Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-02
Political Notes.

The Forest Grove Monthly truthful-
lys remarks concerning the action of
political parties that:
"The moment party claims right
for itself as distinct from free assent
to its principles, there is palpable evi-
dence that it is no longer true party
but cabal in the hands of designing
men. The appeal to party allegiance
is evidence of selfish purpose. The
claim of party leaders to the vote of its
adherents, except upon the ground of
sincere conviction, is, in this view Of
party obligation, an insult to >every
honorable man, and should he repelled
accordingly. We: ought all to stand by
our principles and work with those that
will work with us. But let us not only
repel but rebuke, as becomes intelli>
gent American freemen, the assumption
of those managers who think We can be
driven by the crack of party whip to
advance any measure that they, the
leaders, propose to use the party for.
The Corvallis Gazette gives this his
tory of the adoption of one of the
planks in the Democratic platform
The Convention had a stormy time
over the 9th section of the platform
the Reputation plank, This section as
originally drafted wassa bold espousal
of reputation, aud the platform was at
first adopted as whole. Some Of the
sagacious ones then moved that the
platform be considered section by Sec
ton, hoping to modify the dangerous
resolution. Then the war began Ben.
Hay den exploded a tempest Of slang
upon the Convention, and was fearless
ly seconded by Jimmy O. Fay, both of
whom wished the section to stand as it
was. Then Reed, Of Portland, shook
out his plumes, and made the air lurid
all about vain glorious Ben. 4 spec
tator informs US that for impassioncd
eloqlence and trenchant sarcasm, Reeds
effort was as fine a thing as he ever
heard 1t was noticed, however, that
every allusion to sqnare>toed repudia-
tion was followed by roar Of applause
from the Democratic host The section
was finally remodeled, and now means
repndiation under the poetical phrase,
equitable adjustment.
The Oregoainn, in speaking of the
Democratic platform adopted at Albany,
says:
Tt Is throughout malignant in spirit,
thoroughly reactionary, and worse in all
respects than any that has emanated
from any Convention in any State.
| Even the Democrats of Kentucky
would hear its ntterance with amaze
ment. If not with Indignation There
Is no word in it which indicates aspirit
Of liberality or conception of the du-
ties and requirements of the times.
Such bigotry, such bitter partisauship,
such blind devotion to the narrow ideas
of place seeking demagogues, was never
known before. There is nothing in the
platform that could stand for day be-
fore the jndgmen: OF the American peo.
pie. It is unnecessary to partioularize
the whole ani'psus of the document is as
bad as the worst stuff OF the party could
make it.
The Herald, red hot as it is, cannot
endorse the first resolution passed By
the Polk county Democracy. II says
We think that portion of the frs
resolution of the Polk county Demo-
cracy which advises forcible resistance
to tho voting Of negroes and Indians il
inadvisablc. We are opposed to resist
ing the law, on the part of individuals
and hope that no one will attempt it il
Oregon.