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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
A SAFE LEADER

In the vast multitude OF democratic ex
pTessions made yesterday In eommemora.
lion of Andrew Jackson, the cherished
apostle Of aggressive democracy, the ut =
trranee Of Grover Cleveland will stand out
almost single In its patriotic candor.
Mr. Cleveland Is one OF the vsry few OF
our great men who always dar:. to utter
the truth for the truths sake. lie 10 an
entire stranger TO the diplomatic or dema-
gogic theory Of employing words to con-
ceal ideas. lie is honest In his faith ;
honest In his expressions; hones, Ia his
actions, and such men are the only safe
leaders 30 politics or S,atesmanship.
Mr. Cleyeland's speech delivered 10 New
York last evening Is exquisite In i,s sim
plIcity and impressive In !,s csndor. !,
takes no note OF the sectional political
erupiions which come to-day and perish
tomorrow. They rise and fall while honest
conviction and the true principles OF pop
uiar government are impe'!shable, and
there is no man In any party today who so
heroically and 20 clearly presents political
truth today as Grover Cleveland.
We have reached crisis In our political
contest when Integrity and craftsmanship
are more valued by the people than poiit-
oil expedients, and of that SUPP eme Sen,i-
ment Mr. Cleveland Is the ideal represent
alive. Others may win great victories by
aeeidestal tides but orly 10 invite fevul-
sion and disaster, but the victory won un-
der the honest banner of honest govern
ment of the people for the people, must
give It's grandest lustre In the fruits and
stability of the triumph. h.-PhiladeiPhia
Tffufs
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
wIIERE II THE FAULT.
The Portland T.:Isgram says:

The Portland T.Iegyam says:
1t is true that great many men in Port
land do not pay half or quarter Of the
taxes they ought 10. The same is true in a
less degree throughout the state. II is this
system of Wholesale swindling and tax
dodging that should be frowned upon, at
tackled, assaulted and abolished. The legis-
lature only can do that. What the press Of
the state ukitedly demands, the Legislature
is bound to do.
How the Legislature is TO make assessment
matters better by assaulting and abolishing
the present law is great conundrum. Ef-
forts have.been put forth the last eight or
ten years in that body to practically no pur-
pose. The whole truth is the difficulty lies
in the selfishness Of the people. Every man
is willing that every other mans property
should be assessed at its true value, but not
his own, and rather than have his own put a.
actual cash value, he would prefer to take
his chances at tax dodging. Hence assess
ors are elected who are too timid to enforce
the law, which ifdulya and faithfully executed
would be as good as any state needs. Real
estate, for instance is assessed in one county
at one fourth its value. Why should an
assessor thus value lands when he knows
that.he has not placed the real value on the
land? Does he ever think that he is violat-
ing a solemn oath ofoffice when he does 30 ?
He may want TO be elected again or run for
sheriff and he fears the resentment Of voters
il he should assess their property at its true
value. The trouble is not in the law, but in
the unfaithful manner Of its execution.
Dishonest tax payers will find way to
dodge any tax law however strict and well
guarded. The people must be educated to a
higher standard Of honesty before any re-
lief can be had.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

The "Amerlcan Protective Tariff
League" is an association OF Nortaestern
capitalists, benehciaries OF the Mckinley
bill. Its second vlce-presidsnt Is Mr.
Robert p Porter, whose appointment as
superintendent of the census was dictated
by It. Though these capitalists represent
millions of money. they are capable Of al
tempting TO blackmail the petty officials OF
the Harrison administration, fontth-elass
postmas,ers and Others, by combination
of buneo and extortion which shows the
ingenuity OF subllmited rascality and con-
cent? ated meanness.
The plan of operations Is TO secure from
Washington lists OF officials and OF new
appointments. The League then writes
to its victim calling on him TO act as "eon-
iidential agent and correspondent" In
distributing republican campaign lltera-
ture and In "exertlng every legitimate In
fiuence In favor OF protection and recip-
roclty."
hONCNNAf N ohAI bhH0t hhN
bunco pietext for the blackmailing purpose
shown IN this sentence;
We expect that each correspondent will,
either personally or with the aid OF friends
furnish at least sS before the next election
for circulation Of cur litel ature nj his home
II you do not feel like personally contrib
utlng the amount suggested. ask friends tc
help.
The document concludes with the slg-
niticant statement that "ais imfsvafips thai
every friend iks yoa puts Ills shoulder &c
the wheel and works In season and out, ,o
season until the election OF 1894"
Doubtless there are many postmaster
timorous enough to be blaekmslied by
these Plutocrats, or TO be thus forced 10 aet
as their agents for frying out IA, for ths
Plutoeratic corruption fdnd, but one post
master receiving this impudent demand tc
hold up his hands and have his poeke
picked has forwarded Il to TIE R.fsSie
Elsewhere Ia this issue Il appears verbatim
from the letter written on the League
letter. head and signed by It's secretary
Wilbur + Wakeman. The name OF the re
cipient Is withheld because, as he verj
truly says, these Plutocra,s would other,
wise get him turned out Of his Office.
The men who arc sending out such let
ierS are rich enough to give $s.ooo,ooo I
year to the republican campaign fund iron
their monopoly profits under the McKln'
Icy bill. Their meanness In trying to black
mail crossroads postmasters out of 5
apiece is unparalleled even in republican
politics.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
lNirAeAIN.

Our contemporary, the Herald, earnestly
believes that when duty Is placed upon
an imported article, the foreigner pays
the tax or duty. Mckinley believes II.
The Herald makes the following quotation
which Il says was taken from "London
exchange, Very few papers In Ameri.
ca have London exchanges.)
"one OF the greatest arguments against
the theory that the consumer pays the i'm
port duty Is to b. found In the fact that
when foreign nation increases the tariff
on British product, the establishment
charges as we'll a. the wages on this side
OF the water are lowered. In order to give
the manufacturer or the merchant a
chance to deal successfully with the change,
II the consumer paid the duty there would
be little cause for our exporter to grumble.
But our manufacturers and work people
do maks sacrifices to meet the extra duty,
and we accordingly hear grumbllng from
both"
Now, the only inference to be drawn
from this Is, that the Enslish or other
foreign manufacturers, when receiving
notice that the United States government
has leviei duty upon the article which
he manufactures, proceeds at once to re.
duce the price which he pays for his raw
material, and to lower the wages of his
employees In order that he may continue to
export his product In the same quantities
as before the leving Of the duty, TO the
United States and to sell them at the
former prices. Now. this argument our
eotemporary accepts rs conclusive of the
allegation that the foreigner pays the duty
II Is eviden, that the Herald does not
know II, nevertheless, Il Is a fact that II
the foreign manufacturer pursued that
CO urse It would knock the whole founda-
ton hom under the protection scheme and
destroy the whole idea Of protection.
Let us apply this to familiar example
tin. Now, suppose that the foreign tn
manufacturers m so reduce the cost Of wages
etc, that they may be able to send as much
{ In to this country as before the duty was
placed upon II and 10 sell Il at the same
price, where Is the protection to the ain
FAINT tin industry" In this country. This ar
gument Of the Herald Is like all It's argu
ments Sn this question, they prove too
much. We make this proposition: In
order to protect our home manufacturer
congress must so legisla,e as tocompel the
foreign product to be sold at higher price
In this CO untrY or to reduce the amour,
OF importations of tueh foreign products.
With out these there can be no protection
TO do this would utterly destroy the
HsfaiFs argument
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
A Iimd IIrother.in law.
DEmOcaATIr COMMITTEE MEETING.

The Democratic County Central com
mittee Is hereby called 10 meet at the
DEMocRAT Office, In Albany, Oregon, on
Friday, January Goth, 1892, at 10 o'clock
n m, TO fix the time and place for holding
the county democratic convention TO
elect delegates TO the state convention
and 10 nominate n county ticket, and to
perform such other duties rs may prop
erly come before the committee. Every
member Of the committee Is urged 10 be
In attendance as tho committee has inn
portant work 10 do. The following are
the members OF the committee George
u Chamberlain, Henry Blakely, II +
Hamilton, w Ireland, A 7 Blackburn, .
A Archibald, Jasper Crabtree, Henry
Lyons, + J Black, Geo NJ Afford. = v
Barr, 4 T. tlammack, T. Stone, a Nc
Bride, WIN wIggs, d Miller,J K Charl-
ton. FP Devaney, John Duncan, ID w
Rumbaueh, A Blevins, Jacob Newman
aud + Sites. Ggo. Il. CHAMBERLAIN,
I. !. Sfngs, ChairIaai.
Secretary.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
DON'T NISRRPREsENT.
The Scio Pre1i SAYS:

AH~ WV a fN~'
An exchange very justly remarks. "We
are told every day that "a tariff on wool
does not benefit the wool. grower" Mr.
Springer, of the ways and means, now al
so says 1t. Now let US ask. Does a tariff
on woolens benefit the manufacturers? II
not, why 10 the manufacturers insist that
il be continued, and why does Mr. Springer
agree with them1
Now, the facts are that Springer does not
agree with manufacturers that the duty In
full should remain on woolens. 1t Is
within the knowledge of all newspaper
men that Springer proposes TO reduce the
duties on woolens from an average duty
Uf 81 per cent TO an ad valorem duty of
3s per cent. And. II the Scio Pyess man
will read the address and petition to con-
gress from the National Association of
Wool Manufacturers of Boston he will see
that the manufacturers are fighting
sPringer's proposition. to put wool on the
free list and reduce wooIens to IS per cent
ad valorem. No, the manufacturers stand
by McKinleyism with as much zeal as the
Scio Press man.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

A correspondent writes the DEMOCRAT
that so called newspaper says there is no
difference between the democrats and re-
Publicans on the tariff question. Such
statements always come from men who
have sinister, selfish purposes To accomp-
lish. The man who makes the statement
does so because he is either ignorant or
dishonest. Every intelligent man knows
that the difference between the two parties
on the tariff Is a radical, vital difference.
II ever the line OF demarkation between
two parties was clearly marked and de
fined il is the one between the democratic
and republican parties on the protection
question None but lie ignorant or dis
honest will make or believe such state
uent
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

Some Of the democratic papers are de-
nouncing the proposed republican gerry
mander Of Ohio a. Infamous. Softly,
brethren, the democrats did the same thing
two years ago and you applauded, or APP
proved by silence. Ifit isn't right now it
was not right then; if il is net right for the
republicans it was not right for the demo-
Gratis. Let US be candid and consistent
Islegram.
Softly, brother Telegram. The DEMO
Graf very recently denounced the proposed
gerrymander as Infamous, aye, more
than infamous. But two years ago il neithe
applaudcd, nor approved by it's silence
otherwise the democratic gerrymander Of
that state. It denounced that gerrymander
with the same earnestness that it does that
proposed by the republicans now. 1t is op-
posed 10 oil gerymanders, but il has q
very deep disgust for that kind Of opposi-
tion for gerymandering exhibited BY Har-
rison opposition to gerymahde7ine By
one political enemy but mute approval d
that by.one's party.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
SUMEiONS.

In Hte Circuit Court for Linn County ''Stafs Of
oregon.
II A FRANCE. PiainhR,
oHyTLLE FRANCE, Defendant.
To orville France, tho above naiced de.
fen1ait:
TN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF
Il Oregon, sou ore hereby required to
appear and answer tho complaint fled
against you In the above antit ed suit on
or before the first day OF the next reg Ilar
term ef tho above entitled court next
following the expiration OF the pnbiicn
tion Of this eummons towit: the 18th day
OF March, 1892, ana II you fail 10 answer
- herein ieqnited. The p,sietiR win take
jndsmf 1T aKHin,t you for the relief do
Haanded IN hsT complaint, t0wit: 4 do
cree oi tho above entitled court dissolving
'Ee bonds Of mAtrilno ~ now existing
between plaiptiG and defendant aoove
named and awarding t. plaiatH the
custody NJ Acil Warner France, ,iho minor
child OF plaintiff and defendant.
T'his service of summons Il nado by
publication by order OF Hon p Boise,
Judge OF said eourt. insde at Chambers,
In the city OF Saleh', on the Iith day of
January fs92
BLACKBuRN 4 WATSON,
Attorneys for plaintiff.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

The New York World in speaking Of ex-
President Cleveland's speech at the BAN
quet given In that city IN honor of the
memory Of Andrew Jackson, says: "The
speech Is in Mr. Cleysland's best vein. 1t
is direct, foTcible, explicit and courageous.
II breathes spirit Of honesty and sincerI-
iy which gives the x-president's utter
ances great weight in the country. The
speech Is admirable and interesting -
Cleveland Is the greatest living represent
alive OF Jacksonian principles, hence his
fitness as a democaatic leader Is unques-
toned. East OregOniaa.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

NOTICE II HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN by virtue Of an order Of sale duly
made and entered of record In tho County
Court Of Linn county. Oregon, on ths 5th
day Of JanuarY. 1892 In tho matter Of
tho estate OF Maria Crewso, deceased, the
undortigned, tho duly qualified aud act
ing administrator of said estate, will on
Saturday. this ID h day of February, 1892,
at the hour OF ] O'Clock y. IN +,
sell at public auction ut tbs Court House
door, In tho city of A lbsny, Linn county.
Oregon. for cash In hand to the highest
bidder tho real property belonging 10 said
estate. described as follows, towlt:
Al undivided one-oleyenih Of tho north
half Of the BoDatio- Land ClHim Of
Samuel Porter and wif0, being Donation
Claim No 390s. Land being parts of Sections
o, q. 7 and =, In towusbip.14, ~ K4 w,
willamette Meridian, IN Linn county,
Oregon.
pntt d this t2th day or January, 1892.
GEO. HUMPHREY.
Adm DirtrAtOr.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

No, sir, party success is not the 6rst con-
sideration with the democratic party. If
the election of democia attic president and
both houses of cong ress Is not to result In
better general welfare for the masses Of
the people than they receive under a re-
publican administration, then there l. no
sufficient reason why the democrats should
succeed. But there can be but little
doubt that, II the democrats were put In
full control, they would proceed at once
to legislate for the masses instead of for
the classes as the republican party does.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
CoNDEMED By His OWN WORDS.

Maj. Mckinley In a speech before an
agricultural convention at Columbus,
Ohio, on the I4th inst, said:
There Is one thing that they all might
as well make up their minds to down East:
That they can't have wool free when It
comes from the sleeps back and put
tariff on 1t shen II comes on our backs.
They cannot have wool como into their
factories In New England free, and come
out of their factories with tariff to .he
American people.
But, Major, Is 1t possible that you have
forgotten that you told us forty tines in
the last two years that the tariff is not a
tax, and tina: the foreigner pays 1t any
way, and that placing tariff duty on I'M
ported goods makes them cheaperi 1.-THE
foreigner pays the duty, why should you
kick II they doSn east get their wool free
while they have duty on manufactured
goods1 The tariff makes them cheaper to
you. What's the matter with you any
way. The FIRST thing you know you will
not know what manner of man you are
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

A convection is called to meet In the
assembly chamber at Madiso n, WIscon sin,
Feb. 2, for the purpose of recognizing
the original state farmers alliance. 1t
seems that the officers and some of the
subordinate lodges have seeded from this
organic ,tion and joined what Is called the
industrial nnion. AT a meeting held re
Gently By the remaining alliance in the
state to d.scuss the subject It was decided
to drop the question of third party and
reorganize under the original alliance.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

The volumeof the hollows filed by the
ocean, says Prof Galley, i a times as
great as the volume of the land projecting
above the sea. IL the land were leveled
down and built up at sea level, 1t would
cover only 5000 900 square miles, leav-
ing over 100000 of water ,urface; and
II the whole li,hosphere were smoothed
down to mean ephere level and the ridges
laid to rest in the hollcws. a vast ocean ~
miles deep would roll around the shoreless
world,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
TELEaRAPHIC NEWS
Four Fatal Accidents.

spRiNa VALLEY, MINI Jan io.-A most
peculiar and frightful quadruple accident
occurred near this city Sunday Frank 0s-
trander, a farmer, had the misfortune 10
cut his leg while chopping wood. lie was
helped by friends TO his home and bed.
This evening his wife, in delicate condi-
tion, went out TO milk the cows, and WIS
kicked nearly 10 death by ono Of the brutes.
She managed TO crawl 10 the house, where,
without n helping hand, she gaye birth 10
twins. Shortly afterwards the twins died.
Tho burden Of grief and pain wns Too much
for the mother, and she died an hour later,
The father in u frenzy Of grief endeavored
TO rise from his bed and started Lhe injured
leg bleeding Before he could roach The
side of HIS dead wife and babes he bled 10
death.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

Tony Noltner, of the Portland DbfafcA,
has gone cast to attend the meeting of the
national democratic committee which con-
venes in Washington City next Thursday,
Jan. al, TO fix the time and place for hold
ng the next national democratic eonven-
ton. ST Paul, Kansas City, Milwaukee,
Cincinnati and New York are candidates.
Give us St Paul or Milwaukee.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
1 dimateh from jefferson Citv Mo sa

A dispatch from Jefferson City. Mo, says:
Governor Hills. free silver epccch month
ago changed many Missouri democratic
Legislators from the Cleveland to the Hill
column His subsequent speech explaining
his first speech is regarded, however, as an
effort to carry water on both shoslders and
dodge the whole question. The Republic,
the leading democratic paper in the state,
has polled the democrats in the Legislature
for presidential preferences and shows this
result: For Cleveland, 70; for Hill, 81; foi
Vice President, Boies of Iowa, IS; foI
Gray Of Indiana, 8.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
A LETTER FROM scIO.

We are In receipt OF a letter on county
politics from Ssio but the writer does not
furnish his name. We cannot publish COM
mnnications unless the name OF respon-
sible person accompanies Il. II this cor
respondent will send his name we will
cheerfrlly publish mis- communication. We
do not want his name for publication.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

Republican papers all over the country
have taken much delight In publishing a
letter said to be written by Mills after his
defeat for the sPsakersI'iP, to John p
Phillips of Austin, Texas, which letter
howed Mr. Mills to be in a very disgruntled
state. The attention CT Mr. Phillips hav-
ing been called to the matter, he denies
emPhatically having received such letter
He Is attempting to find out the first paper
that published IT that he may prosecute
them under the laws Of Texas.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
STATE CONVENTION.

A Democratic State Convention will be
held In the city Of Portland, Oregon,
April 70. 1894. at 10 o'clock m, for the
purpose OF placing Ia nomination two
candidates for congress; one supreme
Judge one candidate In each judicial dis.
,riet Tor circuit judge aud prosecuting
attorney. TO be voted for At the coming
June election, end such other business a.
may properly come before said convep
tlon, The various counties are entitled 10
representation In said convention as fol-
taMs
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

President Harrison is opposed TO gerry
mandering-democra gerrymandering,
hence he condemns in a message to congress
the Michigan plan" He sends no mes
sage to congress about the proposed repub-
lean gerrymander in Ohio, hence it is safe
to say he is not opposed to republican gerry
Wandering.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22

The New York World, the fairest parti-
san paper in the country, has been hgur-
out what the legislature Of New York
will be after the democrats shall have
made fair apportionment of assembly
men and senators and finds that the dem.
Gratis will have from a to 30 majority on
Joint ballot.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-22
CLEVELAND AHEAD.

A dispatch from Richmond, Va, says a
careful poll made on Saturday of Io3 Of
the 1877 democratic members Of the vir-
ginia legislature as to their preferences for
democratic nominee for president shows
this result: Cleveland, so; Hill, 3S; Cor
man, 8; a western mar, not named, 6; not
committed,
Mos of those included in the list for
IIIll, as well as those not committed, pre-
fer Mr. c evelan1, hut put them selves In
the position in which they are hear named
as mater Of expedlency, they say