The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-08-03

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Itis sad, indeed.to see an organ that pro.
fesses TO be the friend and mouth piece Of
the farmers,and especially the granger or
Patron element of agrleulturists, debasing
It's columns with such Misrepresentation
as appear from time TO time IN the columns
of the Herald in regard TO the message of
the president OF the United States on
question In which farmers,grangers and la.
borers are more greatly interested than any
other class Of our people, sneering NJ Il
as "presldent Cleveland's free trade mes
sage expecting the class of people whom
he claims to represent to accept what It's
editor, through his blind partisan aeal, dish.
es out to them as truth without any com.
parison OF these partisan and uatruthful
assertions with the message Itself, These
unfair and unjust assertions are conclusive
In the minds of Patrons of only one thing
that Is the editor Of the Herald Is willing
TO sacrifice the interest, welfare and useful.
ness of the order of Patrons of Hushandry
to subserve his partisan interests and that
his party fealty Is paramount TO his fealty
to the order he Processes 10 represent. In
proof Of this simply call the attention Of
Patrons to the fact that the Herald uses
continually the unfair .catch phrases" of
such blind, partisan organs rs the Orego-
Riaa In speaking of the presidents message
}as "free trade message" when that mes.
sage expressly says, "It Is not proposed
to entirely relieve the country Of this tax
alton. II must be extensively continued rs
the source OF the Governments income /;
and IN readjustment Of our tariff the in
terests of American tabor engaged In man
ufacture should be carefully considered, as
well rs the preservation of our manufac-
turers. II may be called protection, or by
any other name, but relief from the hard
ships and dangers of our present tariff laws
should be devised with especial precaution
against imperiliug the existence of our
manufacturing interests" Again the pres
ident says "But the reduction of taxation
demanded should be so measured az not to
necessitate or justify either the loss Of em
pIoyment by the working man nor the les.
sening of his wages and the profits still
remaining to the manufactured, after n
necessary readjustment should furnish no
excuse for the sacrifice of the interests of
his employees either In their opportunity to
work or in the diminution of their comPeu-
sation." Again the president says 1T is
a condition which confronts us-not a
theory. Relief from this condition may in
volve a slight reduction Of the advantages
which we award our home prodnctions,but
the entire withdrawal OF such advantages
should not be contemplated. hequcstion
of free trade is absolutely irrelevant and
the persistent claim made In certain quar-
ters, that ali efforts % relieve the people
from unjust and unnecessary taxation are
schemes of so.called free traders, Is mis-.
chievous and far removed from any con-
sideration for the public good" Now II
the Herald wishes us TO understand that he
Is partisan republican, committed to the
doctrine enunciated in :heir platform, name
ly, free whisky, free tobacco and free oleo-
margarine, rather than cheap neces-
saries of life, and to the support of a eandi-
date whose votes and acts in the Ser ate
prove him to be in favor of the unrestricted
influx Of Chinese 10 this country as we'll As
their admission TO citizenship, all Of which
initiates against the interests of farmers
and laborers, Jet him say so.and not profess
to be the friend and mouthpiece of an or
ganization whose interests are diverse 10
that of trusts, combines and monopolies
which governed and controlled in the body
that enunciatcd the doctrine Of free whis-
Ky and dear clothing.
GRANGER.