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» » » 4) i Breckenridge was nomin- fartured goods bv th«- millions of THE SCIO TRIBUNE asunder. Dr T. K. Sanderson ate«! hy the rich slave power of th«* dollars worth onto our markets, south ami ftouglaa by the northern etc.. etc wing. These ¡«-wlmiste must simply talk DENTIST MM I 'KP KVKSY TNURMiAY BY This division made the election of Lincoln txaslble. which occurred in November of that year. The Civil Entered at the txwtoffiee at Scio. war and the destruction of slavery Oregon as «scorni class matter. I followed r. u ouoan. kditdk an » proi * While Mr. Lincoln had a majority of the electoral vote, he had hut ' two-thirds of the popular vote, AT BND or YEAR I nearly all of which were cast In the »11 MONTMB i northern slates. Had the demo- ! cralic party remained united and M>v ERTIMI NO KATUN. . named but <>ne candidate for pres- 6c dent. Mr. Lincoln’s election would, IxicaJ advertising, per line loc probably, have l<en Impossible. But Display advertising, par inch the south was in the saddle and rule Display advertising, long Urne, or ruin was its policy, It would manag«* r. either dominate the entire nation, Extended marriage or death noUces else net up a slave «-mpire in the per line 3c It was nut the love of the S|M*cial rates «•» long time display south slave which cauae<| this ruinous advertising. I action, hut the fabulous fortune* which slave lalmr wan earning, wan A STRIKING PARALLEL ’ the incentive. The war was on with the national Th«* student of the ,M>liti<*al history treasury empty In divining a srherm* of our country »ml that of the do of tinanev. the greenback currency minant political |>arties. if hr will was evolved. The financial aid of make th«* election of |sf>n the «livi- Wall street was solicited and the ston. canriot h«*lp but remark the greenback with th«* exception Ciauw- triking |>««rallel aa lietween the resulted. Within a short time the democratic and republican partu*« national bank law was enacted. In Ixith |M*ri<>ds, capitalism has While Wall »trwt, ostensibly, came causixl the defeat of and the m*ar to the nation's rescue under th«* disinti-gratiun of Ixith ami. reorga guise of tHttriotism. these adroit nisation along diff«*r«*nt ami mor* financiers were very careful to make progr«-w*iv«* lin«-M wss and im the only- both th«* gwnback ami the banking saving cluuw from complete anni laws, sutaervient to their wishes Also the protective tariff and muni hilation When our government was orga ficent land grant to railways, made nised ami th«* black man was rrcog* Wall street New York, the financial nixetl in six of th«1 thirteen stat«*» center of our nation ami a strong which <N>nstiiut«*d th«* new unions. factor in the finances of the world But slavery um then so unpopular So strung wa* Wall stre«*l's hold on and unpt<«fltable, that our fathem the republican |>arty. that nlmost Iwlievixl that its utter extinction was any law that she desired could I m * a matter of but few years. The obtained. This grip on that parti invention of the cotton gin a few of capitalism maintained until its years later, revulutionixtxl all id«*a* national convention of 1912 occur- of slave labor mm I it «udtirnly !"•- red. Capitalism had disrupted the came Ixith profitable and popular democrats in I MM by division and in the staU-s where it exist«*»!. The capitalism r«*|x*al<*d the act for the cotton plant and cotton raising hsd republicans in 1912. It was airain lx»c<*me the leading industry of our the policy of capital to rule or ruin country. Th«* protection and exten Capital had simply trarwferrd the sion of slavery ««m Ix-cam«* the one saddle from one horse to another in thought ami the ruling |iu«si>>n of the same team Woodrow Wilson, th«* slave owner. Give him land and like Uncoln. had a majority of the slav«*« enough and the most extrava electoral vote, but a minority of the gant visions of wealth pr«*dominated popular vote. It took the |>eople nearly fifty in hi« mind. Almost any law which the slave owner desired, was enact - years to find out just how greedily <*d by congri*«M. Most of the presi- and unfeelingly capital was sapping dents wer«* taken from the slave the life blood of the nation. But states and a very large majority of they, at laid. bt*came wise and the the United States supreme court, south ami weal revolted, aa did the But thia last revolt was friendly to the ownership of south in IMHO slaves. was peaceful. The people of the The dt-mocratic party was the Unite«! States have liecome more m«*dium through which the slave patriotic than they were in IMO. owner o|M*rat»*d to !««*cut«* protection Now the revolution is |M*aceful and to his peculiar property, though an all submit to the rule of the equal proportion of the whig party majority. The similarity of the history of favor«*«! th«* institution. But even with growth of the wealth of the the two great parties is striking and south Ix-caum* of the cotton industry, the same power, capitalism, though the fr«*e *tat«*s of the north grew umler not quite the same guise, has faster. Soon the far-seeing states iM*en th«* cause in each instance men of the south Iwcarne alarmed. the encroachment of capital upon They mul<l wx* a menace to their the rights and liliertiea of the pot institution which would, in a people. few years, Ix-come the ruling power The Wilson administration haa of congress. They knew that the made grfbt strides in freeing the time was near at hand when the government from the dominance of protection law« for slavery would ' Wall street. But the battle is not becom«* difficult to secure. The yet fought to a result To complete many eompromises on the »lavs the cont«*st and to bring it to a suc question. Itk pie crust, were easily cessful conclusion with th«* victory broken. Anti-slavery sentiment wa« on the side of the people, is the task growing rapidly in the north ami of Mr. Wilson and congress. It is finally the republican party was a Herculean undertaking, but just ice ami right must prevail in the born, whom* omtral principal end. opposition to the extension slavery. AFTER THE WAR. WHAT? Not until iNtiu did this new party become dangerous, Also the north- lUMOumoit, in apvanck .. ■ ern w mg of the democratic party was lw>coming strongly tmctur«*d with the free state idea Many of them* northern democrats were join ing the new party and. at the nation al convent ion of the democrats, at Charleston, S. C.. the party was split | Some neopie uesaimistieally inclin ed. predict that the United State» will a»on be thrust into a period of hard times. They nay prices for food stuff will dmp tn a low margin and that Europe wilt at once dump immigranis by thousands and manu- for political effect, for there mi no reason for them to form such con clusions. if one will but sin up facts as th«-y exist and get his gray matter busy. he must conclude that very different comii'^omi will prevail from what our iHwimlstie friends predict. If the war reports are true, about all of Europr is m>w either lighting <>n the tattle fronts or is engaged in th«* manufacture of munition» of war, Therefore they have neither the lime nor money to manufacture good« to dump on our maikcts Be- «ides. wh«*n th«* gr«*at war cicaws. there will have b«*m some eight or t»*n million of the young m«*n of England, Eramv. Germany. Italy, ami Ruwmi «a«*h and other smaller nations, who have been cither kiil«*d or so maimed a« to lx* unlit for work. Them* people constitute what would haw la-en suiplu* population from which immigrant« to other nation« would, in time of peac*. I* taken But. after th«- »at 1« over they will all I m * n«*vd«*d in tb«-ir home lands, to restore the devastations of war. So we m<ed not fear an influx of immigrants from ih*w countries. Indeed, many of the native* of theme countrics now in the United Stat«*« anil, when th«* war is over, return to th«* father land to help biml up the wounds ami restor«* them to former condition». After the Europ«*an war is over of course the ataormal prices for commodities, umxl both in «ar and peaceful pursuits, will drop tn a lower price level. But ue«iple will still have to eat and wear clntn«*. even if they are not fighting. So th**re will still la* a dcrnaml for ro*d pr oducts, wool and cotton. Nor will the price« of th*»«* conn mail ties la* an extremely low to the producer. Nearly if m»t one-half of the present high uric«* for w I teat is rauia*d by the exci*«adv«> high freight rat«*« on vesMt-ls to transport it to the Euro pean market. It m>w takes one bushel or more of wheat to trans port another bushel to that market. In p**acv time« one bushel |wK the cost of taking three to market So it can I m * seen the mam decline in the price of wheat after the war. wjll I m * at th«* expense of the «hip owner. The same can be said of cotton, wool ami lumber. Besides th«*««* raw products, there is hound to I m * a large demand for our manufacture«! products a* well ami the demand for ships for freight is sure to I m * very large All of these count ru*« will desire to r«*storv themselves to a normal |H*ace con dition a« soon as ¡Mweibk* They are frugal |M*<>i>l«*w and they are sure to endeavor to n*stor«* their earning of money power in all lines as smin as possible So The Tribune tali«*ves that the dose of the great war w ill giveaven a wider demand for our products than now. Manufacturers of war material, of course, will find them selves out of business, but the people in general will have a good demand for their products at profitable prices AtteutKHi Farmer» I want your t«eef. mutton and fat hogs. I am still in business and when you have any of the above mentioned, telephone me at Sep*. betw«*en t» and 7 a. m. or from 6.30 to 9 p. tn. Thus, large. Federated Church MYO. OREGON Sunday School _ I ni. Preaching ... I m. Christian Endeavor to 7:30 p.m Song Service 7:30 toN:00p.m. Prayer Meeting. Thursday 7:30 p.m. Brother Meik« Ijohn. leader. H. H. Her. Pastor t * DR A. G PRILL. Pkysician and Surgeon ('ails Attended I’hone «7*7 Day or Night ORE. STO HUIO OREGON ------- WHKN YOU WANT ——— H. B. CHESS Plumbing or Tinning ATTORNEY AT LAW SU FRED OHI TIM 1ER On S m A NM W I». B—I m His Experience ir. Worth Money to You R. SHELTON Repairing Notary Public and a Specialty Satisfaction Guaranteed Conccyenwr OREGON SCIO ROLOFF H. C Abair Ml« of 1 rile Examined AUCTIONEER Good printing can tie obtained only where the pro|*r t V| jw , p r < OREGON W aterloo **s. material and expert workman l r a h » I ship is found. The Tribune office all of these requisite and Sale dates arranged for at The Scio Tritium* Office, Scio, Ore. the prices are right. J. F. WESEL Y DFLALER IN — — Staple and Fancy Groceries Queensware, Glassware, Etc Held and Garden Seeds Cash 1’aid for veal. Flogs, Fildes and Cuscnia Eaik Prices High/ Dvr Motia: l.h>r and l.ti I.n't J. F. WESELY OREGON On the H ings of the Morning Prosperity is coming to this country on the wings of the morning You will want to take advantage of it. Prosperity comes to man. woman or child who has money in the bank It passe« by the house of the spendthrift. the shiftless, the ne'er-do-well. Start your account here. Its readv for Prosperity and Prosperity will be ready for you. The man who has an account here has a grubstake in Prosperity. ALBANY STATE BANK ‘ ALBANY , OREGON • 6‘J, FARM LOANS We Have One Million Dollars tn loan on Improved farms in the Willamette Valley VERMONT LOAN At TRUST COMPANY J M General Agents A H M HAWKINS Albany 6'1,
