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SOUTHEM 4 M M WA OREGOi MAIL THE MAIL IS THE OFFICIAL PAPEU OP THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE ANi PEOPLE'S PARTY OF SOUTHERN OREGON. ADVERTISERS Do J go Btnjy your best Inter esin anil pevronlze - nils paper. It will be apcioolsiwl ly all ui bost larmcra, trtm wiwa jou (St trad. s -U V - ' Paper Of, By and For the People! N ; VOL. IV. ' .' .. . :- MEDFORD: OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1892. . NO. 28. SOCIETiES OF MEDFORD. K. of P. Talisman lodge No. SI, meets M n day evening at S p. m. Visiting brothers al ways welcome. M. W. SKEEL, C. C. J. A. Whitman, K. of R. & S. A. O. U. W. Lodge No. 98, meets every sec ond and fourth Tuesday in the mouth at X p. m. in their hall in the opera block. Visiting orothers Invited to attend. L A. Webb, M. W. B. S. Webb, Sec. I. O. O. P. Lodge No. 83, meets ialO.O. F. hall every Saturday at at & p. m, Visiting brothers always Welcome. T. S. YOOSGS. N. Q. A C. Nicholson. Rec. Sec. I. O. O. F. Rogue River Enenmpment. Lodge No. 31 meets in I. O. O. F. hall the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 9 p. m. V.LVawtek,C.P. B. S. Webb, Scribe. Olive Rebekah Lodge No. SP. meets in I. O. O. F. hall first and third Tuesdays Ft each month. Visiting sisters invited to attend. . Mrs. D. S. YOUNGS, N.Q. A. C Nicholson, sec A. F. & A U. Meets first Friday on or be fore full moon at 8 p. m in A. O. U. W. hall. N. L. Narhecan. W. M. J. S. Howard, Sec. 6. A. R. Chester A. Arthur Post No. 47. meets in u. A. R. boll every second and fourth Thursdays in each, mouth at ?:3 p. M. O. C NuBLB, Com. J. H. Fabis, Adjt. F. A. A L TJ. L. L. Polk lodge No. 883. meets very ruesJay at s p. m. J. W. Millek, Pres. O: S. B iuggs. Sec. Eiworth League meets each Sunday even in; ax :T0- D. T. Lawtoa. president. Julia Falde, secretarv - FOR REMDE IY D." Lays Sown the Law to - D. W." in a Concise Hanner. J. FORMED VS. REFORMED. Pointer to Local Xillers to Grow .Rich. -How Young People's Literary meets Friday even ing of each week, under the auspices of the Ep worth League. . . W. C. T. TJ- Meets at Christian church every Monday evening at 7 p. m. Mrs. a. a. Kellogg, Pres. VRS. E. P. Hahhond, Sec'y. . . Y. M. C. A. Meets every Sunday at 3 p m. M. E. cnurch. . - W. S. Hallv, Pres. M. E. Rigby, See. . - Secretaries of above lodges will please attend to corrections. Any society wishing to have a place in this directory will please hand in nec essary data.- - CHURCHES OF MEDFORD. Methodist Episcopal Church E. E. Thomp son, pastor. Services the second and fourth Sabbaths: morning. II a.m.. evening, 7:30 p. m Prayer meeting at S p. m. Thursday. Sunday school each Sunaay as 10 a. m. A. E. Johnson, superintendent. ... Christian Church P. R. Burnett, pastor. Preaching first and third Sundays in month, mocain and evening. Worship every Sunday morning. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. Presbyterian Churen F. J. Edmunds, pas tor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:20 p. m. Sun day school at W a. m. Y. P. S.C. E., 6:15 p.m. Baptist Church is at present without a pas tnr Praver meetiner everv Wednesday even ing. Sunday school at IUa.m Further notice given as soon as posr secured. The pastK3 of the different churches are re- questea to sttenti to eorrecuens. PilOFESSiOK3L GUIS. E. b. pickel; Physician and Surgeon Medford,- Oregon. OSce : Rooms 2 4 3. I. O.O.F. Bldg J B. WAIT, ' " Phy!ifias and SnaGEON. OSce: Medford, Oregon. Ia Childers' Block. E P. GEARY, 1 Physician and Surgeon. Medford, Oregon. Office: Cor. C and 7th sts. f, S. JONES, Physician and mjrgson. . Medford. Oregon. Office: Haniliii block, up stairs. D R. O. F. DEMOREST. v Resident Dentist. V "C" Makes Tf ' specialty" - of- first-class work at reasonable rates. ,Office in 'opera house, Medford.Or ROBT. A. MILLER- ; -Att'y and CouSKti.bR'AT-i.AW. -Jacksonville, Oregon. ----- Will practice in all courts of Editor Southern Oregon Mail: "J. D. W," in the Democratic Times Vol. 22, No. 2S, objects to our ' Governor Pennoyer's state ment that '"every man of stnse knows that no effective reduction of tariff taxation can be made with out supplying, the bulk of needed revenue from some other source, such as an income tax." The writei'a first statement is this: '"The fact is that reducing the duties "on a very high protective I tariff, like the. McKinley monstro- si iv, oas lnvanaoiy nau a tenaencv to increase the revenues rather than to diminish them." . Now, dear reader, let us examine this state ment said to be a fact. e wilt make it so east that even the sup porters of the plutocrats can under stand' it: Medford manufactures (lour. In the vear 1S90 Medford had a law that placed a high pro tective tariff on all flour not made in the city of Medford. In the competing market- up to ISO J flour sold m Medford for $1 per sack. Medford' 1SUU law placed a high protection of 50 cents per sack on rlour made. outside of our city. The Medford miller has the business cornered. Jones has a good mill on the other side of Bear creek. He hears of Medford's high protection. He thinks a thought. He calls on Mr. Smith, the Medford miller, and says, "I understand that your peo ple ha vo placed a tax on my flour of 50c per sack ;' why is this?" "They wish to protect the Medford mills and possibly the city may re ceive an 'incidental' .revenue." "But, Mr. Smith, how can the city expjft a revenue since" I dare not seil flour at a loss?" "Now, Mr.-Jones, I will let you into the secret of the whole matter. You and I have been making a yearly profit of $3000 on flour sold to the Medford people. -1 wouIJ like to make my t.txes' lighter and make more on the milling business and if jou will help me I will show vou how you can help yourself." 'I have been thinking of the same, Mr. Smith, for I presume you have 111 mind a wav to make vour peo plepay the high revenue vou have placed on mv flour." "It is like this, Mr. Jones. Last year you made $1000 on flour sold in our city; I made $2000. This was done on a sale of 1500 sacks at a profit of 20c pt-r sack. Now, since there is a tariff of 50c per sack, we must get that out ' of vour way somehow. Wc can reduce the price of wheat and wages enough to give us a proiit on a sai-K. ot iixur to the amount of oOc or even more. Our expenses for the cost of wheat and wages, etc . has been Sue per each sack of Hour. We can easi.lv reduce the cost of a sack of flour to us to 50u by the use of a contracted currency, lower wages, the use of labor-saving machinery and by re ducire the price of wheat. 'That is so, Mr. b:iuth; and then we can sell our flour at $1.25 per 'sack." . ' - -That's it, Mr. Jones ; I see that you have-an eye to business." Now let us see how the millers stand under a high proteciive tar- ftff. ' They redut-e. the cost of making their flour per sack 30c ts Advanced selling price " " 25cts a mil reducing the tariti to 19 per cent, which was a "tariff for revenue onlv," and com pletely failed to meet the wants of the government. If low tan It will produce a greater amount of reve nue than high tariff, why was the treasury empty when the tariff was 19 per cent and full when it was 24 per cent and upward? "In consistency, thou art a jewel." Let us gn back. Mr. Jones sells Medford one-third of the flower she consumes, which is o,UUU sacks. She consumes the same under high or low tariff. The tariff is 50 cents per sack, which would give Med ford' $2,500 revenue. The "tariff reform democrats" are noiv placed in power in Medford. They reduce the high tariff on flour from oO cents per sack down to 24 cents per sack. Now let us see if "tariff for revenue only" brings us more revenue than high protective tariff. Here comes Mr. Jone3 with his 5.000 sacks of flour. He pays the 24 cents tariff. The "tariff reform" democrats count it up and find that they - have $1,200 for "revenue orJy." Yoj see they are short fl,,5UU on revenue onlv. w no has the $1,300? The mi'llers have it and the "reformed revenue onlv" THE BLUE AND GRAY A Orand Scene et the' Kama Peo ple's Party State Cenventioa. THE WAR IS ENDED. An Ex-Confederate Soldier Nomf nated by 274 Old Union Veterans. the State. P U" Ae WHITMAN, Abstractor and Attorney? At-Law. .Medford," Oregon. Office in bank building. Have the most complete and reliable ab stracta of title in Jackson county WILLARD CRAWFORD, w Attorney and Counsei.ur--At Law. - - Medford, Oren.: . Office: . In Opera block. " democrats have the tariff '"tink ered." Dear reader, don't vou see that the democrat and remil lic.ui lead ers-are working for tin? Jones and Smith famili -s Away wiih the tariff devil. Tariff is a "monstros ity" in the hands of republicans "formed" or in the hands of demo crats "retormed. Even the rink ertons cannot perpetuate such a damnable scheme of roblcry. J. D. . s tariff reform will be much like ".he negro's fish. A ne gro caught a very large fi-h and left it Ht the edge of the wa'c, se cured by a string, and went down the creek for more fish. Soon afer another negro came along and see-1 ing the large fish, he exchanged it for a small 'minnow. The other negro, returned after a time and found the small full. . He. lifted it out 'of the water and said: "Is dis niv fish? Yes.. sah, dis nuis 1 e my fish, but who-ee, how he is swnnk.'" Away with tariff high. Away with tariff low. Away with your old party chestnuts the new ones are ripe. No, sir, our country is not lost. Day after day recruits are coming to us from the broken lines of the old parties. Dawn has come! . Come, my brother, come up out of the old party boats. They are sinking under the weight of the stolen wages of . he oppressed slaves of Columbia. Lib.rty is not dead! It burns acain in the bosoms of the; sons of the land of the setting sun. As a Weaver and a Field stand hand. in hand, while their tears of love and repentance wash to whiteness the bloody shirt, shouts go up from shore to shore and from - shop to shop and from farm to farm, pro- claiminz the union of north and south and the eternal destruction of sectionalism. Courage, comrade, courage 1 The victory is ours. Why? Wo have coufidad in each other. . In union there is strength. S.-D. Medford. Ore , Julv 11. AUSTIN S. HAMMOND, . Attor.ney-At-Lw. ' Medford,. Oregon. Oa,ce J O O F.. BaUding. Total 55ctn You can readily see that Mr. Jones 'across the creek makes 5c more per sack under a high protec tive tariff than he did under free trade, and 'Mr. Smith makes 55c more and has become a millionaire. You see," too, that the consumer pays the high tariff for bevenue and self protection; and . the "miller's" taxes on his property and millions are but a trifle. This is the way a "high protective tariff like the McKinley moiictrosity" lowers up the revenue. Is it a "fact,! Mr. J. D. W. that high tariff reduces the revenue? If so, where-will we get the money to pay our taxes when the plutocratic tariff tinkering democrats begin to "ref.irm" thu tariff devil. If the Citizens Alliance. The object of the National Citizens ndustriul Alliance is to organize ami educate the voters of the townn ami cities tipon tho economic iniestionH of the day. We aim to unite with tin ull who indorse the St. Louis platform til 1892. but who are ineligible to member ehip in other reform organization. Any person over sixteen years of age uiay join onr order excepting stockholders, officers or salaried attorneys of railway, express, telegraph or national banking corporations. We work in perfect harmony with the Knights of Labor and the Fanners' Alli ance, and have the hearty indorsement and co-operation of all the other reform workers and leaders of the nation. The vote of tho towns and cities is tho only hopo of Wall street, and every tme re former ebonld aid us in onr efforts to push the work of organization and edu cation in. every city, town and village and thus nnite and strengthen our forces. The interests of the Imninexs men are identical with those of the farmer and laborer, and all feel the baud of oppression upon them. Our oppress ors never sleep, and we must ever be watchful and np and doing. The eue mies of the people are leagued together in secret onramzation, and we most meet them and defend onr rights by counter organization. All who are willing to aid the right lu the struggle now upon us nre requested to apply to Mrs. Annie L. Qiggs. ua tional secretary National Citizens In dustrial alliance, 803 A Street. N. E. Washington. ' ' - A Hard Han to llaat. Tom Watson is the most iopnlar man in Georgia, if we are to judge by the el forts used to defeat him for Congress m i the Tenth district. . (Jetierai tiordon BY H. A. WHITE, AUGCSTA, KAX3AP. ' The recent people's Party State convention for the state of Kansas, held at Wichita on the loth, 16th and 17th of June was a most won derful assemblage in more ways than one. But the climax was reserved for the last, and right royal was it ren dered and to bo fully compre hended it must have been seen. Xo pen can give the inspiration of the scene .it least mine can not. The convention really began its preliminary session on the night of the 14th, holding a very late ses sion that night for speeches and a general expression of ideas. Then each day and night thereafter hard-working sessions were held, hiKtintr in loner nflrr liiidnieh o o c 1 finally closing at nearly two o clock in the morning of Friday the 17th. Day and night, in the midst of a sultry heat in a cicely crowded opera house, those 553 delegates clung to their work, not letting up for meals until late meal hours, when any important matter was before 1 hem It seems is if they would stay all summer if the work could not be satisfactorily compleU-d sooner. Time seemed to be of little con sideration, results seemed to be everything with them. But to the climax. Bv the order of business. the nomination of Congressman at large was left to the last, and this order was rrached about 1 o'clock on the morning of the 17th. The rule has been to call eongef sional districts in' the order of their num bers for prcsenta io:i of candidates, but now Col. Kred Clo.e, a one armed ex-Union soldier ami the People's candidate for Congress in t he-first district, arose and moved to suspend the rules and nominate Col. W. A. Harris, of Leavenworth county, an ex-CoiuVderate officer, onco a member of (Jen. R. E. Lee's staff, to that otlicc by acclamation. Colonel Close informally followed his motion with a touchii g and heroic spvech ns to the 11 otives that inspired him to this action, which electrified the whole audi- ience. lieiore closing i:e stiigestea that everv ex-Union soldier n the convention who coincided with him should second the nomim;t':-n bv rising and remaining ft; n ling until they should be counle-, and that all others should remain seated. Immediately 274 old vet- raus stood in the dim luht with right hands ra:.ned (or in the absence of right hands, the left was lraftcd into the service,) btnnding in silent tableau like living statuary eagerly leaning forward to be counted in testimony that with them tho war was n led, hat with th m sti riers up of sectional hate had 110 place. That with them the bloody shirt was folded decently and laid out of sight. That with them the fict that a fellow citizen with them now, who had in - the past worn the "gray" bravely bat tling on the tme side of a great con stitutional question, while they were upon the other side, until the stern arbitrali n of the battle had settled it, should no longer 'count against him. since he hr.s patrioti cally accented thu result and has cast his lot in with all u oi citizens of our State, and is givii.g his best efforts to the upbuilding of our country, prosperity ana me glorv of our State. When the teller announced that 274 old veterans, a majority of tho entire convention, had thus second d tho nomination of Colonel Har ris, shouts shook the building, and nearly an hour was consumed by tho old veterans in a grand re die, the present president of the Kansas State Alliance. -Brother Diddle was twice punctured, with confederate lead, and most miracu 1 tusly and narrowly escaped death by his wounds upon the field of bat tle. He is now the candidate of the People's Party for treasurer in this state. He electrified the au dience as he stood there saying in substance: "This is one of the proudest moments of my life, and I gladly 6cize this opportunity to testify that with me the war is ended and I am ready to clasp hands in fraternal fellowship with any and all who were once my deadly enemies on the field of conflict, when they come with us in our efforts to save to this people the great boon of equal rights to all and special privileges to none." That the scenes attending the nom ination of Colonel Harris furnished a most fitting finale to this most wonderful convention, every one felt who witnessed them. An ex confederate soldier said of it: When,the wi:es shall carry the news of that event over the tunny South, a shout of joy will po up from, her sons, and it will bring thousands of voters to the ranks of the People's Party." In conclusion h't me say that the very atmos phere of that convention ball seemed redolent with success, and all went away loth to depart, but happy of having been there. Na tional Economist. BARGAINS! -BARGAINS! BARGAINS! -AT- DflVlS & POTTEfiGEH'S. WE WILL SELL FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DATS AST OF OUR CROCKERY & GLASSWARE AT COST. COME EARLY AND GET A BARGAIN. W3 Will Also Civs Away One of Our 44-Piec Tea Sett. Chance for Each Dollar's Purchase of 0i democratic gold bugs are permitted an(1 iflnentia men are' nidhijr lajor to "reform" this tariff deyil, he. will . mack, the Democratic candidate.' in hia have more power to tax the dear p-.-oplo" according to J. D. W.'s own argument, than the twin, republican branch. '' ' ' Mr. J. D. W. tells that "in 1857 the republican party, assisted the know nothings, passed I piajjt, campaign against Watson, lu the mean- time Watson is attending strictly to his duties in -Washimrton. The nnery is. If it takes three of the ablest men iu Heor cia to fight Tom when he ain't there. how many is it going to take wben be is on the spot? Columbia 3. V,) Cotton County Alliance Meeting'. The delegates representing the various sub alliances of Jackson county met on Julv S, 1S92, at Medford at 10 a.m. In the absence of the president and vice-president the secn-tarv called the meeting to order and Ira Wakefield was elected as chairman pro tern. Committee on credentials report ed the following alliances repre sented : Antioch Geo. A. Jackson, Perry Foster. Chas. Sydenstricker. Brownsbro J. H. Lav man, Wm.Terrill. Pine Grove J. A. Martin, W. S King. Eden J. II. Woodv, A. C. Smith, Jr., S. II. Holt, Miss Nanie Holt. Gold Hill D. B. Mardon, J." V. Maaterson, Hemy Xlock, B. A. Knotts F. Poujade, Jno. Mardon. Lone Oak J. W. Smith. Phoenix Ira Wakefield, R. T. Blackwood, Elmer Coleman. Progress Wella Bceson, Anson Jacobs. Allen Ablmtt, James Briner, E. E. Dewing, Estella DuCIos, Ella Terrill. Walker G. N. Hesselgrave. C. II. Ercanbrack. E. F. Walker, C.G. Armstrong. J. Hanson. Table Rock S. M. Ncal n, n.F. Harding. - Uuiontown James Armj ricst. II. D. Russell. W. W. Cameron, A Throckmorton. . - . Pleasant Creek Thos. H. B. Tavlor. Nay lor J. McPherson, W. S. Crowell, J. W. Lawton, G. W. Bash ford. Lake Creek W. D. Bowles, Mrs. Bowles, John Grieves, Mrs. S. E Martin. Soda Sprincs Not represented. Independence Not represented. Woodvillc B. K. Stevens. . Trail Creek Dick Vincent, Har vey Richardson, L. J. Marck, 5. P. Oliver. L. L. Polk J. W. Miller, G. S. Briggs, F. G. Kcrtson, P. II. Oviatt. Prospect Ervin McUall, o. i. Aiken. The secretary read a financial statement covering receipts and ex penditures since Juno oO, lsal. which was accepted and ordered placed on file. 1 lie lollowing oincers were elect ed for the coming year: Pn sident S. H. Holt. . Vice President J. W. Marks berry. Secretary Win. II. Breese. Treasurer Geo. A. Jackson. Chaplain E. L. Thompson. Lecturer Ira Wakefield. Steward Estella DuCIos. Doorkeeper P. H. Oviatt. Asst. Doorkeeper Ella Terrill. The next meetinir of the county alliance will be held at Medford, Friday October 11, 1892. Wm. H. Breese, Sec'y Co. Alliance. J. S. HOWARD. Ory Goods, Boots I Shoes, Grocrcies, and Crockery. The best goods at the lowest prices for Cash. for country produce. MEDFORD, The highest prices paM OREQCXISr. MS MEDFORD, ORE. & CO.. PURE DRUGS AT POPULAR PRICES. IOMBS AND UKJ.KBS. CTAMPS Prtxa ajt AVD TATIOSEHV. TVVWDKS I KRFCMea. C.OAH AJ OAtYiOw xsrD T-I X ENCIL Til Chamois, Spores and a Full Line of "Toilet PreparatieBS. PRESCRIPTION'S CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED DAY. AND SIGHT. A'.l orders answered with car and dispatch- Our stock of Uedleine is complete, w&r.-anted and ot the btt quality. ADKISMS & WEBB, Dealers in SHELF AND HEAVY HARWARE. Stoves, Tin and Willow "Ware. Cycone and Hoosier Pumps. ITSS253 0Evcry artiele bears a guarantee. union and class nieetinjr, as our Methodist friends would call it, in which the fullest flow of patriotic sentiment of the most lofty strain held sway in all ways recognizing the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, and putting to shame the narrow, unforgiving. vituperative hate, which has so long characterized '. so many who lor unholy parlifan purposes have sought to keep alive sectional ani mosities aiid acrimonious bitter ness. ' Prominent among the old veterans who thus gave utterance 13 these manly sentiments were .General and ex-Congressman Harrison Kelly, and W, II. Bid-; 1THEI ClarendoW til. HOTEL. G. COOPER, pFOpP., Medford, - Oregon. The. silver plank of the Republican convention is an exact counterpart of Garrard's silver plank in tbe Ueorjfia Democratic platform. The Constitution says: "The Republican silver plank ia iu- tended to deceive the people. It 1 traddle which means tiotbing a piece of grinning hypocrisy that ought to be revolting to all honest people. The Constitution ntuuibled on th truth for once. There is uo donbt that all honest people are disgusted with tue hypocrisy of tbe Kepnblieau party. But why shouldn't onr people be eonally disgusted with the silver plank of the lato Democratic party of Georgia? It is a facsimile of tho Republican silver plank. We believe they are. and every mail convinces ns of tbe truth of this statement . The only thing that the Georgia De mocracy could offer the people was a Re- 1 puBUuaa Dum ywuv First-class BoarOy the Day, ffeek or HontK Centrally Located, West Side of the S. P. fe. R. Depot. BRICK - YARDS, Tl MEDFORD G. W. PRIDDY, PROP. 140,000 Brick an Hand. First Class Quality-. Lara and Small Orders Promptly Filled. Brick Vtovit of All Iinds Executed With Satisfaction. Give Me a Call