The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-11-22
0he 8e,uotrat.


Hin iil of cAndor the Oregosiaa gives
the whole protection scheme away. The
ogher day Il quoted from the Sprlnghc ID
RefHblicaN, AN independent republican
paper, the most intelligent and far-seeing
Of any paper published In Massachusetts,,
In whicl, Il says that the republican iron
manufacturers of that state have declared
over their cwn signature that unless the
protection policy Of the republican party
is reversed their particular industry will
be ruined. The 0regoNian in comment.
ne upon this article says, "Under the
operation of the protective tariff, sahieA
nas iaprnfef yev tA 6sWea Of ne Eastern
sasneJacfnrsr, and which forbade resort
10 cheaper markets abroad, the western
consumer was obliged to pa, tribute
10 system OF production which violated
economic principles by carrying goods
twice overa needless journey with the cost
Of the double transit" Here Is a remark
able admission, and coming, as Il does,
from recent convert from the doctrine Of
fee trade absolute. to a protection theory
whose chief purpose is'to 40 bind vp the
financial interests OF the protected classes
with the success Of the republican party
as TO make them loyal allies Of that party
in all election contests, only shows that
there still remains In the mind of Mr. Scott
some ei that fidelity to reason, logic and
sound sense, which permeated the ar
ticies that gentleman wrote on the tariff
question during the years Of 1854 to 1855.
So. then, Il would appear that Mr. Scots
conversion from free trade absolute TO a
monopoly tariff scheme has not been OF
that renovating character which orthodox
rellgionis,s call "a change Of heart.
From this lingering Gdeli1y In his mind
to the force of truth, reason, and logic, he
ls led 10 say that our protective tariff was
"iavented fer the benefit OF the Eastern
manufacturer. So, then. all thls trash. |
that for years, has fllsd the columns of !
protection papers about the tariff being for /
the benefit Of laborers, as furnishing good !
wages and steady employment,and for the
benefit of the farmer as supplying good
home market for the fruits of his daily
toll, Is a mere mess of demagogic subter-
fuges resorted to to blind and deceive the
labor people and farmers for the purpose
Of making them eoutent TO pay tribute to
a small class Of people under the operation
of protective tariff invented to benefit
Eastern manufacturers. This Is the inev-
table logic Of the 0regoaira's admissiSn.
Democrats for years have been eontend
Ing that the arrangement of the tariff was
for tho benefit Of manufacturers and not
for the people at large, but the orsgonisn
since It's conversion" has steadily claimed
that the tariff Is for the benefit Of labor |
people and farmers as well as for the manu-
faetnrer. The OregOnias says: "All his(ths
Manufacturers demands foi protection
against foreign competition have been so
unhssitatingly me, In the past, that he is
now emboldened to ask protection against
domestic competition" etc. This Is just |
the truth that democrats have long been |
trying to impress upon the minds Of far
-aers laborers and other non-protected
classes. Yes, the republican party has
always met the demands Of the manufact-
urer for protectisn, but it was always for
and in consideration that the manufacturer
would contribute literally of his 'fat' to
carry the elections for that party. Again
that paper says; "Ilaving levied tribute
with impunity for gSaeration upon the
domestic consumer to maintain his mo-
noPoly against foreign competition, the
New England manufacturer now thinks
himself entitled to levy tribute on the do
mestie produser to preserve his monopo-
~ against domestic comPetit on" Well,
we'll Could any talk be more democrat
&c In its inpOrtS Are reasen and sound
sense again asserting there sway in the
columns of the Oregonias3 For long years
the democratic party has been protesting
against the monopoly" which the rePub-
lican party has, BY its pet tarif-pfolsctioR
scheme, vouehsafed to these New England
calls them"monopoIists." Verify theSfGfss-
nan and Moaafainocr must denouace the
Oregsnan as "free trader" and receiver Of
British gold. Everybody In The country
who dees notown stock IN New England
mill or factory must sell ehszP and buy
dear, IN order that those who do may
thrive" Democratic to the core again.
Eastern manufacturers who have been
enriched by protection, /" etc. Democratic
again, but the Oregsnian should have gene
further and said that they had grown rich
AZ the expense Of the non projected classes,
and that this scheme has been denounc-
ed for years By democrats as most TN
fair one. Nothing brings the reason out
n Protseiienisis so readily as quarrel a
nsng themselves as to who shall have the
most OF the protection swag.