t
Albanj’B tilg We^ val
of our country. Under the guise of raising
revenue for the government, men who were
Altouiy. Oregon. May 10, 19>M.
engaged in manufacturing enterprises, forced the Editor N«»t
Ihr »vangvlMtic meeting» that began
establishment of the protective tariff system.
These advantages obtained w hen our government laat Friday evening in our great tai-er
nacie, ar» proving a grand Mrccvsa;
was in dire stress and need. Lave never been that of laat huiolay evening being a
relinquisi.ed. Forty-four years after the war magnitx ent culmination of Umae thua
closed,national l«nkers and manufacturers poses« far ha Id. It la eatirnated that at leant
Knlrrr.l at Ib» pu»U«lt><» al Scio, Urncm, *• »ec..«»«1 < »»• greater advantages than they did when *he boys ¡SAJO people »ere pri aent, a» the bund
mali mattar
who wore th* blue marched to their homos, ing will e at <»er 2&JU, and It v»aa wall
filled. '1 here were near xiu »trig, r» in
victors af’er four years of bloody strife. Our laws the great churua cfauir »rated in trrrac*.
i«t hi iwiin« i-vi-HY r-i<ii«AY ny
are more favorable to the national banks U>-day. row» of chair» back of IS» main plat
T. !.. !» !’<»<» 1. l<
than they were when the lianks were first charter form. On th«- latter were three pisnoa,
Knm«» » mi , r»««r»i»r>.».
ed. Our manufacturers enjoy the benefits of a one a Chicaering Grand, furnished from
Higher protective tariff to-day, than they did Portland by the Eilers Piano House.
An orcba sirs coriaisung of four vioiina,
HVIIHI Hll'I loN KA I FJSt
under the Morril act, which was established t«> two flutes and a v loll nee I Io. urn lev
One year lr> silvane».......................... .................... ..
fi 2« provide a revenue with which to prosecute the
with t< e nearby pianua, ami the gram
<»• <• v».«r. at anti
v«-»r............................................
..i Mi
Every body knows that these conditions arv
One vaar, at and of 2 veer*......................................
..i 7a war.
Our year. al rml of 3 years....................
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.7 <M w rong, but they must become better educated in auditorium m low. made a grand r«41 of
78
Hu month» In advanra ............................ ........
muaic to resound through the vast
Mi questions pci taming to government t»eforv they
rtirw month» In ad»anca ... ........ .....................
06 will provide the means by which they can be edehce.
Stogi» copy in «rapjier............................................ .
1 l.li-r 11.1 . t:-ig» u. r- bsM
corrected.
vi*. at 11 a in . .1 p tn ami
A1IVKI« FIH1XU KÀTKH:
To illustrate the favoritism which is being Tur meeting last night waa th« gramfa at
Card <d thank» ..............
.....................................................
■if any religious meeting ever hi-hl in
8| hmi »I oldtuarv miller», |*r lin»................................................. o» ■xtended by the government, let us sup|>ose that a Albany, is typical of future meetings to
os number of men wish to establish a national bank. be held during the future weeks or
F. »tended at rd« i I ng comiurnla, per lin»............ ......................
Gaal «ulverliaiiig, |M-r line per I mu * .................................... Oft
After forming a corporation, they mve-t jlUO.UOU more to come. Our meeting usually
I*"*pl»y ad», 2 iliang.*» |«er month, on» column wide,
per fact
.................................. 10 in government bonds, which bear from 2 to «1 per opens with a song service of JU minutes
PrnlrMl.inal rani». I1» In.'hr», |>rr month ...........
I U>
cent interest. As these bonds are exempt I rum followed by prayi r and reading of ths
long lime contract» fur advertí»!««» ma«lr«<n application.
axatlon, as an investment, they earn from 6 to F scripture. ’1 his obtained laat evening
followed by a male double quartet that
per cent interest
But here is where the icmlered an inspiring song and chorus
lavoritism comes in. ?*«■ *.-•••.«-rt iit kindly i'rof. Gallery, a vuntor in Albany from
EDL'C.H 1OX l \ POLITICS
»rints jlUO.tMJO in national bank notes and loai s New York City, furnished a beautiful
violin solo. Prof. Wagner sang a very
I
E THE GREAT BODY of the American people tern to the l»ank without a cent of interest. touching solo.
I
’
ncse
notes
are
just
as
valuable
for
l»ankii
g
ever arise to the importance of our political
Rev. K. E. Johnson, the evangelist,
situation, if they ever la-come sufficiently .»iirposet-s, as the gold w Inch |>ai<i for the bonds .»■liv« red a telling discourse rv plvin,
educated and freer! from partisanism to view would have been. So it can t»e seen, that *.b> ’ io the objections made by aume peupl,
to $MMM) I .gainst revival services and evangelist»
political conditions as they actually are. then i> lanking corjjoration receives from
Tue ! ■ nestings in particular.
•very
year
without
a
cent
being
invested,
may become poaaible to establish government«
I he following is a sample of aoi,-.» ol
reforms which will make the beginning of tin lalional bank, aside from this, po.vSeS'ttM every - , :ua len.arka "Some |ie»>pie say they
at-cond paragraph of the Declaration of Inde advantage which is enjoyed by the private or ! lon‘t believe in revival servicm, neither
stale banks.
«use the devil.“
p-nderice possible to all of our citizens.
There was some cnticiam during th«
¡8
the
Iw-Ht
rhe
United
States
market
in
the
Ii is untrue, at the present time, that all mei
erection of the tsbernacle, that such i
world
for
manufactured
nroducta.
T
e
American
are created equal. The environment of many of
budding was not needed in Albany, but
our citizens is such that th«^- ate destined t« manufacturer has free access to this matket. His the Sunday evening meeting proved th.
continue lobe mere hewers of w < m si and carrier foreign competitor is compelled to pay a duty fact that no two churches in Alban»
or wm-r. Nor are our laws, at the present t'-me angmg from 25 to 150 per cent for the same could have held the throng that s.
calculated to renu-dy this condition, but to make it privilege. Poaessing this advantage, the American nearly filled the tatiernacle. Within i
week it may lie difficult for ail whs
more impossible for the submerged to ever aria«- manufacturing concern is able to sell its pnslucts
come to gain admission, so great wii
from his lowly condition. Among the “unalien ti the American consumer at a price much gr.-.tler oe the inrush.
able rights” «-numeraletl in the immortal document because of the handicap winch his foreign com-
Meetings will be held Saturday even
mgs. Morels)» will I m - ‘rest days
promulgated to the world by our Revolutionary p titor must carry .
Bires, thia statement occurs: “That among these
The donation which the government makes to and no service at night. M tings wl
(unalienable rights) are life, liberty and the the national bank and the higher prices paid for lie held Tuesday nights, and Wednesday
, Thur» lay and Friday afternoons
pursuit of happiness; that to ««•cur«? these rights, manufactured products because of the protective I p. m. as well as at 7:.tu p. m.
governments are instituted among men. deriving tariff, are paid by the American consumer. T <•»«■
Stei.a are l»emg taken with the
their just powers from th«? consent of the govern ar«- lacLs which the people must fully understand that »[icclal trains will br run
ed; that whenever any government becomes de before they will provide the remedy. They must I other l.inn County town» and those o
structive to those ends, it is a right of the people I k - made to know that the government deliberately adjoining count»«-»
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lai limitation IS
tin !«
to alter or ab-dish it, and to institute a new takes money from the ps-kets of the people and
, nese me« -
government, laying its foundation on such princi donates it to the banker ami manufa-turer
PlO-M CoMMMPONDKMT
ples, a-d organizing its powers in such form, as to Hence, men an? not b >rn eq ml. n«>r are they «-«pjal
A complete line of ' Lilly» Beat"
them shall seem most likely to effect their safety before the law. when the government thus favors
ganten »eel», alaike clover, rod clover,
and happiness.”
the few at the expense of the many.
white clover, alfalfa, red top, Engliah
If this declaration was tiue on the fourth of
The declanttion of rights promulgated by the rye gra*». fi«-ld peaa, vetch, and timothy
July, 177fi, it is no less true to-day. Simply founders of «»nr government, plainly stat«*s that m-e.1 pricea always reasonable at
because we havel»«M?i living under the form of we, the people, have 11« unalienable right to Wesely’» <«rvcery.
government established by our fathers for nearly change these unjust conditions. Why do we not
133 years, it d«K-s not follow that the principles change them? Why do we submit to legalized
declared on the day which gave our nation birth, roblM-ry in this manner? The answer can L m - made
have been established; nor that wrongs in govern Iwithone word “Ignorance.” If men will shake
mental matters have not grown up and that have the scales from tneir eyes, break awav from i«arty
not been engrafted as a part of the government prejudice and vote for the iuterests of themselves
itself. Now, to correct these wrongs, is the and posterity, th«- question will soon b<- settled and
province of education in politics. Before a wrong settled rightlv. But to do ths, we must make a
can I k - corrected, we must know that it exists, study of {xjlitics We must make the men w hom
what it is. in order that we may do the things ! we send to congress know that legalised robbery
necessary for its correction.
fit the liands'Of H»** governmcHl. will not be
When our government was fornp'«}. w ìridi tolerated. We must educate our-elves about these
DERBY TIME
embraced
e then thirteen
Mruj later on facts and conditions and then the voting will b>
Which is Easter time,
w inch I e am«- the
irt«-en states of the Union, all right.
are
superbly stoCKed w;th the
there were almost as manv ideas of what should
latest creations in American
go into the new governmental structure, as there i
So.
exSenator
Simon
¡8
the
Republic
candidate
•‘Crowns ”
were colonies or states. In order to f«rm the
f.-deral constitution, concessions to many of and for mavor of Portland, Tjiat he is qualified in
In our stock von will find
p« rhaps all of th«-se ideas wen- necessary. A every way ’o till the position, no one will dispute.
a
variety
of styles hard to
compromise plan was the only way in which it But there is a great deal more in this nomination
couhi be formed. While the national House of than the mere election of a mayor for Portland. exi ell iii the best of metropo
Representative* an«! the president were made Assuming that he will be elected, we can look litan establishments—and in
elective, the fathers were afrai«! to entrust th«- upon his success as a victory for the fxihtical boss all shapes mid forms.
ehtire business to the ¡»«»pie. So they made the and an assault upon our Direct Primary system as
correct style chosen from
national House of Representatives elective by the well. The people who slant! for our primary law, our large diplay, means that
people din-ct. but made the president an<! the in Portland and throughout the rest of the state,
Volt will get a beatl piece
nat'onal Senate elective, only, by delegates are warranted in forming this conclusion; for the
el«*cted by the people. By common consent the reason tnat every opponent of the primary law. that becomes you perfectly.
election of tne president wns soon brougnt nearer' down there, is a Simon supporter. Eighteen
Prices from || 50 to $"»,00
to the people, in that the delegates or electors, months hence there will be a full state ticket to
Another rump convention, aelf- THE BLAIN CLOTHING CO.
which elect the pn-sident, only do the will of the nominate.
Albany. Oregon
states which elect them. The people nominate the upfsiinled and self-constituted will meet to dictate
the
personnel
of
the
state
ticket.
Such
run.p
candidate for president and the electors simply
ratify or make legal their choice. The office of the conventions, in effect say, "You may have your
nominating primary election and nominate the
presidential elector, is purely perfunctory.
But witn the national Senate, it is different. candidates, but we will dictate for whom you shall
Most states still hang to the old custom of per vote.” Will not such action establish bossism in a
mitting the legislatures to make choice of and more objectionable form than existed in the
elect the members of that body. As a consequence, delegate convention days? While Mr. Simon has
our national Senate is now and has been for .nany been the political Itosa of Portland, in the p«st.
years, composed of men who are not closely in and the entire state for that matter, so far as we
touch with the people. The majority of this body, know, he has never been accus«tl of dishonesty or
are men who feel that they owe their election to grafting. It is not the man so much as the
corporate txxlies, r-ther than to the people and. 'method of his sei« elion to which the people outside ,
a.» a matter of course, legislation is principally in of Portland object. If he favors the Direct
Primary law, why did he not frown upon the
the interests of corporations.
rump
convention, and enter the lists the same as
When the civil war was inaugurated anti the
other
candidates did? Every voter in Portland
government was in great stress, men who were
who
favors
the Direct Primary law and desires its
well situated financially, made use of the govern
ment’s necessities. Bankers forced the govern ponctuation, owes a duty to the entire state of
ment to accept their terms bef »re they would Oregon, which he can only discharge by voting
furnish the money with which to tight the battk-a against Joe Simon fur mayor of Portland.
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of Melis’ Low
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Sole Afl’t Scio Or.
rut a Bull Behind the Bars
Weiall re r »1 attention to the hinge joint at each intersection
ol «tay wi'h main bar».
Thi» I» th» r »ential. f every good wire fence. Lnlen the stay
•ii»t tbr fence cudim >< receive pressure Înxu cuoUKt
f
AMERICAN FENCE
h n.a.'e « th a hinge
int. by which the maaimum of elasticity
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'he fem e if j«r<«|.,-riy atret< hed. reman,» in place indefi
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F’tnt. r»o Amount ut strain on (be ban cao
eucct ibt tonncLtiori of stay and bar.
Write ua for price» F. O. B. your »Cation.
BARRETT BROS,
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Albany, Oregon
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