The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-03-10
ruoreur ron rurran CONSIDERATION

TM0t cur fOW FUTURE CONSEDERATkONs
The masses of the people are beeom-
ing moro familiar every day with these
things which concern their social and
political welfare. The farmer reaches
out and grasps the hand Of the mechan-
ic and laborer Representatives of all
industries claim reciprocal relations.
They are becoming moro expansive in
detail, and realize their dependencs as
whole in commerce in order to prosper.
No one branch of industry can expand
and become profitable by itself alone
Every one is dependent on another for
success. If there is any independence
it is in tho producer and there it exists
oaly to limited success Capital is
always dependent. 1t is independent
in nothing, Il may DO used with FREQ
hand, but it is not certain, but, on the
contrary, very uncertain. The farmers
crops will reproduce themselves with
but little aid. IL is the labor of love to
call from the earth its annual products
and the hnsbandman feels free and glad
when he beholds the fruit of his toll.
1t is not so with capital. II is cold
serpent, heartless always, and never n
friend. 1t seeks at all times something
around which it may coil bis csld body,
or into which it may throw its poison
Qua fangs' Il is blight which eats up
everything it touches. It draws its
life from the wants, misfartunes and for
tunes Of men. 1t will take the advan
tsge in the ordinary affairs of life of
mans misfortunes and crush him. but
seldom aids him in his enterprises. II
may be used, but it is dearly bought.
If sc look over the field we find here
and there its victims. Our once pros
porous people thought that capital with
low interest was what We all needed.
Ii came, and the blessing proved mis-
fortune. Hew many there are who
eaxnot escape the net they have volun-
tarily gone into. Capital is The hardest
master they have. How can capital be
reconciled to labor or the wants Of our
people In different parts of our State
the relisf expected has not e5ss.fe. -+t9}1
the cnatraFy, disappointment on the
one hand. and the exactions of capitalist
on the other, have driven mIay
3 hardy pioneer to realize the pangs OF
want in the years of his decline. Added
to our take, may be tina. of interest
pm loans. Suppose We say in Linn
county there ia about $600,000 loaned
md secured by mortgage. Sixty thou
and dollars per annum in interest that
soes ous of the County and perhaps
State This interest tax oyerlays all
0ti1ers and is the last straw that breaks
the camsl's back D. We ever think If
this question AID the way to escape Il.
Is there any hore TO save the property
to the old owners. In the discussion
OF great commercial questions we should
not forget the interest monopoly Per
haps.it would take five delIaIs PEI head
counting every man, woman and child
in Linn County to pay the interest due
ann ually in this county on loans This
is separate and apart from all othtr
taxes. We groan un Ter taxes. We have
had failures ef crops and other draw
backs to impoveiish our people. But
the greatest evil is borrowing money
when it can be by little sel;-dsnial
avoided. We are too good to ourselves
sometimes. This question may be ask
ed, but who will answer il : Ia Sail.
fornia there are failures of crops aad
they are looked for Sometimes they
are Very disastrous, but her farmers
prosper notwithstanding. There are no
farmers sacrificed in consequence of this
fact. Farms are operated for less
money in Oregon than in California.
But when there is short crop here, or
our sales are SLOW, many of our people
are driven to borrow money to bridge
over. Why is this J Can any one az
swer ! There are many reasons fer it.
and they do not lay in monopolies, nor
can monopoliea help the case. We find
many things to be considered which
will engage the thoughts of our readers
as they may our own in future articles