The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-04-18
Chr SellIortat


In 1883, when oua,'s Doodle campaign
was organized and higher taxes upon the
people were for sale to monopoly trusts for
spot cash, the Western Cattle Trust, head |
cd by the "Big Four" mace their bid for a
tax upon the now successful leather indus.
tries Of the the country, and the bid was
accepted, A large contribution for politi.
cal doodle, understood TO have been $too,
600, secured the promise that tax Of y
cents per pound would be put upon hides
by the new tariff. The "Blg Four" paid
the cash, and now they claim the sway.
The Western Cattle Trust Is ono OF the
most complete moHopolies on the CONT
nent. II has steadily reduced the price Of
cattle in buying from the western farmers
until many eat.le.growers have been bank
rupted, aud Il has as steadily maintained or
increased the price ofbeei TO consumers.
As Il practically controls the cattle trade OF
the entire country,h Is now ttrorg enough
to force the price oicattle d1Rn to starva-
ton point for the farmer, and to keep up
the price Of beef to consumers; but Il Il
content, It paid ls cash by contract for .
tax CT ~ cents per pound on Jaw hides
with the understanding that Il should b
called protection TO the farmer; but whil'
the tax on hides would be hundreds o
thousands Of additional profit to the cattl'
trust, thar hapdles millions OF cattle,
) would be no material benefit to the farme
u who sells three or four hides year, and
would make him pay three or iouriol
0 more In increased cost Of shoes, harness
! belliUg etc, than he could possibly gal
! By = tax on his hides.
OF all the many monstrous sales {
! heavy taxes on the people for the benef
I OF monopoly greed, this contract with ,h
grasplng cattle trust TO tax our leather IN
4 dustrles and to tax the whole people oith
country as consumers Of shCes, etc, is Il
: most airocious. II Is simply taxing no
, well established leather industry that SUP
: plies the entire American. market vii
American made leather, American mac
n shoes, American made harness. etc, ar
y furnishes them cheaper and better ths
ever before In our history and expor
$io,ooo,ooo of American products to 70
- :, eign markets; and this tax Is levied sole
nt because Phil Armour's Cattle Trust h
~ paid for Il In campaign DOODLE and no
demands his price Ls detomina,ed In b
bond. Could partisan madness run wild
: In the path Of destruction than the McKii
= ley committee Is now rushing into the dea
iy embrace OF the monopoly greed th
demands increased tribute from every 4
= dustry and rom every consumer
: Eighteen years ago there was univers
paralysis among our leather industries ar
many Of our tanneries we're closed by Il
Sheriff. An appeal was made TO Congre
70 to save the leather industry by maxi,
"A hides free. and republican house, Fepul
70 iican senate and republican president .
~ pointed the measure. Hides were MAJ
- free and that release OF great ipdus,l
to from erushing taxes speedily developed
until American labor not only furnish
- all our leather and all our shoes, harne.
betting, etc, bet furnishes the best az u
% lowest prices ever found Ia our marks
y and sends SIo,ooo,ooo abroad. To resso
the tax on hides would be simply TO .
mand the now complete American indu
: try to embarrassment or bankruptcy, and
increase the cost OF shoes to nearly seven
millions Of people and the cost OF harnc
to every farmer in the land, and VIII,
!. Simply because a Cattle Trnst that no
eoRtrols and reduces the price OF cat,
and controls and keePsup pr increases Il
price Of beef, has paid Doodle tribute
rs debaueh our politics, aud It demands
promised reward.