The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-03-20
FROM OCHOCO.

FROM OCHoCo. .... d.
, HOCHoCo VALLEY, Wasco Co., Or, I
March 10th, 1874.
Editor Democrat:
Thinking that perhaps a few items
from this section of country might in.
terest you, 1 will drop you a few lines.
Madam Ochoco is in the throes of
travail just now, giving birth to new
party, and as the infant is q weakly,
puny thing, the chances are that its
friends may have to mourn its early
demise. The nanny of the brat is the
Republican Party, and as no one has
come forward TO daddy it, 1 don't
know who to lay it on. Some four
weeks ago Mr. Thompson made his
advent in our midst-said he was an
Andre1g johnson Democrat BeClrocker,
and was grannying for the forthcoming
infant, and to pay him for his profess
ional services he wanted the County
Clerkship. He represented that the
movement was that of the Grange and
farmers party, and told so plausible
tale that a good many of the Demo-
Gratis Joined in with him in issuing a
call for mass meeting of the people,
irrespective of party, to meet and talk
on politics, Oranges, &C., but when this
meeting was held, instead of being q
farmers or Grange movement, it de-
veloped itself-into a first class Repub-
licaDPrimary Convention. They first
Undertook to bind those present by
passing a resolution pledging them
selves to support the nominees of the
Antelope Convention. (The Antelope
Convention is now regarded as the Re-
publican County Convention, though
probably it will be Cayuse for the sake
of few Yotes.l Then they introduced
resolution specifying that the "Pres-
ent Democratic Administration has
run the county heavily in debG without
a dollar of public Improvement to
show for it, while thirty or forty thou
sand dollars of the peoples money has
been annually squandered--a whopper
so big that even Republicans were
ashamed of it. The present manage
ment of county affairs is not only not
running the county heavily in debt" /
but is steadily bringing it out of debt
debt contracted by Republican ot1i-
cials. While the county, State and
School tax, collected in this county
ioes not amount to ''thirty or forty
thousand dollars" (and every one in ,
.he meeting knew it) so, after wrang- ,
ing while, they amended the resolu-
ion by simply asking for ECONOMY"
They then proposed to the Democrats
hat if they would join in with them !
md help elect the Antelope ticket they :
would Ego snooks' on the offices-a =.
air proposition certainly. Their dele
rates stood fire Republicans to one
Democrat. A few soft heads, for the
AXE of the promised offices, have gone
n with them, but the ranks of the old
Democratic party are yet unshaken,
nd have no doubt but that we can
AIRY the county as usual. Wasco has
Democratic majority, though it is :
mall II is certain, and the Republi-
ans, knowing this, have cloaked :,
lemselves with the Grange movement ! !,
nd are trying to gull few Democrats : !
yer to their support, and thus hoist -
again into office. The
emocrats held their Primary Con-
ention here Feb. 2s, and unanimous
adopted the following: G
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary for all N
,litical parties to express their politi- w
i creeds, and as the crime of corrup- I,
On has been charged against the %
esent Democratic county admins u
alton; therefore, be 1t tr
ResolUc6, That we are in favor, as te
,retofore, of the selection of honest -
I'd competent men for the county Id
ices, and the practice of rigid eeono- We
Y in the administration of county WI
iairs. oy
Res0lUed, That even If there has ~
en- corrupt practice in our county al
airs, it is not consistent or necessary an
: Democrats to leave the Democratic gr
rty, the party that has always been
favor Of an honest administration of
bic affairs, and join IN with dis D.
ganized and defeated crowd for the {
nation Of third party to right st'
ase frauds. We
Resotpod, That we recognize in the ha
ltel0pe Convention a frantic effort ~,
the Republicans to obtain possession ''i
the county Offices. an
The Shoe Flies met last Saturday
elect delegates to Peoples Conven- ?
n, 70 be held at Salem, and they ,;ss yss
] It "heIlitisplit,n and ! think the
lis got '1eetle scared.r The COM FsI iSi