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The advocate., 1892-02-10
DREAMS AND REALITIES.
10 the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE.

mem )ry wandered back to the days OF
my childhood and the slight little isle"
Whereon l was born-Old England.
Amid other memories that flooded my
mind was that OF sombre and stately
looking building bearing the sign or
legend in bas relief, "ROyal Phllan-
thrOpic Society" And then l thought
of the fearful misery and want, wretched-
ness and despair, existing in the capital
city of the world, although surrounded
upon all sides with scenes Of inconceivs-
bic Opulence and luxurious wealth. And
! thought OF the grand and noble work
being wrought by the members Of the
Phllanthropic Society, who freely give of
their substance and time In an effort to
alleviate the sufferings of the poor and
smooth the path Of poverty stricken hu-
manity. And then, In dreams of agony,
] wondered how long long suffering
God would permit the opulent few to live
in luxury and idlenesS, upon the gains
extracted from the bloody sweat and
drudglng toll Of the many, and why it
was that He allowed the daughters Of
fortune to wear delicately wrought
garments, In which every stitch is tear,
and of which the price is the dishonor
and degradation Of their less favored
sisterS-"Daughters Of the Heavenly
King"
And then l saw, In words of fire, "Oh,
Jerusaleml Jerusalem! thou that klllest
the prophets and stonest them that are
sent unto thee. How often would have
gathered thy children together, even as
hen gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not" And won
dsred il the "church of the living God"
was not fully as obdurate and obstinate
In these days as In those days when
Christ declared that they had made void
the word Of God with their traditions.
And then ] thought of the "meek and
lowly" Jesus, the carpenters son, and
contrasted His life and teachings with
the pomp and vanity, arrogance and
Sel6shness of the aristocracy (?) in Gods
church, and the utter contempt In which
they held carpenters SONS, or, indeed,
those who followed any other calling.
And remembered that now, as then,
the church (JeruSalem) wrested the word
Of God to their own destruction, and
used the gospel OF common brother
hood to justify usury, speculation, extor-
ton, malice and all manner OF uncharita-
bleness. And l saw, in vision, the grand
procession of prophets and teachers,
killed and stoned, reviled and cursed,
ridlculed and made sport Of. But this
dark picture was relieved by CLINT Of
light In which read that the cranks Of
one generation were generally wor-
shipped as saints by the generation
following. Aud then I saw an lnnumer.
able concourse whose personages seemed
to be Of high and lofty mlen. But, oh!
the agony and despair, remorse and dis
appointment dlscarnable on their fea-
lures. Aud perceived that they were
the great statesmen and prominent poll
tlcians of the past, political economists
and college professors, law givers and
mighty men. And a scroll appeared
bearing the legend, "Woe unto you, also,
lawyers, for ye lade men with burdens
grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves
touch not the burdens with one of your
The advocate., 1892-02-10


rents, lreightS, ETC.,
per cent. nt........... 468,OOOOO
S95l,sOO,OO
S9S75,OOO first cost. av-
erage profit % per
Net profit ........... $685. 10000
BIS share, per cent.
on stock equals..... 74,SSO.OO
BIS share, 15 reserve
BIS share Il balance balance 4'''''OOO
net PROFITS. ......... 29l, ,8928 10 3 9046l3 331S
AS share Il balance
net profits. ......... 29l,S93 3315
net profits. ......... 29l, 1893 s3b
Total. ........... Sl,3SS. 10000
Now what have we?
First, the National Union Company
rakes in from the state of Kansas alone
the sum of $sO5,613 3815, or 9.78 per
cent. upon its total capitalization Of
$21, 100000. Query: How many states
would it take to pay the 8 per cent.
guaranteed?
Second-The "local stores" In the state
Of Kanas reap harvest in the shape Of
guaranteed profit of $3.50 per annum,
GboUe all eGpenses of all kinds. This
would give the manager or owner of three
stores in each county of 100 counties q
net salary of $972 year. Is any store
keeper in the state doing that we'll now?
But from reference to the 'plsn" as pub
lished by the National Reform Press
Association / find that the factors known
as ga" former owners and selected
managers Of local stores) are identified
with the factors callen "local agents."
and received, in addition to the $972 just
mentioned, commission of ~ per cent.
on gross sales. This, upon the basis Of
the very conservative estimate of $4,000
farmers trading $3.50 each year, would
give to each manager of 300 Styres doing
an average annual business Of $41, 1868,
an additional salary Of 1924 each, making
a net salary, above all expenses Of 81 ,5S6
each.
Third-The purchasing agent, who re-
ceiVes one-half of per cent. upon whole
sale purchases Is state agent, one being
allotted to each state. Upon the basis Of
gross purchases of $9,375 600, as figured
above, the state agent for Kansas would
receive the snug little ~ salary Of $46,-
800 yesr-slmost as much as is re-
ceived by the president of the United
States.
Fourth-It does not yet appear just
what proportion Of the "swag" the dis
trict or division uperintendents would
receive. They would probably have
char ge of group of states and receive q
small commission upon all wholesale
sales In their district. A commission of
one fourth OF per cent. in four states
like Kansas, would net the district
agent the sum of $93,6OO year.
Now, Mr.. Editor, italicize just once
more. Show me the men whO erpect to
become district, state or local agents, and
I 1OiH shO,o yOu men lchOse advocacy Of
the plan is fur from disinterestsd.
And what do the farmers OF Kansas
who thus ruthlessly drive into bank
ruptcy and despair from one-third to
one-half Of the business men in their
own state, and many thousand business
men and their EMPLOYEES In tho largo
The advocate., 1892-02-10

Let US now assume that in the state of
Kansas but $4,000 farmers, heads OF
families, pledge their custom to the
Union store, and that they average in their
purchases but $3.50 only, each year. This
would make their trade aggregate $12,-
100000.
Let US now distribute the profits in
their order just as "An Alliance Mem
ber" has in the foregoing statement:
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08
f'HE PEOPLES PARTY.

The convention of the peoples
party, assembled at Omaha on the
4th, nominated Gen. James B.
Weaver, of Iowa, for president
and J. G. Field, of Virginia, fol-
vice president.
Gen. James B. Weaver was
born in Dayton, O., June II, 1883.
He graduated at Cincinnati, in
1854. In April, 1871, he enlisted
as a private in the Second Iowa
infantry. He was elected a lieu
tenant, rose to be major on
October 3, 1861, and after the
senior field-oficer had fallen at
Corinth, was commissioned colonel
October 12, 1862. He was bre-
veted brigadier-general March 13,
1865, for gallantry in action
After the war he resumed legal
practice, was elected district at
torney of the second judicial dis
trict of Iowa IN 1889, and was ap-
pointed assessor Of internal Te-
venue for the fifth district of the
state In 1857, serving six years.
He became editor of the Iowa
Tribune. published at Des Moines,
and was elected to congress taking
his seat March IS, 1879. In June
1880 he was nominated for the
presidency by the convention ol
the national greenback- labor party
and in the November election he
received 3O7.74O votes. He was
returned to congress after an inter
val of two terms by the votes o|
the geenback- labor and democrat.
ic parties, taking his seat Decem.
ber Z, 1885, and in 1886 was re
elected. At the expiration of his
term he resumed the practice ol
law.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08
SALisBURY'S SIX POINTS.

The Boston journal summarizes
the points of Lord Salisbury's
speech at Hastings in a most ad-
mirable manner as follows. They
should be spread broadcast by the
republican press, for the edifica-
ton of American free trade
theorists:
First-After fifty years free
trade has failed to conquer the
world.
Standardization is rapidly
extending.
Third-Great Britain has strip
ped derself of the armor and wea
pons with which commercial bat
ties must be fought.
Fourth-Adherence to free trade
"may be noble, but it is not bust
ness-like."
Fifth-Retaliation is the only
way for England to snstain her.
self in the conflict of tariffs.
SiXth-The United States is the
chief offender.
Seventh--Nevcrtheless, Great
Britain cannot retaliate against the
United States because American
food and raw materials are indis.
pensable to her.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

The San Jose Mercury says:
The democrats who went out
from California in the fullness ol
PRIDE and glory to attend the
Chicago convention are struggling
back loaded with gloom and pro-
life of kicks for everything and
everybody. The people of Chi
cago come in for a special
maledicti0n. The fare was poor
the Accommodations were neager
the hotel rates were out of sight
the convention is badly managed
etc., ETC., etc. Ii the boys were
quite sure. they had named g
ticket which would win, they
would hardly be kicking so wicked
ly against the minor details O
their experience.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

MR.. CLEvELAND's ''popularity" in
New York seems to have gotten
below the vanishing point. The
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
thus briefly shows why:
For governor he carried the
state by nearly 10000. Fol
president in 1884 he carried it by
LOTT plurality, and was elected
In 1888 he lost it by 1873, and
was defeated, and there is no tell
ing how big the plurality against
him this year will be.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08
ONE explanation of the readine

ONE explanation of the readiness
of the people of Oregon to lynch
brutes guilty of outrageous assault
upon girls is found IN the readiness
of our good governor to pardon
persons convicted of such assault
and sentenced to long terms of
Imprisonment. One such act of i'm
prudent clemency, in the case of
John G. Barnes, has brought upon
the governor severe censure from
the press of the state. 1t is iin=
likely that the governor will ever
have an opportunity to pardon
Wilson, who joined murder to out
rage, and so brought his offense
under the law of capital punish
ment! In cases where the victim
of such an assault lives, there
seems to be no adequate punish
ment except irregular execution at
the hands of the next male kin, OF
of mob, if the male kin are lily
livered. A week ago boy in
New York killed his sisters out
rager in the courtroom. This was
a wholesome example, whose gen
eral imitation would purify society.
Neither the courts nor the public
ought to be troubled with the pun
tishment of persons who outrage
girls of tender age with able bodied
male reIatites.-Oregoniah.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

DURING the four years he was in
Office Cleveland was Handicapped
by republican senate. He was
unable to procure the repeal of a
single republican law or the enact
ment of a solitary democratic
measure. With his hands so
well tied, it was not possible for
him to infiict on the country such
injury as would certainly follow
the election of a democratic cam
didate, this year. This situation
now is such that the democratic
candidate, if elected next Novem-
Der, will carry both branches of
congress with him, and the coun-
try must then learn what demo-
cratic rule is in all that the name
lmplies.-Ex.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

The following document, which
was signed by every member of
the New York delegation to the
national democratic convention
at Chicago, will be of considerable
interest during the campaign:
The delegates of New York,
with a deep sense of responsibility
to the democracy of the United
States, are constrained to make
answer that in our best judgment
Mr.. Cleveland's nomination would
imperil the success of the party
and would expose it to the loss of
the electoral vote OF the state.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

THE cholera is reported as having
broken out in European Russia
and is causing widespread panic
among the people of the threaten
ed districts. 1t would seem as
though the scriptufal plaques had
been turned loose upon Russia
during the past few years. Famine
and pestilence among her millions
have done such deadly work as to
excite the sympathy of the whole
civilized world.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08
THE BRITISH REVENUE SYSTEM,

Inquiry is made by a CORES
pondent as to how England raises
her revenue. The United King
dom taxes beer, ale, spirits, wine,
tea, tobacco, coffee, playing cards,
chicory, chloral, hydrate, chloro-
form, cocoa, chocolate, collodion,
ether, dried fruit, save almonds
and dates. naptha, gold and silver
plate, soap on which spirit has
been used, varnish containing
spirits.
There are drawbacks for roasted
coffee shipped as stores, and for
gold and silver plate, tobacco and
snuff manufactured in the United
Kingdom.
The receipt from customs in the
United Kingdom, year ending
March 81, 1889, was f2O,2O7,4sS,
or about $1OO,OOO,OoO. The total
revenue of the government from
all sources was f92,7s1,343, so
that the receipts from customs
were about % per cent. The
other sources of revenue were:
From excise, 926,41O,432; from
stamps, f13,SO5, 400; from income
and property tax, E12,9S6,373:
from postoffice, G10,34O,279; from
telegraph service, f2,310,327,
The remainder from land tax,
mouse duty, crown lands and
miscellaneous.
Itemized, the receipts from GUS
toms were: From tobacco. Co..
O12,4OO; from tea, f4,63O,316
from rum, f1,977,591; from
brandy f1,257,315; from Other
spirits, f1,O62,545; from wine
1,213,435; from currants, 1854,
OO9; from coffee, f1sS,211; from
raisins, 9173,s22; from Other
articles, f377,7s4.
1t is fair to say that every coun
try in the world save Great Britiar
enforces protection. New Soutl
Wales, the last of British colonies
to cling to free trade, has declared
that remunerative self defense il
better than empty politica
economy, or as Lord Salisbury re
Gently put it, Free trade may b.
noble, but it is not business.
Cardinal Manning wrote not lon!
ago that free trade produced tw,
things, the world of wealth ant
the world of want. This is TIN
: testimony not of politician O
partisan, but of a great Christian
theologian and thinker who ha
studied social questions. who il
his youth had been an arden
apostle of Golden and free trade
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

IT begins now to look as if the
fellow Wilson would escape, to
the eternal shame of the sheriff of
Multnomah county. If he be not
lying dead in some obscure corner
of the forest, he has 40 hours ad-
vantage of his pursuers in his
flight. This is equivalent to miles
.of distance, if he has used it thrift
lily. If reports from the scene of
the escape are to be trusted, there
has been no very general or ener-
getic pursuit. The sheriff and his
deputies have probably done all
they could to retrieve the disgrace
Fof their wretched blunder. But
there are no signs of a general up
rising of the people Of the country
to supplement the perfunctory ef-
forts of officials. The case is no.
torious as well as fragrant. One
would think there would be such
a general assembly of farmers as
that which followed, surrounded
and finally captured Frank Almy
in New Hampshire. One would
suppose that there would be NO
Fourth of July celebration in that
locality yesterday; that every man
having use of his legs and posses,
ksion of a gun would be securing
the woods in pursuit of Wilson
The good people of the neighbor
hood seem to be taking the matter
as coolly after the escape as Sheriff
Kelly took it before. For all these
reasons, it is a legitimate conclu
sion that Wilson has made good
his escape, if he has not committed
uicide.-Oregonian.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08
THE FIRST GUN.

The first gun of the great cam.
paign of protection against free
trade was fired in the senate re-
Gently by Senator Hale, of Maine.
By his resolution declaring that
tat no time has so large a portion
of the American people been en-
ployed at so high wages and pur-
chasing the necessities Of life at SO
low prices as in 1892; and whereas
these conditions exist and are
largely due to the republican
policy of protection, the COM
nittee on finance is directed to
inquire into the policy of tariff for
revenue only upon the labor and
industries of the United States,
and to report the same" The
trumpet of defiance was sounded
and the wager of battle declared.
A resolution of this tenor intro
duced in the United States senate
81 soon after tho democratic plat
form had been written shows the
temper of the republican leaders
and their certain confidence in
their position intrenched as they
are behind the Mckinley tariff
law. If the democratic conven-
ton has dalied with protection as
they at first proposed doing i'll
their platform the act of Senator
Hale might not have been to sig
nificant. But when the issue is
so squarely framed and so swiftly
and fearlessly met upon the floor
of the senate it is plain that there
is to be fought out one of the
most severe and eventful battles
of the campaign. 1t will be we'll
for the people of the country to
keep their eyes on Senator Hale
and to watch the fate of his reso-
lution.-San Jose Mercury.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

eve have come to a point
where American industries,
American commerce, and Ameri
can influences are to be revived
and extended. The American
sentiment and feeling was never
more controlling than now; and I
do not use that term in the narrow
sense of native Americans, but to
embrace all loyal citizens, whether
native born or adopted. who Rave
the love of our flag in their
rts-"-Benjamin Harrison.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08
Pay the Price of the
Royal for Royal only.

Royal Baking Powder is shown by actual
chemical tests absolutely pure and Fl per cent:
greater in strength than any other brand.
Many grocery stores have recently been
Stocked with second-class brands of baking
powder, which are urged upon consumers at the
price of the high-cost, frst-class Royal.
These powders cost from 8 to 80 cents
pound less than the Royal, besides being of Fl
per cent less strength If they are forced upon
you, see that you are charged correspondingly
lower price for them.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

The Amerieanism of the re-
publican party was never better
demonstrated than at present,
when the British press is united
in a chorus of satisfaction over
the defeat of Mr.. Blaine because
he has for three years upheld
American interests, and in support
of Cleveland, because he is
pledged to a pro-British policy.
Think of the significance of it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

The Peafy relief expedition is
abott to start from New York en-
route for the Arctic in search OF
Lieutenant Peary and his band Of
explorers: The expedition goes
we'll equipped for the search and
wilt probably bring back the lost
party. There is something wrong
about the whole theory and
praetie of Arctic exploration: 1t
all ends in sad stories of lost ex-
plorers and relief expeditions.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

The impression appears to prevail among
our sportsur.en CHAT the close season
for Mongolian pheasants has expired. For
their benefit we will state that SUCH rs not
the case. The special act of the legislature
by which they were protected expired
some time since, but they are still ander The
protection of the law which protect the ma
tive pheasanfs and cannot be shot for two
mouths yet. After that time they will
have to shift for themselves.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08
HENRY N. STANLEY is making q

HENRY M. STANLEY is making a
deplorable failure as public
speaker in his campaign for par
liamentry seat from the Lambeth
district, as an Unionist. His wife,
who accompanies him, took the
platform when her husband was
howled down on Friday, and
made a far better speech than
Stanley
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

'sGEN." Stevenson's war rec ord
was made while Cleveland was
president. He won his spurs chop
ping off the heads of republican
postmasters while he was filing
the office of first assistant post:
master general.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08

Would you like TO have blcycle2
If SO call on J. w. Will for information
how to get one, any kind you want.
Also agent for Fred I. Merrill, Port
land Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-08
SUMMIRY OF REPUBLICAN, PLAT
FORM

FORM.
Congratulates the country on
the general prosperity resulting
to all classes from the triumph OF
republican principles and republi-
can administration. Reaffirms the
American doctrine of protection to
American labor.
Points to the success of recl-
procity as business measure in
opening the markets of the world
to the products of our farms and
workshops.
Favors bi-metalism, demands the
use of both gold and silver as
standard money, favors such parity
of values as shall make dollar,
whether gold, silver OF paper,
equal in value to every other dol
lar, and commends the administra
ton for steps taken to hold an in
ternational monetary conference.
Favors free ballot and fair count in
every state.
Denounces outrages on Ameri-
can citizens in certain southern
states.
Favors extension of foreign COM
merce, restoration of mercantile
marine by home built ships and
creation of a navy.
Favors friendly relations with
all foreign countries, entangling
alliances with none, and the pro-
lection of the rights of our fisher
men.
Adheres to the Monroe doctrine
and favors restriction of criminal,
pauper and contract immigration.
Favors legislation for protection
of employees of transportation COM
!. panies.
Sympathizes with the cause OF
home rule in Ireland and protests
against the persecution of Jews in
Russia.
Approves of liberty of thought
and conscience, of speech and press
of popular education and religious
liberty, but opposes any union Of
church and state.
Opposes trusts and favors more
strict legislation to control them
Favors extension of free delivery
service and reduction as soon a.
consistent of letter postage to one
cent.
Commends evidences of reform
in civil service and wise enforce
ment by the republican party O
laws regulating the same.
Favors construction of Nicar
aqua canal and control of same b,
the United States government.
Favors admission of territorie
at earliest practical date and ap
pointment of Federal officers from
actual residents of territories.
Favors cession of arid publi
lands to states and territories il
which they lie, subject to home
stead laws and such congressional
restrictions as to disposition, recla
nation and occupancy by settler
as shall secure the greatest bene
fits to the people.
Recognizes the Importance Q
the Worlds Columbian exposition
and favors such control and sup
port of same by congress as shal
secure results commensurate wit
the dignity and progress of tn
nation.
Sympathizes with all wise AM
legitimate efforts to lessen an,
prevent the evils of intemperanc
and promote morality.
Pledges anew to the veteran
soldiers of the republic a watchfu
care and recognition of their jus
claims upon grateful people.
COnmends the able, patriot
and thoroughly American admins
tTatjon of President Harrison, an
the prosperity, dignity and homo
resulting TO the country from tn
same, at home and abroad, an
offers the record OF pledges keI
rs guarantee of faithful perform
anee In the future.
HENRY N. STANLEY is making