The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-06-14

"Ihe democracy appear 10 be very much
troubled that WOOL has not doubled Ia price
In the last three months, silaply with the
change from q democratic 10 republican
administration, and before republican
congress has had an opportunity to assure
the people that the duties on wool viii not
be changed. These free traders should
recollect that sugar, reduced to almost the
free list by the last democratic congress,
has been manipulated BY monopolIsts 10
such degree that the price has become
heavy tax on the consumer Afoanfainse,,
The afsss.aiResr is very exlravagant In
lis disposition and Use OF facts. Now what
evidence has our cotemrorsry that demo
Gratis are troubled because wool has not
doubled Ia price. NJ democrat has said
that wool should have doubled In price or
increased at all In price simply on account
Of a change In administration. Democrats
have always insisted, and do yet, that
change In administration has nothing to
do with the price of commodities. But u
the protestations aud professions made by
the republicans In the campaign last fall
are 10 be relied upon, then democrats and
republicans alike have right to expect
quite an advance in the price of wool. The
whele burden of the republican song last
fall was that tho success Of the democratic
party would ruin the wool industry and the
success of the republican party would re-
store conlldenes of dealers aud thus In.
crease the price of wool nearly to the ex-
tent OF the reduction proposed by the Mills
bill. hut such anticipations have net been
realized. and democrats regard Il not only
as right but a duty to poin, out this utter
failure of republican promise. But the
MoHafaiRorr inlimates that II democrats
will only wal, until the republican con.
gress meets ana assures the people that no
change will I've made In the duties on wool
then all VIII become serene aud the price
OF wool win rise like a Chinese Kite on a
windy day, Well, well. Has Il come to
this, that even so devoted republican and
war tariff adherent as the lfesnIaiMssr will
not trust It's own party to carry out the
most solemn and emphatic pledges Il ever
made , FIVE are to be compelled to welt
until congress meets In December before
We can be assured that the republican
leaders will be true to their pledges In re
gard to the tariff on wool, then, indeed,
must Its pledges be regarded as ropes Of
sand. The MeSnlGiaecr, with an inexcusa.
bic disregard OF facts, says that the last
democratic congress reduced sugar to al
most the free list. What bungling case
II makes of the whole matter. Las, wear
these republican leaders were denouncing
the democrats from Dan 10 Bcetshcba for
not making a greater reduction on tugar,
and now We are 'old by one ofthe same
| papers that the democratic congress re-
duced Il nearly TO the free list and that
monopolists have manipulated Il in such 4
way that the price has become heavy tax
to the consumer. Now, why will not our
contemporary tell just the facts In the case
The reduction proposed In the Mills bill
was from S5to about 6S per cent. But this
bill meyer became law and the manipula.
W.T. " H~hoPohsts 30 - W taisS bhe PtiSs
OF sugar to point where Il has become q
heavy tax on the consumer. which the
hoSAtaiaesr growls about, has all ,aker
place under the present tariff duty rate'
which II has, in season and out OF season
defended with zeal and devotion com
mensurate with the demands even Of I
good cause. No, the lIOEsssiHorr shoulS
not dodge. Let eanIor have the just s~a,
to which ii is entitled and truth and righ
will surely assert their mild dominion. NJ
dodging.