The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-05-20
SLATER AND WILSON.

in this city. The weather was favora-
BILE and the Court House well filed
Mr.. Wilson opened and closed the de-
bate. He is the same nasal-twanged
orator; the same surface-skimmer; the
same political pettifogger that he was
ten years ago, when he first conceived
the idea of becoming "the musical
congressman from the sunny slopes of
the Pacific" If clownish demean-
or, want Of fairness in representa-
ton, or rather Misrepresentation, of
his opponents positions; if puerility in
special pleading. and style of elo-
quence after the manner Of
"He who would these boots displsce,
Must meet BombRstes face to facc,"
lin nasal tones) are the requisites of n
good speaker and the qualifications
necessary for one to respectfully rep
resent Oregon in the halls of Congress
of the United States then Mr.. Wilson
ought by all means to be elected.
1t has been our good fortune to
hear every candidate speak that
has ever been in the field since the or
ganization of our State government.
It has been our misfortune to know
that among those candidates there
have been men who were scarcely up
to the mediocre standard of ability
This is peculiarly truism when ap-
piled to the Radical candidates. It
was reserved however for Mr.. j. G.
Wilson to be the champion Liliput-
the most inflated pigmy-the most
whining, pitiable and contemplate
ninny that ever was digniied by a
nomination for any State Office in this
State. For nearly an hour and a
quarter did this lilliputian mountebank
rend the air and "spit the ears OF
groundlings" in calculating about the
Sth resolution. "Chops and tomato
sauce" echoed and re-echoed TIN ough
the hall of the Albany Court House
until the discordant sounds, as they
screeched through the orators nasal
protuberapce, reminded one of the
melody of the owl song, as it rises
above the midnight blast.
Here in Albany, where the good
people of Linn county were wont to
hear him prosecuting criminals in days
of yore, the wonder was intense and
the modification of the Radicals i'm.
mense at the feebleness displayed by
him as political speaker. To use
Senator Nesmith's epigramatic expires
sion, it is evident that the longer ht
lives the less he knows. On no par
OF the ground did Mr. Wilson rise te
the level of the occasion, ard in ne
part of his discourse was he up to thu
dignity of his theme. He cut q fal
more becoming figure the day after
while addressing Sunday school il
this city, wherein he spoke howeycI
not so mucl of Christ and him cruel
fed as of Joseph G. Wilson in the ca
pacity of a moralist, east of the Cas-
cade mountains To sum him up HI
was failure in Albany. Slater tool
his hide off of him and hung it on thu
fence to dry. There is but one litera
ry precedent for Wilson's speech ane
that is to be found in the lines tha
the great Tittlebat Titmouse wrote il
! his dulcina's album
"Tiitlebat Tittmouse is my name,
England is my nation,
London is my dwelling place,
And Christ is my salvation
i, After Mr.. Wilson had concluded
James Ell. Slater followed in an argu
ment of one hour and half in dura
ton, wherein he discussed in q mas
terly manner the issues between th
parties, and by contrast administere,
withering rebuke to the Radical con
vention for the choice of a popinjay +
represent this State in Congress. MI
Slater, as is his habit, addressed him
self to the understandings of his hea
ers, and as forcible and convincin
speaker, excited the admiration of a
! that heard him, not excepting eve
2 his political enemies. During tn
whole of Mr.. Wilson's opening speec
not one word of applause was give
him, while Mr.. Slater was repeated
: and vociferously eheered, and at time
greeted with the most enthusiast
| demonstrations of appreciation by th
large and intelligent auditory that ha
{ assembled to hear him. It is needles
, for us to state that Mr.. Slater game
D more in the debate ut this place tina
g we supposed any candidate, at thi
: time,. before the people, could dc
8 Friend and foe alike admitted that b
d was by far the ADLER debater Of th
' two, and, as a man of sense, towere
. above Wilson like Saul above b
a brethren. head and shoulders aboy
y him. In another article we have dil
q cussed Mr.. Wilson's misrepresents
tions about the tariff, and will cor
clude this notice by assuring our Den
: ocratic friends elsewhere that Lin