The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-15
CLOSE OF VOLUME EGI.

This number closes the Third Vol.
] ume of the STATE RIGHTs DEMOCRAT;
and il il customary on such an occa-
sion to write long editorial. But
we shall be brief
When we became connected with
the establishment of the DEMOCRAT
its affairs were in very depressed
condition. For some weeks, or months,
the paper had been suspended conf
dence, as to its stability, was utterly
destroyed many men who had paid
in advance, had not received half,
and in some instances not one-fourth
of the numbers TO which they were
justly entitled and nine-tenths of the
community, Judging us by our prede-
cessor, looked upon rs with distrust
and suspicion, and refused 10 subscribe,
or in any other way lend us \ helping
hand. Although under no legal or
moral obligation to fill out the unex-
pired contracts Of our predecessor, we
We nevertheless did so in so far rs sub
scriptions were concerned; and we
thus paid out some hundreds of dol
lars simply TO convince the people of
this and adjoining counties that we
should "deal on the square" with
them. Months, however, elapsed ere
public confidence had been restored.
We sometimes had doubts whether
we ever would succeed in rc-cstablish-
ing that faith in the establishment
necessary to render our undertaking a
success. But We are happy to an-
nounce that we are at last victorious.
The Democrat is now rs firmly cstab-
lished as any journal in Oregon. 1t
rests on as sure basis.
Thus much for its financial condition.
AS to its future course we have but
little to say. We have learned that
the people naturally distrust q man
who is profuse of promises. They pre-
fer acts. We simply refer to the past
rs an indication of what we will do
: in the future. We have advocated
Democratic measures and principles
in the past We intend to travel in
, this good old path in the future. We
! are more firmly convinced now than
ever that they are right; and we be-
lieve that we shall soon see them put
into full operation again by Seymour
: and Blair. Kentucky has just gone
, Democratic by over seventy thousand
majority, and all the signs are that a
: great political revolution is going on
! all over the land; and the Democratic
! party will achieve decisive and glo-
rious victory over the combined forces
of Mongrelism next November. 1t
is needless for us to say that whatever
D influence and energy we possess shall
( be directed to the accomplishment OF
so desirable an end; and we shall i'm
prove every other department of the
STATE RIGHTs DEMOCRAT as much
0 and as we'll as the means at our com
mand will permit.
We are not aware that we can more
appropriately close this article than
| by publishing the following extract
: from that sterling Democratic journal
the Polk County Signal, which we
!. find in the last number:
), "Taking up the State Rights Democrat, and scan
ming the first page, arc struck with amazement
: as it were upon reading, 'Vol. III. No. 90" Are
we dreaming? Has it been three years since We
/, assisted to start the Albany Democrat on the frs
half of its first Volume? 1t must be SO, yet 1t al
s most seems as If it were but yesterday that W.
@ waited with anxious impatence for the initia
number of the State Rights Demoerat. How VIZ
! priced it and how the Democracy OF Linn county
were nerved on to deeds of patriotic duty by it,.
L Three years ago 1t seems a marvel! And wha
= changes have been wrought in Linn county--ir
Oregon-in every State in the once United States
: since the Democrat entered the busy and chequer
b ed arena Then, Linn county was under the dom
a ination of a party whose text was 'loilty," and
whose watchword was oppression; whose careel
was marked by violence and intolerance and whose
s leaders were mbeciles, fanatics and knaves. Now
the cause of right, justice, humanity, civilization
and Liberty is fostered, encouraged and sustain
y ed by majority of THREE HUNDRED in the coun
7. ty, Them "loi" mobs were only restrained from
= wreaking summary vengeance upon Democrats b.
: the cowardice inseparable from the make up 0
g men prone to wfong-doing. Now, all is peace
q auietude and civil amenity. Then, foulest asper
q sons black denunciations and midnight plotting
constituted the favorte past-time of the dominAn
y party Now, the dominant party devotes itself /,
puppressing evil and cultvating the arts of peac,