The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-06-14
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know that we can throw any extreme
ly refulgens light upon the vexed
question, yet we shall attempt to give
a few reasons which in our humble
Judgment seem to have conduced to
our defeat. The first reason which
we propose to offer may to many
seem highly novel and original,
but as we regard it as the most po-
tent u of any, we do not hesitate
to "face a frowning worldn and de-
clare it. 1t is-that the enemy were
able to poll the greatest number
of votesl This statement is made
with a full knowledge upon our part
of the weighty responsibility which
attaches to it. and of the scathing
criticisms which re must undergo in
consequence. We know that philos-
ONLY, theory. ethics dialeetics, meta
physics, astronomy and zoology, as
well as many of the other sciences,
are antipodes of this theory, but as we
are, nevertheless, convinced that our
assertion is a palpable, bare-faced fact,
we stand up in the face of Pythago-
ras, and all the other ancient or mod
ern philosophers, and fearlessly assert
it.
And now, how did they manage to
get the largest number of votes p
We unhesitatingly assert that they
got them by falsehood, misrepresen-
t%ation, bribery, intimidation, false
promises, trickery and all the other
villainous appliances known to I'M
scrupulous and constituencies politi-
clans, aided by shameful dissensions
and divisions in our own ranks in
many counties of the State.
Money was used lavishly in almost
every county. Attorney-G General
Williams brought it with him from
Washington and scattered it along his
route of travel from the Southern
boundary OF our State to Portland.
on allamet; and the Railroad
Kings emissaries and henchmen were
distributed at almost every voting
place throughout the State TO cor,
rupt voters by the lavish use of gold
and the most proiuse promises OF
personal benefits to accrue to them
for supporting the Holiday ticket
Saloons were subsidized, newspapers
were purchased, hotel keepers, manu-
featuring establishments, and every
other institution which had employees
under its control, and which could be
approached for such an unworthy mo-
tive, was bought up and Its influence
used in manipulating vote in favor of
the monopolists candidates and
against the peoples interests. Voters
were brought from Washington Ter
ritory, "repeaters' were conveyed
along the line of the railroad and
voted at many different places, and
in hundreds of instances Democrats
in Holidays employment were
forced to vote his ticket for fear of
losing their situations and thus de-
priving themselves and their families
Of the immediate means Of subsist-
n Tyranny. oppression and in
tiRidation were resorted to where
money would not reach his employees
eensciences, and a peremptory dis
missal from his employ was the re-
suit of a refusal to be voted as the
monopolist wished. These facts are
so well known that no respectable
Republican paper Will attempt to
deny them.
In Jackson county-heretofore the
strongest Democratic county in the
State-the divisions and discussions
in III OWL party resulted in the sue
$ Of the entire Republican ticket,
with but one exception, and also
greatly reduced our majority on Con-
gresham in that county. In Polk
and Unien-both Democratic coun-
ties-a want of harmony in ranks
resulted in the election of the Holla-
day Senators, as well as the democrat
ization and partial defeat of the rest
of the county ticket in each county,
In fact there has existed for several
years past the bitterest teuds among
the Democracy of many counties OF
the State, and at last iC has eulminated
in an open disruption and uncom-
promising hostility which has added
much to our defeat in the Congress
sional contest and absolutely given
the Legislature over to the enemy,
thereby preventing us from electing
a Democratic United States Senator,
and giving the Republicans an oppor-
tunity to effect a batch of partisan
legislation which may;keep us in the
minority for years to come.
We do not pretend to say which fac
ton of our party in the counties
spoken of is responsible for this de-