The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-02-06
THE COMING CONVENTIONS.

THE COMING CONVENTIONS.
Our Democratic cotemporaries
throughout the State are very sensi-
bly, urging upon Democrats the inn
peritive necessity Of attending the
primaries and Of sending true, ear
nest delegates to the State Conven-
ton. Tits well said that "these are
critical times for political parties, as
well as for our Government" No
party can afford to wrangle in Con-
vention nor hazard its success by the
nomination Of candidates Of doubt
full merit. The principles of the
Democratic party are right, but in
order to be successful they must be
championed by true men.
The Democratic State Convention
which will assemble in this city on
the 18th proximo have but to place
before the intelligent voters of the
State true men for standard bearers,
and to lay down q platform that shall
commend itself to their good sense
and judgment and there is no fear OF
the result. BY true men we mean
those whose integrity and upright
ness are beyond question, whose
ability and education are equal to the
requirements of their respective Of
fees, and whose intelligence and
good sense commend them to tho
favor of scrutinizing public; men
whose indepedence Of character, firm
ness and decision are sure guarantees
against all the corruption of the
times and the craftiness OF Interested |
parties; those who can be called no
''man's men," but the men for the
masses.
We ask our readers to pause for
moment and consider the present de-
plorable condition Of our country.
Cast your eyes towards Washington
and sec there the prohigacy, the COR
ruption, the bribery, the theft, the
rings, the baso subserviency topower,
and the plottings for a continuance
of power When you see oxtraya-
gance and recklessness and thieying
peryading all the departments Of
Government, the public debt increas-
ing, and tho Secretary Of the Treas.
ury calling for more taxes; when you
see the President asling that his sal
ary may be doubled, and securing an
act for that purpose, approved by his
own signature, and hear the startling
announcement in the House Of Rep
Representatives by q Republican
member that the salary and the ap-
preparations for the President and
his convenience will amount 10 $780,
900 a year; and when you remember
that all this has come about by the
blind subseryiency Of the people to
the Radical party, will YOU not ad-
nit that il is high time the old, time
honored, patriotic Democratic party
should be roinstated, both in State
and National councils, and that its
statesman should be given the helm
and allowed to pilot our "ship Of
State" back into tho harbor of con- {,
stitutional government
Compare the past four years man
ngemont Of our State affairs, under
a Democratic administration, with
The eight years Of corruption, chican- :
cry, fraud, peculation and misman.
agement which preceded them under
the Radical administration of Gibbs
and Woods, and consider if it would
not be dangerous experiment to
shange bacl to a Radical government
md most probably 70 the old order .
Of things
Judging from the past, tho people
81 Oregon have nothing to fear from
entrustng the public affairs of the
commonwealth in the hands Of DEM !
ocratic officials, while, Judging from
the same standard, they have every !
thing 70 fear from a restoration Of the
Republican party to power. We are
confident the people are not now pre- Z
pared for change, nor will they be !
after our State Convention, provided !
men such as We have suggested be 4
placed before them for their sufirages. i
The wny to assure this Is BY the cleo
tion Of reliable delegates 10 be sent
10 the state Conyenhoni hence We
most eSrnestly urge upon the people
10 iook sccR 10 ne primaries.