The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-03-13
THE SELF IrrEAcnmENr rnvIED.
LEBANON, March 10, 1874.
Edit0r Democrat.


LEBANON, March 10, 1874.
Editor Democrat
In your last issue is'found cores
pondence from Lebanon dated 3D.
inst, over the cognomep of "Old ODE
diah," in which is found a deliberation
of the rise and prayers oftbe Tax.Pay.
ers or Independent party now agita.
ting the country.
In this correspondence are found as
sertions-which, if true, would have a
direfnl effect upon the movement, and
several perSons have already bad their
names enrolled on a Remoastrd,pcc
setting forth that they were beguiled
in the matter by designing politicians
of the Republican party who were en-
deayoring to trap Democrats and there
by use them for their own aggrandize.
ment. and that Luther Elkins, d. w.
eql Jon 6uvqIv 10 saoqlo puU pIvHva
OregOniaa persuasion" were the
prime movers in this matter-having
secretly scbemed this "new departure"
But, as l said, they were assertions.
l profess to know sufficient of the
movement to be able with proof to
deny those. charges; and will say to the
voters Of Linn county that Luther El-
kins, d. w. Ballard and-othgFs Of Al.
bany had no hand in getting up this
movement; but that those allegations,
made with out foundation, are only
electioneering. schemes, asserted and
reported to bias the minds of the COM
munity and thwart the desires of the
laboring voters of the county, by the
office seeker and their co-workers.
Sufficient proof depouncing the
charges oil" "Old Obediah," will be at
hand in due time, setting the matter
all right if required. Query; would
ask where did commence this great
movement and demand from the peo.
pie? We would, here answer that
from the great revolution in politics
by the laboring class, rising in opposi-
tion to monopolies and political trick
sters, Congressional salary grabs and
ring leaders in parties, the honest tax
payers of the middle and Western
States arose in mass, irrespective of
parties, and by their votes denounced
this oppression, California, on this
coast, followed in the wake, electing
their officials and from thence Oregon
caught the spirit of publication and
sounded the tosin of alarm which
is first heard in noble Douglas county
afterwards in Polk, Benton, Lane,
Wasco, Washington, Yamhill, and
followed by Old Linn-and still the
spirit of resistance to demagoguism
will speed on until Oregon, on the first
Monday of June next, will place in
position, in both County and State,
officials made and elected by the peo-
pie. The move is one of revolution,
desired by the people, gotten up by
no party, and cannot be claimed by
either Republicans or Democrats, be-
cause of high taxes brought on by ex-
travagant enactments, in raising sal
aries, tees aud porquisites, unwarrant-
ed by those who have to bear the bur.
den and are not allowed to impose.
The extremes of both parties
Democratic and Republican = will
tall in line and full tickets will be
forthcoming, and their wanted gains
will have TO come from the Indepen-
dent voters, upon whom they will
work with strategy, not only in raising
false ruthors, but endeavoring to en-
graft designing good resolutions, imi-
tating as near as possible any and all
resolutions and wants made and de.
sired by the people.
"TOBIAS.n