The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-06-18
no INDEpENDENT DBmooRATa.


TO INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS.
We desire to address few words
to our Democratic friends who went
off with the disafected Republicans
last year and formed what was known
as the Independent party. We say
what aUas known--as we do not rec
ognize tho existence Of any such par
ty in this State now. There are on
ly two parties that have any national
recognition, and they are the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties. Either
one must win or the other--no third
party can assume sufficient magni-
tude and proportions to gain VIC
tory in Oregon-at least this year.
You who have been lifelong Demo
Gratis cannot hesitate as to which OF
the two old parties you would prefer
should succeed. The Republican
party has always been your enemy,
and the enemy Of our country. It's
career has been bad from it's incep-
ton down TO the present time; but
especially in it's later days, has it
been most infamous. Arrogant with
constant success; flushed with power;
ambitious; and desirous Of attaining
colossal fortunes from the public
plumber, the Republican leaders de-
liberateIy robbed the Government;
legislated for tho perpetuation Of
themselves in Office -legislated for
the Party, in fact, rather than Nation.
They stole whenever they could; and
to save themselves from the cells Of
the Penitentiary, they made theft
legal. They robbed the Nation, and
made the robbery lawful, by their
own votes in congress. They ruined
the South; oppressed It's people, OK
alted the Negro, until the civilized
world raised its voice in condemna-
ton. They violated the constitutions;
nnder the pretense Of securing the Ne
gro his rights, but really with the
purpose Of securing his vote and
keeping themselves in power, and
their hands in the public pap. They
seemed infatuated in their misrule.
They plundered by millions, and
gloried in the plumber. The Press
they defed, the people they despised.
But, their long lease Of misused
power 10 gradually coming to an end.
The people. goaded into madness,
rose in their majesty, and swept the
corruptionists from power, as q
mountain torrent sweeps prowling
foxdownits headlong current. Then,
this whipped Party, like a bad boy,
promised reform, and with tears Of
repentance assured its master, the
long patient people, that it would do
better, indeed, indeed it would, II
only tried again Such is the present
position Of the Republican Party.
1t is on the stool Of repentance doing
penance for its faults; yet with sub
lime effrontery, il asked TO be trusted
again, just az a clerk who has been
caught robbing his employers till,
might vow reform, and promise hon
esty il trusted again. Still, this Re-
publican party 10 still q highly dam
gerous antagonist. II has in power
q corrupt, unBcrupulous Executive,
who uses all his immense patronage
for party purposes. It has an army
Of ofiiee-holders in power, who are
assessed like so many sheep per head
to furnish friends for the party sue
cess. II has as leaders an array Of
bold. bad, able and interruptions
men, thoroughly verSed in corrupt,
political chicanery; men who will
employ any means, no matter how
degraded. to attain their end. Yes,
the Republican is a powerful party,
avon when suffering from diagrnceful
defeat. It is powerful from the
interminable effect Of It's corruption,
alone. As against this we have the
Democratic Party; a Party Of whom
you have in the past been proud to
say our country owed everything to,
Its existence and history is coequal
with our government. and its con-
tinued existence has been the main
pillar Of our republican institutions.
Viewing the career Of the two par
ties no lover Of his country and es-
pscially no man with a life time ad-
hesion to is standard can afford to
leave it now and permit the corrupt
and yillainous Radical party to tn
umph over IT, We appeal to Inde-
pendent Democrats 70 stand By the old
'olorp, and il theirs u 10 b any Dolly
Warden party let iss adherents come
ron The common enemy