The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-10-05
REruuLrcASs ARE rnEn rnADrRs,

Editors Dcmocyaf
And now comes the republican new
tariff bill, providing for free trade In sew
eral things, among which are flaxseed and
linseed oil. This bill differs from the Mills
bill In that the Mills bin puts nothing on
the free list that comes In competition with
like articles produced In this country, not
even wool Intelligent republicans know
this TO BE- thc truth The fAct stated no
often by republican leaders--Grani, Blaine,
Garfield, and Arthur, In regard to free wool,
Is that which the Mills bill recognizes.
Now, the republican tariff bill conironts
us with free list containing Aaxseed and
linseed oil, In other words there shall be
no flax.linseed oil, or hemp industries In
our own country, but there shall be frsv
trade In these things. We are flax raisiag
country, and foreign flaSseed and linsSed
oil do come In competition with our Yro-
duetions In that line. Linn county in our
state, under contract, showed that flax rails
ing was more profitable than wheat calture
In this county. And where can better fax
be raised. than In Linn county. In that
region around Colfax, extending 10 Lswis
on ldahos there are extensive fax fields
Already there Is n contest for that excellent
market between the new oil Sompany Of
Portland and the Pioneer oil company of
California. What will these flax raising
communities say to this proposed destruc-
uon OF the max Industry, ~ one blow, by
'ne republican party. What excuse can be
given LOT this step IN tina free trade direc-
ton by these republicans, many II not alt
Oh whom have heretofore cherished. the
doctrine regarding WOOL mentioned by
Senerai Grant.
Ihe cry OF free trade by- republicans has
been carried on t> deceive and mislead, but
when they come forward with their taTiR
bill, this shows that deception Is their only
virtue. Can they not tell the truth anS
practice hS They have advocated, through
their leaders In Congress, and by those WIN
have been their presidents and their candi-
dates for the executive Office, free wool, as
General Grant said IN his message: ,Those
articles which enter into our manufactures
and are not produced at home, II seems TO
me, should b.. entered fire., These articles
of manufacture which we produce consti-
ltute part of but do not produce the whole.
That part which we do produce should be
entered free, also. will instance 7vooI," etc.
have mentioned General Grant, in his
message of 1874, because he states the prin-
ciple fairly, and the republican party then
endorsed his message. The fact which then
existed and which lee General Grant 70 say
his exists now, namely, that our wool does
not come in competition with foreign wool.
He saws, as democrats now say, that the
fine wool from abroad we need to mix
with our wool. and so with the coarser
grades, none of which compete with ours
in this country, as our grades abroad con-
ei'lsively show BY the fine prices they
bring. The flax seed case is murder Of that
Industry in the first degree. England can
give us linseed oil at her mills at from three
10 ten cents per gallon. Her fax seed will
produce OIL cake from the aaie OF which
sac makes her money, as II Is used as fod-
der, and 1t Is indispensable for that purpose.
"hat VIII those republican hax raising
states say to this destruction OF this indus