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About Daily evening Albany democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-1888 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1888)
Daily Democrat. NATIONAL DBSIOCKVTIC TICKET. ForPsidont-OROVBIlOLI!VELND,otNow York For VIM President-VLLES Q. TllURMAX, ot Ohio. for Projllantlal Electors W. R. BU.YKU. of Linn county. W 1' E'TIS'JER. of Milllnoimll county. E.' R. SKlWOltril, of Cniatilia, oountj. THE TREE WHISKY PLANK. What a R-MiuHliran Slnmn Orator Hay pcct Daring the Campaign. Congressman S. S. Cox in his tariff speech in the House of Representatives thus de picted the prospective trials of a republican stump orator in the coming political ca-n- Daian : How can you go out and answer the questions pertinent to this campaign with out entanu'lipc alliances and confused ideas ? Some taxpayer, tired of your protective exactions, asks : "Why should only 2,73S,So5 people, the pets of protcction.be favored at the expense of over 70 per cert of their 1 3,ooo,cco iei low citizens f" What for ? The voice from the still warm with the tears of widows and orphans huskily answers : "For free whisky !" "Whv should we not cheapen clothes, blankets and carpets by admitting wool free.sincc the woolen mills have a capacity for 6 ,0C3,0C3 pounds.and only 240,000,000 pounds are raised at home ? The answer comes like the bleat of a thousand flocks : "Before clothes.or blank ets. or carpets, take free whisky !" But says an honorable recusant republi can from Minnesota : ' "Worthier, better, and juster, it seems to my mind, would it be to give our pcoplc.the toiling masses, cheaper food, cheaper fuel, cheaper clothing and cheaper shelter, cheaper, because released from ths heavy and unnecessary burden of high tariff taxes." "Pshaw !" says the high-bound protec tionist, "these articles must remain taxed to vindicate the American system." That system has as its genius free whisky. A taxpayer inquires of you : "Have not the American people paid in sixty years over $20,000,000,000 In the hope of getting goods cheaper by and by after the infants have attained their maturity ? What, my republican brother.will you now do?" The brother answers, "Free whisky." "Has invention done anything for us f" asks the imooverished mechanic. "What do you show us as the result of our Amerl can genius for a century In mechanics ?" The answer comes : "We tender you the worm in the stlll.the finest Invention of the devil. It may take away your brains and Impoverish your families ; but protection must stand 1 We offer you untaxed, cheap, free whisky I" Another inquirer asks : "Why do you not take the tax off my coat of 'reyersible nap ?"' The answer comes : "Protection first, but always free whisky." An old lady of West Virginia asks, with anx'ety : "Why must I pay 60 cents In addition to every dollar for the crockery from which I drink my sassafras tea ?" 'Ah 1" says the protectionist, "is not whisky better than tea ?" A series of questions and answers might be fired off in the following order : "Are you going to allow that reduction proposed by the Mills bill from 47 per cent duty to 10 on carpets ? "No, but we will repeal the tax on cigar. ettcs for your young boys, and add free whisky." "Wan't you support that reduction of 10 per cent on cotton goods ? "No, but I would love to lower the whis ky tax." "Won't you reduce the tax on castor oil clow 194 per cent its present rate f "No ; I won't condescend to help any body but those who want the cost of whis ky reduced." "Please help us 'reduce the tax on cheap woolen cloth from 89 per cent to 40 per cent.as Mills proposes will you not ? "No ; I do not want to engage In any thing else till I have taken the tax of 90 cents a gallon from whisky. "Wc are making a last effort to reduce the duty on wool hats from 54 per cent. Cheap hatB. Won't you help us ?" "No, sir; the Republican platform dosen ay anything about cheap hats. It does ad vocate taking tax from whisky, and I stand by the platform." "The worsted goods for my family Is tax ed 6Sper cent. Help me pull that down to 40 per cent., will you not?" "No, sir ; let your worsted goods go to grass I Whisky is more than a dollar a gal on. I want to take the 90-cent gallon tax off of It." "Now, my friend, the Mills bill poposes te take eleven and one-half millions tax off of sugar; won't you help us to pass It ?" "No, for It don't propose to cheapen whisky t cent." "It makes salt free. Won't you favor that ?" "Is salt whisky ? Salt ain't in our plat form." "It makes the tin, of which our tin stove esscls and cans and roofs are made, free ; woi.'t you give us that ?" Tin is not in the platform: wnisky is. 'It makes lumber for our homes to keep us warm fiec, Won't you favor that?" "No. I want to legislate to warm the in ner man, not the outer on. Give us free whisky." When these questions are answered, let me read as a summing up to the gentleman hfif n snl,' hv an old farmer friend ol mine in Iowa. He had evidently been perus in Sydnev Smith on taxation : "I never wore any clothes mat were not increased in price by this policy of makin; an almshouse of every possible factory. used to rise on Sunday morning from my humb'.e cot in a I02 farmhouse, throwing off the bed clothes taxed 40 to 10 per cent. and, donning my clothing, taxed 35 to 100 ner cent., eat my taxed breakfast from dish es taxed 45 per cent., on a table cloth taxed 40 per cent., and when Sabbath bell, taxed 3c per cent., sounded Us invit.ng notes, took my Bible, taxed 25 per cent., aud went to the church built of lumber taxed 20 per cent., and there in a Sunday school son, book taxed 25 per cent., (and all these taxes paid to the objects of my charity, not to the Government,) I read : "Far out upon the prairie How many children dwell Who never read the Bible Nor hear the Sabbnth bell.," Great laughter and appaluse. What is the relief my old farmer friend receives from you and your platform ? "Free whisky." Does this give comfort to his family, his purse, or his 60ul ? Now, you gentlemen want to go among the men, women and children of this coun- ry and say : "We will not take the tax off of cheap lothing, cheap lumber, cheap food, butwi will take it off of whisky, to make it cheap and common, and more hurtful to soul and body." Is not that an inspiring issue for a party of moral elevation? Oh, gentlemen, it is the old, old story You gentlemen must have often heard sung Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive! "Turn on ths prudent ant thy heedful eyes, Observe her labors, ftlurgard ! and be wise ; No stern command, no monitory voice Prescribes her duties or directs her choice ; Yet, timely provident, she hastes away, To snatch the blessings of the plenteous day.1 And so mav the people of Albany now act without stern command or monitory voice, but with a timely provident spirit snatch the blessings ut prosperity that are so near at hand. The opportunity is here Now is the time to act. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the CapitalGold and Oliver Mining company 01 cue cisy Salem. Oreffon. will be held at the office the UDdersiiined in Griawold's block, in said city, on the second Thursday, the 9th day of August 1888, at 3 o'clock p. m.t for the eleotion of directors and for such other busi neas at may oome before the meeting. Salem. Or.. July 23rd, 1888. S. F.Cuadwick, SecioUry. DISSOLUTION NOTICE Notice 1 hereby aiveu that the partnership heretofore exisitiny be, Mien Wm. Fortmiller and T H. Cone, under the name of Win. Fortmiller and Co,, baa been dissolved, Mr. Cone retiring. The business wi.l be conducted hy Woo. Fort miller who will meet all obligations, and to whom all debt should be paid. Pat Up., Thuse indobtod to the firm will please sol tie at once as the money is needed in the business, and must be had BINDERS AND MOWERS. Farmers, remember that we this year nave me usDorne eteei f rame isinaers and Mowers, the strongest, Ugliest run' ning, and best made machine in the market, W e can give you just as good terms as anyone, and probably little better ; at any rate come and see us be fore you buy. Stewart A Sox HARVESTING SUPPLIES, Before von ssrt vonr mower, lifnrfor threshing outfit come to our store and get your supllea. We keep almost anything yeu will need, and at prices yon will be satisneu witn. Stewaht Soz. G. L. BLACKMAN, DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, BRUSHES, suaks, comes, and everything kept In first-olass Drug Store. Also a flue otock of pianos sud organs. ALBANY. OREGON. JOHN BRICCS, FLOEIST, ALBANY OREC R08E8 a Specialty. Cemetery lot planted and attended to Notice of Removals I take pleasure in announcing that I have re moved my old Store TO MY NEW BUILDING, On the coiner of First and Broadalbin Streets. Thanking my customers for the liberal patron age they have bestowed on me intho past I trust that with INCREASED FACILITIES and a large experience I may merit a continu ance of it in the future. Samuel E. Young. THE PLACE. By all means call on 'ate Brothers, Successors to M Fox, 'or your Groceries, Produce, Baked Boois, Etc., Etc. Their goods are the best and their prices reasonable. BINDINC TWINE. -a A ALU sauonn with fifl.Of 1 pounds or ab9omtiy pure mum ing twine, wnicn we win mm - - -J? aw .lll ssf rha crrwU will ad M UJ JU . va uv a" , 5ia fi-i 7. iiru nf thn nnre in the market, and a great deal of poor twlne is Deing orrerea atiow pnoeo. . P . . . 1 f.. . 1. n hart oe giaa to nu your oruwu. w Stewabt A Sox. MCAUSTER & WOODWARD. -vi 1 ! Tu.imt .f fVi ronin TU n UDSiekriuv, iiwiiujp. w. - n. a nf nmnau and children a specialty All calls promptly attenuea a ay ana mguu Office intheFlinn Block. Ho, to the Mountains. The nnders'gned Is prepared to make regular trip witn spriag naos 1 row ueu banon to all points on the W. V. A O, M H hatnrnan Ixhannn and Fish Lake. Al parties desiring to anil themselves of this mnana or reacnins me moumaias win van on, or address the undersigned at Leban on, unargea reasonaDie. L. K, Brooks, BARGAINS! First-class goods at bottom prioes is what the publio wants. These I hav at my store la this city. Bought at Bankrupt sales I can sell my stock of General Merchandise consisting of drens goods, gents furnishing goods, clothing, etc., AT COST. My 5, 10, 15 and 25 cent counters also contain many artio'ea worth examining Cash or goods will be paid for all kinds of country produce. G. W. SIMPSON, Albany, Oregon. JULIUS JOSEPH, Manufacturer of Choice Cigars AND DEALER IN FINE IMPORTED AND KEY WEST C.g.r.,Plug.nnSmoklogf and aVa CALIFORNIA AND TROPICAL FRUITS, Next door to Burkharc A Keenoy' .Albany, Oregon. Revere House; ALBANY, - - - OREGON. CHAS. PFEIFFER, PROPRIETOR. Fitted up In first-class style. Tables supplied with the beat In the market. Nioe sleeping apartments, Sample rooms for commercial travelers, (CTree reach te aad rVeas tke Betel, t. DR. G.WATSON MASTON Physician and Surgeon. Office rooms 3 and i. Foster's Bloek. ALBANY ORECON. DR.J.L.HILL, Physician and Surgeon, Office cor, First and Ferry Streets, ALBANY- -
