The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-30
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are talking Of calling themselyes the
anti. prohibison party.
POLICEMAN Jordan Of Philadelphia,
d described as "a republican who always
votes the straight ticket" has resigned
because he couldn't stand u nigger. A
democratic mayor had appointed four
colored men to serve as policemen, two
Of them Ia Jordan's district
TIE officials to be elected Ia New
York in November are a secretary of
state, controller, state treasurer, an
attorney general, u state engineer and
surveyor, and an associate Judge Of the
court of appeals. There are also to hc
chosen congressman to GIL vacancies in
the ninth. eleventh, twenty. y.second and
twenty seventh district, thirty-two
state senators and l2s assemblymen.
THE Mississippi Republicans have
fused with the greenbackera, and the
combined forces have nominated for
governor renegade Democrat, who is
now greenbacker Of the Solon Chase
stripe OF course our valued Republi-
can contempories in New England win
bitterly doaounce the unholy alliance.
OF course.
VIRGINIA is just entering upon the
hottest political campaign in ber history
and the result is by 40 means fore
shadowed. II is TO be hanl pnd
close fight between honesty and dis.
honesty, hut We hope for the hest.
.rTis population Of the state de.t on the
one side, and an honest PAYMENT Of the
same by the other. We are pleased To
TO know that the Democracy have
placed themselves on the honest side,
while the Republicans und "nll sorts
make up the rcpudiatms W. think
honesty the best policy in al, eases.
OuR colored cadets yeem Ia be- very
expensive institutions. I.i.uf. Henry
o. Flipre-, who was the race issue nj
West Point till be graduated in 1877,
and has since bcen on the Texas from.
tier, has just been arrested 10y Col
Shaftcr IN command Of Fort Davis. as
he was about to skip into Mexico with
$1,000 or $1,000 Of government money
Flipper Was conmissary of the Post
He had $4,000 on his person and hii
horse saddIed for fight when arrested
THERE IL no such ''lilleral Sonth" al
the nortaern press essays to picture
There isa new anil liberal South thai
has stood nj the grave ol slavery snt
whispered "Fest Ia peaccl" that howl
TO the constitution aud the laws, as i
ever bowed, that yearns for union il
spirit as well as in letter, that wishes
the widest possible freedom Of thoughi
and criticism, and recognizes the equa
intereat Of every man in good govern
I ment. The South plants herself on th'
broad bedrock of Democracy liberty
security aud economy. She believes
in the see principles in 'their widest ap
plications !Sapannah ye'rs.
|, OsE Republican Journal--:he Balti
maors Ameriean-has distinguished il.
self by speaking out boldly. on the
high ground of principle, against the
Virginia alliance. "Nothing but dis
grace, dishonor aud defeat, it declares
"cfpi como of such an wnholy comprom
ise of principle; we would rather ses
the old party go down ike the it'll.
Cumberland at Hampton roads, will
its flags flying, than sec IL triumph BY
trucking to false and vicious senti
|. ment." AMI IL warns the Republican,
who favor this alliance, on various pre-
texts, that "to tolerate the reImdiatior
of state debts is TO invite the repudia
ton of the national debt" Il has nj
patience with the timeservcrs wht
have labored to persuade the Virgins
Republicans to toneh this pitch, on tn
chance of cleaning their hands after
wards, and declares that "h,nesty |
the best policy in politics as well a
! in business"