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

withstanding the terrible onslaught made by
abe Albany Democrat uppn the Peoples
Transportation Company, We learn that their
boats will continue to run regularly during
the winter Salem Unionist.
We haye never for a moment supposed
that the boats of the P. 7. Company would
quit running in consequence of the ':terrible
onslaughts" made by US upon them, We
would not have them quit running. There
is produce up here awaiting shipment by
them or somebody else; and we had as lief
the p. I. Company would take it as any
body, all other things being equal. The
chief ground of complaint we urge against
them is their enormous, exorbitant and out
rsgeous charges for freight and passage up
and down the Willamette.
Nor DOVE expect they viii abate one jot
or title of their prices until an opposition
line shall be in successful operation. Then,
to break it down, they will perhaps transport
passengers and freight for nOthing As tho
case now stands they are complete "master
ofthe situation" The Willamette river and
its tributaries are the only outlets for the
immense quantities Ofproduce now awaiting
shipment in the Willamette Valley. The p
4. Company of course knows this they
know, too, that they have so monopolized
everything around the Falls that it will be
quite difficult for any other Company sue
cessfully to compete with them. Hence
they put on all the tariff they think the pub
lie will bear-whioh is one half 70 three
fourths what i should be.
By-the-wsy, have the P. I. Company
promised to pay Mcpherson anything? ~
yes, how much? 1t is probable they have
not yet employed him to aid in defending
them and we regret TO say they probably
will not, for the reason that they undoubted-
" regard him as an Indifferent advocate
People up this way consider him a good
judge of mules and that his speciality con-
sists in abusing and maltreating poor Grip
piles like the mendicant Cooke, who effects
locomotion only by the aid of crutches.-
Mac IS some on cripples-that's so. Every
one has his forte, and Mac is death on Grip
Piles. But because he is moderately success
full in his onslaught on the MANNED he should
not infer that he can, if he attack Gs, come
off unscathed.
TEMPERANCE BANNER.-We haze receiEed
the Prospectus of the Temperance Banner, "
which will be published in Salem on or about
the first of next January. This State al
ready has one professedly temperance paper
published within her limits-we mean, of
course, the Corvallis Gazette But it is so
Questionable on several accounts that we are
not sure but it would be well enough to try
another. The Gazette claims TO be the or
gan of the Good Templars of Oregon, and
calls on the Order 70 support him as such
vet he defends the Radical party about as
ably aad fereely as if he were publishing
only political paper. Our amiable brother
is evidently trying to kill two birds with one
stone, and to carry water on both shoulders.
And the last dodge he has attempted is that
Of becoming the especial champion of the
Peoples Transportation COmpany-one of
the most crushing, grinding and pulverizing
monopolies On the coast. We think it high
time some one else were selected as the Or
gan of the temperance movement in Oregon.
In this light the "Banner" has our best
wishes for its success.
The CoLRMBIA PREss.-This is the title
of new paper just started at Umatilla by
Dow & Avery-Democratic in politics. The
editors say they have determined to "stand
by the old landmarks of Democracy" They
aver that they believe that every principle of
government heretofore advocated by the
Democratic party is ''as practical and bene-
fetal to.dey IS it was before the Abolition
party had succeeded in creating civil war"
These are good lines.
With Mr.. Dow we are personally acquaint- |
ed: Eight or ten years ago he was resident
9f Misunderstanding quite an active part
iln9 the public interests Of that young and
growing State. For time he edited Dem |
ocratie paper at Hastings. He also served
as member Of the Legislature, and ip 1857
or '58, he was appointed Register Of one ofI
the land Offices. Last spring he came toI
Portland and we set him at work as local ed
itOr of the Herald. He has the experience
and ability to make good paper and We
wish the ''Press" success.
THE LYcEUM.-The Albany Lyceum is
progressing finely. A thorough organiza
ton was effected last Thursday evening, by
the adoption Of Constitution and Bylaws
and the election Of permanent officers. After