The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-03-21
rive ADDRRssEs.


Judge Il p Boise, Of the Circuit Court. and
Hon John Burnett, an opportunity Of ez.
plsining their viows, the former on the Pa
trons Of Husbaadry, and The latter on the
Mortgage Tax Law.
Jsdgs Boise was introduced by Mr Martin
Miller. Hs ssid What we do as farmers
We DO mot desire 10 antagobiSs any other in.
tsFsst. All Industries are organized, the
miIIsrs. the press, etc. They are organized
10 protect their interests. LAbOrsrs are or
gssised. And 90 IL was seen by farmers that
they sheald organize 10 protect their inter
asts, and 20 the PAtfons Of Husbandry Nsrs
started. We have no ensmy'so far ~ pro-
du0tioa is concerned. No politician goes on
the staAd bat what he says that we owe al
Of our prosperity 10 the bone and sinew u
the farmer. Mr. Aiken, Of South Caroline,
said that Il was one Of tho objects Of the
Patrons 10 let others draw their own water
and hsw their ewn weed. The life Of the
farmer has been sung by the poets Of all
countries. Il was the first Industry Of man
Il iS eur business TO dress and keep the earth,
whsn It's bOuntiss are properly distributed,
thsFs 10 enough 10 keep az. There has a..
ways been tendency 70 disequAllze wealth.
The tendency Of the Law Is TO place property
In the hands Of few 10 the detriment Of
many. The Law should not be ssch a. 10
encourAgs the aceumulAtion Of wealth in the
hands Of few ssd render the masses poor.
The object Of the Patrons 10 TO prevent this.
Cromwell taught this same principle The
GrAngs does not believe in political ques.
tions. There is not "a important measaFs
that originAtes from political parties, We b..
lisvs you will Hna. The civil ssrVic4 relSrm
was originatsd By che farmers. The speak.
Or here read the position Of the Grange on
Political mAtterA They do aot discuss par.
tisAn qasstiOE= Szespt they affect the whole
people. We ask that patent laws be amend
cd 90 that the farmer be protected. so that
the viOlstion will apply 10 the manufacturer
ana seller aud not TO the eonsumsr. We
ash that there shall be department Of aeri-
eslturs. We represent more than bali Of the
pepulAties 81 the Uaitsd States, and the
greatest industry. and are entitled 70 II. A
few years ago e74.OOc was appropriated for
Agrieultarsl interests In the United States,
while in other countries miIliSns were ex-
pendsd. This is because no ether nation on
the globe has = government in which the
farming interest is so little represented, there
being Oaly eighteen farmers in ths present
COAgress The railroad man. lths iroa man,
the miller, al are protected, bat the farmer
has no one there 10 look after his interests,
We also desire to regulate all other matters
that deserve regulation that apply to our In
tsrests Here the speaker read the declAra-
tlon Of parposes Of the National Grange. /.
is not the GrAage idea that we want 70 en-.
courage the lOAning Of money. We diseOpn.
tsssaes the mortpgs and credit system.
The average farmer who has paid II per cent
on . mortgage sa his farm can not pay fol
hia farm. Asd the speaker ventuFed To say hs
wsaIa not make 8 per cent OF it. Ths
sootshmsn whs have loaned money her,
have carried - Dundee more than they have
left The way for the farmer to do is to rais.
somsthfNg ts sell, and II you have nothing Il
sell do not boy. That is the Grasge system
In the esanty Of Linn 81 500. 900 in mort
cages is % your farms. 10 the county Of Ma
riea ever 81. 0oo. 900. The farmers pay a
AysragsOf 10 per snL They carry il. the.
can not aHsrd 10 pay L. Let the lenders com
hers and place manufactures on our stream
Ahd they viii hslP build up the country. bu
leaning money does not do this. We tail
togsthsr. bay tegether. sell together, W
avoid litigation ~ much As possible. settlin
ush by arbitration. We labor to cuitivAt
car talents. social and intellectual We see
10 eultivats unien in the whole eSuEtry, 40
work together regardless Of politics or lOcl
tiOa.
We wish 10 regulate these corporations.
has been the system since the time Of Kin
, Jehn, that there shOulsl be no taxation viii
cut representation. Everything we wear
4 taxed 10 pieces by these corporations. and =
have right 10 restrain this. The stats ca
not create being greater than itself. tt
sovereign power that belongs to the Poop
. must Last forever, and it eannos be bargains
away BY oorpsrationA The people mu
keep control Of the government. Ia lS5
tins producer held mere than half Of the pr
Psrty. In 1870. the non producer held mo
: sf the property in the United States. mo
:. than half. This state OF things must
;. stopped. These corporations intend - mai
= tain their power, and they will 60 unto Co
grsss with their money 10 do it. We mt
. make rule that when man knows the "
! Of county he shall not dare 60 to the Leg
latars and misrsprssent il, and il he does
IL be 20 that he shall net dare come back .
live among as. When man is made ri
handsds are made poor. The present syst'
must be changed. and it can only be by |
farmer. We must stop these many men'
" olies.
Upon the close Of this address,
HON JOHN BURNETT
BY was introduced, aud spoke fer = few nome
- on the mortgage tax Law. He said: I
% people in these rural counties pay most
the taxes There is no property that p
J. 80 poorly As the farm. The speaker gave
10 history of the mortgage tax law, how it
been sustained in the Supreme Court, q
- reversed In Judge Deady's court, bat {
dscislon is subject to discussion. Perso
RI property should be taxed the same as la
Or notwithstanding many claim otherwise. ]
part Of Judge Deady's decision relating
D the Linn county farm has nothing to do "
ID the decision. The value of land is wha
pt will bring for cash. and it Is assessed
about that value in this valley. The ar
"a msnt that the law is unequal and mont
n fora seems to have hsen an excuse. 7
~ law was passed to prevent the Portland c
ik.l;.k. from living without paving :