The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-29
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SEARCHING REVIEW OF TILE SITUATION
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

SEARCHING REVIEW OF THE SITUATION
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.
BENTON COUNTY, May 9th, 1874.
Editor Democrat:
The canvass in this county is wax
ing hotter and hotter and as it pro-
crosses, Avery's Folly, sometimes
called the "Movement" and-again,
by way Of distinction-the ''Indepen-
dent movement" becomes more ap-
parent. What was at first but dimly
outlined, now becomes palpable,
and as the aims and objects Of the
movement become more manifest,
the rank and file who gave itrespect-
ability, abandon it in utter disgust
Who organized this movement"
in Benton county, and for what pur-
pose was it organized? Let voters of
both the Republican and Democratic
parties, stop and ponder on this
question before finally committing
themselves to its support. 1t was
mainly and chiefly organized by Mr..
j. G. Avery as Head centre, assisted
by malcontents in each party who
have not been trusted by either party
for fifteen years. The chief had,a two
fold purpose in its organization.
First--The venting of his pent-up
malice against the Democratic party
and its candidates, and their defeat,
if possible. This programme was
conditional. If the Democratic State
Convention had nominated a ticket
acceptible to the Head Centre, every
body knows the movement would
have vanished, "like the baseless
fabric of vision" Second--H, by
any possibility the movement should
elect any part of the County ticket,
such persons were to be installed in
Office, as would be the subseryient
instruments of tho head Centre him
self, as well as his satellites. The |
subordinates were to perform such
services, and to execute such orders
as might be assigned to them by the
Head Centre. In other words, the
movement was to be a personal or
ganization, welded for the benefit
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of four or five
men, in this County, and to crafty
the spite and malice of one. 1t is
utterly without principle, a hetero-
geneous mass of discordant disorgan-
ization, thrown together by accident,
averice, revenge and ambition carry
ing the seductive motto of Reform to
delude and deceive those who, are
unacquainted with its interior work
ings But the mask is now lifted
md has been for some time. The
Gorson features of the movement
have abashed some of its early adj
mirerers and made others disown it
One peculiar pretonse Of the move (
nent, is its pretended purity. CAS-
iume virtue, if you have it not" is
is motor 1t arraigns both of the ,
I'D parties, as well as individuals in t
zach, on the ground Of corruption
But who compose the movement? &
Upon what meat doth this, Caesar q
eed?" Nearly all of its leaders in |
his county, have actually appeared h
II Salem during each session of the |;
legislature, for many years past, and b
obbied for various schemes of ques- il
ionable propriety In every State e
Turing the two or three decades last Q
'ast some one individual has achiev- |,
d the "bad eminence of Chief of the n
Dbby." Oregon is no exception. 81
)ur "chief" resides in this county Il
nd hc is withal ga bright and G.
Inning light" in the movement. Il
"rrust not those cunning waters of his eyes, &
For vIlalny is not without such rhoum;
And he, long traded In 10, makes It seem, o.
Like rivers Of remorso and lnnoconcy." ir
But enoughl The movement. and n
8 propriotors arc rapidly desGehd- in
lg to that political grave which n
nows no waking. They will doubt =,
'ss "sloep we'll, when their ftful &
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