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I wholrak»me rebuke in the way nf def< it. th«- sup
¡■ortem of extreme high pn>t«< t:on v
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1 wherein they were wrong.
Hence, there are aevernl n-a
a wh; I’ d
Roosevelt and other tariff revuio-i -t»
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heartily supported. First to inrn-u.se t•n-1 •
tion of revenue; second because high ¡ i
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does not protect lalmr. but d»-s pn-:«vt ti.«• n.a- i
factun*r and enables him to chary«' w hatever h«
pleases for his pHnluct; and thirl it is unjust t<>
com pel I the ArmTican consumer b< pa. double th«-
pricethat the foreigner is require«! to pay for t >«
same article, manufactured in this enintry. that
he consume»«. It ia. therefore, quit«- time for t
American voter to atudy tli" tar'*r >r > "it
see when-in h«« is being mad«- to "»«t.in«i .« «1 d-
er” at the demand of th«1 manufa«?tun’ g trust
that an- now overburdenfsi with their mil or
CONVICT LAHOR IN ROAD bl ll DINO
P omeroy ,
4 MATTER OF HEALTH
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•opert
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spcctull our
clothing on
exhibition.
We currii
ti e best Hint
is manufact
ured.
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nt to
bAKIfiC
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
TUP. STOUK BRI NO5 JOY
To Uw hmm»lHiAt but
F.'»» a »-«i th» 4i-.il..r '
lia« »he te»-i Joyful
4 a.ug U.» araM and
/MS HO SUBSTITUTE
A Cream of Tartar Powder
free from alum or phot*
The experiment was tried, during the ;mst sum
n f tha i n» •«!
i|.«
phatlc acid
5' mer. of employing convict lalxir in road building
•àv mt
T h »» mrmy ms^Azrw
ar»».i ba . >• re»:«« co , mw roaa.
trt
in the vicinity of Salem and. w ith Horn«' d< gr«-»' of
Pnd tt « Il in*
fa»rfi»|
•a
aavr-ty Usvau««» of lb*
«a suweas, it is said. A movement is now ur.derw a«
kuv’itata* that U»»jr
arw * rt>Hin ff^M»Ui*a«,th •
to enlarge upon this experience and build roa«ls .«»
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Tb«f ha«* xll wwi
O’ points further away fn>m the capita! city.
w*n«r >wkMa fvu’n* and Urairw t<>
!*’*• Iflt ih* R’-altii H nm J-
und«*r-
It is a well established fact, that it s r- ich
t
irw-Al «ml ihr,
than
, if riti**
and
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th*,
b»*e
h«a*i
ter for the health an<i comfort of th«' pnsoners
n> otd▼t*n| by w«4l *
tii*nda <»r
ant-» > h
TAHITI 1AIK.
n**M
by
an
ln**!b
l*M
4nrw
confined in penal institutums, to give then! rea»-
people,
T< all v»eh *»***' <• th* n<n< • fA*ii lArrt
onable employment It is an aki in reformation
u .» rrmzdv that will h*al and aad
• rwt rar
dlw«y\*fv«i h-rtt year* aer by
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e tuffar-
There seems to be a fix«*d opinion on the part of and tends to keep th«' pr.oners in a butter state
IX Puree wh" •rar<*h«4 X’'tf’irr’g i-i/wir
■U' -y <»• anrtA. i, b*T th* rrmndla!
aome Republican newspapers, that our present of health and contentment. Anti, too. as a matter
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tariff law is somewhat of a fetich, and must not, of justice to the taxjiayers, men anil boys who
a«
I t.' rn rt*»t. ft ma ( h*h p».ti O «1» u
under any circumstances, I»e in any way interefer- forfeit their liberty hci-ause of law breaking.
Seal mnt, «nd by rtcvmloirrtg
• fvt mastyvinf with »I th*
w’ >»f ah5*
ed with nor changed. They argue that the pn*»- should do something towards their rnaintainanc«-.
hoi. th* flyewne •iirvu <»f tl • e naturai
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Then' has ever been strong protest, on the ;;irt
ent pnaqierous condition throughout the United
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States is entirely due to our protective tariff lawn. of th«* laboring world, to th«' employm« nt of |>r- ri
unparath
’faiad n >r»i of m- r* Umn a haff
lalxir.
at
any
w
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that
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It is difficult to understand how any honest
nf cure* in th* laat t riy y-^ra
•«»nly th»«ar wi
ha** ft**« hr !*to»rtw‘«
minded man can come to such «conclusion, Our with th«> product of free lai*>r. Hence the employ-
* a trial • ar »r»^r»« ia«*
Favorit« Pr*wt ii
to » »
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pmiqierity is due, not to our pnitectiv«- laws, but ment of convicts in the manufacture of any of ti ••
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in spite of them. It is a well known fact that oniinary comm<xhti«'s of lif«*. has twi n <1 -"-ir. -
fmt» fewitl*
faettle •
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when all class«" of commodities sell for a fair ed. Only a [«art of the convicts down at Sab n
m- !
1 arar alj **ar. 1 uv
Had
iaat«* «a* >or> «V-or»>«4*nt, *••'« and n<-
pnee in the markets, that prosperity for the JH"O- have been employed by the N-rthw« tern St-\
tV’iy *rw’« h«*»l M j ph j •leían <*■* * « • »r*a»
her twee to Uy« wi fa’«tit « mu » »'*<«* I tried •*»»(»!
pl<> results, hair pric«?s for commodities cause Works; the remainder, except «1 iring the ]«.« •
r*’ di*a ut . I-aired »•»« mile* usui I
g-«r •
a «tv I - r ) • t • • l‘k
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manufacturers tn work full time and to j»ay em summer, being in absolute idleness
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To employ priaon labor in road build g. c< -
ployes fair wages This enables the employe to
ent ca;
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t”; a»
r'irad by ih- VT l’ ero*1*
live in n-Msonable comfort and, as a matter of petes in no sense with free lalxir; for the road
l‘ » -> ■» i-
ta
milita
built by this lalxir. would not otherwis lx* c" i-
c< urse. he is fairly well contented.
Th«* fact that our high protective tariff iaws en structed. It is true, th«* stat«- would deriv«* no
ables the manufacturor to demand from 25 to 50 revenue from the employment of her enforc> I
per cent mon' from the American consumer, than guests in this manner, but the general public
h«* exacts from th«* foroign consumer, it seems to would reap the Ix-nefit because of the Ini} <>« ««!
us, is an argument in favor of han! times rather highway,
It proluibly would not be exjxidient !■> tak«> :>>i
thari that of prosperity. Th«* government Ixxiks.
it is claimed, will show a deficit at the end of the term prisoners outside the prison wall to lai
f. .000,0001
(X*i. That is to say, our government is in debt for time when so employed, could lie u- ■ <1 in tin ; v. a> ,
that amount more than she was one year ago* with safety and with small expense.
Now this fact argues that we must sjiend l«*ss
If the state finds th«- plan of convict h«i» r n
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money or, in some way. increase our revenu«-s. Of aol«-. it might l> n- ■ ar. to «••■
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course there are many ways in which we could prisons in different jiarti jf the state; or n . 1
practice economy, without in anyway injuring the Labi«- prisons, in onler that tl <• pr
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public service. But in these days of graft, it is kept safely when not at w rk; yet la'in. k» >t
hanlly probable that we will do so. For instance, the vicinity of their«-mployni it. However, wh- n
we could comjiel the railroads to carry the mails the state decides to employ corn ict- for thi pur-
as cheaply as express matter is now earned. If pose, it will not be difficult to provide f- r tin- n
this was done, a saving would be made that would unable comfort and safe keeping of ti;«- ; i n-
easily wipe out th«- deficit anti hav«- a handsome era.
surplus left. But this saving will not be made as
Prisoners, who exhibit signs of treachery, or ai
ol
long as our U. S. senate is organized on present. troublesome in any way, could lx* p . -n ia
of
lines.
aome description within the walls of the penitent-
An increase of revenue, then, lx'corn«‘s ncces- iary. The stat«1 of Washingt >n • tn-
!>«• ni.« -
sary, if our law makers will not economize. W<* ing a success of her prison jut«- mill. S> ii«-thnig
can resort to methods of raising revenue that is of this kind could lx* prosided by our late for tin-
popularly known as war tax«*«, that is. to place a ‘long termers.”
revenue tax upon commodities and necessities that
It is simply justice to th«' tax|«a.ver that pr oi
are now on the free list But this will not be era should lie made as nearly self - .-uiin ■. / a
done; for the statesman or jarty that would argue possible. Even when this is done th«* ex|>en-.- of
for such a course, would write his or its own po- capturing and convicting criminals, i.-not lu ht an<l
litical death warrant Then our only recourse is wpich the lawabiding taxjwiyer must -upj»>rt If
to so adjust our tariff laws, that they will produce ¡our highways could be greatly improve«! by th
' M Os lires Nws
more revenue. Our present tariff schedules on , class of lalor. this tax w«»uld lie more cheerfully
of tv« Urtg I a flirta ir.» junr nrt«rhfa»rh<»o«t
t«MHtior wish this a I v»«rf fwun«'»i t «n<! ¡N
many commodities an* so high that they are pro- kime. A plan will. d«>ubtl<lx* ibtnitted to > r
on« 'Wtit 'tamp«» or > Mltrf q «Harter m »
hibitive and, hence, pay but very little if any rev- next legislature, by which such lal»ir can Ien -
<-«nTy wiap ;* i a»vl we’ll rami y««u f«»r •
ft»*!«
filai trip
elption or 8
enue. If the duty on these prohibited articles pl<»y«i in mail building in different ¡art- of the
<•1 »O i: » ■ !<n l«h'< (hl f, at .’ting a
should be reduced, say to one-half the present state.
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gvt ftt * trtel d trip •»»’«^» rlpllt it«. Irarti
rates, importation would ensue and. as a matter of I
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course, the revenue lx» increased. Whenever tar
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iff revision is talked, the cry of “Free trade” is at
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once ramsl and the Republican fetich of protection
It is not generally realised by the jieople that
is at once invok«?d to kill off revision sentiment
our country is rapidly trending towards socialism.
Ss-VM« 0! Dot»itlTS TlUcS
As a matter of fact there is no considerable
While the Socialist vote at our el« tions i1 n<»t
Have an Abstract of Titk
number of the American people in favor of free making a phenunirnal increase, the «-duration to-
Pn t«r<»l by 11«.
trade. We are all protectionists, but differ as to wants government and municu>al ov...< r-i
i-,
what degree protection should be carried. If a making rapid progress. The news of the acquire-
Linn C:u_tr Abstract Co.
<»f tfw rmi prof’ ny >i»w inland tn tm.'t h«*«
duty is placed so high upon an article, that non«* rnent by cities of their light and water ph. t i
nr Ars osfri a» «< hii ii> f*»r tM«no*y 'anal, nur
’’ article is 1 imported,
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of * said
revenue can
result
fasi rama r«-wxrt*
f h«> Iw«. At of «mrr tfwtr 1er>re
therefrom. Whereas, if a moderate duty should pa|x*ra. The growth of the S*cialistic -ntinient
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be levied, the article would be imported and reve is simply an effort ujion the jiart of the jieople to
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nue woulii result This is all that tariff revision better their condition. Cities take over their hght
•rri< *- «’m
•*f Ad an 1 Hf ‘-ailalhlit **t »*»«-<
ists asks for or expect
No one really wants ab and water plants in onler that a rheajM-r and bet
AX3AJTT,
daxaou.
solute free trade; but all hon«?st men who have pat ter servic«' may be had. The greed and inferior
riotic hearts, want the tariff so a«ljusted, that am- service of private individuals or cor;»>r: ti ■>
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ph* revenue w ill be produced, and so arrang«xl that solely to blame fur this action. In vid ia! or
trusts can no lunger hold up the people and rob,corporations believe in giving tm* l« i,t • »«
them at leisure.
service for the largest po «ible amount of money.
The theory that a high protective tariff enables The people want just the D'vers«? of in;- the
the manufacturer to pay his employe a higher greatest anrount of servke for tl -l« i <
wage, is no longer advocate! by sensible people, money.
Everybody knows that the manufacturer pays no
Cities that have taken charge of their w ■
higher wages than the supply and demand in the light plants, have usually conducts th«'
t;i<- :
lalior market compells him to pay. If labor ia cessfully. That is to say. they hav«> fur
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EXPERIENCE
scarce and the demand for it good, wages are high, better service and at a lesscoet. than was tumi
If labor ia plentiful and the corresponding demand ed by private ownership. A very n..table exanu '
light, wag«« are low. Thea«'are well establiahed in this line is furnished by the city ■ f I’-i ai i •
facts and sensible people do not now dispute them, the conduct of her water plant. When privat«*
The only people who derive benefit from our al- ownership, which existed formerly, river wat. r .»t
B—I c— * T’*O< M armi
If Cot.gnw» »lue»
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most prohibitive tariff laws, are manufacturers, high cost was furnished. Now th««« n t< t u
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oar put.Hr iai»l
ion
and the American consumer pays nearly double mountain water is supplied; at al «'-.it
ift .
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Ha« a ataua a*4 a—rnytam «•«
af the h-gi-tainre
it * ill
V»‘-a-y w«f’4i'i fxtr « v«nt» n rnm vhnMv ai
the value of the article for the manufacturer’s ex- former cost. In addition to this, the city I s (all eignet It to «to
nton’- n >• pr-MWr psteHsb s < - «imurlro
n <no«ro««h **
».AaOcOSa <m rotowtt
•*-' < fl"** iild*o< »««r.cv fur »-«->»r'i<r î •<«>*««<.
elusive benefit.
water for public purposes free; whereas, formerly
I'M*'»* I o A mj t.tr-Hogh Mou* Ata r*<*lr«
«s» t u MlNb • 1 b^at thtriM ta tn*
Whenever the people ||arn that they are submit- the charge for w ater for city or public ; r;
Th« con.ing ww*i*.«i >>f <sn
prom-
ting to being continual!/robbed for the benefit of was heavy. Other cities which conduct the r lam tn «afiibtt ih» hat'l<*»t tiglit |ict<«r«n
A *tan4arMvi0fg
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the manufacturing trwts. they surely will not con- light or w ater plants, as a rule. n'j*>rt ««qual suc- c«p4tali»«ic inp-mu sin ] th« m'cimt» at rui«t»»>fl
<«f *ny O'-krayitar F «tritai, Tovw-A. |A «
t*ar; f «y m» rtfWs, |t *t*M by all gMoMahia
ll.nl the <-<>«41,1,y I»« yet
tinue to support men who enact or supp«»rt laws cess. They may not be so situated that they can U h -
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