The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-07-26
LETT WITHOUT ARGUMENT.

Driven from The field OF argument, 'ogis
and common sense, In their attempts &c
| justify and maintain the false issues upof
which Harrison was electcd,ti.e Oycgoniad
and Moaafaaeey find II necessary TO resort
! 10 misrepresentation OF the most vicious
sort. A. The best and only argument
which the Moaafmdeer could bring 10 rcbui
the DEMocRAT's showing up Of that pa Jcf',
illogical and unicnabe position on the sub.
ject OF "protee.iou," u saysi "Eyery evil
that has bcfallcn ihe United States since
the government began its existence II, fhe
DKMocsATO lays 10 the charge Of protec-.
tlon." The Oreconiae, rushing TO the aid
OF Its retfeniing psoiege,says, substantially,
tina. the DEMOCRAT charges ail industrial
evils and economic disturbances 10 the
tariff policy Of the country. Now, these
charges against the DEMOCRAT are 80
utterly groundless and without color of
truth TO maintain them, that 10 words With
less force Than ~ilIful Misrepresentation
and pure fabrication would properly char
actetize them, and we pen ihtAe hard words
In pity, not In anger The DEMOCRAT
quite frequently refers 10 the industrial
eylle and economic Disturbances which
GENE upon the country under republican
rule, rot Tor the purpose oi showing that
the tariff policy oi The country necessarily
brings those evils upon Us. but for The pur.
pose Of showing tina, the boasted protection
policy of the country cannot prevent their
coming. As an example II Il mlsfor.
try that strikes against reduction Of
wages 10 large manufacturing establish
ments like carnegie's should take place
similar to the one row going en. whereby
thousands Of poor men with large families
dependent upon them for bread and bvller,
should take place. We refer 10 this strike
not as the result Of the tariff policy Of The
country, Lot TO show labo:ing men and
misguided farmers that these strikes will
occur In spite Of this boaeted "proteetion"
policy Of The country. In truth and In
strikes that have ever occurred In the
country have taken place under the high
est rates oi tariff that The country has ever
had. During ,ae late eamTaIgn republ!.
can leaders promised the people that II
they would elect Harrison. good wages and
constant employment. should fall 10 the lot
Of workIngmen. good home markets to our
producers. ample. efficient mali service 10
he country, etc. They warned voters
that II Cleveland should be elected the re-
verse ri all these would be enlailed upon
the people. The DgAocaAr refers to the
reduction In wages that has taken place
since the election. not n a necessary re.
suit of protection but 10 show up the un.
ia'fiiled promises and predictions Of these
republican leaders. The iioaHfaiaeer says
the DEMOCRAT Il welded 10 free trade. The
readers ot the DEMOCRAT know this 10 be
untrue, and viii naturally aud logically
come TO the conclusion that the afosaffa.
err must be driven TO the wall ani left
without argument when compelled to re-
TOR, 10 such silly misrepresentation. The
DENocRAT has had in tinss past some
reason TO expect more candid course from
the !Noasfsiaerr. The mos, charitable
view, however. 10 take Of this foolish charge
that tile DRaocRAr Is welded 10 free trade
Is that the Moasf4iaeer really does no, un-
derstand what free trade means. The
DEMOCRAT has many reasons to believe Il
does not