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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
CIRCUIT JUDGE.


w. NJ. Ramsey, the Democratic can
didate for Judge of this District, is a
most estimable gentleman. He is not
what may be called politician. lie Is
a lawyer, and the equal of any man in
the District Perhaps he does not fully
endorse the present administration, and
it is certain he did not endorse the Gro
ver-Chadwick one. He is not politi-
clan enough to ally himself with either
wing of his party. He is a lawyer,
aud as such would work for either, Cor
good legal fees. As Judge no viii be
impartial, and decide upOn merits re-
gardless of political prejudice. Neither
wing will find in him a political friend,
but both a judge who win decide ac-
cerding to law and facts. If elected he
viii make good judge, and the man
who outstrips him in the race Mnst moi
sleep on his arns.-Salsns To,ea Tall
-T,dependsat.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
An umronrAxr QUESTION.

A great deal Of interest was mani
tested among the reading publieo Of Ore
gOn during the earl, part Of the week
by the effort on the part of p. s. Dis
trict Attorney Mallory to secure tho
issue of writ of habcas co,pas in the
case of All Lee, Chinaman, who was
convicted at Portland Cor murder last
fall and was sentenced by Judge Bel
linger to be hanged last Tuesday. Our
space forbids enlargement on the merits
of the case. Suffice to say that the
bull.dozing efforts of Mallory to save
the Chinaman from execution failed,
and Judge Deadly refused the writ and
the Chinaman was executed in conform
ity with the order issued from the Court
Of the Fourth Judicial District.
Next week we will give the letter OF
Governor Thayer, upholding the ques.
tion of State Rights, as we'll as Judge
Deady's argument in refusing TO grant
the writ.
The petition for the writ was based
upon the last clause of section Of the
XIVth amendment, which provides
''No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall 0bridge the privileges
or immunities Of the citizens of the
United States nor shall any State de-
prive any person of life, liberty or prop,
erty without due process of law, nor
deny to any person within its jurisdic-
tion the equal protection Of the laws,
and paragraphs 75l to 755 Of the re
vised statutes, particularly 753.
1t is compliment TO Gov. Thayer
that he stood by the doctrine of State
Rights in this case, and 50 ably and EN-
phatically denounced the attempt of thG
U. S. Courts, to interfere with our State
Courts, as an unwarrantsble intrusion
There has been growing tendency
to Capitalization of power throughout
our country that has very justly
alarmed the lovers Of republican form
of government, and it is just such &C
tions as were evineed in this Chinese
case, and the recent Virginia cases, thai
have put the thinking cap" on the
patriots of the country and called theii
attention to dangers over which they
had apparently taken a Rip Van Win
kle sleep. Gov. Thayer has vindicatet
his prerogative as Executive in seeing
that the rights of the State Courts arr
respected and vindicated, and by hi
prompt action in this matter our young
Oregon stands at the head of the hear
as the champion of the right of statel
TO regulate their own domestic concerns
according to their own Judgment exelu
sively.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
OuR COUATEY's DISGRACE.

Here is dispatch which fully ex-
plains itself:
wAsHIxoroS, April 3.-Senator Wal
lace, on behalf Of the majority of the
Senate select committee on alleged
frauds in the late election, submitted
special report concerning political as
seasments. Il says that the whole sum
received by tho Republican committee
in the summer and fall Of 1873 from
federal officials was $4,000, and the
whole sum received from other sources
was Sl30,000. Clerks were solicited
in every department of the government
and the chiefs Of ten headed subscrip-
ton lists. Circulars were sent second
time when response failed. 1t Is the
custom to discharge the employees who
fail to contribute. The committee
thinks that tho statute Of 1876 Is
dead letter, and report for adoption a
bill making It unlawful for ofiice-holders
and employees Of the United States to
contribute any valuable thing for Polit-
ical purposes, or pay assessment or ad-
vance or lend money fer that purpose,
prohibiting the head of department or
superior officer from collecting or allow
ing collection or receipt from any SUBJ
ordinate or contributions for political
purposes. The penalty provided is
prohibition from holding office thereaf-
ter Wallace, Bailey, Garland, Melon
aid and Herman agreed to the report Of
himself, KirkwoOd, Hoar and Blair
Here it is not only shown that most
infamous and corrupt practices have ex-
isted even under the immaculate ere
former" Hayes, but that every Radical
Senator who was on this investigating
committee has resolved to cover it up !
Conld moral turpitude, political trick
cry or dishonest craftsmanship reach
lower level than Teller, Kirkwood,
Hoar and Blair have exhibited in the
matter of attempting to prevent tho
discOntinnAnce of these most shameful
abuses
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
EDlreRrAL PoIArs.

Joe Webbers appointment As census
taker meets with universal satisfaction.
Billy Watkins is an excellent and
popular green grocer. I'VE don't mean
that Billy is "green r.
BeaconsGeld reads no novels but llis
own.-Erchange.
He must be a novel reader.
"Gulliver's Travels" have been dra-
matized-so says an exchange. II that
Is true the three Lillipntians who run
tbs concern up street ought to have
dead-head tickets TO the show.
"Give me liberty or give me death" +"
said the first stray fly Of the season
when he lit on our talented scissors last
Saturday. We leave the intelligent
reader to imagine which he got plunked
to him.
Gladstone is fooling away his time at
the foot Of the throne in England, try
ing 10 be Prime Minister, and writing
poetry on the sly, when he could get 70
cents day for editing Mitchell papers
in Oregon |
"Don't slop over. my dear young
man." is poetic quotation, and might
apply TO the heroic youth who was
brave enough TO spread bis name 40 the
glittering dome Of the Mitchell organ
in our own modest city.
The London Times says "ouida" has
written a new novel entitled " Moths. i"
According TO Webster's dictionary
moths breed in yarns. Il is bad that
the popular novelist should strike square
from the shoulder at the boys up street.
Bro. Van Cleye must Ggbt for bis
rights and prominence now, or the as
piring trinmvirate will lug him or with
all the honors that have clustered about
his head for years past. How can be
stand quietly by and zee q Richmond
tote OF what Richard should possessi
The iassco Gt is a hard word to
sPelD made by the Republican State
Convention this week, is doing them In
finite damage already. II the "fi" and
eco" were chiseled of and the middle
syllable left to stand It would indicate
about what tho people think the Con.
vsntion made Of itself.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23

The Herald of last week charged c.
P. Burkhart with refusing to hire white
men and doing all his harvesting last
year with Chinese. This shot is Just
about like all the other blank charges
fred from that "Gattling." When Mr..
Burkhart got ready to do his harvesting
last season labor was extremely scarce,
and he did hire Chinese for the simple
reason that he had to, or lose his CROP
Now, you gentlemen that are SO anx-
ious to conduct campaign by circu-
lating slanderous reports on the Demo
cratic candidates, please ask S. A. Daw-
son (your most prominent candidate for
the LegisIature) if he used any Chinese
labor during the last harvest. He will
answer you Eyes"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
TnE REPuBLICAS CANDIDATE ron cON.
GRESs.

Hon. NJ. c. George, the Republi-
can nominee for Congress, is q Linn
county production-a young man of
ability and, 50 far as we personally
know, of integrity. What we say of
him in this respect we stand by.
But we ask the voters of Oregon
what experience, either Legislative
or otherwise, has the young gentle
man exhibited that should entitle
him to the votes of the peoplee
Oregon needs and must have-if
she desires help from Congress-
man of practical knowledge and ex-
perienee there. Whiteaker is already
there, working for our interests, and
the knowledge of his two years. term
of Congressional actions is of incalcu-
liable benefit to our young common
wealth, If he is returned.
Grant, for instance, that our young
friend, George, is in eloquence and
logic all that is claimed for him by
his most partial friends, but when
eur voters will recall to mind that
there are three hundred men in the
House of Representatives, and that
many other of our Congressman from
Oregon could scarcely become ac-
quainted with these gentlemen until
their time had expired, and with all
of their age, and experience, and ell
Oquence, could not reach the ear of
the Speaker, we ask, what would our
young and eloquent friend, George, be
able to accomplish for our people?
John Wbiteaker is there at work
now. He knows tho needs of his
own State-having been its first Gov
ernor-and the strongest proof of his
fidelity to his people is shown by his
constant exertions in their behalf.
Melvin George is entitled to all
credit for succeeding so we'll in his
political aspirations, but the people,
while they might admire his honesty
and appreciate his worth, will natH-
rally vote for John Whiteaker-a
man of equal worth, honesty and in
t,lligenee, and n man who possesses
experience that is far more valuable
to our new country.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
EEPUBLICAX NOMINATIONS.

The Republican State Convention,
according to our latest snformation at
the time of going to press last even
ing, had nominated for Congress, NJ.
C. George, of MuItnomah for Su-
preme Judges, Z. B. Watson, Of
Jackson; w. P. Lord, of Marion, and
j. B. Waldo, OF Multnomah. For
Presidential Electors, i. L. Apple
gate of BIultnomah, Geo. B. Denny
of Grant, G. B. Watson OF Lake.
John II. Mitchell was elected as a
Delegate at large to the National
Convention. He is "at large" in
Washington now!
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
PEN Axp sc1ssons.

JUDGE MoARTHUR for Judge and
our young friend Bailey for Prosecuting
Attorney Of the Fifth District seem to
meet with general appreciation.
WHETHER It Is a compliment or not
Oregon is the first State in the Union
that has shown the blood to successful.
ly hang Chinaman.
THE State Of Kentucky paid $4,000
bounty for fox scalps last year.
FOURTEEN new gold mines have been
discovered in Eastern Siberia.
UPWARDS Of 1,442 persons in the
British Empire enjoy hereditary titles.
FRANCISCAN friars have gone into the
wine business extensively at Los An
geleS, Cal.
The Partisan authorities estimate the
damage done by the floating ice in the
Paris district alone at 100000
IT is expected that under the re.as-
assessment Of property that is to take
place in Virginia, there will be shrink
age in value Of about twenty-five per
cent.
SUGAR made ia Louisiana costs $40
per hogshead to produce it, and from
one and half to two hngsbeads can lie
made to the acre, worth from SI20 to
&IGO.
The Standing Committee Of the Soci-
ETY. Of Friends in Maine are taking steps
TO oppose the proposed re-enrctment Of
the law providing for capital punish
ment in that State.
TIE French Government has agreed
to the proposal to buy up and pull
down the buildings adjoining the ma.
tional library, 30 NJ 10 secure it from
the danger Of FIRE. Tho cost will be
$500, 900 francs.
THE new Geographical Society Of
Japan has just published, on large
scale, map Of the City of Yeddo The
names Of districts, streets and the like
are inserted both in Japanese and Latin
characters.
THE authorities Of Gotha have made
their report for the year 1879 on ths
subject Of cremation. The FIRST body
was treated on the 10Th Of December
1878, since when fifteen others have
been similarly disposed Of
ABOUr 81, 600, 900 are invested ana
1000 persons are engaged in the manu-
faeture Of shoes in Auburn, Me-, anC
4, ,0oo, 900 pairs sf shoes were turne'
out last year, which is an increase 0
more than twenty-five per cent. owe
i 1873.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23

'Lish Arplegate for Presidential
Eleetor on the Republican ticket In
Oregon, presents an anomaly in poll
tics seldom equalled and never ex-
celled! Only few months ago he
was making speeches and claiming TO
be the great apostle Of the Green
back doctrine, and was denouneIng
the Radical party as the special apol-
gists for and uphoIders OF the bond
holders.
But a change has come OYER the
spirit OF his dreams, probably by rea-
SON of a custom house appointment
recently received, and he last
Wednesday-in the face Of ReEormer
Hayes order that noiederalappolntee
shall figure in politics-accepted the
nomination of Electorl
The question is, what will the
flexIIe character do next ?
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
ENGLISH CRoPs.

The Marx LGhe Eapress, Of the 1st
March, speaking Of the agricultural
prospects in the United Kingdom,
say that reports show that farm work
has been pushed forward during the
spell of open weather, but spring
work is still backward on clay soils
that were not pIoughed early ia the
autumn. The accounts OF the young
wheat are more favorable, as the
plant shows itself, and in the case of
the earlier sown wheats the testimO-
ny, generally, speaks Of healthy
plant plenty thick enough.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
"TRUE BLUE"

We werc mlsInGormed as to the
Democratic nominee for Sheriff Of
UmatIlla county when We stated that
1t was the present Sheriff, ]. L. Sper,
ry. However, tho mistake is not a
bad one, since 1t is a Linn county
Democrat anyway.-Mr. II. ]. Lucy,
who for many years lived at Harris.
burg, in this county, and has been a
subscriber to the DEMocRAT for four.
teen years. If the solid Democracy
Of UmatiIla want to place one Of the
"OId Guardn on duty they will stand
steadfast TO 7. J. Lucy.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23

fFroln Puek.1


A Is for Accident giving US
Grant;
Babcocl., sBelknap-two Bull
pups we chant.
G is for Corbia and CoIfax and
Crime;
D-san Domingo and Drunk all the
time.
Z Is Election--by seven t. eight;
+ Is the Fraud and black Friday
we hate.
q is the Grabs in which Grant took
a hand
II Is for Harrington wearing the
brand.
1 for ignoring the ways Of the
past
j is for Jesse who stuck the stamps
fast.
* Is for Kings on whom Grant loves
to fawD.
l. is for ag4et US have peace"--in a
horn.
II Is for Murphy Of elects Stock
ing'' case
N-0r Nepeiiam and Naval dis
grace.
o Is poor GrviIIe--now laid on the
shelf;
P-Porier, Presents, Post-irader-
ships, PelE.
% Is the Qniet-so sweet TO a slave;
r. "a for Robeson-of navIes the
Nave.
s-sylph and Shepard the boss Of
the ring;
+ the Third Term on the people TO
spring.
U is our Union that once seemed
secure.
V Is our vengeance-slow-coming,
but sure.
w-wiIliam and Whisky not
straight
Y is Exposures Of wickedness great.
Y is Yourself who must rouse up
and act.
2 is the Zeal that no patriot c'er
lacked.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
COlsIxc AROUND AT LAST.

In the last issue of the Herald we
notice it has something in it advocating
the building of railroad to Yaquina
Bay. We are glad to see it coming
around at last. For the past three
months every paper in the Willamette
Valley with the exception of it has been
warmly engaged in pushing forward the
claims of Yaquina for the reason that
it is a measure we are all greatly inter
ested In, but We have never noticed but
one single article in the Herald on this
subject. Is it possible that Mitchell
viii not allow it to do anything in that
line ? 1t looks very much like it to ms.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
SELF.sUFRICIENCY.

The mushroom up-street organ, with
is gable-end ornamentation, fOrcibIy re-
minds US of what Junfus once said
about selfsuliciency. He said that
"self-sufieiency plainly points out to US
that state of imperfect maturity at which
the graceful Ievity of youth is lost and
the sOlidity Of experience not yet ac-
quired."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
JTsF AWAKESED.

The new-fangled concern up street
has discovered that the Republicans Of
Linn are wide-a wake This reminds
us of Lord Chesterfeld's remark, when
he was Lieutenant Of Ireland, and was
suddenly disturbed one morning by a
country magistrate, who, bursting into
his room, after having ridden all night
to announce the dreadful intelligence,
exclaimed, "dy Lord, the people in the
north have risen r. at is almost time, {"
replied Chesterfield, quietly looking at
his watch, at is past o'clock"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
ouR CONGRESSMAN.

The Independence Polk county,
Ricsr-,SSde echoes our sentiments when
it says that the denomination of Hon.
Jno. Whiteaker for Congress " is a just
recognition of honest, faithful service
rendered our State, and shows that our
people are not to be controlled by poll
ticians, where their interests are con-
cerned. Mr.. Whiteaker has earnestly
pressed upon Congress the claims Of his
constituents for recognition; ard in
nothing has he labored more assiduously
than in tho matter Of the improvement
Of the bar at the mouth Of Yaquina
Bay. Never in the history of national
legislation has anything fraught with
greater interest to our young State been
presented than is this one subject of
harbor Improvement nor has aid been
asked where the small sum requested
would rebound to. such immense and
permanent benefit to the State. For
this object Representative Whiteaker
has labOred faithfully, and the name Of
"Honest John" has become household
word throughout most of Oregon, and
especially in the central and upper por-
tions of the Willamette Valley. With
these advantages, and the further pres
tige which the passage of this appro-
priation would give him, he would be
inyincible, and his election assured be
yond doubt. ''Honest John" is good
enough for us. /"
When it is remembered that the
Riverside is an independent paper, ow-
ing no allegiance to any party, the fore
going quotation is suggestive, and if the
people of the West Side counties, irrt.
spective of party, don't support him,
they deserve to have the grass grow in
their roads and the moss in their grain.
bins. But we have every confidence in
the people of the sections referred TO-
and believe that they will support Con
gresham Whitaker, and thus vote fol
their own interests. The same may bs
said of the Eastern Oregon people, fol
whom he is inaustriously working to Sc
cure the opening of the Cascades of the
Columbia to unObstructed navigation
also those of the voters who desire i'm
Provements at the Columbia River Bar
Coos Bay, Port Oxford and other sec
tions of the State can surely not forget
the untiring efforts. being made by Con
gresham Whiteaker in behalf of theii
interests. His sobriety, his honesty
energy and devotion to his constituency
will be endorsed by such majority in
June as willstimulate him to fresh ex.
ertions in behalf of the people of his
beloved State.
As first Governor of the State oi
Oregon it is only fitting that he should
now berepresenting her interests (which
he knows so welD in the Halls af Con.
gress.
Being practical farmer, and not q
lawyer, it is more to his credit that he
h@ proven himself one Of tho best,
safest and most intelligent public ser
waits in our Commonwealth.
Who can beat John Whiteaker2
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
oS ms DSGxITY.

All efforts TO patch up a peace be
tween the two factions Of the New
York Democracy seem TO come TO
naught. A movement was recently Or
ganizsd in that State, headed by Au-
gust Belmont and Ex-Governor Dors-
hcimsr. They have boon organizing
what they were pleased 10 call Demo
cratic Unions" throughout the State,
FOR the purpose Of bridging over the
chasm in the party. In pursuance Of
this step a committee from the local
Democratic Union visited Mr. Tilden At
his home and made overtuTea 10 him
looking to a healing OF the breach.
Tilden told the committee plainly that
he would none Of It, lie said
IL anybody must retreat IL should be
Mr. John Kelly but whether he re-
treats or not is nothing TO me, and it
can be Of very little consequence to the
party at large. The cause which ] rep
resent is q national cause, and the prin-
eiple which would necessarily be en-
bodied in my renounination, should such
an event occur, would be the principle
that the will Of the people as expressed
at the ballot-box is supreme, and must
be respected. There can be no restraint
from, nor any compromise Of these po-
sitions, and 30 far as ] am concerned
they will be maintained at all hazards.
As for Kelly, be is but gross type Of
q ward politician, and but for his asso-
citation with my name at st. Louis, he
would never have been heard from be-
yond the purlieus Of New York City.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
An oPRX QUEsTToN.

The Lake Creek boys tell us that
Halsey is liable to be Democratic. We
can scarcely believe that, when we know
that Father Caleb Gray made speech
in the Halsey Club. We listened at
tentiyely for more than an hour to his
speech in the Albany Court House, at
the Republican Ratification Meeting,
and how it is possible, after running
everybody out of the house here, and
returning them to HaIssy, that they
would not stand by "that thar" party is
a great surprise to MS
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
E4sTERx OREGON LEFT.

What has Eastern Oregon got on. the
Republican State ticket No Con-
gresham, no Supreme Judge-no moth
ing. That section of country presented
the name of one Of the abIest and best
lawyers and jurists in the state-Hon.
w. Lair Hill-but it seemed that the
stupid body didn't want talent, but pre-
ferred briefiess and unknown pettifog-
gers Major Lord not included in this
category,) and Eastern Oregon was left
ont
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
TROUBLE N CAmP.

What's the matter in the boasted
banner precinct of tho Linn Radl-
Gals? We mean IIaIsey. The faith
ful undertook to organize a political
Club up there the other day and they
got into such a wrangIe and cat-haul-
ing that the effort almost busted up
in a prodigious row. However, they
finally succeeded in organizing part
Of themselves into Club mot a
saline elm one) when the dissenting
end of the Club Indignantly left the
hall and now talk of getting them
selves together and building another
Club.
Meantime the Democrats up there
sit quietly by, whittle their pine
boxes and enjoy the fun.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23
PITY 'TIs, 'TIs TKUE.

Major Lord, of Marion county, is the
only gentleman Of character and stand
ing at the Oregon Bar that the Repub-
licans had the dignity and sense to NOM
mate fer the Supreme Bench. Truth
compels us to state that he stands high
in his profession, and our only wonder
is that he consents to allow his name to
be sandwiehed between the two almost
unknown persons associated with him
on the ticket.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-23

All men wish to have truth on their
side; but few to be on the side Of the truth,
-Whately.
Our young friends up the street
who undertake to charge that per-
sons have robbed or swindled any
State or people should study this an
cient axiom before they get foo bois-
ferrous in their charges.