The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-02-03
PARTY MATTERS.

The fact that the Democratic party in
Oregon will triumph at the State election
mex juno, is so manifest already that
the Abolition leaders are more exercised
in the matter Of arranging affairs in their
hopeful districts than in preparing for the
State campaign. The general leaders
those who have out-grown county and dis
trict aspirations-fnd themselves sudden
~ left with very little backing from their
past local followers, who are, in the Abo-
lition or doubtful localities, very busy in
setting the traps for their own especial
benefit. These smaller fry political WIRE
pullers see no hope for themselves save
in the county Offices, and consequently
they do not propose to waste their time
or strategy in bolstering up aspirants for
State Offices who arc, if successful in OBJ
tanning nominations in the Abolition State
Convention, certain to be defeated by
their competitors, Neitber the big nor
little leaders of the Opposition can afford
to yield their services to the dear people
without reward, by Office or otherwise,
and if there are to be no spoils there can
be expected no enthusiastic /" loyalty" or
jealous " Unionism."
The big leaders, like the swimmer with
eorks, got beyond their depth before they
calculated what they would do were their
floats to be taken from them. Too late,
now they discover their imprndence.
Some of them who would, a few years ago,
have had the completest measure of their
official aspirations gratiicd by an election
as County Clerk, County Judge, or a
State Representative, having been since
almost thrust into these positions, now as
-pire to Congress, either as Representative
or Senator, to the Governorship, or, at
the very lowest, to the Office of Secretary
of State. Having made this lofty flight
at would be a modification next to death
almost, to have the bladder of their am
bition rudely punctured, and to fall, ex-
hausted, fa~bbergasted, utterly empty.
back into their old accustomed places
Yet, offices they must have, let the accom-
panying modification or shame be what
it may. But here comes the difficulty
The very rabble which pushed up these
vain-glorious leaders, and out of which
they selected their strikers and blowers
have now rushed into candidacy for the
only places to which there is q morta
hope of election, and they will not giyC
way to the fallen, empty-handed, hungry
leaders. Thus their influence is not only
destroyed, but their future is a blank, 81
far as State or county Office or spoils j,
concerned. They have a poor show, too
TO become "wards of the Government
and to share the Federal spoils upor
which they were for a time permitted tt
feast.
Determined however to keep up tn,
forms, as Duke Humphrey did at tn
foodless table, the big leaders have re
solved to meet in State Central Commit
tee. The meeting is fixed for the 10Th o
The present month, at Salem. Doubles
the Committee will further keep up tn
show, and tremendously go through tn
motions in the same form, but utterl
without that vitality which have charac
terized their meetings since 1861. Wha
they can hope to effect is the p~rofoundes
mystery to their party brethren in man.
instances, and of the drollest curiosity t
all. The chief managers of the party me
in Portland last month, about the time c
the meeting Of the Democratic State Ger
tral Committee, and there and then Gu
g out the work for their State Conyentio
to perfect. They compromised the strug
gle over the Representative candidacy b
6 giving Mr.. Mitchell the SenatOrship, an
Mallory was then selected over the head
of such men as the Rev. Mr.. Geary, Ger
Palmer and Woods, for Congressman
It was a cruel thing to place Hindsdal
of Douglas for Governor over L R. Moore
o. Salem. The latter gentleman is SpeaI
er of the House, Chairman of their Stat
Central Committee, and notwithstandin
all this. the managers, well knowing hi
to be eager for GubernatOrial honors onl,
parcelled out to him tbs Treasurership {
nothingl The Treasurership it wa
But as the manufacture of the ticket pr,
crossed, other changes had to be mad
To keep Pyle from jumping over Ii