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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1911)
ahc kantiani Meirs 4^ J Politicanti Independent Enured al th«- poetoffle«- at Scio, Oregon, aa arconti riaa» mail matter. PUBI ISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY T. I«. DU (4 G ER > KITOM »WI« I’MOrMISr«»«, MI'IIMI KI 1'1 ION KA I FM: One year in advance .......................................................................... 11 One year, at enti of year................................................................ 1 One year, at «-nil of 2 years................ 1 One year, at enti of 3 year#......... ..................................................... 1 e.a utvitha in advance..................................................................... Three month« in advance .............................................................. Single copy in wrapper......................................... 25 50 00 75 50 <*5 AIIVKK I IMI XI • KA I IX: Car of thanks............................................................................................ S<* Special obituary notice*, per line...................................... OS Extended wedding comments, per line ........................... «3 fliapiay atta, to be changed weekly if desired, one column wide each insertion. per inch............... . 15 Business l<»cal« per line first insertion ................................ 10 Each sulMUtjUrnt insertion per line ......... .......................... 1'5 lxmg time standing ml*. contract« made on application. /.s r ko i po ti ox just ? on protection as a vested right ami that they will suffer a great wrong if they are forced to sell to the American consumer as cheaply as they do to the foreigner. The fact that 100,000 of these lx-neticiaries can afford to go to London for the privilege of witnessing the coronation fetes and to pay as high as $fit<0 for a single window from which to s<-e the events, is an evidence that money conies easy to these people. The American ja-ople, that is to say the com mon jieople the consumers, are becoming aroused to the injustice of th«- whole protective system. They know that they are being continually robbed for the benefit of a favored class. And it mav lx- regarded as a certainty of the near future, that the protective system must lie aiiandoned. If the tariff schedules shall be gradually reduced, the O> ■< >«■>< >-MH»-’ - >«■■»■< >O long suffering consumer will lie satisfied. But he must know that the iniquitous system is in course of extinction. The congre.--man, w ho does not <• stand for reformation in this regard, may as well o Largest Stock outside of Portland prepare his valedictory address; for he will soon haxe to deliver it. Samples and Estimates on Request It is a hame that the republican ¡»arty must ♦ ♦ bear the burden of foisting this unjust system up FISHING TACKLE on the American ¡x- »pie; for there are democratic congressmen, w ho are equally blamable. When the democrats had full control of the government, V Expert Truss fitting Camera supplies, etc + they refused to correct the injustice. The Wilson Drug Albany, Ore bill wits so inequitable that President Cleveland re fused to attach his signature thereto. <o «»•«■■■FO «F So, while the republican party must stand sjionsor for the protective system, the democratic ¡»arty is not wholly blameless. .«•-•••• ..................... • • • -•••*• •••.’•Xfis» As a matter of fact, tariff beneficiaries care very little which [»arty has control of the government, providing their interests are taken tare of. These people participate in politics for purely commercial r I reasons. They are patriots simply when patriotism ! . ............................................ MMKill ptALEF IX - ------ ;.. ... I I Í I WALL PAPER Woodworth Co., I I I I Standard Liquor Co. ■ r • ■ 1 A- .. ii a- -• t Tl.<- ’ ■ • • ; N ALL THE DECISIONS of the protective ,saf--t> t->r tIo- propl.- i to »and. ¡«.litical y, for tariff, by congress, the question of justice dues their ow n interests. They the people have been and grafted long enough by a class of people which, to not appear to flgare in the least. Expea seems to maintain in the minds of, at least, a say the least, are nut credible to the nation. If majority of the members. progressives of Ixith parties w ill simply forget ; TdepboM M a in 175 I5é Commercial St. > • • The theory of protection, as applied to the tariff partiaanism long enough to elect a congress and question, is either right or it is wrong. If right, president, which will lie true to the people's : A. G. IVAGERS, Prop. Salem, Oregon ; then d should be ex.’endiHl to <<>v< r interests, the problem w ill soon lx- solved. But society. Manifestly the man who operates a loom congress must be dominated ov patriots men who I is as justly entitled to direct benefit from protect believe in the principle of "The greatest good for ion as is the owner of the loom; the laborer who the greatest number of the people," in order to plows the land which grows the wheat as the reach this result. They must, individually, forget A. SHANKS owner thereof; the sheep herder ns th«- disk that they are representing, simply a congressional — Manufacturer and Dealer in— master, or the lai orer w ho mines the ore as the district, but that they are standing for an entire steel manufacturer. If any are entitled to protec nation. Harness and Saddles tion. all are. No other conclusion, if based upon 1911 Trimmlnr R«r«lr Work Solicit«J justice, can lx- reached. All Work Mrictlv Guir«nt«d During the month« of May. June, July, On the other hand, if the theory is wrong; if it No one should lightly criticize the democratic Auguat, September. on dates is unjust to tux all citizens for the benefit of a part tariff of 20 ¡>- r cent on raw wool. A reduction by SHELBURN. OREGON * ahown below, the of them or, in other words, take money from the one-half, it is irdisputably a revision downward. pockets of the many and give it to the few, then This is at any rate keeping the republican pledge, SOUTHERN PACIFIC THE ESM0NB HOTEL Will »ell round trip tickets from the theory of a taritr for protection should lie however it rhay lx- with the democratic. More Centrally located, good abandoned. over. the excuse of democratic leaden for retain II \ st Srio ria Portland rooms, prices moder- Until some other means of raising revenue is ing any tariff at all on raw wool, is that it is n* follows: ale, courteous To Fare* provided, the government must derive much of its necessary for revenue ¡>urjxK«‘s. Of the validity Chicago ........................... .. .......... treatment .. »74.65 financial support from duties on imports. Of of this excuse we confess our incompetency to Council Bluff. course, any duty whatever upon an im|s>rted judge considering the excuse by itself. We know < »maha Carrier Horriwo «nJ Eront Strrti ....................... article together with the freight on the same, is a that national revenues are necessary. We know Kanaaa City .. 462.15 PORTLAND OREGON Joseph protection to the domestic manufacturer of the that the obligations of previous congresses must l»e St. St. Paul same article of goods. Yet, if the government provided for. in so far its they cannot be constitu st Paul, via Council Bluff« . .466.06 Minn«-a|x>li« direct .................. laid the tariff with the sole view of raising revenue tionally repudiated. . 4M II We know that national n<. one would be seriously wronged because of this revenues must be raised largely by tariffs on Minneapulia, via Council Bluff« 166 06 Boa ton............................. .. ................... 4112.15 degree of protection. imports, until the constitution is amended in that New York........................................ .. .4110.66 The primary cause or reason for any tariff at respect. We know that the constitution cannot be St. Louia.................................... .. 472.15 all, is th«- providing of revenue for the govern thus amended in time for the present congress to Washington. D. C..................... 4109.65 ment But every tariff measure since the Civil abolish duties on ini|x»rts. We do not know-, how Sale Dates: war, has been arranged with a view of admitting ever, whether duties on raw wool are really neces May 16. 17. IS, 19 22. 23. 24. 25. 27. 2x the smallest amount of foreign made goods, with sary for revenue purposes, Neither does any one and 29. out totally excluding them. For this reason, else know . All of us therefore should lx- consider June 5. 7. 9. 10, 12, 16. 17. 21. 22. 28. foreign made goods do not form a competing ate toward those democratic leaders in congress 29 and SO. factor in our markets to any appreciable extent. ujxin whom the responsibility, ix»th official and July 1. 2, 3. 4. 5. 6. 19. 3». 26. 27 ami 28 Therefore, our home manufacturers are enabled political, for guessing right on that question Auguat 3. 4. 5. 14. 15. 16. 17. 21. 22. 23. 28. 29 and 30. to advance prices to the full or nearly the full hap|»ens to rest. If, then, the necessity for rely September 1. 2. 4. 5, 6 and 7. amount of the duty laid on the article. ing ujxin a tariff on wool for revenue purposes --top over* within limit« in either direc An abstract BEFORE To illustrate; It is very seldom that a suit of were one of gcxxi guessmanship alone, we should tion. Final return limit October 31. you buy property—its clothes made of English manufacture is found in lx- for standing by the congressman who have the For far«-« one way through California an absolute necessity our market, especially of the ordinary grades. ¡»olitical an<i official responsibility. But there is inquire of any S. P. agent or write to It is said that alx»ut four pounds of wool is re reason to fear that the revenue necessity is not if vou want to Know WM. McMUKRAY quired for the cloth in a suit. Sup|s>sing wool, the controlling purpose. The Public. General Paiuu-nger Agent. Portland about the validity of after Ix-ing scoured is worth "s> cents ¡»er pound, your title. the 40 ja-r cent, wool duty adds 80 cents, making G««. w Wrirbt P*n lohnston Honestly, to buy a the coat of wool $2.80. If the cloth is worth, say Oregon’s dairy product is increasing with each ff 7 , piece of real estate $1.25 to $1.50 per yard, we must add another tio year; not. perhaps,,in the numlx-r of cows, but in G ày without an abstract is per cent manufacturers duty which will bring the milking value. Some of our farmer dairy the cost of the cloth in the suit to, at least. $10. men, not all, have learned that it costs no more to ATTORNEYS AT LAW taking a blind chance After l»eing converted into a ready made suit, the keep a cow which yields 40 pounds of milk daily, on being sold an ex ALBANY consumer pays about $20 to $25 for it and yet the than one which yields hut 2i>. and in just the ratio Not. 1« W rtf kt BUf pensive piece of liti OREGON government does not receive a penny in the that this fact is lx-ing learned, does the paying Both Phonei gation. transaction, while the manufacturer and dealer value of the dairy herd increase. One of our sub Ol R abstracts are together have received, at least. $10 above the scribers states that he is selling his improfitable 1>R. \V. R. BILYEU correct and complete. cost and a reasonable profit on the suit. If the cows to the butcher and, consequently, he finds tariff should be reduced to a revenue producing the average milk flow, both in quantity and quality D E N T I S T basis, the consumer would save fully one-third the increasing. An individual record, quantity and cost of the suit. test, of each cow should I m * kept. In other words, OVER WOODWORTHS DRUG STORE Corn« 2a4 *n4 SraadaMa St. However, tarifl beneficiaries have been enjoying the dairyman ought to get acquainted with each BOTH PHONES ALBANY OREGON the rake off for so many years, that they look up cow. tALBANY - - OREGON I ; Wines, Liquors I Cigars ; I EXCURSION Fares East YOU NEED Linn Count! Abstract Co.
