The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-08-10
The End OF VOLUME II.

number Of this volume, a very large
prapoftion of the community firmly
beli5Eed. il would be an ephemeral
eo0 ; and for this reason even
many silnon-pare Democrats-men
who had heen pecuniarily bled by our
immediate predecessor-stoOd aloof,
and did not take the DEMOCRAT, lest
they might lose a part or all of its
subscription price. The history ofthe
past year shows how groundless were
their apprehensions. During the year
the DEMOCRAT has been issued and
mailed regularly every Saturday-last
Saturday excepted. We have fully
redeemed every promise we made to
the public, and in one thing we have
dealt with them better than they had
any,Hight to expect. When We as
sumed control of the DEMOCRAT we
found that many subscribers had paid
O'Mekra in advance, and that their
time lad not been filed out By him;
In ihe aggregate amounting to sew
eral hundred dollars. We have fur
nished such subscribers with the DEM
ocRArl: we have filed out their unex-
pired time-the money for which
E 0'Meara had pocketed and spent. We
did lis when there was no legal or
mora obligation to do so, because We
red to re-establish confidence in
lublic mind. When we moved to
y we intended to settle here,
krhaps die here and be buried
we have patiently and lab9ri
aid business foundation which
mon business shock will seH-
fleet The citizens of Linn and
ag counties now have conf
the stability and success of
locBAr; and hence several of
subscribers have already come
9orkards and paid for the third Volume.
-SSzZe need not say that this is as it
should be. During the year past we
did not invariably exact pay in ad-
vance, although these were our pub
! lished terms We wanted the people
to become acquainted with the DEMO
cRAT under our supervision and con
troll; and hence we did not rigidly adj
here to our published terms. But we
desire &Ad intend to be not quite so
indulgent during the year to come
We viii send the next Issue TO all our
patrons that are not indebted to as on
subscription. If they do not want il
they viii please send US word to this
effect, either By mailing it to our ad-
.-sdress or dropping us letter, and we
will promptly erase their Names
Should they not do this, it will be ex-
.plicitly understood that they desire us
to continue sending them the paper
and that they will be responsible to
us for the same. Some time within the
next three months we shall make out
bills against all who have not theT
paid up, and shall present them fqi
payment. No true friend of tbs
= STAfk RIGHTs DEMOCRAT can or viii
find fault with us for adopting this
cOuTse. The prepay system is tho
y safe one, aid it is that which Wa
an ultimately adopt.
Relative to the course we shall pur
e IN the future we have but little t.
ay at present. We shall continue tt
advocate Democratic principles Will
whatever of zeal and ability we pos
sess. Some have found some faul
With the DEMOCRAT because, as is al
edged, it is somewhat ultra. ALI w,
aVesto say to such objectors is, tina
ea had better not take it any more
for we intend to make it more "ultra'
than ever The older we become tn
more firmly are we convinced that tn
itemporizing, poIicy-dodge will no
Will ~ 10 d ici1dI hdUlS ldCI tld
wherever the Democratic party ba
recently been victorious they stoo'
,squarely up to their work they bold
ily .azewed their principles and re
solved to stand or fall by them in tn
contest. We shall continue to dc
nounce corrupt and iniquitous Cor
gress. We shall continue to oppos
all attempts to put the Negro, 0
Chinaman, or Kanaka upon the sam
political footing with the Caucasia
race More strenuously than ever "
shall contend that United States bono
holders should pay taxes like .othe
men, and thus hear their proportio
of the enormous burdens of the Coz
ernment. Tax rim BoSDHoLDERs o
ELSE REPUDIATE THE FEDFRA
DEBT. is one Of our notices.
During the e'iauing year impoltan