The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-07-29
ADDRESS OF DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSMEN.

An address to the United States ha.
been signed and issued by the Democrat
ic members Of Congress. It Is an appea
to the people to elect members Of the
next Congress, who shall favor O consti.
tutional. economical. and honest govern
ment, and oppose continuance Of reyo
intIonary, cxtravagant, wasteful, and par
tisan rule. The address is as follows:
To our EHo,c- Citizens of tie Lntieo
State fr,ends of Constitatioaat,
Economical, and Honest Government
The undersigned beg leave to call your
attention To the peculiar Importance Of
the elections which take place this year
aud respectfully to submit some suyes.
tons for your consideration. By the
State Legislatures to be elected, nearly
one third Of the United States Senate
will be chosen. Nearly all the members
of the next House OF represcn ntatiyes arc
to be elected next fall.
Upon the coming elections, then, de-
pends the question whether the Demo.
cratic Conservative clement in the SEN
ate shall be increased, aud whether that
element shall have majority in the
House OF Representatives, and, as a con.
sequence, whether VIC shall have a con-
stitutional, economical, and honest Gov.
erament, or continuance of revolutions
~, cxtravagant, and wasteful and parti-
san rule; whether We shall have general.
unit.rm, just, and constitutional Legisla-
tion, with reasonable taxation and frugal
expenditure, ur unconstitutional, partial.
unjust class legislation, with oppressive
aud sneaual taxation and wasteful ex.
penditurc.
That VIC have strong reasons n bone
for favorable result is plaini, -pn,ren,
The elections already held clearly show
that the tide of reform has set 10 with n
power that cannot be resisted, if no blum
ders be committed BY the friends ofrc-
form. Ii they do their duty and act
wisely; If they throw off all apathy, and
&C; with vigor and steadfastuess, there is
every reason to hope that their efforts
will be'rcwardcd by succc.s. Let there
be no dissensions about minor matters.
no time lost in the discussion of dead
issues. no manifestations of narrow or
prospective feeling, no sacrifice of the
cause to crafty personal ambition of re.
sentiment, and let the best men be chosen
Tor candidates, and we may hope to see
our country redeemed from misrule.
And in this connection We beg leave
TO say word to our fellow citizens Of the
Southern States. Do not risk the loss
of Senators or Representatives by elect
ing men who cannot take the test oath,
or who are under the disability imposed
by the fourteenth amendment. Whatever
may be said as to the validity of that
amendment or the test act, you may rest
assured that Seniors elected by vote of
members of Legislatures, who are held
by the Radicals to be thus disqualified,
will not be permitted to take their seats,
and that members of the House of Rep
rcsenatives thus disqualified will also be
excluded. 1t is the plaincst dictate of
practical wisdom not to incur any such
risks. We hope soou to see the day
when all disabilities will be removed; but
do not, we entreat you, lose the opportu.
nity to strengthen the Democratic and
Conservative force in Congress, aud the
possibility, nay, the probability of obtain
ing majority in the next House Of Rep
rcsentatives, by putting it in the power
of our adversaries to overthrow or disre-
gard your elections.
GSiyaed by every Democratic Senator
and Representative IN Congress-