The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-26

guided in that matter by the wishe
of Congress.) Wilson charged tina
i'll the late Convention at the Dalles
the Committee on Resolutions ha'
agreed on a resolution tavoring III
ternal improvements, but that !
was crossed out by some one betor
the platform was adopted, anC
that the Secretary of the Conven
ton could probably tell something
about it, as he had read it. HI
showed what great benefits hat
been reapel in this valley through
the instrumentality OF the railroads
in increasing the value Of the land
etc., aud then colItrastcd the condt
ton of Eastern Oregon will
it--land here SO per acre, land
there So per racrc-and then showed
how selfish the spirit Of Democracy
that opposes TO grant to Grand
Ronde valley and Others the same
facilities for internal improvements
which have resulted so bencticially
here. It'sent to Congress, he would
obtain every dollar ecould for the
purpose Of building railroads in
! Oregon, especially in Eastern and
southern Oregon, where land will
always be worthless without them.
Let the railroads receive the money
for these lands, but let the Govern
ment issue the patent rights,
Upon the subject Of monopolies,
which the Democracy tune their
harps SO loud about, Judge Wilson
was most scathiug in his exposition
Of Democratic inconsistency. He
was 10 apologist for Mr.. IIolladay's
wrongs, if lie had any; would op-
pose wrong and be in favor of pun
ishing it wherever it existed. Mr..
Holiday, by lis financial ability
and enterprise, had done immensely
in building up tie material interests
Of the State. Wished they had
such men in Eastern Oregon. lie
contrasted the enterprises Of Ilolla-
day with tile monopoly measures
enacted and now supported by the
Democracy-the litigant law; the
CalaP and Lock swindle; the
Swamp land lniquity, etc, proving
by uncontr6yertible facts their swim
ding and oppressive characters. As
to the statement that Mr.. Holiday
controlled the action of the lsepub-
lican party, he had not known him
personally, until four weeks ago,
aud he was not Mr.. Holladay's pref
ereuce as a candidate for Congress,
On the question of Tariff, Judge
Wilson was III favor of protecting
the home industries of the people,
and Of a revenue tariff for the sup
port OF tie Government. Let for
eign productions, such as tea and
coffee, be free, but protect the pro-
ducing interests of our laboring citi-
zens. lie here showed that the De
mocracy il 1852 were in favor of
raising no more revenue than would
pay the public debt. Then in 1868
they were in favor of a revenue on
foreign imports, and in favor of a
tariff to protect industrial produc-
tons. We do not pretend to give
all Of the strongest points, nor the
exact language used by Judge VIII
son in lis opening speech. lie
closed with most torturlrg review
of tie dishoncstles and frauds ofthe
last legislature, III which he said
that the salaries had been increased
some $1,000, and as high as fifteen
thousand acres Of land had been
disposed Of to single individuals
under tie swamp land grant.
JOIN BURNETT
then took tie rostrum, aud after
some applause, began his piece. We
poised our pencil to take down his
answers to the challenges of Judge
Wilson, and kept it poised; for lie
never controyerted a single leading
issue which the Judge had urged !
him to discuss. He said he did
not propose to discuss the Constitu-
tional question. His party obeyedi 1