The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-08
READ THIS AND THINK.


The following hysterical paragraph 10
from the New York Sun, leading
democratic newspaper:
'In the midst of the appalling stag
nation and trouble in business, there Is,
under the circumstances, one cheering
and Insufficient thought to every anti
rrotectionist, to every individual who
with his mind on the tariff, voted last
year against the historic policy of pro-
lection. The shutting of protected fact
CRY doors and the clicking of their
locks are signals that some robber has
ceased to rob. AS soon as the mill Is
closed, the owner, formerly the plumber
er OF many and the oppressor of the
poor. has to sit idle and helpless. He
can not wiring a cent of his old pro1t
fiom the labor and savings of others.
Ills outrageous and unconstitutional
business is stopped, The democrats
have brought the old-time robber bar
ons 10 an end. Protection is robbery.
Down with it!'
This curious outburst impelled an eX-
change to look up the dreadful fate of
these robber barons whose factory
doors are closed, and who are idle and
helpless" The Brooklyn Eagle reporter
found one at Manhattan Beach. His
name is A. p. McCoomb. When the re-
porter found this particular robber bar
on. he was seated on the piazza, idle
and helpless" smoking a cigar, and
looking out to sea. When interrogated,
he admitted his nefarious calling, and
said:
Eyes. am one OF the robber barons
out Of a job. come from a little town
up the state. | had factory there
When Harrison was elected l built a
big addition had seven hundred
hands working for me, and my factory
. was the backbone OF the towns pros
perity. II may b. said to have lived ON
the wages paid. When the election
came round last fall | was Invited to
speak. But / did not attempt any ora
tory: | had no idea that there would
be a democratic majority in my town
told the people that It was matter
of bread and butter. and they were as
much interested in It as |. and left
the matter there.
"a democratic orator followed me and
demonstrated that the Chicago plat
form meant release from the imposi-
tlon OF the r0bber barOns OF protection
that American manufacturers did not
need protection; that the workingmar
got none OF the benefits OF protection
and that none OF the factories would
olose nor would any Of the American
workmen be- thrown out Of employment
by the great increase Of importations
that would take place. l thought my
people knew better. but when the votes
were counted the rainbow-hued oratory
was found to have had its effect The
town had gone almost solldly democrat
ic.
ut wasn't any use kicking, l saw
what was coming. and just took my
money and soaked II away in a trust
company. When the hard times came
my customers cancelled their orders
and / had to shut down.
"The little town is finding its exper'
inent with the democracy rather a
bitter dose. l fear, am sorry for ms
hands: they are having hard time.
As for me, shall wait till the demo
Gratis get through with their tariff-tink-
ering; I may walt till the republicans
get back into power. l can afford tC
wait. but am afraid that my employ
Ses can not AFFORD It. l am sorry fol
them but they voted the democratic
ticket with their eyes open.
..Yes. / am robber baron. but th'
democratic votes have killed me, and
suppose l am dead. But l think thi
manufacturing business is dead. too
The philosophic calm Of Mr.. Mccom'
is not shared BY his factory hands. T.
them the shutting down Of the milli
does not mean sitting on a piazza a
Manhattan Beach and looking out e