The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-22
PHE CINCINNATI CONVENTIONS.

of the leading Republican papers O
the Union and for many years pas,
the absolute "Bible" Of the Republi
cans of the Great Northwest, in n re
cent number alludes to tho Conven
ton of the recalcitrant Republicans il
the following pertinent and unmis
taxable language: There Is no us,
in attempting to ignore this move
ment. 1t has hearty friends in New
England and New York, and all Owe
the Northwest, who arc Watching tn,
course of events, and have determined
in their own minds that certain no
forms shall not be defeated by tn,
tricks of enemies or the treachery O
pretended friends. Conspicuous anon.
tho demands of the Missouri Republi
cansare the great points of Revenu,
reform, Amnesty and Civil Service re
form. These three points meet with q
response which cannot be silenced.-
The President has recommended Am
nesty and Civil Service reform to his
adherents in Congress, but seems un.
able to bring them up to the supper,
of those measures. although he had nc
difficulty in getting them to vote fol-
the purchase of San Domingo. AZ
regards Revenue reform, however, he
seems either to have no conception oi
what it means, or to be the willing in.
trument of those affiliated monopo.
lies who constitute the High Tariff
Ring.
The country has had enough of Q
system of confiscation, under the
name of taxation, such as would no,
be tolerated in any other land in Chris.
tendon. Centuries ago, when profit
gates sat upon tho thrones of France
and England, it was common to levy
n special tax, and order the proceeds
to be paid into the private purses oil
the Royal mistresscs, that these har.
lots might be able TO live in splendor.
The tax system of the United States
is levied practically for like purpose,
not TO sustain one or two profligatc
women, but to sustain other monopo.
lists equally Unsuitable. Our tariff sys.
tenn is made up of special taxes levied
for the personal benefit of persons
and corporations whose Establishments
have been able % control a majority
of n or the other Houses Of Con.
gress. The country has endured this
as no other people would have done;
and the repeal of these bounties, and
pensions, and special taxes, for the
benefit of the Bessemer steelers, and
the iron, copper, nickel, and carpet
monopolists. is now demanded. The
men in the United States Senate who
have assumed authority to speak tor
the Republican party tell us, by their
acts, or their refusal to act, that these
taxes shall not be repealed or modi-
fed They have already resolved
that Congress shall adjourn in May,
and in n few days We may expect their
further declaration, that no Legislation
looking to the reform of the Civil
Service or of the Revenue shall be
considered in the Senate. This evil
dent determination to keep up forever
the enormous special bounties in the
tax laws to favorite individuals and
corporations will not be allowed to
pass without protest The Cincin-
natl Convention has been called that
the means may be considered where
by this evil, among others, may be
met. The Convention may meet
to take important action. That it
will be respectable in point of numbers
and in the character of those who
will attend it, there can be no longer
any doubt. Two months intervene
before its assembling. During those
two months the Senators and Rep
resentatives at Washington can do
much to determine its character and
influence. If they shall, in good faith.
carry out the principles of Revenue
reform and Civil Service reform, and
relieve the South from the yoke of
carpet-bag despotlsm and corruption
by passing an act of General Amnesty,
they can make the Cincinnati Con-
.vention an important auxiliary in the
Presidential campaign. But, if they
persist in the policy of running the
party on dead issues, ignoring the liv-
ing ones, they will probably find the
Cincinnati Convention a powerful re,
minder of their neglected duties and
misspent time.
The Salem Mercury has the follow.
ing:
A short time since the Herald and