The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-03


The Oregonian says: at begins to
look as il the settlement of the tariff ques-
tion was to be left TO the republican party
Well, well People had been led to be-
lieve that, from republican standpoint,
at least, the tariff question had been set
tied by the passage of the Mckinley law.
Again it says: ''But since all tin that we
use in Taking Tin plates must be import
ed, we have not the advantage here that
we have in protection OF manufacturers
from ores and netals of native production.
What change we have here. Every one
who read the 0regonian during the cam
pa:gn of 1892 remembers how devotedly
and enthusiastically that paper endorsed
and defended the Mckinley policy Of pIac-
ing heavy duty on tin. Now, what has
come over the spirit of its dream? 1t wants
a tariff placed on Tin mercy for revenue.
How sensible and how sound this propcei-
ton is, and withal how democratic
That paper is to be congratulated in thus
moving into the column of tariff reformers.
Here is what it says on this point; Tin
plate is one Of tue commodities that will
bear revenue duty, for our country uses a
grea, deal of il; and since We need revenue
and had 70 tin industry TO protect, the
duty on tin plate ought not 10 be p-ohibi-
tive, or alTost so, as now, but should u
adjusted so as 10 produce the larges. reye-
nue. possible" Coed sound democratic
reasoning. and we only regret that the
0regoaian had moi reached this point il
the cause of tariff reform ere this. Now
hear this from that staunch republican
paper:
''Bu; the capital mistake Of republican
legislation on the tariff was made wher
sugar was put on the free list and boun.
~ offered for its manufacture In the Cni
ted States. This has been one of the cause
Of the depletion of the treasury. Th'
greatest Of all revenue paying eommodiliet
is sugar. We 20 not produce one-tenth o
our consumption. and shall not, unless th'
rate of wages in the United States shall q
, so low as to enable Us 10 make bea; sugar
as Europe does. The country needs iLt
revenue sugar; The sums it rays in suga
boun,ies aIe heavy drain on the treasury
and intsead Of paying cut ten or twelv
millions year on account Of sugar, th
treasury ought 10 be taking forty million
in. Again. there should i,e no daiy o.
re6aed sugars that would discriminate il
favor ot the sugar trust That sound
very much like the very able free trade eli
torials that appeared in that paper Jurin
. the years Of lSsl23 and Again
backs up its tariff for revenue oaiy doc
trine by laying down the following As th
true idea ot tariff reform:
The revenues. moreover. could ba an
i, should be reinforced by reimposi'ion {
duties en- oosee and tee. Moderate duiie
on these commodities would bring a larg
and steady revenue. II wasa great mis-
take 10 put them on ;he free lts,. Il uIs,Ak
that was IA sde t~en,y years ago. Thei
cost TO consumers in the United States va
no; made appEcCiably less, for mo1eral
duties 80 widely distributed are ssarcel
felt or not felt at ali: ye. the coasamptio
is 20 general. - considerable. 50 stead!
+, that ,ae government obtains large Eeve
rue. colIec:ablc witG ease. and asmo
without ex .sense. We have lseeA ge,iiu
away during recent times from the IN
principe Of a ,sr.f