The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-09-28
ron THE LABoRER AND FARMER.
IIAaalsnuna. Sept. asnd, 1888

have recently read an article In the
Herald. LissemfHafor, In which find the
following statement
awe have labored and expect TO continue
to labor, consistently conscientiousiy, and
| faithfully In the interests of the laborinR
and farming community Of the country for
our interests are identical with theirs. But
| We are publishing political newspaper and
In that capacity II Ii our imperitive duty as
well as privilege to discuss political issues. :
This statement appears to have been
made by the DissemiHafoy a. a reply to some
| criticisms OF Its course on the tariff ques.
ton made by the Pacific Farmer. II does
mol appear In the article from which The
above extract was taken just what the con-
tention between the two papers was. nor IL
that fact Of any consequence with reference
TO what want to say In this article. | do
moi object to tie Disenninafor being po
Iitica newspaper, nor DO deny the dght
or duty of lis editor TO discuss political
issues. In fact there has been a very gen
eral complaint among It's readers that II has
not discussed the real vital Issucs during
this campaign. But what want 10 more
particularly say Il this For some years
past the D;ssemiHalor and its friends have
caused the impression to prevail through.
out this county that that paper was the or.
gan OF organized farming Interests, and that
II would devote It's best energies TO the pro-
motion of these interests In such a non
naRfIaaFa tsAs o ksa~ "a.
prevail of all farmers without regard topar-
~. Under these circumstances, what has
been IL course : So far as IL has expressed
an opinion during this campaign In regard
TO the issues OF the tariff, that opinion has
been every time adverse TO the interests OF
the farmers. Every time II has spoken, its
words have tended to strengthen the mo-
nopolIes of the country that do now hold,
and have for years held, the interests Of
the farmers and .abodng men In their
grasp. have been iaborer and farmer
all my life, and know something of the
burdens which protected monopoiies and
''trnsts" impose uponthe laborina and farm.
Ing classes. And while farmers are only
common people, the Dissemiaafor need not
presume upon their entire ignorance Of the
various questions involved In the discussion
Of the tariff issue. Every intelligent farm
er knows that II Is serious dstriment 10
hts interests TO collect large sums of money
amounting 10 eight or nine millions dollars
every month more than Il needed TO meet
the expenses OF the government, and then
lock this money up in the treasury where
no man can use IL This makes money
scarce. an unwarranted contraction Of the
money of the people. Every sane farmer
knows. that, as a class, seven out of every
ten farmers arc aiwaysin debt. Now,when
the government contracts It's circulating
medium an injury l. done TO the debtor
class. Tor this contraction, while, limiting
| the number of dollars In cIrcuIation.in-reas-
6 the purchasing power OF The dollar, thus
making II more difficult 10 get possession
| of. Now, how does the DissrmiHGfoY pro-
pose to remedy the evil of boarding the
peoples money up. Every man In his right
mind and unlnfiuenced by his party preju-
dice, viii say, "reduce the taxation under
which this surplus increases.a But the Dis
sensiHafor has two ways which 1t recon-
mends TO reduce the surplus, neither oi
which Is In the interest Of the farmer. One
Is to continue to collect the high war Gus.
toms taxes and spend the money IN large,
and, what itcails, liberal appropriations fol
various public improvements. The etheI
Is 10 buy outstanding bonds rot now dne,a
a big premium for the bondholder,and con
tinue to collect the high taxes on the labor
ing people and farming classes OF the coun
try. Under no circumstances does tina
paper propose TO reduce the duties on tn
necessaries of life in the way of food an
clothing. Il says 1t will labor consistent
and conscientiousiy in the interests Of tn
farming and laboring interests, but when
is proposed to reduce the tax on lumber,a a
article essential TO the farmer, 1t objects.
objects to putting salt on the free list.
opposes,just like the party 1t belongs to,a
reduction of the protection system. Inn
! way would II be possible to labor mol
''conscientiously" for the interest of Il
: farmer and labcring man than to secul
c the putting of jute sacks, salt and iumb'
T on the free list, and yet the Disseninaf'
/ opposes all this and stands by Its platfor
1 that declares 1t favors The repeal of the er
/, tire Internal revenue system rather tbs
i SURRENDER any part of the protective sy
j rtpea tie entire ialefna rev
.lsAs, 9
o. ). oleamalea,4n t.Ss, and that