The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-11
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rApL ri.Ec11oNs.
Between this date and the going
down Of the sun on the Sd day Of No
venber next, elections for members
Of Congress will be held in twenty
nine States Of the Union fourteen
Of those States will elect Governors,
and twenty-four will elect members
Of the popular branch Of their re-
spectiye Legislatures.
A survey Of the field over which
this political contest is to be fought
is full of interest, and the results in
the aggregate to the Democracy and
consequently to the country is cheer
ing and hopeful. Twelve Of those
States contributed largely Of, and
some Of them all Of their forces on
the side Of the Confederacy in the
late civil war, whilst the remaining
seventeen were arrayed against them.
Since the close Of the war, all have
looked to common government for
such federal legislation, and the ex-
ercise Of such Executive wisdom as
would secure them in the exercise of
their constitutional rights and af-
ford them all possible relief in their
efforts to retrieve their wasted for
trnes.
How well the federal and State
governments have met these just ex-
pectations Of the people is now be-
ing earnestly considered by the
masses, and in most Of those States
an unequivocal condemnation Of the
Grant administration will be spoken
or we mistake the signs Of the times
We think it is now a ioregone conclu-
sion that the House Of Representa-
tives Of the 44th Congress will be
Democratic by majority Of from IS
to IS. North Carolina has led off
nobIy in increasing her Democratic
strength in Congress, and Ohio, Indi-
ana, Maine, Iowa and Georgia speak
next In all Of these States except
Maine Democratic accessionsare con-
fdently looked for. The dissensione
heretofore existing in Tennessee be-
tween the Johnson and Cheatom fac
tons bywhich at the lastelection May
nardsecurod his election, arenow ami
cably settled, and the party in Ten
nessee is a unit under the leadership
Of Judge Porter, the popular Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor and
against the civil rights bill.
The contest in New Jersey will
possess unusual interest, on account
Of the extra patronage the incoming
Governor will have to beslow, the
appointment Of Clerks of tho SUI
preme and Chancery Courts, Insur-
ance Comissioners and some Judicial
officers, the term Of all those named
being from five to seven years.
How far the federal administration
may be able through the immediate
agency Of the Marshals and United
States District Attorneys in Louisi-
ana and Arkansas to control the cleo
tions in those States remains to be
seen, but that attempts to do 80
will be made seems now highly prob
able; these are the only Southern
States where Democratic gains are
expected that nm attempt TO control
them BY federal power will be at
tempted.
The utter failure Of Congress to
meet the expectations Of the country
upon the currency question, the So
luton of the railroad problem, or to
take any stop forward in the interest
Of commerce toward regaining our
lost supremacy Of the seas, we think
will not be lost sight of BY the grent
States Of New York, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and
Iowa, or will its effects be lost UPON
the States Of Minnesota, Nebraska
and Kansas. New York will be Sc
cured to the Democracy and heavy
gains in ali the other States named,
except Kansas, may DO safely count