The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03

g. D'Aesse 5 At'AAep '|'t~'N Nf~A WV S'SAoo y
!. The past twelve months, and thel
say whether OF not they are hopeless
I Of national success in the near future
One year ago the supplemental
Civil Rights bill would have passed
both Houses Of Congress by a strict
party vote, and with rush. This
year q number Of Republicans in the
Senate had. The boldness to speak
against it and vote against its pass.
Fage, and its success in Republican
House Of Representatives is more
than doubtful
One year ago the House Of Repre-,
sentatives would have refuted, by a
strict party vote; d bill requiring
that jurors sitting in United States
courts should know how to read and
write the English language. It
| would have been said, with indigna-
ton, by such men as Hoar, Poland,
Kelley and Shanks. that this was 4
"Copperhead' attempt to abridge
tle'rights of the glorious black man,
and that the effect would be to ex-
clude him from the jury box and cast
the trial of causes almost exclusively
in to tho power Of the white race
This year the opposition to a bill like
this in the House was feeble, and
when it came to q vote, it passed BY
so large a majority that the negatives
we're not counted.
One year pgo if the Arkansas civil
war had been raging, and an appeal
had been made to the President by
the rival Governors for protection,
Mr.. Grant would have instructed Mr.. |
Attorney General Williams to ascer-
tain which side could afford the most
assistance to the Administration in
the future, and to write an opinion
to the effect that that side was best
entitled to recognition by the Execu-
tive. Bst with the results Of the
Louisiana blunder staring him in the
face, Mr.. Grant did not dare TO make
a partisan decision, and accordingly
Gov. Baxter, who most represented
the Democratic element in the State,
was declared to be the rightful Gov
ornor.
One year ago the newspaper organ
of the Administration in New York ,
would have clamored for the passage
'f the bill forcing mixed schools and
negro equality upon the people; it
would have opposed with yehemence /
he bill to exclude ignorant negroes {
rom iuries, and it would have de- I
nanded the recognition of Brooks,
n Arkansas, by the President. But I
o-day it publishes editorial lenders, i
lot only sheering at negro equality 9
nd showing the absurdity and in 4
ustice of the Civil Rights bill, but s
actually pats Senator Eaton on the t
ack, and says that his extreme State /
lights utterances cannot be answered o
y curses, but must (if they can), be il
nswered by argument.
Now what is the reason why, in a i,
yelve-month, change of front SO /,
as this has been possibleP 4
it not that the Republican politi- I,
ans and the Republican journalists :,
10 what othor men have seen for a 9,
ing time, the handwriting on the +,
all--''rhou ant weiged in tho bal y
ace and found wanting"--and the 4
reclamation of the fact that the "
over the Republican party had a
ielded so long had been given TO 4 i,
irer and better political organiza- i
on2 That is what is the matter. N i
nder tho pressure Of defeat and =
'rty Generalization these temporary = :.
'lders Of power begin to admit that =,
lito men and Southern men have n, m
mo rights which the Government :.
ght to respect We regard this Il, II
ath'bed repentance as one Of the :. y
ost striking Of the signs Of the j, -
nos. The day dawns at last. = [,