The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-24
THE RADICAL PHARIsEEs.


of those staunch Democratic papers
of the "Old Granate State,n says that
the Radical newspapers are apparent
ly insane with delight over the arrest
of Mr.. Tweed, and in the excess of
their joy they take no pains to conceal
the motives by which they are inspir
ed. They do not rejoice that crimi-
nal is likely to be brought to justice,
that a public robber is to be compell-
ed to disgorge portion of his i'll got
ten plunder-nothing of the kind.
They rejoice, rather, that the leader
of 7dosn,apy is disgraced, that a
heretofore prominent Democrat is pro-
ceeded against for official robbery
They are not pleased at the prospect
of putting an end to the operations of
dishonest officials, but rather that Dem
ocratic officials have been dishonest,
and that their dishonesty has been
made known. They rejoice in the ex-
istence of corruption and dishonesty
in fact, so that Democrats shall be
made to bare the blame. And that is
the full measure of all this anxious
solicitude of the Radicals, for public
! veal!
The Democracy everywhere desire
the prosecution and punishment oil
thieves and robbers, whether official
or otherwise, and not because they
are Radicals or Democrats, but be
cause they are thieves and robbers
For this reason the Democrats of y ew
York, are moving against the Tam
many leaders, TOR they are Democrats
chiefly, who are moving earnestly in
this matter, though the Radical papers
carefully avoid stating this fact ant
while they are thus moving, the or OF
.fcio head of the Radical party persist.
ia keepipg a branded saciatiker at Mc
head Of the Se,o York Custom House
and through him controls the man
agement of the party machinery il
the State, With this fact staring th,
people in the face, with what grac,
can the Radicals continue their outcrN
against the Tammany Democracy?
| We have no word of apology Il
offer for any Democrat who defraud
the people. When he does that, h
ceases to be a Democrat, and become
thief If the leaders of Tamman,
: have stolen their millions from thu
city treasury, they should be made tt
disgorge the last dollar, and should b,
punished as criminals into the bargain
But while we would see impartial jus
tice dealt out TO them, we would sc,
thieves and corruptionist elsewhere
punished. While the men who hav,
misappropriated millions of dollars il
the city OF New York are being cali
ed to an account, we wish to see thosl
who have misappropriated hundred
Of millions from the Federal treasur,
also brought to justice. The astotnd
ing fact stands out before the peopl
of this country, upon the authority o
the Secretary OF the Treasury him
self, that since the close of the lat
: war, the Federal Government ha
drawn from the people By taxation
the immense sum of s4,6G2, ,00J, ,UO0-
almost fire billion dollars Enough
and more than enough to have wipe.
out the entire national debt, beside
paying every cent OF the Legitimate
expenditures OF the government ant
yet the debt remains, and the outrag
eous burden of taxation continues
that Radical President may indulg
in the luxury of mahogany barn, :
la Tweed, and thousands of corrnp
officials and swindling contractors, al
over the land, may continue to pile VI
immense fortunes at the expense o
an oppressed people.
Great is Radicalism, and great il
the virtue of the Radical party.