Lebanon Express.
H. Y. KIRKPATR1CK,
Editor - and - Proprietor.
City Election.
The program for the coming city
election is etill undeveloped, so far
as the candidates lire contwrnetl.
There is some tiilk. of a straight-out
prohibition ticket and one or two
others, fvithing seems to be set
tled. The usnul amount of fault
rindi ng with th;) irmnuer of uonduet
inc the eitv jrnvurnment is heard
The burdtin of the song is, that the
present council has failed to sup
press cambiing and to properly
xestraiu thesule of liquor. lu other
words, men gamble and men drink
therefore the council has not done
its duty. Let us see. There are
two saloons in the city. These bu-
Uiohm, according to the stringent
requirements of a law; introduced
in the Legislature by a strong tem
poranee member, presented to the
council a petition, signed by a ma
Jouity of the legal voters" of the
.city, asking Ine granting oflicen.e
to tue applicant. Upon the execu
tion of a sufficient bond and the
payment of the -required cash, the
diuacil grantel license. Thus fur
tlie tounci! acted in accord with the
wishes of the majoimtt.
L poo the book of city ordinances
will be found strict laws containing
penalties for the wrongful sale of
lienor and ior gsn.bl.iug. To en
force tbene Itiws there is a Marshal,
;i .Recorder and a City Attorney.
The .Recorder cannot punish an
oti'ender until he is brought before
him; the City Attorney cannot pros
ecute an iifl'eiider until a compiaint
is made; die Marshal cannot dmi-i
untii Re Sirs an oiiense committed,
; or ha.. reasonable grounds to he-
ueve that the same has been done,
iwsi ti upon the information of a re
liable witness. To arrest without
having witnesses to prove guilt
would be to put the city to great
;:-ene and to bring" disrepute
'ujiirioir 5o one will cyn-;-l
that lite Marshal muA less'
7 .e other city olliiaals skmid cqu
;istH.ute himself ft detective to work !
; yi' evidw .'against aliened law-;
. "inkers. His, oath of otiice docs
xi-it. require it. And again, if a
m: ' v.:.s iii;.."k:, it would probably
i( -u!t a. did ft j'onricr raid made by
slr.ct I- mperaiice men. Wilh'ii
i? .tV lost few months a strict tem-
'pe-aiice advocate and ft worthy
cl, ircit-nietaber has been on the
p.;ic force, and by his action, if
not by his .expressed opinion, lie
v.' i" vmawe to ;iroou:e evi!i
-K-!atHtt of ' iiur 'laws. ... o. 01
would, dare hint that .he was in
-Rjispirtliy with gambler- and -bar-toiinis,
. 'Then it te not a .tjui-stttiii
-fjf :A,e MarsWs wishes, but o? his
ability to secure evidence, yet pco-
; jile my that gambling is ,ramp.ir.t
as Vfcil:.iiuitis of the liquor lu are
trei(;-.nt. If tin? who know this
.'';;' tpw would tnafee a complaint
we believe trtfi.city officials would
at oiifie put in motion the machin
ery of the law, and if possible pun
ish the guilty partifs. Instead of
i'liU'.t-rindiiic let those who know of
Violations of the. law conic forward
p.nd help convict.
if then the w
.titbma eonuive at the acquit tul
:the cit'oniler, let the same oftiei 1
:be 'them")lves prosecuted. If, on
the otiinr 'ind, the integrity m the
. city ofiicials be doubted, let the
iuowiiif ones go before the grand
jury ana procure 'indictments
gauwt the gamblers and bar-tenders.
There is ariothw side to the liquor
.oijHStioti. .Vcn cannot be made
,jsober and moral by low. " That is
ti,f duty and the "privilege of t!i
-churches of which wc have mony,
. and of teJflperflnce wefcttai,' flf
wrtr-h have how many? Our.
' So, tflmpcranee cannot lw) bene
fitted fry mixing it with politic.
.Lt the two parties put forward
their best men for the placw, and
Jet all good citizens assist hi m-
w,tirig law-breakers, spread the
influence of the Christian relijdnn
over the gambler and the drunk-
-01 ii: od they, like the great re
' finwr. Lutiier Benson, will be
s-u-,. ir.orai men, but not by abuse
; i' ;-t to spend thousands
'f S -sllars nr -iially for canned fruit
;brou;:bt in- from abroad while our
own fruit i-ouTdi wentufa market
linn conuty jjeople should think
siuisover. --i-:' - ;; ;.'.'
Advortisers who know their busi
ness never wate money on . news
papers which are without a gener
al circulation. Space in such
papers would be deiir at any price.
Dont stop reading 'your homo
paper! A Michigan editor gives
this timely warning: "One man
discontinued the Sun on Moiidny
and promptly on the next dav his
horse ran away with him, giving
him a narrow escape from death.
Other people should govern them-
selves accordingly."
When you" conio to town sub
scribe ior the home paper. It will
do its best to give you the home
news, aud it will be with you in
atonminu cloud as well as in the
sunshine. It will make you feel
better to he a subscriber yourself;
then yon will not borrow from your
neighbor. You will bo too proud.
Now that another American girl,
in the person of Senator Mitchell's
daughter, is to wed a foreigner, it is
time to demand that a heavy duty
be levied upon all imported hus
bands, unless it can be shown that
they are nil wool and a yard wide.
And why is it that so few Amorioan
boys go abroad for thuir wives? Is
it because they are more patriotic
than their Slitters, or because they
have a greater endowment of com
mon sense? Spokane 'Review. ,
It is not often that preachers and
saloon kwpers are foikl of workin
together, or even on similar lines
for the accomplishment of the same
object; but such is the case in the
effort being mad5 to have the
World's Fair close on Sunday. The
saloon keepers of Chicago want the
fair, closed Sundays because then
thousands of people who otherwise
would lie at the fair would go to the
The LadiesBazaar
' Of Albanv is -the Leading' ' '
MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS STORE
Of the Willamette Valky.
They carry all the Latest Styles and Novelties in the Millinery ' line
and a complete stock of Ladies' and Clildrcn's Furnishing goods, and
ready-made garments and cloaks-- Goods the best and prices the low
est. " Call and be convinced. --..,-; "X .
FIRST STREET, - - - FXOMAN BLOCK.
SI
... ... - ' t.tZ'l.fUj;AJ.,
ry Goods at cost, at the
Mammoth Store.
Cothiij at cost at the "
3lammoth store.
Groceries at cost at the
Mammoth store.
I he whole stock
MONTAGUE'S
FT-1 ifi
UMl 111!
1 Via H HI hi
saloons.- the piwh'.-s want it
closed because they think te open
it would he bubhatn desecration
Bishop Grafton, a Wisconsin
churchman, is one of those who ho
Levo the pimple would he bett.r off
at the lair than at the saloons. Kx.
The question as to whether the
railroad commission can exercise
its functions properly while inspect
ing the roadbeds of the roads run
ning through the state, in a special
tram furnished by the company
whose liuraare undergoing inspec
tion, is worthy of more than pass
ing notice It is almost as delicate
an undertaking as criticising mine
host'B wines at a banquet of his
own providing. Anv report the
couimisions might make would be
subject to the objection that half
had not been tola, out ot considera
tion for their entertainer' feelings.
The alleged "inspectUm" of com
missioners is not satisfying enough.
It reminds one of the innocence of
the church committee apmiinted to
I investigate an erring sister's short
comings. 10 mane assurance
doubly sure before reporting, the
committee took tea with the ac
cused and in the course of conver
sation, asked her point blank if
there was any truth in the asser
tion; after which they exultantly
rejiorted to the vestry tlut the lie
was built out of whole cloth and
that the sister was like Oieaars
wife, above suspicion. J.xksen
ville Times.
J. E. AiUi-x, the new jeweler, will
liuve some nice hnliduy good, sueli u
I Ladies' and Dents' watches and vest
ebuiim, O ie golil iinir, tine luce plus,
i eart1roH, &e. 0Hid wiil arrive about
I Dec. lath. All giwUswill iPe atslj-ielly
eiiHlcrn prices.
(SB'S
of the 31am-
moth store at cost for
cash or produce.
M STORE
IT IS TIME
About FALL and WINTKR Cl.OTHIXC.; mid wl.ilo ya
are thinkinp alxuit it, dmit forget tliat
T. SB. Wll& & &mpznv'a '
Is the place to got it. We an now leceitinp;' daii, ibigo
SliipniL'iits of Full and Winter tloihinu'
For Men, Boys aud Children,
iAimumj iiiinnt..i... it """f ' 'fiu," HPliU u ,oM"l' Qai-ulittni ooul
From the l.'ifgest imd Host MHiuiAifturcrer? in this and
Foreign Lands. Not being llrilliajit Wrilera ws t-an hardly
do these (.Irand ( t.-ti ments we are olfering
nrftwi4fTTfT,n'--f-T-TT-TirtrrTTTrnVrTV ,TnWWm'rfWrTnTTTtTTTT,Tmt mini r O'-VW '
THE JUSTICE THEY DESERYE.
T..M,.',..M,.r..Trf.A'tWrfW...UWmrr..tn..nMtiT4vmV.YiWW .
Wo are 81r.v n the Wry F,atefit KUVcts k Ev-erylfxig that
is new It maimers not whether you want 10 liny or not.
We are Always Willing-to
Show our Goods,
AtiJ if vim uie ymir tVt Jwlgr'innt you will say that Ar
aril LY-TAI LORIII ) Cl.OTIIIXG
irrrfmTfiwrn
Thai's Made Well ;uul nt RewoDaWe Prices, We
are tlio Peopl-.
T. L. Wallace & Co.,
snuiiAN-1'i.ncK, Albany, Oregon.
' mr. 1. !EAIV:i
TTIK
LEADING DRY GG0D3 HOUSE OF ALBANY.
Wc huve a VERY LAT.CE STOCK of
.Fall and Winter Dress Goods,
cloaks, usDKiiWjcAft'iind. notions, :- 7C!.
; . ' . . , Wc iildo carry a : ''
FULL LINK o" Ladies and Misses SHOES.
W. F. HEAD, Albany, Or.
.. . (Suooii-Siisor: to Will Bros.,) .: ; '
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'ni'ir'rT".'7lT;1 ? i
Pianos And Organs,
Musical Merchandise 4 Sewing Macliiues,
Invite the people of Lebanon, and vicinity" to aotjuaintthetn-
solves with .
H. ,k. mtuti) n
SPianos.
V08E &
Tht-w liKilruiiiciitR thiy koep In Htook, hut w-linit 'Orrton (or "Htoinway" and
"Wuln-r" t'iiiiii. Our prliwH iiro tho lowest. Bliia-l Munlc, Books and Hiuull
Iiiatruuii'iit iiiiiitlty. The)wt Kewlng Mirehinus Ju the uiarket on easy
terms. Wrlw for (tiituloguiia. .'
Second Street,
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TO THINK
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SfferlOrgans.
Albany, Oregon.