The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-08-22
GLENN's AlsDRHss.
The Democratic Candidate fer Governer Of
California states MS Political
Position.

the speech contains such sound doc
trine, aud is so plain, Outspoken and
defiant that we have concluded to pub
lish it. Here it is:
3r. Chairman and Fellor Demo
crafts Having come to California in
1919, and acted ever since with the
Democratic party, it would seem al
most unnecessary for me to declare to
California audience that / ana Dem
ocrat.
As understand Democracy, it means
the rule of the people within constitu.
tional limitations, equal and just taxa
tion, and economy and honesty in the
administration of affairs. 1t means
hostility to class legislation, opposition
to monopolies, and full and complete
protection to property and all invested
rights.
If elected, l will endeavor, by every
means in my power, to carry out these
Democratic principles as I understand
them.
l am not so vain as to believe that
was selected by either of the two great
organizations which did me the honor
to nominate me for the highest office in
the State by reason of any personal
merits my friends may have claimed
that I possessed, but l was nominated,
as think, because these parties be-
lieved that l would, if elected, fear
lessly and honestly endeavor to ipaugu-
rate the reforms which the people, in
adopting the new Constitution, de
manded.
Although enjoying, from the peculiar
advantages with which our Sta1 q has
been endowed by nature, s!lmost
unexampled prosperity, our people have
been for many years dissatisfied with
the administration of affairs, and espe-
cially with the unequal and or erous
taxation to which they have beer sub
jected, and the enormous and unjust
exactions which have been enforced
and made for railroad transportation in
this State.
The New Constitution was the legiti-
mate result of this dissatisfaction aud
discomfort.
advocated and worked for the adop-
tion of that instrument, and believe
that if its provisions are faithfully and
fairly enforced it viii add greatly to
the prosperity of the State, and prove
of incalculable benefit to our citizens.
There was no party test in the Consti-
tu tional struggle, and those who voted
for the New Constitution, believing
that its enforcement in the first instance
should be put in the hands Of its
friends. and that its provisions should
receive the just Interpretation which
they had placed upon it, organized the
New Constitution party.
This party, comprising those who
voted for the New Constitution, en-
braces both Republicans and Demo
Gratis It is, as declared in its platform,
'son1parfisaa and noa1political, and viii
from its nature, after this election, ex-
ist no longer.
I do not conceive that any Republi-
can, acting with the New Constitution
party has, from that fact, severed his
connection with the Republican party,
or is any the less Republican. And
l am certain that l, in receiving and
accepting the nomination of the New
Constitution party, have not in any
sense ceased to be Democrat.
The paramount issue of this cam
paign is the railroad question. This is
a contest between a great and over
shadowing monopoly on the one hand,
and the people on the other. Our
small population cannot, by their ut
most exertions, make their industry
yield living for themselves and such
princely incomes as are enjoyed by the
railway magnates. For many years the
managers Of the Central Pacific Rail
road, composed of few men. have, by
their own railroad and steamboat lines,
and by combinations and pools with
steamship companies, almost exclusive
ly controlled the passenger and freight
traffic upon the Pacific coast. A dis
tinguished member of the Republican
party-Mr. George G. Gorham-sub-
mitted, over two weeks ago, in his ad-
dress at Union Hall, in this city, an
array of figures land, SO far as ] have
heard, they have been, in no wise, since
contradicted,) which shows that, while
the railroad corporations have enjoyed
extraordinary gifts in the shape of sub
sides from the National Government,
from the State, and from counties and
cities, making, in fact, the railroads
through these subsidies a free gift from
the people, they have exacted the most
onerous charges for fares and freights,
and made the most unjust discrimina-
tions between places and individuals.
Growing arrogant with their power,