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The advocate., 1895-05-15
The Tyranny Of COnventionallsm.

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1895, by ]. P. Easterly Of the Manhattan Repub-
hc.-EDIToR.l
use the term ConVentionslism as
meaning "thst which is in accordance
with the fashion, tradition or usage"
and will endeavor to show how that
rather than righteousness rules in the
life Of the state, and in the life of the
individual, and that it is tyrsnny-the
exercise of sovereign, Z. e., controlling
power contrary to justice or the consti-
tuition of the state.
In the early history of our country
we see that there were two classes of
citizens as to their resources in the
matter of property, viz: the Well.to-do
and the poor, but they were mainly
patriotic. Many of the Well-to-do
classes became noted, in the conquest
for political freedom, as unselfsh pa.
triOts, and this fact gives great force to
the words, "For the support of this
declaration, with the firm reliance on
the protection of Divine Providence,
we mutually pledge to each other our
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honor" The division that occurred
then in the ranks of the Well-to-do
stands out in history as a great land
mark, a beacon light in the history of
human liberty. The men who chose to
stand for human liberty and against
the tyranny of the idea of the highest
form of conVentionslism, the divine
right of kings to rule in all human gov
ernments, asserted by that act that in
their estimation liberty was more val
liable than all else; that human chsrac
ter was more to be desired than all
other human acquisitions. How easily
the Well-to-do people of that day could
have helped successfully to quell the
uprising of the people. They could
have paid their British taxes with in.
caleulably less cash and cost than they
could wage war in defense Of liberty,
but they chose the more manly course,
and pledged their lives and honor as
well as their fortunes to the declars-
tion. They entered into that mighty
conflict with the consciousness that to
win meant sacrifice Of person and
property in large measure, and that
to fail they would be hung for treason.
Many well-to-do people of that day
gathered up their wealth and returned
to England. Many others remained in
America, and were yet in sympathy
with the British government and op-
posed the idea of liberty. They were
called tories. They were in reality con.
Ventionalists, I. e., believers in the es-
tablished order of things, as opposed
to those who favored progress. When
the war of the revolution was over and
the people found themselves free from
the rule of a British king, and had es-
tsblished a government of the people,
for the people, and by the people, tory
ism was supposed to be dead, and the
idea went abroad in the world that this
was the land of the free and the home
of the brave. Statesmen were noted
for their patriotism and unselfshness
and for the conscientious care with
which they endesVored to build the SUI
perstructure Of state and nation for the
happiness of coming generations. But
the tories, still dominated by eonYen.
The advocate., 1895-05-15

greSS or CnlS tyranny IN executive ana
judicial realms 90 we'll as In leglsls-
tive matters. / cite the fact that the
establishment of the idea and the prsc
tice of trial by jury as q victory for hu.
man rights, and for years no one had
aught to say against the idea Of the
verdict being supported by the twelve
jurors. But the idea Of the rights of
property as against the rights of peO-
plekept hammering away at our courts
in schemes to ignore or evsde the prin-
ciples Of righteousness and substitute
the interests Of property, using its pro.
fessed regard for law, which law had
usually been enacted at the suggestion
Of this same vicious Conventionalistic
class, and then establishing the idea Of
having the courts 'instruct" the jury
in regard to how 10 reach q verdict
and carrying the instruction" bust
ness to such an extreme that we see q
judge ''instruct" a jury to ignore the
rights of a human being and violate
every principle and statute Of law as
we'll as their own osths to do justice,
and return a verdict for a corporation
which had nothing whatever to COM
mend its case to the jury; an dupon che
refusal of juror to be party to such
gross injustice, the court sentenced the
said juror to jail for contempt Of
COURT
And years ago we saw In the Dred
Scott decision, that same tyrsnnlzing
reverence forsn old institution, though
a monstrously inhuman one, an illus
tratlon Of how the idea Of the rights Of
property in contrast with the rights of
humanity, dictated through the high
est tribunal In the land decision that
gave human selflshness the right Of
way over all principles Of righteous
ness. In the recent income-tsx de
cision by the supreme court, as well as
in many other decisions by high judi
cial tribunals, we see the principles of
justice and righteousness ruled out Of
operation in face Of q strong and wide
spread demand for the re-establish.
ment Of justice and equity. And our
courts have 80 thoroughly adopted
the plan Of deciding questions
submitted tothem by established prec-
edents, rather than by law or right
eousness, that any new law In the in.
terests Of justice or righteousness is al
most sure to be declared unconstitu-
tiOnal; 80 that our courts are 80 largely
dominated by this sbominsble reVer-
ence for what has been rather than by
a conscientious conviction of what
ought to be that the ysWning abyss
between a court Of law and 9 court Of
equity bids fair to become as marked
as the "great gulf fixed" between
Dives and Abraham's bosom.
Every executive officer is sworn to
uphold and enforce the constitution
and laws Of his state and nation, and
every witnesses in court is sworn ''to
tell the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth" and yet for
years past the courts have interposed
to prohibit witnesses from telling the
whole truth in nearly all instances
while the obligation Of the official oath
has dWindled from the sturdy convic-
ton Of its sacredness that made Presl-
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Juergens Importing & LiQuOr Conn

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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
SHOULD MEET ENCOURAGEMENT.
An Enterprise That Would Be OF Bensnt
to Tho Dalles, ~

An Enterprise That Would Be OF Bensnt
to The Dalles.
Mr.. E. M. Aldrich, who until re-
Gently has been superintendent Of the
mechanical department Of the works
at Cascade Locks, is In tho city, and
proposes to establish machine shops
and q wool securing plant In The
Dalles provided reasonable encourage.
ment Is offered him by the citizens of
this place. It is hardly necessary to
enlarge upon the advantages such an
enterprise as Mr.. Aldrich proposes to-
establish here would be both to the
city and the surrounding country. The
valume of wool handled at this place
each year is of such magnitude that to
scour even one-half of it would require
a plant that would employ from rs to
100 hands during the wool season, and
machine shops would give employment
to a large number during the entire
year. The distribution Of the wages
Of the operatives in the city would cre-
ate an activity that has not been
known since the o. r. & N. shops
were moved away. The property own
ers and merchants of The Dalles will
be shortsighted indeed If they do not
put forth some effort to secure the To-
cation Of this enterprise in the city.
They should be unit in extending
encouragement to not only this enter
prise, but every other that will tend
to increase the volume of business.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
The Athletic Club.

That The Dalles will have an ath.
letic Club is now an assured fact, ar.
rangements for its permanent organ.
izatlon having been about perfected.
At a meeting Of the committee on or
ganization held last night the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
J. S. Schenck; vice president, E. c.
Pease; secretary, Roger Sinnott; treas
urer, W. n. Wilson. The committee
will recommend that the club be Or
ganized under the name Of The Dalles
Commercial and Athletic Club, and
that the membership dues be placed at
$40. It is expected that membership
of 80 can be had, which will insure the
clubs success. We trust that those
who have taken the matter in hand
may be successful, as it is intended
that the club shall be conducted in a
manner that will be conducive to both
moral and physical development.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
AN 1MpoRrANr MEEr1Na.

Something in which Every Citisea Of The
Dalles 10 Interested.
At the court house tomorrow even
ing will be held q meeting in which
every citizen of The Dalles Is inter-
ested, and which every one who desires
to see this become the "Queen City"
OF the Inland Empire should attend.
We refer to the meeting called to per.
feet the organization Of The Dalles
Commercial and Athletic Club. It is
proposed in creating this club to COM
bine business and pleasure, to draw
the business men Of the city into closer
communication both for social pur
poses and to consider business proposi.
tions. For several years past Pendle.
ton has had such an organization, and
as to the effects the club has had upon
advancing enterprises in that city, we
need but cite the rapid strides Pendle.
ton has taken toward becoming the
commercial center OF Eastern Oregon.
At the present time there are busi-
ness propositions to come before the
property holders OF The Dalles that are
Of more than usual Importance. Men
are already considering the advisable
ity of locating different manufacturing
industries here, and to secure such In
dustries concert Of action is needed.
This can be better accomplished
through the medium Of q commercial
club than by individual effort. There
is abundant work for such club to
accomplish. Let all who want to see
The Dalles forge ahead to prosperity
and become great commercial and
manufacturing city attend this meet
fnp
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
An Exception to the Rule.

1t is often said in jest that an editor
will never reach heaven. Be that as
it may, an exchange gives an account
of one whose ideal of eternal paradise
was found in the other place. Its &C.
couot OF the editors happiness is given
as follows:
An editor who died OF starvation
was being escorted to heaven by an an.
gel who was sent for that purpose.
"May I look at the other place be-
fore I ascend to eternal happiness?"
Easily" said the angel. So they
went below and skirmished around,
taking in the sights. The angel lost
track OF the editor and went around
hades to hunt him. He found him sit
ting by furnace tanning himself and
gazing with rapture upon lot OF peo-
pie in the fire. There was q sign on
the furnace which said. Delinquent
Subscribers. "Come," said the an.
gel 1--WE must be going" "You 60
on" said the editor, 'I'm not coming.
This is heaven enough for me-"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
Mr.. Monett on Immigration.

Mr.. E. T. Monett, Of Chicago, gen.
eral western agent OF the New York,
Ontario & Western railway, was in
the city yesterday, says the Oregonian,
and left by the evening train for San
Francisco. Mr.. Monett Is a member
of the firm of Peter Mcdonnell & Co.,
of Chicago, general railroad and
steamship agents, which deals largely
in immigration to the United States
from Europe, and his trip to the west
is partly in the interest Of immigra-
tion from Europe if proper measures
were employed. He thinks every city
in the northwest should have an agent
in Europe to distribute proper adver-
tising matter, etc. This immigration,
he says, is needed more to build up the
northwest, and will be Of more tenefit
than an influx OF poverty-stricken i'm
migrants from the eastern states.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
A Marrow Escape.

Thursday morning Mrs. Lon Stevens
attempted to awake her husband and
found him to be in an unconscious con.
dition, evidently suffering from the
effects of an overdose of some power
full opiate. DR.. Doane was called to
administer to the sufferer and found
him in q critical condition. DR.. Doane
called DR.. Sutherland to his assistance,
and through their combined efforts
Mr.. Stevens was restored to conscious
ness. Sometime during the night he
had taken an opiate, possibly with sui
cidal intent. and had not medical aid
been promptly summoned the result
would have been fatal.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
From Thursdays Daily.

Rev. Joseph Alter, of Warm Springs.
was in the city last night.
Mr.. Crome, of the American Type
Foundry Co., is in the city today.
One car load of sheep was shipped
from the stock yards to Troutdale last
night.
Mr.. T. Prlnz and family left yester-
day for California where they will
spend the winter.
An employee of the Maston, Dygart
Co. is rebindins the oil deei records
of Wasco oounty.
b. Clough, the machinist, is putting
in the machinery for an elevator il
the Grant building.
E.J Collins & Co.'S delivery wagon
went down undera heavy load of goods
in the east end last night.
The streets of The Dalles present
rather anuninviting appearance today.
Mud and slush predominant every.
where.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Wyndham left
this morning for San Diego, Calf, at
which place they expect to make their
future home.
Mr.. E. Leonard Ireland, Of the Moro
Observer, is in the city today, and
made the TINES Es-MoUNTAINEER, office
pleasant visit.
Today Judge Bradshaw ordered the
sheriff to summon twenty special
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
THE DALLEs THE PLACE.
The Most Favored Locality In the North
west For Manufacturing.

The Most Favored Locality In the North
west For Manufacturing.
Mr.. James Shaw, of the Oregon City
Woolen Mills, was in the city few
days since, and expressed the opinion
that The Dalles was the most favor
ably located, taking all things into
consideration, of any place in the
northwest for the establishment of
large manufacturing industries, and
more especially for a wool securing
and manufacturing plant. Mr.. Shaw
has had over twenty years experience
in handling wools, hence is capable OF
speaking advisely on the point. Being
a practical man, he has invented pro-
cess for securing wool by which he ex-
tracts the grease in such manner that
1t can be utilized in the manufacture
Of soap, thus getting an article of com.
merce out OF the refuse, which by the
old process was wasted. This process
is now in use at the Oregon City mills,
and the manufacture Of savon soap
largely engaged in. Mr.. Shaw's visit
to The Dalles and his expressions con.
cerning its favorable location are Of
more than passing importance: He
has plenty Of capital at his disposal to
put in a securing and manufacturing
plant, and would consider PROPOSE
ton from the citizens Of this place re.
parding the establishing Of such an
enterprise here. Mr.. Aldrich, of whom |
was made yesterday in con-
nection with this matter, is alike con-
vinced that The Dalles possesses ad-
over any other point in the |
state for manufacturing industries. |
Could these two gentlemen be induced
20 associate themselves in manufac-
;uring industries such as they propose
It would be q great stroke OF good for.
or the city. But they cannot be ex-
,ected to accomplish this end individ-
tally. Financial encouragement from
ocal capitalists is expected, and no
loubt will be forthcoming whenever
easible proposition ls made.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
From Fridays Daily.

Mr.. Geo. Young, of Ridgeway. is in
the city.
Mr.. P. W. DeHough went below on
the afternoon train.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hembree, of
Grass Valley, are in the CITY,
Mr.. ]. B. Cartwright, of Hay Creek,
returned from Portland last night.
Wood Bros. are putting in an iron
screen front to their meat market.
When the children need Castor Oil,
give them Laxol,-it is palatable.
Mrs. Charles Stubling was passen-
ger on the afternoon train for Port
land.
A deed from Max Blank and wife to
W. E. Walthers was filed for record
today.
The subject of Prot. Riddell's lee.
uure tanight will be "Smiles and
Tears"
Many new mirth producing, fun
ma ing specialties will be introduced
at the Baldwin tonight.
Today Edward R. Knox made home
stead apr lication for Mt nw9 and lots l
and 2, sec. 10, tp. II B., r. 10 Q.
A party Of turists from Oakland
and Almeda, California, are viewing
the scenery of The Dalles today.
A carload Of hogs belonging to Mr..
Lochhead will be shipped from the
-tockyards to Troutdale tonight.
Numerous cases of typhoid fever are
reported at Wasco, but so far the dis
ease has not assumed a malignant
form.
The Baker City Democrat learns
that $4,000 in gold was taken from
single pocket in the Virtue mine a
few days since.
Farmers throughout the country are
now happy, since enough rain and
snow has fallen to put ground in con-
dItion for plowing.
Evangelical Lutheran services will
be held in the chapel on Ninth street
next Sunday at P. M. A cordial well
come will be extended to all.
The Woodmen will give a social for
gentlemen only next Tuesday night.
One of the members of the order says
it may well be termed d smokers re-
union.
l The Orchertrs Union will furnish
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07

Send your address to q. E. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box of DIR. Kings New Life Pills. A
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These. pills are easy in actlon and are
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Constipation and Sick Headache.
For Malaria and Liver troubles they
have been proved invaluable. They
are guaranteed to be perfectly free
from every deleterious substance and
to be purely vegetable. They do not
weaken by their action, but by giving
tone to stomach and bowels greatly
invigorate the system. Regular size
Csc. per box. Sold by Blakeley and
Houghton Druggist.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-07
LAND OF STOVES AND SUNSHINE

Prate ye who will, OF 80 called charm!
you find across the sea-
The land of stoves and sunshine 1:
good enough for me!
I've done the grand for fourteen
months In every foreign cline,
And I've learned heap OF learning
but I've shivered all the time;
And the biggest bit OF wisdom I've
acquired-as I can see-
Is that which teaches that this lands
the land OF lands for me.
Now, I am of opinion that q person
should get some
Warmth in this present life of ours,
not all in that to come;
SO when Boreas blows his blast through
country and through town,
Or when upon the muddy streets the
sitting fog rolls down,
Go, guzzle in a pub, or plod soEe bleak
malarious grove, :.
But let me toast my shrunkens shanks
beside some Yankee stove.
The British people say they "don't be.
lieve in stoves, y'know,"
Perchauce because we warmed 'em 20
completely years ago!
They talk Of "drahfts" and "stuffiness''
and "ill effects of heat"
As they chatter In their bal ny rooms
or sh1ver round the street;
With sunshine such rarity, and
stoves esteemed sin,
What wonder they are welded to their
fads-catarrh and gin?
In Germany are stoves galore, and yet
you seldom find
A fire within the stoves, for German
stoves are not that kind;
The Germans say that fires make dirt. |
and dirt's an odious thing,
But the truth is that the pfennig is the |
average Teuton's king,
And since the fire costs pfennigs, why,
the thrifty soul denies
all heat except what comes
with beer and exercise.
The Frenchman builds a fire of cones,
the Irishman of peat;
The frugal Dutchman buys fire when
he has need of heat
That is to say, he pays so much each
day to one who brings
The necessary living Goals to warm his
soup and things;
N Italy and Spain they have no need
to heat the house
Meath balmy skies the native picks
the mandolin and louse.
Vow, we've no mouldy catacombs, no
feudal castles grim,
70 ruined monasteries, no abbeys
ghostly dim;
Dur ancient history is new, our futures
all ahead,
And we've got tariff bill that's made
all Europe sick abed-
But, what Is best-though short on
tombs and academic groves /
We double discount Christendom on
sunshine and on stoves.
lear land OF minel l come to you from
months Of chill and storm,
'lessing the honest people whose
hearts and hearths are warm;
|. fairer, sweeter song than this !
mean to weave to you
Vhen I've reached my lakeside 'dobe
and once got heated through;
ut, even then, the burthen Of that
fairer song shall be
hat the land OF stoves and sunshine
is good enough for me.
81 Eugene Field.