The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-03-12
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E'itfit POLITICAL I.Aa4Ga4PHa.

have walk nter.
Democrats unily, tie Grand Rapids
Democrot alleges, Is all that is necessary
to forever settle Mr. Grant IN respecla-
blo refinement.
lie is a voal, aud foplisb politician,
the AIon'ear Aa,eyfequ thinks, Who
dares not, NJ al times, t. look upon the
truth as it exists.
1t Is 10 longer The She, man boom,
the st. Louis Globe Democrot declares,
bat tie Sherman brcal-do~n, or the
Sherman tuat.aP, "a sou ci,oose q call
H.
Tie Brool.lyn 7imes, independent
Republican, snys: Il IL Dow about
made cettain thar tlir,lterm i,oiaira-
ton ~ the R.paLliean larty viii lis
iniegaie and te,eroy tie lstty.
The Iowa 'fsuse of Representatives
Ilas brfore it III to prohibit treating.
Treating il strictly an American ,icc,
the Cincinnati Gossae asserts, ike ric-
eating and "Pir4fore" practice, aud
should be stamped oat By rigil Iegisla.
ton.
Why does General Sherman wais f5r
Congress 10 increase the arlnyl asks
the Atlanta Constitution. II he can
break barracks across i,is knee-l,an, and
march garriaons from post 70 pillar, be
can certainly adj few hnndre.l ii,ous-
aud recruits 70 tie army.
II Genera Graat Is nominated for
President this year, the tl.ir,llerm
question, tie Indianapolis .l'e,es thinks,
will never fgure ia American politics
again. II settled al es..ely To l..s nom-
ination. it sill doubtless be acsrIdcl as
a permanent settlement on that point.
The New Yotl, Ergresa Iat.a .ra,,I.s
thus Don Cameron seems to think
the Grant "boom' is his baby, bat 1t
looks as though hc might hug It to
dea;li.--It l.-eias 10 look as though
the Republican machine wouiA get
switched OF lie tract; ilrfore i. reaches
Chieaso.
Tic Baltimore Ca-ale says: Those
persoas WHO talk about securing South
e-n support for Gen. Grant seem to
have forgotten that it was Grant ~io
pinned the S3a,h to the earth With
bayorets Tor sight long years. The
Southern people have not forgotten it,
however.
The New York Times remarks con-
temptnously If the Civil Service Re
form or.lercf June -. 1877: at is
hardly too much 10 infer from Sir.
Hayes acoou,t cf his action in this
most important nnat,e', that quite as
mncl. respect Is l4.il II his or,l,r 10y
others as ~ himself"
B,yonl all qae>,ion, tie Brooklyn
E.sl3e declares, the Dau, ,cr.,ts will lie
able TO make such a campaign against
Grants reelection rs they could not
hope 10 mike against amy other candi-
date now talked of by their antagonists.
Tie Democrats may not be successful,
but if they cannot defeat Grant they
cannot dcf.st anybody.
The Springfield Republican. Jude
pendent Republican, says The Maine
House of Representatives gains no
credit by voting down tie ,r.ler to in
vestigate the alleged attempt to bribe
members of the la,e~Fasion Legislature
to abandon their cause. The accusers
at least made some show Of evidence,
aud the public viii he pretty apt to be-
lieve that TIE Republicans are afraid. OF
the matter
The anti-Tildeo Democratic lapers,
the Buffalo Sunday Conrier asserts, are
hugging the fond lelusion that Sammy
viii be physically iucapaeitated to. ac-
cept the nomination, 4 man who can
beat David Dudley aud Cyrus W. Field
must be long distance from wreck.
Tho old man is doubtless doing some
! ciphering about these days, which viii
) astonish the l'ass when Delegates are tC
be chosen.
The only safe course, tie Utica CO
E serper thinks, Is 10 incorporate the one
2 term principle in the Constitution an,
J make tho President permanently. incl
!, igible to reelection, leaving the term a
Q fonr years. The Democratic party mus
!. enter the canvass as the advocates Q
2 this doctrine. We must defeat not onl
the threatened revival Of Grantism, bu
I" ali possibility of thira-terms and secon
: terms hereafter.
= If the Democratic party ever expect
to get power again, remarks the Bloom.
burg, Pa, CoIuns5far, it must learn
!, , few things from the opposition. RI
: publicans havetheir leaders, whom the
acknowledge as such, and follow then
- This leada To Dcrfeet oroan;zat;on mn