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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-02
MONROE 1rRxs.


: Mrs. Ida Foltson and children,
of California, are visiting relatives
near town. :. :
Don't forget the dance: tonight
in the new haH. =, Four hundred
square feet of f1oor.room Will be
ready for the affair. :
The picnic given by the Dasty.
band at Bellfountai1. was we'll. at
tended on Saturday, and a great
time is reported. !.
Mrs. Schneider and her brother,
John .Wiltse, returned from: the
Wolfe. creek springs last week,
where they had been in quest of
health. -: .s:.s., -.
d John wigle and family: Of
Medford, are visiting. relatives
west of town. They report plenty
of rain in their section Of the
country. '.'.''''f'
Henry Schuette, the carpent er,
has just remodeled the Finley;
warehouse, done .au good job: on
fixing up the Finley. residences.
and is now employed in building
a large granary for Hugh Heron.
The new hall was not completed
in time for the "16 to. 1" club
meeting, SO the silver advocates
were compelled to use. the school
| house. Saturday evening. Those
present enjoyed themselves. i'm.
menscly. :.
John S. Baker, once a resident
of Benton county. proprietor; of
the Junction City hotel, suffered
"a severe stroke of paralysis last
Thursday, from which he. died on
Saturday at1l IA IN. He leaves
quite family to mourn his de-
parture. i.
Last Thursday evening a. gen.
uine Alpine sunset was displayed
for the benefit of Willamette val.
ley: citizens. Although the sun
had, to all appearances set.< g
beautiful rainbow was seen in the
east, and the clouds above we're
one mass Of billowey pink and
red, such is rarely seen, even III
this land of beautiful sunsets.
This is the season for pleasure
) seekers. Last week, a crowd oi
young fellows from Yamhill ccun,
ty passed through on their way te
Grants Pass on a hunting and fish
ling. A wagon load Of people
J camp meeting, bound were also
on their way to,Turner, where :
meeting is progress.
If: Tommy Fullingtonis a premium
squash raiser. On his ranch wesl
'77of town he has nearly alracret %
Ethose vegetables, which beats ;anys
thing we have seen this season il
that line. The vines are from e
to 10 feet in length and rhe
young products are as large as !
quart cup. -.
Mr.. DeMarais, employed by A
Wilhelm & Sons. in hauling WOO
to Corvallis last week. had, the
misfortune to break his leg Fri
11day gust above the, ankle. Las'
{: year he broke, the other leg, and
when he fell this time he tried to
prevent another accident of the
same kind and threw all his weight
on the sound limb with the result
as stated above. The attending
physician claims that an amputa-
ton will likely be necessary, Since
{ a large splinter of bone half way
around the limb and an inch long,
had to he removed.
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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-02

3 s.atT:1
+ 1t heals everything except. a broken
heart. may be, said of DeWitt,s Witch
Hazel salyens. Piles and rectal diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, letter. eczema and
all skin troubles may be- cured. by. it
quickly and permanently Allen st
Woodward. s.,. .v -: -. ::.s--
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-02
THE D. OF o.

The action of the board of re-
gents of the state university on
the 2oth ult., resulted in a mis-
erable whitewash, and that mo-
bic institution mnst face the fu-
tilre under influences. inviting
certain death. Kalsornining may
cover much rottenness, but il
will not remove the disease. IA
state institution weighed down
with Chapman at It's Head, Lilly
in its bowles and general strang-
ulation in its corpus, is most
nauseating to the public. Lying
can never be successfully beauti-
fed as an art for emulation, nor
be recognized a healthy adjunct,
as an educational factpr. : Spe-
cific charges presented by the
most reputable citizens branding
its president for an utter lack of
truth and veracity,.. are quietly
relegated to the waste basket un-
worthy the attention Of the re-
gents; and Lilly injected into the
seething mass as a disinfectant,
if not a purifier. As. a white
wash resultant health is expected
to. brake out.aH over tiitt U::ofO., !,
but it won't. The young men
and women of this state have no
hankering for innoculation by
this kind of virus, which will be
made, painfully evident in the
near future. Independent of the
rottenness the taxpayers of the
state are in no condition to see
their substance wasted in big sal
aries on small creations. We
8 shall a S SIS. Z
Boies, of Iowa, who,- but foi
Bryan's speech, would doubtless
have been the democratic candi
tdate Tor president, has declared,re
Gently, that free silver at 16 to 1
will never be a political issue
again. Those who have watched
theS trend : of. politics since the
great campaign of last year, think
the ex-governor is right, and be
lieve he would have been justi
fed in not using the s16 to l limi
tation. The free silver .eombin:,
ton is rapidly disintegrating, ant
while the several segments may
still profess belief in the fnancia
delusion, free silver will never b.
the rallying cry that wilt draw
them together.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-02
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WELLS IFEMS,.s

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3. Most. everybody is preparing to
celebrate. the e'4th. ,sii..,;.. :as. >.
g. r. Hodges called ON. friends
in Albany last Sunday ',;~,' ';:-'
Everybody is busy haying. The
hay cron Is NOT as good as usual. )
Fl; w L.sEautlromi 4sllas&oaie to his
msantsils place tei,piitaap his hay
* .<;ss., ITS =
,:a... Ms. Z. sHnmlhasoil Of Al
banv, .is .visrtang friends here ffiis
week. -s...., - - 80 .IAi:s .':eFc
: Mrs, Fowler, .of Kings Valley,
is visiting her brother here. D.. "A.
Vander9ool. -..i,.r,ss.
Mrs. aC.sM. eVanderpool starts 70
Dufdr this week. where she goes
to meet ssher husband, who has
BEEN visiting friends in Missouri.
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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

continue to commit upon innocent
men, virtuous women and helpless
children. Here again Mr.. McKinley's
task will be reduced to the mere imita-
ton of Cleveland's example.
Seventh-How to settle the Pacific
Railroad question without collecting
the money or Selling the roads. Or dis
satisfying the country with an unreal
sonable extension.
To enforce payment of the debt would
distress many eminent thieves who
have not yet satiated their appetite
for plumber; to seize the roads would
be giving too much countenance to
Populist doctrines; to unduly postpone
the day of payment might offend more
voters than the Republicans can afford
to lose.
In his dilemma Mr.. KinleY WILL per
haps, cut the knot by following the
iudicious course now on trial Collec-
ton of the debt will be talked of, but
no collection made; seizure of the roads
will be discussed, but no seizure at
tempted; postponement of the day of
payment will be debated, but no def
mite postponement voted.
By this judicious manner of proce-
dure the eminent plunderers keep the
property and are satisfied, while the
people are kept in the hope that some
thing will be done and are likewise
satisfied
Eighth-How to increase the taxes
on the food, clothing, tools, furniture
and other necessaries of life and yet
keep the income-tax question from
bobbing up again. To tax the many
poor to enrich the protected few from
the income tax is a policy which may
cause trouble if not very tenderly
handled.
To this Populist-unrepen and
nnreconstructed the foregoing appear
to be the problems confronting Mr..
Mckinley. That he will deal with
them adroitly, intelligently and cour-
ageously is not to be doubted. That
he can solve them to the satisfact ton OF
majority of his fellow-citizens is most
uncertain.
In legislating to satisfy the protected
classes he will run the risk of alienat-
ing the unprotected masses.
t. e. Win N. Y. World.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
A Hustling Organizer.

Hon. Chas. f. Howard, Windfall
Upton county. Indiana, sends a club
and writes:
The SOW may return to her wallow,
the dog may return to hls.vomit, but a
middle of the roader will never return
to the old party.
Let the Peoples Party do as the pos
tage stamp, stick till it gets there.
The Peoples Party can't expect the
people to stick to it till it sticks to
itself.
So long as the Peoples Party fuses
with the twin fraud, the people will
vote for the old parties.
Bryan and Pingree may be good men,
but we have men as good who belong
to better party.
Let us stay in the middle of the
road.
The Peoples Party will not do any
good so long as Butler is National
chairman and Edgerton secretary.
hope the Peoples Party of the U.
S. will become born again with the
spiritual power of principle and patri-
ism.
We must organize Peoples Party
clubs in every precinct. We must sell
Peoples Party books and take subscrip-
tions for Peoples Party papers and
take produce, etc, for pay. l want to
hear from every reader of the Peoples
Party Paper, man, woman, boy and
girl. | love them all.
Please let me hear from you sure. I
am young man, not ashamed of my
faith, not afraid of my foes.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
Imprisoned for Debt.

New York, in the opinion of many
good people, is not only the financial
center of the United States, but the
head center of civilization and progress.
A recent transaction in that state, pub
lished in the New York World, wherein
a man was jailed for debt, shows what
will result from permitting New York
to dominate our politics as we'll as our
finances. In referring to the imprison-
ment of VIM Fem by a recent order of
the court, the World says:
civilian Fem is not accused of any
crime. His sole offense is that he owes
money which he cannot pay. Yet un-
der the barbaric law of imprisonment
for debt which still survives in an 9th
erwise advancing civilization in New
York he was arrested last spring and
thrown into jail. He got bondsman
and was released on bail. He went to
PENNSYLVANIA to earn a living and fail
ed to answer the suit of his creditor,
except in so far as his bail bond an
swered it Thereupon his bondsman
sent to Pennsylvania, had Fem arrest
ed and lodged in Jail and brought him
to this city handcuffed like a danger
Gus felen with murderous proclivities.
All this because Fem owed money that
he could not pay !-Southern Mercury.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
Pingree ON Lincoln.

| At recent banquet in Chicago. Gov
ernor Pingree OF Michigan, was called
upon to respond to the toast ''Munici-
pal Reforms and among other things
said:
Il assume that we all love to draw a
prize in life. In our private capacity
we figure, will assume, for a contract
with city and get it by paying the
price. This assumes that the city faith
ers pocket the price. OF course if the
contract is for a street railway, the
rates of fare must stand very high, be-
cause if they do not our watered stock
does not go off our hands very easy.
The game is to show in our contract
that we can pull millions out of the
public. Then we can get any amount
of watered stock in The hands of gull
lible public. This, of course, is specu-
lation and not business. 1t is a kind
of lottery system. Almost everybody
knows it and admits it. We condemn
it in public and resort to it in private.
Speculation seems to have put on
the mask of business in the United
States. The apparent rights of specu-
lation have increased taxation, but
such rights are more apparent than
real. The excessive rate of fare and
freight transportation, caused by spec
ulation, are slowly draining the earn
ings of this country, and are also slow
ly crippling transportation because ex-
cess reacts.
LINCOLN ON LABOR AND CAPITAL.
''When I say that all true capital is
earnings of the country, I do not say
anything new, / only repeat in new
words what Lincoln said, You can find
what he said in his first annual mes
sage. And this message can be found
in the Congressional Globe of 1861 and
1862 This is what he said:
"'Labor is prior to and independent
of capital Capital is only the fruit of
labor. Capital could never have ex-
listed without labor. Labor is the SUI
perior of capital, and deserves much
the higher consideration
81 do not know of better way to
keep fresh the memory of the illustri-
Gus dead than to quote the words that
pointed to his work. l know of no
other way of keeping party alive than
doing the work of the party. I know
of no other way of keeping capital
alive than by keeping labor alive. The
true words of true man live forever.
The words of 1861 are true to-day
The words live. The work lives. If
the work is shirked the party dies If
Lincoln's words are sacred then the
work is sacred. Let us not live in the
mere fame of the words and work of
Lincoln. 1t is nobler way to con-
tinue that work"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
Refined Pugilism.

1t is gratifying to observe piercing
and irradiating the murky atmosphere
of the brutality which envelopes the
prize ring, ray Of kindly light ema-
mating from the stout heart of Bob"
Fitzsimmons. In a public letter Mr..
Fitzsimmons insists that his antagon-
list, Mr.. Corbett be subjected to thor
ough medical examination in order that
Mr. Fitzsimmons may in the approach
ing conflict plant his blows where they
will do the most harm without fear of
fatal results. He insists that he is not
satisfied with the reports, so far made
on the condition of Mr.. Corbett's vital
organs.
Never before has the world been
treated to such touching spectacle Of
magnanimity on the part of a profess
sional gladiator Never before has a
professional slugger insisted upon hav-
ing a certificate of the toughness of his
opponent, so that he may give full
force to the blows of his mighty arm
without the gnawing fear of bereaving
friends and relatives. One would never
suspect that Mr.. Fitzsimmons' fighting
face con cealed such wealth of tender
ness and generosity. He is willing to
put Mr.. Corbett to sleep but not to kill
him. 1t is the more remarkable be-
cause Mr.. Corbett has shown so much
ability in protecting his own vital or
gans and in jolting the livers and
lights of his antagonists. Viewing the
situation from any other standpoint
than that of the great prize fighter, it
would seem wise on the part of the
antagonist of Mr.. Corbett to figure on
the condition of his own organs and on
ways and means of keeping them out
of the way. In the face of this Incl
dent no.one can deny that pugilism is
on the high road to the plane of refined
art Mr.. Fitzsimmons has shown that
pugilist may attain a degree of mag
nanimity that is exceeded only by his
''gall. San Diego Vidette.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
THEY ARE RELIABLE.

We believe through careful inquiry, that all
trustworthy persons, and to prove our faith by
works, upon complaint of a subscriber against
an advertiser, that shows on its face an irreg-
ular transaction we will use our best efforts to
protect the subscribers interests, and if the
advertiser proves unreliable, he will in future
be debarred from the use of these columns and
be promptly exposed. Rogues shall not ply
their trade at the expense Of our subscribers
who are our friends, through the medium OF
these columns. Let this be understood by
everybody now and henceforth.
Note, a the above offer is to actual sub
scribers'' and only to them: ~ it holds good
two months after the transaction causing the
complaint, that is, we must have notice within
this time; 80 we do not guarantee pigs tail
to curl in any particular direction; in Other
words, we viii handle swindlers, but shall not
attempt to adjust trifing, disputes between
advertise. Bear these points in mind hereafter
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

that it's destruction is only a matter of
time AS was the case with slavery it
is only human inertia that keeps mill
tarism on it's legs. The little drop is at
work, and the little drop of water has
been known TO bore through strong
When the number of Van der Weer's
imitators increases, we shall find that
those who yesterday were the defend
ers of militarism will tomorrow change
their tone aud proclaim in a loud voice
that war is the fruit of ignorance and
immoral in its essence. When that
comes to pass, armies will speedily dis
appear and leave behind them nothing
but poor memory. That consumation
is now not far distant"
The text of Van der Weer's letter
we find in the English edition (The Far
East of the japanese review, Kokumin
no-Toma. Van der Weer begins his
letter, declining to appear for enrol
ment according to law, by quoting
Thou shalt not kill" CONSCIOUS of
the rightfulness of my position" he
writes, 81 do not hesitate to put my
self into opposition to the law of the
country" He continues:
81 do not make any special profess
sion of Christianity, nor claim to be
any be tier than the generality of
Chris tians, but underst and that the
commandment which | have placed at
the head of this letter is one that is
agreeable to the reason and nature of
man. / renounce the military profess
sion, which from a boy have learned
to consider as the science of murder.
abhor the idea of killing men in obedi
ence to orders, without having any de-
sire or cause for doing so-a proceed
ing against which my conscience re-
volts"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
ro,stoi Sees the End of War at Hand.

In the reasons given by a Hollander,
named Van der Weer, for refusing to
Join the national army last year. Toll
tot discovers " the little drop at work
undermining the proud fabric of mill
tary despotism." Van der Weer resisted
the CONSUMPTION laws, says Tolstoi, on
the ground that these laws are contra
ry to the universal reason and con-
science of man. 1.-THE reason of the
human race is developing Tolstoi
says, land the power of error grows
weaker day by day" He continues:
''The immortality of militarism Qike
that of American and Russian slavery
in the sixties) is so clear and manifest
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
No More Fusion.

Mr.. P. D. Ewell, of Garfield, Wash
ington, wants to go on record as hav-
ing had fusion enough to last him the
of his natural life. As every
other populist who is in the party for
principle instead of fire, he plants him
self squarely in the middle of the
road. He need give himself no further
uneasiness about Mr.. Bryan. When
that gentleman telegraphed Senator
Jones at St. Louis that he would not
accept the nomination unless Sewa1l
the banker and monopolist, was kept
on the ticket as his running mate he
made an impossible gulf between
himself and all true blue populists. 1t
is true the telegram was suppressed at
the time but we have it now and will
not forget it in the year of grace 1900
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
Official Organ Peoples Party
State of Georgia.
OUR BUSINESS PLAH.

THE PEOPLES PARTY PAPER gives no chro
mos, puffs no swindlers, inserts no humbus
advertisements, and does not devote one-hal
its space to telling how good the other half is
1t is published weekly and is furnished to sub
scribers at one dollar year, postage prepaid
Terms, cash in advance.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
Facts that Should be Considered.

Bulls OF cfeQ1J (GreaSufy nOUeS) mdue
legal tender are the best money the
world ever saw.-Benjamin Franklin.
Bank paper (bank notes. must be
suppressed, and the issue of the circu-
lating medium restored to the nation,
to HON it belongs. Banking es-
Establishments are more dangerous than
standing armies. Thomas jefferson.
Bonds and banks I never approved.
\ Our whole banking system l ever
abhorred, l continue to abhor. and
shall die abhorring.- John Adams.
No paper Qike the bank note) whose
credit rests upon promise to pay is
suitable for currency.-John G. Cal
houn.
Coin is the money of barbarians.
Half civilized people want coin and
convertible paper. But people who are
fully civilized prefer irredeemable pa
per money.-Herbert Spencer.
Gold is the instrument of gamblers
and spectators, and the idol of the
thief and the insertion. John j. In
gals, of Kansas.
When all our paper currency is made
payable in specie on demand, it will
prove the most certain means which
can be used to fertilize the rich mans
field by the sweat of the poor mans
brow.-Daniel Webster.
The prime contrivance for producing
inequalities in human condition is the
creation of paper medium (bank
notes. purporting to be convertible
into coin. From this invention sprung
the Earrings, the Rothschilds an the
splendid few who live at the expense
of the many.-Hon. r. NJ t. Hunter
of Virginia.
Some of the colonial governments,
that of Pennsylvania particularly, de-
rived a revenue from lending legal tep-
der treasury notes to their subjects at
an interest of so much per cent Adam
Smiths Wealth of Nations, 1887.
Nothing in the history of the world
was like the progress of our colonial
ancestors when the system Adam Smith
refers to prevailed. Edmund Burke,
The irredeemable paper money of the
italian republic of Venice commanded
a premium over gold from III to 1897
over 500 years-and made the pros
i of
her people the wonder of the world
until the country was conquered and
her financial system overthrown by
Napoleon Bonaparte. The people Of
Venice had no use for coin. Paper
money was at high premium over
metal money, and at length the gov
ornamental made law for the protec-
ton of coin which provided that no one
should demand higher premium than
30 per cent for paper money.-History
| of Venice.
If we establish money which has
no intrinsic value, or whose intrinsic
value is such that it will never be ex-
ported, and the quantity of which shall
never exceed the demand in the coun-
try, we shall have reached wealth and
power.-John Law, Financial Minister
of France in 1920.
While LAWS system prevailed man
ufacturies increased, beggars found en-
ployment, industry had wings, inter
est fell, usury was crushed, and smiling
plenty reigned upon every hand. Eng
land perceived with terror the lever in
the hands of France which she used to
raise the world, and it was England
that overthrow Law and his system by
means of her agents in the Council of
the Regency Blonc, French
Historian.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
Died of Starvation in Minneapolis.


Victor Lund, who was taken to the
city hospital Tuesday night, evidently
nearly dead from starvation, is worse.
The doctors have been unable to Sc
cure much in formation from him, but
are of the opinion that lack of food has
caused his present condition. 1t is not
probable, they say, that he will re-
cover He is 81 years of age.-Minne
apolis Journal.
The poor fellow died that night.
Doubtless he voted for Mckinley.
He belonged to that trusting and hon
est race that believes what is told.
Died of starvation a Christian
city of over 100000 inhabitants Died
while ''the Advance Agent of Prosper
ity" was buying his Inauguration suit.
Died while Mrs. Bradley Martin of
New York, was preparing to give her
parations were in PROCESS for the
grandest and most royal Inauguration
ceremonies on the 4th of March, ever
seen in this nation.
Died of starvation! Think of the ten
thousand pangs those words imply!
WAS it not pitiful,
Near whole city full
Friends he had none"
The Representative, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12

On another page will be found q part
of very salty arraignment of Cleve
land, clipped from the Atlanta Consti-
tuition. The arraignment is not only
severe but it is largely just, yet no
paper in the south did more to elect