Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-14
Political Notef.

A letter from ITmatilla dated May
9th. expresses the opinion that Eastern
Oregon will give less than five hundred
majority for the Democratic State tick
ct. Another authority says, anot over
three hundred" We have such ad-
vices as lead us to the conclusion that
jackson county will not 60 more than
one hundred and fifty and Linn not
over two hundred majority Democratic.
There is everything to encourage US in
the belief that, as compared with two
years ago the Democratic vote will be
relatively reduced greatly in almost
every coun ty. To secure a complete
Republican triumph in juno, it is only
necessary that Republicans everywhere
unite their efforts and work diligently
and persistently through the remainder
Of the campaign.
There could scarcely be more signifi-
cant answer to those who advocate free
trade to bring down prices than the
memorial recently sent to Congress,
signed by over thirty thousand railroad
officers. and praying for specific daty
of two cents per pound an steel. These
gentlemen set forth that, under the
competition with American works erect
ed within a few years past, foreign
steel makers have reduced the price
from $50 to less than $40 gold.
Could any argument be more conclu-
siye.
The Gazette, speaking of the history
of reputation, says;
/ It is true enough that the National
platforms of 1868 have declared
against reputation, as above set forth,
but the hour was not then ripe for the
damning hercsy. Policy and pIausi.
bility are the ruling sentiments Of the
platforms, and the Democracy were
wise enough to understand that the
patriotic hosts, still warm with the an.
ger of battle, would be kinded into
| fiery and fatal wrath by the teacherous
proposition. come from what source il
might. Through all these passing
years, however, the party has been
counting infamy, and waiting the aus
picious moment when, on bcnded knee
before the spectre of national dishonor
it's accursed affections might be avowcd
That moment had seemingly arrived
when Mungen unmasked the corruption
Of the Democratic heart--soon to b,
followed By the whining treaehery o
. the Albany Iago. II was thought tha
the grip of hard necessity, and to,
ceaseless irritation of the tax law were
in the language of the Democrat,
platform, burden too intolerable I,
be borne"
| Some time since the Albany Demo
cYaf made some severe criticisms on th,
Oregon City Enterprise for advocatin;
reputation. The Enterprise makes
feeble reply, and introduces the emf
nent Democratic argument of green
backs for the soldier. and gold to tn
bondholder. phe Democrat dispose
OF tnis py saying
In answer to the boyish blubbe
about the wronged soldier, we say this
Tho soldier knew that he was to ge
/, only a certain stipend for his servic,
, when he enlisted, aud there is nothin;
wrong in this--it proves nothing. Th
vail for the widow aud orphan tha
arises from the sympathetic editor o
the Enterprise is perhaps creditable 4
his heart, but lily becomes the head o
q man who is the advocate of the mos
stupendous robbery that ever was at
tempted to be perpetrated in any sg
or cline. Sighs, sobs and groans ar
formidable in the mouths of female val
/. etudinares, but simply ridiculous in tn
mouths of able bodied men. We d
not believe that the honest and sensi
BILE portion of the community vii
. show by their votes, next june, tha
they like such equitable adjustment,
as is advocated be the Enterprise.
: The reputation organ of this cit
denies, ,-says the Oregonian, that it ia
vors reputation, or that its party
committed to the doctrine. But Col
. Chapman, who is an older aud bette
Democrat than any one connected witt
r that paper, says that 1t has "sown th
/ seeds OF reputation broadcast" an
that he has tried to eradicate then
from the Democratic minds" but init
mates that he has had poor success
, So this point is supported by the yer
best Of Democratic testimony.