The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-09

STATE FATR.-Tbe Democrat learns
that the question Of removal Of the State
Fair was not voted upon, as Is supposed.
but proceeds TO make some structures up
on the way things were done at the late
Fair by few men in this county. It
states that there il no provision in the Con-
stitutioD for the election Of honorary Vice
Presidents. but a number were elected.
while most Of the actual officers Of the So
ciety are filed here We are not aware
that any general effort was made to ''hog
things" for Salem, and so we give the
Democrat the benefit of having its COM
plant circulated
The Unionist Of this week says:
~ he truth that lays at the bottom of
all this splurge about the next State Fair
may be told in few words: For several
weeks previous TO the last State Fair, a
few wouId-be.exceedingly-sm smart indiyid.
uals from Linn county. aided and cncour-
aged by the editorial talent Of two Of the
Salem papers, seconded by the snasiEc
powers of job Office, concluded they
would lay their heads together and have
the next State Fair held at Albany. This
little scheme failed and because Of its fail
ure some parties are very wroih."
As this is evidently meant to apply TO
tie RecOrd. we pronounce il a silly lie.
We never heard the idea of holding the
next State Fair at Albany mentioned un-
Ill We heard Of it in the Democrat We,
in common with the mass of the true friends
Of the Agricultural Society. hoped for the
election of different Secretaries. Our az
tcntion has been called to the fact that
one Of these officers clect-who is connect
ed with the UnioHist by the by-owns to
having spent money to win the election.
Now, the facts are, that the Secretaries are
both printers, and actually printed the
badges, the possession of which entitled
members to a vote There are many who
believe they printed badges enough to
supply their friends and elected them.
selves, or rather imposed themselves on
the Society in paying positions. The
farmers met, Tuesday evening, and nom-
mated ticket to suit themselves-these
Il typos nominated themselves and printed
themselves into Office By circulating sim
| liar tickets with their own names as See.
rctaries. We understand the Board Of
Managers appointed committee to in
vestigate the circumstances We have mar
rated, and We await the result Of their in
vestigation. While this matter is a prop
er subject for journalistic comment, We
have hesitated TO speak of it until the low
attack of the job office and paper which
has secured its hold on the Society attacks
US with falsehood. 1t is very easy By
trickery and falsehood to disgust the State
and secure the carly removal of the State
Fair to some other point. An event the
proprietor aud editor of the Record, who
are old residents here for life, would nat.
urally dcprccate more than people who
are here without single tie TO give them
permanent residence The Unionist
winds up thus "Now we wish il distinct.
| ly understood, that we don't care two
straws where the Society concludes to hold
the next State Fair" We accept Its
aTowal. Having secured the paying Offices
and expecting tosecure the printing again
it is as content as veil. filed hog .Sa
lem Record.
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