The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-04-25

BY the fifth resolution the scribe shows
himself orthy Of ali the aurels won by
the preceding paragraphs of this most
note worthy platform. He rejoices that
in the last presidential election the people
voted to uphold the republican doctrine Of
protection, so-called. But since that time
how have they yoted' Let US see.
There Is Ohio, Iowa. Winconsin, Indiana,
and last, but not least, Little Rhody.n
'Dinna ye hear the slogan" But the
Scribe proceeds: And We are In favor Of
the continuance Of that system which has
developed the manufacturing and agricul-
tural interest Of our country and protected
American laboTing men from degrading
competition wi h the pauperized and pow
erty stricken labor of the I'D world" In
deedl Is there nothing due to American
genius ard American manhood in all this
development of our manufacturing and
agricultural interestsi Nothing OF our
rich soils and diversified climatel Did tn e
republican tariff really do 1t alI5 How Is
the American farmer protected. PrayI 1t
is such protection as wolves give to laE:bs.
The farmers best market 10 Europe where
he is compelled to send his products and
where ne must directly compete with this
same "pauperized and Poverty-stsicken
labor More and worse still, whenever
the poor artisan or laborer demands wages
that would enable him to live as he has a
right TO live by The dignity Of labor, the
tariff barons forthwith import this "pover.
ty-stricken labor" from the old world with
which they suppIant the American labor
err. And the poor agriculturaIist compc.
ting with this "poverty stricken labor" BY
being compelled to sell his products abroad
and paying the manufacturer premium
Of forty seven per cent. over and above
the cost OF production and reasonable
profits, finds bis substance bv some occult
process surely absorbed ard taken from
him, debts pressing heavier which he is
unable to discharge, he mortgages his
farm and sits do an in despair. How fear
fully true this Is would BE- better under
stood II the republican senate had not
lately refused to allow the census taker to
enumerate the mortgages hanging over
American farms like cloud of destruction.
Why did the republicans 10 the senate
vote to withhold such vi.al truths from
those so deeply affected5
Number six, declaring 10 favor Of tn
free coinage Of liver is a bait Of "crowPfo
the convention, served up Ia most detect
able style BY our able scribe. He speaks
of "the hostile Legislation against siIyer7 as
though congress had been controlled by
some public enemy when It was enacted.
Our scribe Is not pleased to record the facs
that the .shostile legislation" was the act Of
the grand old party In congess as
sembled. Why not tell the whole truth
and say that the republican party sold out
to Wall street ard demonetized silver and
now, that It hears the rumbIing Of the
coming storm, It wants ITO get in ont Of
the rain" The seventh Is only talfy on
the pension question.
The eight favors fair and equal distribu-
ton Of taxation. Still sarcastic The re-
publican party has controlled the stale
legislature for many dreary year. Who
made taxation unequal, and # that patty