The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-10-04
Ths Democrat.


The zYmss- AfsrHfainssy tediously labors
through a long article, attempting to reply
10 the lmmoyatle and convincing argu-
msnts In fAYsr oftarif reduction and re-
vision, and, in doing 50, works 10 more
sophlslry and illogical deductions than We
have met with for long time. It says
the tariff on wool, wheat, Data. potatoes and
olher vegetables does not enhance the price
on the home products. Il follows this up
with the statement that the ''duty on wool
uimplg keeps the cheap product Of Austria
ia and South America out Of the market"
Was ever the public subjected to such
mess Of sophlstry and sublerfugel } II Is
absolutely unworthy Of the name Of arga-
ment and we are surprised that the MeHS-
imnssr. which ls usually so candid on other
subjects, should be 90 utterly destitute OF
candor In treating of the tariff question.
But upon reflection, we are compelled to
admit that no man can be logical and can
did while attempting to defend protection
for projections sake. Let us see. II the
tariff upon wool does not enhance lis val.
ue, then there Is no protective features In
the wool du,y,and wool growers would not
be affected BY the removal Of the duty. IL
eur wool growers are not enabled TO sell
their product at higher figure than they
could obtain n the duty were removed, then
the placing ofthe duty is mere act Of
foOllahhess. The MsNnfa'nesy Il right
when Il says the duty Of 40 cents bushel
On wheat docs not add to the price Of bread
stuns. but with equal candor II might have
said, and should have said, that II adds
nothing to the price Of wheat bat u here
again attempts to coYer upa weak point
In ils owa argument BY sayiag that ut
simply acss A. protection to our farmers
and keeps the wheat OF Msnstoba troa
lowering the price Of the local product. I"
Now u this statement means anything at
all, Il means that eur farmers sell their
wheat at better price on account Of the
tarifi keeping Mapatoba wheat from lew
ering the price Of the local product, and n
eur farmers sell their wheat At a better
price en- account Of the tariff then the price
el -four c'bread stufis'D would be eorres-
Pondingly higher, for the increase or de-
crease In the price OF wheat will carry viii,
Il the increase or decrease of the price OF
four, which knocks all the props from un-
der our contemporary. The MosAfaiaesy
with lie usual sophistry on this question
gives the tariff credit for steel rails being
20 much cheaper now than they were at
the close Of the war, but every man who
has beer at all observant knows that the
Immense amount Of railroad building
which followed the close Of the war Great
Cd very great demand for steel rails,
which In turn induced capitalists to engage
IN their manufacture, which, aided by the
new and cheaper methods of production,
brought the prices down,and this followed
a. the result ofthe demand for steel rails
and not a. the result of the tariff. When a
democratic congress ten years ago put
suinine on the free list howl went up
from proieetionists all over the land that
that industry would be ruined. What was
the result ? Now we have fifteen large
manufactures where we had but enc then
and all prsspering Quinine sells now for
7seents per ounce, while then Il sold Tor
IS per ounce