The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-26
THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN WIZ
son AND RyRNETT.

cious court room was filled to reple-
ton with an audience of ladies' and
gentlemen, to listen to Judge VIII
son and John Burnett, rival can
dilates for Congress, discuss the po-
litical issues Of the two parties. \
more intelligent and respectful au-
dieGce was never assembled at a
political gathering III this place. At
about eight o'clock,
JUDGE WILSON
came forward amidst hearty APP
plarse and opened the discussion.
lie requested the audience, at the
outset, not to applaud, as he desired
TO occupy tile whole time in show
j, . up the Democracy in their true
LIGHT. This lie did most eiicctually
and scathingly before he got
through. fever poor, biped NOR
tai was disScctcd bone from bone
and reduced down to q agha>tly heap
Of superlativc nothlngness, John
Burnett was the man. Wilson dis
mautled him from stem to stern,
scuttled hIm, took away his
rilcr, punctured big holes into
Linn, and then lei him to gurgle IN
water and founder in the waves,
Judge Wilson did not propose to .
discuss the tariff Of lS2N, unless
called up by Alr. Burnett. lie pro-
posed to discuss theplattorms ofthe
two parties, the living issues Of the
campaign. The Democracy claimed
To be in taver Of a strict conStrnc-
ton Of tie Constitution; but did .
not they do their utmost to destroy /
Il in the late rebellion? Referred /
to Democrats III New York and /
elsewhere attempting to strike down
tie loyal soldiers Of the Republic.
Democrats throughout the country
sympathized with, aud encouraged
these lawless acts. Wilson demon
>trated by the platform Of the De
mocracy Of two years ago, that they
lid not then entertain the same opln-
ions on the 14th aud 18th Amend
ments that they do now. Then,
the Amendments were void now,
they admit their yalidits2 In this
they have departed, and the Judge I
branded them as the new departure
party. The Democracy admit the
validity of the Amendments, but de-
ny the right Of the President to en-
force its provisions ulder the anti
Ku k.uX laws-stlct constructions
i>ts of the Constitution, providIngit
favors the ku klux in their out
RACES. Burnett was opposed to
Furnishing the ku Klux. Wilson de- .
cIared that the President bad rs good
a right to suspend the writ OF h"-
beas coty,ts underthe Constitution,
A. Congress has to declare war or
make money. lie said that Burnett
had lodged him at Salem Oh his
position on the amendments, leav-
ing two-thirls Of his speech until the /
last. lie now challenged him to /
show how lie stood. lie alluded to
the growth and prosperity OF Geor-
gia and other southern States un-
der the reconstruction measures OF
Congress, which the Democracy had
50 persistettly opposed.
On tie Financial question, Judge
Wilson proved that tie Democracy
occupied different ground from that
advocated two years ago. Then,
the public debt was fraudulent,
they thought, and a burden too n-
tolerable to be borne. Now, to pay
tile debt is right, but they think
their plan ior paying it is the only
correct one. On this question, Viii
som in tie course of his speech chal-
leuged Burnett to produces single
instance where an individual had lost
dollar By the National banks.
On the question Of internal I'm
provements, Judge Wilson said the
Democracy Of fouryears ago in this
State were in favor Of land
grants for them. lie read from
their platform in corroboration. He
charged upon Burnett that in the