The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-05-23
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

cans, after season Of fear that Mr..
Hayes would sign the Army bill as
passed hy tho Democfatp, aro now rc.
joicing in the discovery that be Is still
partisan enough 10 interpoae veto be-
eause the necessities Of the party &c.
mand it. But they are gently remind
cd that this is not the end Of il. Con-
gress still has word, and il IL not un.
likely that it will be the last word.
judging from tho individual expressions
OF Democratic Representatives and Sem
atora, ,lo not think tlie majority will
submit TO executive dictation, especial.
ly when the sophistry upmi which it is
based issues from the mouth Of man
who IL himself fraud and the diroc.
representative Of the most gigantic and
outrageous election fraud ever perpc-
trated in this o. any other country. As
Congressman Morrison sayg, "The spec,
tacle of Egch an Official lcctuiin. the
Immediate representatives. Of the people
upon the subject of pure elections is
enough To make jnekass hiek 10. his
stomach. "
The whole sum Hnd substance Of the
case Is. that Mr.. Hayes puta himself on
record as in favor oil troops at thc polls.
II ia the last despera.a struggle Of taa
Republican party. Without The use oi
troops and tile All Of thc other ina
ehiLery invented hy them, they have
no lioasible hope Of carrying tho nrNt
election. II they cnn retain all this
machinery they expect to hc ah:c 10
steal son" S,nieo and possibly auccrci.
The met"At of pi"trr.ins Dhr ballot -
u sliuni e. cover iLcir rraI pm ta,sr.
| Every reasonable mnu knows that there
u,.s"r can e" fair election whc,e l.pa
a. rsIs ia the band. e ore party ta
usc the army a'ri appoint horj'-- ot
i,l.,sliais to in.i,niiatc voter, and AT.
rcat hundreds Of opponents ~ every
poll un aight. Thn d.:aani Of t,,s
Democrats Tor the rrpcal every slgad
ow of la~ covering srr. ".t '-.-, H,gs
free elections "a tls,.,- B., -t.-.ai,.al hi
Ly ths people. !. ,-~ .q,'Asi4, wrf'
put 10 Il ,ot" ..-r'us buut gtio ea.n'r,
to-day. two-th.r,.a %; sie ,o.ers woai,
say, ,''rcpeal tie iniqu.tous lass" TAcs,
is not a doubt c! IL.
There is $40 disposition ola tile l'ur; q
the Democrats 10 bar', down FROM III,
position they have takru. Il lir
Inyes aud his Republican advisers re
gard their partisan election machinery
Of more importance than the appropria
tiona, let them take the consequences
Nearly all the Democratic leaders viii
whom Aave talked say he must sig:
the bills as they pass them or 20 with
out the money. When II was asket
whether the Democrats would staat
iirn or take to the water, Gen Bragg
of Wisconsin, said: CAS- for me, thert
is no surrender; can't swim" "Ther,
is no chance to turn back, even If WI
wanted to" they say. The people ar
with US, and If we cannot stand on Thu
issue We had better all resign and 6,
home" This is tho feeling of larg'
majority. Whether the appropriation
will bc suffered to rest while, anC
other legislation entered upon,or wheth
er they will he shortly re.onactcd an,
mn adjournment taken, does not vet ap
pear; but do not think there will b
any surrender. If there il, quit
agreo with those who think these REP
resentatives of the party will have out
lived their usefulness.
In the midst of the great cares o
', State, Congrcssmcu find some time t
; amuso themselves About hundre
of them attended the London Circus
which remained here three days thi
week to give them all chance. Nc
only Senators and congressman, bu
= the whole populace, including member
of foreign diplomatic corps, turned ou
7 to see tho animals and things. Mos
of them pretend that it was the ne'
electric light with which the tents al
illuminated that attracted them; br
somehow they contrived to endure til
: rest of the show with fair degree (
fortitude. Telegrams received tn
i, morning announce that full-sized Br
e lillian jaguar, one of the most ferocioI
animals in the menagerie, escaped frol
his cage on fiat car Of the train aftt
it loft this city. just before leavin
some twenty tramps wele elected fro
the train, but one, who had escaped d
es teCLloIl, Tehlalueu Oh thls car, anu WhS
I. ( about thirty miles out he opened Il
side door of the cage by the use of
long, stout stick, with which he pusht
up the sliding bar of the door. II
animal leaped like lightning from Il
/. cage and disappeared in the adjoinil
woods, Messrs. Cooper, Bailey & @
n the proprietors, offer reward Of $5(