The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-12-22

On the 9th instant the Stockholders of
this Company met in Salem and elected
the following named persons to serve in
she several positions designated for the
year. next ensuing: A. A. MeCully,
President; Edwin n Cooke, Vice Presi-
dent; Joseph Kelly, George A. Peas aud
L. E. Pratt, Directors; s. 7. Church,
Secretary; George Marshall, Chief En-
gineer.
We have inquired of several persons
in Albany as to the politics entertained
by these officers and we are told that
they are all Radicals except Marshall
No one We have yet met knows him he,
too, may be Radical.
We regard the fact that these officers
are all Of the Radical party as very sig
ni6cant We do not pretend to say that
any distinctions are made by the Com
pany against Democrats and in favor of
Radicals. We do not say that they charge
= Democrat more for freight or passage
than they do Radical. That is not our
point. 1t is this: Aggregated capital
has great deal of inherent power, and
hence may WELD great influence. The
Transportation Company, as matter of
course, must have large number of men
in their employ. Nov, suppose an cleo
ton pending. These employees are vot-
ers. VIII any of them vote the Demo
cratic ticket? Not at all. Why? Be-
cause, If they should, they know full well
they would lose their places, and others
would be duly installed who would vote to
suit the officers Of the Company. We do
not charge that these officers will issue an
order to this effect Not at all, That
would be too plain and palpable, and apt
to defeat tbs end in view. But there are
many ways to make known their wishes
besides this; and it is not to be supposed
that men, as adroit and shrewd as these
men are known to Ee, will not employ
them pending an important election
Such is the history of aggregated capital
the world oyer. In this view of the case
We hope no Democratic capitalist will in
vest dollar in the concern. To do 80 is,
in political sense, to draw razor across
his own throat. 1t is afording aid and
comfort and the sineBs of war to the enc
my.
Thus much for the political aspect Of
the Peoples Transportation Company
Now let us look at it in another light
Wheat is now selling in Albany for fifty
cents per bushel. This is all that wheat
buyers can now afford to give; and they
are not at all anxious to invest in wheat
even at these iov figures. The Peoples
Transportation Company are charging 20
cents per bushel for. delivering wheat in
Portland; whereas it should be delivered
there for five cents per bushel. Any un-
interested business man in Albany will
concur With Us in this; and some say
wheat ought to be shipped to Portland for
four cents per bushel. Suppose now that
Mr. Douthit, or one of the Burkharts. OF
Mr., Price, or Jason Wheeler, OF Rev,
Mr.. Irving, or Judge Geary, or any 9th.
or stiff farmer wants to ship 1000 bush
els of wheat belOw. At twenty cents pei
bushel he must pay the P. 7. Company
$500; whereas, if the price we're only 6ye
cents, he would he would pay the mode
Eate sum Of $50 only. In other words
he has 70 pay the Company $3.50 more
than he ought to pay, or than he would
pay i there we're any opposition. We