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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
FRnrGmrs AND rARrs.


We strongly urge upon our coming
Democratic State Convention the pass
age Of a full-sounding resolution on tho
subject of the regulation by our next
Legislature Of freights aud fares on our
railroad and river lines Of transporta-
ton. seyefnl years ago Illinois, Iowa
and other Northwestern States enacted
d like law, and although the great rail
way corporations fought the law to the
bitter end, carrying IL up through all
tho courts, the final decision from the
highest tribunal in the land was against
them and in favor Of the people, and
the regulations for freight and tariff
adopted by these States are the sole
guide for these great transportation
companies. The principle of the con-
troll Of railway and all other corpora
tions, created by and under the statutes
of the State, is based on natural law
and pertains TO the State in her sover-
cign capacity, and cannot be surren-
dered. II therefore follows that the
application of tie principle becomes
simply a question of policy. Railway
and oil other corporations engaged in
public business should be controlled by
statute in such manner as shall work
for the best interests Of both corpora
tions and State. While corporate prop
erty should be rigidly compelled to bear
the same burden of taxation and re-
spcnsibility to law that the State exacts
from the individual, it is also entitled
to equal protection, in all its rights, to
that which the law aecords the citizen.
In selecting men for the Legislature
our Democratic Conventions should have
an eye to this, and see that the candi-
dates are straightforward ON this ques-
tion. In new State like ours, where
we are comparatively "bottled up fer
want Of competitive transportation,
where we have only one line. which we
are compelled to patrenize, it is all i'm
portant that we should be protested
against their extortionate demands, and
"a judicious law, not discriminating
against these enterprises, but simply
protecting the public against their ex-
tortionate demands, would afford inf
mite relief to the people.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
srArn AsD COUNTY rolrruc..

Come cut to the festive primaries to-
morrow.
The Democratic ticket in Benton
is deily growing in strength and popular
ity.
Small is the Waterloo candidate for
County Clerk. Small win be his votes
in June
The Greenbacks have Philpot
now, but they'll have an empty one
after the election.
The Roseburg Piaindeater was eight
years old last Saturday, and is still
growing. Success
The Roscburg Independent don't yet
knew that Mitchell wants to be re-elect-
ed TO the Senate o, Lordy
Why did the Greenbacks make such
a fuss about hall last week when they
had big Shedd right in their midsti
One of the best men in the Greenback
Convention last week was Lame, and
so they prudently left him off the
ticket.
The Roseburg Star says the Demo
Gratis of Douglas county are thoroughly
united and will carry the county in
June whoopla
A prominent Republican says ]. I.
Crooks combines the statesmanship and
Luther EIl1ins the honesty of the
Greenback movement Ye gods
Curl wants to be the Greenbaek
Sheriff. and Crooks sighs for Senatorial
honors, but the Democracy will straight
en- out the Curl and Crooks in that
movement at the June gathering.
The Maine man on the Bystander's
ticket wants to hold the money-bags-
as is usual in such hungry Office seeking
movements as this. Well the Maine
thing with Democrats is to beat the
whole capoodle.
Lane county is organizing Democratic
Clubs. Hon. r. B. Cochran is Presi-
dent of the Club at Eugene and Tom.
Milliorn is ditto of the Club at juno
ton. Lane county viii elect a solid
Democratic ticket this year.
The fight for State Treasurer among
the Linn county RAIDS. wakes warmer
as the day of nominating approaches.
sowing machines and
are freely offered for votes
with, however, but few takers SO far.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
MITCHELL HAS FIXED II.

The 0reyoaiaa is of the opil.iou that
Mitchell has managed this railroad mat
ter "vith much skill and still more ef-
feet. A point has been reached which
makes it very certain that we shall have
no railroad. The Mitchell scheme has
been played off successfully against the
Only thing that was possible. One
measure Is before the Hoase and anoth-
er before the Senate. Tie latter is a
visionary thing but it serves its pur-
psse well when it bars the progress of
the other and practicable measure, and
prevents any result. Sc far 1t has been
managed handsomely. The Union and
Central Pacific could not desire any
thing more effective. As result of
the antagouisla, the measures necessary
70 secure q road for the northwest will
fail between the Houses of Congress.
The business has now about reached the
stage predicted by the OreyO,ssian sew
eral moRths ago. There will still be an
occasional squeak ill after the election,
end then the whole thing viii go qui-
etiy. to s.oeP for good and all. Even
the dullest person in Oregon will then
begin ts see, after rubbing his eyes pret-
ty vigorously, how the State has been
dome cut" of railroad" j"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
ruE "sARIEY-sTRAw~ rrcNIxn.

The Register has turned out as the
special organ of the Greenbackers, de
Tending most Justify the members Of
their ticket; and it takes special pains
to pat ON the back in patronizing way
the Democrats comprising that move
seemingly very fearful that some
of them may yet discover that they are
giving aid and comfort to the Radicals
and back out of the concern in disgust.
Is it possible that our Democratic
friends in this movement can't see what
ell this hanbuggery meansi Don't
this wheedling fattery from Radical
organ furnish most convincing proof Of
the fact that Mitchell's success depends
upon this disafection being kept up, es-
pecially IN strong Democratic counties
like Linni
If our Greenback friends were doing
anything that was in any way danger
GUS to the Republicans don't they know
that the organs of that party would hop
onto EN- like hawk on June-bugl I
Don't they know that instead of damn
ing them with faint praise" as the up
town organ is now doing, the RAIDS
would be damning them them with loud
curses
We ask our Democratic friends in
that movement to think of these mat
tiers before they suck down much more
of this hypOcritical Radical fattery.
Such poisonous pabulum is dangerous
to good, healthy Democratic stomach,
and ought to be thrown back in the
face OF the deceptive caterer
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
AlAANH. LEs1Ssx AND 6RowNssILLE
RAELRoAD.

The scheme to build narrow gauge
railrSAd from Albany to Brownsville,
pa Lebanon, is fast growing in favor,
aud IS undoubtedly the most popular
project ever proposed in Linn county.
This is the most easily constructed road
in the werld for the distance which it
viii traverse, and never was road
more needed by any people. In fact
tie demands of the growing trade and
the convenience of the people between
its terminal points render its construe-
tien an absolute necessity.
Tie advantages of its construction
BY the way of Lebanon are too apparent
to require argument from US. That
route would be only about four miles
further than BY the straight line from
Albany to Brownsville, while it would
aceOnmodate one Of the richest sections
Of the country lying ON both sides of
the Santiam river. The Albany and
Santian Canal Company promise to
give the proposed railroad the right of
way along their ditch between Albany
and Lsbanon, together with the tow
path already graded, for the road-bed.
Such an arrangement would save to the
rad thousands Of dollars in the way of
surveying, grading, securing right of
way through farms, etc. The ties for
the roal could be floated down the ditch |
At little Of no expense, and so distrib-
uted along the line as to be especially
esavenient to the roadlbailders.
Besides eli these advantages, by tax. /
ing the route suggested the enterprising
people Of Lebanon and vicinity would
Be equally interested With those of
Brownsville and Albany in the con-
ntraetion Of the road, and their mate
rial aid would be assured.
Let the Brownsville folks at their
meeting tomorrow night weigh we'll all |
thsse Inducements, and let us, at the
meeting in this city next Tuesday even
ing. cordially invite the cooperation of
the Lebanonites in this movement. We
aro assured BY many of the citizens of
that section that they are eager to Sc
cure the benefits of the read and viii
give literally in aid of the project.
Hurrah for the Albany, Lebanon and
Brownsville Marrow Gauge Rail Road !!
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
LOOK OUT I ,R rnrM F.,

The Central Pacific an Union Pacific
r. r. Companies fully realize that they
must keep the Republicans in power in
the United States Senate OF else they
can't get their stupendous jobs through,
They lest one of their great attorneys
in that body when Sargent of Califor-
mia was defeated, and now Mitchell
alone remains to them, and it is he
alone who gives the Radicals the power
in the Senate. Hence that great rail
road corporation must save him if
money will do it. So we warn the peo-
pie of Oregon to look out for a vast
corruption fund in our approaching olcc-
tion. Those rich corporations have the
cash, and they will spend it in this
their desperate strait, and unless the
people arc wary and watchful they will
be cursed with that notorious railroad
attorney in the United States Senate
for six years longer
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
THE REST OF THE TICKET.

After we went to press last week the
Greenbackers completed their ticket, as
follows:
State Senators T Crooks and J..
F. Hendrix.
Legislators-F. NJ. Daniels, Jas.
FOrgy, W. ]. Stewart, j. NJ. PhiIpOt, A.
Blevins and Geo. Luper.
+ County Clerk j. G. Small.
Sherif-C. ". Curl.
County Treasurer. H. Maine.
County Commissioners-A. Condra'
D. Meyers
School Superintendent-B. F. Irvine
Assessor-Thodore Davidson.
Srrveyor-G. A. Grimes.
Coroner. r. Mcclure.
Central Committee-W. ]. Stewart,
A. L. Bridgefarmer, J. F. Hendrix and
JOS Lame
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
WHY ''scRogCEs"

This from the 0regonis,,: .Republi-
cans are insisting that the salary of
State Treasurer shall be DO more than
the constitutional limit. This is good
doctrine. But the names of the candi-
dates for the office, already announced,
Is legion; and what puzzles the ordinary
observer is to understand the meaning
OF this prodigious rush for an eight
hundrea-dollar office. It may be feared
there is still lingering hope that lit
tie more may be got out of it. Else
why SO much uneasiness, not to aay
"scrouging," on the back seats
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

The pufTed up egotist who says that
woman cannot do anything as well IS
man, has never seen her pack her trunk
-Er. No. The ogotist is probably
q gentleman In our opinion the biPed
whe will stand around and tssce 3 woman
pack her own trunk hasn't enough
chivalry in his soul to dignity him with
the name Of man.-Portla,d Tele3raas
o, yesl You'd be awful mad If you
saw woman 'pack her own trunk Z
but if you saw her packing somebody
elss's trunk-yours, for instance you
wouldn't think she was such very bad
egg after all
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
rmE fAfnsr esotm 1npnas.


{ Proyidonee las 90 Enoch Arden care.
Thii4y-ons years ago John Thatcher and
Ellen VALLEY werc married il that ely
Two years later the gold fever broke
out IN. Australia, aud leaving bis wife
and one child, Thatcher departed for
that far-of country. For several years
letters passed between them, but the
husband did not nssst with the antlci-
paled success, and could not or would
not send money for the support Of his
wife and cLild. Finally the letters
ceased, and for many years no tidings
were received fiom him In the mean
tims Mrs. Thatcher married DIR. Cor
bett stoweIl, who died eight months
after After briel' widowboed she
married BIr. james ClonweiI, who died
at the end Of seven years. After an
absence Of nearly thirty years, Thatcher
returned to this country and went q
work at mill in saco, Me-, and thitLer
his wife, having heard Of his where
abouts, went and found him. On the
last Sunday of December Thatcher re
turned, and is now living with the wife
of his youth
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
cOOD NOMINATION.

The Democracy of Bsnten county
paid a fitting tribute to faithful and
worthy citizen in their denomination of
Hon. JnO. 7. Hughes for the Lepisls-
ture. Mr.. Hughes made a clear and
honorable record in the last session of
the Legislature, and his experience at
that time will more thoroughly fit him
for his duties at the next. He is yir-
liant, active, clear-headed man, and be-
ing personally popular with his neigh
bOrs, irrespective of party, his election
may bs counted on as assured.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
rnEln waEnEAsEa AND ansoLvEa.
sec'y Dem. State Comuittc

We publish the Linn County Green
back Platform on our first page to-day,
in compliance with the request of their
Convention. 1t is veluminous docu-
ment, and peculiarly Hendrixian, from
whom It originated. Its long-winded
" whereases " are mainly devoted to
charges against ''the old parties, and
its plethoric RESOLVES" to showing how
things should be adjusted and equalized.
1t steals our Democratic thunder by
hopping onto Senator Voorhees, iinan-
oial views and making them the ortho-
dex creed of the Grsenbaekels, and
then adds just enough nonsense to them
to render the whole batch ridiculous.
For instance hear this:
heso.rea That whensyeris is desrsd proioiyo oiths
public interest we favor the government Issuing % any
State an amount Of legal tender lawful money not 70
exceed onetwentieth o. the assessed value u III prop
erty q such State the maney 70 be refunded atp
ulated time not less than ten years. with Interest al
the rate Of two per cent per Hnnunl tbs State oaain
the 10 the people individually FOR shorter porios
a three per cent per sanu, Wen see'isi By rel
Now how is it possible for this
scheme to help the poor "workingnenl"
This three per cent. greenbick loan must
be made on ''real estate security" and
how many of the poor laboring people
who are crying for relief have any real
estate to pledge1 If the Hendrix plat
form had gone little further and pro.
vided that the Government should also
loan to the people sufficient real estate
with which to give this security, then
the thing would have been a little more
sensible and equally as practicable as
the scheme in its present shape.
The resolves asking that bonds be
taxed, that Chinese immigration be re-
strained, that high fees Of officers be re-
dnced, that railroad tariff, be regulated,
etc, are good enough resolutions and
are eminently Democratic.
But there is a resolution lext to
the tail end that shows most wof,ll
ignorance Of our own State laws. 1t
recites the necessity Tor drainage of
lands, and then asks for the passage of
a law permitting person desiring to
drain his land to enter upon any atjoin-
ing lands and construct the necessary
for such drainage, paying such
damage as may be assessed by com
mission appointed by the court. Now
if our Greenback friends had been at
all familiar with tho laws on our statute
books they need not have gone to all
this trouble On page 55I of Deady's
Code, Chapter XI., will be found Just
such a law as this resolution demands
enacted Oct. 81, 1868 nearly ten wears
ago.
If people doA't know anything more
about their own local laws than this
where is the use of them tacl,ling and
undertaking to wrestle with great finan-
cial problems which have taxed the
brains and puzzled the wits of the great
sst statesmen of every land and Of
every agcf
We leave our Greenback solons to
ponder over these things little.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
WHIPPING THEN IN.

Some of the candidates on the Ben
ton county greenback ticket threaten to
go "Otf n it" and Greenberry Smith,
Doc. BaylOy, ct al,, have a hard time
standing around the corral with their
blAcksnakss, whipping them in. Green
berry, being an old cattle-drover, knows
how to handle the whip, but, nOtwith-
standing his skill in welding the
lash, there Is liable to be stampede at
any moment.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

In an interview at st. Louis a few
weeks ago Wendell Phillips said: "I
consider it to be certain that the next
President will be Democrat, and the
next Vice President will be Confeder
ate major-general, unless it is Lamar
The South is vaulting into the saddle,
and Hayes IS holding the strrup." We
know of no better occupation for the
President than this
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
uoxons 70 A FoEMER ALBANIAN.

We notice that Otto Fox, formerly
Of this city, was selected at meeting
Of the citizens of San Francisco to go
with committee of 25 to Sacramento
and protest against the Legislature buy
ing the Spring Valley Water Works for
sl5,0o0.00o. This is a deserved com
pliment to cur former fellow-townsman,
and one which his friends here fully ap-
lreciate
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
TO DELEGATES TO THE MODRATlD
STATE CONVENT ON.

By arrangement with tae Oregon 8
California II. R. Company and The o.
$. n, Company | am pleased % state
that dclegatea attending the Democratic
State Convention which meets at Port
land on April 10th next will be passed
over the lines Of these Two companies
at half fare. Delegates will be feet-
ed to pay fall fare in attending the Com
vention and will be returned free over
these routes BY presentation Of certif-
cate from the Secretary Of tho Conven-
tion. 1t is hoped that this viii insure
a full attendance Of delegates from the
different counties throughout the State
ga Democratic papers please copy.
MART. v. BROWN,
Seciy Dem. State Comu,ittee
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

There is a region in East Tennessee
where iron is used exclusively for cur
rency. When man wants to do ;
little marketing, he starts with several
bars of iron on his shoulder, and when
the shop-keeper collects quantity, he
sends them off ana sells them. Yet
the people are not contented, and clam
or for the silver dollar of our paps
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
Final Settlement.

is hereby given that the under
IN signed. Administrators Of the estate OF
Waiter Monteith, decek sed, has fled her ac-
count for the final settlement in above
named estate in the County Court for Linn
County State of Oregon, and Saturday, the
6th day Of April. 1878, at the hour 81 one
o'clock in the afternoon Of said day, has
been set for the hearing OF objections and
the settlement of said estate.
Dated this March 9th. 1873.
MARGARET MOSTEITH,
n3lW4 Afmsfx
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
MARION COUNTY cEEESBacK TICKET.

Following is the Marion county
Greenback ticket, nominated last week
For State Senators-R. H. Scott, Lewis
Bleakney and John Porter Represen-
tatives-J. P. Robson, ]. K. Buff, T.
Fitzgerald, c. w. Scriber, ]. H. Cooley,
and P. A. Graves. Clerk M. Pit
man. Sheriff.. H. Bellinger. Coun-
ty Judge. C. Hutton. Assessor
F. NJ. Woodwork. County Commits
sioners-W. V. Winker and s. D.
Knight. Treasurer-J Y Byron
School Superintendent-Wm- Simpson.
County Ssrveyor-Coleburn Dele
gates to the State Convention, John A.
shafer, ]. c. Hutton, E. J. Thurman,
W. B. Magers, P. A. Graves, J. Y. By.
ron, R. H. Scott, G. W. Lawson, L.
Bleakney and E. II. Bellenger.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

The jury ia the Stiles perjury case,
after having been out about Is hours,
failed to agree ana were discharged by
Judge Deadly, whereupon, on melton of
q s District Attorney Mallory, Stiles
Was also discharged. Tie jury stood s
for aO9uittai and for conviction.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
PEOPLE OF LINN!
Look to your interests

L. everybody remember the grand
rally Of the people at the Court House.
in this city, next Tuesday evening, in
the interests of the proposed Albany,
Lebanon & Brownsville Railroad.
Turn out everybody and help along
this the grandest of all projects fer the
beneli. Of Linn County.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

Damn and Smith were the Republi-
can candidates for assembly in Ynba,
and Hugg and Ostrosn the Democratic
candidates. The latter were elected,
which provokes the Colusa Sun TO re-
mark that the Yubaites concluded Q
Hugg ostrom and Damn Smith.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

Under carpet-bag rule the South
Carolina Legislature bought 2l2 clocks
for the State House during one session.
They vera bound to have . good time,
if they didn't lay up cent
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

Here is verse of poem elected by
the discussion Of the question of future
rewards and punishment;
at is easy enough for the lovers Of sin 70
Believe In hell they cannot get into;
And natural, too for the wicked 70 doubt Of
A he'll which they fear they connot get out or. =
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

It is stated that England has only
$4,000 men under arms. The Russian
Imperial Guard could pick that squad
up and shake them around like hound
pup would sock
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
gPabashed by Authority
ORDINANCE NO u.

gPabsshed by Authority.J
ORDINANCE NO u.
AN oRDISAScR TO AMEND oaDISANcE 10.
Be il ordained By ais Common coaneil of b.s
City Of Albany.
Section THAT the frst sentence in Sec
ton l Of Ordinance No. 65 be amended 50
as to read as follows: Hotel porters shall
pay quarterly license of five (S5) dollars.
Sec. 2.-This ordinance shall take effeet
and be in force from and after five DAYS
from its publication.
Approved March 18th 1873.
JASON WHEELER,
Attest, J. w. BALDWIN, Mayor.
City Recorder.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

The Emperor William is eighty years
old; the King Of Holland, sixty; the
Gar, ffty-ninc Qneen Victory, Fifty
eight the Emperor Francis JtseI i,
fOrty-seyen; Humbert, thiriy-four; he
Sultan, thirty-three; the King Of
Greece, thirty tive; the King Of Spain.
twenty.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
Stockholders Meeting.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
In the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of Silver Hill Mining Company will be
held at the office of said Company on the
Sth day of April, 1878, at the hour of ono
o'clock, P. NJ. of said day, in the city of
Albany, Linn County, Oregon.
This 18th day of March, 1878
JASON WHEELER,
J. K. WEATHERFoRD, President.
Secretary SSw3
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

Hail, gentle Spring with your April
showers and dog-gone wetnessl Hail
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
FInaneIaI and lommere.al.

Gold in New York 10lf
Legal tenders in Portland buying sst seiiis.. sst
Silver e0in-t per cent discount
PosTttWh .s.vs--
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29

Erlasy, March 80. lszs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-29
FIRE INsuRANcE

Agents for the Imperial, OF London, Northern. Ct
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