The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-12-04

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dated indianapolis, Ind Nov. 25.
This dispatch states that ''between
fifty and sixty gentlemen met here
to-day to take preliminary steps for
the formation Of q new party based
on National currency. y y
A Committee was appointed to make
a declaration of principles, who will
report this afternoon. 1t is under
stood that. they will be very short
reafirminge in effect the financial
plank of the Indiana Independents,
for the adjustment Of National banks
and 1.-THE substitution Of convertible
legal tender notes A preliminary
National meeting will be called for
Cleveland, Ohio, in March or April
next, when the propriety of nomi-
Mating a Presidential candidate will
be determined" 9 ..l4
The foregoing dispatch informs US
that the report will be very short, !"
and that it would "reafirm in effect"
q certain plank in the platform Of the
Independents" Of Indiana, but just
what that Committee did report, if
anythinglot oil, we are not advised.
What the precise provisions Of the
plank Of the Independence Of In
diana was, further than light is
thrown upon it in the dispatch refer
red to, we do not know; but what
ever il was, it seems it did not suit
the people Of Indiana, and at the
polls they repudiated the Independ-
ents and Republicans alike, platform
and all We are not surprised at
these little manifestations Of discon-
tent showing themselves in different
portions Of the country, and will
only be surprised if they are not
seen in every quarter Of the Union
within the next twelve months. There
is quite enough to complain Of, but
we have no faith in looking to q third
party for relief. If the late elections
teach anything, it is, that Republi-
cans and Independents alike are re-
pudiAted, and that the people are de-
termined to fall back to first princi-
Piles and re-adopt the time e-honored
Democratic faith. There can be but
two responsible political parties in
the country. The Republican party
has been weighed in the balance and
found wanting. The hearts of the
people are not in sympathy with it
its only power is the great patronage
the federal administration has to be-
stow In the bestowal Of this pat
ronage the Republican party has, in
too many instances, acted unwisely.
More money has been lost to the
government by unfaithful officers in
a single year since the Republican
party came into power, than was lost
by all administrations prior to 1860.
More than this-the policy adopted
in collecting and disbursing our fed
eral revenues is cumbrous and un-
necessarily expensive. The people
have long understood these delin-
quincies and mistakes, and have
clamored for reform, but these de-
mands remain unheeded, and they
see no hope but in Q change Of the
governing power Of the land. When
that change is made it will not be
from the present corrupt Republican
party to an irresponsible third or In
dependent party, without name or
a history; but to the Democratic
party who ever kept its pledges to
the people, who 80 wisely and econ
omicqlly administered the affairs Of
government with the exception of
two short intervals) for sixty years
collcctinga dollar Of direct
tax from the people,