The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-06-07
LINN CLAIMS THE BANNER.

AH1lu the SeHefai cnaOS anu Ozark
ness that surrounds us as a party on
every side Old Linn stands out in
bright and respondent glory-the
one single star in the whole constella-
ton of counties that reflects a Demo-
cratic gain and a complete Democrat
ic victoryl 1--WE are only comparing
our county with those actually heard
from. Other counties may return
a more fiattering report than ours,
but as yet we have heard of none.l-
It is nov almost certain that Linn
county has given q larger majority
for John Burnett than has any other
county in the State. The majority
foots up the magnificent figures of
257-a gain of thirteen over the
Congressional vote of two years ago..
This result is the more gratifying
since it was accomplished against.ad-
verse circumstances and appliances
which were never before brought TO
bear in IN election in this county. In
Albany, Harrisburg, and Halsey-the
railroad towns of the county-the
voting went heavily against us, but in
every other Precinct in the county
we have gained both on our vote and
on our majority of two years ago
thus fully demonstrating that if the
corrupt appliances of the railroad
monopolist had not been used we
would have carried the county by at
least 800 majority.
The Democrats of Linn may be
justly proud of the record they made
last Monday. We asserted weeks
ago through these columns hat if the
Democracy of the county but did
their duty we could increase our pre-
vious majority. They have nobly
done it and u promises to the Dem
ocracy OF the State are fulfilled. The
Democracy of Linn are unfaltering in
their allegiance to the old tattered
banner of the party, and no merce-
nary motives nor corrupting influences
can swerve them from hat allegiance.
At the hour of going to press the
poll-books of the county had not yet
been opened, and consequently we
cannot this week give our readers the
official vote. Suffice it to say that the
whole county ticket is elected by a
rousing majority. The basest efforts
of base cretures were resorted to in
order to secure the defeat of our
worthy candidate for County Judge,
and although in some localities the
cowardly inuendoes and infamous lies
Illuminated against him had the effect
to cause him to fall behind the ticket,
yet he comes out of the battle with a
majority of not less than 40. This
result will be doubly gratifying to all
true Democrats under the circum-
stances.
Our Legislative ticket has an aver
age majority of about 225. The re-
mainder of the county ticket is elect
ed by about the same majority.
We congratulate the sterling Dem
ocracy of Old Linn upon the issue of
their efforts in behalf of the good
cause last Monday. By.the-way, at
this rate how long does the Register
suppose it will take it and the few
hungry and NANCY looking Ground
Hogs who grunt and burrow around
it TO revolutionize Linn county and
get possession of the official clover
fields? How about hat "new iron
clad ten thousand dollar Jail swindle"
and the other grand eIec:ioneering
levers which our RegisteridE friend SO
faithfully worked upon and slung SO
much ink about? Really and ser
iously now, that Register is the most
powerful and crushing electioneeEing
campaign document (save perhaps 3
dead cabbage leaf in a sewer) we
have ever had the felicity of planting
our eyes upon. 1t ought to be moved
to Washington City and turned loose
from the White House as a Grant
campaigner. It's so stunnin,.