The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-08-26
PREACHING THEIR OWN EU-
es NERAL.

ances of the small-fry papers of the
Radical party that their star is still in
the -ascendancy, the more conserya-
tive, thoughtful and consistent men,
bers of that party betray tho anxiety
with which glance into the future in
spires them, and are attempting to
save their party from the sure destruc-
ton which awaits it in the future
While Democratic journals and speak
ers throughout the country have been
I'LL along exposing the reckless extrav-
aganee of the present Radical Admin-
istration and Congress, until quite re-
Gently all the Republican papers were
denouncing such charges as false and
unfounded; but now such papers as
the New York Herald, the Chicago
Republican and the Chicago Tribune,
are falling into the line with Demo-
cratic newspapers, and denounce the
unscrupulous and wanton extravaganza
of the Congress which has just ad-
journed, in the most positive terms
The New. York Herald, which has
defended Grants administration more
vigorously and persistently than al
most any other paper, and which has
been an undertaking admirer of Radi-
cal legislation since that worthy's ad-
vent into the White House, says that
"the late Congress will ever be cele-
brated in history for three distinguish
ing featuIes-their mastery inactivity
In everything relating to the material
interests of the country, their patron
age of jobs of all descriptions, and
their squandering of the public lands.
There are, indeed, but few men in
Congress who concern themselves
about the true interests of the coun-
try. Most OF the members cannot see
beyond the length of their noses, and
know literally nothing about matters
of trade, finance or national defence.
They seem to think this great country
On object for all to prey upon. and as
long as they can make large profits by
lobbying through fat jobs the United
States and all its best interests may
take care of themselves.
The Chicago Tribune, than which no
mole bitter or relentless Radical party
organ has existed for the past ten
years, in denouncing its Radical
friends in Congress for the reckless
manner in which they squander the
peoples money, says: 'tIt is due to
truth to state that, after all their pre-
vious professions, members of con-
gress have done little to commend
them to their constituents, on the
score OF retrenchment and economy.
The army and navy bills appropriate
millions more than the public service
requires. Three-fourths of the har-
bor and river appropriation may be
set down as pure wastage and steal
age, and the fortifcation appropria-
ton, to cobble up old stone forts,
might as well have been thrown into
the harbors, or given outright to the
contractors, for all the good it will do
In the way of rational defence. The
Legislative, executive and Judicial ap-
preparations are characterized by ex-
treme iberality with the peoples mon
ey, and the heavy appropriations for
Indian affairs will enable swarms of
spectators to grease their palms out
OF the public ointment. An honest
and serious effort to reduce ublic ex-
penditures would have cut the ag-
gregate down more than twelve mil
lions"
The Chicago Republican, the Mis-
sour Democrat, and several other in
fuential Republican organs, observ-
ing the certain drift of public senti-
ment upon the questions of retrench-
ment, are strenuously urging a reform
upon the part of the dominant party
in Congress, and warning them that
the people have become tired of their
corruption and extravaganza, and that
unless they Immediately tack ship and
steer into the harbor of retrenchment
and honesty, the Radical bark will be
a total wreck n few short months.
The voters and taxpayers of the
country have become aware that the
whole legislation of the country is in
the hands of incompetent men small
souled, selfish, grasping politicians,
whose only care is for their private
ends; and while all our industrial pur-
suits are overlooked or taxed to death
capital is building itself up over its
remains by the aid of purchased legis-
lation, until it has become high time
for political tricksters and trimmers to
give way to the brain and muscle OF
4the country. The laboring masses are
at last becoming convinced that their
vital interests hinge upon the. success