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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1884)
vWtf, I! ft w w The Coast Mail. MAK5HF1RLD, OREGON t Ttri lay, : t ::::::: s : : May a, tWi XEPUMJrCAlT KtectiM , NOMINE. Ja 1MM State Tick. rorConfiTttman. BfNGjSR HERMANN tfefxtmt Judc. ,. U FLINN District Attorney, ad district. .D, U WATSON rn. p. Thompson Presidential Electors.. . WARREN TRUITT J, C LEASURE Ceeaty Ticket. For Joint Setut.... ANDREW NASBURO RepresentatWe. .JOHN II. ROBERTS Jolttt Represcntati re..... WALTER SUTTON Sheriff... W. R. SIMPSON County Otrfc.... ......ALEX STAUFF Alienor. , U HARLOCKER Treasurer.. .....FRED SCHETTER School Saperiatendcat, Da. J. T. McCORMAC Scot-tot. W. P. BOVEE f rmt;-, J E. A. ANDERSON County Cofflmlsstoom. J 1 EDWARDS Coroner.. ....W. C ANGELL S4 Is tke Retsns. We will be voder great oblipulona to the re publican Judges of election in the various pre cincts, or "any other man, wbo will forward to us by mafl two tickets containing the name of Uk precinct sad the votes each candidate re (ccd, ss soon as possible after the counting of the ballots has been completed. Blaise's rhamrs for the nomination at Chi cago ocxt week are looking better (hat ever. The prise is said to lie- between Blaine and Ar thur, and Grant and Conkling are reported to bare declared themselves in favor of Bblne. Siraud &. Hailett of Wilmington, Del., wbo vent to Portland tea months ago to superintend the construction of the railroad transfer boat, launched a few days since, died of congestion of the hugs last Thursday night, after an W ncssofonlri7 hours. He was 63 years old. His remains were embalmed and taken cast by his son, J. 1L Hajlett. The United Stales government owes the state of New Jersey 73 cents with interest thereon since 1861, the state having paid an excess of the amoant assessed npon it for direct taxes to carry on the war in 1S61. The interest amounts to 97 cents and 6 mills, and M the present time theism of 3 1 70.6 stands to the credit of the state oa this account on the books of the treas ury. An act of congress would be necessary, however, in order to have the debt paid oC J. P. Blaschard died at his residence near Oregon City on the 16th hut, aged 64 years. He arrived in Oregon Gty September 14. 1851, from Peoria, in., which pi-ice be left April 1 of the same year, shortly after his marriage Janu ary is. lie was one ox the veterans of the Mez' lean war. He joined company B, mounted riflemen, in Peona in 1846, and returned in 1848, after the termination of the war. In the Mexi can war he contracted a complication of dis eases, from which be never recovered, and which eventually carried him to the grave. It looks as if it would have been a good thing for General Grant if be bad been struck by light ning and carried off in a blare of glory at the time be returned home from his tour of the world. Ever since that day his star has been growing dimmer and many of his actions have astonished his warmest friends; but nothing has been more astonishing and mortifying to them than the magnitude of the failure of the New York bank ing house cf Grant & Ward and the perfidy connected therewith. Ward turns out to have been a heartless and senseless swindler, and why Gen. Grant and his sons so completely surren dered to art wtu remain one of the unsolved mysteries of the age. The wool growers" convention of Ohio re solved "that we iarorawise system cf legisla tion by congress Which shall afford protection to every American industry that is capable of bong profitably pursued and developed in the United States, in order that the laboring class may find employment at fair wages, that our people may find a market for their products, and that our workittgmea may not be impoverished by the cheap labor of foreign nations; that we reiterate the demand U-f restoration of the wool tariff of X867, and that we will disregard past and present party relations and at the ballot box sup port such men and such parties only as shall fa vor the principles which we herein announce." They also declare that there are 1,000,000 flock masters whose sentiments they giro utterance to. The more the free traders study these resolutions the worse they will look for the democratic party. On the whole, the democratic party as it stands to-day appears to have outlived its use fulness. Bent and tern by internal dissensions, embracing thorough-going protectionists, radi cal free traders, hardest of hard and softest of soft mosey men, men wbo cry for unlimited silver and rsen wbo believe that silver coinage should cease altogether with all these Jarring and discordant elements within it, it is hard to ' see how the coming convention can construct a platform on which all can possibly unite. Per haps, therefore, it would be the best way out of the dilemma to abandon the pretense of keeping up the old party organization, and to agree upon Butler as the most available candidate. With him for a leader the country would know at once just on what lines the battle must be fought. It would also save the present alleged leaders an infinite amount of bother and vexation over fu tile attempts to make the people believe that they have settled their differences and will hence forth work together in peace and harmony. The Idea is not wholly original, as it appears to be held by Butler himself. According to a Boston correspondent the old man has been casting his weather eye over tine political field with exceed ing great care, and is said to find the prospect anything but discouraging. At any rate, the suggestion is given for what it is worth. The resolutions passed by the industrial con gress that assembled at Chicago last week de clare that the nation should foster and develop its natural resources by a protective tariff; that our greatest prosperity was shown during the op eration of protection, and the financial depres sion in tiroes of free trade; that protection and sot free trade is the proper national policy, except with nations whose labor Is not on a basis equal tOLAUML ITbyssfge-iwo the attention of con gress that jhe taaffUould be levied on foreign coiyfrljStoB wWnK ur products and manufac tures the result of American labor; that no com modity lite result of American labor can proper ly be put upon the free list, they ask for the re peal of the latcrnal revenue tax, and thai the importation of pauper or contract labor be pro hibited by law; that waterways, particularly the chain of lakes and the Mississippi river, and connections between them, be developed, pro tected and improved; lliat the producer of raw fttticsfetyts sjso4sc4d as wtfaf the manufacturer, and spsckcally ask congress to protect, by tariff, wool, hemp, flax, jute, cane sugar, beet sugar, rice, cotton ties, cut hoops, old rails, scrap iron aod tin plates. They can for abrogation of the treaties wltu we aanawtcn jh ana icuco. M'eamprtltors with snl-fe Wr for the u- &toZZZZZ ,w,Hcomraittw,i wm urgtd to do so J HBP 's a.wat mm pcswsc S S.fl"9SS. In last week's News appeared a card frbm J. M, SiKlin. lit which ho kmpta to explain anst justify Vls wurm 111 rcgwru to 1110 llm ami r orU law. If stales thathn liofW lls tho isirnoM for whMi it9 en- oatcd." It so, (or, whnlimrpoJb tqt it enacted? Certainly not to pro tect tho laborer, for no laborer has CTcr been enabled to iccuro a debt by virtuaot its provisions. Then there uonlyono conclusion to bo Arrived at: that tho lien law was passed merely to deccivo tho laborers and enable tho member who vas instru mental in procuring its passaco to say that ho had redeemed his promiso to havo such a law passed. In regard to tho scaler's law, every logger in this cotfnty well knows that it has never been and never can be enforced. These are matters that every logger in this county should consider fairly, and on election day thoy should de cide by their ballots whether they are satisfied to have their conCdenco be trayed in this manner. Perhaps Siglin acted to tho best of 'his ability; but if a lawyer of SO years' practico bo unablo to draw a bill that will stand the test ot tho courts, ho should not bo trusted to frame others. If Siglin knew how to draw tho aforesaid bills 1n proper form, and purposely put them in tho feeble con dition thoy art?, tho peoplo have no further use for him. Wo havo mado some inquiries in regard to the Campbell caso referred to by Siglin. In that caso Campbell transferred tho logs to tho men to se cure their wages, and the transfer was held to bo legal. Neither tho lien law nor the scaler's law helped the matter in the least. Slater aad Oar Appropriations. "Coos bay will not bo left out. Rely on that." This is what Senator Sla ter says. He is snfo in saying it, for Senator Dolph and Congressman George will eco to it that Coos bay and the Coquille are not left out. But .Senator Slater has been derelict to tho interests of this section, as well as other sections of Jiis stale, or Con gressman Georgo would hare had a place on tho house committco on riv ers and harbors, and Coos bay and tho Coquille would have been included in the bill prepared by said committee. This committco is composed of nine democrats and six republicans. Upon what grounds the committee Ignored our claims to appropriations is not at all clear. Its attention to the necessity of making the appropriations was called to the subject early in the ses sion, when Georgo introduced a bill, which was referred to this committee, appropriating ? 150, 000 for Coos bay and $00,000 for tho Coquille. George made a strong effort to obtain a place oti the committee on rivers and har bors, which is a new committee, hav ing especial charge of river and har bor improvements, of which the com mittee on commerco had charge in the last congress, and of which com mittee George was a member. By virtue of this he was entitled to a place on the rivers and harbors com mittee. Out of 15 members, the Pa cific coast was entitled to at least two, as it had two on the commerce com mittee in tho last congress, one of whom was chairman. These two would naturally come from Oregon and California, and George, being an old member, was entitled to reap pointment. As the speaker, who has the absolute power of appointment, is a democrat, George looked to Slater to help him. It was very important to the interests of Oregon that George should have a place on the commit tee. In the small bill that passed the house and died in the senate last win ter, George secured $30,000 for tho bay and $7000 for the Coquille. Itiver and harbor legislation in tho houso is largely in the hands ot the commit tee, and it is there that our one rep resent.itivo would have power. He would bc-one of 15 and would have 11 vote on every other man's items sep arately. In the houso ho is only 0110 in 325, with only a vote for or against the entire bill as reported by the committee. He cannot fight the whole bill, so the members leave out at their pleasure. It is easy to sec how important it was to tho in tercsts of this stato that George should have a place on the rivers and harbors committco. Instead of con serving the interests of his constitu ents by aiding George in his efforts to secure a place on the committee, Hen ator Slater both went and wrote to Speaker Carlisle asking him to appoint a California man, and ignored Oregon entirely. Of course. if Slater would not ask for two mem bers of the- committco from this coast, and wanted Georgo and his state ignored, tho speaker is not to blame, but Senator Slater is. Con gressman Georgo urged upon Sumner (democrat) of California, who has a place on tho rivers and harbors com mittee, tho importance of looking af ter tho interests of this locality, so largely tributary to Bun Francisco and California, and Georgo and Dolph argued our cause beforo tho committee as strongly as they could, but it seems to no wail. Senator filter could have had George Oil tho but fce would not act, ami U Wir foro responsible for tho fact, that George Is not In tho position ho occu pied at tho last session, whoro ho could command cOvHjUteraUo of our claims. These aro facts Um4 Slater will not deny. A demoentauNttator who will thu sacrifice I V $ of his constituents by keeping re publican representative out ot ft place on a committco of such vital Impor Unco to them should nover bo re turned by tho aid of republican ballots. Therefore it is Important at this election that republicans vote their legislative ticket without a scratch, for tho next legislature trill elect Slater's successor, and it the democrats prevail, Slater will tucceoi himself and tho interests of southern Oregon will suffer. The Noralaees for SttpreaM Jarfse. Judge Flinn, tho republican candi date for supreme judge, is said to be an abler lawyer than cx-Gor. Thayer, and Flinn's honesty is unquestioned. This fact aloue should insure him the support of his party and ot adj good men, irrespective of party. Whilo Flinn has been noted for his moder ate views in politics, Thayer has been i.olcd for his extrcmo partisanship since his first arrival in tho stato. Ho was a violent pro-slavery, antiwar, partisan extremist in his political views, and therefore has no claims on republicans for support. But tho most valid rcuran for voting against Thayer and keeping him off of the supremo bench is his record on tho swampland business, a question of especial importance to tho people of this part of tho state, who have al ready been too much harassed on that subject. Whilo Thayer was gov ernor, in 1S7S, he and J. M. Thomp son, speaker of the house, prepared a bill amending the land laws ot the state, and especially those sections relating to tho listing and salo of tho swamp and overflowed lands. The bill as prepared by thorn was sub mitted to a number of tho members of tho legislature beforo being intro duced and was generally approved. It became a law and was approved by the people, as it corrected many ol tho sections of the notorious act of 1870, by which tho stato was being despoiled ot a magnificent tsrnnt of land by a fow land sharks who had filed on almost all thoswamp lands of tho stato. Some of them had filed on millions of acres of tho best swamp and overflowed lands within her bor ders without ever having paid one dollar into tho stato treasury. Sec tion 5 of the amended act proposed to remedy this state nt affairs and givo to tho citizens who choso to re claim these lands tho right to do so in tracts of 320 and 1C0 acres, and this to actual residents only. Under the provisions of the amended law it was not supposed that any one per son could by any means purchase and obtain title from tho stale to a greater number than 320 acres; yet it is a well known fact that during the term of the governor who now seeks to be supreme jtsdgo of the state, entries wero made in quanti ties of tens of thousands of acres to one person, in direct violation 01 me very law that ho was most instrumen tal in having enacted by tho lcgisla ture, and which hu himself approved. The amended act of 1878 gavo great satisfaction to tite people of southern and eastern Oregon, where most of the swamp and overflowed lands of tho stato aro situated, as its provi eions, if faithfully carried out by the land commissioner (tho governor), would havo caused largo sections of swamp and overflowed land to bo re claimed by actual settlers, instead of being gobbled up by the land monop oly that had attemped to file on every foot of land that could by any stretch of tho imagination be eallcd swamp or overflowed lands. But the people wero surprised, after the enactment of the law, to seo that tho commis sioner of the stato permitted entries to go on of largo tracts of many thousands of acres to one person, in utter defiance of tho law which he had assisted in having presented to tho legislature for favorable action, and which when passed was approved by him. Tho matter of these entries will bo brought to tho attention of tho noxt legislature, and no doubt before tho subject of illegal entries of swamp and overflowed land is deter mined, it will go to tho supreme court of tho stato. Do Ihp peoplo of Oregon believo that tile man who violated tho law of his own approval whilo governor of tho stato Is a fit and proper person to act in the ca pacity of supreme judge on his own acts committed while governor? Their ballots will answer. Mississippi Politics. Tho report of tho majority of the senato committee on elections is a brief abstract of tho testimony rela tive to tho murder of J, P. Mathews at tho polls, in Copiah county, Miss., last fall, In other words it is a history of tho case, taken from living wit nesses. From tho report it is learned that Copiah county contains a small majority of negroes, that the wiiite people are intelligent, that the negroes are orderly and industrious, and' gen erally that thero was no provocation for political disturbance, It further appears that there were two tickets in thofreM, democratic and lndepnd cut, tho latter composed entirely of whim natives beloncinc to respect' blc families. It ftlsotappiBirs IfcatiM larg number ot white melt wero ln tending to support tho IwSopondcnt ticket, but its greatest strength flfi isayeeted from tho colorfl volcrk The testimony further shows that lb dftmocratlo leaders undertook by violence to intimidate tho supporters ot tho Independent ticket. Three weeks bofore tho election armed bod ies of white mon took to riding about of nights, visiting tho iudetendcnt voter with tho caution not to vote, and with vtolcnco as well to prevent him One colored leader was murdered, an other man and his wife wero shot, several more whipped, tKj houso o( another was burned, mny mora wero warned not to vote ?$nd many others took to tho woods: Sntlcpciid enU were not allowed to,, address mcetiugs, the independent county commitee was ordered not1 to meet, and ono ot tho Independent candi dates was told to leave the connlry, which ho did. Tho result of all these outrages was x reign ot terror for two weeks beforo the election. The public is familiar with tho particular, of Matthews' murder at tho pojltjga tho day of election, just after votttf. Tho man who committed the erimVdtd it because ho was nsftigncito Jthe task "Itwns not I who killed Malthows," testified Wheeler, "but tho demo cratic party." It was, therefore, simp ly and purely rt political assassination It has been said Matthews was a vio lout man. The report say tho tcsti mony does not sustain this view, but on tho contrary, Ids opponents testi ficd that he was "a publio spirited, generous and poaccablo man, who n! ways helped everybody who was in distress." Ho was tho wealthiest man in the county, and had a powerful in lluenca with both white and black. Ho was notified that if ho voted tho independent ticket ho would bo kill ed, as his influenco in hehalt of tho independents was feared by tho demo crats. Ho voted aud was murdered Tho report of tho committee, beyond a mere statement of tho facts, which the investigation developed, covers but littlo over a pamphlet page. In that spaco it notes tho fact that demo crats in tho south havo akcd with tone of exultation and dofiitnce, what remedy is proposed? Tito committee admits that so long as nny consider ablo portion of a political party shall deem it for its interest to couutc nance such-crimes, then tho repress ion 01 crimo and the application of a remedy will be difficult. Tho com mittee, however, believes that such outrages cannot long continuo when exposed to publio execration. The communities that commit such crimes cannot long withstand thu abhorrence of tho rest (if the country. All that thu committco recommends is tbo publication of tho report for tho information of the country. It thinks it will prove salutary, but if tho next election in Mississippi bo neither fair norfrco. n full investigation of the political affair in that stato is suggest ed, with n view to determining whether a republican form of govor- mint exists thero as guaranteed the people of tho stato by tho constitution of tho country. Tho facts, as sum marized above, arc horrible, and their repetition should entail tho investiga tion and tho remedy tho committee suggests. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Vj3 JCZUm JOJm llEADGUAsrriu Bakkk Post, No. 8, 1 MARtnriEi.t, Or., May so, 1804. 1 TY A UNANIMOUS VOTK OF I1AKER J POST, No. 8, O. A. R.. aU soldiers of lite war of the rebellion, both rcdernls and Conlrd mortal Day (May yrtli). for tlie purpose of deco rating trie graves 01 our liic coniraues. Uy order of MORTON TOWER. Tost Commander. W. A. WlLLASD, Adjutant. myaatd DAVIW YOIWJ. HUSKY lU'IlKK 2sCa,xsla.leld. SODA WATER . WORKS, Center of Third aad C NtreetN, JIUDEN k YOUNU, Proprietors. QODA, SARSAPARILLA, GINGER ALE, ETC., OK SUPERIOR QUALITY, Constantly on hand and for sale, mr Orders from the country promptly filled. Address orders to "MarslifieM Soda Works." myi7 NEW STORE aii NOVEL EMPORIUM la tke building setitk er Norman's Hull, LEUNG SOoThOP KEE GO, DKALKlltf IN GeatlMsa's aad Ladles' Underwear, JapoasM Lacquered Ware, and Cblasse Groceries. Alto, nn extensive assortment of Ispanese and Chinese novelties, IkaIi useful and ornamental: J.H..I I1J .lt.t.1. fnr III t.itllfft anil haniflf.r. chief of various designs for both ladles and gen tlemen; unique parasol for young and old) kites for the boys, and a thousand other things 100 aiWMroiM to mention In this advertisement. Miw ,wrruL fitiit all tflrutl tit roifnrnf.i friltta and vegetables, In season, received by each steamer and sold at reasonable rates, fgr Msa's shitu tnade to order, ma. ,,. ,,.j.Mul-jimT,""lll(""111 "" mmmmm. MMM MifCCHAttVvMV the mn CASH ML V Tl H SELLS GOODS OIIKAPEK THAN ANY PfcAtJE Off.lE BAY. Tho XI.NT CASH 8T0UE has tho Irtrgosl And fail Ml0 ot Dry Goods and latest styles ot Clothing on the Bay, Tho X L N T OASir-BTOKK has tho best and cheanetl I ment of llouta and BhocJiand lints nnd Onpa 011 tho Iltiy, "l For Groceries, Provisions, Tobacco, Cigars, Wines and Liquors, CIO TO XLIT CASH STORE AS YOU CANNOT HEAT THEIR l'RIQKg. They havo on hand a full assortment of Crockery, Valuta nnd Oils wit VMUtiiniH mm miuuvi vwmi, And other Articles too numorous Everybody saves monov who buys J. LAND0 S BAY Marshfield, Oregon Henry Sengstacken, - - - Proprietor, htfii his att " MULCH IS IDrugs Medicines, Chemicals, Paints, Oils. Candies, Tobacco and Cigars, SUtiomrry nnd I.lmiora for rrcKripuona skillfully compounded. AKtrnt for Wtdls. Fanso A Co'a XerM N. II. Tho Empire City lrun Store will continue under the satno mnimmnmlS and ownership m lieretoforo. Orders left at either ittor will wcetvs inxmuLt a"thn. 1IGKBY BKNCI8TAOKKjrr IBID Front street, opposite tho Central Hotel, .MurahfieJd, 0gon, Tx (J. B. aOLPEJSr - Proprietor! Costa tastily en smut! till tterUt f DRUGS & C Wtnca for medicinal nurnoses, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, Stntlonery and School JJooks, Also, choice CIGARS and TOllACCO, nnd everything usually kept ia a medical dispciisnry. r rcscripltons carclully compounded. BAY VIEW BREWERY MABSHPIBLD, OR., CLEJOfENSEN & CO., PROPBIETORS, KccpH constantly on hand nnd olTera for milo 0 mijxsrior article of LAGER BEER, ALE AND PORTER, WHOLESALE axd 11ETAIL. UYItAli IS SUPPLIED WJTir STViT? CHOlOKST JillANDS OF WINES, LIQUORS ANR CHARS. L-A-HSTG-'S LIVERY STABLE MAllSHFILV, OltlWOX. TJORBES TO LOT AT ALL HOUK8. Hauling dono at short notice, WOOD and COAL nhvayri on hand, which will ho delivered nnywhero nt tho lowest rates. A, LANG. B. F. COOK PAINTER, 6RUNER, ANO Paper - Hanger, MAKSIIPJELl), OREGON, IS I'KItl'ARKD TO IK) ALU KINDS Ol' work In Ills line at sliort notice nnd on lli most reasonable terms. WfiiaN PAINTING ami GRAINING "M A Si'lCCIAIrV. OT Orders left at the Marilinclil Drue Store will receive prompt attention, of 10 JOHN KENYON, IlfcAl-KH IN f FANCY GOODS. TOYS A DANDIES, BOOKS k STATIONERY, CUTLERY It TOMCCO, OIQ-ABS. NOTIONS. '' iririiWmWWnfc- -t-'. AWYCWw"JrfwvWW .-. . . I II III llur,S:i,i. . I RJKlG&IS THAT Tit' ssssjuHstnai saMssM 3sT T? p.l.QB, THE to mention: at tho XLNT CASH STOftS, & SONS, Fwpriotsn, DIG STORE nnd Fancy Toilet Articles, Purs VfitN Medicinal one?. DRUG SlOi HEMIC AiS Dyo Stuffs. Trusses, Sponges. E. A ANDERSON, rs. LIVERY AND FEED STMLE, MAHHIIFlEf.D, OHEGON. S: ADDLE HOUSES AND MJfiaY' TEAMS to lot l nil hours. HAULING done nt tho shortest no (ico nuil nt very reasonable rates, COAL nnd WOOD nlwsys on haotl nntl delivered nt tho lowest rales. W. 0. WEBSTER, DKAI.KR IN OLOTH.INQ-, HATS nnd OAI'H, liOOTS nnd SHOES, HnrncMs, Saddles and Ilridlos, Crockory, Etc. Also, n (till lino ot Gent's Furnishing Goods Custom Hoots made at' short not leu aud roinlriiiK neatly and promptly done. Cull nnd see 1110, N. Jh Gentlemen's lino stilts a dnlty. ap2i :m:"u-sx.c FOR EVEIYIMY! HJINRY HUDKN OK TUB MARSH Kllil.l) Sotlit Works Iim acefpKd agency for oil kinds of musical ltrumiU s4 It now SELLIHG PIANOS i ORGANS ON THIS INSTALLMENT PLAN. Mal (w mM ---- ml - -- ' AJMBftki I :M ti " .- giBMSEM ,U"."fcf " mW'ZjLiZlm - ww-5:aziKrf-A j ZiL t'