The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-08-29
CRUMBLING.

That the Chinese wall of high tariff taxes
s erumbling to the ground is proven by
evidences on every hand. Blaine's scheme
Of reciprocity is simply one to side track
republicans who are, in large numbers, de-
sertirg the sinking ship of high protection,
and who, otherwise. would land in the
democratic party. McKinley's bill TO
make sugar free and a high tariff on tin
shows to the whole world that his bill Is
as purely sectional aud partisan as II Is pos
Sible TO makeit. Men Of reason and intelli-
gence every where are asking why sugar,
which Is produced in large quantities in
this country, should not be protected, at
least. equally with tin which is not pro-
duced here at all. These men reflect tina
the protection of sugar inures TO the ben
eft Of southern planters while the duty on
tin will inure to the benefit of few man
ufactureis in Pennsylvania who were
squeezed of their "fat" In order to elect
Harrison, and herein Is the motive, spirit
and animus of the Mckinley bill. These
sion that the bill is unworthy the work OF a
statesman, a patriot, or even a man who
Prides himself on his fair dealing. No
wonder, then, that republican papers. guided
more By a desire to promote the public
welfare than a wish to strengthen their
party, should cry out against the monstros-
ity known as the Mckinley bill. We give
some extracts below which will give our
readers some idea of the rapidly growing
tariff reform and reduction sentiment II
the northwest. The st Paul Pioneer Pres,
the leading republican paper of the North
west says:
Abiding N tariff matters Senator
Spconer incidently calls attention 10 the
fact that consumers have rights. Did this
idea ever occur to one Napolean Bonaparte
McKinleyl II so, how hard did IL hit him
Again 1t says
lftherC Is in Washington any due ap-
probation of the state of feeling of the
country at large, the senate will couclude
to drop both the Tariff and Lodge bills and
go home. There is no demand or necessi
ty for either of them. There Is, In the re.
publican ranks, a pronounced hostility to
both which is not worth while to encount.
er. There Is hardly a defender, outside
of congress, except in a perfunctory way
for the Elections bill. The people under
stood thst II would not ccomplish the OBJ
ject sought by its trainers. They rave a
lively sense of Its inexpediency in other
directions. And while they neither for.
get nor condone the outrage on law and
justice which is perpetrated at the south
they are not prepared to indorse an inef-
fective and dangerous remedy. The case
as 10 the tariff bill Is even palmer. We
cannot recall In recent political hiJtory any
such general revolt against a measure
brought for ward in congress, and support
ed by all the power and prestige Of party
leaders, as that which the Mckinley bill
has had TO encounter. II grows in un.
popularity from day to day. Influential
newspapers from one end of the west tc
the other, papers which are stdctly loyal
to party and devoted to its interests, are
outspoken in their condemnation of this
bill.
Tie Chicago Tribune, republican, says
The safe thing for the senate 10 do Is &c
put the duty on tin-pla.e back at a cent a
pound, to leave tin on the free list, and
and shcw what they can do.
The Omaha Bee, republican. says
Eastern republican journals furiously
denounce western republican senators for
working and voting for reduced tariff, and
threaten to read them out of the party
BY what right have the champions of the
Mckinley bill become the keepers of the
republican conscienceS When it comes to
reading republicans out of the party for
opposing prohibitive duties the .yoemanry
Vt the west will be on hand and eastern
autocrats may discover that the party
leaders are not in position to bid defiance
to public sentiment in Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa and Minnesota.
These show evolt among the repubII-
cans OF the northwest sgains, high tariff
taxes that menace the very power of the
party. VIII the leaders Of that party in
congress heed The protest. We think not.