The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-07-09
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ana ulsagteeaute tshtseahiotisi anu y
grand scramble, the business was kept
we'll in hand and cleared up without
haste OF confusion. The closing days
witnessed the attempt, az usual, to
'put through" some little jobs, but
they all failed. The lobby, what there
is of it, goes away dissatisfied and un-
happy. But the lobby since the Demo
Gratis have controlled Congress is but
small affair, without influence enough
to be worth comparison with that OF
few years ago, during the era of good
stealing. when Garfield and Blaine and
other Radical luminaiics were pocket
ing stocks and $1,000 fees. The pres
ent Congress has been strictl, honest,
as was its predecessor, aud il Is anus
ing TO hear the friends Of ''liberal ap-
preparations" groaning ever the parsi-
monious habits Of the Democrats and
contrasting these with the glorious daya
when broad and liberal minded states.
men used to "make things howl" in the
last hours of the session, AMI when the
House, instead Of adjomning early on
the last day, used TO sit all night and
rush through jobs to the tune of some.
times millions in the closing hours. II
is not surprising that the jobbers, bum
mers and lobbyists are solemnly per
suaded that the country would go to
the dogs should the Democrats elect
their President.
But while this happy relief from, the
lobby and it's enormous jobs is source
Of congratulaiion to the American l,eo-
pie. there Is still one feature of "a clos
ing session which touches at the heart
and enlists the sympathiea of the just
man. There. were many eareWorl,,
anxious faces among the throtg in tie
corridors Of the Capitol on Wednesday
many to " bom the lleeting hours Of the
session were filed with deep coneern
and anSions suspense. There were
some who hats long l'een applicants Tor
their just dues. Tor money honestly
owed 10 them lay this rich and powerful
government. and which they need to
lft the heavy burden of poverty Pnl
declining years. Many of these will
90 70 their graves long before their
claims will Ia. adjusted, not because Of
any inclination ON the pant Of Congress
10 do them wrong, but iecanae il il
SIMPLY imrossibir. "mil the ever in
cr'stsiug pressure of such business, to
end time for the consideration ol half
the claims presented. Until there -
some trihnnsl created l,.r lee express
aud s''le purpose "f Investigating aud
dsc,1ing pn clHims 81 I he character Ia
whic., ! n.frr- miscellaneous claims,
having uo connection With damages or
loss Indicted iy acts or incidents Of the
war We must go on doing cru,.l ihjus-
tice To many good citizens. kur.l'ing the
old, the poor, lbe sretched cut of small
sums that L,'long TO them S..hr 81
these. rr,- c'siui. thrown out or s,sLcn.
ati,ally niretrd by the department hat
should pay them, aud the funds uisap-
pfoprialel to some other purpose, while
the only APPEAL is to Congress. II is a
national shame that these things exist,
and the sooner remedy is found and
applied, the better it will be for our
self-respect as a people.
The RePnblioaus formally opened
their campaigR with a serenade to Gen.
Garfield here on Wednesday evening.
by parading band through the streets
with red lights iadiciouaIy burned
along the street, Il pretty large crowd
of Radical statesmen and niggers was
gathered up. There was no lack Of
numbers, but the enthusiasm was thin
except when the name Of Grant hap.
pened to be mentioned. 4twas Grant
crowd, There Is no difficulty In get
ting up crowd here for, besides our
large population Of negrnes, who ran at
the beat Of a drum, all the government
clerks belong to what are known as the
different state organizations. These
always turn out upon such OCCASIONS,
lt is ;hrir irlsinras, They are govern
nent employees, aud does not the Re
publican party own the government
OF course it does. One Of these aaso-
Citations had more men in its ranks
than all the others, and II carried a
flag with the word "OHIO" on it in
long letters. Eyes, it is the United
States Of 0hia' laughed everybody
along the route. But perhaps it may
be a good idea to have The census Of
Ohio taken over again next Spring,
There Is likely to be aspdden increase
In tho population of that State after
the 4th Of March, ~
This sererade to Garfield looked a
good deal more like Grant meeting
Most of the speakers had been the aqp
portega Of Grant or nlaine at Chicago
Ore after another they got up and said
that if Grant had been nominated hs
certainly would have been elected. A.
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