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Daily Democrat.
NATIONAL DKMOCRATIC TICKET,
For Pn.uda.it-030VERCLEVELASD.rt Xe York
Tot Vie. President ALLEN 0. TUTRUAS, ot Ohio.
FjrPre,UenU.J.(Urmc;)Uatv.
W II E-TISUKR, iliilinoimh county.
E.' IU SKlPtt'OKTH, ol L"uitilii, cuuntj.
THE STATEMENT FA1SE.
A Mill Owner Thinks the Tassaw of the Mills
Bill Would Increase nis Business.
Congressman Gear, of Iowa, made a
stieechthe other day in Congress, saying
that In case the Mills bill became a law a
certain factory in his district in Iowa would
be compelled to "shut down" and a large
number of workmen would be thrown out
of employment thereby. This statement
the owner of the mill pointedly states is not
true.which the following manly and straight
forward letter to a friend will show :
Office of Isaiah Meek, Bonaparte, Iowa
May 21st, iSSS. Dear Sir : In reply
vours of the loth inst, I woulJ say :
i. That our factory commenced opera
tions in iSu, and was in full blast in 1S56
and we have been running continuously
since that time except from July, 1S63, to
March. i86j.which time having been bum
ed out, we were rebuilding our factory. V
have run continuously since then, except
short stops in trie winter for repairs.
1. The volume of our business is larger
than before the war.because we have a great
deal more machinery and facilities
manufacturing. Taking, however,
amount of machinery we had before th
war and our facilities for conducting th
business, we had proportionately as larg.
if not a larger amount of business then, an
I know with more profit to us.
3. Our business was much more profita
ble before the war than now.
4. If the Mills bill passes, with its prov
sions for the reduction of the wool tantt,
is my opinion it would not reduce the vol
ume of our business, but have a tendency
to increase it. It would, if passed.increase
our prtfits,and consequently our ability
increase wages of operatives. In our ex
perience, however, the question of wages is
regulated by the law of supply and demand
wholly ,and not affected by the tariff.
5. In my opinion, the number of sheep
has largely decreased in Van Buren coun
ty since 1S60. 1 am a sheep breeder, and
while the sheep industry, taken for a suc
cession of years, is always a profitable busi
ness, the profit before the tariff was put on
wool was as great and some years greater
than now.
6. With reference to wages paid before
the war and now, I have forgotten,and am
unable to answer. I find on reference to
my books, that we paid our boss carder in
1S65 the same wages we pay now.
Truly yours,
Isaiah Meek,
-TT-.r, ntnn fit campaign lor
the pending contest is openly confessed to
be what is known in political parlance as
wnrkino the free-trade racket. To every
argument in favor of the Democratic tick
et and platform, the one answer is 10 -
loud cry of Free trade:- mere are i"
difficulties in the way of carrying out this
policy. The first is that it "insults the in
telligence of the people, as aj r. uepe ,
when running on the Democratic ticket in
this State a few vears ago, said of the com
panion dodge, which used to be known as
working the rebeldebt racket, wnen .nr.
Blaine was exploiting it on Republican
1. . 1. - n UU-.n
stump. Inotncrworas, uic icuun-"
programme in iSSS is based upon tne "as
sumption that the American people are a
pack of fools.
The republican party in iSS4put the fol
lowing plank in their platform :
"The democratic party has tailea com
pletely to relieve the people of the burden
of unnecessary taxation by a wise reduc
tion nf the sumlus. Ihe republican party
pledges itself to correct tne inequalities 01
the lann ana 10 ruuutc tuc suijiius.
The democrats put the following plank
in their platform :
"That change is necessary is proved by
an existing surplus of more than $ioo,cr,
ooo,which has yearly been collected from a
suffering people. t- nnecessary taxation is
ininst taxation. I he democratic party is
pledged to revise the tariff in a spirit of
fairness to all interests.
Read them both carefully and decide for
yourselves as to which party is living up to
its pledges.
Mm
An American proposes to carry a Ger
man fla a distance of 200 miles over the
most prominent highway of France, to
demostrate that theanti-Gcnnan sentiment
is not bitter among the people. The only
encourageing feature connected with the
undertaking is the brobability that the
crank will get killed so dead that he will
not recover.
Dispatches to-day say the republicans ill
Chicago will put a plank in their platform
favoring the repeal of the internal revenue
tax on tobacco. Well.why do this ? There
is a provision in the Mill's bill repealing the
tax. To adopt such a plank would raise no
issue.
The democrats in 1SS8 are only attempt
ing to do in this matter of tariff revision
cxactlv the same thing as the republicans
declared to be just and right a few years
ago. The House of Representatives con
. sidered the clause in the Mills bill which
proposes to remove the duty on salt, as ad
vised by a democratic committee of Ways
and Meani appointed by a democratic
Speaker. The republicans opposed the
proposition on the ground that it meant
"free trade." Yet it is only a few years
since Mr. Blaine,as Speaker of a republican
House, appointed a republican committee
of Ways and Means which urged a thor
oul'Ii revl.lon of the tariff ; and since Mr.
Blaine's right-hand man, Mr. Eugene Hale,
introduced a bill to repeal the duty on salt,
which was passed by a republican House,
147 to 47,among the affirmative votes being
those of Hale and Frye of Maine, Dawes
and I loar of Massachusetts and Garfield of
Ohio, while Mr. Hale justified the action of
the Republican majority in these words :
The dutv upon salt is now 18 cents te
100 pounds in bulk and 24 cents in sacks
Ihe best Turk s Island salt can bepurchus
cd at the place where it is produced for
lrom 0 to 10 cents per bushel. Any gen
tleman here can compute for himself the
percentage f dutv resting upon this artl
cle. I believe t'.ere is no one question
about which the reflection of millions of
people day by day Is so decided as it Is in
declaring that there should be no tax upon
this article of salt. 1 have been asked to
amend the bill introduced bv mc so as to
cut down the dutv so per cent. I do not
consent to that. 1 believe this article should
go upon the free list ; that the monopoly
which lias obtained heretofore for the
Onondaga salt works as great and com
pletc as anv monopoly ever granted by t'-.e
Tudors in England's most despotic times
ought to cease.
The man who supposes that a party can
stultify Itself as the republican party now
proposes to do, by charging that the tariff
policy adopted by rtpuhlicans a few years
ago becomes "free trade" when endorsed
by democrats in iSSS, and can carry the
country on that Issue after a five months'
discussion, indeed "insults the intelligence"
of the American people.
Wool men arc now beginning to Inquire
why the price of wool doe not go up since
Oregon ha gone republican.
I bare just received on invoice of tho cclcbrat.d
Thompson Glove Fitting Corset,
one of the oldest rd "Bost reliable make known. I also keep b full assortments
The Hall's Coil Spring Health Corset
Dr. Warner's Health Corset,
Besides a full lino of
FRENCH WOVEN CORSET
and cornets varying iu pries from 50 cent, to 3.00 eacb. I kee". ext-a sizes
and Isnglbs of abdominal, nursing, and Aliases corsets, and everything 11
waists for children and Misses,
Foi'RTH of July. Crawford will give an
other one of those popuUr parties at the
Lowson danciDg academy on the evening o
July 4, ISSS. Musicians from Portland will
be added to hU justly celebrated orchestra,
an elegant supper will be served and no
pains will be spared to make this tne most
social event ot the season.
To the Thinking People of Albany
Friends : Inasmuch as this is the day
and age of sensational advertising and every
business man is racking his brain trying to
concoct some scheme whereby he can get
ahead of his neighbor. We wish o deviate
rom that rule and make the fallowing state
ments, knowing that they will be appre
ciated by all lovers of truth and justice. W
are here in business for the purpose ol
making money and we realize that in order
to accomplish that object we must have a
continuance ot our large patronage, f urth
ermore we know that this can be assured
only by extreme effort on our part and we
wish to state that we will at all times give
you hrst-class goods at prices as low or
lower than any house in Albany and in ad
dition allow vou 5 per cent off on all cash
purchases. The statement made by some
dealers that tnev can ouv cneaper than
others is folly in the extreme as all cash
Duvers nave equal advantages one with an
other. What we are striving to do is to
merit your patronage and we hope bv
square, upright dealing to do so and he ol
mutual beneht one to another. "
Respectfully,
Browxell & Stanard,
QUICK SALES,
SMALL PROFITS.
BIG BUSINESS,
la what wo hum and hurtle for. Why should w
not u long m we have the above named object la
view and Rive everybody
STERLING QUALITIES.
We Expect Your Trade,
We carry afull line of
GROCERIES, CROCKERY
AND CLASS WARE,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
And challenge anyone to dispute that CONN Bro
the cheapest place In town.
CHEAPEST AND BEST
FENCE MADE.
The Shelleherger Combination F8nce
It is as strong as plank fenclug,
It will last throe times as loner.
It doss not injure stock, being as visible
as plan k
It protects ail your crops from all stock
bred upon a farm.
It is ilog proof, protecting sheep from
uus auti woiveq.
It is endorsed by 200,000 of the best
far rer in the Wost.as fully filling every
claim we make fnr it.
It will turn a pig, bull, horse, hog, calf,
sheep lire or hall grown fowl.
It will save every farmer SUO Ooa mile
on every mile or rence He builds.
It is the strongest, cheapest, most dura
ble. and perfect farm fence on narih.
It furms tho most nerfent onmhlnatlnn
of two material vnakuig thorn inseparable
nuu cuiuaii.v uuruuie, comuimng a9 It
('oe, tho neatness and eleirance of Iron
with tho sltoiuth and onratillliv of ti
(Planed and punned, it makes a lias fence
lor ine cuy.j
rrice, only soc. to 6 Sc. er rod,
FRANK S9KES,
A IT All t
Back ofSuwnrt ithox's, Albany. Oregon
CROSSED & ALLEN.
PEOPEIETOES
Albany Track and Dray Co., Nc, 1
Goods hsnJbd withawe anddispalch
Samuel E. Young.
AT COST !
I'tv'i f t'uii'id to tltn tvl itltiitui' Imp, e tell cur
ENTIRE STOCK
-OF-
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Etc,
At Cost !
Those wishing bargains will call early beforo the steck is broken) as these
goods mils', be sold within the next 00 days.
C. B. Roland & Co.
THE PLACE.
By all mean, call on
arker Brothers,
Successors to Cohn Fox Jvr yonr
Groceries,
Produce, Baked Goods, Etc., Etc,
Their goods are the best and their prices
reasonable.
i, JULIUS JOSEPH,
Manufacturer of Choice Cgars
AND DEALER IN-
L, W. CLARK,
Portrait Photographer.
8tunlo corner Second and Ferry Streets
near Opora House. Ground Hoor.
Children's pictures a specialty,,
ALBANY,. . . . OREGC.
FINE IMPORTED AND KEY WEST
C.gars, ring ann Smoking Tobaccos, Meerschaum and Briar Pipes, and a fuli
HneofSmoktrs' Artieles, Also dealer in
CALIFORNIA AND TROPICAL FRUITS.
Next door to Burkhan. A Kcenoj -SReal Estate Office, Albany, Oregon.
FOR SALE,
at very low rates.
Lumber, Shingles, Lath, Posts,
Pickets, FencB Trimmings,
Sash, Doors and Blinds.
otiZT oa 6thst-
W. W, CR0WDER.
A full line of Dr. Prices Crc.m Baking and
delicious flavorine extracts at
Wallace It Thompson's,
FRANCIS PFEIFFER,
PROPRIETOR OF
Albany Soda Works.
And Manufacturers of
CHOICE CONFECTIONERY,
We are wow prepared to Mil at whole
salo, always fresh anil pure at Portland
prices to dealers, We also keen a full
line of
Nuts and Tropical Fruits,
OUK-
CIGAR AND TOBACCO
department Is comVtl We keep the
very fine stock of s'r.ioklig and chewing
.obacco, meerschaum and brier pipos that
ft finlml.f r. 1