The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-01

have no toubt the same thing is OBJ
servable to thinking men even on the
/ Pacific Coast. This whole west--l
mean especially the upper Mississippi,
I together with the Missouri Valley, Is
coming nearer and nearer together.
Neighbors are learning more wisdom
than to cut each others throat with the
ballot box. The west, that is to say,
the producing interest Of the west, IS q
unit. Set that down, and in all your
future reckonings Of the political
horizon, take it into the account. You
can not see this from your distant
stand point, no difference how good q
glass you are, like you could feel 1t, II
you were here. The Grange mOye-
meut, doubtless, has had much to DO
with developing this state OF things,
but that organization would have been
poweress to accomplish anything in
this direction, if the necessity for 1t
had not been strongly felt DO not
understand me as wishing to detract IN
the least from all the credit that IS
due to the Patrons of Husbandry, |
only mean to say they came on Qike
old Stonewall did)at very opportune
moment. BY the way they, the "P.
HIS" are carrying eevery thing before
them in this State. | would say, if l
did not think it doing them injustice,
that they were the controlling in
! Auence in our last Legislature. 1t is
true they did not have votes enough
to accomplish some legislation that
the State stands very much in need of,
but they did have power enough to
prevent some very bad bills from be-
coming laws Of the land. Tsuppose as
we can't be thankful TO" what they
did, we can be somewhat grateful for
what they kept the Others from doing.
But really, Mr.. Editor, if | keep on
at this rate see no possible stopping
place this side ofa guire Of paper and
am already tired, for | am not in the
habit of writing more, of late, than the
demands of busine or claims OF
friendship dictate, and l have no doubt
you, and your readers, are also wearled
with the seemingly endless stuff | am
spinning out. Permit me, though, be-
fore dismissing poitical topics refer to
TO one thing. / DO ii because Of u rcsolu-
ton in the platform lately adopted by
the Oregon Democracy (Which is sound
to the corel and to put us tight on the
record.
You have noticed what strenuous
efforts are being made in Congress by
Western Congressman to increase the
circulating medium Of the country. |
admit that this has been initiated
and is being pressed on by such old
Radical party hacks as Morton and
Logan, but there is strong western
and southern sentiment backing the
movement, and in that respect there is
Significance in it. OF course we prefer
gold and silver to any promises to pay
gold and silver or something else, but
il il madness to think o. reaching Il
gold basis at present. Reduce the
public debt to what it honestly should
be-that is to one third Of its present
size, and cail in the charter OF all these
national banks tine grandest of all
national villainies and mOn0poliest
and we are with the Oregon DemOcra-
cy, hand and glove, on their specie
paying! resolution. Until then-well
let lis fight the devil with fire, there
may be some amusement in it, If no
profit.
| have said nothing in this scarcely
that l set out to say, and much that |
had no idea Of saying, and perhaps
uusaiI, but I mjIst bring this 20 close
abruptly for fear you close down on
me.
l promise (or threaten, whichever
way you may he pleased to take it) to
do SO sdme more, if this is deemed
worthy Of publication. know I can
write tolerahly decent newspaper
article, but the de'e was in the wind
the moment struck the weather
topic. Very respectfully,
J. NJ. Y.
p. s. The foregoing was written last
night, aniI awoke this morning in
the midst Of snow storm. So you
can Judge yhurseIf as to whether |
have done i5stlce to our delightful
I hardly think | have!
nzsN assr v.iasi= zsses..sasH
CoRrEcr.-Wo fully agree with our
ncighbor of the Granger when he
says: The shipment Of money east
for agricultural indictments is one Of
the heaviest drains upon Linn coun-
ty, and one that may be almost over
come by a little effort. A. Il. Cherry
has this year made eight Haines
Harvesters, which he offers at $500
cash, for ten foot cut, and 1925, for
twelve foot cut. These prices are
very liberal, but Mr.. G. informs us
that he will turn out ten foot headers
with two sickles, all complete, for
$40, if the farmers will pass in their
orders in advance to the number OF
forty machines, thus giving him an
assurance for the expenditures nee
essary in order to work cheap.
Farmers, look after this matter, and
lei your coin circulate around home.
FnoM THE Folks AT HoME.-Yal.
1Iendal, Esq, a typo friend Of ours
when we were scarcely big enough to
stand on a type box and set up
small-pica "brick bats" throws him
self in sight III his Abba Gowa)
Union as follows:
SrATE PRINTER OF OnrdoX.-It af-
fords US pleasure to notice that our
friend and fellow-laborer at the case,
Mart. V. Brown, Of the Albany (Oro-
gon) Denociaf, is the Democratic
for State Printer to be
voted for by the people Mart. is a
good fellow and a good printer and
if elected viii have the work done up
BroTn. That he is an enterprising
man Is attested by the fact
that he commenced without q dollar
and now owns one Of the best news
papers in Oregon.
TuAT SUPPER. The collation. given
by the Daughters Of Rebecca, at
Granger Hall last Monday night,
was one Of the most complete and
spreads ever given in
Albany. The table was elegantly
with beautiful designs in
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