The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-12-13
THE sorTnrRN QUESTION.

AT the present time grehI nus anu
cry is being raised by he radieAl. aboatt
the ''solid South" end every little.
neighborhood quarrel Is bong nlagni-.
fed and tortured into POlitiel lSelsecu.
tion. For the purposs of Glowing the
true state of affairs. in that section we
give below a card from Col. A. N.
waddell, who was defeated in running
forl Congress at the late election by
Judge Russell, Republican, in the
Third District in, North Carolina. II
is a straightforward, manly article,
andishows OOnduAively that the Demo
cratic leaders in the South are honorA-
bic gentlemen, instead Of desperadoes
and midnight assassins, as the Repub-
licAns would have the people believe:
To lie Voters Of tie Third 0On1rsssiO,,-
al District. -,H ..#r-
The suggestion has been frequently,
almost daily, made to me since the
election, that / can successfully contest
Judge Russell's right 10 3 seat in Con-
gress, and it Is insisted that duty to
the Democratic party, who arc in the
majority in the District, demands that
contest should be made, Various OBJ
jeCtious to the votes Of certain coun-
ties, townships and city wards have
been made, and it is confidently as
serted that these votes could be, and
ought to be, thrown out. 4, therefore,
deem it proper and respectful to my
constituents to express myself, Prompt-
", on this subject. tUali ae< 20
If there should be satisfactory evi-
dence of fraud, violence or intimida-
ton whereby the result Of the election
was unfairly and falsely secured, it
would be a very plain duty to my con
stituents and myself to contest it. No
such allegation, however, has yet been
made, and, in my opinion, cannot Be
truthfully made. against any portion Of
the psopls Of this District. / believe
the election was free from corruption,
IS every previous One has been and %
believing (netvithStsnding any mere
technical defects), honor, fair dealing
and respect for what must be taken TO
be the Will Of the people, forbid any
attempt on my part to defeat that will,
by resort to Legal quibbles, and . re-
lance on the fact that . majority Of those
who would decide the contest are. my
political associates. We see it CON
stantly predicted that the Democrats
having learned lesson from the Re
pablicans, viii "feed them. out Of the
same spoon" God forbid For eight
years / have been denouncing the
Eerimes committed by the Replblican
party in connection with that birth.
right Of the people, TIE elective fran
chise, and it would be Pitabls conclu.
sion to sneh denunciation IL il Should
result in an intimation Of such often.
ICES. Judge Russel reeeivsl majority
of the votes polled, although only Z lit
tie more than half the voters Of the
District weRt,tO the polling places II
should contest bis right to a seat in
Congress, aud be successful, i woau lie
doing just what / have condemned Mr.
Hayes Of doing, viz holding an Office
to which l was not elected, and draw.
ling a salary which rightfnlly belongs 70
another man is1. ".r
For any result that may follow a
Ichange in the representation of this
District vilLnot 10 responsible. II
the people 30 will, they, can haze good
or bad government. Their will IL, as
eertAineds at the ballot box, and only
there. They can abdic4Ce their rights
BY refusing or peglectiug to vote, and
II they do 30 who shall complaint In
such case, if evil ehsae (snAIit is not
too late) they can reme4y il at the
next electiOn-but tis. proper time for
q contest is while the Pollsp are open,
not after they ara closed and the rssali
declared. Holding these views, shall
not contest Judge Russsll's right to q
seat in the FoFty-sixth Congress. ~
Very respectfully,
l5iel4 d5Um A. II WADDELE.