The state rights democrat., February 08, 1878, Image 2

MART. V. imONtN, KDITOli.
frlday, . b. 8, 1S7S.
TES OFFICIAL PAPER FOR OREGON
DEUtR-sUflC STATE t'OXTKSTIO.
A Democratic Stale Convention la hereby called to
meet at Pwtland on WothiMd&r, At"! la, 187S, at 11
a-dock ., fur Ui purpose ot nonilnatini a candi
date for Cons-reae, ami candidate, . the various State
rHftcea to ha voted for at tho election to he held In
Jan neit. The ConrenUou will eutisUt ot 10 dele
gate, atportlonad auionf the count! em as follows :
Halter ..ft'lAVe.
llenton a l.inn
I'lacsamaa T Marion,.,,.,,
Clatantt .....4 Utllutoinan..
Columbia Jt is.lk
ih J Ttllamnok ...
Varrr VVmattlla.,...
IVtuirhia 8 Union
Uraut .9 Wasno,
Jackson Washington .
oeepain Yamhill
Lane
Total Bambar of dttlagatat ....... .
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...14V
It I naonuuandad that, unless otherwise ordered by
tha appropriate local committees. County CnitvenUona
b held oa Saturday, March SOih, and primary moot,
tnf ob Saturday, March tsd.
By order of the Democratic St to Central Cotaailile.
OL B. temn, Chairman.
M. T. Baowx, Secretary.
UKM CO. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
A Democratic Convention for Linn County H1 be
held at the-ourt House, In Albany, on
YVedneaday, April S, 1S7S,
at 19 o'clock, a. m., f-r the purpoee oleoUnir U Bet-
gates to attend tha Democratic State Convention and
the nomination of a full Letrlalatlve and Count? Ticket.
The prtmary meetings will be hold at the voting
place In each Pracinofon Saturday, Maivh Soth, and
aeh Precinct will be entitled to elect the foHua-lntr
numoerof ueiifraua:
Albany ij
Brownsville. ft
Hrttith Crook 8
t?enter a
Fox Valley 5
Franklin Butte
Hslaey ft
Uarrtsburs- fl
tahenon
th-taina.
KanUani
fk-io..,.
Sweet Home..
Syracuse
Waterloo
Total number ot delegates. i
By order of tho County Central Committee.
Mart. V. Dames
.mmmmm-B-- Chairman.
GRAND RAIXY !
OP Tilt
CEl-CCRACY CF ALBANY PRECINCT!
The Democracy of Albany Precinct
are requested to assemble at tho Court
House, on
Saturday. Feb. 9, isrs,
at 1 o'clock p. M., for the purifoso of or
ganising a Democratic Ch'b.
Let there be a rousing turnout both
from town and country.
By request of
MANY DEMOCRATS.
ANTIAW PBWIXtT CUB.
The Democrats of Santiam Precinct
will meet at Providence School House,
on Friday, Feb. 15, 1878, for tho pur
pose ef organizing a Democratic Club.
A full attendance is urgently desired.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
ran cvitt reiMAKica.
It will be Been by the call issued by
the Central Committee and published
elsewhere, that the Linn County IVme
cratie Convention will be held on
Wednesday, April 3, and the Primaries
on the Saturday previous.
It is sincerely to bo desired that the
Precinct meetings be well attended. It
must be acknowledged that these are
wrilous times for parties as well aj for
our country, and naught but the great
est unanimity as well as the utmost
harmony can insure tha great results
which the Democracy are so anxious to
accomplitih during the current year,
surely every patriot every lover of
his party and of his country can spare
one day out of the year to advance his
own interests and those of the nation,
Send up your best, truest and most
intelligent men to the Convention men
not in the interests of candidates, but
of the party men who are competent
t reflect your wishes and views, and
who possess sufficient stamina to resist
specious pleadings and clamorous over
tires of candidates whose nomination
would endanger party success men
who will not hesitate to sacrifice all
personal preferences for harmony and
access. Such men are needed, and
ach only should be sent You have
plenty of time between now and the
Primaries to cast about you and make
your selections in the most judicious
manner, and if you improve your or
pertunity there can by no fear of the
remit.
TAO.ll.VA BAY KAIXKOAB.
During the week we had tho pleasure
Of a call from Mr. W. B. Hamilton, of
Corvallis, who is traveling and solicit
ing aid in behalf of the Yaquina Bay
K. K. He informs us that the Com-
1 pany has already succeeded in raising
about $28,000 of the $35,000 required
to insure the completion of the road,
leaving a balance of about $7,000 to be
subscribed. Mr. Hamilton very rea
sonably urges that the people of Linn
county ought to assist in making up this
small deficiency, and we fully agree
with him. The construction of this
road cannot fail to be of infinite benefit
to Linn county. It will oien a short
and convenient line of communication
with the ocean, aad a much closer
means of communication with San
Francisco than by the way of the Co
lumbia Bar. It will add another line
of cointjetitors for transporting our ar
ticles of export to foreign markets, rel
atively cheapening the prices of trans
portation. Indeed, in this respect alone
it is no exaggeration to assert that the
people of Linn county would in one
year's use of this road realize a suffi
cient amount in benefits to build and
stock the whole concern.
Democrats ! Come out to the Club
meeting to-morrow, and bring your
.neighbors.
DAK. TOOBHEEV fcBEAT SrF.Kt H.
Hon. D. W, Voorheos' great speech
in the Senate on the 13th ultimo, oti
the financial question, was tho winter's
seiuuttton in that body, and its discus
sion is now occupying the columns of
the loading Eastern papers. It is ac
knowledged to have been the most log
ical, comprehensive anil eloquent speech.
es ever delivered on that subject, and
the enthusiastic reception with which
its premises have been met by the peo
ple have struck terroi to the hearts of
tho hard money sharks and bloated
bondholders. In tho course of his
speech Mr. Voorhoo3 said that a mon
eyed aristocracy, haughty anil ininoriouR,
is dominant, seeking to maintain con
trol and denouncing all who believe as
the speaker does, that to a great extent
our whole financial system is organized
crime against tho laboring, taxpuying
men and women of the country. The
pica of good faith now invoked has been
that invoked in every wickedness that
ever cursed tho world. Mr. Yooihees
then reviewod tho financial situation
sinco 18G3, and said experience had
shown legal tenders to be the best mon
ey that ever circulated. Every govern
ment bond which did not expressly
stipulate payment in coin was made
payable in express words into legal ten
ders. Three-fourths of the national
debt could thus bo paid in legal tenders.
It was the law of tho contract when
1,500 millions of five-twenties were paid
for in this cuvrcney at par when it was
40 to CO below par at that time. The
great struggle was whether even the
interest on the bonds mentioned should
be paid in coin. During seven event
ful years that followed not a platform
of either political party in any Stato as
serted that the principal was to be paid
in coin. Mr. Voorheos alluded to Sec
retary Sherman's letter of 1 808, favor
ing payment of bonds in tho same kind
of money as bought them, and his sub
sequent action in procuring the passage
of the act for the payment of the bonds
in coin. Ho also quoted Morton's ut
terances in 1809, which favored the
speaker's position. He next took up
the refunding act of 1870, charging
that it was the offspring of appreheiuiiou
that the work of repudiating the con
tract for the payment of tho 5 20 bonds
might not be quite complete. Thus it
was provided to issue new coin bonds in
place of the original ones. The amount
saved in interest is trifling, when com
pared with tho loss by the whole trans- j
action. Mr. Voorhees then argued that
the bonds were thus made payablo in
coin, either gold or silver. He quoted
Sherman as explicitly favoring this
view. The Bpeaker argued that tho sil
ver dollar was covertly eliminated from
our money system. He spoke at length
of the favorable position silver occupied
in the world. There are two daises on
the question of money those who la
bor and those who have retired from
labor with wealth. Silver was demon
etized in 1873 in the interest of tho lat
ter. He discussed tho resumption act
as intended for tho destruction of all
money except gold, and portrayed the
fearful effects of such legislation upon
business and labor. Mr. Voorhees ar
gued that it would be impossible to re
sume in a year, as gold could not be ob
tained. The national debt was con
tracted on the basis of inflation, .and
was now to be paid on tho narrowest
basis, the most merciless contraction.
A vast shrinkage of values has been
caused by shrinkage of money. Dur
ing the years" when the volumo of cur
rency averaged over 1,000 millions, the
business failures numbered 2,107 in the
country, a less number than occurred in
any quarter of 1877. Tho national
bulking system is a most elaborate
scheme for making pcoplojwy tribute
to wealth to obtain a circulating me
dium. The bondholder has been made
the banker of the country. Mr. Voor
hees said he represented those who de
manded 1st, Full restoration of the sil
ver dollar with unlimited coinage and
full legal tender value ; 2d, Uncondi
tional repeal of the resumption act ; 3d,
Removal of the national banking sys
tem ; 4th, The currency shall bo legal
tender for all debts ; 5th, That they
shall not be discriminated against in fu
ture legislation.
In conclusion Mr. Voorhees said: Sir,
I have no word of menace to utter on
this flor ; but in behalf of every la
borer and every owner of the soil whom
I represent, I warn all such as value
their investments that when these doc
trines of depotism are sought to bo en
forced, this fair land will again be con
vulsed in agony and the fires of liberty
will blaze forth again as they did one
hundred years ago in defense of the
natural rights of man. Applause in
the galleries. May the wisdom of our
fathers and the benignity of our God
avert such an issue : but if it shall
come, if infatuation has seized our coun
cils, the result will only add one more
instance to the long catalogue of human
crime and folly, where avarice, like am
bition, overleaps itself, and in its unholy
attempt to rob others of their posses
sions" loses its own. Great applause in
the galleries.
As Mr. Voorhees finished speaking a
large bouquet was placed upon his table.
He was soon surrounded by Senators
tendering congratulations, and for a few
minutes business was suspended.
And now wo ask our Democratic
Greenback fnends who assert that there
is no hope of relief for tbum through
the Democratic party, what they have
to say about Dan. Voorhees' position 1
He is a life long Democrat, and is to
day one of the ablest champions of the
party in the councils of the nation, and j
yet he not only advocates with infinite
ability all reasmtiible and practical ideas
advanced by the Gresnbackers, but even
goes further, and threateua the bond
holders with direst calamity should they
refuse the demands of the people for an
"equitable adjustment."
While we do not think that the mass
es of the Democratic party endorse Sen
ator Veorliees' threats of vengoanco or
predictions of revolution, there is no
doubt of their entire sympathy with
and support of his views in the main
on the financial question. His advo
cacy of the full restoration of the silver
dollar, of the repeal of tho resumption
act, of the abolition of national banks,
and of a legal tender currency which
cannot be discriminated against or de
based in value by future legislation, are
in full accord with a largo majority of
the Democratic party, and his demands
for legislation en these points are heart
ily seconded by Thurman, Pendleton,
and nearly every other Democratic
member of tho national legislature.
True, Senater Voorhees may hold some
what advanced opinions from oilier
Democralio statesmen on the financial
question, but he has, however, never
found it necessary to go outside of the
Democratio party in advocacy of his
views. Fully realizing that the Dem
ocracy is the only power on earth which
can make a successful application of the
Greenback theory to the affairs of gov
ernment and relieve tho people from
their burdens and the country from its
threatened ruin, Mr. VoorhecB stead
fastly "remains in manhood whore in
youth his footsteps trod," and bravely
continues to bear aloft the Democratic
banner and cluster under its folds the
gallant hosts who will yet restore our
country to its pristine glory and our
people to peace and prosperity.
BWKET ROMR ItKHI.rK M t .
On tho 20th proximo tho Democrats
of Sweet Home met pursuant to previ
ous announcement and organized a Club
by tho election of the following oiil.'ers:
President, 11. Eckernian Vieo Presi
dent, Jno. C. Sumner ; Secretary, John
Bilycu.
The following gentlemen were ap-
Hinted to prepare and report a platform
at the next meeting : S. Moss, J. C
Sumner, Z. B. Moss, A. Wiley and Jno.
Shea, after jthieh the Club adjourned to
meet again at the Sweet Home School
House, on Saturday, Fob. 9, at I o'clock
This was tho first of a scries of Dem
ocratic Clubs now beinir orpatmcd
throughout tho eountv. Our Sweet
Homo correspondent informs us that
tho meeting was largely attended, and
full of interest and enthusiasm. We
aro glad to hear it. Sweet Home is
one of tho staunchest and most unwa
vering Democratic precincts of Old
Linn, and it is eminently fitting that
they should le the first to start tho
ball rolling in this important campaign,
aa a
THE S4XTIAM tilt.
Next Fmlav, tho 15th, tho Demo
crats of Santiam Precinct will organ
ize a Club, and a full attendance is re
quested, not only of those who have
remained steadfast in the faith but also
ef those who havo been iuclined to fol
low after strange gods. We want you
all to work with us as in days of yere,
and we know you will fuel much more
at home in your old familiar places
than in these seditious nondescipt
gatherings which are gwtten up from
year to year for the purpose of dividing
and distracting tho Democratic party.
Every so-alled Greenbackcr in Santi
am Precinct is respectfully invited to
attend this meeting and work with the
Democracy for those measures which
that party alone can and will carry to
a successful issue.
TOE STATE t'XtK.tTI.
The Stato Convention will bo com.
posed of 140 delegates tho largest
number, save perhaps one, of any Stato
Convention ever held in Oregon. Linn
county will bo entitled to 14 delegates,
and we hope our County Convention
will observe the utmost caro in their se
lection. Elect oaly those who will
promise to attend the Convention in
person, not by proxy, and be sure that
they fully understand and will carry
out the wishes and views of your coun
ty, both as to candidates and the plat
form. The exercise of the utmost care
and discrimination in this important
matter may prevent grave or even fatal
blunders, and our County Convention
should look to it that Linn is creditably
and efficiently represented.
N. P. K. K.
In Congress the bill has been reported
upon favorably which extends the time
for the completion of the Northern
Pacific K. R. ten years. The bill re
quires the road to be built on the
South side of the Columbia river,
makes its Western termination at
Portland, and requires 'the construction
of 100 miles of road every year until
completed. It fixes the maximum price
of lands at $2.50 per acre and protects
the lights of settlers on the company's
lands. The passage of this bill, it is
thought, will retard the success of
Mitchell's bill, if it doesn't effectually
kill it.
Remember! Tho Albany Democrat
ic Club organization to-morrow at tlie
Court House. We expect a rousing
meeting and some nippin' speeches.
Come out everybody Democrats, Re
publicans, Greenbackers, and .every
body else that wants to be in good company.
St IO BCNOIRATHI 111 B.
: Scio, Linn Co., Oregon, I
Feb. 2, 1878.
Editor Damorni.'
The Democracy ef Scio and vicinity
met this tiny in tho City Hall of Scio,
ut 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of or
ganizing a Deuioeratio Club.
On motion W. It. Bilyeu was chosen
President and J. 1 1. Teery Secretary.
The following namod pot-sons wore
selected as a Committee on linmiluiioiis,
to-wit: J. Williams, J. J. Drown
Jesse Baird, J. It. Hen-en, L. W. Pem
eroy and Moses Smith.
The following Committed was op-
pointed on Permanent Organization
Jasper Crabtroe, Wm. Curl and llicli
ard Pollard.
Tho Committee reported tho follow
ing:
Wo, your Committeo on Pt rmannnt
Organization, beg leave lo report as
follows :
That tho organization bo called th
Scio Democratic Club, nad that the ofll
cers shall consist of a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Assistant Suo
retary j and of such committees as the
Club may from timo to time see fit to
appoint. Jabpkr Cbadtiiee,
Chairman of Com.
Tho report was adopted, and tho
meeting thcroupnn elected W. It. Bil
yeu by acclamation for President of the
Club Vieo President, J. Ii Kirk pat-
rick $ Secretary, Henry Cyrus; Assist
ant Secretary, D. P. Mason.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mitted their report, which, after being
read, was on motion adopted ; after
which W. It. Bilyeu discussed some of
tho resolutions in an able manner.
He was followed by D. M. Conley.of
Albany, who also spoke on tho resolu
tioiiH, but more at length. Tho remark
of both gentlemen were well received
The peoplo are powerfully aroused for
tho right.
It was ordered by tho meeting tha
the proceedings and resolutions bo sent
to the Statu Uiuiits Democrat for
publication.
The Club adjourned to meet again in
Scio eu Saturday, tho 2d day of March
18iR, at 2 o clock p. m.
W. U. BILYEU, Chairman.
J. H. Pekhv, Secretary.
J. E. KiitKi'ATRir-K, Ast. Hcc'y.
KESOI.fTIKSS.
Following are tho resolutions adopt
ed, and which aro being extensively
signed :
WHraRia, A enr imitftrtaut tlr.-tlon. for th tmr
CiM of electing Hum aiiU t uuiiljr ulHccra in Ihu Hlato,
1.41 to take 4acr ;
Amp Wltaar.Aa. Tile Ltlatun. lM-i.l at a.1.1 JM.
tloo la to vIhkm l-ultu stair Senator u reprewit
'" 1 - -.n um maw in vul- t mirM ,ti uv imOon;
Ad tVMBaaaa, A CmtgnaaaitKUi la aiao to bo cltuava
at aaltl l.H(o : .
Ao U iiaav ia, Oreat efforta ar being nnl lr our
cratio irt in Otia Slate, in orvior u enable to am, if
IKMaiote, to carry una eieuuou ut tnelr own lillereau
therefore, be ii
Jmtvt(, Ity the Detunerata of Scio, Franklin Rtttte
ana rox i alley pnta-lticu, in maa eonvenu.Hl aaaeut
bkxl in the city of Bcie :
1. That we ilo this oar. February S. 1874. fumi nn..
elvea into an organisation, to be known aa the 1. m,,-
eraUc t-lub of Hrto, for the uuqatee of holtling mecting-a
a wo uiim na-niAT eeetn u na suitable lor uie iur-
rw pnHMunraune- ami ainuiiir tne irreat finnei
Plea of the Uvtnot-ratie mrtr of the State n lnwr,,i.
ami 01 uie l niwai ninwa oi America ; anii nr tne nur-
poaatH uiat-uaaliur tne m ine anu vital iwuea ot theiiav.
t. That we iiroclalm anew tho erent dot-trine of
etata righte, and renew our uHree to aupnoH, aund
f i.nd Utleml It 1 we believe that a faithful adherent-
to live great rinelplea that go to make up this doctrine
b) tha only eafa and euro means by whlt-h the irenerej
go eminent can oe aanuiuatered tindur tho Constitu
tion of our fathers.
9. That we are in laror of fire trade amour all the
nations, and opioee Uia monstrous doctrine of high
roctive Urlffa, bellevine it to be nnUiliur more Una
a e-mfty Invention by the rich l.w no other purpoee
than to wrinir away
by legal aid the hanl e&railiga of
daily toll.
4. That we look Ulion the Constitution ot tha l'nl
ted States as an instrument by virtue of whh-h the fed
eral rovormnent exists, and as oontainlnv certain and
unmistakable enunciations definitive of the power and
duties of the avncrnl government 1 and we hold to a
strict and rig-id oniiKtrui-tiou of all its H-ovLslons.
o- 1 nat we nota It to tic an unui-utabie ftct that tha
lde a financial policy more lufurious in its c-tr,tj. mi
KetmDlican party tuts inflicted anon tbe American wo.
the sroneral welfare ot the country than any other
flnancial system ever promutgaUsi in tho I'ultetl Stal
ami as a remedy for its evil effects tin tha tnitiv
La Mm.
ithiM
.1 thA.
and commercial interests of our people we demand the
immediate aanih.l&ttoa by leffiiritvti-e ciAtAv-rtinia.fi j th
rovvrnmeni .miikinif ytttcm, kihI th uppiying ot it
plttc-fl villi UnitsMl hUlem notoa ienuod directly by the
ptvennnent, fcnd cotiTertiUte wi dfnwuiil into l;nitoJ
Stte ohltL-aUotts, boarintr an wiiii Labia nun nf tntr.
est, not evoeedintr one com tiay on tm'h on minUrwd
dollar. Huch I nitetl btatoa iiouta Khali h fi.il Umi
lender fur all tlult-ts, ex-pt fur tho payment of such
oUtifTaliuiis u are by uititig contract apeoiallr nude
fwyaMe in coin, and we hoid that It la the duty of the
iruverunvent to uruvtde auch circulatiun- nuniitim in
fMitttcieitt anmui.t, In addition to the gi4d and silver, to
anawer the demand of trade and the neceetitlve of th
peoiHe.
ft. That we look niMin the bvHrtlatlve art rJ a Bit.
publican Camffrem, whereby the old ailver dollar of our
tamers wa ucinoineUiuxl, a hmug in direct conflict
with nut.d principles of ft nance, and u an additional
burden npon the laboriujj claaaca; then-fore we de
niattd the immediate renineUaaUim of aiWur and the
rv'jHX. 01 ine aiiecie nuraH.!tn act.
7. That the Koimblican mrtv la raanoniitil fnr th
dered in th aiu of ruin tad coman.es. In dcrotration
of the mora eatrrod and permanent rights of the peo
ple, and wo demand thnt this cotintant (riving of Tact
manner in wn.cn tne puuiie u mwin iia boeti autian-
empire of country to aid in the oppretwion of our citi
sen shall eeatie. and that the miblic land be kent hv
the jrnvernmeiit for the pun of making home for
wra atiiurv nju hsu'jm m our uuumry.
duced ootnbinatioiu of capital, detrimental to the true
intcreata of the people, we turn with sattafactlon to the
courts for relief .and hail with joy the doctrine announced
In the late docisioiwuf the Supreme C'urt nf the United
States in the Orange coses, to th effect that railroad
comianiee, warehousemen aud oonnuon carrier are
ubject to, and under tho eutitrol of th Jtialative
. l nat tnuiurn icinsmtion m t'ontrrou ha nnv
uower.
and favor a moiltllcation of the burliujfaine treaty so
w. J nat we are opposed to VhincHO tmmlirratmn.
aa i prevent any juruiur innux OI Ulll ASUXUC Uonio
into our country.
10. That we onnoee anv further Isauo or mlo of
poKl-boarinff bonds In foreign cuuntries, by which the
labor or our country Dcomus mortfraged to the foreign
UUflUfllMltCf, KtMIUUV ISpjIsJ VI iVUCIUpilltll,
11. That we are in fa vor of " retrenchment and re
form in every branch of the government, both national
and state, and favor the cuactuieiit of a law by the
next Legislature reducing the pay of Sheriff aud
Clerk in Linn county to such reasonable figures that
uiose oraoes win cease to oe bucu oones ti contention
as they now are.
14. That w aro opposed to class letrUlatton. In what
ever form, and demand the taxation of United State
bonds and all other capital.
13. That we hold, together with all other good men,
without regard to party or nationality, that the deeply
laid scheme whereby the people, in eighteen hundred aud
seventy-six, were defrauded out of their choice fur Pres
ident of th United States, dserves the just contempt
of every fair-mi tided man in America, aud in the world;
and we earnestly invite every true fatriot and lover of
constitutional liberty in this country to join with ui in
passing sentence of condemnation on the party that
perpetrated this the greatest blow at free institutions
ever mado in this country.
DEMOCRACY ON SOAP t KEEK.
There will be a mass meeting of the
Democracy of Soap Creek Precinct,
Benton county, at Gingles school house
on Saturday, Feb. 15th, at 1 o'clock P,
M., for the purpose of organizing a Dem
ocratic Club. Judge Whitney, of Al
bany, will address the meeting, and a
rousing good time generally will be had.
Evorybody invited.
TO OI B COKHEBPOSBENTS.
Correspondents will please write only
on ono side of the sheet, give their
proper names, and write briefly and to
the point.
We have some excellent communica
tions this week, for which we extend
thanks.
A rr.r.nLB nv-titr,
HiLVERToff, Jan. 20, 1878.
Editor Dtmoorat :
Thinking that a few woirln from thiii
pert of Marion county would be of in
termt to Bomo of yaur readers, particu
larly on tlio milijoot of the Greenback
movement (this being the no-called hot
bed of that concfi-n), I tcud you the
following :
To-day I attendod the meeting of the
great Silvertou Greenback Club, and
iaiugiuo my nRtoniahment when I ar
rived at thoir plaoe of mooting at the
appointed hour 1 o'clock to discover
that not a solitary wet-shipper of the
"L'ncoln Scabs" had yet arrived. I
went again at 2 o'clock, and still no
body. Half an hour lator I wont again;
they had just opened tho doors, and
there wore assembled 0 or 7 of the
hardest looking citizens that it was ever
my luck to meet. They had their coats
and vorIs oiT, as though ther had a hard
task to poi form. Tbero"were a few
more dropped in Juring thn pow-wow,
until there were in all seme 13. From
tho great blowing I hiul hoard I had ex
pected to see not less than 75 or SO
members. But, alas 1 there are only
somo 12 or 1 i members all told, and
they are mado up of tho tail end of both
parties.,,
A fellow named J. C. Ilutton har
angued tho metting for about two hours,
and it was one of the' silliest, weakest,
roebloftt cirorts I ever heard mado In
public
During the progress of the meeting I
was very much amused. One of their
number had been'scnt out to drum up
membeni, aud after awhilo ho came in,
pulling and blowing, and ladignanlly
reiKji ted that theft members " would
rather drink their d d whisky than to
come lo tho meeting 1"
If this is a specimen of these green
back gatherings tho sooner respectable
men abandon them the better. Let
Demociats especially keep aloof from
such political abortions.. Htand by tho
old bnnuer, don't desert the good Deui
oemtio ship of which we have all been
so proud in the past, and with which
you have sailed for so many years.
1 deHire to say in conclusion that I
have been a life long Democrat, and
have cast nearly every one of my votes
in Uia Linn, and although I am now
resident of "Black Marion," where the
Democrats are in the minority, I shall
still stand by my colors, and neither
this Greenback scare or any other i
siHuitiv luitiicai movement can swerve
me from my allegiance. T hti fhn
o - o
Democrats of Jjnn to de likewise.
Don't be fooled by these mushroom
movements which spring up and wither
in a day, but stand by the spotless en
sign or Democracy, and you will tri
umph over the Judical Mitchellites by
your usual glorious majorities.
And now, Mr. Editor, I will clwso bv
saj ing, send your good old Democrat
along every Friday, for I can't do with- J
o- t- O. It. O.
ssBCLISES.
Hon. J. S. Smith publishes a loiter
in the StanJanl declining to be a can
didate for Senator on the Democratic
ticket, on account of ill-health. Ho
says: "While I would highly prize an
unsought for nomination by my follow
Democrats for that high position, aad
an election by the jieople among whom
I have lived so long, as a mark ef their
continued confnluneo in ono who has
tried to serve them well, the condition
of my health is such as to constrain
mo to forego all a.spiralions in thai di-
mi iv. . .....
reciton. ina cuoct ot tins season on
my health convinces mo that I cannet
safely remain iu this climate in the
Winter time, and I shall shortly leave
tlio btate to be absent many months
certainly until after the election."
"BOM. oh, ivi ekt cmmeTr
A fi-icud writing us from Scio says
the Democracy had a glorious good
time at their meeting last Saturday,
The town was full of people and the
meeting was most enthusiastic. Our
friend says it looked more liko the Rood
old Democratic days than he has soen
for may years past. W. R. Bilyeu
made a telling speech.and D. M. Conley,
of this city, by his eloquence and con
vincing logic,brought down the house in
round after round of applause. About
100 names were signed to tho roll of
membership, and many otber sigantures
nave been added daily.
We are promised a graud report from
the impregnnble Democrats of that sec
tion in June.
Let the ball roll!
Tax Kecoid says that two antagonis
tic Central Committees Greenback
and Radical are to meet at Salem on
the same day. The Standard thinks
there is not much antagnoism between
the two. While the former may not
know it, it is working to accomplish the
same end for which the latter is con
testing the success of tho Radical
party and re-election of J. H. Mitchell.
If it accomplishes anything in the ap
proaching campaign, it will be the suc-
of the Radical party.
t.VT BE FOOLED.
Greenback Democrats of Linn as
sure us that there are as many Repub
licans in their movement as Democrats.
So they told us in the last Preisdential
campaign, and yet out of 140 votes'cast
for Peter Cooper in this county it is
ascertained that only 8 or 10 Were cast
by Radicals. "
Will enr Democratic friends be fooled
again t .
POLITICAL PAstAilRAmt.
The Philadelphia Timet says: The
President doesn't seem half m anxious
to wag the party as the party does to
wag the President,
The Rochester Dtmocral says: Such
ft movement (the nomination of Orant)
would he the sheerest nonsenes. Gen
eral Grant's time has come and gone.
He will never be President again.
Just as soon a Ben Butler got back
to Washington he found that the New
Hampshire Republicans were throwing
a better article ef brick than he eould
afford, remarks the Philadelphia Timet.
The Baltimor Gazette says: It is a
great mistake to imagine that Mr.
Bchurk Is going to resign. 1IU heart
has bowed down so long while out of
ollice, that he hasn't got all the curves
out of it yet.
Since the New Hampshire Conven
tion, the Cincinnati Commercial thinks
that William K. Chandler probably
fuels about as Alex. Stephens would
feel if David Davis should ftccidenUlly
sit uown on bim.
Iho Chicago rott says: Stanley
Matthews only got two votes in the
Republican caucus at Columbus, -for the
complimentary vole of the minority
The "friend of the Presidont" seems to
be losing ground.
A movement against public high
school education Is foretold in the Leg
islature of MMsaehusetta, at many of
the members of that body believe that
grammar school education is as high a
grade ef instruction as the people
siiould be Uxed for.
Tlie August Chronicle say: While
Mr. Pendleton's friends in Ohio may be
pleased with his viatory their pleasure
cannot be more sincere than that with
which the people of the South were
thrilled by tlie tidings of his triumph.
Upon their a'Jections he has peculiar
claims.
The Committee on Federal Relatious
of the Maryland House of Delegates
to which Cel. Montgomery Blair's
memorial was referred, will report ad
versely upon the memorial, but adopt a
resolution similar to one adopted by tbe
House of Representatives, declaring
Tuden to have been legally elected.
Of the men in the Senate who have
been up in the past for nomination to
the White House, the PitUburg Die-
patch allege that only Davis seems
likely to bo mentioned seriously here
after in the party Conventions. Davis
occupies sort of neutral ground, and
is encumbered by no tradition or rec-
erd worth speaking of.
The Philadelphia Chronicle publish
es these paragraphs: la Georgia it is
now quite fashionable to fight duels at
ten paces. Go to Georgia Messrs.
Hayes fcnd Coakling. Please go im
mediately. If England succeeds in
getting into wtfr with Russia the
United States will love her as a brother
jest as leng as she has cash to pay for
provisions aud arms.
If good Republicans dread the Dem
ocratic doctrine of State rights, remarks
the New Orleans Picaifune, let them
consider how much Republican New
England is Interested in the preserva
tion of that doctrine New England,
whose entire popular vote at Uie last
Presidential election was only two or
three thousand greater than that of the
single state of Ohio, while the Senator
ial representation is twelve to Ohio's
two.
Last Winter during the excitement
preceding and attending the Electoral
count, rumor were circulated that for
cible attempts to seize the box contain
ing the Electoral votes would be made.
The Sergeant at Arms armed some of
his force and deUiled them to guard
the box. The statement of he expen
ditures on this account has just been
made, and it indicates the Sergeant-at-Arms
must have thought Watterson's
100,000 Democrats we coming sure
enoagh. Twenty two first-class revol
vers and twenty-eight boxes of car
tridges wore purchased. It doe not
appear that this formidable armament
was put to any more terible use than
the killing of cats..
Tho Louisville Courier-Jownal pub
lishes these paragraphs: They still
make light of Chandler. Chicago
hates the South with all her rudu Wes
tern capacity. Should Grant die, Stan
ley is to be the Republican eondidate
in 1850. Party necessity demands a
man who will Itpil the African vote.
The woinan-suflrago women thunder in
their names, and are more terrible than
the college graduate. There is Ma
tilda Jqcelyn Gage, Elizabeth Boynton
Ilarhert, Lillie Devereaux Blake, the
Rev. Olympia Brown, Theresa. Juan
Lewis, and, lastly Mrs. Dundore, who
wanted to bo a constable. Susan B.
Anthony, it is true, does not display
her middle name, but Susan is passing
away.
The Chicago Timet says: There is
not the least evidence in Mr. Hayes'
behavior that he thinks of himself as
President of the nation. All his action
go to show that he thinks of himself
only as the exeoutive of the party pol
icy. He insists upon calling himslef a
member of the Republican party. His
idea of what party is, or ought to be,
differ from Mr Conkling's idea; but he
claims to be, and manifestly is, a
much a partisan as Mr. Conkling. He
calls around him Ministers, not to exe
cute the policy of the dominant politic
al party, bat to execute the policy of
whioh Mr. Hayes regards himself as
the political chief. He assume not
only to reign, but to govern. He abdi
cates and torteits the trust of the nation
in order to placate the fury of malig
nant party chiefs.
airuxcitraoM tu KxtaAntaU.
The Pope is better.
Grant is In Kgypt.
Italy' now King is Si.
Only 18,000 are lacking to build the
Yaquina, Railroad.
Mark Twain is now the funny man of
tlie iiartford Couranl.
Fishermen are catching large num
bers of Salmon at Oregon City.
Benton County's State taxes, $12,242,
have been paid to the State Treasurer.
Lrfi or snow in the mountains of
Southern Oregon, and mining prospect
good.
Dasies blooming in YamhUI. Well
there's where everybody gel a start
anyhow.
Beecher has concluded that there is
no holl. Wonder what Tilten think
about it.
The amount paid for street work
in San Francisco during the year 1877
was 11,442,987.
Ten to one it used to take Eve three
hnars iah I, ..It i . ' i . . .
.. I4 w 1lclt Qnl a )oftI.green
dress to suit hor.
Manuel Melzgar, f Marion ceunty,
isone or the neir to a $20,000,000
esute. Shake hands, Manuel 1
The primary department of the Oro-
ville public schoel conUin, negro,
Chinese and a Digger Indian boy.
T1.A TV..-1 1 ... J , , .
ssiuimua Maward Los a spicy
lady correspondent at Salem who adds
much interest to that excellent paper.
Hon. J. L, Morrow of Hepner,
motnber of the legislature from Uma-
tuia, Has lost two children from diph
theria. A young man named Vaughn fell in
to tbe Dallas mill race the other day,
forth purpose of taking the "squeak"
out of his hoots.
t. Cheneweth and Read the labor re
formers, who recently lectured at Cer-
vallis, by some little inadvertence, ne
glected to pay their bill there.
Ii is probable that the peace nego
tiations between RussU and Turkey
will be broken off and that Eugland
aaay yet poke her snout into the row.
A Washiagton dispatch say the
house committee ha agreed to report
a bill extending the time for the com
pletion of the Northern Pacific rail
road.
Senater Mitchell writes to Mrs.
Duniway that he is on it that is, on
the woman suffrage lay-out. Well, he
always was a gallant among the fair sex
anyhow.
A letter from Milton, Umatilla coun
ty, say : It is Chinook with us; the
plow is running everywhere. Stock of
all kinds doing well; Milton is improv
ing very fast.
At last Returning Borad Wells is in
prison at New Orleans, and is likely to
get his deserts unless he saves himself
by turning state's evidence. He aays
ho "will savo himself or bust Hayes !"
Sunday before last all the Cathocli
clergy of California prayed for rain, and
that night it came in such copious j
floods as to nearly wash away Catho-'
lie church at Santa Clara. They pray
ed a most too'stoutly.
D. P. Thompson says be don't want
to be the Republican candidate for
Governor. He will sUrt for Washing
ton in a few day to lobby for an ap
propriation to bridge the Willamette at
Portland.
Mcs. Whittle, of Multnomah county,
last week gave berth to triplats two
hoy and girl. Mother and brood are
doing well, but the doctor is still
"rastling" with the old man, who don't
understand this Whittle-triple business.
More deaths have occurred in Umatilla
oounty during tho last three months
than for ten years previously, mostly
from diphtheria and scarlet fever,
Many families are mourning the loss of
little ones, some having lost as many as
six.
Ihe u to Indians were over ft year
finding out that signing their names to
piece of paper was anything more
than an act of courtesy to the agent.
After he had lied them ont ef about
20,000, they began to see that the
pen was mightier than the tomhawk.
Thos. O. Larkin, Jr., was the first
white child born in California, and
Lieut. Geary, son of ex-Mayer Geary,
fof San Francisco, and ex-Governor of
Pennsylvania, the first American born
in Sam Francisco, He is a nephew of
Rev. Dr. E. R Geary of Eugene City.
A Scqtch paper says General Grant
lost two fingers at the battle of Michi
gan. Yea; it was a tough fight, that,
but the General never cared ft cent for
the loss. Ha merely remarked, as he
sent a boy after the missing fingers: "I
only take three fingers at a drink, any
how." Tflsl KAXSEY CstBKXBAC-KEU.
Halskt Oil, Feb. t, 1S13.
X. V. Bbow: Dear Sir At the fast neetiinr of
Halsey Greenback Club It eras moved and seconded
that M. V. Brown be requested to publish the Nalioaal
Democratic and Republioaa pi a forma of 1S76.
lours truiy.
FRANCIS LEIFKB, Sect' v. Q a Club.
Although it does not appear from the
above that this motion prevailed, yet
we are disposed to gratify the desire of
the "mover and seconder," so far as we
can, and therefore promise to publish
the St. Louis Democratic Platform next
week. As we are not in posession of
the Radical platform of 1876 perhaps
it would be well if onr Halsey Green
back friends weuld ask the Albany
Register to reprint it for their informa
tion. Wo have no doubt "Van would
be glad to oblige them. '
A New Jersey . Democratic patriot
rises to say that McClellan will be the
next Democratic candidate for Presi
dent, rather than Tilden, so that the
cefficaon be fought for if necessary . '
a wetnKiMftMAii ii'sam,
Pohtlaho, Feb. i, 1878.
To tfu Editor of tU Standard; An
the workingman'g parly ha created
considerable excitement of late, amongst
the adherents of kith political parties,
perhaps a few remarks on the organiza
tion would not be amiss. The organiza
tion proper, is known as thejWorking
mon' Protective Union, and i compos
ed entirely of hard working and honest
mechanics and laborers, whose object i
the elevation f labor from th present
degrading influence of the Chinese sys
tem. The represetative of this awo-
eialion are trying by every means in
their power to drive the Chinaman frcru
his position in the workshop, the field,
the etreet, the kitchen and the laundiy.
by finding and furnisbjng white men to
take hi place. This they quietly do,
and without any of the faas and noiso
with which other organizations Waring
the workingmen's aame pursue. Tho
party organized by Edmund k Co. U
composed ef entirely different mater
ial, and their object can readily be seen
by the action of thoir leaders, who
place of business seem to be located
about the Custom House, and who;
company are well known to be the po
litical jobber of this county, whoso
vocation is to sell the people and tbrir
ticket for their own purpose or position.
Bo let the honest woikingmaa beware,
and not be caught by the soft talk of
late California adventurer and well
known Portland yieee mm. Mora
anon from yours, a workingman,
MARTIN JOHN GLOVER.
The armistice has been formally sign
ed and hostilities havo ceased between
Russia and Turkey. After signing the)
armistice, steps were immediately taken
at Adrianople to commence negotiation
for ft definitive treaty of peace. Gen
eral Ignatieff and 8s f vet Pasha will be
entrusted with these negotiations.
riMBHxl aa4 CaaBHarevsUl.
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CHIOKKKS-Sa OS.
BUOAti San ITrmnama Its.
laland lOjlte.
OOAi OIL Ltaemer, 6-ral cane S3 aa.
DeTos-a, Mai aao-! tVO.
F. HIDFEELD,
Suieasaor to W. C. Tweedala,
BSAUiR IS
Family Groceries
and Provisions.
. Keeps a full assortment of
Wave. Willow,
f 'roefcerj, Cilaes a tad
Kartiiesi Ware
Tobacco,
4 Igara,
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AS A ffcEXEKAL VAKIETT .STOXB.
faVfCavesIa aM at the lsl living ratra.
Cask patM for t ree Bailer ausel Ksa.
X. as First atreet, Sooth aide, AlhaaTs
c. ooiieiv,
Dealer in
CEf.ER&L r.:EnC!!il!:0!SS
PoatofSce BuiMing, cor., 1st aad BroaaUbia eta..
ALD1KT, OKEOOS.
Will keep constantly en band a full
assortment of
Clothing:, Dry Goods, Fur-
Caps, Boot!, Shoes,
Ciroccrifrs, etc.
and will sell the above named goods
CHEAPER than anv otber honae in tho
city. Giro him a call before porchasliiir
elsewhere.
SAM.COHEN,
AUCTIONEER
. REGULAR SAJE DATS:
SATURDAYS AUD EOITOAYS
At 19 o'clock A. M.
Will also go to any part of the country
and hold special sales when directed.
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CUSTOM MILL.
lira E. R. Cneadle having pnr
cbfased tbe Custom Floarlas; Hill,
bereteror ewaed jr Raphael
Cheadle, ia mow prepared to de
any baalneaa er the .ilti ar
chopipair kind. I bave gH
aad eoaspeteat miller easplojed-
Satisfaetioa a-naraateMMl.
MRS. E. R. CHEADLE.
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