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ATHENA. MARCH 27th, 1896
ABOUT DIVISION.
whether
Of the
The Weston Leader, like the
sensible Darjer it is. drooped into
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the Press' way of bringing the di
vision question before the people
of Umatilla county- th At is, let
the county conventions resolve
that the people vote on
they want division or not,
matter the Leader pays:
"In all seriousness, the Leader,
posing as referee, believes that the
division matters should be sub
mitted to the voters of the county.
Let "are you in favor of division?
vote yes or no," be put on the
ticket, and then we can 6ee how
taxpayers stand, especially those
in the precincts most interested.
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But it will go a long way toward
showing our legislators just how
the people feel about a matter that
has rivaled Banquo's ghost for
years and years. The division
niiDcfwin olinnlrl rip rmpatinn nf
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economy, and nothing more. If
it can be shown that the people in
the new and old counties will have
to pay less taxes under the' new
regime, then let us have division;
but if it is going to cost more
money to support two sets oi
county officer in the same territory
instead of one, then let us remain
in ilia frvintr nan urul not court the
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fire."
Then Bro. Hull, of the Eagle,
comes back a, the Leader m the
following ill-disguised side-swipe
as follows:
"The Engle agrees with the
Leader in that the division question
should be one of economy, and in
Bupport of our position that a di
vision would be to the best interest;
of the taxpayers, wo refer it to the
tax levy of every small county of
the Btate. We object, however to
the proposition of submitting the
question to the voters to 'see how
taxpayers stand,' for the good and
sufficient reason that there is no
method that we know of which
would distinguish a taxpayer's vote
from that of a Pendleton, Athena
or Weston saloon 'bum's' vote, who
never paid a cent of tax in his life
BcEidcs, as the Leader says, it
would do no good and after it was
all over, the conflicting interests
would still maintain the same at
titude that has been assumed for
the past score of years."
Mr. Hull agrees with regard to
economy one of the principal rea
sons why it Bhould be properly
brought before the people; the
whole peoplo of the county but he
is somewhat shy of those saloon
"bums" of Pendleton, Athena and
Weston. The foxy gentleman's
"saloon bum" racket is indeed a
very flimsy screen behind which
he endeavors to hide his division
skeleton. Hull well knows that if
the division matter was left to the
voters and taxpayers of the county,
the Milton scheme would be
knocked into kingdom come,
quicker than you could eay "Jack
Robinson." Knowing this he and
his colleagues will do all they can
to keep the issue nway from the
people of the county, and will con
tinue as of yore, to have it doctored
by Milton proper, with the vain
hope that the legislature will cut
the territory of Umatilla county in
two against the express wishes of
three-fourths of the voters and tax
payers of the county.
From the above excerpt, it ap
pears that the Eagle would idaply
that only "saloon bums" are op
posed to tho division of the county.
For argument, admitting this to
be so, and giving the Eagle credit
for enough common sense to be
aware of the fact that the popula
tion of Umatilla county consists at
a low estimate, of 25 taxpayers to
one saloon bum, we fail to see
where Milton would -be loser in
having the people of the county
vote on the proposition.
After the alarm Sunday even
ing, was sounded, as is often the
case, there were few of the firemen
on hand at the engine house to
draw out Jthe hose cart. In this
instance, three or four men tugged
away at the heavy cart loaded with
hose, bringing it up to the fire,
and running out the hose, without
any of the bystanders offering any
assistance. The hose company is
small and when laying a line of
hose every man is engaged in mak
ing connections, adjusting joints,
etc., which leaves a very limited
number to man the cart. Our fire
department is composed of volun
teers, who get no more pay for
their services than the bystanders
who look on at a fire and who do
not offer to help or lend a hand.
All the members of the volunteer
fire department receive in the way
of pay for services rendered, is ex
emption from jury duty and the
paltry sum of $1 poll tax; and
we'll wager any man that there
was not a man in the . department
who did not have more than $1
worth of clothes ruined at Sunday
night's fire. No matter who you
are, whenever a fire pecurs and you
see the firemen have their hands
full, give them a lift by taking a
hold on the rope they will attend
to the hose instead of standing
around with your hands in your
pockets, and staring like you were
at a county fair or a Mexican bull
fight.
A resident of Wallowa county
informs the Klein Recorder that
the political campaign is develop
ing some unique features, as there
are official aspirants who are agree
ing to perform the duties of the
county officers for sums less than
the present incumbents are receiv
ing, binding themselves to do the
work in a satisfactory manner.
Such anti-election talk doesn't
amount to anything, and ehould
the individuals who are making
these propositions be so fortunate
as to be elected to any of the vari
ous offices in that county it is
pretty sure thing that they would
hold the taxpayers up for all that
the law would allow them. The
way to reduce governmental ex
penditures is to decrease the
salaries by law, and not trust to
the magnanimity of individuals.
to build masonry walls on both
sides of the canal between the first
and second locks. Since over
three millions of dollars have al
ready been expended on the work,
it would seem that to ask for more
money to be "squandered" on the
big ditch would be unkind, hence
to avoid further looting the treasury
some of those who are oppored to
reckless expenditures of public
funds, and are at the same time
anxious that the locks be operated
before their great grandsons shall
die of old age, suggest that the
voters of The Dalles contribute fifty
cents each, employ the supervisor
of the Cascade Locks road district
to superintend the job, and have
him rip-rap those walls. Under
his supervision the work could be
done in a month, and the fifty cent
contribution from each of tho
thousand voters in the city would,
it is believed, raise ample funds
with which, to prosecute the work.
Possibly before this could be done,
it would be necessary togetcontrol
of the locks out of the hands of the
war department, and in order to
accomplish this, it is suggested that
the engineers in the department be
loaned to the Cuban patriots, who
can make good use of them for a
month, while the road supervisor
is completing the job they have
been "wasting their energies on for
the past fifteen or twenty years.
The suggestion if carried out would
be a favor to the Cubans as well as
to the people of the Inland Empire
who want free navigation to the
Columbia river. Times-Mount.
a menace to the health of our citi
zens, and a blot on Ihi sanitary
condition and laws of our city.
The street - commissioner has re
peatedly warned owners of property
to "clean up," and if his instruc
tions are not complied with, other
measures will be speedily adopted.
POLITICAL STRAWS.
alneer.
It is needlessly cruel to inquire
what good it does to the people of
the United Stales to have gold
transferred from the treasury to
individuals for legal tenders and
then back to the treasury In ex
change for interest-bearing bonds.
That question asks itself. There is
only one answer. The net result
is a substitution of interest-bear
ing obligations a repult of which
a man managing his own business
would not be unduly proud. Who
profits by it? Bond buyers and
money brokers. Who lose by it?
The United States of America.
Senator Vesl is a sound Devao-
crat, but he goes out of his way to
attack President Cleveland, and
thus sets a bad example of party
discipline. He might better leave
such groundless attacks to the re
publicans. The president's allu
sion to the far West in his Carnegie
Hall address was not offensive, ex
cept in the eyes of the peoplo who
were spoiling for a wordy fight.
We would eay to Missouri, in Negro
minstrel slang, "Pull down your
Vest."
A bill is before the British par
liament, and has passed second
reading, requiring tho farm pro
ducts from abroad sold in the
English market to be marked.
This especially applies to American
beef. The intense protectionism of
this country will compel other
countries to discriminate against
our farm products. This is the
way McKinleyism helps the Amer
ican farmer.
Those who have despaired of
ever seeing the canal and locks at
the Cas fades completed by the
government, begin to believe there
is virtue in self-reliance, and feel
justified in offering to relieve the
government of all responsibility in
the matter and assuming the task
of finishing the locks themselves.
The government engineers estimate
that it will require at least 140,000
Senator Chandler's attack upon
Major McKinley is believed to be
the beginning of many similar at
tacks. Mr. Chandler is a gentle
man with a very sharp tongue and
he weilds a very caustic pen. Ac
cording to Mr. Chandler he has
evidence that McKinley's friends
are using money improperly to in
fluence the selection of delegates.
If this is true, and Mr. Chandler
will condescend to produce his evi
dence, he can very quickly demolish
the McKinley boom. Chandler's
accusation, even if it is not followed
up with specific charges, will to a
certain extent impair Major Mc
Kinley's usefulness in the political
field. Once the impression be
comes firmly established that the
great protective industries of the
United States have entered into a
league to bring about the nomina
tion of McKinley, that fact in itself
will go a long wav to destroy him.
TPKa Airt1 rf iKa TTnifa1 Status t
are hardly prepared to make the
agent or the representative of the
monopolists president. . Senator
Cullom a few days ago made an
open charge of corruption against
the McKinley management, but he
elicited no response. Mr. Chandler
now comes to the front with even
more direct allegations, and some
curiosity is manifested as to how
McKinley will treat them. If he
decides to ignore both Chandler
and Cullom it is understood that
other eminent republicans will
step forward and produce evidence
that will demand some explana
tion from the friends of McKinley.
Weston Leader: A strong ticket
was nominated by the populists in
the sene that good men make a
strong ticket. However, political
prophets aver that this makes no
difference, as the party is doomed
to defeat in Umatilla county for
the good reason that it takes num
bers to win a victory. No doubt
the "pops" were correct in principle
by ''going it alone," and refusing
to combine with the democrats; but
it looks as if by doing so they have
sacrificed all hope of success for
themselves and also for the demo
crats, from whom three-fourths of
their strength is drawn. The pop
ulists' ''full ticket is greeted by the
republicans with gratified smiles.
It is a probable fact, also, that
the populist devotion to principle
has deprived the party of even the
slight hope it bad of gaining one
county office that of school super
intendent. At this distance from
the scene of battle the Leader does
not know the reason for the defeat
of Miss Woodruff for the nomina
tion, and can only ascribe it to the
principle ot "no third term."
Surely it can have been due to no
other cause, for the lady's record as
superintendent is an excellent one,
and although she made enemies she
had also many friends in both old
parties who would cheerfully have
scratched on their ticket the name
of the single populist candidate, if
Miss Woodruff had been the candi
date. Mr, Ewert is a good man,
but he is in the same boat with the
rest of the candidates; and the
prow of that boat is pointed up
Salt river.
ever it may be. James is certainly
a fearless young man, but we do
not believe his judgment in politi
cal matters should be classed much
above medium.
of
Democrats hereabouts pin their
iaith on W. J. Furnish as the only
man capable of saving the party
from being distanced in the county
races. "Billy, the Kid," as he wag
known in the palmy days of demo
cratic glory and eight hundred
majorities, would certainly make
the "repubs" know that they had
been through a campaign; he would,
by grab! -
The love of the populists for
Pendleton is shown by the fact
that no Pendleton man was put on
the ticket.
Republican protection is robbery
of the many for the benefit of the
few. It has been the means of
building up great and powerful
trusts, killing off small industries,
creating multi-millionaires, and
concentrating the accumulated
wealth of the country in the hands
of a very limited and select circle
of plutocrats. This is why the
iron barons, under the lead of the
millionaire, Mark Hann, are work
ing so hard to seoure the nomina
tion of William McKinley, who ia
the champion of i:ot merely a pro
tective but a prohibitive tariff.
Milton Eagle: Jim Ashworth,
the aspiring democrat of Weston
mountain, wants the nomination
of sheriff on the democratic ticket.
Jim was a candidate for this place
two years ago and received one vote
in the convention, but this does not
seem to deter him or make him the
least afraid of the outcome what-
John S. Vinson, late of Butter
creek, but now - a well-to-do fruit
farmer near the state line, an
nounces that he would serve the
people in the capacity of recorder
of conveyances should opportunity
offer. Mr. Vinpon is no stranger
to the people of Umatilla county.
He has twice been a nominee on
the republican ticket for represent-
A . 1 f - M a a
auve, ana aitnougn deteated in
both instances, be is well liked, for
those happened to be democratic
years when few republicans sue
ceeded in stemming the tide
public opinion against the parly in
this county.
COMING POLITICAL EVENTS.
Umatilla county democratic
primaries, March 28.
btate democratic convention at
Portland, April 9.
National populistconvention, St
Louis, July 22.
Democratic national convention
meets in Chicago, July 7.
Republican national convention
meets in St. Louis, June 16
' btate prohibition convention
meets in Salem on Wednesday
March 29.
Umatilla county democratic con
vention meets in Pendleton, April 4
btate republican convention at
Portland, April 9, at 11 a. m., with
257 delegates.
Umatilla county republican con
vention meets Thursday, April 2,
in rendleton.
first congressional district re
publican convention at Albany on
luesday, April 7.
Second congressional district re
fublican convention meets at Port
and on Wednesday, April 8.
Mate popuhfct convention at
Salem Thursday, March 26, at
o'clock, and Friday; 200 delegates.
For Sale.
une oi tne Desi residences in
town. Will eell cheap or trade for
cattle, tor, particulars apply at
this office. J
Deafness Cannot be Cured.
by local apol lent Ions as they cannot reach the
uiseiutea portion oi t ne ear. xnere is only one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitut
ional remedies. Deafness is caused by an In
flamed condition or the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed
you have rumbling sound or Imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed. Deafness is
the result and unless the Information can be
uiKen out, ana tms tune restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by cattnrh,
which is nothing but an Inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We give One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot becured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Bend
tor circulars; tree.
V. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, 0.
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Notice of Publication.
Land Office at LaOrande, Oregon, Jan. 81, 1896.
Notice Is hereby given that the following-
named settler has filed notice of bis Intentiou
to make final proof in support of bis claim,
and that said proof will be made oefore the
County Clerk of Umatilla county. Oregon, at
rvumvwn. vreKun, un rattrca zi. iduo. vis:
JOHN C. FOX.
Hd. entry No, TM for the lota 1, 2, 7 and 8.
sec. 15, tp. 8 n, 1 8fl, E, vV. if.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Thomas V, Page, William
r race, 01 Ainena, uregon, ueorge W.Bennett,
Daniel Brlggs. Weston. Oreaon.
Any Derson who desires to nrotpst mralnst.
the allowance of such nroof. or who Known nf
uny auuaiuuuui reason, nnaer tne law ana tne
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed, will begiven
an ODDortunltv at the above mentioned lime
and place to cross-examine the witnesses of
sam claimant, ana to otter evidence In rebuttal
of tnat submitted by claimant.
a. r. Wilson, Register.
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The truly good John Wana-
maker, one of the high priests of
"protection," has been convicted of
violating the Allen Contract Labor
aw and will have to pay a fine of
$1,000. This violation of a law
made for the protection of AmerU
a a
can labor by so prominent a pro
tectionist as Mr. Wanamaker
subjects him to the charge of in-
consistency.
There are many alleys and
barn-yards in Athena that need to
be relieved of the trash and debris
which represents an accumulation
of the past fall and winter months.
n many of the alley-ways manure
and reeking filth lie on the ground,
t A EAM
is now selling
during this month,
nearly everything
in the house
AT REDUCED PRICES
Umatilla. Art Gallery
Atlienn Oregon
Portriats in Crayon, Water Colors, Pastel,
in the best finished style of the art.
Oil, etc. Photographs
at cost!
CLOTHING
has reduced prices and odd suits where we have
but one or two of a line left are closed at cost.
DRY GOODS.
Ilave all special prices during this Sale, and the
lists of which can be seen at the counter. v
WINTER GOODS
especially have felt the sharp cutting of prices.
We don't carry over unseasonable goods for an
other year, but close them out and buy new.
SCRIP
as advertised, is given during this Sale.
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