The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-19

The following local item, clipped
from the Portland Oregonidm, is a
graphic delineation Of Democratic
harmony, logic and enthusiasm;
The returning delegates from the
Dalles Convention, and asmanymore
of the "unterrifed" as could be got
together, assembled in front OF the
Cosmopolitan Hotel, and made an
attempt TO get up some enthusiasm
on the subject Of Democracy. Bu
it was no 60, and we candid. ! con,
fess that we are unable to tell
what kind Of a meeting it finally re-
solved itself into. Tie first man
called out was Nesmith, who made
not a speech but haranguc, IN
which he told some Of his smutty
jokes, and madea very ui'calledtor
illusions to two people in our city
who are not even known as poll
ticians in the usual sense Of that
term. This allusion was made IN
Nesmith's classic q style, but a
sense of decency prevents us from
giving even the substance OF what
he said. lie then went hack about
three thousand years, and declaimed
about the rights Of trial by jury.
But that kind oftslk did not suit
the majority of the audience and he
soon subsided, saying, as he left the
stand, that the audience was a
"dead drag" Then after much et-
fort Geo. X. Helm, the "Lion Of
Linn" was brought out, who show
ed at once that he was not in a
"good roaring'' condition. Ills
speech was entirely made up Of the
abuse Of Ben llolladay, against
whom Mr.. Helm holds a personal
spite. Mr.. Helm did not make the
least allusion to any political ql'e.-
ton, but did say that he was 4 bet
ter man than Ben Holiday any day.
| After venting his spleen the Llon
quit howling-they say he lost ms
roar at the lallcs--and walked sui
leoly into the adjoining saloon, de-
posted dime on the counter, put
himself outside of the value thereof
in whisky and left the crowd. Two
men then helped Ben Hayden on
the stand, and he soon put the very
worst kind of damper on the lit
tie funny feeling which NeSmlth'. :.
Jokes had excited, for Zen talked
as if it were avoice from the tombs.
Like Helm lie didn't say anything
about politics but unlike Helm he
didn't 90 after Ben Holiday, but
he went for Grover in regard to his
action vetoing the so-called Port
land Subsidy Bill and opposing the
Lock and Dam Swindle. Ben was
evidently out Of humor and he sur
prised us by speaking SO plainly Of
his Democratic c0ntrereS. lie salo
he had voted for the subsidy bll
which Mr.. Helm had SO vehement
ly denounced, and he stood ready
to vote the same way again. ll'
said that Grover couldn't near b'
the next L. S. Senator from Oregon
He, Hayden, would see that TIN
thing was not perpetrated, at al
hazards. He also said that Poll
county was unanimous in the tayo
: of the Portland Subsidy, but tina
: two OF his Democratic colleagues i
, the Legislature who couldn't rea'
opposed it because they were told
: was Ben Holiday scheme. Whs
! this dead issue had to 90 with til
+ present we couldn't see, unless Tia.
4 den was trying to show that Hell
! was wrong. But one thing croppc,
out all through IIay'len's speeci
: and that was the fact that he is te
n ribly sore over thedoings OF the la'
j Convention. After Hayden, Il
. few who remained on the groul
called for Bellinger, then John |
: Smith, Burmester, r. J. l.add al
g ]. G. Work. All these parties !
e sponded, but they all seemed to lac
v the spirit necessary to excite al
: degree of enthusiasm, and the me(
g ing dispersed. We have seen
u good many political meetings
'e Portland and elsewhere, but, ca
t. didly, we never, not in the days
,r the rebellion, when the party cou
= not raise a corporal's guard in tt
. county, see political gathering,
i" utterl y destitute ofargument or 10
L ic on the part Of the speakers,
It enthusiasm Oh the part Of the pc
If pie.
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