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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
THR FUTURH STATE.

The Universalist clergymen of Bos-
ton, after six months discussion of the
subject of future punishment, have
adopted resolutions declaring substan-
italy: First-As holiness and happi-
Ress are inseparably connected, SO we
believe that all sin is accompanied and
followed by misery, it being a fixed
principle in divine government that Gcd
renders to every man according to his
work. Second-Till the acquisitions oi
divine justice are obeyed, justice ad
ministers such discipline, including both
chastisement and instruction, for as
long period as may be necessary tc
secure that obedience which it ever de
mands. .Third-We believe that re
pentance and salvation are not limited
to this hfe-whenever and wherever
sinner truly turns to God, salvation
will be found
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
ruE rEorLE oS Ter.
GRKExnAcKER.

Grccnbacks 99l-gold lO1tl This
is the latest from monetary circles, and
yet the gold men don't want greenbacks
for bonds or anything else. Silver is
virtually of even value with gold, and
yet gold men asserted that remonetiza-
ton could never be reached even by
Congressional enactment. But these
gold worshippers can't humbug the peo.
pie any longer Tho fall in the price Of
gold illustrates in the strongest manner
what simple assurance can do unbacked
by a single fact or by particle of evil
dence. Tho men who presume to run
Wall street stepped forward and die
rated what the financial policy Of the
couAtry should be- When the war
first broke out they stood coldly back
and proffered the distressed nation no
relief. But when the people sprang
forward and rendered their aid the so
called capitalists insisted that they
should be allowed to manage the way
in which that aid should bo applied.
From that day to this they have insist
ed upon having a finger in every pie, a
voice in every council. And they have
so cOntrived that every piece of legisla-
ton was devised to benefit them espe-
cially. The last contest over the silver
question shows that they have been ig-
norant of the true principles of trade
all the while; that they know nothing
and cared nothing for the country, OIL
the paople. Now the country demands
that legislation shall go one step fur
ther, and call in the national bank note
circulation, and in lieu thereof issue tC
the banks greenbacks, dollar for dollar
for their bonds. This would relieve the
banks from their tax, which they com
plain of as great burden. The system
of bank examination seems to be great
humbug, and that might as well bC
abolished first as last. Both the bank,
and the government would bc the gain
ers by this act, and it is one that ought
to be put in operation at Onco.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
ON mas EAI


Edsi~ Dsmscrusi
In your caustic structures upon the
Independent Greenback platform Of
Linn county, in addition to your charges
Of theft, nonsense, aud other weak and
wilful Misrepresentation as to the ori.
gin and purport Of the platform, you
affirm that " there is a resolution next
to the tail end that shows woful ignor
ance Of our own State laws in relation
to the drainage Of lands, and that there
is Just such law as the Greenbackers
ask for already upon our statutes, in
full force and effect" and quote the
page, chapter, and time Of its passage,
and then, with an air Of self-satisfactOry
triumph, this sumner is propoundedI:
"If people don't know anything more
about their local laws than this, where
is the use Of them tackling and under
taking to wrestle with great financial
problems" dc. / positively affirm that
there is no such law on any page Of
Deady's Code as is asked for in the res
olutions referred to, and if the editor of
the DEMooRAr would exercise the same
care and zeal in according justice TO po.
litical opponents as il seems he does to
foster party prejudice, to say the least,
il would be far more pleasant and prof.
table both to himself and the general
public. ] shall adduce now no further
proof to sustain the proof of what say
but kindly ask the editor Of the DEMO-
cRAT TO review tho promises, that he
may hereafter act in eonsonanee with
truth, justice and law, that "woeful ig-
noranco' may be ascribod to whom it
justly belongs.
again, in his peculiar style of fair
ness, he charges the Independents with
stealing Democratic thunder by slipping
Senator Voorhees, financial views into
their platform" This is an ironical,
slipshod dodge, to conceal and justify
the intention of the Democratic party
to adept the essential financial principles
of that "voluminous document" at their
forthcoming County Convention. If
the editor of the DEMOCRAT can show
that Senator Voorhees, endorses the
financial theory of the Linn county In
dependents, as appears in their county
platform, 1 viii renounce the independ-
ents and vote tho Democratic ticket
from head to foot. ave leave our
Democratic Solon to ponder over these
little things"
GREESnAcKER
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
ruR .'rTCKLER" AT WORN.
Hurrah for the ticket /

DsoecRAric oFtStox.-The Democracy Of Linn in
Convention to-day did the thing In their power
by beating j. r. herren for the ofee of Sheriff. Ar.
Hsrren has made faithful and elheient ofeer, and
has won the esteem and confidence Of the people to
great degree any public officer ever elected IN
Linn. He has proved exception to some enies-
flnent of every trust. The candidate who defeated
Mr. H. Is himself candidate for defeat and will naNi-
gate salt river June without guide or ectpsss
Register, April 4
So it seems that the Barley StS'dto
Ticker" is already writing letters to it
self in the effort to foment diseord in
the Democratic ranks. The one above
quoted, PurpOrting to come from Dem
ocrat, and patting Sheriff Heren on
the back, is too thin for anything, and
our gallant Democratic friend, Jim Her
ren, is as much disgusted with it as
anybody can be, as he fully understands
the animus that prompted it. There is
no doubt but that if he had been re-
nominated the Ticker would have writ
ten itself letter filed with abuse and
vituperation against him and equally
complimentary of Mr.. Dickey, whom it
now seeks to assail. Hence Mr.. Her
ren's friends simply look upon the mat
ter as the latest dodge of the bush
whacking enemy, and will treat it with
the contempt which it deserves.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
oUR rlckkT.

Il is with special pride that we an
nounce the result of the Linn County
Democratic Convention, and run up at
eur masthead the ticket nominated.
The candidates selected are all good
nen-representative Democrats of the
county, upon whose good name no as
persion can be cast or suspicion rest.
Pure, temperate, upright and popular
citizens, they peculiarly fill the grand
old Jefersonian test Of honesty and ca
pability, and their nomination cannot
fAil 70 receive the full and free endorse
nent Of the whole party of the county.
Some of the candidates have hereto
fore been hOnored with public trusts by
the people of Linn, and their selection
ct the present time is the best endorse
ment of their fitness for Office which
eould possibly have been made.
We will have occasion to allude "a
each member of the ticket in more par.
tieular terms hereafter
And now we earnestly urge upon
every member Of the party the neees-
sity Of active and unceasing labor in
behalf Of the whole ticket from now
till the election. Don't allow the de-
fsAts Of your personal preferences to
render you lukewarm in the cause which
should be above the claims Of all mere
okeeS If you had secured your choice
yen would have had a right to demand
the fullest support from your vanquished
opponent and his friends. Why not
yield the same to them that you would
have expected for yourself
Then let US stand squarely by the
whole ticket. Our Republican enemies
being numerically weak, and having no
hope of success save through dissensions
aad divisions in our ranks, arc ready to
devise and adopt any scheme to distract
and divide cur forces, and Will hesitate
at no scheme, however reprchensible or
dishOaorable, to accomplish their pur-
pose. But VIC know they will not sue.
eesd. Notwithstanding the fact that
they are already attempting to sow the
seeds Of discord and breed discomfort
and tuspicion throughout our ranks, we
hare an abiding faith in the devotion
and loyalty Of the Democracy of Linn
to the gOOdfold cause, and confidently
look forward to sweeping victory for
the ticket in June.
Let rs move forward in solid column
On the eaemy's lines, and ali will be
we'll.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
ennsos r,erznn AsssuAzreu.
sAEra, March 2s, 1878.

sAlra, March %, 1873.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board
Of Directors Of the Oregon Pioneer Az
sociation met In This city yesterday, st
7:So ?. NJ
dr Henry Brown, the Secretary,
being confined to his bed BY sickness,
n N. Waite was elected Secretary prO
ten.
On motion Of r. 6. gesr, ]. FL
Brown, J. A. Baker, d. NJ Waite, Mrs.
J. Mimic, Mrs B. H. Bowman and Mn.
8. A. Clarke we're elected COMMITTEES
on arrangements.
On motion of Thomas Monteith, the
programme Of 1877 was adopted for
1878, excepting gate fees and band ma.
sic.
On motion it was ordered that the
committee Of arrangements contract
drum and iife music for day exercises,
and for suitable number for string
instruments for the annual ball.
Ordered that the reunion Of 1878
commence on Friday, June 14th, at 10
A. ~, and continue until June 18th at
/ p. A.
On motion Col. Moores, Col John
McCraken and A. P. Ankeny, Esq, Of
Portland, were appointed committee
of three to arrange with the transpor-
tation companies FOR a reduction Of
fare.
The grounds of tn. State AgricuItur
al Society having been rendered the as
sociation for its reunion, it was voted to
accept the offer, and the thanks Of the
association were rendered the society.
On motion the papers throughout the
State were earnestly solicited to publish
the proceedings Of this meeting or &
showing of the same
There being no further business, on
motion, adjourned.
w. J. HERREE, President.
E. NJ. WAITE, sec'y.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05

Prof. T. i. Campbell was nofiinated
on the first ballot, The vots standing
Campbell, %; Butler, 1s; Dufur, Z.
On motion, the nomination was made
unanimous.
NJ. wilkins, Of Lane county, wa
nominated as the candidate for Cover
nor by acclamatioh.
For Secretary of State, N. L. Butler,
Judge Trustt and Gen. Applegste were
nominated, but declined. w. A. Gates,
Of Union, was then put through BY aO.
clamation.
Dan Clark, Green b. Smith, DR.
Bayley and Judge Lawson, were nom.
mated for the Office of State Treasurer
but all declined.
Fin Sutherland, of Douglas county
was then nominated by acclamation.
A motion to dispense with the nom
ination Of State Printer, was lost.
Mr.. Craig secured the nomination by
"rising vote, " after warm and lengthy
debate.
For the Office of sapt. of Schools
after several had been placed in nomin
alton and declined, the mantle fell grace
fully upon w. W. Parker, of CIatsep
by acelamation.
For Prosecuting Attorneys, Messrs
N. L. Butler, for the Sd, and John NJ
Gearin, for the 4th districts were nom
mated. The lst, I'd and 5th districts
were left to the two polieical parties te
fight over.
The following named gentlemen were
elected by acclamation State Central
Committee L. Bentley, Of Polk /; D.
Clark, Of Marion G.. r. Hammersly
of Lane j. r. Hendrix, of Linn Isaac
Bergman, of Clatsop.
The Convention then adjourned.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
aaAan Banecalrlc nAslIlcl1Iaa.


An enthusiastic gathering of Demo.
Gratis was held at tho Court House last
Wednesday evening, for the purpose Of
Htifying our county nominations The
meeting was presided over by Mart V.
Brown, and speeches were made by
Messrs. Nj. V. Brown, J. II, Smith, w.
R. Bilyeu, D. P. Mason, 7. J. Sites,
Jas L. Cowan, JAS. II. Herren, l. c.
Dickey, Phil. Grigsby, Jason Wheeler
Capt. G. b. Montague and others.
The court house was crowded and
the enthusiasm unbounded.
Our candidates for State Senator,
Messrs. Smith and Bilyeu, acquitted
themselves gsllantly and left a most
excellent impression on the audience
They fully satisfied the Democracy ol
their ability to tackle the enemy en- the
stump, ana of their capability and eff
cheney as members Of the law making
body of our commonwealth, and their
acceptabihty to tho people viii bs
evinced by the rousing majority which
they will receive in June.
The other speakers simply ratified
especially the defeated candidates
"Dave" Mason was particularly happy
in his speech, and when he said that
notwithstanding his defeat the nomina
tien of Dickey from his section showeS
that s'The Forks were still on top l"---
we'll, you ought TO have seen the house
come down.
Hon. T. j. Sites was gOod-hamOret
and iocular as usual, and demonstrated
to the audience that his Democracy was
of type which could stand defeat al
well as victory. He earnestly urged
the Importance of standing by the whole
ticket.
Sheriff Herren took his defeat with
the equanimity for which he is always
nsted, and with that broad nobility Of
soul for which he is noted, begged bis
friends to stand by his successful com.
petitOr.
Messrs. CoNAn, Diekey, Grigsby and
Wheeler made short bat neat speeches
accepting the nomination for the various
offices and pledging the utmost fidelity
and honesty in the discharge Of then
duties.
The meeting closed with aunanimou'
rising vote and three cheers for the
whole ticket, and the people dispersed
to their homes fully satisfied of the goOd
sense and sound Judgment of the Con
vention, and the certain success Of every
one of the nominees at the June elec
tion.
Hurrah for the ticket
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
TELEGRAPHIC.

Russian soldiers think an Anglo
Russian war is inevitable.
The National party will hold con
vention at Philadelphia on May 9Th.
Hon. Richard @. Mccormick, Ameri
can Commissioner General, has arrived
at Paris.
The British revenue for the fisca
year, ending March 31st, shows a sur
plus of s3.0s5.0oo.
The Maryland Senate has passed the
Blair resolution for review Of tie cleo
toral count.
Ignatieff says the action of the
Vienna cabinet is calculated to promote
the interests Of peace.
A resolution to amend the Massa-
chusetts Constitution in favor of woman
suffrage, was refused BY a vote of 10 TO
1e.
M. Tchurnitch, ex-President Of the
ministerial council at Belgrade, has
been found guilty of treason and win
probable be shot
The demand for horses for England
in Canada, is increasing. Large guam
titles of cattle are also being forwarded
from the lower provinces.
In September next the annual prize
will be shot for at Creedmoor, regular
army terms from any part of the
world will be allowed to enter.
Austria has assured Reumania that
Russia, under no considerations, should
keep the military road open through
that country for two ears.
At Mier, on the RiO Grande, the
Mexican authorities returned herd Of
stolen cattle to their Texas owners and
took steps to punish the thieves.
Two wooden screw men-of-var, at
Davenport, have been ordered by the
British Government to prepare for hos
tile service in the Mediterranean.
The Earl of Leitrim, his clerk and
driver, were all shot dead in Vaughn
county, on the I'd. No particulars.
Supposed to be of Agrarian character.
Russians have commenced fresh move
ments towards Gallipoli, troops near
the Balkans are being moved nearer the
Danube and Russians are everywhere
erecting Notifications.
News from st. Petersburg states that
Austria's demands are SO exhorbitant
that to prevent an alliance between
that country and England, Rusaia will
again try to come to an understanding
with England.
The Secretary of Navy has received
information that American merchant
men are engaged in the coOlie trade,
transporting Chinese frem China to the
South Pacific as semi-slaves. Such
ships will be seized.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
aalll Nj nAsn 1 rnRn arnooLs

Next Monday evening tho legal
voters Of the Albany School District
win vote on the question Of tax for
the support Of free schools In the dis
trict This is an important question,
and should be carefully considered.
There may be some arguments urged
against the free school system, but there
are certainly more weighty reasons why
such a system should be adopted where
it is at all practicable In the case of
Albany VIC deem il entirely practicable,
and therefore unequivocally favor the
proposition.
At the term Of school just closed
there were not one-haD Of the children
of the district in attendance This
shows either an appalling neglect of the
ehildren's interests and welfare on the
part of the parents, or else proves that
there is serious fault somewhere in
our present school system. Perhaps
both causes operate to some extent, but
wo believe this large delinquency in at
tendance is mainly owing to our present
burdensome system As it is, the fund
drawn from the school tax, when dis
tributed among the children, is merely
a nominal sum, and scarcely relieves
the burden Of tuition In the year
just closed each scholar drew 81 75
from the treasury, which, putting the
tuition per scholar at 50 per quarter,
would leave the parents to pay SO %
per quarter on each pupil. As rule
the poorer classes of our people have
large families, and at this rate of tut
tion, when you add tho cost of books,
clothing, ETC., it can easily be seen why
many parents are not able to school
their children.
1t is a protection to society, and to
property-holders especially, to educate
the youths in our midst In eommuni-
ties Of the older States, where educa-
tional privileges on tho most libersl
plan prevail, it is noteworthy fact
that lawlessness and crime are visibly
restrained, and where narrow-con-
tracted school system prevails the re
verse is the case.
Provide means for keeping our chill.
dren in school during the day and at
their studies at night, and you have a
certain remedy for hoOdlumism, the tor
ment and curse of our Pacific coast
towns. Property would be moro Sc
cure from incendiarism, taxes would be
lighter for the support of our courts of
justice, and the community would be
exempt from many of those grioyous
annoyances which they now suffer be-
cause of the want of this great restrain
ing influence, free education of the
masses.
We are assured that with an addi-
tional tax of not to exceed fifteen hun
dred dollars per annum, good graded
schools can be sustained in this district,
and as the advantages TO be gained are
so much greater in every way than the
almost nominal tax required, we most
earnestly favor the proposition, and fer
vently hope that the tax will be voted
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
GRIMES DECLINES.
HARR1sBURe, April l, 1878.

HARRIsBURe, April l, 1873.
Editor Democrat
DEAR SIR:-Seeing it announced in
the papers that 1 have been nominated
as candidate for the Office of County
Surveyor on the Greenback ticket Of
Linn county, wish to say that I was
placed upon the ticket without my
knowledge or consent No person OF
persons ever said word to me on the
subject, or to any one about running
on their ticket for the said Office.
Ireturn to the honorable Convention
that nominated me my sincere thanks
for the courtesy and honor conferred
upon me, and 1 simply decline the nom
ination. I would have declined sooner
had I not been absent from home.
Respectfully yours,
G.. A. GRIMES.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
FsR sECRErARY OF STATE

Hon. J. K. Weatherford, of Linn
county, Is favorably mentioned as a
candidate before the Democratic Con-
vention, which meets next week, for
Secretary ef State. Bir. Weatherford
vas Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives at the last session of the
Legislature, and made record in that
position Of which not only himself but
our people are justly proud. He is
eninently qualified for the position Of
Secretary CT State, and his popularity
not only in Linn but throughout the
State, would insure his election if nom
mated
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05

General Meredith Read has made a
very valuable collection of the objects
connected with the Franco German war.
He began on the day after war was de-
clared, and is still at work upon it. 1t
includes all the books, brochures and
journals, caricatures, engravings, medals,
and placards on the walls, published at
Paris during the war. Valuable relics
of the Commune in stone, metal and
glass he collected himself, in the streets
of Paris in the latter days of the last
week of the fighting. One of these is
shell picked up before it could ex'
plode; this has been ingeniously turned
into clock, with bronze ornaments,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
NOT UNITED.

A citizen friend of ours asks us to
state through the DEMOCRAT whether OF
not the NJ E. Church South and NJ. E.
Church North have ever formed union
since their first separation. We simply
say that SO far as our information ex-
tends they have not united. Various
efforts have recently been made to ac-
complish the union, but so far nothing
has been accomplished, and we doubt if
viii be this side the millennium.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
gra,.h the Advertiser SAYS:
FOR STATE TRRAsEREE.

We are informed that Mr. C. P.
Burkhart, one of Old Linn's most sub
stantial citizens, will submit his name
to the Democratic State Convention for
the office of State Treasurer. Mr..
Burkhart is one of the earliest pioneers
and most substantial citizens of Linn,
and man whom the citizens of our
county would delight to honor. HiE
Democracy is unquestiOnable and his
honesty unimPeachable, and if nomi
mated he would make strong and pop
ular candidate.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
STATE AND COUNTY POLITICS.

Following are the Marion county
delegates to the Democratic State Con.
vention: Geo. A. Cutting, A. Shar.
pies, w. R. Munkers, R. H. Dearborn,
Geo. s. Downing, Nathan Young
Spencer Dudley, P. K. Hurphy, w
H. Byrd, Jas. Cusey aud J. R. Cole
man. The county nominations were
postponed until the 26th Of April.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05

Hiram Smith says he doesn't care a
continental about the Radical State
Treasurer nomination, because he ran
for Congress once and was only the butt
for newspaper paragraphists and the end
men in niger shows Such is fame !
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05
..ON roP.-

Dave Mason says ''The Forks are on
top" and everybody believes it. The
Republicans especially viii understand
It when the whole Democratic ticket
eomss ont of 'scanada" with two hun
did majority.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-05

A little fellow being told by young
nan to get off his knee, that he was too
heavy to hold in that way, made quite q
sensation among the persons present by
yelling back-"Too heavy, heyf Sister
Sal weighs hundred pounds more than
I, and you held her on your knee for
four hours last evening.