Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-01
PACIFIC PRESS OPINIONS.

Tacoma News, DEM: Tne Wilson
bill Is the most honest tariff reform bill
presented to congress since the Walker
tariff. Ii will delight the heart of
every true tariff reformer In the land.
When put into law 1t will start thous.
and new industrial institutions and
bring greater prosperity to thousands
already established.
Tacoma Ledger, Rep: Solid silver
dollars, not mlnted by the government
and triflr heavier than the genuine
dollars, have made their appearance in
West Virginia, and the people take
them and pass them along as readily as
II they were the most orthodox coins
ever minted.
Portland Telegram, Dem: Now
they say the party lines are goiug to be
broken on the tariff. This means the
Democratic party lines. The Republi-
can line never wavers But as long as
tina Democrats refuse to go into caucus
and suffer themselves to be hauled
NA"Ahu " Vho oi6 ooSS III tuo w lile
House they needn't look for anything
but de m)ralization.
Astoria Budget: Hereafter every
person applying for land under the
homestead laws, who Is a naturalized
Citizen of the United States, or who
has declared his intention to become a
citlz,n, will b, required to file with his
application duly certified copy of his
certificate of naturalization, or of his
declaration OF intention, as the case
may be. These are the instructions of
the honorable commissioner of the
general land Office, and they will be
strictly observed.
Seattle Telegraph, Dem: The session
OF congress, which will open on Mon.
day next, viii be one oft most i'm
portlnt that has taken place In the
recent history Of the country. Upon
the action that will be taken In regard
TO the tariff the whole future policy
OF this country depends. II the tariff
blll passes In Its present form we may
look forward hopefully, as time pro-
crosses, to further changes In the mat
tor OF freeing trade of artificial restric-
tions. In the end this country must
have free trade.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Rep: The
proposed tariff 10 nothing but the Mills
Pill; Il Is a sectional tariff, whether il
includes an income tax or not. The
Internal revenue tariff is not lneddled +.
ylth because the South does not relish .
ny more tax on whisky and tobacco; J
he new tarlff places cotton ties on the ,
'ee list despite the fact that they !
ever were 30 cheap as they have been
nder the Mckinley tariff. The South
ants an income tax because 1t Is bid p
Z the Populist vote, but we haye had o
70 income tax In war time once; In Il
ace It will ruin any party that adopts P
Frisco Chronicle, Rep; Ifprotection n
not only fraud, but une1nslltution- a. a.
why should the Democratic party a,
ntlnue the bounty on domestic sugar er
eight years, with a progressive re- pe
stlon ofone eighth each year? Why v'' ~,
'ulG California fruits be protected he
lust foreign competition? Why
uld there be any import duty re.
led on refined sugar, even though IL
educed from one.half 10 one-fourth go
! cent per pound? Why should foI
lufAetures OF wool be charged IS per ss ao
duty ad valorem? Why should jol
rails be charged ts or % ton, or
ufac,ures Of ootton 20 per cent ad 1
rem or dress goods for women and lln
|rep 40 per cent2 Ba