The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-14
THE ELECTIONS.

all the oCaCeS except the IoIloWlng -
New York, Now Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Kentucky, Georgia, Louis
lana, Alabama, Oregon, and probably
South Carolina. California has proba-
bly, given Grant from 500 to 400 ma
Ijority.
This election proves that majority
of the American people are in favor
of negro suffrage and negro equality.
It proves that they are in favor of
the negro bureau,-in other words
that they are in favor of taxing the
white men of the nation to feed, and
clothc, and educate, and uphold the
negroes in idleness.
1t proves that majority of the
American people love to be enormous
ly taxed on everything they cat, drink
and wear.
1t proves that they are in favor OF
the tyrannical Reconstruction Acts o.
Congress.
It proves that they are in favor of
funding the National Debt, and pay
ing interest on it for two or three cen.
turies. "a national debt is national
blessing" say the black magnates {;
and a majority of the people are such
ineffable asses that they throw up
their hats and shout amenl
1t proves that q majority of the peo-
pie are in favor of high protective
tariff, and hence that they love to be
the serfs and servile tools OF eastern
blue-belied manufacturers
It proves that they are in favor of
the national bank currency, with all
its facilities for swindling and enrich
ing the banker at the expense of the
people.
It proves that a majority Of the
American people arc not yet in favor
of taxing the United States bonds.
and that they desire that the bondo-
Gratis may remain untaxed. Il will
require several more turns of the finan-
eial screw to bring them to their
senses.
It proves that a majority of the
people believe that they ought TO bear
all the burdens of government and
let the bondholder continue to be a
lazy drone in the public hive.
1t proves that a majority of the
American people arc in favor of the
odious and dangerous doctrine of Cen
tralization of power.
It proves that they sanction corrup-
tion, and frauds, and extravaganza,
unparalleled in the annals Of the
world.
1t proves that majority ofGhe peo-
pie believe that 1t was right for the
Radical party to dissolve the Union /;
to subject ten States, in time of pro-
found peace, to military despotism
and negro supremacy: to ignore the
right of trial by jury; to abolish the
hdbeas corpus, that most sacred writ
of liberty; to overthrow the freedom
of speech and the press; to substitute
arbitrary seizures, and arrests, and
military trials, and secret star-chamber
inquisitions for the constitutional ti-
bunals; to convert the American cap
itol into basti1e; and to establish a
system of spies, and espionage to
which no constitutional monarchy OF
Europe would now dare to resort
While, however, this election proves
all this, and much more, yet there are
some facts connected Herewith which
should incite every Democrat-every
lover Of his country and his kind-tc
renewed and vigorous action in behalf
of Democratic measures and princi
pies. One is that the Democracy
though badly beaten, have gained
several Congressman, and have largely
reduced the Radical majorities In
nearly all the States which the Radi
Gals have carried "a fact which
shows that Democratic principles are
steadily gaming ground, notwith
standing they have to contend against
the immense power and patronage O
J the Government. Another encourag
ing fact is the completeness of thu
Radical victory. To some this may
seem a singular reason for congratu
lation: But we mean what we say
A big victory fills the vIctors with /:
feeling of security, and they almos
invariably become apathetic soon afte
the election. They are very apt, also
to quarrel among themselves and t.
divide on unimportant questions
Everybody supposed when Pierc,
: beat Scott that the Democratic party
never could be beaten. But the yer,
completeness of the victory proved tn
cause of the ultimate defeat of tn
party. The leaders became proud
? and arrogant each wanted his owl
f way chickering's and strifes follow
ed and bore bitter fruit at Charleston
in 1860. So it will be again. Lik