The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-10-10
THINKING

We notice very prevalent habit has
taken possession of Republican farmers,
mechanics, laboring men and business
men of think ing about and investigate
ing the real vital issues involved IN the
present campaign. They seem to pay |
very little attention to the advice and
political sayings of such party organs as
the 0sgoaian and Sta tesman. Many
of these people remember that thy
were told four years ago that If Han.
cock was elected, business would be
paralyzed, manufacturing establishments
and mills would be shut down, thou
sands of laborers would be thrown out
of employment, wheat and other agri-
cultural productions would fall below
the price of actual cost of production,
and in fact hard times with ell ooncom-
infant evils would ensue.. They were
told that if Garfield was elected, busi-
ness would retain its life and activity,
wages would remain good or so higher,
manufacturing establishments and in
dustrial mills would be kept in an
active state of operation, laborers Of ell
kinds and grades would be kept in
constant employment, wheat, oats, corn
and other agricultural productions
would find homo markets ct remuneia-
tive prices, and general prosperity for
farmer ,laborer aud working man would
reign supreme. Well Garfield was
elected, and now let us take = RETROSPECT
tive view of what the result OF his
election has been. We find that every
calamity which Republicans predicted
would follow the election Of Hancock
has literally followed the election OF
Garfield And not single promise
made by Republican leaders in this di-
rection has been fulfilled or verified.
Have not wages of laboring men and
employees been growing less and more
uncertain during the last four years
Has not the number of mea out Of
employment been gradually increasing
from month to month and from year TO
year since Gar6eld's election, until the
country now beholls the alarming
spectacle Of thousands upon thousands
of idle men all over the country, the
families Of whom are crying for bread
In net business of all kinds paralyzed,
and does not stagnation meet US at
every turn Are not half the manu-.
featuring mills and establishments of
the country shut down, standing idle,
monumental evidences Of the viciou3
legislation of she Republican party
Are not wages much less than they
were four years agol Are not the pro-
ducts of the farm drag on the market,
at prices less than the actual cost Of
production Are not farmers financially
pressed as they have not been for years,
even in the midst Of rich golden bar
vests Are not hard times pressing the
people at every turni Is there not gen.
eral discomfort everywhere Is not the
money of the country being drawn from
circulation, simply because its owners
cannot find channels IN which il might
BE- made useful I? Has not the Republi-
can party heaped up taxation in the
way of custom duties and internal
revenues until there are 500, 100000
of the peoples money lying idle in the
treasury vaults, while laborers all over
the country are forced into idieness
through that stsgnation which is the
unavoidable results Of the vicious leg
islation of the Republican party !
Farmers are thinking. They are in
quiring about tho hons marke. which
was to come to them for everything
which they have to sell, under the
workings of the high tariff. They are
asking why they must pay high duty
on everything they buy il order to
furnish our manufacturers with high
prices for their articles, aud then be
compelled themselves to go to Europe
to find market, (and poor one at
that, for their wheat, -four, coin, beef,
pork, etc. They ask wherein is that
equality before the law between them
and these manufacturers, which our
rulers boast of. They ask where is tbs
justice and fair dealing of taxing one
class for the benefit of another. La
boring men and mechanics are inquir-
ing about the good wages promised |
them in case of Gar6eld's election. All |
these questions are pressing hea vily |
upon the minds of Republicans and
they have broken the ties that bind |
many of them to the Rspdblicon party. |
A special from Newaygo Mich,
gives the following particulars Of the