The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-11-27

mas SO long enjoyed INC puDlc conl-
dence."
The Evening Bulletin, a Republi.
can party journal, finds its explana.
tion OF the political upheaval Sin the
inexcusable and cowardly delay OF
Congress to settle the financial ques-
tion early last winter; the Credit
Mobilier swindle and the effort made
! by Congress to white-wash the partic-
ipants in that infamy; the back
salary grab, the revelations made
during the Sanborn and Jayne inves-
tigation; the performance of But
lerism, and the agitation, about the
third term"
The paramount question amongst
leading politicians congregated here
is; Who shall be the next Speaker
of the House of Congress? As the
Speaker of the House, more than
any other public man, indirectly in
1uences legislation, by the appoint
ment of committees, leading Demo-
cratic politicians are, thus early CIV
ing this important question their Sc
rious consideration, and | have not
failed to notice strong feeling in
favor of General N. p. Banks of
Massachusetts. THIS gentleman de-
feated his opponent by G,000 majori-
ty, although he had an adverse ma
| iority of 5000 to overcome; and as
General Butler, Speaker Blaine, and
Mr.. Dawes, made an exhaustive can
vass of Banks district, with the
view of defeating him, there is a
great deal of admiration for General
Banks on the part Of those who hate
Butler.
The feeling regarding the result of
the elections held on Tuesday last is
as varied as are the opinions which
led to that result. On the part of
the professional" in office, is an ap-
prehension that his place must soon
be filled by an "out" and the country
thereby ego to the dogs" and he
have to go to work at something far
less congenial to lis felings and less
remunerative in a financial point of
view. The "outs," who have for
years struggled for this result upon
no higher principal than ''to the VIC
tors belong the spoils, see the full
fruition OF their hopes which have
long been deferred.
The Republican, who is such from
principle, sees much good in the re-
suit; he regarded his party as being
in dangerous condition and be-
lieved that nothing but a radical rem
edy would effect cure, and hence
he either absented himself from the
polls or voted the Democratic ticket,
And in conversation with q number
of leading Democrats, who have
stood as landmarks Of the party since
Jackson's time, l find the feeling is
one of grave seriousness, not alto
gether unmixed with apprehension,
because of the responsibility, now
for the first time in l5 years, resting
upon them, and this apprehension is
not lessened because of the feeling
of the Western Democratic Congress-
men who favor an initiation of the
National Currency, and of tho Eas-
tern members WHO are "hard money"
men and are for contraction.
This much 1 can say from my con-
versations with leading men of both
parties: The Democrats-leaders of
the party-will endeayor to still fur
ther court public favor by carefully
regarding the public interests; while
those Republicans, who, in this city
have long controlled the politics of
the state, are desirous Of having the
old war Governor Andrew G. Curtin,
Marshall, Lowry, Mcclure, Kane and
host Of others equally as influential
return, not on probation as Mysto-
rious Pilgrim, Johnny Hill observed
month ago-but as full elders in
Israel.
One Of the most active Republi-
cans in this city observed to me only
this morning that "this campaign on
the part Republicans in this state was
the most Intellectual he had ever seen.
When the tide was running against
us everywhere in 1868, Andrew G.
Curtin, himself, carried tho colors Of
the party from Erie to tho Delaware,
and from Philadelphia to Pittsburg,
and the tide was turned back in
Pennsylvania.
The most thoughtful men of the
Republicans bitterly condemn them
selves for permitting the organization
of their party to pass into the hands
of narrow minded, selfish and dis
honest leaders, and the Glide Of dis
aster, which now oyeiwholms them
is causing them to consider how the
party can be re-organized upon the
basis it stood when Chase, Greedy,
Lincoln, Seward, Schurz, Weed,
Wilmot and their colleagues shaped
its destinies.
Baron Schwarz Senborn and his
wife are now in this city, visiting ita
places Of interest. The Baron was
| tho Director Of the Vienna Exhibi-
ton Of 1873, and is now tho Minister
Plenipotentiary from Austria to the
American Government.
Possibly nothing could be more
gratifying to holders of Pennsylvania
Railroad stock, than the semi annual
report Just made, which shows that
for tho six months, after paying all
"expenses, S5,141 1856 are left. OF
this sum SS7G,333 arc held "to pro-
vide for contingencies" and S4, 255,-
523 remain az available for dividend
on the Capital stock Of s68, ,443,3
As the dividend is to DO but 5 poI
cent. the additional sum Of S535, =
3G4 is carried to the profit account Of
the Company, and tho contingent
| fund l trust will not be carried to the