The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-12
A NEW DODGE.


plains itself;
omcAGo, juno 5.-A Washington special states
that movement Is on foot among the Republican
politicians to make the position taken by the Sen
ate on the Alabama claims. question In the can
vass this fall Arrangements are being made to
carry out this programme in the ensuing election
In Pennsylvania. Gov. Curtin, Col. Forncy, and
other politicians In Pennsylvania are favoring this
course, the advocates of which believe they can
thus force the Democrats 10 follow the lead Of the
Republican party or take sides with England, In
either case damaging themselves by thousands oil
votes.
It is highly probable that tho oppo-
sition would like to throw veil over
weightier matters by bringing some
new subject into the political arena.
The unconstitutional and disgraceful
outrage of the proposed Fifteenth
Amendment is staring them in the
face at every progressive step, and
they feel that, unless they can spring
some other question upon the people
to attract their immediate attention,
the whole Radical horde viii be swal-
lowed up in the indignant revolt OF
the masses.
Gentleman, this thing will not
work you can't dodge the real issues
by such q frivolous subtcrfuge as that.
The laboring white men of the coun-
try are beginning to find out with
what they have to contend, and will
fight it out on that line. The issues
are already made up. Would you
know what they are? Democratic
conservatism against Radical imperi-
alism; free white government
against mongrcl dcspotism; Radical
prescription and intolerance against
Democratic freedom and Constitution
al liberty; gold and silver of the peo-
pie against rags and bonds of specu-
lators; "free trade and sailors rights"
against swindling protective tariffs
for New England monopolists; light
taxes against burdcnsomc taxation,
and equal taxation against bond hold
ing exemption; economy and re-
trenchment against extravaganza and
prodigality in national affairs hon.
esty and purity against corruption
and venality; virtue and patriotism
against vice and selishness; disinter-
ested love of country against an inor-
dinate desire for spoils and plumber.
Are not these sufficient grounds for
war between the contcnding political
parties, without yet throwing into
the balance questions which do not
partake of partizan character, and
which, in the nature of things, will
right themselves? Democrats want
none OF it. The fight on the Alabama
claims is between the Radicals and
Jacobins who made the war and the
Briton's who thought fit to mix in
with the affair. Democrats disclaim
all interest in the matter. The Rump
majority in the United States Senate
and the John Bull Parliament can
settle that little affair, and the free
white men of the country will keeT
in check the villainous and intolera
bic measures of the party who are al
ipresent attempting to bring disgrace
and ruin upon our fair land.
1t is impossible for the people to bt
much longer deceived by the intro
duction of new and senscless dodge.
of the dominant party, for the cords
of oppression are being too closcl!
drawn about their interests, thci
homes and fresides. The growing
desire for powerand spoils of the en-
cmies of the working classes hay,
urged them on until there is scarcely
a vestige Of civil and political libcrt,
: left in the land, and almost the vcr,
lives and property of the people ar
t controlled by few moneycd masters
r In our own State the money of tn
r people, by the revolutionary action O
+, Radical officers, is locked up in vault
or used in the interests Of few un
, scrupulous and dishonest spectators
while for want of it public enterpris
is at a stand-still, manufacturing in
< tercsts are crippled, and commercial
circles are threatened with ruin am
bankruptcy. In this view of the cas-
and it is but moiety the ills an
curses which mongrelism has saddle'
upon the People-we have sufficien
with which to contend without trout
ling ourselves about the settlement G
= abolition war claims.