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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1900)
THE ISSUES ARE ABLY DISCUSSED From the Republican Ros trum Last Wednesday Night in Lake view JUDGE SPENCER ELECTRIFIES MIS AUDIENCE A Comprehensive Argument, Based on Sound Judg ment, that Touches the Heart of the People. Again, on Wednesday evening of lust week, did the Kepnhlicans of I-akeview have a routine iin't't in jj and interesting entertainment a meeting attended by groat enthusiasm and a wonderfully at tentive audience. Judge Spencer of Susanviile was the speaker, and that he touched the heart of his listeners was evidenced by the spontaneous outburst- deem the silver " Lot the free coinage of silver In1 introduced and gold will h dincti from the government treasury ami the marts ol trade, ami the silver dollars will dwindle and dwindle in value until th" national credit will In destroyed. The speaker roincmhorcd the time when the greenback was worth hut forty cents on the dollar, hut to-day tacked up by American (told, the green of applause w hich greeted him as he. with dignified finesse an 1 comprehensive Iwk is worth dollar for dollar, ami, be argument, dealt telling blows to the ad- cause of its 'onvenience, is preferable to vooatcs. of free silver, free trade, and the the gold metal in the exchange of large pulling dow n of the Flag, and showed the ; sums. With the free coinage f silver, members of that party the ovi! of their gold will be driven away, pajer money ways. j will fall in value, and the nation will be It was the first intention to have Judge . in peril because the .ovcrnuicnt will not Webster of l'ortland speak to our poo- ; have gold enough to redeem the silver, pie also, and Judge II. L. l'-enson was Judge Spencer gave sonic practical dctn seL'Cted as chairman, but an imtortutit i onstrations that were worthy of ch.se ai'tor-niiiht ca-e in the Circuit Court study and much thought, prevented these gentlemen from being lie gave some telling M to the present, and after the brass baud had , party who made " impel ia!i-m" the finished some sji:l-stirring mnsi,-, Harry "paramount i-sue" in thi- campaign. r.uiloy, Chairman of the Ih-piibli- an : County Central Committee, called the: meeting to order, and the evening's pro- 1 grain was opened with music bv the band . and referred to "trusts" at length. lie said there was neier a woid uttered about the greatett trust in existence to day tin- labor unions a trust so gigan tic in proportions that all "I her so-called tru.-ts r-u.k into ii.signili. ance in enm paris m ; a trut that 1 t . i . ! the Ameri can treenail the right to work for bread followed by a campaign song by the Mc Kinley Glee Club. The chairman then introduced Judge Spencer, who spoke for an hour and a half on the important isse.es of the campaign issues that ap- tor his wife and children; a murderous peal to the judgment of every man who trust that shot him down if he refuser I casts a ballot and who takes an interest i to obey the imperial mandate and become in the affairs, of his country ami his a slave to the w hims of its leaders. Still, country's government. The speaker w as I the speaker said he w as not unfriendly to well acquainted with his fiibjeets anil delivered one of the mo-t hi id and clever arguments that has ever la-en heard from the rostrum in I.akeview upon any important question. He reminded the voter that a certain grave responsibility rctcd in him when he went to the polls on election day to cast his little ballot ; that he should for get party and party principles and vote for what he thought was right and just, and for the best interests of his wife and children, himself and his country ; that he should look to ti e future welfare ot his i'amilv ; study the issues clo.-i ly and lalsir unions ; hut if the trusts were to he uprooted and tin evil amended, let the tight comment e on the greatest trust the world has ever know n and let the h-mocrats look to their own evils, the cotton tru-t, Standard Oil trust, ti.e whisky tru-t and t he Tammany ice trust. The Judge won applause from the small army of fine looking women pres ent w hen he do hired, " the women, iod Mess them ; I love them I'm a Woman SuMragist." Judge Spcm-cr is a warm advocate of Woman's llights, and he is a level-headed and brilliant gentleman. The Kxaininer regrets that it cannot reproduce Judge Spencer's speech in I ALWAYS It LEAD jj 1 WE NEVER FOLLOW I A glance nt our Store will easily convince you that ve still hold lirst place in the nierchaiitile line. Our stock to-day any in this vicinity. is the lar'ot and most complete of We defy competition and challenge a comparison of prices and tjuality with all houses in Southern Oregon find Northern California. HiCiROTHE & COi) the leading merchants of lake cou;ar. aitc (Count it QBxamiiirr I'ublinhrJ llcr Thursday UEACH cS: M'GARUI-Y Editors and Proprietors Maaonic hiilMlng i One Year, $2.00 TliKMS: - Six Months, 1 .00 ( three Months, 50 2. H. DUNLAP THE GROCER v.. i.. fur the .men who Would rule the destinies of the country in such a man Moll, iinl that it is compelled to give a ....rut.. ;.,sre i,n,st.rii v and i .len t v ! rum hi i n g account of it from memory. ... ... ui.t.. ,.f t.t.. w.f..K- .si I It wa- an effective addres an Itliu nn-i-i nit .-ii.i' ........ ... , the shoals ami breakers of destruction, panic ami starvation. It a- an effective r-tptnrotn apphius .Judge Spencer appealed to hi.s Dt-mo-.t.ii: tl iciids to vote with the party that ius'tred protection to the American peo ple ami to take no chances that hy their mi a repetition of the hard times, husiri -s h-ircssion ami rum which f low el ihe last li inocratic ulinini.-t won the the aii'lience. When the speaker dused the audience displayed its feelings by llpplail' I i tlJJ him hack to the Mas."-. Judge Spcinvr recognized the g;a'-io.is compliment, re tnrneil to the stage, bowed ami retired. The progt am of the evening was con cluded w ith a popular piece hy tin; haml, .... followed hy '-Hilly Jlryan, a campaign liltMIKtV. OHM.ON. Ol T. ) , ItMMI. National l.Vpiiblicaii Tit Kct. I'or Pri'sidt'iit WILLIAM McK I X lA'.Y of Ohio. I'or "n-t' President 'I'll loixmii: iosi:vi:lt of Xrw York I'or Presidriitial l-IliTtorn. Mcadijtiartcrs l:or The I Jest GROCERIES. To lie Had in Lake County Prices Are Away )ovnt Call ainl See 1 1 im I Stationery, Cigars and Tobacco. TIJ.M"N" Kol!H of Mnri-.n et.ijtifv. J. '. Kl l.r.liltiN tif IhiiikIh!. ceimty, Vv. I Kl IC-M.-ll el I ' inn 1 1 1 In i .in in y.'i i. K. V. X T N ef M nil numimIi etui nty. tion mit-'ht aain he the const-ijiif ncc "" i i 1 the (Speaker occasionally wt nt to flii-'htH of oratory, there was no impetu osity in his argument, hut a grave seri-ousne.-n prevaileil at every stage, ami, a. he left one uuhject ami took up another in his line of tleten-e ol l;epuilican i policies, lit! opened the Hiihject w ith apt illustrations that were wonderfully plain ami comprehensive. Never han the money question heen more i.learly ex plained than Judge Spencer interprets it. He demonstrated the wisdom of the sound money or gold standard policy and showed the fallacy of the free coin age of silver at the ratio of 1 to 1 cr any other ratio; gold is the predominant metal in every nation on the face of the earth ami always will he; open the mints of the United States to the free coinage of silver and you open the gate way that leads to destruction and the l'i-o of the nation's credit and stun ling ; let every foreign nation come to our miiitn and have their cheapsilver coined at will and the United States stands pledged to redeem that silver with gold or lu.su its credit with the nations of the earth. The American silver coined into the American dollar is to-day worth a dollar in gold, because Uncle Sam says: "(Jentlcmen, if you don't like rny silver dollars bring thein to the national treas ury and get gold dollars in exchange; I Lave plenty of gold w ith w hich to re- i i. . r ii':i:. soii compo-eil oy I roi. J. v. mini.", sang to the air of "Ta-ra-ra boom de-ay" bv the Club: lill.l.V I'.UVAN. Hilly Kryiiii in my iimne, J am riu'iinin! just f"r mine; I K"I I' " In tiiii'-iy-HX Suw I'm in h w.rry lix. Tic ii '-Tree sjvci" who iii v cry, Itm "Kr-'e silver" lnul to die; Now I'm (TH.y hk h Inmi Haie to II ml Mime oilier "hoom." t Honrs; - liooiii, I 'a ra-m Hoom ile-uy. '1 tioiiulit tin; "Kmpiri " liooin woiiM ilo, 1 ri. il in) m -i to pull it 1 1. r. .u h ; A Iter nil my tlimiKlil h ml euru IImvc In 'Imp it in "lespuir. .Now, 1 kiio not wliut to lo, Win re to look or where to Ko ; Kv rv tine' I ope in y month, A-k me, ' ilou'il Hie vote iloWII Solltlr'" iiokc.i lloom, 'I it rn-rii, etc. I'rettleMt I.oi.iii Unit e'er w tt liorn. T 1 1 j i i tr 1 1 1 I liiiiml one Momtiiv inorn'; ( Klleil attention to the "Trust" We intuit nnike that hoom or hiiht. '1 hen of all Hie chilly tunes, Kver (omul in TiMiiperah; eliiiii s, W hen my litlle hoom Iroiu e'er I fell har! upon the lloor. (.'lioKi'K lioom, 'I a ra ra, etc, liemoiTHtH nml PopH are Kick, Kve y time I strike a In k ; "Kvery iliimly little houin Hush"! Hll'l t'olie up tie- lluilie." 'I'rieil to run ilie thinn in., r li Ni.i they'll lay me on lie: slivlf, W hile Itepuhlii an to-ilay HitiK, Ta-ra-ra llooin ile av. ( lioiti'H liooin, Ta-ra-ra, etc. General liuller has been suddenly re called to Kngland and w ill have the job of cleaning house in the army service. General Kitchner, who is a favorite of Lord Salisbury, will be given the task of maintaining order in the Transvaal and Orange Hiver Colony. Kiiglaml has just pa-sed through a most hitler campaign the election of Minister-. It was a carnival of had in, inner- and evil ini-sions. Mr. I'.ryan has never uttered a word in favor of shorter hours for labor, but he has emitted tons of oratory in favor of shorter dollars fi-r the payment of labor. Under KepubliiMii adinin isl i a! inn Labor is paid in honest d..l.ti-, lur a Jay's work. If Mr. I'.ryan i" elected he w ill attempt to introduce tin- 'i t cent dollar to be paid for labor. .Judge Spencer gave his Icniocrutic friends something to think about in his speech last week in I.akeview. There were many Democrats present who list ened attentively to his masterly argument. 3 Jvv AJ3 n r i in nmnu I- AH K M ui 1 1 niiLU 1 1 1 u in "fc-A '''!V, i . i . ii, The new battleship Wisconsin, is said to be the fastest one of its kind in the navy, but it will have to do something more than swift teaming over a trial course to come anywhere near equaling the record of the Oregon. No terms until the undisputed authori ty of the United States shall be ac knowledged throughout the Archipelago ! After that Congress will make a gov ernment under the sovereignty of the United States. President McKinley, .Julv I-', I'MO. Kx Senator John 11. Mitchell, who lias just returned to Portland after tour ing the Fast, says the country is safe for McKinley. lie says disappointment awaits Mr. liryan in the Middle West where he expects to capture thoGonnaii vote. Most of the substantial Germans of New York State, including all the old families, will vote for McKinley. Tho people generally believe in letting well enough alone. V'J . . I Manufacturer of the Celebrated r-V ;rv -0t ' M . -yf RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST BUCCAROO SADDLE IN THE UNITED STATES WAGON DUCCY HARNESS, WHIPS, ROBES, ETC. 2.2- Labor is sea ce today at good wages. Under Cleveland only -17 per cent ol labor was employed, and that at reduced wages. The Chinese Kxclusion act will expire by limitation on May 5, VMi. It or something like it, will doubtless be re enacted, for, though (hern is not ho much reason now us formerly for ex cluding Chinese, it would he inimical to our industrial interests to allow unre stricted imagination. Twenty-six fanners in one precinct in Nebraska are said to have taken pleas ure trips to Kuropethis year. Men like this are not likely to vote for a possible change in financial and industrial condi tions, liven if they did in lstni, says the Telegram. Nebraska is ipiite its likely to g'j for McKinley as for lhyan. Silver money is cheap in China. Mexican dollars, usually sold two for one, are now soi l twelve for five Ameri can dollars. Silver bullion is also at a discount. And still Mr. liryau and his party want free and unlimited coinage of silver. Its a "paramount issue" in his campaign. Vote (or a continuation of Prosperity, CHARACTERISTIC BRYAMSHS. Hern is a sample statement of Hryan's opinions on tho application of tho Dec titration of Independence to tho unfortu nate people living within the limits of the United States: A Voice What about the disfran chisement of ttio Negro in North Caro lina' Mr. liryan I am glint you asked mo that question, my friend. Have you ever read tho Constitution of Oregon? A Voice What about tho consent of tho governed in tho South? Mr. liryan It gives ino pleastiro to answer that (juostion. Have you ever heard of tho Sultan of Sulu? the up Mc A careful estii.iatn admits of prophesy that hake county w ill roll at least one hundred majority for kinley ami Poosevelt at tho coming election. The peoplo of Uuko county are prosperous ami w ill lake no chances in voting a change of administration and the dire results that might follow, ns was experienced during the last Demo cratic Administration. Our people be lieve in letting well enough alone. Study the issues carefully vote right. Ail i