The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-24

si'o Poiieieat ISSUES Oh the uay. I1on
IL. l.. Brown was called to the chair
and briefly stated the object of tn,
meeting. Upon being introduced tt
tho audience, Mr.. Nesmith expressed
some feeling of embarrassment, O,
account of a sever cold, and apollo
gized for not having visited the PEG
pie of Linn earlier in the canvass
He had gone south to meet the Hon
G.. II. Williams. but that gentleman
had declined to divide the time with
him. This he thought proper. a.
that great embodiment of eloquence
honesty and judicial lore. received
$4,000 per annum for his inestimable
services, and As this money was wruna
from the pockets Of the poor tax.pay.
ers, it was but justice to them tina,
he should occupy all the time, in order
to earn his money. Mr.. Nesmith was
speaking for nothing, and fighting the
battle alone. Want of space prevents
US from giving a full report of his
speech, and we are compelled to be
content with a brief synopsis. The
speaker then proceeded to analyze the
Republican platform. He did this out
of charity to that party. as their stump
peakers had declined to refer to it. In
reviewing the second resolution, con-
corning our economical (?) Administra.
tion, he showed that $50, O00, 900 were
annually stolen from the people, after
allowing all that Radicals claim as
necessary expenses of the Govern
ment. He referred to those Radi-
Gals who had formed the brain and
craftsmanship of the party, but had
now deserted it, because they could
no longer remain in an organization
that was thus robbing a tax-ridden
people in every conceivable channel
of the administration of the Govern.
ment. Passing ON to Amnesty. he
showed the ridiculous position OF the
opposite party, in favoring amnesty
in their platform, while the President
and the leaders of the par.
ty, were constantly refusing to give
to the South. He exploded their
: railroad aid" plank, showing by
Grants message and the recent ac-
ion of Congress that the Executive
and the Legislative branches of the
Government opposed any further
and cited the bill granting
light of way to the Salt Lake and
river road which got only a
trip of land "a hundred feet ~iae.-I
lie proved that Democrats we're not
to railroads. Mr.. Nesmi;h
hen reviewed the tariff question, in a
nasterly manner. This was a theme
hat could be thoroughly understood
My by those who gave years of study
0 it. He showed that, under the
resent system, out of every sic dol
ars paid by the poor consumer in the
hape of taxes, only n reached the
Government-the other fce
to the " protected monopolist.
here was a broad issue between Re-
ublicans and Democrats here. He
len made an able and truthful de-
of the Locks aud Dam Swim
lie" as Radicals stump speakers have
cen pleased to style that gigantic in
srnal improvement being made at
City, showing the lands ap-
ropriated had been given by Con-
ress to u State for internal i'm
rovements, and had never been
lrned over to the school fund until
ter the passage of the Locks BILL,
said lands if these lands belonged
the school fund, no power could
vert them, and consequently we
ould have this enterprise completed
a private corporation, without the
of one dollar. He made h;
yeral happy illusions to the swamp
nd bill, exhibiting the benefit to be
'rlyed from its workings. The i
eaker then noticed the "Temper. !
iee" plank of the Radical platform,
owing that its tendency was only :
make the vendors of liquors more /
spectacle and responsible. In IL ,
.stration he supposed that, in con- 4,
rmity to the practical logic of that :
solution a respectable man, a re- /.
onsible party, like Horace Greeley, !
d his very anti-type, Ben. Butler, !
ere to start saloons in our town, on ,
posite sides of the street. Farmers b
'uld be afraid to go to Buffers, as
would steal their hats, knives, :
OTIS, or something of the kind; con-I
luently they would shun the ire :
saloon keeper and go over 9
Greeley's. Here they would take s
rink, and Greeley would tell them !
W to plant fence posts to make them !.
the first year; then they would !
'ibe again, and hear another story !
out farming, until they would get v