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Vol. Vll, No. 7. TILLAMOOK. OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY PROFESSIONAL CARDS IS IT WAR? ¿JAVID WILEY, M. I)., THE PHYSICIAN. Sl'KGEON OUTCOME OF THE PRESENT STRIKES AND ACCOUCHEUR, TI10 mining strikes, the Coxey movement, ami the recent railroad Office at the A liissmam . TILLAMOOK. OKK. 1 troubles are assuming a serious as- ¡^ELPII & MAY, I poet. It is becoming apparent to ¡everyone that the country is on | the eve of a great conflict. There ATT( IRNEYS-AT-L AW. i is no mistaking the signs. A large TILLAMOOK, OKHCON. ' number of the people are tlissatis- I tied, and many are becoming des- J T. MAULSBY, | perate. Men are engaged in the strike now who have never even ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, sympathized with them before, and Notary Public and Real Estate Conveyancer. there are thousands in all parts of TILLAMOOK. OREGON. the country who are showing sym pathy and encouragement to the QLAUDE THAYER, strikers. The numbers are grow ing greater every day, and the ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, feeling is becoming stronger. TILLAMOOK. OREGON. There must be some reason for this. When so many people take A W. SEVERANCE, such a stand there must be some u. I l • thing wrong somewhere. It is not ATTORNEY-AT LAW, right to say that the strikers are If they were al TII.LAMOOK, OREGON. wholly to blame. together in the fault there would not be so many of them. We have MISCELLANEOUS. such an abiding faith in the people tnat we cannot believe a majority of them to be wrong and stay wrong for any considerable length Blacksmith. of time. The idea of justice is too All kinds of wood work and wa^on deeply implanted in the hearts of work done. the American people for this. They have always shown themselves wil ling to stand up for what is right, shoes $1.50, old shoes 8octB. even to shedding their blood on I’lnce of business: opposite Jone« Bros. the battlefield. Livery Stuble At present there is little regard for the law by many of the strikers Prices to Suit and the whole country is suffering the Times: in consequence. Business is al most paralyzed, and the financial loss to the country is enormous. Made to order. The railroad companies have had millions in property destroyed, to Repairing done as cheap as the cheapest. Come and be convinced. say nothing of their loss of business Advocate Building. during the tie-up. The laborers P. F. BROWNE. and their families are suffering. Yes, lives have been sacrificed, and innocent ones in some cases. Are these strikers outlaws and criminals? Well, a per cent, of all classes are criminals. But let us remember that they are all human First Class in Every Particular. and just like you and I and our EB H <vi n g, our neighbors. They have hearts Mair Cutting, that beat just the same, and they Shampooing- have noble impulses. They have BATH ROOMS IN CONNECTION. laudable ambitions, and a desire The patronage of the public is respect- to accumulate property and to enjoy it. They have wives and ul-y solicited. children that are just as dear to Ripans Tsbules cure biliousness. All calls promptly attended to CARL P. KNUDSON, Hoi^hoeing a {Specialty. —---- BOOT? end gflOE^ CHAg. pETER^ON. BARBER SHOP- 12,1894. $1.50 Per Year. I to them as ours are to us, and prices of relit, goods, etc. were ad those children run to greet their justed so that by strict economy a fa tilers when they come home from family could barely subsist upon their day’s work, just as you have its wages. Not satistiect with this, experienced at home. They have the wages were still further reduc a desire to have them fed on good ed, on the pretext that the hard food, well clothed and the children times forced the company to take educated, just the same as a rich I contracts for building cars at low man has for his children. They I rates. But the real motive was to are good neighbors; always ready get the men in debt so they could to do a kindness and help the Hick. not move away to better paying They are intelligent, educated, and employment, thus ensuring cheap skilled in their trades. There are labor for the factory. The wages no better citizens. They are our were finally reduced so that they best citizens. They are patriotic did not average 90 cents per day, and have the courage to make a and for skilled laborers, mind you. bold stand for what is right. They The rents and living were not low would willingly enlist to fight for ered with the wages, and the men their country, in fact, the working were soon in debt. Pullman did people have fought our wars for I not care for that, as he wanted all us, and successfully. Let us not, of them to owe him. Still another then, force them to fight against , wage reduction was attempted anil j then the men quit in a body. our country. What has this got to do with You say they have already be gun the fight! Oh, no! Not ten ■ tying up the railroads? The lalior- per cent, of the men engaged in ing men on the railways did it in the strike had a hand in the riot sympathy. They objected to hav ing ami burning. A few of the ing Pullman cars on the trains, and most rabid and a lot of toughs an 1(] ! this is the only way the industrial the «hisses can accomplish anything, thieves from the slums t did __ ... work in Chicago. The head men | by standing together. They dare and the rank and file did all they not give an inch, or they lose all. could to prevent it. If all the real Capital is too strong for them, un strikers had joined the mob, Chi-1 lCMS 1 ey stand united. cago would have been wiped out| The quiet, firm and orderly strike is the only sensible method in one hour. to settle the great question, ami it What is the reason of all will succeed if properly managed. trouble? Well, the Pullman * Ul But, it will not do to permit riot Company has an extensive plant ing. Respectable workingmen for building palace cars at a place should organize, drill and march called Pullman, near Chicago. The in order with the militia to quell town has several thousand inhabi the rioters. This would dispense tants, all employed in connection with the ugly features of strikes with the car works. It is Pullman’s and strengthen the cause of the town. He owns all the houses and , | laborer. We hope there will be all the property, and comes pretty no war. In this advanced stage of near owning the inhabitants. He civilization wars can be avoided if owns the stores, all the businesses anything like a proper spirit is represented, and his employes do shown. all the building, street improve Such a war would be disastrous ment and even attend to making in in every particular. It would , , . . ... the lawns at each house, 1 he res- break out in a fury in the cities, idents not only pay rent but pay la^tnmtion would Pullman for attending to then- n W(tlll(i pllt neighbor lawns. By this means the city is t )leig)1,M(I. a„(| br()tbel. improved in a uniform manner and Tb(j yery nat(||.e presents a beautiful appearance, is <>(. (be w((n|(1 |(1.il|g n)age in fact, a model city as far as «P; ! au<1 mur<ler in everv WIII1)llliiity. pearance goes. The people area I ; bjg pai.t obliged to buy their goods at Pull- . , . " „„ . , , , such a struggle. man's stores. Uns plan worked . . . . , • • , Let the authorities use great <lis- well Sir a while, ’ and it was a hap | cretiou . i ,i ,,i;.... and fairness in dealing py community. But, Pullman soon UieHe troubleB all(1 t|H.,-eby’ became avaricious and wanted all avert a terrible calamity. And, the profits himself. It did not take let the laborer temper his feeling him long to figure just how little a with prudence. Let us depend on family could subsist upon, and the: [ continued on next i - aue ]
