The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-13
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LrnANon, Feb. 0, 1880.

Editor Democrat
As the time set for holding the Dem.
ocratic Convention IL drawing nigh, and
the political caldron is beginning to
boil, Il is time that every good citizen
who loves his country and desires TO
see the people prosper was putting his
shoulder to the wheel TO help the good
cause along But, says one, How
shall we do thisT Simply by putting
good and honest men into ofIice-both
County and State-that have the well
fare Of the country ut heart men that
will not resort to low down trickery
and chieanery in order TO rob the peo.
pie Of their hard earned money men
that will stand by tho people that chose
them for their standard-b arers, beliey-
ing that they would legislate for the in.
terest of tho masses, and not for the In
terest Of any clique or monopoly that
would DO detrimental to the welfare of
the common people.
Our next election will be an import
ant one, from the fact that wo have a
full Legislative ticket TO elect and %
the County Convention eonvencs on the
2llh Of March it is high timo that the
people began to discuss these matters
and make their wishes known through
the press. There is no class Of people
that arc so imposed upon as the poor
class, and tho great struggle now is be-
tween the rich and tho poor-capital
against labor. Are the rich to become
lords and aristocrats, and the poor to
become their slavesl God forbid. The
poor man raises his wheat and produce
by the sweat Of his brow, toiling both
early and late, and after he gets IL 10
market ho only realizes n small pittance
for his labor-barely enough 10 keep
himself and family in clothes and star
vation from his door. But how is he to
obtain redress for his wrongBl by leg
islation. But, gays one, " DO the rich
hold the balance Of all power in their
hands, that makes legislation in their
favor If it is not 10 why did the last
National Grange draft petitions and
send thea all over tho country Tor
signatures asking Congress to regulate
the price Of freight on all the rivers
and railroads in the United States =
And We do not only pay too much for
freight on all the exports and imports,
but great many other things that are
wrong and too excessively high.
Why arc there 30 many candidates
for Sheriff and Clerk in the different
counties in the statel Simply because
they can make from eight to ten thous-
and dollars year out Of those Offices,
or about ten or fifteen times as much Al
a common farmer. To equalize these
matters would il not be we'll for the
next Legislature to cut these Offices
down a little. so that the Office will seek
tho man, and not the man the Office
| And there arc other laws that might
be amended that would be benefit tc
the people. II has been said that thi,
is good country for the poor man tc
live in. This may be true, bus could il
not be made better poor mans coun
tTyl ] think it could. If the nexi
Legislaturc would take action on the
usury law, SO that il poor man want
ed to borrow hundred dsllars hc could
get it by paying ak dollars fer the use
Of it fnr a year, instead Of paying
twelve, MS he now has TO do, it would
accomplish much needed reform.
These are important questions, and
ought 20 be talked up by the people
Let every man, then, do his duty, ant
at the next Convention nominate mer
who, il elected, viii carry out the wish
es Of the people.
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