The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03
THE INDEPENDENT. I.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1888
The Standard on the Wool Tariff.

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Noltner, familiarly known in certain
circles as "Tony," took occasion in its
Sunday edition of October l4th, to let
of superabundance Of bombast which
it hurled at society of wool growers
of Wasco county, who in a convention
condemned the action of the late Repub.
iican Congress for reducing the tariff
on wool and increasing it on manufac-
tured woolen goods, and declared in
favor of restoring the tariff of 1866 on
wool. For this purpose the Standard,
which pretends to be a Democratic
Journal, showered whole volumes of
anathemas upon the heads of these IN
offending farmers, who have been SO
unfairly dealt with by q Republican
Congress It went SO far as to sane
ton this unjust and discriminating law,
and in vindication Of the law made use
Of a familiar portion of John Sherman's
speech in the recent Ohio canvass.
In our issue two weeks ago we de-
ncunced this position of the Standard
ss undemocratic, for which we find
ourselves the recipient of nearly col
umn of the precious space of this lead-
ing metropolitan journal, In which the
editor tries to be sarcastic. In the
outset he says: "Will the brilliant
editor Of the Roseburg Independent tell
AS whether the infamy of placing an
additional duty on manufactured wool
en- goods justifes the tariff On wool, :"
and adds: 'sOur talented friend Of the
Independent will have hard work to
convince Democrats that it is any part
Of Democratic doctrine to 80 regulate
a tariff as to protect any special in
dustry, and if it is right to do so on
yoOl it is right and just to guard all
otheYs Our government raises rev.
enue for its expenses and not for pro-
tectisn. We hope the learned editor
Of the Independent will not deny Sam.
Randall protection for his iron and
claim prohibition for WOOL The truth
of the matter is just this: Some peo-
pie like to play the part of dema-
gOgues and they imagine their readers
are q set Of fools. In this such bril-
)isnt mindssas the editor referred to
will find out their mistake. The tariff
On wool does not figure at all in the
price the producers are receiving. =
The editor of this paper may be very
dull on this subject, but we shall not
call upon the editor of the Independent
60 enllghten us from a protective
standpoint. Il it is right TO protect
the sheep raiser it is right to protect
the editor of the Independent {And we
suppose be needs it, in the profits of
his advertising patronage and subscrip-
Eisn."
Exactly what is intended by the ref
arence to our advertising patronase and
subscription we are at aloss to under
stand, or what It has to do with the
double dealing Of Congress with the
farmers on the wool tariff. If, how
ever, he wishes to insinuate that our
patronage is limited, we can easily adj
NIT it, for it is not all that we might
wish ito be. But since taking charge
OF the Independent our patrons have
never before heard us complain. We
pay ell eur bills, are clear of debt.
never have had any mortgage or lien
apon our Office, and cannot understand
vhy We should need any special pro-
lection in this respect. j. might not
be cut of place right here, to ask the
STANDARD man if he can say as much,
or what was the consideration for his
changing the mortgage held by Senator
Slater, Democrat, upon the Standard
Ofics, TO leading Republican polti-
elan of Portland, and does not the eff
eiai records of Multnomah county
show that such a change was madel
Does said Republican politician have
anything to do with the course pur-
saed By the Standard and the numer-
pas somersaults which it makes on all
Political questionsl Weare pleased to
knew that the pricking which we gave
shs Standard for its stupidity on the
earif question, has caused the concern
= manifest some little animal life.
An ordinary government mule, how
svsE. would not be so stupid as to sup
pose It could convince the farmers that
ths tarif on weol has nothing to do
vita the price they are receiving for
thsir product, after John Sherman and
bis Os-vorkers had failed to palm such
? dogma on the farmers Of Ohio.
We can assure the Standard that it
;s no part Of our mission to convince
Democrats. or any one else, that 1t is
any part of the Democratic doctrine to