The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-30
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HALsEY. on. April %. 1850

other of the Republican nominees for
local ofiieel
Now, Mr.. Editor, / am a Republican,
and it may seem strange that should
apply to Democratic paper to investi.
gate the charges Of a Republican organ.
The reason is that If | were to send a
communication to either tho Herald OF
Register il would probably 60 into the
waste paper basket, and fall far short Of
the object intended. "A burned child
fears the fire." Having been caught
that way once ! don't propose to be
caught again. That there may be no
mistake ! would have my position un-
derstood. ] opposed Mr. Baum in the
Convention; | was induced TO do so on
account Of the argument used by hia
friends (prominent among them were
the Heraid-ites) that IL he received the
nomination he would use money to SO.
eurs his election. American politics
have sunk very low in the scale oi
degradation when mans friends can
publicly use as an argument in favor Of
his claims "tiat he oiH use money 10 Sc
cure his election" ] warned them then,
nor will | now support any man to 4
public position who will depend upon
such corrupt means to put himself in
Office. ! believe It to DO the duty Of all
patriotic and honorable citizens Of Linn
county to characterize these corrupt
practices in such 4 manner that in the
future any man who resorts to sucll
means may expect defeat.
Perhaps the solicitations Of the Her.
ahi in favor Of Mr.. Baum Ito the detri,
ment OF the rest Of the Republican
ticket are superinduced by an applica.
tion on the part of Mr.. Baum Of that
salve which STILES all honesty and pat
riotism, which has characterized our
politics in the estimation Of pure-mind.
ed men as an unclean thing unit for
honest men to meddlc with
Why is it that the Herald never men.
tions anything in favor of Mr.. Charlton
or Dir. Brucel II may be that they
think these gentlemen win not bring SC
muci. honor and standing to tho Repub
lican party as Dir. Baum said he would
in that famous speech he made at the
ratification meeting His "bringing
honor" to the Republican party is like
Satan when he appeared unto Christ on
the top Of tho mountain and offered
him the whole world If Christ would dc
his bidding-whea in reality be didn'l
own foot Of it.
The Herah gang have new process
Of suhjesting their refractory member'
who refuse TO support their fAvorite-
Judging from the insulting notices they
insert in their paper against person,
who refuse to be dictated to. Their feC
must be contingent one, depending
upon election.
One word more, and ! have done.
am Republican; have been since 1860
and would like to see that party sue
coed. But when Republicans propos,
to sacrifice the interests Of the party il
general, as well az the prospects of al
other nominees, that one favored candi
date who has "money to spend to secur'
his election" may be elected, you vii
have to count me out, and this is th,
feeling Of the farmers generally outsid,
Of Albany.
This is plain talk--ungarnished facts
nor does it abound (as the articles il
the Herald do) with bar.room slang o.
cheap sayings. "a word to the wise il
sufficient"
The three young men who edit thu
Herald must do better in the futurt
than they have in the past. They mus
support the nominees of the Republican
conventions as a whole, without making
speciality in favor of a man who sale
at the Republican ratification meetin;
in Albany "that he was not a man o
words, or political issues, or politica
principles, but he would be very thank
ful if the people would elect him to th,
County Clerkship, a fair Interpretation
of which is that he cares nothing fo
the Republican party, that all he de
sires is the enormous profits arising ou
of the office, and the rest of the Repub
lican ticket may go to the dogs for al
he cares, or these young men viii, in th'
estimation Of the better portion of th,
Republican party, deserve the characte
given them by Democrats, that they ar,
irresponsible hirelings," the plan
tools of better and more ingenious men
and anxious to do the dirty work o
any man who will "spend money to sc
cure his election"
l shall in the future keep an eye ol
these young men, and if possible reclaim
them from the low character of journal
ism their ignorance has led them t.
adopt and place them in a position
where they can command the respect o
honest Republicans who do not " us