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President Taft, as a starter, has negotiated a
reciprocity treaty with Canada and the treaty, by
the help of democrats, has Iswn ratified by the
Carefully prepare«! by c<uu|H.’teut an I experienced
House of Representatives. The treaty is now be
employes thoroughly familiar with the records of
fore the Senate, but is likely to lie staved off for
Politicanti Independent
Linn County. Accuracy, neatness and dispatch is
the next Senate to act upon. There are too many
our inotto, We are now abstracting the instruments
of the present members of that body, who are
filedduilv .lti'1 can -erve the publie most efficient It.
Entered »I the pœu>ffice at Scio, Oregon, aa aecond-rlaaa servants of the ‘'interests” for the treaty to I k *
Wens«’ tin- most inoib’in and up to date sy.-tem of al>-
ratified at the present session. The President has
mail matter.
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indicated that if the treaty is not confirmed by the
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bent,
per annum on approved farm security
present congress, he w ill call a special session of
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TELEPHONE OR WRITE:
PUBI I3HED EVERY PRIDAf 9Y
the new congress to consider the matter. The new
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congress would be likely to take up revision of the
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tariff schedules all along the line as well as to rati
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fy the treaty. This may cause the present Senate
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to act one way or the other.
As before sta’ed, the protective tariff is the
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U5 the extreme. The extreme high tide has been
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reached and reaction is an absolute necessity.
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President
Taft
is
wise
to
seek
some
method
of
let
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ting his party down easy and the Canadian treaty
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(»eoplc w ell enough to second his efforts, remain
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Display ails, to in- - hanged weekly if tiosirad, on« column
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in the background in order that a long differing
people may receive the good. Nor will they regret
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that they arc thus manifesting a disposition to be
patriots before they are partisans.
The people have learned that extreme partyinn
HE REPUBLICAN PARTY cannot deny
is
the lame of our political system. They know
parentage of the present protective tariff
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that
this extreme paityism is responsible for class
system. Oh, no! The protective system
legislation,
graft and g.’neral politcal cuasedness,
has been the central thought around which its
and
they
w
ant
no more of it. The rapid growtn
jsilitical platforms have been builded, since the
,of
tin-
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i.dvnt
voter, is an indisputable evi
day . of the Civil war, when the Morrill tariff was
dence
of
this
fact.
Any system which makes
devised as a war measure. Then revenue had to
millionaires
and
paupers
at one and the same time,
be derived from every |s>ssible source; for our
is
wrong.
The
people
have
found out this truism.
country, in her dire extremity, needed money ami
and
The
democrats,
thanks
to
populist agitation,
lots of it. So the duties of imports and internal
revenue methods of taxation were worked to. what have known it for a number of years and, finally,
was then considered, the widest (tossible extent. the republicans, themselves, are finding out the
Everything in the way of food stuff - and wearing fact. "The world do move.”
apparel wore taxed at rates which were then
thought, unbearable. Yet. on many articles, those
OUR I.ATE LEGISLATURE
war tariffs were not one-half so high as at Uie
present time. Our present Payne-Aldrich tariff
I Living decided to close out our music
HE TWENTY-SIXTH Oregon legislature is
would have made the congress of *61 and ’62 hold
now a matter of history. Ita acts, whether
up it hands in holy horor. It would have blocked
business, we offer our entire line of
good or bad. are now beyond recall, so far
the prosecution of the war. The loyal people of
as that body is concerned. When Governor West
Pianos, Organs, Violins. Guitars.
the north simply would not have stood for it.
Every tariff bill, since the war days, has been an and the people get through with the appropriation
increase of duty rates over its predecessor. Duties measures enacted, in common with all taxpayers,
have been increased so gradually that the people we may have cause to revise our opinion.
At the prosent time, however, the average tax
became accustomed to lieing thus legally robbed.
True, a few articles were placed upon the free list payer cannot help but feel agrieved at the action
to appease the consumer and a tariff was placed of this so-called bunch of law makers.
If a man should place his hands into our |*ocket
upon wheat to satisfy the farmer. The people
were persuaded to submit to these tariff increases, and. forcibly, take money therefrom, nevertheless
by the false statement that high duties on imports he may have an official right to do so, a feeling
enabled our manufacturers to pay high wages to that one has been robl»ed is sure to follow. This
is alx»ut the character of feeling of the average
their operatives.
But manufacturers do not make such statements taxpayer of today.
402 Wr4t First St.
He doubts the justice of taking mort» than two
now. They know it is false now and they knew it
ALBANY'. OREGON
was false then. Now, the people have found the dollars from the pockets of every citizen, to give a
whole protective tariff system to 1 h > a colossal college education to aliout 5 |>er cent or less of our
bunco game. Only recently, have a majority of lioys and girls, whose parents in many cases are
R. SHELTON
the people found out about the truth of this matter. abundantly able to pay for such education, especi
Years ago, the manufacturers put up such a plaus- ally when a large majority of the other boy« and
— Manufacturer and Dealer in—
Notary Public
able argument, favoring high duties, that the con girls of the state must slave in the shops and fields Real E»tste
sumer was persuaded, almost against his will, to to pay the bill.
Adminiatrator of Estate*
Harness and Saddles
He doubts the wisdom of spending more than a
allow himself to be robbetl.
xmna Negutiatetl, Al-atracta
Cantan Tilmmiar
Repair Work Solklt.d
But now the whole rotten selfish theory has been half-million dollars in improving the asylum for
Obtained and Examined
All Work Stridir Guaranteed
exploded. The people know that manufacturers the insane at Salem, when a like amount is to l>e
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OKKGON
pay their operatives no more than they have to expended in constructing a like institution at
SHELBURN. OREGON
pay ami the jieople know that the consumer has to Pendleton, for the purpose of relieving the conges
Pint CUu AcconunodxUom and prompt Service
j>ay the entire coat of an article including tariff tion at Salem.
duties, nevertheless the article was made a.t home
He doubts the expediency of spending more than L»r,« .Vimpk Room» for CommrnUl Travtlm THE ESMONB HOTEL
Centrally located, good
and is consumed at home and to which, of course, $100,000 in improving the Salem fair grounds, at
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
must lx* added the dealers profit.
, th«“ present time. And he knows that the addition
rooms, prices moder
The protective tariff theorists were able to fool al $1000 salary given our circuit judges is a profli
ate, courteous
the jieople for many years, but they cannot do so gate waste, when the beat lawyers of Oregon run
treatment
any longer. The tariff sponge has Ix-en squeezed over each other to securo nomination for that office
C.RANT FlltTLt Prop.
Corner Mom we lr.d Hont Streets
until the last drop of benefit to the manufacturer at the old salary.
ALBANY
-:- OREGON POKTLANu
OREGON
has been exhaust«! and these same manufacturers
Some days ago the Oregonian asked the question
know that the day of reaction in this regard is at "Is Oregon a $6.000,000 State?” When we consid
hand. They know that the people have b’come er that we have less than 700,000 people and that Gto. W. Wrifht
\V EATHERFORD & SON
wise as to how the tariff l>eneficiaries have been th«’ appropriations of the late legislature amounts
deceiving them for years.
to more than $7 for every soul in Oregon, no (a
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Attornei|8-at-Laic
Now many republicans those who are progress matter what his age may be, nor his color or
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
ive. would be glad to reduce the tariff to a revenue previous condition or servitude, everybody will re
Office in Blumberg Block
produce r basis, for the reason that the life of tie «pond with a most emphatic NO in capital letters, No*. »-• Wrtfkt BUf
ALBANY
republican party depends upon reduction. The' All of the memliers of the state legislature, save Both Fkoixs
ORBGON
ALBANY
Giano
verdict of the elections last fall was a most con nine, we believe were called republicans. We know
vincing evidence of this fact. Insurgent republic that that party has been guilty of many unforgiv-
cans know this. So does President Taft. They t able things during late years, yet we will not be A. G. PRILL. M. D.
c. C. BRYANT
know that tariff reduction is the only salvation of uncharitable enough to Charge the shortcomings of
their party. They are becoming very anxious to tjie late legislature to that party. Oh, no! They Physician & Surgeon ATTORNEY AT LAW
let loose of the incubus which now points to.vards were simply a bunch of misfits and we hope, that
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CUSICK »LOCK
jxarty ruin. They are, even, willing and anxious Oregon will never be inflicted with a like bunch
to have the democrats help them to 1» t loose. I »gain.
OREGON ALBANY
OREGON
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