The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-09
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WHAT ms REASONS WE'RE
wAy an sa.ssr.,lan waa,.aa ! larllf on lIlae..


The following Is an open letter from a
prominent Massachusetts shoe maautact-
urer TO congressman;
BusroN, Mass, March II, 800.
To Hon. Elijah A MORSE, House q Rep.
resena,iv,s. Washington, D C.,
DkAR SiRs-You are reported as oppos.
Ing the lcvying of a,ax on imported hides.
you have said that the duty, u imposed
would work injury to your constituents Ia
Broektor.
am not one Of your constituents, but
have had my factory In Brockton for
good many years. and ! have paid taxes
there ever since 1873. On the strength
OF this, acting for myself alone, wsite TO
ask you ~, TO oppose the duty on hides.
Ny reasons for making this request are
the following;
I. Because wool is the keystone of
your protection arch. and II we can knock
that out your whole almsy structure
tumhles down.
:. Because 'eonSistency Is jewell
and Il you proteetlonisls wish to be con.
slsient you ought 10 put duty on hides as
long as YOU keep duty on wool.
:. Because the people OF this. country
do not vet fully appreciate the fact that a
duty on wool is an oppressive burden upon
them all, and this fact will be appreciated
when II is taught bY aproper object lessoa
Such an object lesson sill be furnished BY
a duty on hides; this duty, u imposed, will
demoralize the whole shoe aad leather In
dustry for about six months, aud thus ex'
pose In It's nakedness the mischlef-wofk
Ing scheme which your party choose C
call "protee,Ion for American labor"
4. Because the thing which you cal
protection has been and Is nothing more
or less than government pudding. The
puddiag seekers swarm To Washington,
each one trying to see how he can get
The pudding distributors are valnly Try
Ing TO satisfy the seekers, The imPossi
bllisy of harmonizing conflicting INTEREST,"
will make !, impossible for yon to eontinn'
the distribution OF iavoys to those whC
come to Washington falsely claiming Il
represent the people.
s. Because have been taught prae
teal business experience TO believe tina
our country cannot attain the highcs
possible IN iustrial pros sPeri,y until ever.
particle OF the protection element l. elm
mated from our tariff schedule, and be
cause believe tha. the placing OF dut
on hides will quickly bring abou, this re
suit.
g. Because believe IN tariff for reve
nuc only while you believe IN taria 70
politics only. and because I would like ,
see you and your protee.ioniss friends com
NIT political suicide by an act OF suPrem
folly.
7. Because It Ia beautiful to see the ad
voeales OF a tariff Tor politics only .yinI
themselves up In a knot. an6 the tighle
you tic the knot the better It Is for the In
tersts Of the people.
s. Because YOU Pr,teetionists have
In your power 70 make the hide an insiru
nnent for the salvation Of our induStric,
II you put duty upon il, VIC shall strug
gle and suffer for few months, and aite
that American industries and America
labor will be able 10 entirely throw of IN
burden Of all oppressive tariff taxation,an
will enjoy the prosperity your party no'
denies them.
remain, dear slr, respectively yours.
JANIS MEANS.