that the country ha* been turn«! over to the man-
■gvmcnt of insurgent republican* and progressive
democrats. The t»e<»p|e have revolted against a
continuation of governmental favoring of clashes
and special interest*. No other interpretation of
the election results is tenable.
The agitation begun by the Farmers Alliance in
Entered at the postoffice at Scio, Oregon, a* ww I cits,
the eightie* and carri< <1 forward oy the Populists
trail matter.
i until the old parties commenced taking up the r<-
i forms and then carrie I forward by the Bryans and
PUBI 1SHED EVERY >RIDAV 3Y
, the LaFolletts, is now commencing to bear an
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abundant fruitage.
Th: prospect now seems
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brighter to bring about “a government of tie
people, by the people, for the people,” than at ar y
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other time in our itolitkal history.
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During the early ninet es, the people revolted n
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similar
manner and turned the entire government
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over
to
the
mana <• rent of the democratic party.
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That
party
revised the tariff and the revision it
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Three months in advance.....................................
Even President Cleveland
Of. pronounced it “a measure of perfidy and dishonor ’
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and allowed the bill to become a law without his
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Car of thanks
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Kt game then and turned the control of government
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Display ad*, to tx-change I weekly if desired, one column
The enactment of the McKinley tariff follow«d
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which proved another bunco. Then the educati- n
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of
the musses of the people began us never before
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Izmg time »landing ail», contract* mad«- on application
Men who l ad 'aught Populism were in great
demand as educators. The people, many of them,
7 7/677,7/ 7N (ÌL E. I.VED r KO 1/ found that they were victimized, no matter whicl
party was in power. Every revision of the tariff
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cinct to levy a tax of auch an amount
It go«» without *«ying that every-1 as they may think lie.t. for the building
body, r<> matter whom it may I m -, and repairing of road* in »aid precinct;
it<-*irr* go«I road*. To *ay nothing | but, mainly, to construct a acientific
of the coat of bad road* in the way of hardaurfacr road la-tween thia city and
wear and tear upon team* and vehicle* Weak Scio. Everybody who baa an
and I ho uwr«-a»«-d rn*t of t raexporting occaaion to travel over thia road,
fri ighl/becau*«- of the »mailer load* a realises what a deplorable condition it
tram can draw, the »train upon the I U in, and what a trvmenduoua handicap
patience and good nature of humanity j it ia upon the tlevelopment of our
which mu»t travel over the bail road, j entire community. A fit*t <-I» m mad
ia «officient to warrant the cxpenac of | over thi» »tretch of only two niilca.
the cvnxtruction of good, mrvicahle would enhance the value of property in
Scio and vicinity much more than the
roatl*
There l* but one way tn »ecure good ; coat of the road would be.
r ad* and that i» to build them. To do j
It ia estimated that a special levy of
t -I». money 1« required ami the only, oneS*r cent, on the property of the
people who can or will furnixh the precinct, will I m - ample to construct
inoi ey, are th«- people who arv directly this two mile* of road; and when this
intei e»tr«i—-who u»«- the road*. To mail i» completed, then some other
at en pt to obtain thi» money through i road in the precinct or mad district
vo'urtarv contribution ia. manifestly. I can be considered. South Scio is. also,
unjust; for the liberal and public spirit interested al-out aa deeply in thia
ed eitixen will contribut«- more than hi* particular piece of road as ia North
ii t «hare, while the nigganfly and Scio. But a tax upon the property of
aelfiah citixcn will give, generally, South Scio precinct cannot be levied to
noth ng at all. I or thi* reason, the j build roaii* in North scio precinct.
only equitable
met) od ia thn ugh I Hence, the only way that aid from
South Scio can be obtained for this
taxation.
Petition« are now out for a meeting enterprise, is tbr u/h do ration» and we
of th • taxpayers of North Scio pre- believe that these woukl be quite
ICE ( REAM. CIGARS,
TOBACCO. STATIONERY. POST
CARDS AND GROCERIES
C. C. COUGH
OREGON
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I in an increase of indirect taxation.
The people determined to study the question for
VER SINCE the republican congress enacted themselves and to not accept the dictation of
a fare«.' revision of the tariff, there has been I aders who had deceived them so often, unques
a growing political unrest throughout the tioned. any longer. That study has resulted in in
nation. And this unrest seems to have incrca-ed surgent republicanism and progressive democracy
and gathered strength, since the revision, in about and these «l< ments of the two old parties will con
the .same ratio that th«- coat «if living has increas trol the next congress.
ed. The people of the Pacific coast states have
Having tried both the republicaa and democratic
not felt the rigor «if the increa.-it g c<>s' of ! ! Pirtn to enact a just and equitable tariff law ant.
stuffs, as severely as those of th«’ Mississippi valley being bun ■•••• iir t, last and all the time, It k
and the Atlantic coast states have.
Ihis I*- wonder that the people are distrustful of both ok.
probably due to the fact that we have n less pn - partii-s. But when certain republican and demo
(Mirtion of wi g • earners to those whoae business is cratic congressmen at the special session had th«-
th.it of producing fo'xl. Hence the political revolt courage to stand un and contend for the r ghts of
at the ate election has been less never«- on »hi-
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ft:- . .’>0.011 |M-O|)|c the <■ >1
<'..|>! tl.an .!> tie- I’.ist’ l'll states
The rep..! I :•> «timers, hope revived and the courage of the peo
party at its last national convention, pledged itself ple increased. They became convinced that if the
to tariff revision. Delegates to that convention tariff should lie revised by the progressive elements
knew that a vast majority of their constituents of both parties, the wellfare of the consumer as
were not on y demanding tariff revision, but tariff well as that of the manufacturer would be con
re«iuction, as well, and the convention, knowing sidered. So at every election, special or general,
this fact, pledged revision. Doubtless, most of th- since the enactment of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
«lelegates and all of the ¡jeople. expect«*d that this law, the ranks of that portion of congress who
word “revision” meant ‘‘reduction.” This idea think that 'he people have rights as well as the
prevailed during the campaign and, l>elieving that manufacturers, have been increased until
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the republican leader* made the promise in good majority of both branches of congress, , a iitth
faith, the |»eople gave that party the usual heavy more than one year hence, will be composed of
majorities at the election following, resulting in insurgents and progressives.
the election of a republican president and a republi
When that body meets, if tariff legislation i*
can congress.
taken up in a spirit of patriotism and justice, and
Yes, congress revised the tariff at a congress, blind partisanism is stored away in some d-»rk con-
called espeeia I y for that purpose, bv President gre.-*ional closet, a tariff bill will be enacted which
Taft. But the people have learned to their chagrine will be alike just to the consumer and manu
and cost, that revision could be made to read up facturer. The people expected and trusted that
ward, a* well as downward as they had been l-«l this action would be taken, when they rendered
to believe by the Chicago convention. When the their verdi -t on November 8.
revised tariff became a law, which President Taft
Unless the ,-ixtv-second congress cuts away from
pronounced “the best tariff measure ever enacted the congressional habit of legislating for special
by the republican party,” the people soon found nterests instead of for all the people, especially in
that they were the victims of the most coloss;« he adjustment of the tariff, we are likely to see
bunco game ever perpetrated uixin them. It wa.- the greatest political upheavel in November, 1'.'12
worse than any previous tariff measure, in that that our country has ever beheld. If congress is
the schedules average«! higher.
wise, not only will the inequality of our tariff
The election of November 8. * as the first oppor system be corrected, but all other measures ciTwt-
tunity given the people co expre** their opinions ing the wellfare of the people, will receive its
upon how they had been treated. The result is most profound and just . onsideration.
GOOD ROADS
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ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
Carefully prepared by <’<>inpet<*nt an i experienced
employe- tliorouulik tiu tiliar with the records of
Linn County.
Accuracy, neatness and dispatch is
our motto.
We are now alistracting the instruments
lik’d I til v and can -erve the public most efficiently.
\\ <• use the most modem and up to «late system of ab
stracting
* An unlimited amount of money to loan
on i‘> per «•«•nt. j»«-r annum on approved farm security
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Albany Abstract Co., L M. CUBL teKr
THEESMONB HOTEL
Centrally located, gootl
room-, prices tmxler-
The Scio Livery and Feed
Stable
ate, couitvous
liberal, for « verybody want* this road
I rent ment
J. /<’• POUXD, Prop.
improved.
It will be far better if our eitigena
C m »:: Norriion and L-n.i' Streets
■<NXWM)lt TO
will burden themselves for one or two
J. L (’Al.AVAN
PORTLAND
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OREGON
years, than it will be if they dribble
along for the next ten years. They
Hack» connect - itb all traîna both al
will have the good road to travel over,
Weal sriu and Munker-n
eatherford
wyatt
almost, at one- and save in hauling the-
Our rig* are fir»t-claa* and oor liorae*
amount which they may tax them*
good drivera. Prue, reaxouable.
selves. Also, many of our cilicer.s are
now old men. If they are taxed to
The Best Place in Portlaud to Est
build this road, unless the road is built
Office in Itluiulwrg B-M-k
is al
at once, they will not enjoy much if ALBANY
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any of the improvement.
Everyone knows the great importance
of this enterprise and the pleasure and A. G. PRILL, M. D.
al West end of th» Moriiaun Street
profit it will bring. The only question
bridge.
is: Are we willing to tax ouraelver,
that we may have the enjoyment and
CHARLES J. MAHER
profit before another twelve mint!,»
(Hucceaaorte Riner Broa.)
Teh phone. Exchange No. 11
are past.
PROPRIETOR.
On December 17, it i» proponed to ‘’CIO
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hold an election to determine thia
Geo- W. Wright
Dan khwtoa
question. The petitions alove refered
to have lx-en liberally signed, which is
an evidence that the people are very
— Manufacturer ami Ih*alcr in—
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much interested in the matter. I*et us
Hurnrss
mul
SaJf/lest
hop- that there will be such a unani
ATTORNEYS Al LAW
mity of feeling on D-crml-er 17, that Carrure Trimmin*
Recai- Wo k Selkitei ■
the vote for a sufficient lax to build
AU Work Strictly Guarantied
Nov »-♦ Wright Bldj
ALBANI
the road will be, practically, unanimous.
SHUBvRN. OREGON
Both Fboaa
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Attorneys-at-Laic
Pup's Coffee House
Physician
Surgeon
A. SHANKS
ORL GON