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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
OUTRAGEOUS.

aDisfranchisement Of Colored yo.
tors in South Carolina" was the start.
ling announcement at the head Of
dispatch In the Boston advertiser. AS
Il Is drawing near the time when tho
time for manufacturing "Southern
Oulragcs" begins 20 revolve with
great regularity, something of an un-
usually exciting character was looked
for. On reading further, 1t turns out
that the wicked Bourbons Of that
State propose aflixlng 10 the right Of
suffrage an educational provision.
This Is perfectly shocking In South
Carolina, but in Massachusetts Is re-
garded In Republican circles as lndis-
pensabIe. The code Of political 9th.
lee, which is strictly orthodox, is to
regulate the eight OF suffrage so as
10 secure Republican aseendancy in
all cases, and then, rs in Maine, to
strain a point If needful to defeat
Bourbonism and Fuslonism. 1t is
well to remind the reader In this con-
necilon that tho Constitution Of South
Carolina, got up under Republican
auspices, required registration Of all
voters. But no law was passed 10
carry this provision into effect. The
result was, the colored brother was
permitted to vote as often and In as
many places as his means Of locomo.
tlon would allow. 1t was under thi,
system, and In violation Of the Con
stItution, that the last electoral vote
OF that State was carried for Hayes.
Tho Democrats appear to think 1t Il
time TO stop that sort of thing hence
the new movement. We commend
the friends Of liberal suffrage TO lool
out for our own DISTINGUISHED people
before becoming much excited owe
such Southern outrages. -.Stote Press
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
4 spEEsDlp OBLIGATION.

Senator Slater and Congressman
Whiteaker propose q practical soIu-
tion Of the railroad problem that has
been agitatlng itself for many years
past, and have introduced bills to
provide for the completion Of the Or
gon Il California Railroad, now lin
gering at Roseburg, which hauthorizcs
our next legislature to designate the
corporation to complete the road in
case Of failure by the present compa-
ny within the specified time. This
matter has been 10 statu qato long
enough. Tho people will be pleased
TO learn that q connection Of ends Il
certain sooner or later, and only hOpe
that our representatives in Congress
will perscvcre In the position they
have taken on this subject. -Jacltsojt
vttLc Times.
And don't you forget ii, they oa
persevere, not only in that measure
but in every other tat win benefi
our people. This railroad question
should by all means be settled it 4
something that the interests Of Soath
crn Oregon especially demand, ant
VIC feel assured that the bills spokci
of will become laws.
Only this week we received let
ter from Washington which statc'
that Senator Slater and Congressman
whiteaker had secured the passage 0
the bill providing for a rebate on tin
and that II was now 10 fhe hands 0
the President. This law alone wiI
save over $4,000 per annum to ~
salmon fisheries on tho Columbia
We also notice that an extraordina
ry effort Is being made by our dele
cation to secure a sufficient appropri
alton to remove the rocky lar At Oh
entrance Of the YaQuina Bay, an
this, If successful, will be the granC
est achievement Of all, and the PEI
pie Of Oregon, and especially those
the great Willamette Valley, wi
forever bless them for their GOO
work.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
GREESElck STATE cON1ENrIoa.

The Greenback State Convention
met at Salem on Thursday of last week.
About twenty delegates were in attend
ance, mostly from Benton, Polk, Mari
on and Linn counties. The following
ing nominations were made
For Congress L. Butler, of Polk
county.
Presidential ElectoB-G. b. Smith,
of Benton; w. A. Henry, OF Polk, and
\. o. Brown, of Washington.
They had no available legal talent in
their party, and consequently made no
judicial nominations, but ticket will
be made up from the nominations made
by the Democrats and Republicans. w.
S. Stewart, of Halsey, was talked of as
a candidate for Circuit Judge of this
District, but he could not accept for the
reason that the Republicans of this
county at that time wanted him rs their
candidate for County Judge The sa-
lem Statesman Republican, in speaking
of the Convention says "out of re-
spect for the feelings of the gentlemen
concerned in this movement we forbear
giving a full report of the proceedings,
for to do otherwise would expose them
to the ridicule of the laughing public. I"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
mOxoRAnLE AcTIoN.

For several years therO has been
trouble between l.. s. Mccomas, ed
itor OF the Union Sentinel, and Hon.
L. B. Ison, Prosecuting Attorney Of
the 9TH Judicial District, but itseems
that they have at last settled their
differences, and McComas apoligises
in the following manly way for ira.
ducing him through his paper. The
article specially referred to was pub
lished in August, 1878, and reflected
severely upon Mr. Ison's personal
character:
@Since writing the article referred
to, We have become so thoroughly
convinced that the information on
which 1t was based was both MALI
cious and unreliable, that We deem IL
our duty to say 10 the public that we
are satisfied no evidence can be pro-
duced that would in any way impli-
cate Mr.. Ison In any dlshonoFable
transaction In connection with the
matter referred to, or, in fact, in any
other transaction connected with his
official duties, and We NEST cheerful
ly do Mr.. Ison the justice to publicly
withdraw all accusations or insinua-
tions that we have made against
him.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
rIsr HOURS or rEEaoE.

a private letter from Pendieto1,
Umatilla county, contains the follow
ing particulars Of terrible accident,
which resulted in tho death Of vie
ious horse, and by only q miracle was
prevented from proving fatal to Mr..
Green. The details are as follows:
Mr.. a. j. Scott and G. i. Green,
were engaged IN digging well ON a
ranch about twenty-five miles from
PendletoD, near the the Meadows. on
Umatila river, onthe 18th inst, and
while Scott was trying to break a
young horse, he approached the well,
which was down about thirteen feet
at the time, to speak 10 Green, who
was down in it digging away. As
Scott attempted to start the horse, il
whirIed around and with ears pinned
back and mouth wide open, made
plunge for hin. lie lodged, and into
the well the horse tumbled. As he
went down he doubled up 50 that his
shoulders and side struck Geen, crush
ing him to the earth. The only thing
that prevented his being Instantly
killed was q box-which was suspend
cd by a rope which was fastened
above. This sustained sufficient
weight to allow him to breathe, hav-
ing been crushed down 50 that his
face came beside the box; IS quick
as fash Scott realized the situation
and knew that the fractic efforts OF
the animal would quickly kill the man
beneath him, and scizing an axe, he
Jumped down upon the animal, when
a life and death struggle ensued. At
length he managed to strike the horse
a blow on the head which stunned
him, and he then quickly despatched
him, as every timehe struggled, large
Quantities Of the earth poured down
luckiess Green, who was imprisoned
beneath. Scott climbed TO the sur
face auran mile and half FOR held.
Returning as quickly as possible they
to work cutting the horse to pieces
and hosting it out Of the well. Mrs.
. Green, the unfortunate mans wife.
: was present and while hoisting por-
, tions Of the animal 70 the surface
cheered her husband by telling him
he would soon be released. The po0g
man was suffering intense ag0nyn,
and said he could not live a minute
longer. lie bade his wife farewell in
choking sobs, and all was silent he-
meath the steaning mass Of flesh an /
blood. With frantic efforts the ami
: NAL was torn limb until the last piece
was cleaned away, and the uncon-
: scious man found buried 10 his chin
in dirt and gravel, saturated with
, , blood. Tn sight was a horrible one
yet with all speed, the work was huF-
: ried to completion and the unfortan.
; ate man lifted to the surface. lie
, was carried 10 to his home where res.
toratives were applied and in a siIori
time his eyes opened and again -h'
spoke. Although no bones were
: broken he was badly crushed anl
: bruised andsmay be confined TO his 10
weeks.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
DEnocRArrC srArE CONVENTION.

The Democratic State Convention,
which will assemble in this city next
Wednesday, has before it many import
ant duties. In national affairs the nom
ination of candidate for Congress is
paramount to all others, although due
care should be exercised in the selection
Of Presidential Electors and Delegates
to the Cincinnati Convention. These
selections should by no means ho treated
lightly or without due consideration.
For Electors We should have strong
and able debaters-men who are posted
thoroughly on national affairs and are
fully prepared to cope with the strongest
mon of the opposition in debate.
But perhaps to the people of Oregon
the most important work of this Con-
vention win be the selection of three
candidates for Supreme, and five for
Circuit Judges, each of whom, If elect
ell, will serve for six years
We have always believed thrt the
matter of the selection of our judicial
functionaries should be entirely scpa-
rated from political conventions and
elections, but, since this cannot be, tho
next best thing is to have these politi-
cal conventions as near as possible rise
above questions of policy and oxpedi-
eney, and, regarding only the admins
tration of justice, pure and undeliled,
select the purest, best and ablest jurists
OF the party FOR thee positions. Many
such we have in the Democratic party
in Oregon, hence next Wednesday, s
convention can be at no loss 10 present
to the people n most acceptable ticket.
Let the Platform be brief, terse,
pointed. Long-winded stump speeches
and meaningless platitudes in plat
form often saddle upon our stardard-
bearers in the campaign more than they
can conveniently carry. The less they
have to explain, as general rule, the
more time they have Cor assailing the
enemy.
Above all things, let peace and har.
mony prevail. Let no heated discus
sions or personal chickering's arise which
shall weaken our lines and give the en-
envy advantages over us. Our majority
in the State is not so large as to afford
much margin for disagreements or di
visions in our ranks, hence by mistake,
in the Convention We might fail Of sue
cess at the election.
BY harmonious action and goo.
ticket we can carry the State 10y from
800 to 1000 majority. 1t remain,
with Wednesdays Convention whether
or not this glorious result shall follow
their action.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
TnE MOSEY Is az.

The following from the San Francis
co Journal Of Commerce shows that the
Oregon and California Railroad Compa-
ny means business
Every preparation has been made for
pushing the work on the SiIverton and
Lebanon branches of the Oregon and
California Railroad. The first Install
mens of money to be used in the con
stiuction Of these branches has been
placed by cable dispatch with A. G..
Cunningham, Treasurer of the Compa-
ny here, and the balance will be sup
piled. The railroad company has bought
in San francisco 750 tons of new iron,
and is now shipping from Oregon to
San Francisco 200 tons of old rails TO
be re-rolled and returned. Surveying
parties are in the field, and it is beyond
doubt that these branches will bepushed
rapidly to completion.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
rnE cn4xT noon WEAKENING.


Under date Of March 10Th the dis
patches tell us that the Chicago Scias, a
Grant organ, had received a sueciai d;s-
patch from Washington which said thrt
it was then thought Grant would with
draw from the Presidential fight FOR the
following reasons: That Cen. Grant
has sail repeatedly that he viii not
consent to become n candidate unless
the nomination should bc rendered to
him as an expression of the unanimous
wishes of his party. That there must
be no fight, no party dissentions, no
rupture Of partisan ties, no wide spread
antagoniSm. lie has kept silent be-
yond this, but returning from Mexico
after several weeks absence he finds
himself bitterly opposed by factions led
by prominent Republicans He is
startled with the discovery that the an
tipatby against him is so strong as to
produce protest against his candidacy
in the form of an anti.third term party,
in which are engaged many Republican
leaders. lie is also made aware that a
large number of newspapers of his par
ty are againat him. 1t is stated that
he has notified his friends here that he
will not for these reasons be candi-
date and will shortly confirm the decis-
ion TO the public.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
rnE CHINESE rnADK ExrEsDIsG.

The Chinese question Is fraught
with great interest 10 all, no matter
wherathcy belong or what business
or avocation they may follow. Some
of our readers may reside In localities
In which they think Chinaman may
never enter, or, may be engaged In
such business that they have no fear
Of any competition rom the almond
eyed heathen, but in n great many
cases they arc wrong. In San Fran
cisco the Chinaman Is successfully
competing with white labor IN almost
every branch OF trade, and that city
Is becoming so full Of them that they
are now scattering out over the whole
coast and running down business
where ever they locate. The Sar
Francisco Merchant says that only 8
few months ago small detacbments o
Chinese were sent out into Idaho bS
their mercantile brethren In that city.
They were sent as spies to learn the
richness OF the land. In Idaho anC
Montana they simulated poverty ant
stupidity, and volunteered their ser
vices for mere pittancc TO butchers
groeers and others, to hawk thei
wares through the mining camps
The unsophisticated merchants fol
into the trap as innocently rs dove
into the hunters snare. The stupid
looking Chinese laborcr learned tw
tbings-what goods were In deman'
and what prices the consumers paid
Consequence to-day, that Chimes
merchants arc sending six mul
teams loaded with general merchan
disc into Idaho and Montana, an
supporting an organized band Of CHI
nese pcddlers, besides regularly ei
tablished stores, and the America
merchant has lost his trade. The
are selling miners tea, packed ovC
the road and delivered at the cabl
door, for the very same amount (
money It costs n white merchant Il
the same tea at JobbIng house
San Francisco. It Is not surprisin
that respectable merchants In tho
Territories Join In the cry, 1.-The Ch
nese must gom
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
RErrELIcAX coISTY CONVENTION NOTES.

Wonder if all the delegates in the
Linn Republican Convention who voted
for that prohibition resolution are liv-
ing, breathing examples Of that doc
trine
Won't the Fox Yalleyitcs open their
eyes when they learn that Ol. Tomp-
kins, of Harrisburg-as the other end
of the county-represents them in the
Republican State Convention7 If they
couldn't find Republican in that
"deestrict" why didn't they send Buck
Fryrearl
You ought 10 have seen disgusted
Republicans climbing over seats and
falling over each other in their blind
haste to get ont of the court house
when the climax of their folly was ef-
fected in the nomination of Sheriff
Curses not loud but deep swelled upon
the air, and many of the delegates
crushed their hats down over their eyes
and struck out for home, leaving only
the fag-end of the Convention to finish
out the ticket.
One disappointed candidate at the
late lamented Radical County Conven.
tion says SIT was all OWN to that id
corkus of the night before" that be got
left
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
AaoTaEiE CANDIDATE.

AT "a meeting of the Democratic
CLUB in Springfield. Illinois, on the
nth ult., Gov. John n. Palmer
made a speech accepting the candi-
dacy for the Democratic Presidential
nomination. He said he would not
disparage Democratic candidates, for
he and the state of Illinois would
support any that might bo nomina.
ted; but he denounced the policy OF
the Republicans in keeping alive Sec
tlonal issges and in demanding Grant.
If he could nominate Q Republican
he would choose General Grant. He
alluded to Blaine and Secretary Sher-
man and Washburn in terms of ro-
proaoh for their dellnauencles In va.
rious respects as citizens. He al
luded to the doctrine of State soyer-
eignity as the bHlwark OF the nation,
and concluded by an assertion Of that
doctrine in strong terms.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
INDIGNANT coxcREssMEx.


The dispatches inform us that the
Senators and Representatives from
California are not at all pleased with
the selection Of the commission to
negotiate an immigration treaty with
China. They claim that they have
been badly treated because it is a
subject that their constituents eare in
terested in almost exclusively, and
they have been given but one men,
Der Of tho board, while two have been
selected who kpoy nothing Of the
situation or needs of California.
They insist that no man can under.
stand the Chinese question until he
has come in contact with that race,
and that learning by experience is
vastly different from learning by the
ory. One Of them in speaking Of the
matter very truly said : cit is a
beautiful theory that everybody is
welcome to our shores, but it is a
dreadfuiiy disagreeable one for Cali
fornians as applied to the Chinese.p
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
rEEDIxaxD DE- IEssErs.

The worId-renowcd protector Of the
Panama Canal has arrived In this
city and Is about TO be received with
due honors by our representative
commercial bodies. lie should be.
The completion Of tho Panama Can
al will confer untold benefits on San
Franciico, and the man who has at
least rendered IL possibility Is, in a
sense, the compeer of Columbus,
whose discovery OF America was,
after all, to him but incident in the
discovery Of western passage TO the
Indies"
viscount De Lesseps, after five
hundred years, has taught the nations
how 10 solve the problem, and he
has discovered q water way TO the
Indies. The cost Of the great work,
prolectected by him, Is estimated al
S13, ,000, 900 francs, or slG0, 800, ,00o-
NJ. De Lesseps born In Versailles,
France, Nov. 10, 1905, early entered
the diplomatic service of this county,
continuing therein some forty years.
In 1854 he went TO Egypt on the In
vitafian of the vieeFay Said Pnaha.
TO examine the project Of a ship canal
across the Isthmns OF Suez, and two
years later he published a memorial
giving full details Of the enterprise.
a stock company for the construction
OF the canal was formed, and II. De
Lesseps gave himself up entirely tC
tho prosecution Of the great under
taking. The work was begun il
1859, and completed in 1860.
Since the completion Of the Suez
Canal n. De Lesseps has been con
suited with regard to. several greaf
enterprises them the CONVEX
satIon Of largo area Of the SaIlars
desert into an island sea, tho cutting
OF ship canal through the Isthmu.
OF Corinth, which is now being ex,
cavated, and the laying out of al
elaborated scheme Of Russian railway
connecting the south and east Of Eui
! rope with India.y
The erowning glory OF his life vii
be, however, the completion of the
tide lnvel canal apFoss the 18th
mus Of Panama-iS. T. journal q
Conimsrcs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
THE GEM FrEELE.

The BOSTON Post respectfully pres
ents the following showing what
prominent people have to say of the
Gem Puzzle. Each has been allowed
Which has been fairly counted.
to express one uninmtimidatan oplni
Carl Schurz: It fish Won pig hoom-
bug and noonzance.
Senator Blaine; The man who
got it up deseFyesto be squ-stFqek.
DR.. Mary Walker: 1t Is exaspera-
ting and tantalizing. would give
all my old pants if | could do it.
Rey. 10. Cook: It is the natural
offspring Of pathogenIc and perspi-
cacious perpicacity and during the
protoplasmic stage its inventor should
have heen peFpolated through the in
nate PARTICLES Of baFn-doOF.
II. Ferdinand de Lesseps: 1t both
ers me good deal, bnt not so much
as your pesky Monroe Doctrine.
John A. Logan: IblWas gotten up
to distract the attention of the people
while red-tongued rebels plotted fol
the destruction of the Union.
w. Alhdn Whellers Never heard
of the gem puzzle. There are none
of them in this (the Adirondack re-
gion, but plenty of clubs and perch.
Gen. Joshua i. lhamberlalnl 1t j
grand thing. | shall order puzzle
for each member Of the senior class in
Bowdoin College, and hereafter 1t
shall be one Of the regular studies oi
the Institution.
U. S. Grant: Have had two sleep
less nightsiand can't get the hang o.
the thAg yat. WIN give any man 8
position In my new wRiskey-ring, as 4
| am inapgurated, if he viii show me
how to do the 13-15-14 coordination.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
nIRRAn ron suNsEr cox.

In the Washington letter to the
Standard of March 18th, appeared the
following paragraph in relation to the
position of Hon. s. S. Cox, Of New
York, toward the appropriation for Or
egon; "Cox will stand ly the Co
quille and Yaquina Bay bill. sure shot,
although he wants it fairly explained in
the Committee Of tho Whole
That is right; we are glad to hear Of
members OF Congress asking for infor.
nation in regard TO our harbors. Both
Slater and Whitcaker made trips to
Yaquina Bay last fall and are we'll ac-
quainted with the wants of that locality
and can explain everything. They
have the U. y surveys ut their disposal
in Washington, which show the depth
of water in the Bay, the depth outside,
tho width of the bar, the character Of
the reef, and everything else Of that ma
turo. They know that here at Albany
in the center Of the valley we now have
to send our wheat 19o miles to get il
to the seaboard TO Yaquina Bay il
would be less than GO miles. They
know that il wo Of the city OF Albany
wish to go to San Francisco, we have to
60 gia Portland and Astoria, and arte,
travelling three hundred miles we are
just opposite Yaquina Day, distant
from this city on direct line about 4g
miles. They know that for several
weeks during almost every winter III,
Columbia river is closed with ice ant
vessels cannot get to Portland, and they
also are perfectly well aware Of the fac
that this could not occur at Yaquin,
Bay.
We could so on aud give column ai
ter column Of facts relating to Yaquini
Bay and the interests of the Willamett,
Valley, but they are well acquaintc,
with it all, and from their actions ",
Judge they win not be backward ii
making known any and everything tha
would tend towards the passage of tn
bill. They know that the measure is O
vast and immeasureable Importance t
our State, and we miss our guess yer
much if they do not use their every en-
deavor to secure the passage of the bil
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-02
T:IE sUPEEnE EExcn QTEsTIOs.

We have just received, as we go TO
press, very able and valuable commu-
nication from Portland, on the subject
of the nomination of candidates for Su-
preme Judges, which We would very
much like to print in this issue were it
not too late. The suggestions of the
names Of such able iurists for the posi-
tions as Judges L. t. Macarthur, E. d.
Shattuck, D. F. Bonham, John Burnett
and others most heartily meet our views,
and we believe ticket selected from
these names could not fail Of an cleo
ton.