OREGON REGISTER. .. • ' ■ “ A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, AND BY THE PEOPLE.” LAFAYETTE, YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 6,1888. VII. ISílED EVEBY FRIDAY -AT- - - TK, OREGON - —BY— INK S. HARDING. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. perye«r. In .dvano......................... <» Ju monili, lu »dv.r............... 1 00 H at the postoffice in Lafayette. L second das« matter. iFfICIAL DIRECTORY. VNlTUn 8TÁTM. .Grover Cleveland ..Thus. F. Bayard bf Stele........... Chas. 8. Fairchild bf Treasury. ... W.F. Vila« bf the Interior, .. Wm. C. Kndic F p War............. ....W.C. Whitney fneieiil'.• Don M. Dickin..i Beaeral...........................A. H. Gai land t" .............. Morrison R. Waite CONOBE88IONAL. U H Mitchell I................................... I J. N. Dolph ...........................Binger Hermann STATE. ..........................Sylvester Pennoyer ................. Geo* W. McBride .......................... G.. W. Webb iiciuatruction............... E* B. 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NO. 35. been appointed commissioner of the Sixth—Should provide for elect- G. L. O., served in the forty-seventh ing United States senators by a direct vote of the people. (From our Regular Correepondent.) and forty-eighth "congresses. ’ ’ ■ Seventh—SMSuld declare the W ashington , March 23,1888. The bill to prevent the employ­ modem “trust” and other combina­ ' Cleveland and revenue reform is ment of alien and convict labor on tions for maintaining artificial the refrain that is being echoed public works has been passed by prices to be a conspiracy against the common welfare, and that it be from onejend of the countfy to the the house. • other. Ex-Congressman Hill, of The president has sent to con­ punished accordingly. - Eighth—Should abolish the in­ Ohio, who is in the city, says the gress a communication from the ternal revenue and correct the ine- democrats of that state are unani­ secretary of the interior, with much qualties an$ eliminate the unjust mous for the nomination of Mr. testimony relating to a' grant of discriminations of the present tariff Cleveland, and that the delegates public land to the state of Oregon schedule. Ninth—Should vigorously enforce to St. Louis will go instructed to for the construction of wagon roads. the prohibition of the importation vntn t,l)at way. Accompanying these documents is of contract labor, prevent the land­ Mr. Cleveland and his policy of a message from the president which ing, so far as possible, of all social­ revenue reform are gaining strength says: “The presentation of the facts ists, anarchists, criminals and paup­ every day, all over the country, and by the secretary is the result of an ers. The prohibition party pledges it­ yet right here at the capital a hand­ examination which has developed, self to do these things whenever it ful of members of the house of re­ as it seems to me, the most un­ gains control of the government. presentatives calling ^.themselves blushing frauds upon the govern­ Candidates placed iii nomination democrats have set themselves up ment, which if remaining unchal­ are: For congressman, Prof. G. M. in opposition to the whole party and lenged, will divert several hundred, Miller, of Multnomah;. for'supremo have deliberately gone to work to thousand acres of land from the judge, nomination left with the ex­ prevent the passage by the house of public domain and from the reach ecutive committee; for presidential the Mills tariff bill, thus prevent­ of honest settlers, to those who have electors, Prof. T. F. Campbell,'of ing the party from redeeming the attempted to pervert and prostitute Polk; B. F. Ramp, of Douglas, and pledges upon which it elected a the beneficent designs of the govern­ Dr. August C. Kinney, of Clatsop. president and hopes to reelect him. ment, which sought by the promise Delegates to the national conven­ These men claim to represent the of generous donations of land to tion to be held at Indianapolis, sentiments of their constituents, but promote the building of wagon May 30, 1888: J. W. Webb, 8. unless Mr. Hill, who is quoted roads for public convenience and Ramp, 8. Condit, Mrs. M. Ellen above, is wrong about the-sentiment for the purpose of encouraging set­ Sickafoose, Mrs. A. R. Riggs, I. H. , in Ohio, the members from that tlement upon thé public lands. Amos, G. M. Miller, J. G. Warner state who have. joined hands with The roads have not yet been built and’ T. J. Alley. Nine alternates Mr. Randall, who represents a re­ and yet an attempt, is made to were also elected. publican district in Pennsylvania, claim the lands under a title which COUNTY CONVENTION. are misrepresenting their constiu- -depends • for its validity entirely up­ In pursuancejof a call the prohi­ ents in -opposing revenue reform. on the constructiqn of these roads.” bition county convention met -in The same might be said j>( the A bill repealing these land grants Lafayette, last Friday, and after Louisana members who are oppos­ and restoring the lands to the pub­ adopting the state platform, except ing the Mills tariff bill. , *” '" lic domain is recommended for im­ that part of the second section re­ The republicans here are still in mediate passage by the president. ferring to equal suffrage, and listen­ a demoralized condition, never hav­ The bill protects the interests T)f ing to a few remarks by W. T. ing recovered from the effects of the parties who have innocently pur­ Mills, of Ohio, the cónvention ad­ Blaine letter. If they do not rally chased land of the wagon road com­ journed to meet at McMinnville before the campaign opens they will panies. Monday to nominate a county not fight with enough vim to make ticket. And this is the, result: PROHIBITIONISTS. the contest interesting. Representatives — E. 8. Craven f Senator Blair, of New Hamp­ STATE AND COUNTY MEETINOS." Amity; C. E. Hoskins, Newberg. shire, is thought by some to be suf­ County Commissioners — B. F. The state çonvention of the pro- fering from softening of the brain. Fuller, McMinnville; Jas. McDon­ His latest crank idea is a bill hibition party met in Portland ald, Wheatland'. * which he has introduced in the Wednesday and Thursday of last Clerk—J. T. Watson, Dayton. week-. Following is the platform senate proposing that ex-confeder­ Sheriff—J. W. Carey, Amity. ■ . ate soldiers and sailors shall have adopted: Treasurer—A. J. Nelson, Mc­ W hereas , The three great objects preference over ex-confederate civi­ of government are the securing to Minnville. lians in appointments to civil ser­ the citizens the rights of life, liberty Assessor—I. N. Edmiston, Pleas­ vice positions. The bill was not and property; and ant Dale. Recorder—N. L. Wiley, Newberg. W hereas , Through the criminal asked for nor is it wanted by any­ Coroner—John Hanson, Dayton. body. But for all that its author’s neglect and pernicious legislation of the dominant political parties, great Surveyor—To be filled by central motives in presenting it were good, evils have been fostered which im­ committee. and he is a kind hearted man. School Superintendent — To be pair all these rights, most prom­ The ways and means committee inent among which evils is that of filled by central committee. have completed the consideration of the legalized liquor traffic. With a CHICAGO STREET ETIQUETTE. the Mills tariff bill and before this firm reliance upon an overruling Providenoe in favor of the right and One rainy day last week a good­ letter is in type it will have been re­ upon the moral sense of our best looking young man stepped off a ported to the house, unless the re­ citizenship, the prohibition party of Lake street car on Fifth avenue, publican minority of that commit­ Oregon submit the following plat­ tee shall discover some new method form of principles: The government just as a buxom, apple-cheeked, First—Should prohibit the man­ jolly shop-girl started to run across of delay. ■ They have already ex­ ufacture, sale, supply, exportation the steeet. It was dark, and the hausted all that were known. and importation of, and interstate The capitol was struck^by light­ commerce in all intoxicating liquors girl did not see the man until she ran right into him. Then a mis­ ning on Wednesday afternoon dur­ as a beverage. chievous look came into his eyes, Second — should submit to the ing a terrific thunder storm, and for legislatures of the several states a and he threw his arms around her, awhile there was great excitement. measure separate from every other gave her a good hug and hurried The only damage done, however, question, providing by an was to destroy the telegraph instru­ amendment to the constitution the on. The girl was so astomshed ments in the press galleries of both disfranchisement of paupers, illiter­ for a moment that she stood still in the honse and senate and to kill a ates and convicted criminals, and the middle of the street. Then she horse at the doo