o o o V. o O o 0 3 1 G THE ENTERPRISE. OREGON firr, OKEKOy, JtLY 9, 1S75. Democratic State Convention. A Democratic State Convention for the State of Oregon Is hereby called by the Democratic State Central Commit tee, convened at Portland on the 24th day of June, 1S75, to meet at the city of Salem, Oregon, on Thursday, July 39th, 1875, at II o'clock a. t., for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Represen tative in Congress, be voted for at the special election to be held October 24th, 1S73. The apportionment of members of said Convention among the counties is based upon the Democratic vote cast for the late Hon) Geo. A. LaDow for Con gress in 1S74, allowing one vote to each county and jme to each one hundred votes, or fracflm over fifty votes so cast. The several Vmnties of the State will be entitled tSAelegates is said Conven tion as follov s : Baker 6 Clatsop 2 Columbia 2 Denton Clackamas 7 Currv 2 Coos 5 Douglas. . o .10 . 7 . 1 . 9 2 '. 6 . 4 Orant 3 Jackson Josephine 3 1 Lane T.inn 11 1 Iiko Marion 9 Multnomah- Polk 5 Tillamook.. ITmatilhv fi Union. V.iH ' n Washington Yam hi'lV. o" Total l-1 The Committee having no means of knowing the number of votes cast in that part of Jackson county recently created into Lake, it is expected the two counties will so arrange the repre sentation as to make it just between them and eacli have its proper number. It is suggested by the Committee that the several counties hold their Primary Conventions on Saturday, July 17th, at I o'clock r. m., and their County Con ventions on Wednesday, July 21st, at the same hour. In those counties where these appointments do not meet the convenience of the Democracy, it is ex pected that they will make the neces sary changes through their Countv Committee. C. D. BELLINGER, Chairman pro. tern. A. Noltseu, Secretarj. Democratic Countj Convention. The Democratic voters of Clackamas fit Oregon C i v, July 22, at 1 o'clock P. M.,for the irposeof electing seven delegates to '. tend the !Stato Conven tion which is to meet at Salem on the 29th of Julv. to place in nomination a candidate for Representative in Con gress, me iasis ot representation in said convention is one vote for the precinct and ojie vote for every twenty live or fractioa over twelve votes cast for Hon. Jeo A eot 3ft La Dow, at the last general electi The precincts will be entitled to atives : iouowmg represent Springwator. E iglo Crock Milwaukio Pleasant Hill. . Rock Creek Canby Tualatin Lower ?.rolalla. Beaver Creek. . Marsh field oswejro. Maro nam's J larding Upper Molalla Cascades Union Cutting's Cancmali j Oregon City Total. 44 A. K. HEDGES, Ch'n Democratic County Committee. County Convention. To-day wo publish a call from the Democratic County Committee for a County Convention in accordance with tlio rocomniendatipns of the State Central Committee. The time given to circulate the news is short, yet ample, if o-jir Democratic friends will take a litrlo trouble to inform their neighbors of tho fact. We trust that tho ftimaries will bo well attended and I Vat tho people will elect their be litizens to represent them in the CvJ Convention, and then they may rely upon having a good delegation in tho State Conven tion. It is at tho primaries that the voter first delegates his authority, and it is here that he should mako his influence felt. By a general at tendance at the primaries, tho voters show their interest in tho success of the principles of the party, and give encouragement to those who aro halt ing between opinions. The importance of this election is as great as any which has taken place in Oregon, and unless Demo crats turn out and secure proper representatives to tho Stato Conven tion, they will bo censurable should their neglect result in some improper and incompetent person's nomina tion. Seven active votes in a con vention have their influence, and may havo tho casting vote for tho successful candidate. Let Democrats attend their primaries and then let those who are selected to the County Convention attend iu person, so that they can give" an account of their stewartship to their precinct, and select no man to the State Conven tion who will not attend in person. While this is but a special election for a Congressman, let our Demo cratic friends bear in mind that the result will materially affect the two important elections to be held next year, and defeat this fall argues de feat next spring and the loss of a United States Senator. This should actuate every Democrat to do his duty, and Ave hope the first step to ward that duty will be taken in the primaries and county conventions. Remember the time, Saturday, July l"th, at 1 o'clock. SnE Issues. The political con test m "Wisconsin is fraught with so many side issues as to make tho re sult a question of the greatest uncer tainty. The railway question has been given prominence by the Gran gers, and there is a great fight be tween ex-Senator Carpenter and his political opponents. . The attack of the Government on the whiskey de&leru will also it is thought, have some influence on the result. County are requested to meet at their usual places f voting on Saturday, July 17th, lsT flit 11 o.clock P. M., for the purpose f l lecting delegates to the County ConvLJ.ioii, which will be held t ' ' Grant's Sacrifices One of the most scathing of the denunciations which Grant's third term letter has brought down upon him is the following from the New York Ledger, and its force is not at all diminished by a consideration of the more than friendly relations which formerly exsisted between Robert Bonner and the President: "But I was made to believe that the public good called me bomako the sacrifice. . , but it must be remembered that all the sacrifices, except mat comfort, had been made in accepting the 'first term.' "-Grant's letter to Gen. "White. A few years ago there was a man who had been educated in our Y est Point academy at the public expense. He had dropped out of the army and becoaie a hauler of cordwood to the St. Louis market. Common report says he used to be found dallying long by the roadside on his way home. , Later he was a clerk in a leather stove in Chicago, very poor. He was appointed a colonel in the army, end promoted and promoted and promoted, until he had the com mand of all our armies. Many per sons always thought that much, very much, of his success was owing to the superior opportunities that were given him. Finally, a rack and title never be fore conferred in this country were created especially for him. He was made the General of the United States army. Then he was nominat ed for President of the United States and elected. Next he was re-elected. Elected and re-elected to what? To the highest elective offico ever created by man! To an office, to hold, in the infancy and beginning of the republic, Georgo Washington was proud! An office which Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson gloried in the privilege of filling! And now look upon the beggar on horseback the penniless wood haul er despised then, not for his pover ty, but for his gross weaknesses and faults, coming out in a letter and spitting in tho face of tho whole American people, and insulting them in tho most odious and offensive manner, and prating upon tho "sac rifices" "sacrifices" that's the word which he he he Ulysses S. Grant uses the sacrifices he made in bo coming their Chief Magistrate! Out upon tho poor fool! Who does ho imagine ho is? Let the con tempt of the whole great American people ho has insulted cover him countless fathoms deep! What it Organizes. Tho following excellent idea is as to what the Radical party organizes is from that truly loyal Radical sheet, the Republic, and is a very good pic true of that party. Tho article has been published in the Jacksonville Sentinel, but to suit our purpose and mako tho picture correct, we have boon compelled to make some chang es, which we do not think either of the above-namod papers will endorse, but it was necessary for us to do so to maintain the truth. It is an ex cellent picture, and goes off in this wise: Tho Radical party " is tho or ganization of the dangerous classes; those who prey upon community or who would destroy it. It is tho political embodiment of whatever there is of total depravity in the nation. As a party, the Republican is offi cered by the usurers and led by the master monopolists and speculators. It is the party of the Roman Heir archy and its counsels find inspira tion in that ecclesiastical diabolism whose foremost expressions aro in the Syllabus thundered forth by the Yitican, denouncing all free thought and tho political social life and move ment that grows therefrom. It does not follow that all Radicals are concious supporters of these for ces. Ignorance, prejudice and tho habit of accepting opinions at second hand, all tend to keep their party alive, and to bring to their standard botli the brut will and trained wit which naturally allies themselves with evil. There is an Italian pro verb born of the elder Napoleon's wars, which realy translated says, 'Not all Frenchmen are thieves, but most of them are.' This may be rendered for our purpose Not all Radicals aro dangerous, but many of them are." How do theso papers like the change? Is not the picture, as wo have presented it, much more truthful? Has its Reward. The personal organ of the President, the National liepublican,h&s at last been rewarded. Recently it printed a list of property advertised for sale on account of fail ure to pay taxes. It was a fat job, and will amount to over SGO.OOO. It was given on the written order of the President, and without any com petition whatever. Had it been awarded to tho lowest bidder it could have been done for half that sum. This shows three things Grant's corruption, a great delinquency in taxes in the District of Columbia, and the advantage of being a good, faithful organ. . Not Mcch. Tho jury in the Dolph-Watkinds libel suit returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of one dollar. It would ap pear from this that Mr. Dolph was not "much damaged by the "vile slan ders" of William, or else a Portland jury holds character at a very low price. But it is altogether probable that the plaintiff got all he was enti tled, to, and we trust that his wound ed honor will feel compensated when he beholds tho dollar awarded by the twelve jurymen of Multnomah. Radical Independence. (From the San Francisco Examiner. Tho Oregon Statesman furnishes ns the following amusing sentence in the course of a long article lauda tory of the Radical party: "As illustrations of Republican in dependence we may cite the over throw and sequestration of that odi ous pest, General Butler; the loud and universal party denunciations of the salary-grab and the Credit Mo bilier rascality; the downfall of Col fax; the condemnation of the uncon stitutional civil rights law; the de feat of the force bill; the demonstra tions againsf the third-term proposi tion, and the general condemnation of Federal interference in the affairs of Louisiana." It is seldom that we have seen in print anything so comically impu dent, or "cheeky" to use an inele gant word, as is the foregoing ex tract. It is scarcely necessary to observe that while the "Republican" party is responsible for every evil therein enumereated, it has not over thrown, denounced, condemned, or demonstrated against a singlo one of them. Even that "odious pest, Gen Butler, is still a foremost leader in the ranks of the Radical party, and the confidant and supporter of Grant for a third term. As to "the loud and universal denunciation of the salary-grab and Credit Mobilier ras cality," the Radical party was re sponsible for both of these measures; and, indeed, the first was the result of a bargain between President Grant and his friends in Congross. The greatest grabber of all was Grant, who signed tho bill because his own wages were doubled; and this in de fiance of the Constitution which ex pressly forbids an increase during tho period for which an incumbent of that office shall have been chosen. We fail to see wherein the Mobilier ites have suffered at the hands of the Radical party. Some of tho most conspicuous of them aro still in high feather in tho councils of that organ ization. Blain of Maine, Dawes of Massachusetts, Garfield of Ohio, Yico President Wilson, who are among the most influential members of the Radical party, still retain their position and control the destinies of their organization. Why the Oregon paper should tako credit to its party, for "the con demnation of the unconstitutional civil rights law," we are sorely at a loss to understand. That wa3 a pet Radical measure, pushed with irre pressible pertinacity by the leaders, until it became a statute of tho Unit ed States. Its passage was urged as of the most vital party necessity, and it succeeded by a strict party voto. It was of tho most obnoxious character of partisan legislation. That it was and is unconstitutional, we have no doubt; although that availed naught as an against its enactment. argument As to the defeat of the Force bill it is curious that our Oregon coutem porary should cito that as "an illus tration of Republican iudependenco" while hero in California a Radical candidate for Congress bases his claims for re-election "chiefly upon the vote he cast for that tyrannical and utterly unconstitutional bill The Hon II. Frank Page, Represent ative from tho Second District, plumes himself upon his support of tho Force bill, which was designed solely to capture tho votes of the Southern Stales by overawing tho mas3 of intelligent voters, thus re taining the control in the hands of tho carpet-bagger; and securing the South as a unit for Grant in tho next Presidential election. As to "the demonstrations against tho third-term proposition," tho na turo of this vaunt of independence is manifest in California, where in the Gorhara and Sargent convention, a resolution "demonstrating" against lhe third term was summarily voted down at the express instance of those gentlemen, who are supposed to hold confidential relations with tho Presi dent, and one of whom, Mr. Sargent not long since acted ashisruoith piece in public. Concerning "tho general condem nation of Federal interference iu the affairs of Louisiana," that interfer ence was a matter of several years standing before a "Republican" journal or speaker saw anything in it yet were it not for the internal quarrels and jealousies of their lead ers, which on the principle that hon est men come by their own when rogues fall out, caused a measure of justice to be done in this case. The Democratic press and politi cians were for years calling atten tion to the unauthorized interven tion of tho General Government in. the domestic affairs of the Southern States, without exciting anything but sneers and scornful words from those competent, by reason of hold ing power, to secure the poor people of tho South their rights robbed from them by Radical office-holders. In Senate and House the Democratic statesmen were urging upon tho reck less and arrogant majority, drunk with power and swollen with corrup tion, the duty of subordinating par tisan exigencies to tho demands of patriotism; but without avail, for the two-thirds majority in both Hou ses esteemed themselves im pregnable and judged that they could perpetuate, their power hv placing on the limbs of the white V men oi me ooutu ine shackles they had taken from the slave. It is to the Democracy the peo- pie" of the United States not to "Republican independence" that the crt is due in tho cases specified marfiinerv of party has often pre 5d t2 doing of their will; and at Boon as the people saw themselves imposed upon by the deception of the Radical party, they arose in their majesty and slew their oppressors. Enough of vitality, however, re mains to enforce the necessity of popular vigilance, m order to secure beyond a peradventuro the complete restoration of tho Democracy which accomplished we shall see the sun shine of prosperity and good govern ment penetrating every nook and corner of this great republic, extend ing even to Slem, Oregon, and dis pelling the cobwebs and crotchets from the cranium of the Statesman. In Due Season. There is a solid vote of carpet-baggers and cut-purses, says an ex change, which Grant easily holds in tho hollow of his hand, and which will bo cast for his renomination when the National Radical Conven tion is leld the next year, if he de mands it. And with this voto firmly secured, the influence which Grant and the office-holders have upon the workings of the party's machinery in tho North and West ought easily to command tho forty or fifty additional votes in the Convention which would bo necessary to give him the nomi nation for tho third-term which he cares no moro for than for tho first term. Tho Radicals of South Caro lina, the most thorough Radical Stato in tho South, last September pledged themselves "to the support of President Grant for a third term, assured by so doing we shall pre serve that peace and unity through out the whole country so necessary for its prosperity;" and it was only the other day, Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina, albeit he is now os tensibly trying to lead a "clear life, after a rather unclean public career, declared to a newspaper correspon dent that though he was opposed to a third term, ho didn't know but that ho should support Grant if re nominated. South Carolina Radi cal" remarks tho New York World, are in no w;so dependent upon the force or favor of Grant for political office and emoluments in their own State. They stand by him of their own free choice, but hungry Radi cals and carpet-baggers in other Southern States where their party i.s iu a minority must inevitably gravi tate towards Mr. Grant's third-term flesh-pots by the attraction of mere hunger. There is no hope for them but in revolution and arbitrary power to give them ollice and the spoils of office from Washington. The turbulence of these fellows was not finally put at rest by tho gallant Democratic defeat of the Force bill last March. What power they still possess for working positive evil to destinies of the nation we shall learn iu duo season. Shocking Mvudek and Suicide. A terrible tragedy occurred atBuena Yista List Sunday. Billy Franklin, whoso real namo is Isaac Tnbbs, killed his wife and then shot him self. The Record gives the following particulars of tho affair: "Billy Franklin" was the name as sumed by Isaac Tubbs, who settled at Buena Yista a year and a half ago, and one year ago married there! The married life was not happy and the pair had been several times sep arated. On Sunday evening Tnbbs shot his wife with a revolver, and she ran into the yard and thero fell dead. Then ho shot himself and fell dead in the honse. Isaac Tubbs was from Ohio and was well connected, but seems to have been of a very vicious disposition. We knew per sonally of his early history and of the family who had the misfortune to be his relatives, but who could not keep him out of vice. He served a term in the State Prison here for homicide, wo think, which probably induced his assumption of the name of Franklin. There was a tendency to insanity in his family, and one of his parents died in a madhouse. For some time past he had been in the employ of the Buena Yista Sawmill Company. He was a man of dissi pated habits, but that does not pre vent the terrible tragedy be enacted from being a sad shock to tho com munity whero he lived. Result or Fanaticism. The Sa lem Statesman says: On Wednesday afternoon Wm. Darby, son of Perrv Darby, living a short distance from Stay ton, was found dead in such a manner that it was evident to tho coroner's jury, held by justice W. II. Powell, of Anmsville, that ho camo to his death by his own hand. Some timo since young Darby was adjudg ed insane and sent to tho Asylum, but had so far recovered as to be received at homo asrain. On morning of tho sad occurrence he left the house with a smaller brother that he would tro nn nnl 1 -i b vrm, uu nm rxjuio uirns. a he rest of the family being absent at a camp meetincr). Upon tl at night, he not having returned, search was made for him, and lie was found near the barn. tltoA evident that he had placed the muz zle of the TUn Under Mitn on touched the triccer As there is at this time some consid erable relicious neighborhood, it is supposed that his mind again became affected from that cause and led him to nnt an nd to his existence. Ksrow-NoxHiNGisii. A Western paper predicts a general war by the Radical party on the Catholic church as a part of the next Presidential campaign. This is a trifle ."large though there ara some evidences of a cropping out of the old spirit of Know-Nothingism. LETTER FROM NEW YORK. From Our Regular Correspondent. New York, June 23, 1875. I postponed this letter for one day in the hope that I should have some glad tidings to communicate concern ing certain empiric advertisers of yours, but unfortunately they have remained as taciturn as their own pills, and have been of just about as much good to me. This leads me to relate a little discovery that I made the other day. Having often seen tho likenesses of nonentities and never-before-heard-of individuals in our pictorials, I took the trouble to inquire into tho why and where fore, with the following result : It seems that any one can go to the Graphic, for instance, have his like ness inserted and somo fulsome puff concerning his native genuis or su perior freckle wash. In a word, these pictures are paid for like any other advertisement should be. About 3200 would suffice to inform the gap ing public through one of our picture papers "that Mr. A. Noltner, whose likeness accompanies this sketch, is a literary 'sharp' of the most finished school, anil is prepured to do job and other printing at the following re duced rates, etc." In connection with papers, I am informed that the London Times is considering the practicability of printing its paper in several of the large towns in Great Britain simul taneously, by means of electricity '. It is proposed to send the copy from the central office in London, the type setting in the different places being controlled by operators on electric key-boards. If tho experiment prove successful, it will inaugurate a revo lution in journalism. This reminds me of a most wonderful patent which has just been applied for by a Phila delphian named J. W. Keeley. It is a motive power created by vapor generated from water, but without tho aid of fire. He claims that it will supercede steam by reason of its greater efficiency and greater econo my, and ho is ireparing to give it a public test by propelling a railroad train from Philadelphia to New York. The stock has all been subscribed for by well known, practical capitalists. If it should succeed (and tho Tribune will not listen to a doubt of it), hero will bo revolution No. 2. The release of Tweed from "tho is land," has almost created a third re volution, though he is still detained "in sumptuous apartments" at Lud low Streat jail, on account of his in ability to raiao the 3,000,000 bail necessary in the civil suits pending against him. From my limited un derstanding of the law, I glean that the Court of Oyer Terminer which sentenced tho "Brss," went beyond it's authority, and allowed a species of prosecution at once unheard of, eminently unfair, and as a precedent most dangerous. This injnstieo was chiefly owing to tho one hundred and odd charges against Tweed being all tried before tho samo jury. E.ich succeeding charge, of course, in creasing the prejudice against the prisoner, in tho minds of tho "twelve honest freeholders." At this time the public mind was great'y excited, and if the ex-foreman of Big "G" had been a saint, the Jndgo could not have acquitted him. Tho money was stolen, and the indignant tax-payers were not in a humor to allow legal technicalities to step in between Tweed and justice. That the Judges were honest and right in releasing Tweed, I have no doubt; that Tweed stole the money, I have no doubt; and that law and justice aro synony mous terms, I most decidedly doubt. Joaquin Miller has been engaged by the Evening Post of this city as correspondent from Philadelphia. In his first letter he informs us that the inhabitants of tho City of Broth erly Love "aro only half civilized." I suppose they don't appreciate his poetry. Well, if there is any one man in this country who is capable of judging of tho semi-barbarous state of a people, (from a personal stand point) Joaquin Miller is that person. Tho papers now aro filled with nothing but College "Commence ments" (why not "endings," as they happen at tho close of tho term?) horso, yacht aud rowing races, and glowing descriptions of tho different watering places. As I am not much of a sportsman, I try to imagine my self a banker, and read most carefully the different accounts of all the sum mer resorts, compare prices, hygienic advantages, and social standing, then figuratively pack my trunk, and really stay at home. It was Ariosto, I think, who said he preferred travel ing in the quiet of his own room, with map spread out before him and guide books at hand no trouble about baggage, no necessity to invest in the "Travelers Insurance Co," and no expense. Until my purse becomes a little moro plethoric, I shall pre tend to bo like Sig. Ariosto. In connection with Tweed, I should have said that there is a big row in progress at Tammany Hall. Mayor Wickham, it seems, has snubbed the Morrissey faction entirely in his ap pointments, giving the . offices, as far as lay in his power, to gentlemen, which has eo incesed the ex-"pug." that he threatens a split. The other day, facetious John "got himself up" in a dress suit, white tie and similar colored gloves, and with a French dictionary under his arm, called on the Mayor, wanting to know "if he would do for some office in that rig." The sarcasm was ignored, and now "Tammany" has two parties, known as "Swallow Tails," aud "Short Hairs." 4 'The literary sensation of the day,' Tennyson's drama of "Queen Mary," is to be jm'bnshed froin advance sheets, by a Boston firm. It is said to more closely resemble Shakespeare than the production of any other writer. . Charles Dicken's elder daughter has just published a very pretty little story called "Aunt Mar garet's Trouble." Tho' not able to "play upon the harp of a thousand strings," there is a man here traveling under the came of "Oregon," who advertises to piay on sixteen different kinds of instru ments. That his name is really O' Regau, is a suspicion entertained .by Tom. Pomology in Oregon. Mr. W. P. Watson, of Hood river, Wasco county, writes as follows in regard to the famous nursery of G. W. WTalliug & Son, of this county: After a careful observation of their extensive nursery of several hundred thousand prune and plum trees, of which they mako a specialty, I could but conclude as a brother nursery man, that they were masters of tho situation, and while strolling through tho immense orchard grounds, I gathered a few facts relative to tho growth and sizo and productiveness of some few trees, which I regard as most wonderful; and, respectfully submit first, the parent of all peach plums in this country, introduced to this orchard in 1851 a yearling then thirty-six inches iu circumference twelve inches above the ground. At the ago of five 3'ears the crop of this tree sold for $3G. For the three years following tho respective crops sold as follows: $04, $7G, $SS, and for the following ten year3, to 1873, average crops of 50 per year. The crop of 1S74 yielded eighteen bushels, and dried twelve pounds to tho bushel, and were sold for 20 cents per pound, making 13 20. Total amount realized from fifteen crops from this tree, SS07 20. A cherry tree, the seed of which was planted in 18,13 15T tho hand of Mrs. Fannie Walling, our genial hostess, Ihreo feet above the ground measur ed forty inches, and in 1874, 800 pounds of cherries, which were sold at eight cents per pound. While many other trees of different varieties might bo mentioned, of almost equal merit, tho above are simply given in illustration to our climate and soil, showing how adapted they are to perfect growth of tree and fruit. I may add that both trees above men tioned are perfectly healthy and fruiting still. And did you ever hear of the largest pear in the world, now on exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute at Washington City, weigh ing four pounds and four drachms. While cruising through friend W.'s orchard my attention wa.s directed to what appcard to be at first sight four dead bean poles, planted in a square of about 10 feet, aud brought together at the top and united by growing together, then ingrafted on the end tho Pound Pear, which un der the above circumstances, pro duced, several . years ago, tho Big Pear above mentioned. If any one thinks to excel in any of the above, I wait to hear from him. Tjik California Democracy. The Democracy of California have placed an excellent ticket in the field, and tho press of that Stato aro all bar moniously at work for its success. Thero appears to be hardly a doubt but what the ticket will be elected by an overwhelming majority. The ticket is: For Governor, William Irwin, of Siski-ou county: Lieut. Governor, James A. Johnson, of So lano; Secretary State, Thomas Beck, of Santa Cruz; Controller, J. W Mandeville, of Tuolumne; Treasurer, J. S. Estudillo, of San Diego; Clerk of Supreme Court, E. B. Wolf, of San Francisco. 14ADIANT AS A o UN FLOWER. It lias been stated that it is altogether too early iu tho season to obtain promi nence as a Presidential candidate, and the Worcester Press observing that Senator Conkling is carefully pre serving: himself from that folly, re marks: This, together with numer ous hints from those in high places to tho effect that tho cominsr man has not been generally mentioned, justifies the belief that in duo timo the majestic Senator from New York will appear tipon the scene radiant as a sunflower of the first magnitude and confident of his success in tho National Convention. Sensible Mr. Blaine. Mr. Blaine is said to be much of tho mind that next year will not be a good time to run for President, and that the Sen ate, in Morrill's place after 1877 will bo as pleasant a tarrying spot as any to be had. This is regarded as very sensible on the part of Mr Blaine, though there is a ceneral do sire that he should occupy Mr. Ham- lm's seat. Tnn "Rat. Tim J : 11 -r. j"y in mo JLeeca- er-iiiinn tn - iu unlets ana . " , -okoP' have been discharged. It is said hTT7 c-Pe"tlon I their P w i i i i - whatever may have been tiueu i that the pary stood eleven for Beech- political affinities, to unite neith er and ouo for Tilton. If the dirtv in carrying out iho principles ner - " 13 10 oe triea over again, we trust the papers will not inflict tho people with the detailed accounts, as iucj nao m ioe inai just closed. Tenaciously Anchored. "Boss" Grant's intimate cronies, say that tho third term project is tho thing most tenaciously anchored in-his mind. His recent letter he regards as the most astute production of his pen I rom . the . time he" "began to write down to the present day. Democratic Platform. The following is the Platfor which was adopted last week hy " California Democracy. It is thi s and plain document: 1 SoDE(J f The Democratic party of Cai; nia, in State Convention assemi i ' in compliance with usage, do a 'l the following principles as the fc ' of their political action, and pU?15 1 the candidates about to bo nnm.-J-5 ; ed to their hearty support ' &' I We declare: Jrirst, That opposed to the nnconstituti terference of the Federal Adm,v II U Liu u iu ilia uumi-auu tiiitiirs q United States by which one por1 of tho Union is ground with taxajf " to keep another portion of tho fn'5" in bankruptcy and servitude. Second, Wo condemn the ivv cal party, not only for its contt'S of constitutional obligations, but f its extravagant, partisan and corn? rs administration of the Federal C ernment, for the perversion of t? functions of the latter to ear-v-great corporations at the expense'0; the public, for the jobbery frauds which have brought reprotv upon Democratic institutions the Sanborn and Jayne fraud's the infamous Washington Rini'? the back pay steal, the iniquities the protecture system, the cursed inconvertable paper money, the V 1 potism of the President) for tl disgracefnl diplomatic service to pass an unconstitutional fj d bill, which was fortunately frust-vf ed by the determined front of Democratic minority in both IIos of Congress, and for a catalogue other enormities which have Tend ed that organization offensive tr to the mass of thoso who were c"-'--' its supporters. Third, That now as in all ra. periods we are in favor of a str constrnction of the Constitution against the exercise of doubtful r s era, in favor of limiting the p0-1' of legislative bodies, in favor tariff for revenue only, and a cur--cy convertible into gold and siii at the will of the holder, against t profligate and wasteful system of ; cal improvements by tLe 1'c.V (.government, und in favor of iupr the expenditures of the S-. Governments, and of the eour. and towns, and the salaries of cials, which have been largt-h. creased since the Stato electi' 1S71. Fourth, That tho school str and fund of this State are ur.de: guarantee of the Constitution a violablo, and we are opposed to j diversion of the fund to ; purpose except those ordaitOu the Constitution. Fifth, Wc nssert the trn::;::. policy of the Democratic yr-. declaring it is the right and of tho Legislature to regulate c r rations, whether railway, gas, ; graph, water or otherwise; to lz their charges in the interest cf :. public, and to compel them to s all citizens, without diseriiuir.;-.::-aijd at reasonable rates, aud : when they refuse to do so, verc. nize the right and declare tLe ir tion of making them do so, nr.J: further assert it to be the duty of:. Government to preserve the w of the State for irrigation and o:: public issues instead of permit:::; them to be made the means of a: tion and monopoly. Sixth, That the Democratic pc has no occasion to make any nr -partnre or declaration cf cppi::::: to the system of subsidies, -.vfcetv recall the fact it is to a Ik-moors:.. State Administration that this v owes its deliverauce from this :; pressivo, unjust and corrupting tern. Seventh, That wc arc- in f.vor r calling a Convention of ue!fc::: elected by the people to omern'.--Constitution of the State, as the c: mode of creating a system of gonn ment at once harmonious and ef cient, and are therefore oppcei: the amendments to the Constitr.t:: which are to be submitted to t. vote of tho people at the ensu election. Eighth, That the time her :: doctrine of local sclf-povcrtim-:.: . sufficient when properly admins:' od to afford an effective remedj -f the evils now caused by Chinese -bor and the presence among us inferior race, detrimental to oars"; al and physical health; that in interests of all classes in l anr r ' especially that of the white work people, wo demand sucli txr.t" ment to tho Burlingame treat? shall reduce it to a mere coinme: -convention. Ninth, That we condemn tku' trine whereby the power of the S- to prevent the importation to f shores of degraded persons for '" moral purposes has been denied. Tenth That we favor the tf' completion of a transcontinental rv way on the Thirty-second Paral subject to such limitations by Federal and State Governments 8 shall protect the rights of thef plo. Eleventh , That we are in favo- equal taxation, and any depart from this principle or any eystes-; taxation which imposes a double upon the same subject is ja tic- tion of the spirit of the Const.trx and unjust to tho best interest 1 the State. Twelfth. That all legislation tend to regulate the social habits ac customs of the people, so t0I1 v thosr liahifci nnd nnstoms do Dot !- terfere with the welare of society ' large, and all legislation of the c.; acter known by the general naxae Prnlii'lii'Mrv Law is nnttOSed 10 l" J -.11 irnri. principles the Democratic rjI " is calculated to promote a pre"11? Gf social morality, rather than a . founded system of public ow" I -. " decency. . iu i nirrppnt i nai wo we Fourteenth, That we concie- subversive of tho rights w people and ruinous to ine i interests of the Stato, the P.-t: permitting the lands of the &w . become a monopoly in iuc u the few at the expense of tne and we hereby pledge tho eJUf 10 uartv to tho corrects giant evil. ' Sol. King has withdrawn the g services between Corvallis ana tion City. ; O COURTESY CF BANCROFT LIBRARY, Of? r.fiT.T7ni5WTA