The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-09-15

ing of money or so unsettled, ,sus-
picious and wearisome a period as
we have since gone through. The
tension has been long and serious,
widespread in It's effects, damag-
ing to the best interests of the
country, and hurtful to labor.
"The election of a free trade
congress and a free trade president
was an event unknown in the his
tory Of the country during a third
of a century. When the demo
cratic or free-trade party last held
the reins of government their &C.
tions were by no means calculated
to inspire a feeling of confidence
at this time. The older and more
conservative business element,
who can look back thirty years
and more. feared for the future.
Their experience had not been
shared by the younger element,
or by the foreign element now
naturalized among us, neither Of
whom had experienced the pre-.
vious maladministration of q Free
trade party.
'sThe present congress was
elected upon a distinct pledge to
reform the tariff. The issue
could not have been clearer. The
business of the country is based
'upon its tariff, hence a distinct
economic change of conditions ap-
peared imminent and positive.
The business of the country had
, the right to know as soon as may
be TO what conditions its enter,
prises for the future must con-
FORM Itwould have been wiser
for the president to have
at once called a special ses.
sion of congress to enable the
democratic party to carry out its
promise of tariff srepeal.'
"But what was done? Nothing
! Business continued apparently in
its normal channel, though there
> was an undercurrent of caution
; and retrenchment which did not
! appear at first upon the surface
i There were those among the free
trade party anxious for the oppor
: tunity to at once 'repeal' the tariff
that eliminating atrocity of class
legislation They were anxious
: to keep the promise of theil
: party and Immediately, show 'one
of the beneficent results thai
: will follow the action o
the people in intrusting powe
to the democratic party
+ s.These steadfast adherents. t
: the policy of their party 60
> bravely together to abolish thi
J. robbery of the great majority O
y the American people for the ben
J. eft of the few To their credi
y be it said that they did not wis
IS to see the great majority havin
e their pockets picked by 'the few
u They labored hard and brough
o forth a new tariff bill which, il
e their opinion, was not the 'cul
II minating airocity OF class legis
n lation.' Their action was praise
= worthy from their view OF patri
X otism. Naturally it had the eff
d feet of putting a very differen
y complexion upon business cond
~ tions as they then existed. S
u great were these poropose
IS changes in the existing tariff tina
- - i'm many conservative minds
" was feared that business woul
T. be revolufionized. This propose
re tariff struck home to all, showin
T. clearly and forcibly what the pee
pie had voted for. Lest these col
d !, templated changes may have bee
+ forgotten, we here give the a
'e valorem equivalents of the tari
u schedule under the Mckinley &C
IS Is of 1890. which is still in force
"a side by side with the new rate
p as then placed before the peopl
>: and from which there has nc
u since been any suggestion even c
II divergence. Thus:
-Ad v.Joreu duty -