The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-16
1873 AND 1898.

1873 AND 1898.
1t is not the "crime of '73n
that-is responsible for our present
depressing condition. We Ell
joyed a long period of prosperity
after 1873. It was the crime Of
'o3 that sowed the seeds of hard
times. 1t was the democratic
tariff bill, the tariff for England
only, that Frustrated the Aneri-
can people at the feet of Great
Britain's capitalists.
The democratic party four years
ago promised us "relief." They
were given full control of the
government. Then they relieved
us; relieved us of our prosperity,
of our savings and of all oppor-
tunity to make a comfortable liv-
ing. We were doing very we'll un-
til then, but the people were over
persuaded. The Wilson bill be-
came law and disaster followed.
The people awakened to find
themselves in the throes of pow
erty. Disguised with democracy,
they focked back to the republi-
can party two years ago, and
even the most sanguine democrat
hardly dared hope for his party's
success in the coming presiden-
tia1 election.
But democracy has expert poll
ticians. The national convention
was held, the crime of 'o3 must
be CLOSED over and the recently
discovered "crirne of '73" was
faunted as the cause of our pros
tration- The "tarif for England
only" bill was once more endors-
ed, but democracy proposes to
again relieve us by another ex-
pertinent. The American people
have managed to save something
out of the crash. Democracy
| proposes to relieve us of that.
Democracy tells us we are at
the mercy of English capitalists.
So we are, thanks to democracy.
Now, however, democracy pro-
poses a way of escape. How? By
the repeal of the tariff bill that
put us at England's mercy? No.
Democracy intends to stay by that
law. 1t is going to relieve the
people of the United States by
having them operate mints al
their own expense, in order that
wealthy owners of silver bullion
may have S. cents worth of sill
yer stamped into dollar by the
government, free of charge.
| The farmer works in the rain
and tolls in the hot sun. By the
sweat of his brow he earns his
daily bread. He plows and har-
rows and sows and cuts and har-
vests. He does not ask for i'm
mense riches. His demands are
reasonable; he only desires a fair
| ly profitable price for his pro
ducts. He does not get it. His
home market has been destroyed
by the crime of 'e3. How will
he be relieved by democracy's
new artifce? "Why," democra-
cy replies. money will be plen.
tiful and prices will go up" But
there is money and money. The
farmer will have to part with q
dollars worth of produce for IS
cents in coin and As cents worth
of name. The mining syndicate
can stand it, but how about the
| farmer?
The tin bucket of the 1aborine
man was hung upon the wall by
the crime of 'e3. The republi'
can party insists upon taking
down that pail, filling it up and
sending its owner to profitable
employment, by restoring the
tariff bill, that the crime of 90
superseded. Democracy offers te
help the laboring man. How? By
giving him honest employment,
at living wages-the only thing
he asks? No. Democracy's plan
is to help the laboring man by
having the government artificial
ly raise the price of silver bull
lion, the great bulk of which i:
in the hands of spectators
Workingmen are expected to dis
cover glorious benefits from thi:
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