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Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22

The Republicans party has at last
taken the right stand upon the question
of railroad grants. For years We have
been contendins that the proper way to
assist SUCH enterprises was by some eth
er means than by granting large tracts
&C the Public Domain. This shoald al
ways have been secured for the benefit
of the hborlDg nan-the actual settler.
It should be held as a heritage, sacred
and reserved for our children and
childrens children. We have stood alone
among the Republican papers of our State
upon that question. and while we have not
said much about it, yet we have said
enough to receive very severe criticism
from some OF our contemporaries. We
were satisfied, however, the time would
come when this principle would be
adopted by the Republican party. The
sixth resolution of the platform reads :
We are opposed to further grants
OF public lands to corporations and
monopolies, and demand that the ma
tional domain shall be set apart Cor the
free use of the people.
We do not understand from this that
the party are opposed to aiding to
any reasonable extent any enterprise Of
public Importance in such manner as
shall develop the resources and further
the interests of the country. The his
tory of the party proves il to be one Of
progress, and one which aids literally
in all kinds Of Improvements They,
however see.that o. blunder haa been
committed in granting large portions of
the Public Domain to such corporations,
and propose like sensible men to change
their course. -
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22


+ would sum up the policy of the
mroistration to be thorough en-
forcement Of every Law faithful COL
lection Of every tax provided fori econ
emy IN the disbursement of the same ;
o prompt payment of The every debt OF
the nation reduction of taxes as rap
idly as the requirements of the country
will admit; reductions of taxation and
tariff, 10 be- 10 arranged as to afford the
greatest relief to the greatest number :.
honest and fair dealings with all other
people, to the end that war, with all its
bighting consequences, may be avoided,
but without surreDderiag any right or
obligation due to us; reform IN the
treatment of Indians, and in the whole
civil service OF the country; and finally
in securing pure, ,untrammelled ballot,
where every man entitled to cast vote
may do So, Just once, at each election,
without fear Of molsstaiior, or prosecu-
tion ON account Of his political faith,
natipity,,pr color u. y. Grant
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22

There is a reckless disregard of the
many little attractions which may, 10
our State, be thrown around home
with but little outlay OF time or labor.
Evergreens are growing wild on our
mountAins in vast abundance, which
may be easily transplanbad, and which
lend charm to the dooryard, in winter,
by breaking the dreary monotony which
would otherwise prevail, as we'll as make
a. shady retreat from the heat CT sum-
mer.. Lumber is cheap, with which to
build arbors apd other resorts, pictures
que and, attra ctive, and surround all with
fence, neat and useful. There is moth
ing to hinder those living here, having
their homes neat, attractive and invit-
ing !; and yet it is rarely that we see a
home decorated with these adornments
Why il this so? Are our farmers more
regardless of the happiness and pleasures
of their families than those of other
States We INCLINE to think not, but
that they have rather become careless
and negligent of these matters. Most
fathers would, il they realized the at
fractions which q really handsome
home holds TO q child, spend the requi-
site time and money in its decoration,
but having become used to the bare
yards and dilapidated fences, pass them
sy uDmindful of the duty devolving
upon them. Many child would be
saved from an early abandonment of
home and life of dissipation by little
care on the part of the parents ia, this
one particular.
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22
More Lacky than Wise.

In short eaEogy on Greeley the
San Francisco Posi- says:
~Greehy, we hear from the Rsppb-
lican organs, and from the Democratic
newspapers which are now assisting
them, is good old man, but so variable
in bis opinions that he hardly knows in
the morning what he will believe OF
night so good natured that he is the
confding tool of every schemer who
gets access to him !; so vain that he will
swallow any hook which is baited with
little fiattcry; and of such chiIdlike
honesty himself, that it is ntterly i'm
possible for him to tell am honest nan
from knave In fact they paint the
editer Of the greatest newspaper in the
United States as benevolent old idiot
The answer to all this is Greeley him.
self. When poor boy, starting with
out aay of the advantages of education,
family friends, or even of the graees of
manner aud address, works himself up
to the position Horace Greeley has held
for almost a generation-wheD starting
with thousand dollars borrowed money,
he makes such successful newspaper
as the Tribune, it is patent to the world
that he is no fool"
Many bloekhead, knave and fool
have started out just as poor as Greeley
and amassed fortune and attained po-
sition without even the aid of thous>
and dollars. Luck is far better thing
to hare than stability, frmness or
honesty, where the acquiring fortune
Is concerned 1t is but very short
time ago. since Bro George and his
clique, were denouncing Greeley as a
/" d-d Abolitienist, "montebank,
and the like. AS regards Mr.. Greeley 's
wisdom, sagaeiousness, and discernment,
we argue that he is not whit wiser,
sagacious or far seeing, than Ti!ton,
Bennett, Dana, Bonner, ,Chas. De Young,
or any other man of the newspaper fra
ternity, whose "lines have been cast in
pleasant place" whereby they have
obtained wealth aud position. which is
patent to tne world that they are no
fouls" 1t may be said of any man
that has amassed fortune and attained
public position, +" he is no fool, and yet
we're it not for his money and the ro'
sitlon, many of his actions would be
pronounced idiotic. The truth is, tha,
to be fortunate a map has to be born
at the rig ht time. Greeley waa AoEn al
the right to obtain fortune and name
and in the wrong time 10 be elected to
the Presidency in 1872, and had his
birth been delayed three weeks longer
the chances are he never would have
gained rotoriety as a newspaper man
but remained in his proper sphere, that
of farmer, and would TO day have been
considered an honest old fool" The cir
cumstance OF being born at the right
time is the starting point to fortune and
to fame.
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22

Mr., Pendleton seems to have differ
ent views upon the subject of the
presidcntisif contest from the most of
the Democracy. lie fully recognizes
the difficulty of uniting ON a life long
opponent OF Democracy, and views with
apprehension, if candidate is nomina>
ted at Baltimore, the possibility of the
elaction being thrown into the House
Of Representatives.
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22
VIII They Never learnt

While we do not uphold any op-
prsssions practiced by copita1 against
labor, We think that it is time that la
Dor shoald learn that striking is not The
manner IN which TO remedy ara evil. If
the employers Of the country would be
more eonsiderate toward their employees
there weHld be a. better feeling existing
toward capital thaa ia now exhibited by
the lahorer. If capital would court the
friendship OF labor, labor would strive
to retain that friendship and their inter-
ests would be mutually advanced. Dur
ing the past ten years there has hardly
been month of peace betw cen capital
and labor. Every few days the telegraph
informs us that strike has occurred
ia some part OF the United States, or in
che old country" Nowyir s we'll.
known fact that not one IN one thous-
and of these strikes result In any good
to the strikers. 1t may be tha. it is a
hard thing to be poor man, working
Tor mere pittance but better that
than pa uper, and It rs true that every
strike that has occurred In the United
States, within the last decade has made
more paapers than rich men. It is un-
fair to presume for moment that any
employer will work set of hands, ex-
cept in rare instances, ten hours day
and give them pay for only eight and
it Just as absurd for an employee to ex-
peot to compel his employees to pay him
for eight hours WORK the price formerly
paid for ten The strikers may make it
win for the time being the employers
may acce le to t,eir demand rather than
suffer loss in business, but IL generally
follows that just as soon as q new set oi
hands can be obtained the strikers are
turned off, as was the case at North
Adams, California aud other places two
years ago, unhss they accept the propo.
sitions their employers nsaA e
The time for high wages has passed
Every year sees hundreds Of good me,
chapics hn.led npoo our shores, and
In many eases they take places ol The
| American from he fact that they arr
better workmen, and demand no higher
/ p.y. Ia our grandfathers' day. tho
| youth of the land were educated To l
trade, but aa ahaSs Young America o
| to-day care more for ine clothes thar
| they do for a trade in Fact. it is con-
sidered dlsgra &C, By very many, to la
Dor The fact is, parents are TO blame
for this state Of affairs. Compel Jour
| children to learu trade see that shcy
become proficient teach them TO re
speet their employers and look ent foi
| tAGia IAAG4ESAas aSd aa AHE SasAS ea@a@ S'fS
the children a lesson illustrating the line
as drawn Between capital aud labor
and give them to under stand that So
long as they look to capital for support
they must Rot expect to get higher than
ruling wages
The present strike in New York ap,
pears TO be no exception to the gen
eral rule. About four-hfths of tbt
strikers have resumed work 1t has re-
/ suited as we expected Labor vs.. Cap
ital, and the latter has won Thi.
ought 10 teach all classes the impraeti-
cabilty ofstrikes, and that other means
should be used to settle differences be.
tween employers and employees.
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22


Owing To- the late hour OF receiving
the Republican Platform last week, We
Published il without comment, We re-
publish it this week in order to give orr
readers an opportunity to examine it
thoroughly. We know there are some
ihings in it which will perhaps astonish
many of onr Feaders. There are thugs
in il which have astoni he'd some of our
editors to snch an extent that they
have said nothing ABOUT it,either favor
able or otherwise they need not, how
ever. if they had been observing closely
the driit Of The times, been at all sur
prised at the principles promulgated.
The 6rss resolution is bat historical
reeapitplation Of what the party has
done since ID came inte power, and
reference to its fidelity in carrying out
its promises, as pledge Of its faithful,
ness n
q Tie second resolution declares that
" eapplete liberty and exact equality in
ths enjoyment Of all civil, politiea! and
Pabiie rights should be ua,ptaiped and
established throughout the Union by
'heitpt apd appropriate legislation
We way be mistaken. but this we un-
derstapd 10 neap, plainly, universal
sufIdge. While We have been opposed
TO this principle, yet we have seen for
fome time that the drift was in that
direction and have been prepared to
rec il promulgated even before this
The Negroes have the right to vote, ard
every ope. who. knows anything about
them, knows full well that oar
wives, sisters and mothers are much bet
ter qualified 10 vote intelligently than
the one bapdredth part of the negro
citizens and while ideas instiled by
early training may Lave caused US to
rebel against such practice, yet our
sense and better judgment would teach
us that the danger TO be spprehended
s.exists more ip imagination than reality.
The third resolution il matter about
which there may be some apprehension
! in case the Democracy should come in-
TO power The Democracy claim to en-
dorse these amendments, and yet their
endorsement is always couched in such
language as TO render it susceptible OF
different constructions They claim
that the late amendments were illegally
and fraudulent:y forced upon the peo-
pie, and yet they apparep ly endorse
them. Every sape>minded man knows
full we'll that no party isgoing to really
endorse d hthing which was brought
about ffaadulently, when it has the
power 10 yescind or do away with II. As
to the position Of the Republican part,
there can be no mistake. They openly
I declase that these amendments shoulc
be carried ONT by effective and aPpro-
pirate kgislation, the enforcement o
which can be safely trusted only 10 The
party lhatsecured these amendments.
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22

The reason urged by many for the
nomination OF Greeley for tbe presidcn-
cy is, that he is nau Of the people,
Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22
FOR RENT.

A GOOD COMFORTABLE HOUSE AND.
~ Barn, with plenty of fire. wood conv venicnt.
Situate about two miles south-wes Of Dallas.
For Particulars enquire of r. ii. Tyson,
REPUBLICAN 0FPfeE.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25
POLITICAL NOTICES.

STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE REpUB-
lican Party of Louisiana, New Or
leans, March 18, 1872.-The COM
'mittee met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, President Pinchback in the
chair.
There being a quorum present
the committee proceeded to bust
ness.
The following resolution, pre-
sented by Hon. A. E. Barber, was
unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the President Of
this committee be and is hereby
authorized to call a State conven-
ton of the Republican :. party of
Louisiana, to meet at the Mechanics
Institute, in the city of New Or
leans, at twelve o'clock NJ, on
THURSDAY, May 2, 1872, for the
purpose OF electing delegates to at
tend the National Republican Con-
vention, called by the National Re-
publican Executive Committee, to
be held at Philadelphia, June S,
1872; also to nominate a Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretery of
State, Auditor of Public Accounts,
Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton, Attorney General, and Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress, and to
transact such other business as may
come before it.
On motion of Hon. Fl. j. Camp
bell, the minutes were ordered to
be printed in the official journal.
By order of the committee.
P. B. S. PINCKBACK,
President.
WILLIAM V1GERs, Recording Secre-
tary State Central Committee Re-
publican party of Louisiana.
All Republican newspapers
throughout the State are requested
to copy.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25

out regard to past differences, to
unite in this convention and to no.
inmate such a ticket and adopt such
a platform as will command the re-
spect and support of the whole
people.
All good Republicans also desire
that our party shall, as we are as
sured it will, declare itself decided
ly, distinctly and definitely in favor
of retrenchment, reform, reduction
OF taxes and the removal of all un-
necessary burdens on commerce
and trade, and in favor of equal
and just Legislation for all interests
and all classes of persons.
By order of the committee.
P. B. S. PINCHBACK.
President.
WILLIAM V1eERs, Recording Secre-
tary State Central Committee.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25
A SECRET FOR WOMEN.

Many women before marriage,
made it their study to please the
eyes Of the men they wished to
marry, loose their affection after
marriage by carelessness in Dress
Men are fasidious in this matter.
Even those who are careless in re-
gard to their own appearance take
q delight y in seeing. their wives neat in
their attire. They miss those CO.
quettish garments, the neatly dress
ed hair, and all the thousand tasty
and fanciful little articles with which
young women adorn themselves,
more than they would be willing to
allow: The neatness and order
which charmed them, too often give
place to a slovenly morning gown,
frowsy hair, slipshod and unlaced
shoes, and the like. Men reason that
they should have the same desire to
please the men they have chosen,
after marriage as well as before it.
The last new song loses its charm
coming from the lips Of a slattern.
The poetry goes out of life at q
glance, and the household loses it's
brightness. The wife, who on ac-
count of household cares, neglects
her personal appearance, commits a
grave mistake, which too often bears
bitter fruit, and they see their hus-
bands leave their society for that of
others without really knowing the
cause, and most men are too proud
to tell them. Let women always
give the same care to dress after
marriage which they gave it before.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25
Josh Billings on Faith.

Faith is the rite bower of Eope.
If it want for faith, thare would.
be no living in this world We
couldn't even eat hash with emmy
safety, if it want for faith.
Human knowledged is very short,
and don't reach but a little ways,
and even that little ways IL twilite;
but faith lenghtens out the road,
and makes it light, so that we can
see tew read the letterings on the
mile stuns.
Faith haz won more v}ktorys than
all the other pashuns or sentiments
ov the heart and bed put together.
Faith Il one ov them warriors
ped. '>'>"-'0 ''"''-
But Faith IL no milksop, but a
live fighter. She don't set down
and gro stupid with resignashun,
and git weak with the beauty of her
attributes; but she IL the heroine ov
forlorn Hope-she feathers her ar
rows with reason, and fires rite at
the bulls eye ov fate.
I think now if i couldn't hav but
one ov the moral attributes, I would
take it all in faith-red hot faith I
mean; and tho j mite make sum fast
rate blunders, i would do a rushing
bizzness amung various dri bones
thare is laying around loose in this
world.-N. Y. Weeklu.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25

A beautiful young Lady who had
allowed the tendrils of her heart to
twine fondly around a strapping
great conductor on a horse car had
her affectionate nature crushed by
the discovery that he was taking
fare from her and dead heading an
other girl who lived on the same
street. She did not eat pickles and
pine away, but wrote him an affect
ing epistle, which read; You want
to nok down enuff stamps 10 get me
a pais1er shawl & a dolly vardami be-
fore sunday, OF i will put an awning
over that girls eye the next time i
meet her in society. You hee, m,e.''
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25

BAD ON THE BAcHELoR.-An ex-
change furnishes the following lu-
dicrous paragraph:
An old bachelor who had became
melancholy and poetical, wrote some
verses for the village paper, in which
he expressed the hope that the time
would come when he should
-':Rest calmly within shroud,
With weeping willow by his side"
But to his inexpressible horror it
came out in print:
''When shall rest calmly with a shawl.
With whipping widow by my side
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25
Inaportant Notice.

Rooms STATE CENTRAL Committee Re-
publican Party of Louisiana, New Orleans,
April II, 1872.-At a meeting Of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee, held
on the eleventh instant, the following re-
solution offered by John Parsons, Esq,
and seconded by Hon. A. W. Faulkner,
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the convention called by
the State Committee to meet in New Or
leans Oh the second day of May, 1872, be
postponed until Tuesday, the twenty
eighth day Of May, 1872, and that notice
be given to the parish and ward commit
tees of the several parishes and wards.
P. E. S. PINCHBACK, =
President.
WILLIAM V1GERs, Recording Secretary
State Central Committee.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
! Il uiiSiiamiam.
=

r. he endeavor to establish another
k,g,,!ican journal in New Orleans,
!: !: "pprietors of the LoU1s1ASIAs,
|rs,e to fill a necessity which has
Izong, and sometimes painfully
h: exist. In the transition state
t1people, in their struggling efforts
tain that position in the Body
L., L., which we conceive to be their
4. tis regarded that much infor-
I'm, guidance, encouragement,
leland reproof have been lost, in
..a] tcnce of the lack Of a medium,
[acl which these Deficiencies might
Gp,lied. We shall strive to make
%!>1en
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25

p@Of all the surprises which n1es1
surprising times furnish, we do moi
believe that any can be found to ex.
ceed the wild and visionary preten.
sions and performances Of the
recent "Woman's Convention, .
which met in Apollo Hall. The H.
dependent levels the following satire
at the concern:
We had not expected our old
friend Greely's nomination for the
Presidency, and have had to adjust
ourselves to it. But another nomi-
nation took place last week we were
prepared for. Had not a Gre
clan ghost been haunting housetops
by night:
'sNocte sedet custas a't sv,',nai c,l1line tecti,
TuwiLns a,a altis, ct neagnis te'7'itat ur6es?''
Which, being interpreted, means
that he sat on the ridge-pole and
among the dormer windows by
night Whispering the classic name
of Victoria, and frightening mascu-
line statesmen with the prophecy
of her presidency. And now she
has been nominated. A little con-
vention of the odds and ends of hu-
manity-men and women who have
hung on the skirts of every popular
reform, Hase or crotchety reformers
met last week in Apollo Hall
(name worthy of Demosthenes) and
nominated Victoria G. Woodruff
for President, and insulted Frede-
rick Douglass by putting his name
on the same ticket. The widest
and most ridiculous speeches were
made to a crowd 6f hundred or
two spectators, advocating every po-
ltical and financial vagary. But
there was one hopeful sign. What
could have induced such respect
able women as Mrs. Hooker and
Mrs. Stanton to attach themselves
to the Woodruff kite we never could
understand; but last week there
was separation. These ladies all
met together on Thursday; but on
Friday and Saturday they separated
and held their meetings apart
We think and we trust that il
indicates something of a severance
between them.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25

PROBABLY the oldest tree on re-
cord is a cypress in Somma, Lombar-
dy, that was known to be standing
when julius Caesar iyed-1,900
years ago. 1t is 106 feet high and
20 feet in circumference.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-05-25

A Connecticut reporter says aboy
swallowed three marbles and. four
bullets recently, and being some
what Of . bony structure, is now u til
lied by the neighbors, who borrow
him as q rattle box to amuse their
babies and sucklip9s.