The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-07

no desire to take any stock in this
fight, but Bill watkinds' history
of some of those characters who
have attempted to hunt the Democracy
of Oregon down is so good and correct
as to be entitled to an airing. Bill
doesn't spare people very much any
way, aud he rather got his SOUP into
his enemies in good shape in his stump
speech at the close of his biographical
sketches, Hear him:
A great deal has been said about tn,
politics of the committee. 1 have this
to say: Mr.. Ross has not acted with
the Democratic party for q number OF
years was elected by the Republicans
Of jackson county, voted against Mr.
Slater, and was moro bitter in his de.
nunciation of the Democrats than any
Republican in the last legislature.
While it Is true that he is an appointee
OF Governor Grover to the non-political
ofiee of General, during the whole
time he held his commission he was
acting with the Republicans against the
regular organization ef the Democrats
of his county. At the time he was
appointed on this committee it WAS
treated by some (who knew the Colo
nell as joke, as it is a well known
fact that he can scarcely read or write
The fact of his gong home as soon as
the legislature adjourned and remain
ing there until the COMMITTEES had
about completed their labors. shows Us |
how unqualified he was for the place
When he was told that the committees
report critisized J. n. 7. Miller's con.
duct this lifelong political enemy and
said nothing about the amount OF
money he had illegally drawn in ths.
Mod0e war, In being informed that he
could draw his full pay on the commit
tee: ne gave his usual laugh, and said.
"Al right, Dave" As for D. P
IhOmpssn,he Is too well known in Or.
sOn and Idaho Territory for the people
to believe that anything that his name
Is attached to is fair. Mr.. ThompsonI
has great deal to say about lavishine
the funds of the State upon nv rala-
1ves In order to show the amount of
money that was drawn by Mr.. D. P
Thompson and his brother, Allen NJ
Thompson, herewith publish an edi.
torlai paragraph from the Idaho World.
winch paper exposes some very rotten
affairs IN the matter of SURVEYS of pub-
lic lands in Idaho during D. P. Thomp-
sons administration as goyerner II
shows that out of S44,l95 % expended
fer surveys, Allen d. Thomson. a +,
brother of the governor, got sI4, 800 so
and the governor himself got SI4,-
b4S Al. 1t also shows that I. w. Ran
dali received received $3.50 73 for
surveying on a contract during the I
year 1876, and yet shsws that the
same party drew 81 800 for his ser
vices as draughtsman IN the Office for
that year. How could he be at the
desk and IL the field at once It also r
shows that g. ". Newman, who was a
guard IN the penitentiary, during the y
whole Of mis- stay In the Territory. and
ret he IS charged with S4,I6I 53 for
services. Also that Al
HlneaFson received S4,So4 81 for sur o
zeylng, when it is well known that n
RineaTson was only a chain-bearer in Il
he staff Of A. M. Thompson, and !
never was capable of conducting a sur. d
Iey. 'FTar on de heel" a
de also boasts that he owns and con- o.
rols over one hundred mail contracts /
Ihe Whele investigation has been
ontroIled by one man, who gets down r
$ much lower in political knavery, as 4
e IS smarter than any ether leaders in to
Us party. He never lest dollar by az
sacrifice Of principle. He is ALWAYS in
strsng admirer of the man or partv |,
rho can give him the most SURVEYING ~
nd mail contracts. Money is his god. e'
nd the polar star OF his ambition. If Jo
elnshness was q saving virtue he
.ouid arrive safe in glory without the
leOd OF the Redeemer. He lnelts no
heal principles and politicians in the
-ucible Of his own selfshness. He ed
stains all favorable to him and rejects bo
le rest. - :,
John S. White was never heard of :
Democrat until the last election
could not have been nominated in DO
matllia county at Democratic con. Tx
'ntion; the man who was nominated th.
that convention declined, and White vh
% placed on the ticket by the county =.
mmittee it was an astonisbuent to li'
ariy everyone who knew of his polit- hra
i history to see him acting with the at
smocrass. He was sent TO the Iepis- tioj
are as Republican from Multno- H.,
ID county in 1866. His treachery to
at party and his friends who elected gre
n Is fresh III the minds of Inapy Re Yo
blicans at the present time. He too
ted the regular organization, defeat
the regular caucus nominee. (Goy.
obs for U. S. Senator J his reasons :
doing 50, let his own guilty con-
snce, and those who know him bet. tIga
than ], tell. He was an appointee in
Grant, and would have been a Re- If /
'llean to-day if they had continued Glad
IN office. He is always a strong
nirer of the party who has the most eoch
ss-neyer works in the minority /. tool
never lost the confidence in a party dow
II 1t was defeated, and never praised Stat
until 1t had an office to giye-his snoo
lcIples always yield to popular ma
ties and they change like the colors beat
the dying dolphin. When the Re-
'licans have office to give him for
vote, he is Republican, when B
nocrats have Office toward him, he a.o