The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-10-15
rmE YAmHILL DEMOCRACY.
McMlNxylLlr, Der. 5rrt, 1873

AIcAIiNSyfLLE, Der. 5TTt, 1880.
Ettitor Democrat
MY DEAR EDiroG: Again ] nns
tax the patience Of your readers AM
also beg your indulgence for takin
up small portion Of space in you
valuable weekly,
My predictions In regard 10 the in
crease IN membership Of our Yonni
Mems Club Is happily realized, ns thI
rolls now contain forty-fDnr signers
The enthusiasm In the Democratic
party ranks greater than has bcct
known for many years. Sizce my las
letter our town has been visited by
two or more political speakers. Last
Saturday evening everybody turned
out 90 nui I'tf. d. tsuftIsJ u young
Republican orator of Portland, speak
OH the Issues Of the day. The "mere''
soldier without "record" and the
bloody shirt was thrown aloft and
hutiered furiously around and about
the platform the terrorism OF the
black and white Republicans. also
dwelt upon, and concluding with II
fling at the parties concerned in keep
ing their portions OF the bacI. salary
grab. 81 guarantee that when Sena-
tor Slater addresses you Democrats on
the coming Tuesday lac will not refer
10 the salary grab. Mark ne II he
does" The only remarkable thing
about that mans speech was the por-
ton Of the speech delivered by cx-
Gov. Gibbs In This place some days
before. Probably Mr.. Gibbs kindly
loaned his papers TO him.
Yesterday evening TUESDAY, 5th)
We were entertained by that logician
of orators, Senator Slater. To say that
his address was "A remarkably good
one does tho distinguished gentleman
but feeble justice. II Is seldom that
any array of facts, aud reasons why a
change of administration Is 80 desira-
abic, is heard from a speaker In the
course OF only two hours speech.
Gariield's Transaction Ia the Louisiana
returning board matter was ably ham
died, as was also the record made by
that parsonage In the Credi, Mobilier
charges.
llc also spoke Of the charges made
IN thc Republican ranks IN the several
states of New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, as given in 1868,
ana comparing Them with the tables
taken frrn the same in 1876.
Bul one of the main features OF tlse
evenings address was the paFs enact
ed by the lion. Senator in the back
pay salary, What pity tho valiant
CgHIs Was nol member nf the large
assembly. shall give IL ia the
speakers language:
"Many of you have been told by
Young man who addressed You last
night that would take
pains not 10 mention tho back salary
steal! and that WAS one Of the per
sons who carried home my portion of
salary and failed 10 return il But,
Mr.. President, being paired with a
gentle nan from Illinois, Mr.. McNeal,
| was not allowed but one vote, :he
final one, and am on record rs there
voting nay, My portion of the back
pay coming 10 me was Sl,20O, and
that barely covered my travelling eX-
penses. l did accept it, ann not sor-
ry. The only difference myself and
Garfield on that matter is that Gar
fields conscience, being guilty in so
many other transactions troubled him
so sorely in this that after keeping
his 81 500 six weeks he returned it
to the treasury. Ny conscience tolls
me that ! acted rightly.
Am snrry nr Garfleld's friends that
young Curtis attended TO this; should
advise him TO post himself the next
time"
L. CACHE,
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