The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-05-20

on us 4 loss Of Of 500, goo, 900 to am.
hle the state to get $50, 900, 900. You
might as well say that there IL no
other way of roasting PIG than by
burning down the house. We shall
be all the better able 10 pay the taxes
uecessary TO replace he import duties
If our earnings are left with us in-
tact.n
The farmers, by insisting on justice
being done to themselves, are NJ the
same time fighting the battle of the
American community at large. All
are sufferers from the samo fiscal alb
surdity. and all ought to join the
farmers, heart and hand, IL enforcing
the redress OF II common grievance.
Every farmer should hold this lam
gaage To the candidates: sI will only
vote for you If you will vota for me;
and voting for me means voting in
the House for ~ reduction OF , per
cent every successive year on the im-
port duties TIL the whole are abol-
ished. - IL this were done pretty
generally, the tariff in its present
shape, would not survive the first sit
ting of Congress. rhe voting power
of the farmers is overwhelming.
They hardly know their own strength.
They are the backbone of the great
American Republic. They own most
of It's soil, they have created most of
lis wealth, and they form tho most
numerous aud influential body among
It's population. TIE exercise of their
voting power would foreibly influence
the commercial policy of the govern
ment, aud il they choose to exercise
ii, m end viii be put forever to the
yearly exactions from which they are
now suffering. In other words they
haze but to signify Enthusiastically by
their votes that they wish to be freed
from the unjust burdens laid upon
them by heavy import dnties, and
those duties will speedily cease 10
exist. Is it.possible to Imagine that
they should feel the evil, know the
remedy, and hesitate to apply il; :
II is doubtless true that many, per-
haps most, OF the American farmers,
are unaware of, or have given little
attention TO, the fscts set forth in
these columns, and hence their silent
endurance. But every farmer who
reads this ana eoneurs in our views,
would order from the nearest town
ten or twenty copies of this little
paper, aud would distribute them hy
hand among his neighbors, or ny
post among his friends at a distance,
spirit OF inquiry would rapidly be
reused, and definite expression Of
putlic opinion would soon be elected.
By such means eacn man would eon-
tribute to the good work, and with
little trouble and little expense, the
exact state of the case might be laid
before every farmer ir the Union. II
would be for him afier obtaining a
knowledge of flcts 50 interesting to
his class, 10 decide whether he would
continue to endure the grievance or
insist on its removal. Meanwhile,
all honor, Western farmers Of Ameri-
ca, 10 the brave and blessed work
which your indomitahle energy and
brawny arms are accomplishing
While in Europe millions Of able bod
led men are dragged from the plow
and the loom 10 be trained to blood
shed and destruction, you are pursu-
ing your beniticeat conquests over
nature, and converting barren wastes
into orchards and cornfelds. Surely
the least that YOU can demand in re-
turn is that your earnings should no;
be wrung from you - unjust laws
and that you should l.e allowed tc
enjoy individually lhe fruits Of y0uI
unremitling toll.
Il for gots 10 deeiie, a,si 20 esjorc.
yo,s, decision.