The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22
From tho Willamette Farmerl
THE CRISIS COMING.

The people of the Willamette Val.
ley have troubled their minds much
during the past ten years as to the
best mode Of securing cheap. or at
best, reasonable rates OF transporta.
ton on the vast amount of freight
shipped by them down the valley and
ont OF our river to San Francisco -
and many of them hoped from prom
ises made, that when the railroad was
completed to the head OF the valley,
these charges would assume shape
more reasonable for the producer
In this it appears we have all been de.
ceived. Mr.. Holladay has advanced
rates of freight on wheat and -four
(the principal articles Of frcight), the
former 8 cents per 100 pounds, and
the latter 10 cents per barrel, on his
steamships plying between Portland
and San Francisco. His former rates
We're sufficiently high, and his line of
steamers was paying him very
heavy dividend.
The question arises: What are the
people of Oregon TO do! Shall they
remain quiet and allow Ben Holla.
day To forge fctters and rivet them
upon the people, or will they rise in
their might aud strike down this mon
ster monopolist? Will they llc Idle
aud see the result of their hard toll go
To swell the Golfers of this nabob, or
will they, in the exercise OF their
rights. show him that they are not yet
his slaves, and that Oregon is not yet
Ben Holladay's farm?"
The crisis when these questions
will be decided is near at hand, and
will be reached in June. The boast
has been made b, those reveling un-
der Ben Holladay's sanctuary" that
he bas enough money To buy the next
Legislature, and it now becomes the
duty of evey man in Oregon having
the welfare OF the State Mt heart, TO
sec To it that not candidate is chosen
for the Legislature in any county but
IS pledged To ,o0rk and rOtc against all
measures calculated to throw us still
further into this one md1, system
Nor should they stop here. They
should work and vote for measures
that will get our people out from un-
der the killing pressure OF his monopo-
lies. With Mr.. Holladay's control of
the North Pacific Transportation
Company and both the East and
West Side Railroads. and the Will.
annette Transportation Company, he
possesses power which, unless
"cbcckmated" by our Legislature, will
sap the prosperity of our whole State.
and leave us thousand times worse
of than when We had no railroads.
There will of course be no advance
on freight on the river or railroad
lines until after the election in June
after that date we may expect it any
time. Ben Holiday has his tools in
every county working Tor the nomi-
nation to the Legislature of such men
as he can use, or, TO use palmer En-
glish, snch men as he can buy-and
this game is being played on both
parties. II he is successful in this,
the acts of the next Legislature will
be in favor of him, his steamboats,,
and railroads, aud he will also walk
away from our Legislative halls with n
United. States Senator in his ocket.
Our advice TO voters, those who
work and pay taxes and cherish the
prosperity of our State, is to vote
against any one, from Congressman
down TO Coroner, who is known or
suspected OF being in alliance in the
least with Ben Holladay. Vote for
no ma', that is not ptedged against
this monopoly. II you do not, the
time is not lar distant when you will
rue the day you failed to do SO.