The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-22
rnh nEAUrr or moNOPOLIas.

No better illustration cf the injurious
policy Of high tariff can be found than
che conduct Of the corporations IN
.Pennuylvapia engaged in tho produc-
tion Of coal. BY keeping very high
tariff on imported coAl,our government
has enabled these corporations TO grow
lmmonnely wealthy, and All at the ex-
pensc Of an the people Of the country
who use coal for fuel, or who purchase
she articles produced by the use Of coal.
Tne1e corporations, rot satisfied with
he advanced price Ia coal which high
tnrif alfords them, have fallen upon an
additional plan or scheme by which the
price Of coal mag be advanced aud she
people compelled 20 ray further tribute
to class Of corporations thas are al
ready thriSing under che mistaken
bsne6cance Of generous government
and pOople. These corporations met
some time in 1884, in New York
Cisy, and entered into written
aRreemsnt by which they were pledged
10 rostrict aOd regulate the production
of. coal ana 70 maintain an ad-
vance ia The price. They found
that in consequences 81 the Immense
amount of coal produced, it would be
impossible 20 maintain tte then ruling
prices, hence they agreed that only 50
much coal should be produced each year
and each company was allotted go much
Of that amount IS was agreed upon by
the companies. Thus these corpora
tions are enabled through the wealth
they have acquired through a bigh
tAriR to reduce the people Of the coun-
try 70 q condition where they are com
PEELED to pay tribute to their hsartles'
and souIless demands. It will open th'
eyes Of the people 20 the magnitude o.
their wealth and power. when il IS stated
that one Of them, the Pe1usyl'snis
company, clsims a valuation of $20T,'
100000; another, the New York, ,LAk'
Eria add weStern, $I79, 900, 600 an
other, the Philadelphia and Reading
$3.50, ,OOO,O 900 and the whole combina
tiOu, s664, 100000, or an aggregate
wealth in railroads, canals and Goa
mines equal 70 the total taxable wealth
of Kansas, NebrAska, ArkansaF, MINI
esota and Colorado. Il controls no
,qnly. all the anthracite coal mines il
Pennsylvania, but the railways ant
canals le-ding o.and from them, am
the use it makes Of this enormous pow
sr over al article n % c'.-si,y in manu-
gacturing and HOUSEHOLDS Is 20 limit th
production and .isspce the price q 4
This aouhls strike, against ProductioI
and for higher price, is made throug
an eiics Of COMMITTEES IA New York
as ABSOLUTE aud de7potic as the nkase 9
III Ras-i... au,oersr, or fhe decree Q
~ o i-ntaI sovereign, or = well cansid
er~a law Of tbs Uui'ed Ssates congres
80 great ard arrogant haze tb
- io,.s Penn-' lvsni
smn. sel aeap si
45v 3l9- he f.v,r,rs trestn-nt .
III X snslic abs-ty II 'hst stats.
Th- ,d- ssing cvporation- are guilt
5ers ~. br.4shsa oflaw. Ttey ar
corspirasors against tb- public pe~c
and welfare in combiniUg to put dow'
comsssitian and advance the price of
necsssary Of life and thsy arc habltps
vioIatora Of tbs constitution Of Penn
Aylvanis, which forbids corporate com-
paniss doing the business Of common
carriers 20 drsctly,or indirectly, engag
in or prosecute the mining or manu-
faeturing Of articles for transportation
over hs works. These corporations ar
nov using the power they have acquir
81 through high tariff sgaiust tn
very people who have patiently born
UP undsr these ezOrbitant taxes 70
wears. Is it not time the interests Q
the great body Of the people were pro-
moted somewbat by curtailiDg the grea
powers which they now exercise and b
revising the unjust and robber tarii
laws Under which they have acquired
this autocratic power Does not tb
farmer, the mecbsnic,t the laboriDg man
thsp-sacber, the teact er the merchant
the professional man, owei it to himsel
abd.bis posterity 70 see that such ariS
t0crStio power is not allowed to gain
permanent fOOthoId in this fair land Q
ours that ought to be che very cradle
-. liberty and freedom
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