The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-12-03
EDIrORrAL CHIPS.
Cry election next Monday.

GARriEtD's majority in Oregon is
csc.
TmE President has pardoncd Dan
Smith, the mail robber.
CnAs. b. LoUxGER fell from wharf
at Empire City last Monday and was
killed.
TT Is estimated, by the latest figures,
that Hancock has over 100000 mojori-
ty Of the popular vote.
IF Democrats desire to elect the
Mayor they must put the "strong man"
forward. Who is hel
DENNIS KEAREEY has gone out Of
politics and is driving dray in Frisco.
This is rough on respectable drsymm.
TX Now jersey prime apples are soil
ing for six cents barrel, or less than 8
cents a busheI. That beats Wsbfoot.
Carr. U. u. scorr is building a
"noating palace steamboat to run as an
opposition between Portland and Az
toria.
FRoM now henceforth we expect to
make the DEMOCRAT the best weekly
aetospaper in the State. Let every
friend help US along.
WARD meetings for the nomination
of Councilmen, tonight. let Demo
Gratis attend their own Ward meeting,
and select strong candidates.
LINN Is fully $50 Democratic. Why
should not Albany be in full accord
with the body of the county, It will
bo if the City Convention shall giyc US
strong ticket.
IL Virginia the following Congress-
} men were elected lst Congressional
district, Garrison, dem; %, Dezenderf
} rep; Sd, Wise, dem; 4tb, Jorgensen.
rep; 9th, Cahill, dem; 9th, Tacker
dem; 9Th, John Paul, readjuster; stb
Barbour, dem; 9th, Abraham Fulker
son, readjuster
VIZ ogree with the Jaeksoncilte Time,
that had the people been left to cxsr
, else their suffrages without restraint
the triumphant election Of Hancock
and English would havo resulted. Ant
il is also plain that had the election
taken place six weeks previously, ant
before tho Republican campaign funt
could have been distributed where i
would do the most good, Garfield ant
Arthur would never have been chosen
: The pretty sweetheart Of Peori.
4 pugilist was the Goddess Of Liberty il
] political procession. He set out t.
y walk on tho sidewalk abreast Of the ca
a on which she rode and pound ever
{ man who made any disrespeciful com
y ment on her. lie knocked down fv,
$ offenders in the course Of as NAM
: blocks, and then, attempting to cbastis'
: . party Of four, got sound drubbing
n And now his sweetheart says he has
: better let up on that sort Of pounding
< or else he'll soon be an ex-pounder.
The y. Y. Herald Of last Monda,
prints an address signed by officers o
tho various Democratic Clubs in New
York City and in Richmond county an,
Staten Island, and by several merchant
|, and bankers. declaring they win move
again, by money, moral influence o
!, votes, support the nominee Of any Stat
or National convention in which Johl
Kelly is permitted TO exercise his for
mer pernicious dictatorship. The docu
;, ment is addressed to Fowler, C'hairmal
Of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee.
III IT seems that the Democratic can
q dldates in the LATE Presidential elec
J, tion carried the popular vote Of tn,
It country by over one hundred thous
and majority, and yet the RadIca
& papers still persist in rendering tn,
a the Democratic party gratuitous ad
q vice, such as to tdisband''-syou ar,
) dead, yon know ~ etc. They talk o
Il the "inevisable break mp Of the Dem
: ocracy," and especially of the sOlit
n South. following every Presiden
q tial election since the Republican
: came into pOwer, We have been en-
! tertained with Just such talk. It i
idle talk. The Democratic party vii
a not break mp. It would be sorr.
q thing for the country If a part,
I that controls the Senate, has one-hal
. of the House Of Representatives, rule
a majority Of the States in the Uniol
and, above all, is sustained by Snor,
than one-half Of the whole people
should sbreak up;," Indeed, an.
such course on The part Of leaders, 0
which there Is no fear, would be trai
torous In the extreme. The prinei
pies of the party, moreover, are a