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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1909)
Count) C- uiull «t I )<«n» i and have held such a dominating influence over The Unn County Council which mrt congr«*sa tnat they have been able to dictate what at l.yona waa unc uf thr rrxwt important the tariff schedule« should be, no matter whkh mvrtinga «-vrr hr Id by thr Grangrn of political |>urty was >n power. Nor have the thta county. At thia mooting wrra manufacturers l«-en c intent with snutting his diacuaard important qurstions of Irg >■ foreign comp«.-titor from the American markets. latiori which w«-rr to U- brought brf< rr To prevent domestic coinp«-titu>n, “trusts" have the prOple for a vote at ttw next i ntereil al the puetottii e al lew, Oregon, as second-« la been develop, d to a very high state of efficiency. grnrraJ election, State- wuJe prvhfti u * -1 matter lion, railroad rates aul other matti re What is the result? For every dollar of revenue received attention, The Ciirnirijf h » m . d received by the government from the importation of thr Ftatr Grange will conaider thr of foreign made goons, the American people are > prv|«anr<1 plan of hokiirig annua) arw- compelled to pay the American manufacturer $40. • kona of the Urrgmi Legialaturr, «a r which our almost prohibitory' tariff and the •« mm ion to be devoted rMcl-aivrly to the ‘ introduction of bill» and thr next aea- REVISION WITHOUT REDUCTION organization of the trust makes possible. ; aion to the paaaagi or rrje» tion of the Now there is but one way in which this bills formerly lntro«iuer«l. no new EEING THAT CONGRESS ia now in special manifestly wrong and unjust conditions can tie measures to be present«-«) except under session, called by President Taft for tn«* changed. T ie American consumer, as compared an emergency. distinct purpose of revising the tariff Ata meeting of Unn County Council with the American manufacturer, consulates a shedul«*s, our readers will pardon us if this ..»st i:..i. •r.!’. •: > .r c.t./. It ' ..«,.y n« A-ir> of the grange at l.yona Saturday after noon, a committee consisting of C I a ibject is given frequent attention through the for consumers to act in harmony in order uJ! Shaw. Eugene Balmer and A. C .Miller e l tonal columns of the NEWS. correct the wrong, give t ie government an was name«l to prepare rvaolubona en • The tariff is an indirect tax which, ultimately, abundant revenue ami the p ->pl.- t ie nectmsary bodying this plan and to prv«ent them t ie consumer must pay; for it is made a part of, c >rnforts of life at a less cost, Will the consumers to the Statr Grange If th<- plan is o is charged up as a part of the cost of the goods. ever have sufficient political independence to do so s approve«! by th«- State organisation, ai effort will tie made to onact t into la» T .«• primary or first object of the tariff is to obtain T ie bane of American politic« is political by the initiative route r -venue for the support of the government. If it partisanism. Men. who are actuated from selfish Thia same c mmlttre was alao w have always had a class of political economists, mpulses nave gravitated to power. As a co - struct«! at the m«*etmg Saturday w ho advocate an extremely high tarifi schedule *e 11 mce t-i -v i ive hr > i< »t »ir .»»Iiticil s st«* n lo prepare reaolutiona for presentation for tne purpose of protecting our domestic manu a condition not satisfactory to the American th«- State Grange. r«-<-omrnending a un form passenger rate on all railroad» facturers. Our present system of tariff taxati n people. Yet (wliticians, turo igh party pr -judice, doing huaint-M in Oregon. Then- ar« is t»as«-d upon this idea. Tnere has. also, been are able to accomplish their designs. Wnen will aome lines, it was state«!, that sti a mther class >»f MMOmists who b.-li.-v«--.that a t >e people awaken to the importance of the maintain the old fare of 4 cents j«er t trill should be based Upon the sole idea of obtain mile, and ieg.alation is <!r«ired whirl situation? ing revenue for governmental puri*»ses. The two At the pr«-s«*nt time, we know that the national will force all roads to observe the S- cent rate systems oi tariff taxati m may be briefly explained house <>f representatives is controlled, isxiv and The Unn County Council went «>« as follows: soul, by men w ho ar«* reaping rich profits from our record Saturlav in favor of the »ubm r- A tariff for revenue purposes only, places the protective system. The tariff bill, lately ijassed aion of the state normal school «|ueato • duty on the impirted article just as high and no by that body, demonstrates this fact. Tie to the people in the IHI0 ••lection bl higher than is computable with a liberal importa measure, as turned over to the national s«-nate. is means of the initiative and thus settle the matter permanently tion of goods made by foreign people«, Levied in everything w Inch the tariff barons desire, From There was a Spirited debat«- at the this manner, the government would receive a their Viewpoint, the bill is harmless. Sje-aker Council on the subject of an initial (urge revenue from this source. Cannon, under the rules adopted, had power to measure to aecurr state wide pr-Ml I A tarifi for purposes of protecting our manu control this matter and he did not hesitate U> do tion in 19)0. but no art-on waa taker facturers contemplates a dutv on the article or so. He could see nothing but the manufacturers It is said that this question »>11 rnnA articles imported so high that but few if any up in the »«-aaion of the State Grangr interests. With such men as Vice President this spring foreign made goods are placed upon our markets. Sherman and Senator Aldrich dominating the Ideal protection would rear the tariff wall so high rsosrr* senate, we cannot expect a much better result tnat all importations, practically, would cease. from that body, Our only hope is the fear that Under such conditions, the government would and congressmen may have of the power of the people doe» receive but. conqmratively, a small revenue. and that is not a very comforting hope. This is the condition of our tariff system at tt.e Until the people awaken to the fact that they present time. What is known as the McKinley are being robbed, systematically, by thi.» so-called tariff taw has reared the wall so high that our protective policy, which protec’.s those who do not importations of foreign made goods have not k-pt need protection at the expense of the great body luce with the increase of population nor with in V.« of American consumers and who can illy afford u, crease of governmental expenses, and a lack of ■ /♦ I 7 « »rV. we are pot likely to obtain relief. Until we retire .«ri sufficient revenue to discharge the government’s • the Cannons, the Shermans, the Aldriches and I •! Va- 'u liabilities during the past fiscal year, of m-Hrly or ADMIMS« K AVOS'R N HICE Elk uses from th«* national legislature, and replace X of I ms it hen-b) gitrn Inali pffWMH r»»»> <1 nte $130,000,000, has resulted in ’he extra them with men w ho will legislate for the interests NVBKIIIMP !•« »u ’.»■ r• ign«-J iv. n m soon for the purpose of providing additional * . ■ of tne entin* American people, can we expect a V • NV m • • « •. , i , « ,, revenue. r*lief from th«* robber protective tariff. Such A«l |<r»nn h« ting« «iut* «nin«t -ail r« « •> me revenues to support the government is men can be elected, only, when voters replace arw rr»4ul>»«t I« pr wtii th« «aiur tn ih« «in ir • tgn««] at hi* tve in «» <lragv>n «1« I derived from three principle sources. The internal (lartisanisin witn patriotism and selfishness and rwriAed a» by b»w rw ,ul r-l • tbm nnmlt r venue, the tariff and the sale of public lands. «d A pft lust for office with the principle of justice. The fr<»tn’hl« date, l«’e<| thl fklh To increase the internal revenue, would cause loud Mo Fir*« I’aMIranon Ma> 7. IYm, t«t p-ibli ol I tun«* claim tnat protection enables the manu- oalKMt Junr $ |Ma. complaints from the people and for this reason our J r l.mn« fa-turer to pay a higher wage to the laborer, has J. K U F AfiUMFugn congressmen are very leery of increasing the Aity r<H A'lrnlnlMtaf<w Ulmin >*’ n»fni been fully disproven. Indeed, protection is government’s cash from this source. Most of our mak ng the lot of tne laborer inure mtoleraole, in Acreage Iracta desirable public lands have already been disposed If you are looking for a nice piece of that the cost of living has been increased out of of and the receipts from this source are likely to acreage, for a home or investment. proportion to the ad anee of the price of labor. grow less with passing of years. About the only- t>uy one or more acres in the Ewing A Absolute free trade may not lie the better policy ICichanlson plat, In anti adjoining th« source left, then, is the duly on imports, unless for the nation to adopt; but extreme high pro- City of Scio on the went. No. on« direct taxation is resorted to. By common consent tection haa proven a flat failure, except to the •oil. will grow anything which grows in d reel taxation is left to be employed bv thei favored few. Until our tantf laws are adjusted Oregon, nearly all cleared: road thro igh states, so that tariff taxation is the chief source without interference or influence of p*oplewho tract, price, only 4150 and up; small fr >m which the support of the government must cash |>ayment. balance in installments. ■are directly interested, we can hardly expect full Save your earnings and place it in go«« come. and exact justice from congress. A spirit of dirt where it is safe. For further Tariff taxes are indirect taxes. The duty or patriotism and unselfishness must control our particulars, call on It. Shelton, agent tariff on the imported article is simply added to lawmakers, t hey must be men wise enough and t e price, which is paid by the consumer. The ( Notice. 1 broad enough to consider tne ínterusts of tne entire Consumer knows he is paying a high price for the Tlv—e knowing tliemoelvMi people, and that the United States extends from goods he buys, but he frequently charg s th« to -lie Uli-lrraignnl « ill plraw t oll Ml <' ocean lo ocean and from the great lakes on li.e <H-lll«. I iitwl the Um. blame to the greed of the merchant or to high north to the gulf of Mexico on the south. l'«:»«V. freight rates instead of to the protective tariff, v here ti e blame properly belongs. The dairy l.as bec«une a leading feature Our present tariff schedules are so high that th« buaii ess w ith a maj >ritv of the farmers in portation of foreign made goods is discouraged Eutern Linn county. T lat tn* bmness is and a further raise of the schedules would (Ntying one is evidenced by the tact tnat the magnify rather than mitigate the evil, viz. th« (number of dairymen are increasi’ig with the years, annual government deficit That is to say, a ami those already in the business are increasing f urther increase of the duty rates would decrease and improving their herds. In most dairies »here im|M)rtaiions and the government’s revenue from are, probably l>oth good and inferior cows. Until t .« source. But this is just «-hat the tarifi the milk of each cow is weighed and tested, no Introns are endeavoring to have congress do at the dairyman can tell exactly wnu-h are his best cows. present time. On the other hand, if our schedules The best lookers are not. always, the best milkers. THE SI III’BISES s all l>e reduced, so that goods will be imported While Home cows are money makers, others simp y freely, ample revenues for the support of the pay expenses, ihe wise dairyman will soon < hir spring assortment in government will result Nor would the increase ascertain this fact and the inferior cow will «ix»n of the ri venue be the only gam. Should the go to the «laughter pen. to lx* replaced with a vow mens’ wear we have for von f reign manufacturer be permitted access to our which will pay. With our milk condensery anu a are varied and pleasing. In suits we have every markets at a reasonable cost, ne would become an ¡half-dozen creameries within reach, the price of u -five competitor with our domestic manu ' milk or butter fat w ill likely bring a good price. thing to he found at the high facturers. A necessarv result would be a better I continuously, in the future and, therefore, no one class metropolitan establish giade of goods at a leas cost than we now have. ' need to fear to go to the exp-nse of getting into ment—numbersau«l numbers If the scheilules shall be reduced to a revenu« the business propperly. Increase tie quality of producing basis, an abundance of revenue wd tne individuals of the herd, provide plenty of of suits just vour size and result for all of the governmental needs and th« green feed to carry over the dry Beason and ov, r fit—ami all different too! In furnishings, our spring great masses of the American people the cot - the frosty winter weather, give the herd regular sumers, will be able to buy more cheaply. On the and propper attention, and failure cannot result. neckwear ;s a delight t«- other hand, if our tariff schedules remain as they Keep tne barn» in a sanitary condition and the every mail who takes pride a e, or are increased as the manufacturers desir*. cousin reasonably good flesh, are featqres that in his |>er«oiial I appearam-e the National deficit will grow larger and the coi • should not be neglected, f , A poor cow can _ give _ |n all the lustrous shades and snmer w ill pay more for hisrgoods. No ote wd neither the quantity nor the »«iiiMiirviW quality of miiFanidh milk"« hich l>e benefited except a very small part of out «he will give if kept in good flesh. To be success tmla-s*) popular just now ful in the largest sense, one must give his mind to Its easy to get just w I ihi people who own the manufacturing concerns. Our tariff laws an*, essentially, measures of t e business. He should use every means of you w ant at this store. obtaining information atxiut the cow and apply the selfishness. They are not adjusted upon th* knowledge when he gets it Scientific dairying Manciples of justice, by any means During ’!>• will pay where neglect and inattention wuu.d THE BLAIN CLOTHING war and since, our manufacturers oblamcu cause failure. Albany, On-gun a he kantiani Mews. I Politicüllq Independent- ! ¡ On sprinq and summer dress goods; ladies' low shots and slippers, laces and embroideries, ¡adits' rtadg made dress skirls. Ihis is a thance to buy some of the things y< u will be needing for spring and summer at a bargain. S SPRING and SlMMI.lt l»WI:SS GOOD» 8Sc value 15c value 2f>c value 25c value 35c value 40c value 5c 12c 16c I AUII.S’ L0W SHOES $1 38 $1.78 $1 90 $3 (M) value $3 50 value $4.00 value $2 68 $3.10 $3 45 I Al>ll S' PRES »KIRIS $4 (MJ value $3.90 $2.95 $5.00 value $3 45 $6 00 value t • $4 25 $4.50 value lutrge assortment of 6Sc and 8c laces 5c lo go al por ard Hii1 Hat guiris in Em oroide' irs WESELY & CAIN raaaioaNT, W I Gill. SttravTMMr, C A W Miner ì J Barnes, W. F. Gil), J. A. Bilyeu, J. R Barnes, C. A. W aruei. SCIO ROLLER MILLS a W. d. « I ssd on General Custom Sal« Milling W>. ——, Business. Bougltl and Fleur and I.« l I>*<.,,U F lour. A a ice Neu?, and L’o-to-Date Line of MENS and BOYS HATS and Hibler ®, Gill Co URCGC N The Righteous Man Regal <leth the life of his lienst. Those who feed SECURITY Stock Food are lulHilling the scripture, Ihis stock food is sold on n positive (’ash Guarantee. Rend the guarantee on every Package, Don’t l»e misled by cheap advertising .g, SECURITY means what it savs. Ask those who have used it. » I E. C. PEERY, Sole 4 ABt Scio Or. I 9 I Í 9 8
