The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-11-18
ISDORSED.

We note the fact that the late Veto
Of Gov. Grover of the Portland Sub
sidy job has met with the unanimous
Involvement OF the Democratic press,
not only in this State, but of the Pa
cific Coast.
Below We clip IN article on this sub
ject from the La Grande MounfaiD
Democrat, which truly shows that this
Bill wrs n deep laid scheme not only to
lift up n willy opponent Of the Demo
cratic party, but for the defeat of the
party itself
"The Gov. rnor has vetoed the bill
passed by the Legislature, to enable
Ben. Holladay TO fleece the citizens of
Portland out Of the sum OF $500 900,
and in thus doing he has defeated the
would-be railroad KIM IN his third
attempt TO control the State against
the expressed wishes of the people.
Ben's first defeat was when the people
voted the Democratic ticket aid thus
put IN end to his hopes of having a
set of nnprincipled radical Office holc-
ers control the affairs of State The
second defeat was the election OF n
Senator that his money could not buy,
and who would oppose any measures
that did not bave for its purpose the
benefit of the whole people, whether
Holladay was suited or not; and the
third was the veto of the measure that
would have enabled him to plumber a
people, had radical Governor held Of
ice. Thus it will be seen that Holla-
day does not control the State, as it
was asserted he would; and the last act
of Governor Grover has rendered him
powerless To certain extent in the
future. For this the Governor de-
serves credit but it cannot be said
the members comprising the Legisla-
lure, styling themselves democrats,
who aided Holiday in this scheme to
rob people, were, when voting, car
rying out the time honored principle
of the party-that of legislating for
the people, in opposition to capital.
and, it is certain they failed to perform
their duty to their constituents.
/ But the Governor remained true to
the principles that have been the
grand features of the Democratic plat
form from the foundation of the gov
ernment, and the people honor him
for his integrity. His veto endears
him to them the more, and they will
in the future be sure to eyince their
approval of his course"
i The country's freedom is rapidly sub
ordinating itself to military aristocracy.
Already rank has left the civil service
and climbs highest on the military should
er. Salary and rank are presumed to cor
respond in grade, as rule. The pay and
emoluments of the Genaral Of the Army
are higher than those OF the President
Grant, feeling that as General, he
ought not thus to be disrated, passes
round the hat. The Lieutenant General
little Sheridan, gets by law pay and allow.
ances Inferior only to the President on the
civil list, and more than twice the salary
(S8, 900 per annum) ofthe Vice Presidcn,
and heads of Departments, and nearly
three times as much as the highest min.
ister Of Justice on the globe, the Chief
Justice of the United States. The like
aggrandizment of the military over the
civil service pervades all grades down to
! second lieutenants. But it stops thcre.-
The private soldier gets, besides rations
and clothes, so cents day. The same is
true of. the Navy. Ad.nirals, Vice Ad-
mirals, Rear Admirals, Commodores
Commanders, Captains, etc in hordes
and crowds, strut about Washington
while there is no Navy for them.
| But who, Watching events for the last
few years, needs be told these facts?