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MARSHFIELD OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1884.
NO. 8;
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LITERATURE.
History or the Pacific States or North
America. By Hubert Howe Bancroft.
Volume XV. or the Series. "North
Mexican States." Vol. I., 1531-1800.
Published by A. L. Bancroft & Co.
Following is Hio Bmi I'mnoisco
1'oftt'H rovlow of tlio nl;oVo work,
which linn just been halted nntl, with
tlio proocilliig voltiimis, plnuod in thu
liniuis of Humorous MilMcribcru in
this jiIbco mid violntly: Thu extent
of country to ho covurotl by this lino
of histories is no great, "(' tliu local
oxjtcrlcncoi) of tho tlllfuroiit fcclioun
liavo twou no very dlUcrout, Unit tho
learned historian tins Iippii compelled
to pursue a chronological order In his
writings rather than one simply num
erical. Thus ho gives us tho annuls
of Central America sido by side with
those of Mexico, which in turn nro
accompanied by the chronicles of thu
North MoxicKii states. Thcso bring
Iho historic or tho countries named
down to nhout tho year 1S00. Instead
of exhausting any one of tliceo Mibtli
visions of country by bringing tho
record down to tho piwiit time, the
wrltor mnkos tho several mgioutt
march 011 history's jingo pari puimu.
Thus at Any given period wo seem to
liavo a general view of thu entire
groundwork of toirilory. Thu reanous
ulvou py Iho author for this course
nro pertinent and satisfactory. The
territorial peculiarities of thu subject
demanded it; thu natural order of
presenting events Is het for both an
thor and student; mid when thus
presented, thu work constitutes as a
whole a more continuous mid un
broken story, better holding tho at
tention of thu reader. A further con
spicuous advantage of tho method
adopted in issuing theco vuluines is
that by tho present plan thu huttory
of each section stands by itself as
rrparate and complete set, iuMuml of
being intermingled In hyphetuu con
nectloii with a mixed array of coun
tries, facts and llguies.
Tlio territory covered by thu pres
ent volumo embraces Texas, Coahuilu,
Chihuahua, Sounm, Durango, Siualo.i
find lisja California. There various
province are treated witli Iho several
degrees of importance juiliflud by
historic incident. Their discovery,
exploration, conquest, couvciidou ami
routine dovelpmout are portrayed
with a clearuess'of statement ami at
tractiveness of style that roll ceu the
statistical chapters of any quality uf
dullness. Maps nro plentifully inter
sperrod throughout the work.rltowlng
graphically, as pictures excel print
in doing, thu advance of Spanish do
minion northward. Copious foot
notes add greatly to tho text in do-
.Scriptlrr, bibliographic and explana
tory matter.
There is much of romantic Interest
for every student of history In tho re
gions treated of in this work. Kennies
for III natural treasure of fabulous value, the
country was attractive fur lit mild climate snit
from the marvelous reports of its Inner mysteries.
There luve trcn Ilia umliI wars of aggression,
bloody revolts, brave iciHt.-incc. heroic con
quests, atrocious slaughters anil fiendish lu-
- vengct. Particularly bright chapters In tliU
broad firld of adventure aro those which note
(tie success of Itie missionaries where Ilia Jesuits
and 1'rancltcaus plinlcd tlirlr peaceful standards
with most gratifying results. In "tho deeds of
the eiplorcr, soldier and missionary, adranctnc
tide hy side splint a rrcctliiijr fionlicrof bar
turlsm," tlil sutlior has found m tlerkil for n
Horjrof rare attractiveness. Mow admirably he
li.vs used the data thus discovered tiy him oiy n
perusal of this voliima can fully show. Ills ov
pressed hope that the International tionds be
tween the region iimlcr consideration and our
own northern republic miy lie drawn closer for
mutual benefit without taint of uurt-atoiiliiK pre
judice on one side or of hlihuslerhijr ucriuch.
went on the other will Im seconded dy every
good citlien of bold countries. The locomotive
puthlne Its way southward as the ilmy horao of
cIviliiAllon Is certain to add n new chapter of In
dustrial conquest, peaceful in character nnd
profitlle lu till.
No other writer In Iho hoi Id has such advan
tages for preparing this history ns nin la the
possession of ll.uicrofl. I'roin nctual lnsecllon
we eonxonfirm the words of iho prcfucc, which
dime that the author's rrsourccs for writing this
part of the history are rsccpllon.tlly ample, ns
Is shown by the listjif authorities pn-lut.il to this
-volume His library contains nil the standard
suluioiiary chronicles on which foundation the
general structure must rest, together with a very
coinplrte,collccllon of government rebuts, Span
ish and Mexican, and practically all the general
nrrd special works relating to the territory lh.it
have been printed la any langtiigp. 'I here Is,
moreover, hardly an epoch in the unmls of any
North Mexican' slato'for which Important Infor
tnatloH bus not been drawn front original ni.inu.
scripts never before consttllcd. Tlio field is,
also", in all essential respects, a new ono; for
vhHe certain limited period lu the annals of
, several pans of the territory lave been worthily
presented la print, there Is no w ork extant In any
tanguaga which Includes the entire history of any
one of the seven provinces, much less a compro
lienslve history of the whole country. The con
ception of the work and lit Intelligent execution
commend the author alike for an intuitive per
ception of the salient point of history, and a
finished erudition (tut, while It nnir.itcj, can
also adora.
Whether Ilia circumstance Im grave or guy,
traditional or dladactlo la nature, dmmatlg in
situation or electrical In Incident, religious In
sentiment or wildly heroic lu nctlon tills author
has an acute sensti of propriety In Ills treatment
of the subject nnd the figures with which hell'
tustmtcs lu In Ills drrlptlon of xx;tlc subjects
lis clothes his Imagery with the graceful festoon
ery of xllshed rhetoric, nnd his 1n.trtl.1l scenes
are strong and ringing with the itilttart accents
of a pure and robust ISnglitli. 'J lie tupcinclnl
critic who avers that many -ns levvo combined
to make this fries of histories, has but In trnce
the charming evenness that characterises the flow
of.tlie iiatrallve la ihelert volumes nlroady Issued,
to lie convinced that the elegant cenlas of a
master mind Is over every chapter, mid that no
prentice hand can have had phc or privilege
In the finmlng of the story. The judgment, Iho
style, the elastic taste, the ripe culture, tho chos
en forms of clear expressing are uniform through
out and bear the signet tracings of llurbcrt II.
IMncroft's mentnllty.
Nor Is It stone In (lie somber prow of war,
Invasion and conquest llint this hlnturhri finds
field for his well-lraimd powers A keen appre
ciation of humor permdea lite rtlation of every
pveurrence tlngeil with folly; and ifli effective
ridicule belittles Incidents unworthy of stately
crinsldi-riillon. Wo copy a igp in illustrsllnn
of this quality of the nnshor, arid with the ex
tract lielow clone our consldcrnllon of a volume
which gives added honor to the most distin
guished nuthorof our coast. Referring to a war
with Kngland he records:
"It had been known to llm California!! that
Sulu was on the verge of a war with KngLtml, J
iiietneei rxing miicu looiivn uxciiemeni. vu
frirrljlien were regarded nl possible foes; harm
less trdwi ere arrested and sent to Mexico,
ami couriers dished to and fio with orders nnd
reiwrls as if (Im) eounny wrre nlnudy invaded,
'the mere rumor of io.llilo war cnusing all this
ado, the reader may imagine the excitement
when it was known In 1777 Hut war hid actually
lieen iietlaroi I lie rucortls overlluw wtlii mar
oms 01 eruow wiiri mar-
rlv jiooo was contriU-1
tkvl corirsixmilencr: ium
uteil for defense, muskets by the liulf iloienwpfe
veril toesK(i-i Himj; ihem lltU was organized,
and rl.ilximle instnictlons wrre iHued In subor
dinate oluiUls. 'there vierc only about w sol-
Nin Jose del C. alio, one of the pomts regarded us I "Oil J McDonald nibbling at tho sub
iiKKt Imiwriant and mon likely to ! nitacked. j jout for u,0 nlleced benelll of Indiana
Unit flL ihMLm .Mil lu.. .. u . a.Ba.K Hits i' "
the iiropkt were not dcmirnged nnd tli! gover-
nor wnscontHirnt tint the invnuYr would tie re-1
iiui.ni hiiii ignominy uu' urawsy srxni ever
11
hanging over Hie h iimmla was for 11 tune esor-
clxsl, nnd more pavr was uwd for nllici.il tr
taKnd(noe than for cfgsrellft. 'I rie tlublTy,
iinpvild tnxijier Mtchot up his tntllmn armor m
irrliti nntlctiulloit of a brush ivilh a foe worths of
I.! V.....I.I. umIa. ,1. . .ha ...i.i.m.1 .... !.! r-
msty fire-hKk. nit tieirlqoni irom the days of
Olondo, more drjdly lo the (latiiut nt the butt
thin to the Invader at the muule, nnd even that
Kir. cuwed ctsiiture, tlie neophyte, twanged
the w of his savage siir mid fcxited 11 in the
vrarrisnee to show fits .insjrty to ilcfrud Ihc
umntrv he Imi) Io.i In behalf of tl- wlio lud
roblKtl him of it. Unhappily fur those who
lioiHtl to iM'n glorittus laurels, but foiluuilety
for Ihe n.UK'S of Great Huiain. tlus cunuui-il i.f
(.iillfornh w it not allrrnpiiii Tru n fleet of
u viu was s'gnieu ori rsvn .Mieiiei. uuiniirr
jiooo hid been scut In publishing iheakvrni.
the diui)Kimrd-aiid wurlfke watctwis hid In
admit that Ihey lud been tlirmiened by nothing
more fotuilditije than 11 11 nrin ida of cloud."
Tiic pciplexity of tho iluumrrary In
regartl to thu tariff question is clever
ly pictured by n cartoon in thu
current number of I'oeU under the
tttlo " I'co M any Leaders." The dein
nerntio parly is icpruKonted ly a
gawk of it soldier of Hibernian cast
of countenance, vho stands with
mouth wide open, tho very pictttruif
tlespair, under a guidu post whoie fin
gers point In four different directions!
"to freo trade," "to tariff reform,"
"to protection" and "no policy." This
poor soldier, who looks as if he hadn't
intelligence enough to know what to
do when told by onoolllear, is lurther
obftistieatcd by tho onlura of 11 nuin-j
her of ('oinmandcrs, ranging in rank
fiotn a drum major to a field marshal.
Carlislo wears "ruform" on his beaver;
lJnllor carries n roll "of orders labeletl
"JlutleriHin ;" Hewitt points to n "free
trade" banner wlileh ho holds aloft,
with Cox supporting Ids flunk. On
the oth'ir side Itaudall is marching
defiantly in tl 0 opposite direction
with "protection" onibhuoned on his
helmet, llayard U pointing to tliu
mithllo distance with orders "to dodgo
the question," Payne wants to retreat
under a general command to "M rud
dle every initio," anil Sammy Tildon,
decked out in continental uniform,
points to "ancient issuon" on his
cockade. Tho pour, ignmnnt soldier
((ho parly) stands urouching under
neath thu guide boards, helpless,
hopoicss and motionless. This, says
IhoUhlcngo 'Iribituo, will bu about
tho predicament of tltu democracy
wlou congress shall adjourn, ami at
tho opening of thu presidential cam
piilgu. Willi both thu benntotu from Ore
gon on thu seuatu's committee of
commerce, our statu ought to Iiavu 11
fair chance before that body. There
Is a bit of inside history In connection
with thu appointment of both our
senators on this committee, says thu
Orogoiiiau, which is uf some lilt lo 111
teiest. Uy the now rules of the sen
ate thu commlttco became untitled to
two nddiltlonnl members. On Ilia republican
side it was agreed that Dolph should be tho re
publican member, and as Km Icy ol California
was already a member of the committee the IM
cilia states could not expect to get more lli.iu
one of the new places, If nuy nt all. 'I ho dem
ocrats, however, hearing of the Intention lo place
Dolph on tlio committee, got I'nrley to teslgn,
and nnmed Slater as ihelrsclectlan. To nil ap
pearances this was done to prevent Dolph from
going on tlifl committee and to glvo Slater, Whose
term Is about to expire, a liltlo preMlgv. How
ever, the republicans adhered In Dolpli, and as
the democrats lind n right to name a member,
Slater also got a place on tho committee, ami
hriico It Is lTi.it Oregon has two members on the
senate committee of commerce.
Luc.ada, wife of R IV. Hoyd, aged 75)ears,
died of Inuri disease a fmy days ago at Monroe.
Iknton county blia mine to Oirgon across
tho plains, in 1844, soon after whidi TiUe settled
witliiu two uulcs of the pUco whtru alw nnd,
THE FIRST SNOW STORM.
'I he stillness of tho early morn,
'1 he sky's dull, solemn, iiillea gray,
The echo of the lmr,terj horn
Kays I "nil's first snnw storm came to-day.
They come, the Hitting, (lining flakes,
In many oblique, umertalu wnytj
The rlil ilk' wind sad music makes,
To gn?t the snow storm here to-day.
They nestle down amonj; the leaves,
'I fi'-y liuj; the curb m.to the way;
Into the muddy street they ttrete.
So the firkt snow storm comes to-day.
I feel the chilly, clirrrli-ss gloom,
The snd, uncertain something say.
That stalks About the darkened room,
Oil I the first snow storm comes to-day.
And turning from the window, slow,
My vncrnnt glsncrs chance to stray
Into a mirror's freezlnj; clow.
And then I hair the sh idow My,
The wrinkles runulnff through ihy Ijrow,
In hair and braid the ttienks of gray,
Thy gl nice and motion wnry now,
hhow Life's first snow storm here to-day.
-V C Reed.
FREE-TRADE FALLACIES.
Democrats Bewildered by a Problem
They Cannot Solve.
(Robert I'. Porter In Jlilkulclphla I'rrsi.J
All along tho line the gifted states
men of tiio domnorntic party aro cot-
ting down to work oif tho tariff ques
tion ; Html nnd Mills screaming
themselves boa rso for free everything;
Wiittorson denouncing tho "imbe
cile" of liis party who nro not free-
, ,T ... , , . ., , .,,
traders; Hewitt declaring tho tariff
odillro will stand with the foundation
knocked from under it; Morrison
struggling over n horizontal redtto
editors : Cnrllulo nssttriiig the "pnrsco
merchant that "reventio only i
reventio only"
still
the cherished Kentucky Men;
Rumlull cautious ami watohful ;
1'iiyiio favoring tho intifF us it- is;
Converse knocking loudly for an in-
creilsC of duties and Ikdmont formit
luting n seiiomu upon wlilcii tlio par
ty can unite. Such are tho rumors
that reach us ovary morning ns wo
glance over tho Washington news.
Wliiln doinocnttie statesmen nro try
ing locouvortcachothernud 'fix up"
jn UeUtoeralio
"policy," tho peoplo
throughout the country aro calling
for tho real question n protective
tnriffor no tariff.
Turning from the democratic lead
ers to their platforms tho mimi con
fusing differences confront us, To
tititto thesu platforms one would
think wuti'd cool tho budding nidor
of Uelminil himself. Kentucky favors
freo trade puru and simple. Sugar,
rice, iron ore, cotton goods, wool,
lemons, orange", sumac ami even pen
nuts temocr thu llery froc-trado elo
quence from thu other southern
states, nnd in some cauos thoo arti
cles hnvo a mollifying effect upon tho
platforms. True n tar on quinine or
on cotton lios, though both are manu
factured articles, is regarded south ns
"blood money" or "nblow at tho only
great southern luiltistiy," yet fJO per
cent on sugar nnd 100 per cent on
rice, both raw materials, nro looked
upon as about the fair thing.
Why aspect consistency? At the
best, southerners nro but varioloid
protcotlonifts
wiir.itK ritnK-TitAiu: Aitnoit cools,
In spite of tltu talk to tho contrary,
freo trade ardor cools as It reaches
tho 1101 (Invent. During n mouth's
stay in Washington I have talked
with many wentcrn senators nnd rep
resentatives, anil (hey tell 1110 tho
western fanners are also getting dovn
to work on tho tariff question, and
aro likely to nrnue nt it practical con
clusion. Asido fiom Iho tariff on
wool tho western farmer gets liltlo tli
icet bonellt from tho tariff, and for
that reason ho is likoly to examine
the effect of tho system, as 11 whole,
upon the agricultural interests of tho
country moro closely than tho manu
facturer. Fortunately, the American
farmer is an intelligent man. Ho
does not skim, but toads thoughtfully,
Some of tho most far-reaehing quea
lions asked 1110 slnco my return from
11 yeat's tour through industrial Eu
rope were thosu of Ohio farmers. Phil
osophic fustian will not go down with
them. Kconomto duties, who talk of
history as tho "tiresomu lepotilion of
ono story," who liavo no time to both
er with facts, aro unable to convince
thorn. Learned tlootots, with n long
array of lettors after their names, who
read papeis at a congress or confer
ence, do not njipal them. Meiu
pamphletours cannot terrorixo them.
Tho unsettled questions of political
economy, to tuy mind, at least, still
moro numerous and important than
its established maxims, tho armor is
willing to leuvo to others. Tho facts
and tho question of his own prospoii
ty ho will taku up for himself, with n
solution.
Tlio western ninu will listen to a
nniii like J. It. Dodge, who has epont
tlio best part of lua life in tho study
,)f t,0 gi.'mstics of agriculture. Uo Is
, )f ho t ,,al8tnk,1K 8ntl8U
, ., , ; , , ?. ,
.cuius in tho world, nnd his December
I n port coutaina facts that oveiy fann
er In this country should rend boforo
voting to demolish even ono brick in
tlio tariff edifice that has increased
tho value of his laud, tho value of its
annual per capita product and the
wages of the tiller 0 the soil.
INDUSTItlAI. VAUVKH.
Let us turn to this report for n
moment and learn something of tlio
fjffect of "n non-agricultural popula
tlou on an agricultural population, in
other words .the value of diversified
industries, For this purpose, Dodge
has divided tlio states and territories
Of the union into four classes, tho
first having less than JlOpcreont en
gaged in"' agricultural pursuits; the
second, 00 percent and less than CO
percent; tho third, fiO and less than
70 per cent, and thu fourth those hav
ing 70 per cent nnd over tho idenl
free-trade si ntes nnti territories. Toe
value of land per ncro in tho first
group is $.18 05; in tho second,
jfoO &3; in tho third, $13 511, and in
tliUjJpurth, fj 18. Hero we Hud that
as the proportion of agricultural to
other workers diminishes, tho valuo
of land increases, but in n much high
er rjlo. An important fact surely for
the larmer, This is notmll. The cul
tivnlor of the soil obtains an annual
product of higher value, tho valuo of
agricultural products per capita in
the first group being 1437, ' tho sec
ond WJI, in the third 2G1, nnd in
tho fourth $100. With nearly twice
ns many agricultural producers in
tho fourth group ns nrc found in the
first, wo find the total value of the
product $100,000,000 moro in tho
first. In other words, the labor of
1,000,000 men, In round figures, in
states whero industries aro diversified
produces in valuo of agricultural pro
ducts $100,000,000 more than tho la
bor of over 2,000,000 men in tho states
given over cntiroly to ngricultural
pursuits. Another important fact for
thu farmer.
Does tho farm laborer sharo this ad
vantage! Dodge comes armed to tho
teeth on this point, with what ho
rightly regards as trustworthy iclurns
of the wages of farm labor to tho do
partmeutof agriculture. InlSS2tho
wfljres of agricultural labor nveraged
nearly $20 a month in tho first and
second groups; $10 50 in tlio third
and $13 20 in thu fourth.
An important fact is this, for tlio
farm laborer especially, when he re
members, in conjunction with it that
tho distinguished Freo trado Senator
Morgan, from Alabama, last spring,
saiil in tho United States s'-nato that
liodid nut want iron industries estab
lished in Alabama, because they
would put up thepric?of labor. What,
does tho intelligent farm laborer
think of that?
TJiua we find the western farmer
cniefully studying tho influenco of
manufacturing, of mining, of produc
live industries on local prices, wheth
er of farms or farm product or farm
labor, undor tho guidance of Dodge,
who plainly tells him that tho value
of fnrm lands depends moro upon di
versification of industry than upon
tlvc fertility of the soil, and that the farmer's in
come is highest where fanners are fewest. In
stead of the prosperity of manufactuiers sap
ping from the agricultural industry, it encoura
ges it. Durina 00 sears of great manufacturing
giowth and under n high liriff the number of
farms have doubled fiom 3,000,000 in i860 to
4,000,003 in 18S0; their value has increased in
that period from $6,000,000,000 to over $10,000,
000,000. The production of cereals has In
creased from 1,330.000.000 bushels in i860 to
.000,000,000 bushels in 16S0 surely a healthy
growth.
The farmer will soon see tint bis interests are
not antagonistic to tho of the manufacturer.
m that the most prosperous country i the coun
try In which manufacturers run along the line of
Agriculluro, Increasing alike the value of the
Mad. of the product and the wages. Having
met the farmer, the next assailant is the man
'who wants, free raw matenal. It would take an
entire letter lo trnce this cry through, the laby
rinth of absurdity, andcpliin wliat 'is and
vvlntisnot raw material. This is Hewitt's fa
mous hobby, though lead ore, iron ore nnd wool'
make western men, like Morrison, pause and
say, "Not too raw, or the west may hoitatu 10
bite it." Freo iron ore is the cry.
l)o these gentlemen stop to consider tint un
der a juiticious protection we luvo Incrwu-ed our
annual home production of iron ore from 900,00a
tons In i8fx) to 9,000,000 torn, in 1883, nn in
crease, of 1000 per cent.? Theoretical political
economists say we should lino left this in iti
rocky bed and sent Its annual value of $35,000,
000 to Spain and other countries.
Tin: crv itm hu.k woou
The cry for free wool come from the same
source, tml merely ns"n cover to fiee iron ore.
While the number of sheep in fiec-trade Eng
land has decreased 6,000,000, the number la the
United States has nearly doubled under the tariff,
nnd the nnnual production of wool has incnwsixl
from 60,000,000 Kdnds in i860 to s40.0co.000
pounds In 1880, Woolen goods have dodlmd
in price to the consumer pntll blankets and the
commoner grades of woolen goods of tho Mine
quality uro as cheap, or even cheaper, hero to
the consumer than la Ungland, 1 do not refer
to the undervalued invoice price, nor wholesale
prices, but ilia cush price, nt the retail Mores.
Why should we givo awny two of the corner
Stones of the tariff structme Iwcauvo selluh mo
tives demand it. If the farmer and the miner are
not entitled to protection the manufacturer 'S
not If, on the whole die ) stem has injured the
cuuntry K-t It go, but iwm suppose the foumla
tlna can be undermined and the building remain
firm nnd ereit.
I hive nlrcndy shown what dlicrslficd Indus
trie (many of them called Into existence by the
tariff) have, dune to frieresuc the value of land,
product or agricultural kilor. The history of
20 years in manufacturing under a protective
tariff tn the United !-tate is a recital of fnorea
ed product, increavd number employed nnd de
cTcsiwd price of the manufactured articte to the
consumer, and because this h true I believe in
the protective tariff and defend it.
The coal product of tlie country Ikis Increased
from 14 000,000 tons In 1B60 to 88,000.000 tons
last year The product of iron ore, as I have
shown, has multiplied tenfold; the melal indus
tries in 16O0 employed $3,oco liar.dj; to-day tlrey
employ 30000. Industries relating to wood
then gave employment 10 190.000 persons, now
to 340,000, 'Hie 60,000 employed In our vvoottn
iniluMrhs have Increased to 1 Go. 000. In cotton
we now employ 300,000, and the value of the
product has doubted. The sjTfflndtittry in i860
cmnloved 3000; over 30.000 now nrc busy in the
Industry, vvtifle in free-trade Knglaml the num
lcr, in the same period, 1ms devested from 118,
000, in 1861. 1064,000 m 9i. 'Hie msmtfac
turcrs of pottery, stoneware and gluw employed
12,000 then against 35,000 noiv, but tlie prices
of glass and crockery. " well as silk and cotton
jnnd woolen goods, have gradually gone down.
The chemical industry lias almost come into
bdng In the Ust 20 yenrs and now emptoS 30,
000 jiersons. While o"r own Industrie have
thus Ijeen progressive by lenps and bocftds un
drr protection it may be well to sec ulml Eng
land boilxtn doing during 40 j ears of free trade.
Take Ihe five great textile indu-'ries, cotton, fWvx,
wool, worsted and silk, and we find the numbers '
einploved in England ami the United Stales as
follows:
KngUml
l86l.
1881.
Cotton and flsx ,563.014
Wool nnd worsted 231,914
Silk 11 7,99
5-470
233.25-5
03.577
Total , 9198' 83.33
, United SWte.-
, 1SC0. 1 83o.
Cotton and flax 124,139 220.000
Wool, and worsted 99-S93 16189
S-360 3-337l
Tots) iSo.Oil 412.816
Wlrilc the total numtter empkiveil in these in
dustries has aeuutly deeiistfld d unrig 20 5 ear in
Enghnd something over 36,000, the increase in
the number employed in the United States dur
ing the same period has been 225.805. I am
aware that the free-trade explanation of Uie sta
tionary condition of the cotton industry, tlie de
crease in tlie number emplojed in the woolen
and worsted industr) and the alarming decline
in the silk industry, is the adoption of labor
saving machinery, and. indeed, the more dar
ing of thew authorities have taken the bull by
the horns and seriously declared, thai the above
fisures "an-one of Uie most prominent and sat
ifftctory features of the census returns." When
I see Mme of the largest Lancashire mills tak
ing out their old spinning machinery and putting
in the American ring spinning-fmme. I nm not
willing to admit that the increase in the number
em plti) cd in these industriss in the Untied States
is due to thenforiority of our machinery, though
to tint absurd conotusioij the free-trade argu
ment would lend us.
raUMJEO OV A KOCK.
A system tlwt has done all this cannot be
bellowed down nor 10m to pieces by wild asses;
it cannot be undermined in essential parts to
suit pnvute interests. Tlie intricate schedules,
differing in a thousand ways nnd only mastered
h) careful .study, cannot be treated like so many
mks in a pod and reduced by mere accountants
all round alike. Yuu cannot nibble at such a
5) stem, you cannot "hx it up" to unite the party.
It Is bigger than jny (any or any statesman.
And this is the grand edifice that the demo,
cratic party assembled at Waslnngton is seek
ing to destroy. In opening I attempted to point
out the arrogant self complacency, logical inco
herence nnd moral bewilderment of its leaders
as they stand npxiUul at its magnitude, fcurful
lest even success might find them buried in the
rums. Let us close with a hope that the re
publican party w ill defend the system ns a w hole
and prevent the pending ruin of the business
interests of the country. Not injudiciously; not
for any one claw, ns against others: but, alike,
for lac farmer, the miner and manufacturer, and,
above all. for the gooj of tlie 55,000.000 of peo
ple that go to nuke up this nation Protection,
in the bioad vense, is a nation il idea; free trade
is a de-nalionnl idea '1 he republican party has
nlwavs been the naticnal party, the democratic
party lead on lh hosts that vvouUl destroy our
industries cveaas itdid those who sought to de-
strov our fl.1g
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FRONT STltEET, MAItSIIFIKLU
TUST RECEIVED,
FALL
AJ0-
WINTER GOODS:
Stock of Foreign and Domestic Hats
and Fancy Suits of
itaMDY-MAor. a.Tin..,
Which will be sold at UOTTOM PRICES.
sr nAniK-.ni.iftf. rnndft timifrht nt thU &hon
altered and pressed ircc.of clurgu.
v.uve men cnu. i. ni.w
jsoioi
CHEAPEST I
luickesi and Best
I7IMIHRR tITV AND DRAINS STA-j
I'J riON Since and bteamtoat line, carrvmi; 1
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the U h. mails and Wells, Fargo & Lo s express.
JARVIS, CORNWALL & CO.
leaves 1
s Duplre C Uy ami Drnia' Mation nervr
AY. WLDNIiDAY and l'RIDAV.
MOND.
Thestenmer JUNO or RIvhlLlCS meets tho
stagej at the mouth of tho impiua. New and
comfortable tajM. rare to Uraln s station, $7;
throush to l"ortland, $15 50. I'-ach passenger
ollowol so piunds of tiagguge Pastengert aro
requestetl to be in I mpire I ity the night liefore
I 'Icpirum- 'Miy iniuruiaiiJU in irtru iu iud
I atove line can lie protured nt the lUalico pr
I iiial lint I lit M vrstihiUl and the pool office
or a i put iv hou. i, n I mpire n
Professional and Business Cards.
joiiw a. crav. j. M. irci-itf
SIOLIN & gray;
A TTORNKYS AND COUNSELORS Af
LAW.
Orrirm In the Holland Iluilding. opposite the'
Uknco Hotel, Front street, Marshfield, Or;
f4
A. J. WCKIIAKT. A. M. CKAWroib'
CRAWFORD & LOCKHART (
A TTORNKYS AND COUNSELORS AT
WW AND NOTARIES PUBLIC.
OrriCES In Welnter's new building, front
street, Marshfield, Oregon.
We are prepared to famish a'MlracU of tills
to any parties wishing- to buy or selkreal esUt
or loan money on mortgage sccririty and" dJ
give special attention to examining titles and
cororeyancing.
liusinoss intrastcd to oor care iVilI recelri
prompt attention. fii
C. B, WATSONf
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW.
Offjck EllPIKtt Citt.
jyis
S. H. HAZARD;
A 1TORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW,
Officb At Empire City, Coos county, Oregon
Will practice fn the various courts in the stats
J. W. BENNETT,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
-"- LAW.
OfriCB At the Coos Hay Nes Office,
Marshfield, Oregon.
CARL H. VOLKMAR,-
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
I uir
Office At Myrtle Point, Coos county, Oregon
Will practice in all the Courts of Oregon.
All buslne& intrusted tn hU mr in,A in
with promptness and fidelity. ap7
J. T. M'COKMAC, M. D. C. B. COLOEJC; &
GOLDEN & McCORMAC,
p.
HYSICfANS AND SURGEONS.
Ofkicss At the Marshfield Drug Store, epp."
site the Central Hotel.
Front street, - - - Marshfield, Oregon.
X5T Du. Golden, until further notice, srit
make two professional trips per week to Empire
going down THURSDAYS and SUNDAYS.-
"" " - - . "-
C. W. TOWER, M. D.,
TH"SICIAN AND SURGEON.
Ol riCDIn the Holland Building, opposite tie
filanco Hotel,
Front street, Marshfield, Oregon.
R. C. HUNTER,- M. D.f
HYSIC1AN AND SURGEON.
OrnCE la the Holland building. Opposite tM
likinco hotcL
RnsiOBNCB W. G. Webster's late reTVlenc,-
Pme street, near A.
s7
J. R. CLEAVES,
JEWELER AND PHOTOGRAPHER,-
MASSliriELD, ORECO.V.
P. S. Will be at Coouille CftY tlin
last week of each month.- fei
o. is. slttbl:
QJURGI
CAL AND MECHANICAL
HDiEiLsraris'z
Rooms: Over Kenyon's store, opposite
Whitney's market, Front street
MARSHFIELD, OREGON
n3
0 IF1. ZHZ-A-HLiZLi,
SURVEYOR FOR COOS COUNTY
OrcKuu,
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FF1CE : WITH T. G. OWE?, ESQ.,
In Ross & Timmerman's New Building-
MARSHFIELD, OREGON.
PERFECT MAPS of all surveyed and tm
tcnxl lands furnished on short notice. ocz6
DRESS-MAKING
Mrs, "VV.'m. nm
AT HER RESIDENCE. NORTH FRONT
street, first door north of Mark's furniture
store; Marshfield.
Cutting nnd fitting In the latest styles a spa-"
cialty
. Patronage thankfully received, work promptly
executed, and all work guaranteed to give satis
faction, myto
JOHN KEHYON,
DBALEU IX
FANCY GOODS.
TOYS & OAXDIEvS,
BOOKS ft STATIONERY.
CUTLERY & TMACC0,
AND
i NOTIONS.
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