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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,