The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-12-12
ArE,s PLAIN WORDS.

Last week new paper, called Tie
AIbaay Herald, came out in much abu-
sive language against the DEMoeRAT,
charging that it is dead paper, ETC.
With its political utterances we have
nothing to do in this article, What
object the managers-or mismanegers
expect to accomplish by stating that
the DENoCRAT is dead we cannot under
stand. These young men have just
started their enterprise in Albany, and
Notwithstanding political differences we
have shown them many courtesiss,
among others that of permitting them
the use of our power press in printing
their paper-they having come to AL
bany with only sufficient type for their
use, but without n press. With this
matter in view we had no idea that
they would not only violate the usual
courtesies of journalism but would also
so far forget what is due from one re-
spectacle journal to another as to un-
dertake to go into business affairs and
assert what is absolutely and unquali-
fedly false. For the information of
these young and inexperienced gentle-
men we will state that the DENoCRAT
is on as sound footing as it ever was,
and its solid standing as the oldest
Democratic paper in Oregon is entirely
mistaken by any aspersions from foes
without or foes within the party. The
DEMocRAr and the Democracy of Linn,
who have stood shoulder to shoulder
through many bitter battle, can afford
to tolerate political abuse from their op-
ponents and still hold the old banner
above other emulators, but rs bust
ness establishment aLd rs business mer
the DEMOCRAT management seriously
and emphatically object to an espionage
on the affairs of their own Legitimate
business. The Albany Registey'-ar
old and respectable Republican paper o
this city-under its present management
of twelve years past, hes fought will
us an honorable, gentleuianly and cour
teous fght--such as both Democrat,
and Republicans of decency and order
ike to see-and only with such do we
care to deal. If the new paper desire,
to conduct its course in the line Of le
gitimate and respectable journalism, W,
are willing to discuss any and all ques
tions of public Importance with it-nc
matter how many editors it may EN-
ploy but if it shall feel disposed tc
continue the disreputable course whiel
its last issue indicated it will in nowist
have the benefit of our columns TO ad
vertise its existence.
We trust our Democratic and Repub
lican friends and patrons fully Ander
stand our position. If an entir,
stranger should come into your city Il
locate in business of any sort, ant
should begin his career by meddling
with either the private or business af
fairs of citizens of good and long stand
ing, you would all consider him either
blk or fool, and would want nothing
to do with him. We don't make thil
application, in its fullest sense, to tn,
young men who are engaged in thcil
new enterprise, but we have only de
sired to make a slight illustration as tC
the matter of their interference with
our business. Their politics are theil
own, and they are entitled to express
their opinions as much as any one. We
are not discussing questions of that sort
In this article. But as to who is the
editor of the DEMOCRAT is a question
with which they have nothing to do
The name of the editor of this paper Is
at the head of our editorial columns,
where it has stood for many year, and
if they will fly their tripodical manipu-
lator in the same fearless and independ-
ent way we shall be much pleased
otherwise the natural inference is that
everybody and everything las a hand
in the sand-pot.
This Is all we shall have to say in
reference to the new paper until it
chooses to pursue such course as shall
place it in the field of journalism in
which we have been used to combat.