The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-09
WARRINGTON LErrEn.
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WAsniNorox, d. G., March 10.
Editor Democrat


Editor Democrat
The feeling among Democratic Con-
gressmen TO which ! referred several
weeks ago, that is il necessary to make
some provision at this session for count
ing the electoral vote, has developed in
To a disposition to net. The position
and desperate temper Of the Republi-
can leaders at this time is sufficient to
convince the most innocent and conGd-
Democrat that tho height Of political
nnwisdom would be to leave tho mat.
ter where ii was in tho last contest,
with the chances that under the direc-
ton Of Cameron and Conkling, the
President Of TIE Senate would assume
10 declare the result il bis own way.
and make a President to snit himself
and party. This Is what the Radicals
set out to do the last time, before the
Electoral Commission was created, and
il is what they would undertake TO do
next winter, in spite of Congress un-
less there IS more definite legislation
than now exists.
Nevertheless, the position is not with
out difficulties to the Democrats. Any
measure they might adopt. however fair
and impartial, would hc denounced bg
the Republicans as rartitan scheme
TO ''seize the Presidency" and any bin
passed that did net give the Rcpubli-
cans soine advantage wuull be vetoed
by the fraud who sits in seat to
which another was elected The thieves
who have stolen the Office are exceed
inely nervous and full Of suspicion.
Under the circumstance he most avail
able and unotjeetionablr comse for the
Democrats seems to be the reenactlncnt
Of the ed Joint Rule framed hy the
Republicans when they had both
Houses Of Congress, but hastily repeal
cd by the Radical Senate when tho
Democrats came ia possession Of the
House. This rule provides for joint
session q the two Houses, the appoint
ment Of tellera, 10 Ahom the certificates
are banded When opened hy the Presi-
dent 81 the Senate, aud for square
''.,r II zach Iipuse mon the acceptance
"f any vote to which there IL nn ol.jec.
irn. Under il both HOUSES must CON
eur rs count the vote of State Object
,ai Is. IL would thus l,e in the power
"f Congress Ia reject VOTES deemed
fraudulent or irregular. iust as the Re
pnbliean Congress rejected several
States IN 1859 and 1873. Yet the
Radical soul is Aueh narrowed mp at
the thought of "a Democn,tic Congress
adopting one Of its own iulrs. and FOL
lowing fome of lis own pieceslen;s. Ii
appears to be rot only revolutionary
but Unreasonable" for Democrats to do
, those things which were "eminently
wise and patriotic" when done hy thei,
opponents
Several remarkable bills far ilse len
oft Of the soldiers Of the late war hav,
l'een introduced during the present ses
sion, among them the now widely
known Weaver bill and Singleton bill
which proposes TO give To each officer
/ and soldier land Warrant. or $500 it
lieu of it. Another, which provides lo'
an enormous increase of the army o
pensioners, has been introduced hy Mr.
Fort II authorizes and directs the
+, Secretary Of the Interior "to place upor
4 the pension roles, subject to all genera
laws and regulations. the names Of al
persons who aerved as officers or enlist
. ed mon In the Amy or Navy Of tn,
: United States, including Militia ant
Volunteers, for 100 days or more, OF
who participated in any battle, although
they may have served less than i0t
days, during any Of the wars in which
: the United States may have been en-
gagged, including engagements "ith hos
tile Indians, and actions Of vessels o
the Navy on the seas; and who have o.
, may, for ary other reason than by thei
D own wrong act or acts, become physical
ly disabled or mentally inOapacitated t,
labor or gam a livelihood for them
selves, and who have no means of sup
port" This might well be called a bill
for the establishment of nationa
, almshouse. It is the general impress
ion, however, that in the race in whicl
Messrs. Weaver, Singleton and For
are contestants, MIR. Weaver is still
ahead, 1t only remains for one o
these gentlemen to introduce bill Civ
Z ing pension, $500, and farm to eacl
: man who served his country during tn
: rebellion. The Democrats have done
b great deal for soldiers of the late wa
: : since they came into power in Con
! gyess. II may be said that the provis
}. ions made are not alone just, but libel
d al, and while this is highly proper, ,ther
Q ought to be a limit somewhere to legi.
lation on the subject. Tho authors {
i these new measures have simply thei