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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1897)
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL; I - VOL. 9, February often gives us a fair spell of weather, and good roads will likely follow, and the arc receiving almost daily large lots of goods from New York, St, Louis and Chicago, to be prepared for the heavy spring trade, They have a fine line of .CLOTHING.. cf all grades, for men and boys, and the JJSBHBHHr o fiS?jft LINE fr-n-l w c c SXT, w JL JL O for men. women and children, and hosiery, hats and caps cloves, laces, ribbon, embroideries, lace curtains and notions of all kinds. All the above goods are bought at cash prices, and sold at cash prices. Call and save 15 to 2f per cent. E.T.BARNE PROPRIETOR. NEW BOOK . . ..... . . - . It mmmM lWlf it . T -mm mmm & - ;II1H; SEV e " rCVC Yn(lir?T'l' 2.9' It I w1 mmo 1 MBHKT. I miEmil If ISI f 'E JL M(iiLW(iHairAv- w r -s- V' HJStir4ALiUS.isllHlMlvrilV"l tVX mt PrJce25c, Postpaid. Agents Wanted Wild Life ling A Complete Story of Lillian Kinsley's Captivity and Rescue J01? ne Indians, after nearly seven years, by the hero, Mathew Bentley, His hardships and dangerous experience, by Owen P. Dabney, who spent many years in the Pocky mcuiv tains, Now on sale at the Fair Store, 274 Commercial st and at Patton Bros,, and F, S. Dearborn. For terms for agents and booksellers apply to OWEN P, DABNEY, Salem, Or, TALKINGTON, BOTTGERI & CO. STOCK' AND GRAIN -EXCHANGE- lOS COURT STREET, SALEM, - 6 OREGON Telephone. ro. 68, rk Racket 1 OF 6 JUST OUT. or EN 4- YEARS WITH THE DIANS .4 ,, .2. ' .-r.r KU - the jgansH C s A. loitaios in Montana. SALEM, OBEGO. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY !T,:i8T. R?ady fop TheB enson' Faction Is Divided Now SOME WANT TO COMPROMISE, Only Eighteen Who Want to Quit Friday. THERE ARE MORE THAN FORTY Who Will Stay and Enact Needed Legislation. :Ji,rra,,! There ari over forty mem bers of this legislature who consider the interests of the people greater than those of any one man or set df men. They will stay and organize to enact needed legislation. They have said soon tworecords made In the Benson house. THE DENSON HOUSE. The Benson house met at 11 a. ni. .today. Crawford offered a resolution for a, committee on conference with the opposition, as follows: That a committee of three be ap pointed by the hold-out members, as to whether it is possible to compro mise present difficulties, and to ascer tain the reasons which influences the opposition ito refuse to qualify and take the oath of office Crawford, Jenningsand Huntington spoke lor the conference. Ve'uess, Chapman.Brown, Thomas and Gratke spoke against. The resolution was lost. Crawrord made a gallant light for a compromise. Ho seems to be the most conservative ef the Mitchell men, but lie was overwhelmed by the votes of the Benson combination. Thomas of Multnomah then sent up a resolution to adjourn as follows: RESOLVE TO ADJOURN. Resolved, by the house, the senate concurring, that the nineteenth bien nial session of the legislature of the state of Oregon adjourn without a day on Friday, the 19th day of Febru. ary, 1807, at 12 o'clock midnight of said day. It was adopted, a motion to table being lost by 5 to 18. The five were: Conn, Crawford, Merrill, Chapman and Huntington.; The Benson hours then ddjourned to 11 a. m., Thursday. i 1 THE JOINT CONVENTION. Eleven senators .and twenty-three representatives responded to roll call. vaugnn, Hudson, Wagner and Mitchell were excused for illness Those present were: JOINT ROLL CALL. I Benson, Bridges, Brown, Brownell.J iiuijuiuu, wonn, urawrord, David. Driver, Dufur, Gratke, Gowan, Guri dane, Harmon, nogue, Hughes, Hope, Johnson, Jennings. Langell, Marsh Merrill, Nosier, Patterson, Price Palm, RIgby, Smith, Somers, Stanley Thompson, Thomas, Taylor Veness, Thomas of Multnomah arose and stated that members had informed him that if they could get a chance to ballot they would come into this con ventlon. ne moyed that those pres ent proceed to ballot for senator with the understanding that no election be reached unless 40 be present and vot ing. Beed moved to amend that a ballot be taken tomorrow at 12 o'clock. The President ruled that no motion but to adjourn from day to day was In order. Adjourned to 12 o'clock Thursday. Brownell announced a conference of those present in room 3, state house this evening. The air Ischlll with political death, desperation and damnation at Salem. The closing hours of the worst farce of a legislature that ever sat in Ore gon hang over the city like a funeral pall. Men walk up aud down the hotel lobbies with their hands folded behind their backs and an ashen gray I a Conference. determination painted on faces illum ined by biack'cncircled eyes. AT MITCHELL'S ROOMS a calm of deathlike stillness had set tled on everything even the furnl. ture. The push was still In evidence and conspicuous were Sol Hirsch, Sen ator Brownell, Judge Carey, Judgo Denny, Cols. McGinnls and Belcher and John Minto. This entiro motley crew of Republicans supported Pen noyer at the June 1 election and now Pennoyer and his lieutenants are with them to the finish of this remarkable fight. The .Mitchell managers all declare they go home -Friday night, never, Never, NEAVER tocjmc back. ThU is said so earnestly1 and so unani mously that it raises a doubt In the mind of the interrogator. lie offers to bet one of the Mitcliollitcs a good hat. It Is declined. They are com ing buck. There can be no legal ad)ournment of this legislature without a concurrent resolution being passed to show that both houses were organized and both adjourned togethor. Not a dollar of salary, mileage or clerkhlro can be drawn unless that is done. There is not now a particle of evidence on the records that there has been a legisla ture in session. AT BOURNE'S "HAREM," as the anti-Mltcholl headquarters are facetiously called, the best of good humor prevailed. There were cigars to be had. The members who clubbed together to room there were all about. Those bad boys Bourne, Barklcy, Cnilg, Guild, Davis, Burke, and their friends sat chatting around a stove. Hon. John Young, the Bryan state chairman, was there. He is a man who has not been seen on the senator ial tapct very much . He has not had hisnameorhls picture'in the news papers. He Is about as bllent as old man Grant who used to live at Wash ington, D. C. One of the anti-Mitchell boys had been telling about a starving bulldog he had picked up and fed. He was pure white with a golden brlndle halo about his eyes, ne wanted to name him Mitchell, but his wife objected as she admires the senator personally, If notpolltlcall. Young broke the si lence that followed by saying ho be lieved in a raascott. He had one he had carried for six months, but would not tell what it was. Jonathon Bourne declared he had picked up a horse shoe, over two years ago, and would not take $55,000 for it. The mascott proposition has a strong hold on the opposition. What Mitchell needs is a mascott. He has lots of hoodoos. SENATE TUESDAY AFTKROON. Senator Micliellby unanimous con sent presented S. R. 24, resolving that the president of the senate shall ap point a committee or rour, two sena tors and two chief clerks, at $10 per day, to examine and correct tho Journ als of the senate, with not over twenty days in which to do the sumo. Patterson, of Marion, opposed tho res olution, as both houses are not yet fully organized. Driver opposed on grounds of economy. Carter also op posed on good economic grounds. Pat terson stated that at tho last session the two senators serving on such com mittee served for nothing. Reed op posed it as a matter of economy, stat ing that in fact ho would rather see it "burried out of sight" than to have the records revised. Upon motion of Johnson the resolution was laid on the table by a vole or 23 to 3. Tho committed on military affairs reported favorably upon S. B. 213. The committee on education re ported favorably upon S. B. 139 and 120. with amendments; also unfavora bly upon S. B. 70 and 141. Adjourned. 8ENATE WEDNESDAY FORENOON. Senatora Hazeltlne and Selling pres ented anti-clgarettc petitions, which were duly referred. S. R. 25, Reed, asking that a com mittee of three senators be appointed to revise tho 6enaU Journals, without pay. to be done by two days after ad journment. Senator Driver said he could notece how a committee could revise the journals, as nothing had been done. Selling moved to amend I bystrlklngout preamble, which was accepted by Reed. Adopted 28 ayes; 2 noes; After tho vote Senator Reed In a most comical way stated why he had Offered tho resolution, by relating he had had a dream. In this he pictures the farmer and his work, in all making a strong plea for econ omy. Tho following committee was ap pointed on Reed's motion; Reed, Mlchell and Gcsner. Tho committco on reyislon of laws reported favorably upon senate bill 130. Adjourned. SENATE WEDNESDAY P. M. Senator Reed moved that Inasmuch as his committco on revising the journals had much work to do, that the senate adjourn. Carried. JOURNAL. "X" RAYS. Directed Upon the Oregon Legislature and Lobby. It is said Boss Iky Patterson does nothing these days but fill Senator Al Reed up with tho horrors of Popu lism. . For a man who gets the jlmjams at tho mere thought of Populism, Al Reed made quite a popullstic bur ranguo to the senate this morning. Ho talked horse sense Just the same. . If Al Reed makes another speech like he did this morning he will be cullled a Populist sure. A man who laments the condition of tho farmer as Reed did Is not a good Republican. It Is reported that Hon. Lark Bll yeu Is to "peak, Thursday, on the resolution of Crawford, for a confer ence with tho Davis, house. Mr. Bilyeu generally talks to a full house. The Journal legislative reports have given Senator Patterson of Ma rlon full credit for his efforts for re form at this session. It does not agree with him so fully on his politics. When Boss Iky Patterson is filling Al Reed up with his enshuslasm for tho grand old party, of course, ho tells him how ho kept certain Democrats In fat places at the expense of loyal Republican whoso shoes he Is un worthy to lace. Tho fact that everyone of the Mitch ell combine at Salem supported Pen noyer in June ought to open any man's eyes who hears them cry nut against tho Populists. The Populists don't want anything better to help them carry Oregonthan to see Mitchell elected. When Boss Iky Patterson appeals to men as Republicans to vote for Mit chell In the interest of the grand,dear, beloved old party, of course, ho never falls to tell them how for years he la bored to retain certain Democrats in Republican positions in this state, when deserving Republicans stood around without Jobs. Iky never tells it all. A prominent church member of Pendleton has headed a subscription list with $5 for the relief of Jim Hemsworth, the Rossland miner who saved the lives of his two companions by thrusting Ills arm into the cogs of a rapldily turning windlass and In that prevented a heavy bucket of oro from falling on tho head of his com panions in the shaft below. For the purpose of killing a largo number of rabbits that have collected on tho Ryegrass fiat, 6cvcn miles northwest of Prlnoville, a grand rab bit drive will take place Fobruary 21, The intention of the citizens living in thus vicinity is to make complete ar rangements forcorralllng 6000. There Is a corral already constructed, and the citizens of that place arc building wings to it, and will extend them as far as they can by the time of the drive. Notice. Tho BI-metalllQ Union meeting at the Odd Fellows hall in Turner Block at 7:30 Thursday night. "Our Public Indebtedness, Foreign and Domestic" Is tho subject for dis cussion which will be ably discuss by good rpeakers. Good music by the ladles of tho club. Bicycle Mess-Woer. Ring phono 40 or blue boxes. . tele- More comfort and pleas ure from tea try Schillings Best. No risk if you don't like it, the grocer returns your money in full. A Schilling & Craytay SuriutliM 3 SILVER, Honest Men Will Rally, To Abandon the Fight Would Bo Criminal Folly. Olympia, Wash., Fob. 17. Governor Rogers has received a letter from J. A. Edgcrton of Llncol cb., occre tary of tho People's party national executive committee, asking for an expression of his views rclativo to the retirement of thesl'vcr issue at this time. In reply Governor Rogers has written this letter: THE GOVERNOR'S LETTER. State of Washington, Executive De partment, Olympia, Feb. 12, 1897. J. A. Edgerton, Lincoln, Neb. My Dear Sir: Yours of the 7th inst. is at hand. You are right. The money question In Its entirely is the principal issue be fore tho American people. -The fortr ress which tho people must assault and capture Is tho entrenched position oc cupied by the plutocracy. The out work which at this time commands tho entrance Is the recently con structed gold standard. Tho people arc sufficiently educated to com prehend this fact. For tho assault upon the gold standard wo can com mand a majority of tho people and shall Infallibly be successful on the next attempt. To abandon the attack upon tho enemy's most vulnerable position, upon which, too, we can con centrate our greatest force, would bo an example of criminal folly without equal in modern political warfare. For the honest and misguided people who urge it I have sympathy and compassion. For tb.3 shrewd and designing traitors who are willing thus to imperil the cause of human liberty 1 have noth lng but opposition and hate. Not that slncr is all for which wo fight. It is not. It is but an outer gate. But If multitudes are ready to assist us in opening that gate, if thousands upon thousands stand ready and avow themselves an an xious to go with us part of the way toward tho attainment of a better financial system, why should wo rudely repulse them as unworthy co workers? And who can "say that, having taken that first step, those whomo we now may be disposed to conrider as laggards in tho fight may not, when once fully enlisted, become moro valiant soldiers than any of ua who In the past hayo borne tho heart and burden of tho day? Was ever popular government afloat upon the open sea of public approval, necessita ting for success a nearly unani mous confidence in measures pro pooed? Is not public opinion In our day tho power behind tho throne greater tkan the throne Itself? Can any abuse long continue to stand against tho combined thought of a largo ma jority of our people? Is not this truo of all intelligent peoples? Was not even the despotic German emperor, III lull pussuaaiuu ui uuiiuiiui puncio, obliged to call a halt when It was seen that the German people, or a major ity of them, opposed his will In the matter of socialist repression? And when It is prccelved by tho enemy that our next assault made upon tho same lines as the one recently and barely repulsed must surely succeed, who that has tho cause at heart can sit idly by when crazy egotists and black-hearted traitors are endeavoring to divide our forces and dissipate our energies by leading us to abandon the lino of attack which Insures future success? CALM VIEW OP THE MATTER. To look at the matter philosophi cally, is it not truo that the forces harmful to man in a political way are obliged from tho naturo of the case to opposo their whole power to tho slightest Inroad made or attempted to bo made upon their poaltlou? To IN lust rate: When the Republican party Id I860 carried the country upon a platform, which declared onthelr- 20,4 ery question simply and only for non extension of slavery, it did not propose to take away any right which tho slavo propagandists had exercised to any extent. It not only did not at tack slavery wjicro It existed, but tac itly agreed to protect and maintain it In tho slave states. But the slave pow er saw clerely and Intuitively that if the slightest step was taken In the line of limiting their privileges, their in stitution in Its entirety was at stake. They then said among themselves, (and I was then in tho south and of ten heard this from their speakers): "Wonro stronger now to oppose thin first step against, us than wo over can bo again If we allow this movement to bo successful." For tins reason, and not because they expected imme diate harm to como to them, they re solved to fight. And they -were right, in their Judgment of tho situation. The whole fight must involtably have been fought at that time or a tamo surronder made. MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD POSITION. The situation today -bears many points of resemblance to that of 1860. Our "mlddlc-of-thc-roadcrs" nro" in precisely the same attitude with' re gard to the Bryan forces with that occupied by abolitionists in their rclu tlon tothtf"theh newly Republican party. Tho abolitionists were very much dissatisfied with the Rcpbll cans and regarded them as little bet ter than traitors. They had begun thoagltatlonfortho immediate abo lition of slavery. Tho Republicans had gradually given up this, and in the eyes of tho abolitionists were guilty of trading uway tho reform which they had championed for 30 years. Tho slave was not long to bo liberated, he was to remain a slave; and even . Llucola, had. pronounced against abolitionists. In short, no body then seemed to see tho South waB tobe' obliged to fight for the life of peculiar institution upon a field where its caso was weakest, and that of tho North sot forth in tho strongest possi ble light. Tho Issue was really, and at tho bottom, tho slavery question, but to tho North it was made to ap pear as a fight for national life. In no other guise could the war have been sustained or successfully prose- ' cuted. Today tho real question before ,tho peoplo of this country is tho demand f a favored few to control the yolume of money and by means of this little understood, but enormous power to acquire a more than imperial njastery over all exchange and all production. Tho people at largo do not compre hend this question and its overmaster ing and supremo importance. They can not bo made to understand it In its fullnessbeforoitwlllbetoolato. But their eyes areopen to the importance of a restoration of silver. They can be marshaled and led to victory upon the diver line; upon any other 1 hayo little hope of success. For silver we can all bo united in overwhelming phalanx. Here tho enemy if weakest; and yet following the lino of necessity, plutocracy will bo obliged on this field to contest tho whole matter between special privilege on tho ono hand and the rights of man upon the other. Brethren, let us light It out on thU line if it takes a good many summers. Very truly yours, John R. Rogers, Westacott & Irwin lead as caterers, because their meals and servlco an tho best at Strong's restaurant, tf Tho best meals at Strong, and only 25 cents. tf POWDER AbMfirtwfy Pur Celebrated (or its great leavening strength and beahhfulness. Assures the food gli)M alum arid all forms adulteration comsmm to the cheap brands. KovAL jUkino FW- DM Co , Near York, , mi t fzjzjv