The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-09-05
TURNING OVER.

John II. Cherry, prominent lawyer,
and hitherto leading Radical, of Spring
field, Ill. writes letter to the State Regis
ter, in which he arraigns the Radical party
for its worse than bungling financial policy,
and puts himself in line with the Demo
cracy on the great issues of the day.
Hon. John A. Matson, heretofore prom.
inent and influential Republican at Green
castle, Ind, has, in public speech, an.
nOunced his intention of supporting sey-
mour and Blair as the only way of restoring
peace to the country.
W. II. Lancaster, Esq, prominent law
yer of Shelbyville, Ind, publishes a card
giving his reasons for withdrawing from the
Radical party and supporting Seymour and
Mr.. L. is but type of thousands more just
like him.
The Lansing (Iowa) Mirror, heretofore
radical sheet, has recently turned over to
the democracy.
Also, the Ripon Representatire, published
in the worat JAcobin town in Wisconsin, has
come out squarely and unequiyocalIy for
Seymour and Blair. Listen to what its edi.
tor says: -
For the past year we have been falling. slow
ly and surely failing, and to-day, we gire up the
gkost. We have not in these twelve months been
failing in health, nor have We pecunisriIy, sus-
tanned much loss. Il is politically that VIC have
"gone up" We fail to the Republican PARTY
a. what it should be or what many Of its friends
in years past supposed il Was the intention Of
L. l.
have given up, is Radical Repablieaaish. From
this day henceforth and forever, to The time We
are planted beneath the sod under which all Re
publieans and Democrats must sooner or later iie
We shall advocate, in our feeble way the principles
Of Democracy Henceforth We arc Democrat
We want il distinctly underwood, as We wish TO
receive all the cursing from Republicans soon
convenient. There aro many causes which
have led to this decided change in the politics ~
this paper. The prime cause is the total failure
Of the party TO do q single thing towards the re-
construction Of the country. The leaders appear
TO US not 10 care a continental what happens to =
State, If she don't cast Republican vote. The
government supports niggers in idleness, because
they vote the Republican ticket, and stArve white
men. because they do not This. white men can-
not allow. They will not allow IL
The leaders OF the Republican party are politi-
cal hacks, renegades from the Democratic ranks,
men whose characters are spotted, and who care
no more for the country than We do for the Canni-
bal Islands. They are notorious thieves, and
leave no stone unturned to accumulate greenba cks
regardless Of the interests Of the people whom
they misrepresent. We cannot live in the same
house with such neighbors, hence we retire. In
retirement We shall doubtless have something
say hereafter that will not suit these political
thieves, and what We say win be plain and to the
point. Tremendous applause.)
The nomination Of Gen, Grant for President by
the Hen Convention has sickened thousands oi
Republicans throughout the land. They look upon
the nomination acknowledgement Of the
fact that the party dare not nominate its best
for fear Of ignominious defeat, which they will
sustain next November a. sure 80 the time comes
They want to ride into power on the Generals
military reputation, not caring whether he knows
anything or not"
The Clinton County Independent, of Illi'
nois, formerly mongrel, spews Grant out oi
its mouth, and comes ont Democratic.
We hope our radical readers will peruse
the above carefully, as there is more good
sense contained in them than can be found
in all the radical papers they can get hold of.
Let the ball roll.