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About Daily evening Albany democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-1888 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1888)
1 Daily Democrat. national: democratic ,ncKET. F.r PMBant-OBOVERCI.BVELSD.( SJYork or Vice PresiJant ALLES G. TUCRM VS, ot Ohio. Fur PretMentUI Electors W. R. BIUYEC. of Linn county. W. H. Er KIS(iER. ol Multoomh county. E. K. SKlPWoKTH. t I'nntilU. county. AT SEA. Tht the republican leaders arc at sea on the tariff question needs no proof. Four years ago,ar.d even up to within six months since, they arced that the surplus ought to be reduced by reducing the tariff. Now they favor taking the tax from tobacco and whisky in order to reduce the surplus. No fitter proof of the shifting and changing tendency of the party on the tariff question could be adduced than the vacillating course of the OrcgoHtan on that subject. Not many months ago it was expatiating elab orately upon the beauties of free trade. It was out of all patience with those who up held protection. It declired that "protec tion may pass for a blessing to those it pro tects. but to those whom it plunders it is quite another thing." And now it supports the party policy that not only openly main tains this system of plundering.but declares its purpose to enlarge this system of plun dering by increasing duties on imports to a point where thev will operate as a prom bition to all importations, all of w hich is to be done to reduce the surplus. Again it declared : "The sy stem,(the tariff system,) regards the consumer as having no rights at all except the right to be plundered, and that paper now dutifully falls into line with the protected monopolists of the coun try to maintain and perpetuate that which thus robs nearly sixty millions of people to satiate the grasping desires for money of a few thousands of protected monopolists. Again it said : "The real essence ef pro tection is prohibition," a truth that that paper now doubtless regards as more wise ly than well spoken, in view of the very awkward attitude which it Is compelled to occupy by virtue of its being a very subscr vient and dutiful organ of a party whose tariff policy ,in its honest days.it vehement ly denounced. Again it said : "The lum ber duty is the most inexcusable folly and iniquity of the whole monstrous bundle of iniquities and absurdities called the tariff law." And yet that paper for weeks has been denouncing democrats with language too strong to be decent for putting lumber on the free list In their tariff bill. Not three months ago it was unulte'ably oppos' ed to removing the tobacco and whisky tax, declaring in words too plain and strong to be misunderstood that these taxes should be the last to be made to go. Now with a feeble dissent it walks up to the work of electing Harrison on a platform which fa vors the removal of these taxes on whisky and tobacco while retaining the tax on food and clothing. We feel safe in predicting that before the campaign is over the party will slntt Irom Its plattorm. AVHY IM IT ? Without some form of labor trouble Pennsylvania would not be in a natural condition, and yet her industries arc the highest protected of any in the country and the state gives an Immense republican ma jority, but its laborers come nearer being slaves than anywhere else in this country. Why is it that the highest form of protec tion develops this condition ? Simply be cause it creates monopolies instead of healthy trade and no clap trap talk can dis prove this statement. Some republican newspapers are very much overdoing themselves in their efforts to find a few democrats who will not sup port Cleveland and Thurman. Some of these organs in Oregon have been assert ing tltat Mayor Hewitt of New York would not support the democratic candidates, Some days ago the County democracy of New l ork held a grand ratification meeting nt which a letter from Mavor Hewitt was read endorsing the attitude of the demo cracy and closing with these words : "In the coming election,therefore,thc is sue Is not between free trade and protec tion, but the burning question is, shall the revenue be reduced by the reduction of tariff taxes.or shall it be" reduced by the in crease of these taxes ? Both plans arc feas ible, but both cannot be right. If we do not allow this Issue to be obscured, the common sense of the people will insure an overwhelming triumph to the democratic party in the coming election. Yours respectfully, Aiikam S.'Mkwitt." It is dillicult to conceive how any Intel ligent person, in the face of this lctter.could assert that Hewitt will not support Cleve land, ami yet there arc such. In spite of the much-proJaiincd danger from over w ork, It Is Interesting to read from the statistics of the Insane llospllal at Wcstboro that of i!-'o patients of alleged cause give.i for insanity was overwork In only nineteen Instances, three male and sixteen female patients bc'ng afflicted l.om that cause. Probably ten per cent, is mo;e than should be produced in this age, when every man nnd woman should understand the wear to the brain of continual thought upon one object, this being true "over work " KOOJl I'OH ALL. If the Republican party has always be lieved that the proper way to treat the tar- ff question is to increase ra.her man oe- . . . . .1. ll ...I CV. crease the duty wny naic mvj a..-,.."..-, eral reductions lo be made in years past? faJdintr to the free list is free trade why- have members of the party advocated this policy and voted for the bills to make such adi'ions? When did this new light come to them and what are the reasons for it? Ths reasons are plain; they jumped at the ch.-mce to oppose President Cleveland s pol icy, following the leadership of James G. ISlaine, and -as a result find themselves ar rayed against their past pary pretensions and pledges. The leaders of a p?rty have taken the somersault cosMy but the rank d file do not find it so easy a task to re nounce all that they have held to be for the best in the last 15 years. They rerd the ut terances of their leaders in the past, rccol lect the recommendationsof President Ar thur and are not s'ow to Inquire why they should be led to follow strange dectrines. Our Republican friends who iurn the parly crank are right when they say that what is needed is a school to teach the new doc trine rather 'han torches and flags. They will need many schools before they can make people believe that the only road to p:ospeUy is one of increased taxes and the only policy for the laboiing man is to vote for higher taxes and free whisky. Theoth- her course that they supported in 1SS4 that cilled for a reduction of the public burdens and a correction of the inequalities of the tariff is a more sensible and attractive one and will be followed by a great number of those who formerly trained under the Re publican banner. There is room for all in the tariff reform ranks. The Chicago Times, an independent pa. per, has caused its correspondents to inter view the rank and file of voters in both par ties in their several localities as to their views of the pending political contest. The field of labor extended over nine western states. Oit of 383 voters taken equally from the two parties it was found that ten republicans would vote for Cleveland on account of the tariff question and one dem ocrat would vote for Harrison on account ef the same question. Twodemocratsand one republican would vote the prohibition ticket. Taking the vote of 1SS4 as a basis this would show a democratic majority of 1 1,500 votes this year. Our Republican friends who are so afraid ot the influence of British gold mustshud der as they think that for the first time the history of the country an Enelish bank er fs a candidate for the high office of vice president. It is said that Mr. Morton's principal bank is in England, where hi6 partner is air John Rose, the finance min ister for Canada. In view of these fact6 wouldn't it be well for the hypocritical cry of the Republicans to cease? The name of a man appearing upon the Republican tick et and over the doors at a Londan bank at the same time would seem to render It a little out of place. The Orywi,attempting to answer the question of the Democrat why the price of wool has not gone up since the state went rcpublican.says that the discussion of the Mills bill keeps the price down. Now while it is reasonably certain that the bill will pass the House it is certainly far more certain that it cannot pass the Senate, as the Senate is republican and the tax on whisky has not been removed yet, a reduc tion which that party Is pledged to make before any protective duty can be reduced. Every wool dealer knows that ih Mnu bill will not pass the Senate. Again we asK wny uoes not the price of wool go up? I am now receiving my spring and summer 1 rose pnnnii. I?.ili ,.! nj . i - o -. - vnj nun icvure uarea ds W. P. Head. A full line of Dr. Prices Cream Baking and delicious flavoring extracts at Wallace & Thompson's. MCALISTER & WOODWARD. Homeopathic Physicians & Surgeons Obstetrics, Treatment of Chronic Dis eases ot woman and children a specially. All calls promptly attended day and night. Office in the Flinn Block. I Lave just receivt-d an ii.vcicejnf tie celebrated Thompsoh Glove Fitting Corset, ore cf theolditUrdmoit itlial !e n ske kncr. I alo tup I"1' aortruent The Hall's Coil Spring Health Corset Dr. Warner's Health Corset, Besides a full Une of FRENCH WOVEN CORSET and cor-ets varying iu price from 50 cenu to $3.00 each. I keep ext-asizt. and lengths cf abdominal, nursing, and Aliases corsets, and evarythmg 11 waists for children and Misses. Samuel E. Young. Ho, (0 the Mountains. The undersigned Is prepared to maka resu.ar tr.ps with sprir,K hark from Lei lianon to ail points on the W, V. A C M K. between Lebanon anil Fish Lake " All parlies desiring to avail themselves .f this means o reaching the mountains will call on, or address tin undersigned at Loban 011, Charge reasonable. L. K, IlrtooKs, MACHINE OILS. " 1 no imsi varieties or machine oils to be hart are kept by Stewart Six, especially the kinds that have been thoroughly tested by the Llun county farmois. Prices guar- ft II 16? (J FOR SALE. 1 hftV rwvn.1.hi..l ir ... .. . gsin. One mile swuluMt ot Alh.j-. bar ' ,U-Bl RKIIART. THE PLACE. By all means call on 'ate Brothers, Successors to John Fox, Jor your Groceries, Produce, Baked Goods, Etc., Etc, Their goods are the best and their prices reasonable. AT COST i Having decided to oaefout oubwsinees here, we will aell our ENTIRE STOCK -OF- Clothing, Furnishing Goods.Hats, Caps, Trunks, At Cost ! FOR THE LADIES Bargains in Millinery, FINE TEITOD HATS, BONNETS, FLOWERS.RIBBONSIACES, PLUMES, SATINS, VELVETS, ETC., At Very Low Figures. ThssA rnftria must act. nn rnm aai-luhnil get first choice, MRS. E, J, O'CONNER and Second Hand Store Owing to the increased demands of our business we Lave been compelled to move Into a largor store and wo can now be found next door to S. E, Young, whorl wo will bo pleased to soo our patrons. If younoedany stovei, furniture, .tinware. j crockery, cloiks, carpsts, pictures, fruit Jars, trunks, books, rollor skates, saddles, saws, planes, etc and a thousand dif ferent and use articles you can not do bolter this aids ef San Franc! ten than ttnn can do with us on a purchase or exchange, TKn. wishing bamnins will call eirly before the stock is broken, as tbeie goods nine, be sold within the next 90 days. C. B. Roland & Co. JULIUS JOSEPH, Manufacturer of Choice Cigars AND DEALER IN- FINE IMPORTED AND KEY WEST Cgars, Plug aim Smoking Tobaccos, Meerschaum and Br ir Pipes, and a fa" llnoofSmok-rs' Artieles, Also dealer" CALIFORNIA AND TROPICAL FRUITS. Next door to Iiurkhart 4 Koeney's Albany, Oregon. L. GOTTLIEB, 123 First Street,JAIbany,'Or. C, J. DILLON, WHOLESALE M ANUFACTURER OF FURNITURE, FRANCIS PFEIFFER, ' PROPRIETOR OF Albany Soda Works, And Manufacturers of- 'CHOICE confectionery, . We are now prepared to pell at whol sale, always fresh and pure at Portia"' prlcs to dealers, We also koop a fu" lino of Nuta and Tropical Fruits, , OUR- CIGAR AND TOBACCO department Is comVrrt, We' keep Oil very finest Steele of s'tiokiiirand ehenm lobacco, meerschaum and brier pipes tnw a delight to smokeri,
