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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
4 NEVADA NEWSPAPER.

The Ward Refer, hitherto an indie
pendent Nevada paper with propensity
to Republicanism, has come ont square
ly for Hapcock aud the Democracy. and
thus states the reasons which have
guided It's conduct The only excuse
- - A. - i--'-.i..s, ~ .sa...,a
of Hancock and English Is that We lie.
lieve them to be the best men nomi.
mated by the two great parties. When
the leaders of q party become 10 cor.
rupt that they unblushingly place men
in nomination for President and Vice
President who eea not show n clean
record, as the Republicans have done.
it is time to deprive them Of power.
To support Garfield and Arthur would.
to our way Of thinking, be going too
far for PARTY. The grave charges made
against Garfield before he was eyer
Thought of for President would have to
be explained away before we would
support him, and even after that was
done we would not be guilty of it, for
the simple reason that he is opposed to
every measure that would benefit tie
people of the Pacific Coast"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
rnr GERMANS COMING.


The PiLtsburg roihs5laft, heretofore
strongly Republican, has deserted Car
field aud run up the Hancock flag.
The Portland .Siaat-Zeiiung, the only
German paper on the northwest coast,
comes out strongly in favor Of Hancock
and English.
On the 95th of June tho Executive
Committee Of the German American
Independent Association, of New York,
held a meeting ani adopted the follow
ing resolutions
WHEREAS. The past bistsry Of Car
field and Arthur, the nominees Of the
Republican National Convention, at
Chicago, does not, in our Judgment,
offer any guarantee Of pure adminis-
tration, in the event Of the EuceeA OF
the Republican ticket, and
WHEREAS, The unblemished chnrae.
ter and indispntable integrity OF Han.
cock and English, the nominees Of the
Democrats National Convention, are
guarantees Of an honest aud efficient
administration under their leadership,
Resoired, That we hail with delight
the nominations made by the Demo
cratic National Convention as recogniz.
ing the principles indorsed by us.
Resoipei, That We form . central
committee 10 be known rs the German
American Hancock and English central
campaign committee.
Resolred, That we invite the several
districts to forthwith organize them
selves into district campaign clubs.
Resoirs,i, That We invite the co oper.
alton Of all Independent citizens, so that
the cause Of honest government may be
triumphant next November.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Muller, leading
Ohio German. who was elected Lieut..
Governor Of that State few years
since, has declared for the Democratic
nominees. Tho change IS not confined
to men, but even newspapers that were
against us are now hurrah;ng for Han.
cock and English. and the last we have
noticed is that Of the Tactker al, Erie,
which supported Foster, Republican,
for Governor Of Ohio last Fall.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
FIrrrrS No. Rrcnrrrs.


-I In his long earoar as n soldier savs
the y. i. Herald, General hancock
has of course, met many surprises, but
it IS questionable whether he was ev-
er Elueh more surprised than upon
the cali OF a Delegation of six gentle
men and the announcement of the
character of the visitors and the OBJ
ject of the visit. The Delegation
comprised AIessts. Seymour Van Nos
trahd, Stephen Austin, Henry G..
Ferguson, James Kenyon, II. Boyd,
and Capt. J. r. Byrnes, all residents
Of Washington Heights. The gen.
tlemen were introduced to General
Hancock, who received them with
his accustomed cordiality.
"I am glad to meet you gentle
men," said the General.
awe have come to see y0u,'' said
Dir. Van Nostrand, acting at first as
the spokesman of the party and in a
eommendable business-like way COM
ing to the point at once, $40 congrat-
ulate you on your nomination for the
Presidency Of the United States"
f'I thank you gentlemen, inter
rupted the General, thinking, no
doubt, that this was the sole purpose
of the cali, and having no idea or the
surprise in store for him.
"With one exception" continued
afr. Van Nostrand, eve have always
voted the Republican ticket, but we
have come to let you know that at
the next election we will vote for
you"
"WeII, really" said the General,
rather hesitatingly and seeming to
know hardly what TO say, 81 am much
obliged to you"
awe belong to the Independent
Republicans" resumed Mr.. Nos
trand, hurrying to relieve the Gener-
ais embarrassment, "and shall assert
our independence at the polls and
the future will show a strong army OF
these Independent voters"
"lndependent voting is a great
power" remarked the General, athat
does not often assert ITSELF Gentle
men. l feel much obliged to you.
| know that some of my official acts
have won the syrnpathies of many
members of the Republican party and
I have many warm personal friends
in its ranks, and am proud of their
good opinion"
"Where ] board," said another
gentleman Of the Delegation, sdhere
are thirteen Republicans and nine
Of them have avowed their determin-
alton to give you their votes at the
coming election"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
TWO MORE AccEssroNs.

hamilton Fish, of New York. secre.
tary Of State under President Grant,
has come out strongly in favor of Han.
cock and English.
Hon. Frederick A. conkling, brother
Of the Senator, was elected President Of
the Hancock AID English Club in the
New York Seventh Assembly District.
Dir. Morris, chairman of the executive
committee, claims that although the
seventh has been laid ont as Repnb-
lican district, it may be relied on to lie
Democratic this year.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
I.EoNARp ~. JERoME.

n. y. BIorik prints the annexed
letter addressed to General Hancock,
which gives good reasons why conser-
vative Republicans must support his
election:
NEw YoRk, June IS, 1880.
Hajog-G General Hdabock:
Nix DEAR GENERAL: | take the
earliest opportunity congratulate you
upon your nomination and TO assure
yoH, lifelong Whig and Republican
that am, of my most hearty snp-
port. 1 belong to a very numerous
and very staunch silver.gray Repub-
llcan family. With one solitary ex-
ception, there never was one of them
known to vote the Democratic ticket,
but venture to say they viii to q
man vote for you. They cannot con-
sistently do otherwise.
You, sir, embody the views and
sentiments in regard to the great
questions of the day that we have
entertained since the war closed.
They are the same that actuated Gen
eral Grant when he laid down those
liberal terms of surrender to General
Lee. They are the same that actuat-
ed my poor friend Raymond, when
he battled so manufully in tie COM
mitee of congress against the savage
Of Thad Stevens. believe General
Grant would support you to-day, did
not the exigencies of his situation
forbid it. And Henry J. Raymond,
where he alive, would support you
too, unless the eXigencies of the New
York Times restrained him. lie was
compelled at an early day to smother
the sentiments he had expressed in
the address OF the Philadelphia Con-
yention, to abandon his career in leg.
islative halls and to change the tone
of the Times or, as Mr.. Jones, our
business manager and partner, insist
ed, the paper would be ruined. (l
believe / offered TO pay the damages
at the time, but that was considered
impractiable.1 IL was bitter pill,
but it had TO be swallowed. That
Stevens had succeeded through n Con-
gress which misrepresented the coun-
try in engrafting his policy upon the
Republican party. And though a
majority Of the party, as / firmly be-
Iieve, were disguised, il was fastened
upon them aud there was no way oi
getting rid OF 1t. Thus for years a
vast number of us, good Republicans,
have been compelled TO be helpless
supporters of policy we believed to
be the very worst that could be de-
vised. An opportunity is presented
us now for the first time with any
show of success to vote in accordance
with our convictions, and l am sure
we shall do it most joyfulIy. With
great respect and esteem. believe me
yours faithfully,
LEONARD W. JEROME.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
THE VETERANS SOLID.

The veterans of the One Hundredtb
and of the sixty-nini, New York Vol
unteers joined in this message to Cen
eral Hancock "Thc veteran soldiers
and sailors Of the late war, irrespective
of party, residents Of Kings county, in
a spirit Of fraternity, recognizing the
noble sentiments animating the true
and loyal men of Louisiana in present
ing the honored name Of Winfield Scott
Hancock before the National Demo
cratic Convention as standard bearer,
who, of all men, will most assuredly
lead us to victory in the battle Of the
ballot next November, call upon you to
stand firmly by him and press his
claims to the sisterhood of States. We
must not lose the glorious opportunity
to win with the tried soldier and states
man who holds the military subservient
to the civil law
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
nAYAgD's VIEWS.

And this, from tho Philadelphia
Press, gives the views Of that great aud
pure man, Senator Bayard, whom We
hope to see ia President Hsncock'a s cab
inet
Senator Bayard Was N town yester-
day, and being questioned concerning
the Presidential contest, hc said /
propose 10 make speech tomorrow
night at Wilmington. | know that |
will be able to show from the records Of
the past twenty years that Hancock
was and is n statesman. / consider
him as good constitutional lawyer as
there is in the land. lie will lie elect
ed. ] am unqualified in my support Of
the ticket, and propose. il my health
will permit, to visit Ohio and Indiana
for the October campaign, and Pennsyl-
vania and New York in November. /
am very glad that my friends so ar.
IDENTIFY support Hancock. Like all can
didates for the highest honor in the
world, ] would like to have won like
a Democrat / made the endeavor, and
like Democrat l shall heartily and
earnestly enter the canvass, and do all
in my humble power for the ticket.
do not see how Pennsylvanian can
vote or speak against Hancock. How
men will be able to stultify their own
words and acts is the puzzle to me-
Yes" he continued, "New York is as
sure as Delaware for Hancock and Eng
lish. New Jersey and Indiana are even
now beyond controversy, and thus there
will be electoral votes to spare"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
coMPLIllENTARY REMlEll

The Oregoaiian quotes a great deal
from the Springfield Republican, but
we have not yet seen this in its col
umns.
1t is not harsh Judgment of Car
field, the Springfield Republican de-
clares, to say that he is ssspotted, Z"
atainted,p ssseriously compromised, .
ETC., for these are historic facts. His
reputation never can be as clean as it
would have been but for these things;
never can stand with that of Ed
munds, for instance, or that OF Han
cock. This may be terrible, it may
be unjust; but it is the Injustice Of
that Nemesis which every public life
must confront, and which, in obedi-
enee to the law Of human nature,
ranks the suspected and the accprsed
below The unsupported and the stain-
less.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
arx. JAS. n. oRtNpLAY.

The Albany Argus gives a report Of a
Hancock Club organized at Utica, the
home of Senator Conkling, the night of
Jnne 2Gtb, at which General James j.
Grindlay, an influential Republican,
who was Chairman OF Mr. Copkling's
local Convention, came to the front and
accepted the Presidency of the Ciub.
On taking the Chair he said II never
went into any movement with greater
pleasure than 4his one for the purpose
of organizing to support such a good
soldier as General Hancock. con-
gratplate the Democratic rarly' on Civ
ing us the chance 10 vote for such a
man. His election is foregone con-
clusion. lie WIS elected "a soon as he
was nominated. He VII give us a su.
perb soldier President. lie will receive
the votes of the Blue and the Gray.
His uttersnces during the war show
him to be n statesman. Those who
served under him win be glad TO rally
to his support"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
AND sTItL THEY COME.

A grand Hancock demonstration was
held at Washington headquarters, New
burg, Orange county, Now York, June
2Gth, at which, says local paper, "a
well-known Republican Of Fishkill
Landing, who has heretofore been one
of tho main fuglemen Of the Republican
hosts, has unqualiGedly pronounced in
favor Of the Democratic ticket. lie
has always voted the Republican ticket,
but lie said to-day, Il shall not only vote
for IIanesel, but III worl; for him.
This same feeling peryades the party at
Goshen, Middletown, Port Jeryis, and
other places in the county, and the pre-
dietion is already made that Orange
county viii give Hancock and English
splendid majority.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
TAKE nia BACK.

Gen. Mcdonald, the wbiAky thief,
has renouneod Republieanism since be
had no further opportunity to steal,
anl has come ont FOR Hancock. lie
has fallen out with other rogues in the
Republican party, and now proposes to
tell everything he knows in regard to
their eorruptness. There is no use in
saying that he has 'seen the error Of
his ways" etc, for he is us big n rogue
as ever, and it would be better for us IL
he would go back to the party to which
be belong. If we could get his vote,
without his influence, we would not ob.
jcct, but it would be better to lose the
day than win by the help Of such ras.
Gals.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23

Thr s0nfh Enthusiastic for lgane0rlt. and
VIII Give Him a warns support.


Every few days we hear Republicans
say the South will not support Hancock
for the reason that he waged such de-
structive war upon them. They never
madc greater mistake. The people
Of the South are human the same as we
Of the North, and are moved by the
same impulses. They can honor o
brave opponent like Hancock, but they
cannot help detosting such man as
Blaine, who never got mad enough to
fight until six or eight years after the
close Of the war. The following from
tho Raleigh On. o. OJeerper, the lead.
ing Southern paper on the Atlantic
Coast, shows what is their opinion Of
the Democratic candidate:
rExAS's PROMISE.
When the telegraph had done iti
work in spreading over the land the
glad tidings Of Gen. Hancock's nomina.
ton at Cincinnati, amid all the glad an.
swers that were flashed back ON the
wires came one saying "Texas will give
one hundred thousand majority for the
man who knew when to stop lighting
This old ex Confederate struck the key.
note Of the whole campaign. lie con
densed in one ringing and overpowerile
sentence the long catalogue Of virtues
combining in the man who is both a
hero and statesman. Valor and po-
litical experience IL not enough in him
who is now needed TO heal the breaches
in our national life. That "lsnowledgC
comes, but wisdom fingers" is almost
the inyariable rule among our states
men. The terse and sagacious Texan
gives the true and glorious title Gen
Hancock has won to pre-eminence. The
words are AZ inspiring as the immorta
announcement Of Nelson at Trafalgar
They are 10 the knightly and sagacioui
Pennsylvania both hope and assur
ance. That be who held Cemetery
Ridge with such supreme valor could
50 soon and tenderly appreciate th'
feelings and rights Of the men wht
wore the gray, viii give him the hearts
of the people, and place in the world
record along with Sir Philip Sidney ant
81. Martin, Of Tours.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
THE sTATE cAsEs.

At last the somewhat famous cases
OF the State against Gov. Grover, S
T. Chadwick and A. II. Brown have
been decided, and one of the best and
r.a..saz---z--I E.-r---tsi---
has been spiked, for Judge Deadly,
to whom the testimony was referred,
reports virtually that no charges OF
corruption can be sustained against
them. He finds that they, as the
Board Of School Land Commissioners,
are delinquent in the sum of 50, &c.,
"a, bat shows plainly that it was
caused by careless bookkeeping, for
in several instances the clerk had ac-
counted for considerable more money
than had been actually received.
This has been talked of for several
years and a great deal of the peoples
money spent in looking in TO it, and
now it has been referred TO Judge
Deady, this is the result. What must
the people think Of that investigating
committee now?
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23

WHEN General Hancock takes up
the Cincinnati Commercial and reads
the following from the Rev. Joseph
Cook he will wish that he had never
been born: "He is one of those un-
getable prepOnderosities of lumini-
ferrous political armament that causes
the homogeneity Of infinitudinal bio
Elasticity TO yield before tho cachin-
nation of the imperishable portion of
the palpable corporosity at its pro-
totype" The Cincinnati Convention
never supposed that such terrible
cha. ges would be brought against
him.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
rnE rKrLrxe u vlnarxrA.

Tie following from the Richmond
Commonwealth shows the feeling ia old
Virginia
1t requires no effort on the part Of
Southern men to forget the old differ.
cnces that ones existed between Gen.
Hancock and Themselves, but they are
ready to unite with him and all lovers
Of good government in q common pur-
pose to drive from power the Radical
party, which lives ON sectional and per
sonal animosities, which prevents any
liberal and enlightened policy Of recon
ciliation. and which stands in the way
Of all efforts at good governmental re-
form.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
A CHANGE FOR the nETTEn.

Respectable newspapers have given
up the crusade Of detraction. Only the
infinitely little organs essay to continue
it. And this is because that something
of this nature is essential TO them, as
they lack breadth for anything else.
0regoniiaa.
We would now like 10 know if this
paper claims to be respectable" II it
does, win the editor please tell rs if he
considers that selection from CORE
spondence of the Chicago Tribune, pub
lished by him a few days ago, IN the
light Of "detraction y
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
n. c. PAIGE ARREsrED.

Last week some two or three thous-
and dollars was stolen from the treas
ure box Of Wells, Fargo d Co, while
the stage was between UmatilIa and
Pendleton. II. C. Paige, the former
superintendent of the company's affairs
in Oregon, was the only passenger, and
has been arrested for the robbery.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
ANOTHER PROMINENT onANr NAY.

-%t ------- = ts-%fA NAh<AtfA "i<ANs
A Pittsburg dispatch to the WASH
ington Post, July ID, reports this
"Gen. A. 7. Pearson, who has long
been recognized as one of the Repub-
lican leaders in this neighborhood, and
who was q warm supporter Of Grant at
the Chicago Convention, has declpred
himself in favor Of Hancock for Presi-
dent. To. the interrogatory to-day,
Are you for Hancock, General 2 he re-
sponded, Undoubtedly, / am. I viii
in day or two send a letter to u. S.
Grant, Chairman Of the National Com
mittee Of the Veterans Union Boys in
Blue) withdrawing from that organiza-
ton. ] ANA member from this State,
and have been for seven years. shall
set forth in that letter that expect to
support Hancock, and as the Veterans
Union is a Republican organization, I
cannot consistently hold the position
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
cOLLEcroR OF Crsro,ls.

It's rumosed that Mr.. shnrtleff is
10 receive the appointments of Collector
of Customs at Portland, rice John
Kelly, sat down upon by Scott. Mr..
S. viii make a good and efficient officer,
and there IS no Republican in the State
We would rather see hold that position.
This Is victory for the corbett-scott
wing of the party, and shows that
AIitchelrs influence with the admins
tratioa is on the wane.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23

longer of representative from Pennsyl-
yania.
General Pearson went into tbe war
az a Captain in The One Hundred and
l'ifty-iifth Regiment, and for bravery
and ability was promoted to be a Colo.
mel, Brigadier. General and finally a
BTaior-Generul. He served in Warren's
Fifth Corps, participated in ten battles,
and was as brave soldier as Allegheny
county sent into the field Of battle.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
rnoMlNENr Rrrl.lil.lrAxn

The ST. Louis Pos. Dispatch says; It
is one of the significant features Of the
campaign that such men as Charles
Francis Adams, Lyman Trtimbull, Da-
vid A. Wells, Judge Hoadley, David
Davis, Gen. John NJ. Palmer, b. Grata
Brown, cx-Goyernor Curtin -all prom
inont Republicans until ls72-are
among the most active champions Of
Hancock and Democracy.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
culcAao CONVERTS.

The Chicago Ne'es, an independent
Newspaper Of large circulation. used
every effort 10 secure Grants nomina-
ton, but failing, it now comes out
strong for Hancock.
Potter Palmer, one Of Grants most
prominent workers aud wire-pullers at
the Chicago Convection, acted as one Of
the Vice Presidents at the Hancock
ratification meeting at Chicago.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
A QUESTION.

The Oregoaiaa says Gen. Pearson,
of Pennsylvania, who has recently
come out for Hancock, is "one OF
those gushing and visionary indiyid-
uals, sons of the feeble, who mean
well enough, but always fail in an
emergency" We confess that we do
not know much about tho General,
but we would like to ask the Oregon
ian that If its charge is true how does
it come that he was placed on the
National Committee OF the Republi-
can political organization known as
the "Union Veterans Union" (The
Boys in BIue) to represent the great
State of Pennsylvania? The Oregon
ian should remember that the Ma
tional Committee Of this organization
is made up of very prominent men.
Gen. Grant is Chairman; Gen. Spin
ner is Treasurer. Gen. Fremont rep
resents Arizona; Colorado is repre-
sented by Gen. John a. Logan; Con-
nectieut by Gen. Hawley; Massachu-
sets by Gen. Butler; Ohio by Gen.
Garfield; Indiana by Gen. Ben Spoon
or; Rhode Island by Gen. Burnside,
and the great State of Pennsylvania
by Gen. A. L. Pearson. We have
a full set of their secret organization
papers, objects Of the order, etc, and
from reading them we are led TO be-
lieve that the character the 0regorian
describes was never chosen to repre-
sent Pennsylvania in their conclave
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23
IL CONNECTICUT.

It looks very much, remarks the
Hartford Times, asif Hancock 5 majority
in Connecticut will be larger than Til
den's was. His nomination not only
unites and aronaes the Democrats, but
is bringing to his support large num-
Der Of Republicans. These include
some of the active aud influential men
Of that PARTY, in various parts of the
State.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-23

As fast as the Oregoaiaa hears of
prominent Republicans coming out for
Hancock it gives a short and SANDER
Gus sketch Of them and says "they
never amounted TO much anyway" It
is amusing and at the same time dis
gusting to see a paper which makes
such pretentions TO greatness take
such course.