The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-02-09
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Eds. Democrat.


Eds. Democrat.
Good morning Bob. its very squally
this morAing anything new in the
wind o, yes, every day brings forth
something new. Those new departures
are exciting the public mind TO some
extent. What new departure is il,
Bob I Well, | see IA the last Sidney
Aail woman bas been imprisonsd for
month at LittlOton, for tnrashing her
husband. The change from the regular
routine Of business seems to be 80 re-
froshing. And also in the last Herald,
the editor showed beyond the shadow Of
doubt there is no moro need Of pro-
tective tariff. Mercy man, Bob, IL that
90. What does that mean IL there any
malvarsation connected with this or has
the editor become converted. theught
he was an imPregnAble tariff man. o,
yes, no used TO be, but wise man once
convinced, he soon changes and becomes
a. q little child, and we must receive
him as such. o yes, Bob, We must, for
when Christ was on the earth he said,
"SniIer little children TO come unto me
and forbid them not, for Of such 10 the
kingdom Of Heaven" The editor says
Prof. DihAlow in conversation with an
Englisman the other day, said, "My
dear sir, have you any idea how very
cheap suit Of WOODEN clothes, it for q
laboring man, can be bought In Fog.
laod p "Eo," said, 'I havsn't the
least idea" "Why," he says. "they can
be got for G5.' Says l, "I am not La
boring man, sm oapitalist million-
aire, but the suit have on cost me but
G2; Il is an American suit" This Of
course needs no comment; If English
goods cost twice as much in England,
as American goods do IN America,
there 10 no need for tariff to protect
our woolen manufacturer. Now, Bob,
here is another parallel case. / read in
the Herald short time ago, in answsr
10 the 0regonian that if Il Is the case as
ysu say that England can make articles
50 much cheaper than the United States,
why is it that to-day there il displayed
in tho stores Of England, axos, sdge-teOls
Of every description, reapers, mowers,
agricultural implements and machinery
Of all kinds, and even cotton goods
which were England's main producti0s,
which are sold at prices cheaper than
they can be made in Great Britain. II
they can sell cheaper than we, why do
they buy American goods at all. Well,
Bob, you see this 10 the very point, Why
ia the name Of high Heaven do they
want tariff 70 protect American mHn-
ufacturers, when they can out sell Eag-
land on her swn soil and compete with
her all the world over. Tariff men say
they wAAt to keep EDglish goods out Of
our market, and protect our own man.
ufacturera Why do they want this
protection. ! will let Mr. Beck answer
this question. Beck followed Garland
and replied to Morrill,, Of vermsnt, on
this question, and said Morrill, bad ar
gued that We arc getting rich because
We are exporting more than wc ara inn
porting, but We would have 10 turn the
protecting wheel little moro and We
would have no imports. IL would be
all exporta. The farmer who exports
Sl00, 900 in grain must have machinery
and supplies TO carry on operation.
These are offered 70 him for s40o, 900
for lie privilega, but We must have
Congressional pets In New England who
will sell them TO you. Merrill says in
his tariff speech of Dec. &, 1891, one Of
the cardinal principles Of British ira
ders is, buy whore yeu can buy cheap
est, and sell whore you can sell dearest,
and this is precisely what they mean.
Yes, Bob, and this is precisely what we
mean. This is common sense, and you
see the glaring futility Of protsctionists
who cannot see beyond the end Of their
noses. who wilfully seek 10 mislead the
public. The Herald says protective
tariff does not necessarily have anything
TO do in the matter Of price. What
sophistry we know n tariff is q tax
upeu the people who consume the i'm.
ports upon which IL Is imposed when
fairly and Justly levied had always
been favorits mode Of raising revenue.
This protective policy IN but q step to-
ward and led up to monopolies which
ara expressing this country beyond all
others 20 its injury.
@ FREE TRADER.