The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-31
sUaeEsTIVE FACTS.


some comparisons showing the actual
material importaAce Of the west and
south to the whole country, and then
contrasts it Nth the minor influence
they WELD in national legislation and
federal affairs.
The population Of the whole of New
England is 8, ,494, ,941. Illinois, Mis-
sissippi. Oregon and Nevada, 1885,
2S7. Difference, 348. Such are the
populations. What of revenue. ma
tional banks. and circulation? Ma
tional banks, sol; aggregate @circula-
ton. s104. .s62. .552, in New England.
In Illinois, Mississippi, Oregon and
Nevada, national banks, 91; circula-
tion, $40. .825, $40. So New England
has about Eve and half times as
many lanks. and about ten times as
much circulating money, as the west.
We do not speak of the enormous tariff
depletion at present in addition. But
how is it as to reyenues The esti-
mated internal revenue when, as the
late commissioner says in his report. the
act of 14th of July s'shall be in full
force" from the states Of Illinois,
Mississippi, Oregon and Nevada, is
Sic, 500 600; from all New England,
q. COS, ,00Os These are official figures.
Such is the exhibit as to revenue un-
der the system not yet fairly at work.
But for the lntest year reported, the
actual receipts are uneonscionably un-
equal For example, Virginia paid
sixteen times as much internal reve-
nue. in proportion to her taxable
property as Massachusetts, did.
Let us vary the comparison. Take
Virginia and Florida, with an aggre-
gate population of ]. Ass. Coz, which
exceeds that of the state of Massachu-
sets by 2,251. The latter has 210
national banks, of circulation of $50
865, $50. The two former states 21
banks and 50. .2o3. $50 circulation
Massachusetts, is to pay internal reve-
nue., "a, ~, 900; Virginia and Florida,
S.. .039 ,000-that is, with sixteen times
the wealth and twenty-seyen times the
national bank circulation, Massachu-
setts pays less revenue than these un-
happy states of more population.
Again, let US compare Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island on the one hand
with Indiana on the other. The lat
ter's population is about o thousand
more. Indiana has Il national benks;
circulation, s11 .G22. .792. Massachu-
sets and her little neighbor have 272
banks, with a circulation of $69, 1885, :
SO. Revenue estimate for Indiana,
s4,0S7 ,000; for said states, 4, ,906, 900.
With more than six times the circu-
| lation, the two eastern states scarcely
pay more revenue. So, contrast Ore
gon, population 90, ,922, with Vermont,
population $50. .5s5; Oregon-nation-
al banks l, circulation sSS, 500, esti-
mated revenue, s139 900; Vermont
banks 42, circulation S., 5,916, ,27O, esti-
mated revenue $4,000. Nevada and
Vermont are thought to be about
equally competent to support the gov
eminent, viz s: Vermont is TO yield
$50. 900, and Nevada sS5, 900. Thus
equal, how do they compare in other
respects? Vermont has 330, ,5Sj inhabi-
ants; Nevada AZ 000-treated ms about
eight times as able to pay taxes as a
yermonter, where near.y six millions
liof circulation issue to Nevada Sill, :
O42. s5ss yae ssa 5
In every particular the revenue and
bank systems are found to initiate
against the west and the south, but in
the matter of paying the expenses and
liquidating the debt they are permit
ted to share largely. Why this is.
and win continue to be, the case is not
beyond comprehension. For years
the representatives of the west have
allowed themselves to be duped by
Yankee leaders in the. halls of Con-
gress, and the south has been without
q voice in national affairs. The legis-
lation Of the country has been
marked out by the agents and repre-
sentatiyes of New England interests
and those who should have guarded
the west and south from the inlposi-
tions and oppression visited upon them
quietly acquiesced.' The remedy for
these evils lies in selecting men of
greater capacity for legislation and
such as have deeper interests in the
welfare Of the sections they represent
than they have in the advancement of
New England. ae4
We of the Pacific coast are blessed
with a few representatives in the Ma
| tional legislature who are independ-
ent of New England capitalists and
New England money; but they COM
pose but a mere handful of that large
and nnwieldy body Of law-lnakers.
and can have but little influence to
secure good results until they are
Joined by many others. The great
| wa,t nf fhose States Ivino IL, the dis