The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-12-07
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THE CITY ELECTIO

votes; J. Conner, les;-Dem. maj.
IL.
FOR RECORDER.
L. W. Doolittle, (Dem.) received
lS5 votes; A. F. Wheeler, o.
Dem. maj. Is.
FOR MARSHAL.
J. d. Price, Dem.) received lsl
votes; D. Froman, l25 Dem. Maj.
Is.
FOR TREASURER.
Jno. Barrows, Rep.) received lSO
votes; W. Q. Stewart, l29 Rep.
maj. l.
ALDERMEN.
RddicaLs.-J. S. Barry, l2l; Jno.
Foster, l2O; c. Mealey, $50; E. 3.
Purdom, l24; p. Spinks, 1871; J. +.
Backensto, 1913.
DemocratS.-A. Parker, 40; John
Crawford, 1876; E. Carter, 100; J.
briggs, 1872; G. T. Vining, 1876; A.
MCAIeNdHueT, loo.
1t will be seen from the foregoing
that the Democracy have elected their
entire ticket with two exceptions
Afr. Stewart, candidate for Treasurer,
is beaten by Mr Barrows by one vote,
and the vote between Mr.. Carter and
81r. Mealey is tie.
We think that, under the circum-
stances, we are fully justified in claim
ing complete Democratic victory
Our candidate for Treasurer, it is true,
is defeated; but only by one vote -
and one of our candidates for alder
men ties his opponent f; but all the
rest of our ticket is elected By an av-
erage majority of ten. Last year the
entire Radical ticket was elected by
majorities ranging from six TO thir-
teen. Never since Albany had a
name was it ever before known to 90
DemOcratic-so we are informed bv
several old residents. Albany pre-
cinct, some years ago, went Demo
cratic, but Albany city, never, till
last Monday. Orr Radical friends
fought earnestly and manfully; they
felt the reins slipping from their
grasp; they marshailcd their we'll
drilled forces and contested the
ground, inch by inch; several fisti.
cuffs even came off in their eager.
ness to carry the day; but it was all
without avail. We have met the en-.
emy and they are ours. All honor to
the gallant Democracy of Albany
City.
1t may be supposed by some at a
distance that the Democratic victory
thus achieved is chiefly due to person.
al or local issues. If so, we inform
them that this is incorrect. The chic
issues were Of national character
The Democratic ticket was headed
thus: " Democratic city Ticket
and Democrats defended it on the
ground that it was Democratic and
that each man on it was against mig
ger suffrage and nigger equality; il
favor of reducing federal taxes, and
taxing federal bonds, and of cancel
ling them finally with greenbacks.-
The Radical ticket was headed thus
I" Union Ticket" and printed in red
white, and blue, with the cut of an ca
gle and flag at the top. Our Radi
friends electionered for it, not on per
, sonal grounds so much as that thos,
composing it were Union men," anC
d every true-blue "Union man" was ex
4 pected to vote the ticket. But thi
; cry Of " Union" has measurably los
its power. The people are beginnin:
e to learn that it has been used, not t.
save the Union, but as cloak for tn
s perpetration of frauds and villainies
which for magnitude and turpitude
tare unriyalled in the annals Of tn
d world. Many of the conservative
: Republicans now see that, under tn
I specious cry of "Union," freedom 0
speech and of the press has bee
practically violated and outraged; i
linnumerable instances that thousand
of their fellow-citizens, guilty of n
crime whatever, have been illegal
: lincarcerated IN unwholesome bastiles
that negro suffrage, and negro equal
:. lty-social and legal-have been force
o upon the country under the cloak {
:, the 6 Union;" that thousands of shoe
: ldy contractors and other harpies an
u vampires have drawn the life bloc
8 from the nation, while bawling then
Is selves hoarse with the hypocritic:
4 lcry of Union;" that ten States al
to kept out Of the Union under the pr
e. tense of saving the Union;'' an
that as a nation we are literally b.
&c tween the upper and neither milIstene
). OF prohibitory tariff and taxation
= and viii ultimately be ground to pov
der unless soon relieved. Besides a