The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-09-24
As IL Is. what a Record.


Grant, the last Republican Presi-
dent under whose administration the
people were robbed of hundreds OF
millions Of dollars, but who kept and
retained and cherished the thieves
after their conviction.
Hayes, the Republican who was not
elected, but accepted the Presidency
stolen from Samuel j. Tllden, but
who took the office stolen hy the
hands of forgers and perIurers aH,l
kept it fIr four years greatly to his
shame aud 10 the shame Of the Amer
lean people.
Garfield, the Republican candidate
for President, who has been deno1nc-
ell by his own party as a hrihe- e-taker,
perjurer and fraud, in his own
congressional district, and was asked
to resign and let an koaesl Hlaa be
elected in his place.
Arthur, the Republican candidate
for Vice President, who was removed
from the Custom House for dishon-
esty and crookedness by his own
party, and was told by acting PresI-
dent Hayes that t'with deep sense
of my obligations s,ader The eoasti.,t-
ton regard il as my plain duty to
suspend you in order that the office
may be honestly GdmiRisierel." ''Gross
abuses of administration have eontin-
ued and increased during your in
cumbency."
What a record that weuld be for
the historian of the United States.
Is it not blushing shame that a ma
ton as proud as the United States, a
nation that has been recognized by
all European powers as ono of the
greatest on earth, should be lead by
such men as We have described Is
II not time FOR honest thinking men
to rise in their might and hurl from
power such God forsaken corruption
lists? Is there an honest Republican
III the land tn 1t can look these things
squarely in the face and then go to
the polls in November next and vote
for q continuance of such men in
Office. Is there 4 conscientious Re-
publican, after having read the res
olutions passed in 1876 in 0fr. Gar
fields own congressional district, in
which his own party admits that he
is dishonest and was engaged in near
ly all the corrupt frauds while he was
in Congress, go and vote for such
man for the highest Office within the
gifl OF American people. Take his
associate on the ticket, Mr.. Arthur.
Read the solemn words that Hayes
pronounced TO him on the 3Ist of JAN
uary, 1879, and after doing SO will
any good citizen, will any man Of
honesty sacrifice every honest princi-
pie and blot out the most sacred right
given to an American by depositing
his ballot to place in power q man 10
the next highest Office in the United
States, q man who is smircked all
over with dishonesty and thereby
lower the bright and fair fame of the
ssland OF the free and the home Of !
the braVe.'' We cannot think that |
sGch will be the case. We have not |
yet lost all confidence in the Amer
lean people and We firmly believe |
that there is yet honesty enough left |
in the people of the Unjted States,
who will elect to Office in November |
next, the gallant hero OF Gettysburg, |
who IS not only the best American |
General as Lincoln stated during the
war, but who has q character that has |
never been even suspected OF the
last reprOach, but is as stated in the
Cincinnati Commercial on the day he
was nominated, sf:ss sPotless rs a |
star"