Brut communica
I tion with a complaining note charg
Ing that this government hud not
I been dilligent in ita attempts to sup
prtss filibustering. The Don's wen
laying the foundation for "Alabama
claims." Secretary Gage, in who
department is audited the exen.He of
I'he patrol has shown that "if th
Spanish patrol of 1200 miles ofCuban
coast had frustrated one-half the
number of expeditions which were
frustrated by the United States au
thorieties along a coast line of 5470
miles, not one man nor one cartridge
would have been illicitly landed in
Cuba Irom Ihe United States. Out
of the GO alleged expeditions, only
f"ur have been broken up by Spain."
ibis plain statement of facts made
hhebanisof Minister Woodford's re-
tolera-Moinder to the Spaniard'-i answei. It
angers them and their jingo paper
are again talking of ibi-laring war
and whipping the arrogant t an keen.
In Minister Woodford's la.-t mensHg)
it Isseen that the Spaniards cannot
patrol the ir own hort Cuban commI
1 . . .
wnereiore me lony or UeclHring war
against the United States is wen
The Washington statesmen who
are trying to block tho way and phut
out Hawaii do not know the people
of Ihe United State. When thesj
of Uncle Sam's ships tiegin to whiten
ev. ry sea, as they will, Hawaii will
be worth untold millions; and jet
these sapient statesmen refuse Ihe Is.
land as a gift. They are upon a par
with the same statesmen who, sixty
year ago elid not want Oregon.
Washington, Idaho, and California,
because "they were nearer Asia than
the United Slate, could never lie
connected by steam or wagon road lo
the states and would he worthless
when so connected." We to day call
such statesmen names, and the men
now opposing Hawaii will he even
worse blunder. Ex.
T Car CmilMim
Take railrmeela r-urii .-.. ...
UO.O.G. fail Mnra, drumma nfua4 nosey.
mmnmimmmoimmmmmmmK
.HAVE YO J USED j
E BUTTER PARCHMENT?
All gilt-edged butter put on the mar
ket by creaniciiea ia wrapjK-d in pai.r.
The product of the private daily would
reach its market in much U-ttei coiuli-
. tion if wrapped in Butter Parchment
than it does when wrapped in cloth.
Parchment is not only better than cloth
but cheuper.
. Cloth sells at 6 cents per yard, from
which 27 sheets can be cut U7Paroli
went wrappers cost cents
500 Sheets 8x11,
500 Sheets. 8x13,
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r
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THE COLLEGE DORMITORY
Underj experienced management, tcill fur
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For full particulars, address
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Hillsboro Pharmacy
I'ure fresh drugs, Brushes, Taints, Oils, Sponges and all Drmreists
Sundries, Fine first class cutlery a
v-e-TKxtra t are In Compounding- l'rfiirrlptian.7w
1'ITATIOX.
I N TIIK
I Mule
( OI'XTY
1'OI'KT, OF TIIK
for tlie County ot
of Oreiron.
utiiiini!toii :
le matter ol the e?tiite ol'i
Wiilitiin Outline, riVi-i-iined)
I o Aiiilrew f, inline, .Mury A Outline. Mur-
jriirel Outline, Jamt-t. Out) he. llurbarn
I iiIIim-Ii mill htcplicti Outline anil to till
iierwina interi-wted iu ximl eetute:
In the inline ol the .state of tlrivnii von
nrp hereliy i-itiil umi n-.iiinil to apMar in
the I ouuty Court of the Mate ol flirt-gun
for the County of Wiu-hinirtou Ht Hie
ourt room thereof at JIill!.lHjro in the
OlllltV Ol WllMllillirl,,,, l...
the thiril iluy o J miliary IXH, ut tUo'elu k
11 tlie loreiioiiii ol thut iluv. then uml there
to.lio-(an-e ifmiy exiHt why an onli-r of
Mile ot thefollowitufilewrili.il r,.a proiier-
y Kltllilteil 111 tlie t OlllltV of Wllnhiliirtuli
ml ht.-ili-ol'O-i-iriin 11ml (leM-rilxii un lul-
owatoit: Coiniiieiieiua- nt the north.
t-Hl nwuer ol the north 1U1 half ol 11...
niirtlii-axt I s iliiurth of airlion (71 w-ti-ii
iwokIiiii 121 two eoiltli raiiire I'Ji lo
if Willamette Me riiiiun. nniniiiir xmih nn,
iirhtv roilii. theiii-eeaxt c'l two nl tl,...,....
uirtii i.kii ci!litv rolii. t heiiee wint ri
nxla to tlie plai-e of l-iriiiniii)r eontniuiiiK
1 -1 1. iv r.- 111. ire uriun; oiko portion ol
hal tniet of lan.l known ami ih, rili.il on
late nmt Mirn v ol t he I iiii.il Ml.n...
" the ili.iiatliiu In 1-1 i-laiiii of Jihum l'.--l
11 T 2 H H i V ol the Willamette Meridian
on more partieniariv il. m ril-il aa lollow
town: reiriiinitiv al the iiorthwent eorm-r
utake of JaliH-x Kml iliuiaiiui, 1 t 1 riailn
riiniiinir euetaixt'y rol, tlii-ni-e winth fortv
nxlii, thi-nee went wty hhIh. theme nortfi
forty hmIk to the lilai-e o- lH,Kmniiir ill
wi-ti.in M-veii(7i T2S K 2 W eontainiiur
tllln-n aen-e. rli.mlil not e ,m,e ai I. rave. I
foriiithrtiii,.ii f j0, Mainhiiiil, ail
iiiinmtnitor ol the eitate of W illiam limh.
rie .liii :i-i-.l lil.il in tl,i ;,,nrt ami emu...
Wilni-mthe Hun. II. p. c ItNKI.I I'fi
Ju.llte of the County ourt of the Male of
n-IP n. for tlieCuiiiitvofWiu.hinirt.iii with
the M-al ol ni. rourt alliml thin 2-iiav ol
Veri-mlier A I . I i7.
II.J attiwt:
J. A. IMItlMK, Clerk
-2 W.W. McKiney, IH.,,,,,";
Baking fViwclci
, loIu1r ar"aa
55 cts.
60 cts
The standard iize for 2 -pound rolls is
8xil inches; 2-pound Mocks are
wrapped iu the 8x13 size.
One reason why paper has not la-en
generally used heretofore, farmers
could not get it at the yc-ncta store
It is now kept at the Independent of
fice cut to any size wanted
String Out.
J is well said that manners make the
I r man. hut the more Solid ingredient of
V character is also necessary to a true
type of manhood. If a man has these both,
and also has the Rood sense to dress well
he will find the "latchstrinK out" for him
all over the world.
FOR REALLY CORRECT DRESS
In Material, Style, Fit, Finish, and Gentle
manly effect, you should order your tailor
ing of
. M. BORN & CO.,
The Great Chicago Merchant Tailor
For oyer 80 Years the r.rmtrra in the Cuiton
Trade. You can get a "HOHN" Suit or Ovr renal I
lor Iru money Ihnu ia unually pa 111 fur Interior
rood, and tailoring-
H I U !- lil AlltllTKFn.
utuhrm Chmim Mmmplm lilxnn,
AND SEE PATTERNS.
FALL
TERM
BEGINS
SEFTEMBER
15, 1S97.
UNION BLOCK
main araiiT,
Dr. F. A. faiii j. Fnp
specialty.
Im Ytmr IIiinIiiomn Dull.'
Then thin ia the time to improve
it. iHm't wait until "mniethiii)!
turns np," but turn it up yonrwll.
Kenieinlier this the mrMW.. .,(
ailvertininif i t lirinir IniHini-HH
The aie luiHineaa man will u.lver
tiee a miu-h if not mure in .lull
eiiaoiia nn in Inicy h.-.-iwhih.
A i(ol rikI tiine-hunoreil way
ol H.lvertixuiK i tlimiiirli the
Ilii.i.Kii.mo Imiki'kniiknt. Wheth
er you want to (jet out HornethiiiK
neat to aen.l through the iii;iIIh .r
aoiiifthinir cheiin to tl
come ami see uh.
If You M ere He
Ye, if you were the rreiit..r
and saw the men-hunt nitiini!
i'lly in hin ehop it.-.iiiiiiiliitiiiv'
nioruiliiKt, col.wch i.ii. out-.. I
etyle K'nhIh than cii:-ii. m,ii h . .11 1, 1
proUlily Uv ii,e itr kilter, l.y
tion't you
Wake U.
ua the nilvi-rt'iHinx - .1 11 m m- ,.
Hie Hll l MI.IK.I I.VIIKI'KNIU M
ami exclinni.'o vonr Ht.x k (..r
leical tender? Wl tat any you.
Itusli Work
i a priililein jn moat Joh oirn-i-p.
Not eo with the II11.1 mmiko In
nKrrniiKNT I'rintcry. We have
a larire lone of men at work all
the time ah. I rim "nich" a j.ili
l"r you without nny trundle.
When you want work dune
quiekly jiive thu 1 1 ii.i.hroho -lKriNiBNT
Joh Otliin trial.
l.nnil tljwnlnr Kotr.
t'nited State Ijind f)tliee, Ort-irun Citv
lin-ifon, .NovemlM-r Uitli, -i7
TSJOTK K ISIIHltKllYOIVKN, THA I
l'r.v.- frii.-tirjiiul plat ol 'I own-
'iip8aoutli, ItaliKelt w.-t !.,. r,.-iv
e. I from the Kurvevor Orn, nil of or.r,.ii
a nl on Jnunnry 4th, l-r, at ! n i l..,
S'. or a. ,ae, raid f.li.t dllie lil.il in Ihn
o lire and the land therein .-ml.ra.-.-.l i,l
tie aul.iivt tn entrv .in u,,.l .11... ...1.1 .1.
i an. i. MiHIKhn.
Wm. lialloway,
Ib-ft-iater,
iK-o-irer.
ft