The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-11
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nal shows its consistency by abusing
the O.egonian for condemnin1 the
Republicans III Texas for their at
tempted frauds against the Demo
Gratis. This shows that it did not
believe the first assertion which it
made, but was only conforming to
the natural instincts OF modern
Democracy. We refer to this in
stance only as an illustration. The
Democratic press, everywhere, with
hardly an exception, are equally as
consistent and truthful We do
not think they gain anything by
such a course. People read now
more than they used to, and are
able to Judge for themselves wheth-
CT such statements are true. Those
of the people who take Democratic
papers, can very easily call to mind
how much they have read i'll them
OF condemnatory nature about the
Tammany frauds. They can sum
it all UP i'll the word uothiug,
pretty much. But in regard to the
Hodge detalcation, these readers
could not possibly remember all
that these same Democratic ioul1-
ais piled up in the shape Of edito-
rials, headed by such captions as
''Rad;cal Honesty, More Radical
Thefts," etc. But when they found
out that Hodge belonged to tie
Democratic party, it was real funny
to notice how quiet they beeame all
of a sudden. 1t was like the sud
den stopping of a great tornado.
The logic Of it was, Hodge is one
of us, and mum is the word.
The last Legislature of Oregon
was guilty of an infamous swindle,
denominated the Swamp Act. Hon
est Democrats i'll the State know
that act to be miserable piece Of
''rascality," designed to cheat bona
tide settlers out of their improved
lands; and yet how many Demo-
cratic journals in Oregon do we
lind opposing" that rascality to
day !? We have the first one to see
yet. The fact is, the moral code of
modern Democracy is drawn from
some other source than that of the
Bible. The Book of Books foroids
seltishness and injustice, as exampled
III the case of the unjust Steward,
and yet the Democratic press refuses
to condemn the Litigant and Swamp
Act measures of the last Legisla-
ture. The Bible says: ''Ihou shalt
not steal.'' Tammany steals enor-
mously- millions Of money are
stolen by Tammany-but because
Tammany is the principal leader in
the Democratic party of New York
and the nation, no voice of condem-
nation is heard from the Democracy
OF Oregon but ON the contrary, in
order to distract public attention
from Tammany, a great hue and
cry is begun against the Republican
party, charging it with numerous
frauds and thefts, the great bulk of
which are traceable solely to the
fertile imaginations of Democratic
journalists. In this manner they
have from the first attempted to
shield Tammany from investigation
and punishment. Even now, since
few leading Democrats in New
York have come out against the
Ring, the Democratic journals III
Oregon, at least, are silent. The
readers of Democratic journals need
not be surprised to read editorials
written in condemnation of those
Democrats in New York who are
now assisting in bringing Tweed &
Co. to justice.
In view of these facts, patent to
every reader of Democratic iourn-
ais, how truthful is the assertion
that Democrats oppose rascality
wherever it is found ? Without
uniformity in principle, having a
variety OF sdepartures.,, how r;dic.