The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-10-06
CORR EsPoN DRNcE
sALrM Oct. lth. 1882.


election Of u. y. Senator, svo and
except the introduction Of the lady IN
black. Why II. Y. did not select
woman 70 figure in the cate rather than
have IL turn ON the bribery balloon is
the wonder of The fsoctious We have
been strongly reminded of the days
when Holidays liberal pnra' was the
drag net 70 gather Ia every l'olitieJ
proslitnls In Plrtlan.l B,L fT the
hsnor Of The State ~s ate sratiiisd t.
sse this charge Of brib ny fall to the
ground. MitchelI'4 inrc-s TIA latgr
degree dssc ib- hia pl~rr. IL lraI-
thsm in the hol@ on ,hrir pat oi
making h's genrra'shiP successful.
With large pHrtion of th 'm. it l.
Mitchell or I.othing Tnev eannoi
leave him, hsaos they will n-"rr de
cert him. lie may ak thr.v ~ sap
port another. and then the, ALL lu
serve him. IL is their last march. T.
say that Mitchell has not sirr' aterp
BOLD and earnest, is to l., ham great
injustics. The Mitchell elsm.nt car
ried the State in the last slsotian. He
has his party In The State aud ~ill
never surrender % defeat. And hn
forces ~ill live ~ith al. their resengsa
to stimulats them 70 action. NoS II
the Democrats will hold out firmly 10
the end there will DO No election.
Mitchell may looss votes, but he will
never be deserted This will give the
Democrats chance for two Senators
two years from now.
II viii be glorious ne a. 10 the salmon
that IL can run 10 tn. source Of The
Mcksnzie. aad play ~ the beautiful
feet Of the three sisters. A fsh lad.
der Is to he bailt At Ore2on CITY Falls.
net for invalid water animals, but for
the beund.ng king Of our waters the
genus salmo. Our Inhabitants along
our water courses a. the tish run cpm-
mencss can put up thsir ~iater supply OF
these nice Gsh. This bill Was vetoed
at the last session. because the State
has not made an appropriation 20 build
the ladder. Had this rehaks been
given TO Legislature. years ago .hers
would be bus little u complain Of ia
State matters. Legislation can be CON.
pared 10 sentences Ia our courts. II a
gentleman kills hi. ~If''. land they are
all gentlemen who do this. after the
victim il deaP) ho gets ofaItogather o.
with verdict Of manslAughter, aad
sentence Of ono to Eve years. But ifa
poor devil, land they are all poor devils
who st-aI) breaks into house and
steals o ham or leads of the horse Of
another, be gets from Eve b ten yearG
Legislatures make appropriations for
non- essentials, whom q thing ~ esseL-
tiAl a. fish ladder at Oregon City has
been overlooked for forty years Of
territorial and State existence. And
now that it is coming Wa hopeto to get into
our waters s,me oi our did home Mis-
souri bass, buffalo and catfish. And
while our Solons are about 1t q small
appropriation should Le made for stock
ing the waters Of Oregon with fish.
Senator Humphrey Of Linn has =
bill to prevent the carrying Of conceal
ed weapons. The bill should become a
lay. oas half Of the crime Is attribit-
able 70 this practice. Young men are
too fond Of this custom ami worthless
men are sure TO he armed. We have
always regarded the practice as an svi-
dsncs Of moral cowardiee, unless the
weapon was carried for known iAnger.
Men will get drunk and use weapons
they weuld not nse il sober. There is
nsshing more disgusting than to see
society man with pistol about his rer-
sen. Every lady an | cell ordered IN an
shrinks from the society Of such a mau.
No matter how good he is, the idea
that he 10 armed carries with it the rec
lection that be is not all right and he
only needs an opportunity TO show how
foolish be may become. Senator
Humphrey makes live Senator il he
Ia peculiar ia bis politics. We can't
be all Democrats.
Senator Myers of Claekamas pro-
poses = new road Law. Hiz bill calls
for read tax not to exceed three mills.
and two dollars per capita on men over
81 aud under 90. Election precincts
shall constitute road district unless
in city. superv visors are to be elected
and shall give bonds. Duties Of Super
visors are defined. He can employ
latorsrs not to exceed $500 per day,
purchase plows etc. We want good
roads but hew TO make them ID the
puzzle. Road work has not been very
generally regarded as work. It is a
good thing to be called out by the Su.
psrvisor, anu gather in and discuss poll
tics, salient points in religion and CON-
msnt on neighborhood scandal. In the
meantime do - much werk as the law
requires, measured in ones own half.
bushel. Take the county Of Linn, and
we have $6,000.000 taxable property.
One mill would raise $4,000, add for
$500 mon over 81 and under. so, at
$500 per head and we have total Of
$Il 900 per annum, with the privilege
under this bill to raise the $4,000 TO
$4,000, or total of $23000, tor an
nual road work. The bill possesses
s,ne merit, and If it is well guarded
and prudently carried ont there should
he good winter roads in Oregon. A
farmer needs to 60 to the rail road
with freight in winter and the roads
should be in or Ter for him to do it, and
when enoe in order they can be kept
70 with little expense.
The bill to prevent the sale Of
cigarettes etc., introduced by f II Ki-
ser OF Linn,) to boys under sixteen
8 q coed one: It is humilisting to
blink it necessary to publicly declare
lgAinssany pra,sicc of our young men.
Rnk e ,unlald hn r,nona nn if khfr IL. Z.