The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-06-27
nov. enc. n. -PENDLETON.

Tying at our masthead the name OF
this distinguished Democrat and no.
BILE patriot, as our choice for the Pres
idency. The State Democratic Con-
venticn at Portland endorsed him and
instructed for him, and he is undoubt-
eddy the choice of the Democracy of
Oregon and of the entire West. The
signs of the times, also, so far as we
are capable of reading them, point to
his nomination by the National Dem
ocratic Convention, which assemblies
at New York City on next Independ-
cnce Day. Mr.. Pendleton was a mem
Der of the thirty-ffth Congress, from
Ohio, and continued in the House un-
til he was nominated for the Vice
Presidency, in 1864. His record in
Congress is clear, patriotic, statesman
like, and consistent, while his person.
al character and gentlemanly bearing
were always of the highest anl most
commendable order. Always courte.
Gus, and never abusive; aver argu-
mentative. eloquent and impassioned,
his words always commanded atten-
ton, and his bearing respect even
from his bitterest political opponents.
He has ever been, since he first enter
ed political life, a favorite with his
party and the peoples; but it is on
the financial questions that have
sprung up and assumed such gigantic
shapes since the close of the war, that
Mr.. Pendleton has struck the popular
chord, and endeared himself to the
great mass of the taxpayers of the
country. His speeches last year, in
Ohio and other States, have develop.
ed the responsiveness of the bondhold.
ers' claim, and enlightened the people
as to the most feasible plan of paying
off the public debt and releasing
them from the burden of enormous
annual taxes. His views upon the
question-at first ridiculed and mis-.
represented-have now become one OF
the most popular planks in the great
Democratic party, and have been re.
Gently endorsed by State Constitu,
tions of both parties, and by all the
leading men of the West. A higher
compliment to Dir. Pendleton's states.
m~anshiP, sagacity and financial abili.
ty a scarcely be conceived.
The taxpayers of the West will be
able to appreciate the wisdom of Mr..
Pendleton's plan, when they remem.
Der that his proposal to pay the debt,
when carried into effect, will place
two thousand millions of dollars O
untaxed wealth upon the tax books,
and compel it hereafter to pay its
equitable share of city, county, State
and national liabilities.
In this view of the case, we conf
IDENTIFY hope and believe that Mr.. Pen
dleton will be selected as our stan
dard-bearer We hope it because VIZ
believe he a win, and we believe il
because he is the expressed choice o
a large majority of the Democratic
voters of the country. The West il
all for him. Every State west o
Lake Erie has declared for him; Ken
lucky and Tennessee are for him.
Maryland is for him; Maine is fol
him all the South will be for him.
So far as our advices go, only New
York, Pennsylvania and FIVE of the
New England States will be against
him, and some of them will be divided
in the Convention ; and, aside from
all this, so great is the public feeling
regarding taxation and the publ,
debt, SO anxious are the people to es
cape from the crushing weight Of thei.
financial embarrassments, and so abb,
and clearly has he shown them a wa,
out of their l~abarynth of difficulties
that the delegates hardly dare venture
to go back on the clamorings and erie
of an oppressed and tax-ridden PEG
pie for his nomination. How deeply
the shrewdest of the Republican lead
ers are impressed by the silent move
ment toward him among their owl
supporters, is evident from the resolu
tions of the Indiana Republican Con
%vention last spring, and from the bill
recently introduced in Congress b,
Senator Sherman of Ohio. They ar,
attempting to regain some of tn,
ground which Pendleton has won from
them. Their hopes are futile; anC
whether Mr.. PendIeton is nominated
or not, they may as well abondon tn
attempt to beat the Democracy out O
a policy which is emphatically tbei
own, and which emenated from til,
fertile brain of one of Democracy
brightest and purest statesmen-GEo
H. PENDLEToN.
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