Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-31
A Democrat After 7. r Geers Scalp.

GlOnA. 30 come fIglii 10 tne point
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A Democrat After T. I Geers Scalp.
To the Editor Of the Capital Journal:
SUBLIMI1Y, Mar. 2S, lS90.-Hav-
ing noticed in the columns of your
excellent paper an attempt at fore
casting the democratic platform, I
W II, by your permission, attempt
reply, as a part Of Mr.. Geer's in
Situations were intended for me-.
We thank the Hon. gentleman for
his complimentary remarks, so far
a. they apply to ourselves, but deny
that we have been doing the heavy
writing for the governors organ ut
Salem, or that we have been making
the greatest efforts Of our life In
behalf Of the farmer and the laborer,
whom the great creator Of this
universe made honorable when he
placed Adam and Eve in the
Garden of Eden and commanded
them to earn their living by
the sweat of their brow, which but
few or our politicians are doing.
The latest joke, he says, by this
happy combination was discovered
by the end-man who lives over by
Sublimity, to-wit:-tbat should
foreign ships come 10 the U. s.
loaded with cheap goods instead of
sand and gravel as ballast, and not
rock, as the gentleman says, because
Portland authorities will not re-
ceive any more rock in this way
from foreign countries, having re-
ceived more already from the same
source than they can etaway with.
There would be the advantage Of re-
ducing the duty on all foreign goods
that might come TO, this country TO
the lowest possible figure In the in
terest of the people. Freight on our
surplus foreign products would be
reduced one-half, thus raising the
price Of American products con-
siderably. The grain merchant
would be enabled to give dollar u
bushel for the farmers wheat, be-
cause of greatly reduced freight
charges and the reasonably cheap
goods which the grain merchant
would take In exchange for his
wheat; besides he would get an ad-
vance on the wheat he paid u dollar
a bushel cash for 10 the farmer, by
exchanging his wheat for cheap
foreign goods; sell those goods back
10 the farmer for small profit in
cash with which he would buy
more wheat.
Not one OF our factories would
close down, as the Honorable gen
tleman predicts, II free trade princi.
Piles were applied to them. Should
the endman's joke be realized by the
farmers under flee trade II would be
a huge Joke indeed. The English
farmer gets over q dollar a bushel
for his wheat, while In protected
America the farmer gets only %
cents, Yet india wheat comes In
direct o,mpetltion with English
wheat. Is further comment neces.
sary. Brother Geerq
Weare satisfied from thorough
investigation Of this subject that
free trade would not injure our
home market, while hs adoption by
the government would greatly en-.
hance the profits of the farmer aud
laborer. We ARE Obliged 10 Mr..
Geer tor recommending us as "a
candidate for the legislature, but
would say that we have no political
aspirations ana demand no prefer
nlent for our humble efforts In be-
half Of the farmer aud laborer, as
against the capitalists, who are
abundantly able TO take care Of
themselves,
Now for the democratic platform
for 1880, as pr0posed by MIR. Geer,
See, As suggested hy the gen-
tleman falls Hat as pun; as for ulll-
ity there Is nothing In L. There
fore II needs NO reply, see. .. 10 far
as the democratic party being tound-
cd On eternal truth and principle
we fully endorse Il, Sec needs no
further comment than that Grover
Cleveland establIshed the fact that
fn'e woOl y just the thing that the
New England woolen mills want.