The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-14


The Eagene Guard tDemOcraticl'
says that nearly all the voters in the
west end Of Lane county have signed
the Independent call; that It Is being
signed all over the county, except in
Cottage Grove precinct. In ''the
forks" itecelved over sixty signatures
last Tuesday. The Guard thinks that
no matter BY whom the call Is signed,
a State Convention Ia bound to be held.
1t thinks there was no need OF an In
dependent ticket tor Lane county-the
call being a reflection upon the county
officers entirely uncalled for.
a call signed BY one hundred and
tlSenty-one Democrats has been issued
to the voters Of Umatilla county. call
ing an Independent county convention
to meet at Pendleton. on the 18th of
April, to nominate candidates for the
county offices. All who believe In
honest legislation and administration
are invited to unite with them ''under
banner broad enough to embrace all
who favor Just laws and oppose cliques,
rings, combinations or monopolies,
extnvagance and disregard Of econo-
my In county, State and natien.'
Umatilla Is intensely Democratic. AS
the result of years of Democratic rule,
III free and independent Democrats
issuea call for an'independent conven-
ton, cutting themselves Loose from all
party obligations, in the hopes of thus
bettering their political condition.
They complain that 'sthrough political
leaders, and rings. composing men,
bers of the Democratic party, the agri-
cultural, mechanical and laboring in
terests of Umatilla county have been
criminally neglected and outrageously
taxed, and the MillA a the people
thwarted and shamefAlly disregarded,
the treasury depleted. and heavy obli-
cations contracted in open disregard
Of justice. economy and oilr constitn- |
tional rights" That during the last |
ten years the tax levies of the county |
have been from "a to 30 mills on the |
dollar That the SheriAs during that
lime have made fortunes from salaries |
altogether out Of due proportion to the
'ervices rendered, while the people
lave been growing poorer and poorer.
The debt Of the county foots up $4O,-
100, with more coming. These are a
'ortion of the grievances recited.
hsrged t'pon Democrats by Demo
rats, to put stop to which the indie
'endent movement is calleu into being
n that county. All over the State it
you'd seem the Democratic masses are
noving In the same way, demanding a
new deal" III which their former mas
ers and managers are to be left tentirely
ut in the cold. For once in the polit-
al history of Oregon the drudges, the
casts Of burden, the rank and file.
no have heretofore done the work,
orhe all the burdens and received
ofiAof me otiides etApolls Of victory.
ow come to the front and demand of
Ieir late masters an account of their
ewardship. Promises of future re- {
rm and retrenchment from Demo
attic organs and speakers are met !
ith the reply-''yoq have been I
eighed In the balances and found
ahthg." The pledges and appeals, .
enaces and threats of Democratic 8
fice-seekers and leaders. will fall on I
needing s9n The people are thor {
ghly aroused to the duty they owe /
. State and themselves, and will s
I've thesed dishonest political trickstels 9
d time-servers from high places, d
icing IN their stead honest men who ii
.art their word as their bond, and i
. fulfill to the letter all pledges 4
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