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About The Oregon register. (Lafayette, Yamhill County, Or.) 18??-1889 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1888)
TUE OREGON REGISTER “ A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, AND BY THE PEOPLE.” A. LAFAYETTE, YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 1,1888. O gon Register EVEBY FRIDAY as cost WASHINGTON LETTER. h* »B a call. T. C. rtePRENS. TO THE MERCHANTS OF OREGON. The tariff laws now in force in this country are every way injuri ous to the business of Oregon. If the farmer of this state could pur chase clothes, implements and ar ticles of necessity used by him, at a much cheaper rate than he now does he would have that much more money to trade with, and to pay his debts with. The price of the farmers wheat is fixed at Liver pool; a reduction of the tariff could not change it. A large number of the farms in Oregon are mortgaged. The tariff has been such a burden that the farmers could not pay taxes and high prices for what they buy without incumbering their property. Let us reduce these bur dens for the good of all. When the farmer is prosperous the merchant is. Whatever the tariff is to other states it is a positive curse to Ore- We. have fewer manufacturers than any other state, and if we had many the freight charges on manu factured articles across the con tinent is protection to those we have. Wool is about the only ar tide we raise that is protected. Yet the statistics of the world show that the price of wool is not regulated hy tariff laws. But for the tariff, we could buy foreign wool to mix With our own. The demand would ad vance the price of foreign wool and therefore our own. Mr. Hermann votes ip congress that if passed it will cost the gov with_the high tariff party. In doing ernment probably not more than so we think he does lasting injury $250,000,000, and suggests to the to the merchants and farmers of house that is the “very best means Oregon. Mr. Gearin, if elected, will of disbursing the surplus in the vote to reduce the tariff, and to treasury.” break every yoke upon the indus SATIRIZING TARIFF ABUSES. tries of this state. Tariff reform In the house on Thursday last rises higher than mertPpartisanship. Mr. Cox let in more real liglit on There are many republicans who the tariff question than any of the believe the time has now come participants in the long and dreary when these, war taxes should be debate who preceded him. The radically reduced. The Oregonian, subject is a serious one, but there of Portland, has often said so. If has been so much serious talking an unhealthy party spirit drives it about it that the seriousness has to the support of Mr. Hermann and palled and the point of argument the tariff, there are many mer become blunt and ineffective. Mr. chants and farmers who will not Cox has illuminated the the central follow that newspaper this year. principle involved with flashes of They believe the welfare and inter wit, satire and ridicule. Truth is ests of this state are greater than the backbone of humor, whatever party, and will vote for Mr. Gearin, and however extravagant the em who represents tariff reform. The bellishments may be. There must democratic party has dodged this be something tangible to hit or the ’great issue until this year, and was not therefore entitled to the votes of stroke is a failure. When Mr. Cox, taking the tallow tariff reformers. But now, for the chandler’s paint of view, cried, first time, it has come squarely out “What cheap pauper labor the sun in favor of lower tariff taxes; it is is!” he struck directly at the folly the duty of every voter who believes of denying advantages to the many with us to give it a trial and vote for the sake of the few. Volumes for the man who will carry out the could not say more. And when he views contained in President Cleve said that he would not quarrel with land’s message. Mr- Gearin is, We gentlemen who had local interests think, as well qualified for a seat in at stake, but that he wanted them congress as is Mr. Hermann, and to be fair and “commit reciprocal brigandage, , ” he pictured the in will have the advantage of acting -equalities of the present protective with the majority party, that has tariff in a few words. The thread controlled the lower house of con bare and sleep-producing argument gress for the last fourteen years, that protective duties produce high save two. But even if there was a wages because we have both pro tective duties and high wages he wide différence in the qualifications punctured by a dozen ridiculous of the two candidates for congress, analogies. We have tramps and we principle is greater than men. We have high wages; therefore tramps vote for a principle of tariff reform produce high wages, was one of when we vote for John M. Gearin, a them. It is time that the selfish interests principle so far reaching that it is which underlie our tariff and tax all important that we sustain him the people $140,000,000 more than in the approaching election. the government needs were met by If the merchants who believe as sarcasm. The hypocritical straight we do on this vital issue will talk nesday. faces of special pleaders who care friends and cus- Which party will control the sen nothing for the general good invite , with their ............ farmer ....... .............. ................... - that kind of comment. — N. Y. World. | tomers. with their employee* and ate after the 4th of next March’ is (From oar Regular Correspondent.) W ashington , May 18, 1888. OSUON Representative Mills expresses confidence in the final passage by the house of his tariff bill without ANK S. HARDING. any amendments radical enough to gOBSCBIPTlON RATER. change the bill in any material $2 00 way. Other members of the house see veer, InaJvance.......... . 1 00 '¡¡xaoBiluln »<>»•<'••••• are not so confident They believe office in Lafayette, that a tariff bill will be passed by ne matter. the house but that it will differ materially from the original Mills IfFICIAL DIRECTORY. bill. . rXITBD STATU. The general debate ends to-mor .................. Grover Cleveland jiLw.................. Thos, F, llayard row, but just what is then to be SiLanry............ CLaa. 8. Fairchild ¡¡¿Interior................... W. F. Vilas done has not yet been settled. Two ....... .r^r.-.WaB.CLta4lo.-tt propositions are being considered. ...................... W.C. Whitney naoeral .............. Hou M. bickiuann One is to leave flip-tariff to go over A. H, Gailand until after the St Louis convention, and get that convention to endorse COXOUBaOXAU IJ H Mitchell it so strongly that no democratic ) J, N. llolpli ...................Binger Herutaun member will dare vote against it. STATE. Sylvester Pennoyer The other is to cut off all amend Gio* W. McBride . ...G. W. Webb ments at the end of the general a.E- B. McElroy debate and take a vote on it at once. .. Fi auk Baker (W. W. Thayer, The last idea is very inviting to ■J Win. P. Lord, the advocates of boldness in politick, ( R. 8. btrahan. DISTRICT. but rather frightful to the more ....... .. H. P. Boise . ........................ Geo. W. Belt conservative and timid members of ..................... W. L. Bradshaw the party. If the president were COUNTY. .......L. Longbapy asked to decide the matter he would (ieo, W. Dried well undoubtedly advise the latter course, ........T.J. Harris .. W.W. Nelaon because every amendment accepted ... .Wyatt Harris ..... J. I>, Fentnn for the bill would weaken it as a (George lh»rsey political issue;— ' } J.8. Hibba The senate committee on privi [ John Tbotnpxon i Thom fig Huston leges andjelections repotted unani .. ..{MJ |kMi.sey . Henry Hopkins mously in favor of thé legality of E Perkins , .E Carpenter the election of Senator Turpie, of ,. H W Dunn Indiana, whoso election was dis W. W. Nelaon puted by certain republicans. TH LAW OF NKWMFAPFK8. Spcret " sessions of the senate are ri ere who do not give express no- contiary tiro considered as wishing not likely to be abolished for a long their hubecriptinns. isbwribrrs order the discontinuance of time to come. By more than a icxk the pnblfahers tnav continue to three-fourths majority the senate «util all arreura are paid. BiibKriiters neglect to or refuse to take rioiic>»hf from tl e office to which they decided, this week, against consid Si directed, they are held responsible ering the fisheries treaty in open ' have settled their bill an*’ ordered per discontinued. session's; JubaeriherH move to other place* with- Senator Vest’s resolution provid *®ia< the publisher, and the papers are the 'former diiection, they are he d ing for a select committee to ex Me. courts have decided that refusing to amine the questions touching meat b from the office or leuinving the» uncallad for is prim* facie and meat products of the United intentional fraud• pustniKKter who neglects to give the States, togethor with the transpor of tlia neuleot of a person to take office the paper addressed to him, fa tation of the same, has been adopted »to the publisher for the subscription by the senate. In his remarks on the subject Mr. Vest quoted a table CUtactl NOTIC K. showing the amount of beef con will be held at the following t mee hr the M. E. partor In charge of the sumed per capita among the prin dreait: cipal nations of the world in 1884. “11 a. m. West Cbehalem; 3 p. The United States heads the list •r-Lafayette, morning and evening. J—II s. ni. Pike school house; Het- with 120 pounds per head, therefore ing praeious, at Anderson's school he contended that anything affect J—Il a. m. Carlton; 3 p. m.--------- ing meat and its production and Lafsydte. Preacher In obarge. transportation is of vital import raUBVTEBlAN HKavicra. services wl’l be conducted by Rev. ance to every single inhabitant of the PreebrteHffi church, as follows: bath of each month at Lafayette. this country. Ith Sabbaths gtZena. Upon recommendation of the th at McCoy. All cordially Invited. naval board, Secretary Whitney J. Burt MooFe, lias granted Messrs. Cramp <fc SonsA {he shipbuilders of Philadelphia, SIC1AN AND SURGEON, an extension of four months time for the completion of the new ves Oregon. sels Baltimore, Yorktown and Ve R.J. C. MICHAUX, suvius. L afayette , O regon - The republicans of the senate committee on the judiciary have bb aetlve experience of r.ipe yearn ■ terrteen to the people ol Lafayette postponed the consideration of the country. nomination of Mr. Fuller to be chief justice of the United 8tates • C- Steptieixs, until next Monday. Representative Fitch, of New PRACTICAL York city, is the first, and so far the iimaker and Jeweler, only republican member *pf the house, who has publicly announced yett«, Oregroaa- his intention of supporting the Mills *Jn.tel»M (lock of watebea, clocks. tariff bill. He made a speech in . ipectaclea and seIla at uoprec^ieiit- favor of revenue reform on Wed Clooka and Jewelry repairing a epec- “Ity—All work warranted. a question often asked these days. On the 3d of March the terms of twenty-six senators will expire, this number being equally divided be tween the parties. , One of the re publicans—Riddleberger, of Virginia —has had a democratic successor elected, and the rest are pretty sure to be succeeded by republicans, with the possible exception of Ore gon. Among the thirteen demo cratic senators retiring there is only one who is not certain of being suc ceeded by a democrat. That is Mr. McPherson of New Jersey. Should the democrats retain New Jersey and capture Oregon it would make the senate stand thirty-nine democrats and 37 republicans, juBt reversing what it is now. But the chances are that Oregon will return a republican and New Jersey a democrat, which will make the sen ate a tie, giving the contffi, through the vice-president, to whichever party carried the presidential elec tion. Representative Matson, chairman of the house committee on invalid pensions and the democratic nomi nee for governor of Indiana, has re ported favorably a bill extending the time of the arrearage of pen sions, so as to give the benefit of the aet|to all claimants who^fijed their claims after the expiration of the time limit, or may yet file claims before the passage pf this bill. The report accompanying the biff states * NO. À43. neighbors, and urge them to stand by tariff reform at the coming elec tion, we thii think a great victory awaits us in state. A victory for the ovei ir-bSflened taxpayers of 'eryWuly yours, Oregon. Very 1 R evenue -R eform M erchants , A NOTE FROM MR. IRISH. P ortland , May 27, To the Editor of the Oregonian: 1888. Your publication of some personal misrepresentation and abuse of me from the Des Moines Register seems to make it necessary, for your sake, that I should enlarge the issue by adding to it some facts. The words and phrases attributed to me were annually circulated in Iowa for nearly two decades. It was known there that they wire rot and rank peculiar to a time of violent politi cal passion, and that they wero printed in a starveling country pa per from the pen of any partisan hysteric who sought relief that way. I long ago neutralized them by reproducing from the same paper articles written by myself which show that I stood with Douglas “for the Union, whether slavery go up or down.” I was a young fellow then, and like most men who reach 40, if I could lay hands on myself as I was at 18, there are many follies for which I would like to kick myself, but they are not re corded in the attack to which you give circulation. One fact more and I am done. After this virus wth which you attetnpt to vaccinate Oregon against me, had been long before the people of Iowa, I was elected trustee of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, by a re publican legislature, served in that office acceptably to the people and left it with the compliments and regrets of iny colleagues, Col. Hor ton, a ,Union soldier, and Mr. Wat kins, a leading republican. All these things are ancient his tory in Iowa, and of but little inter est to the people of Oregon. You get what you have printed from a bitter personal enemy who has in jured his health hating me, and you know that such an enemy ia not a good witness. J ohn P. I rish . fARLTON. Mrs. Martha Oldham is sick. Lota of drummers these days. Our blacksmith has put up a new sign, Jeff, our next sheriff, called on us the other day. Uncle Billy has got a namesake over- at Uncle Doc's. W. A. Howe is repainting his stores, which greatly improves their appearance. Our doctor hied himself away to New Mexico—gone to bls cattle ranch, we suppose. Mr. Derby, of Lafayette, was on our- streets one day last week, looking after his political fences. Mr. Frank York, deputy assessor, has been among us for the past few days, so liciting autographs. W. A. Howe is putting in a very com plete stock of agricultural implements— wagons, buggies, etc. i The Kelsey and Bodie Bros, are put ting up a nice house and bam near town for Mr. James Edson. A fine opening here for a good, steady, sober doctor to locate. One that has more knowledge of medicine than money can do well here. Thomas Jefferson still takes his Satur day evening ride on the cars for McMinn ville, but we understand be always side tracks at Lafayette. Messrs. Nelson and Hobbs were on our streets the other day, looking as pleasant as only an office Keeker can. Secure your beats, gentlemen. H awk -E vf .