The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-10-24
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Conkling is dearer to the Republican
party than ever. His Rhode Island
episode has given pathos to his repu-
tation that no loyal Republican can 10.
sist.
They say that Mosby, who as consul
Mt Hong Kong has discovered 80 much
corruption on the part of former cfIi-
cials, is 10 DO dismissed. He has been
informed that his disclosures should
have been made to the state depart.
mcnt, not to the newspapers.
Senator Bruce, Republican, from Mis-.
sissipI'i, chairman Of the investigating
committee into the Frecdmen's Bank,
says that when the report is made there
will be startling revelations, and hat
the experts will find several Of the most
important pages Of the ledgers and
books torn out. lie thinks the cred.
itors Of the bank may get 80 per cent.
If Congress will buy the bank, but the
creditors will not get more than that.
Henry L. Pierce incurred the hostfI
ity of the partisaDs Of his own faith by
voting in Congress against counting the
fraudulent vote Of Louisiana In the
Presidential election Of 1876. Anotb.
er Massachusetts, Representative, Prof.
Seelye, Of Amherst College, stood with
him on that occasion. 10th declined
to return to Congress.
The American people hate fraud. |
especially sniseling, bylspcritical fraud. |
Need We wonder, then, that HAYES IL
received AS be is received even in his |
own wentera aection-with contempt. |
indifference and INSULT We think not. |
On Tie contrary, We should he sur /
pfiSed and sorry If it were otherwise.
Let I he - fraud tint triumphant in
American history" be the first and last
Of its kind. Fer the safety Of the fu.
ture, fraudulent obtaining and holding
Of high Office must be made odious
We congratulate the people of the west
on their diacernment and correct au,,re.
ciation Of the President born Of the re.
turning hoards.--Yerark JouraaL
80 A/th'pNi@t Hah any DuhlueEs to
identify himself with she hullabaIoo
which Is being raised in the country
over Grant. If he were being vel
coined back home simply as distin.
yuisbed traveller and citizen it would
Dc different, but these receptions are
part Of deliberate programme gotten
lp to bring him before the public as a
Republican candidate for President.
liis journey was prolonged for this
'urpose. The whole scheme has l,oli-
lies for groundwork. aud no Demo
rat should lend himself TO it unless he
wants to vote for Grant for President !
a that event the more noise he can !
make and the bigger fool he can make
4 himself the better il will be.-BaL
iBi0re Gazette.
The Young man on the y. \. Tribune
'ho does his heavy work in articles of :
nterminnble length about the "a. II.
: Of Finance" and q" Debt-sbirkipe :
states. and whiles away moments Of :
nental alteration by composing bour.
on ballads, will find food for finan. |,
ial disqnisition in st. Louis dispatch !
eealls the fact that the two great States \
I Illinois and Kansas have gone into
be reputation business with some de- =
rec Of ability. Kansas, it seems, has
spudiated S5,547 600, and the sixteen
ounties and cities heard from refuse to
ny the interest on their debt, aggre- Il
ating ss,5i7,000. There is material te
ere for most interesting and impress = =
e campaign homiiies upon the inhe- p
mt dishonesty Of the DEMOCRATIC par p
:. But stop Come TO think about u lg
. it wouldn't do, as Illinois and Kan &
IS are Republican States. and have Of
,en for long while PhiLadel,,Aia "a 9,
iulss