The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-11-26
wAsnISGTos LETTER.
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1hc elecbiOn ~ over, ana MI That re-
mains Of the political excitement incl
dent to the campaign will shortly he
transferred TO this city. The Republi.
can party again triumpbs It is need
less to further diacnss the means and
appliances by which that result has
been accomplished, or to argue now
upon the justice Of the Democratic
cause. The influences that have en-
compassed it's defeat are we'll known.
The power Of the office holders, tho
corporations and concentrated monied
intcrests Of The country are greater in
tlio balance than tho mere will of tho
people. Practical politics are too much
for sentiment and principle. The ma
tional banks, railroad monopolies and
other special interests recognize the Re
publican party as the agent that has
enabled them to grind large profits out
Of the masses, and they hope for still
further benefits from IT, These inter
esta control, by coertion or other inilu-
eucea, million voters, Who. left TO
their inclinations, would vote tile Dem
ocratio ticket. Add TO this the efforts
Of an enormous army Of office holders
with the friends they control and We
have combination which no simple
majority can ever overthrow. No
body doubts that majority Of the
American people are TO day opposed in
sentiment 10 the Republican party, but
the most Of MS will now agree that
nothing short Of revolution can ever
loosen its grip upon power.
To sum all az, Garfield il elected,
Grant is again nominated, and the
great fraud Of 1876 is condoned. Six
months ago such result was deemed
impossible. But IL Democrats who be-
lieved this wish TO go AlilI further to
the root Of things perhaps they will
now conclude that when they abandon
ci Mr. Tilden they surrendered that
issne. do not mean when they failed
to nominate him at Cincinnati, for be
was out Of the question then. The
abandonment of tho OLD ticket practi-
eally occurred long before that. !
know it Is the opinion .. many Of our
l,-At aud shiewdesl Democrats that
John Kelly and those Who acted with
him should I.c held to "A very large
share of the responsibility for the pres
sut disaster But | will not discuss
,ha,. II IS certain that this failure to
condemn the iniquity Of the first theft
of our chief inagistracy will embolden
the authors of it, and it may as well DO
understood right here that the first sc
rioua step towards Il bloody revolution
in this country has been taken. There
viii be no auibbling about GarGeld's
election. The Democrats party is not
that kind OF PARTY. lie will be in
. augnrated Gand the result mahfully &C
luiesced in, though dishonest man i,
: permitted to occupy the Presidential
: office and hack politician from th,
sluins Of New York shall preside ovei
the Senate Of the United States. Blu
look out for Grant in 1881 and 1888
The scenes in the streets Of Wash
!, ington ON election night have neve
been equalled on any similar occasion
; Thousands Of men and women wer
o upon the corners aud in front of th
y bulletins where ietnrns were displayed
! aud great excitement prevailed. On
n disagreeable feature was the crowds G
IS low, noisy and insolent negroes, VIII
L iasnlted everybody and sought ever
> possible opportunity to make troubl,
; Several rows occurred and every ma
% who dared to l,urrah for Hancock Wa
l. in danger OF his life. 0ne inolTrnsiv
Il Democrat was fatally injured by bio
I, on the head with club. This city
~ infested with "a large element of tn
ID character. II is called the ''nigger pa
l. adise." The deceutly inclined blacl
y remain on the plantations of the Soul
10 where they can earn an honest livin
u and from all accounts they largely VOTE
* the Democratic ticket in this eleotio
ID but the woythless, rowdy class, WI
w take an interest in politics, Gock
~ Washington, where demagogue poll
ed cinns make use Of and encourage thel
b. Their insolence on such occasions
oy last Tuesday night is almost insuiiel
" " bic,
M One of the particularly oatrageo
It, things of the late campaign was the u
y made OF the Pension Office in the
r. terest Of The Radical party, The pr
nd ent Commissioners OF Pensions, 0
Bentley, is about the most contemp
BILE specimen that ever occupied n pl
n. n lie position. For several years /
ed ed office upaey his administration has be
= used chiefly to ohstruot the claims
irs soldiers and prevent tho execution
ell the laws Of Congress, But during 1
ol 9 campaign he has employed his VIII,
- force in sending circulars to soldi,
n.hnan claims hn has heratnenra u