The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-28
DEmocRAcY sTaAIonT ron Is.


. with itssounds the questioned "wha
will we do with tho Liberal elemen
Of 1872, and what will be the politica
affiliations Of the men who wen
with Greeley, and made that splen
did but vain attempt to break TIN
ranks of the dominant party? Wha
willbe the status Of the great Lib
eral leaders, and where will thei
followers be found in the coming
great struggle?" Already in som,
quarters there is talk of Liberal al
liances, combinations with disaffectet
Republicans and a fusion Of all tn
elements Of opposition under som'
great liberal chief, some relic Of tht
great disaster in 1872, Chas. Franci
| Adams is mentioned, MS is Judg'
Davis, of the Supreme Court, anc
others of that political school. Tht
effort in certain directions seems tC
be the question OF trying another
4 amalgamaton, another union OF In
congruIties and unnatural politica
affiliations, q repetition OF the well
meant, but foolishly weak organiza
tion which ended in such complete
overthrow Of the opposition. We
fully believe that We speak the sen.
timents Of four-ffths OF the Democ.
racy OF Oregon when we heartily
echo the words OF IN able Eastern
Democratic paper, which, IN review
ing this important subject, positively
AYERS thar it lis in favor Of and will
support and advocate nothing but
straight Democracy We will not
run off on another wild goose chase
IN the coming presidential campaign,
as wo did in the last one because d
lot of policy dodgers sniped the
party into that disastrous move. We
will not give the influence of this
paper.-if it has any--to the support
and advocacy of o het ,rogeneous
combination formed of men with a
variety Of opinions unicing upon no
essential feature and differing per-
haps widely upon great political
truths. We want no more liberal
campaigns The Democracy can
never win under any banner but its
own. and it's prestige to-day entities
it not only to public leadership, but
popular confidence. The doctrines
Of Jefferson, jackson and Che great
lights Of the party are vet living in
the hearts of thousands who followed
its grand principles to succession
of glorious triumphs, and shorn OF
tho Objectionable features which con-
tributed to its final overthrow, and
which we're the natural consequences
OF an agitation that could not be pre-
vented, there is no reason why the
same great fundamental truths in
political economy cannot be made
popular again, and they can be and
will be under pure and able leader
ship,
We have had defeats enough. ItI
is unnecessary to recount tho causes,
for they are known to all students Of
politicalhistory and thatthey werotoa
large extent deserved and meritod, /,
admits Of no contradiction. It is
presumed failures have made us wise,
especially since they were made
against good Judgment, not to men
tion ordinary common sense But
inc day q defeats IS over. While
remembering Its stlngs Of disappoint-
ment ana pam, Democracy also re-
members its many and splendid VIC
lorles' ana wnile the men who were
disnnSuished IN Democratic councils,
and whose brilliant talents were
equal 70 any emergency, have passed
rom on the stage OF political action,
The signs by which they conquered
lre neither dead nor forgotten, and
Tho Democratic party can and will
remember their lessons OF wisdom,
ana enter again upon series OF ma
ilonai triumPhs,
The signs Of these times are favor
able for, and unmistakably point to
4 Democratic restoration, and il is
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