The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-06-02
COL. EFFINCER IN ALBANY.

IULs EFFlNuEn Nv nIpb"h
Last Tuesday evening huo recepuon
was given Col. Eflinaer at the court
House. uo spoke mn hour and haii IN
an eloquent, foroiblo manner, giving ar
gumonts mostly obtained from mempers
OF the Republican party ITSELF Alters
short tribute to lion w ID Fontsn, he
took up tho Chinose question, the vilal
| question If tho day. IIo Eaid thnt tho
gentlemen of tho opposition claim that
the Chinese question has nothing 70 40
with this issue, giving their various rea
aons, but he proceeded 10 Rivo testimony
from Republican sand point Why u TX
point nj Issue. II was confessed by the
monbors Of the parry that the veto OF the
bill would kill tho Republican parry but
row they claim that tho 10 year suspen
sion took this effect away lie read iro"
Frank plxley's "Argonaut," Republ-
can papor, showing what party WAS The
cause Of tho dofoat OF tho bin bat h0I
gave tho Republican party of this coast
credit Tor friendship 10 II. They, though
could not change tho responsibility of the
party as party. lilo cited from Pages
speech, Ia which the sound r,msrk WAS
made, ave hayo had All unro.t for
thirty yoara, now give us peace for twoh'
ty years" Tho act Of violating ith pledges
by tho Gopubilcan party IL enough alone
for II II receive tho condemnation of inc
American people. lie showed how they
had been false 90 their promises In every
fespcc. in reforoncc to this question. An
old gentleman In Hepner hit tho nail on
tho head when ho told him. "stTanger you
just beat him with his own Bible" We
must let the people of the East know that
we are no dsmogoeuing It, and We can
only do II by olecting tho Democratic
ticket.
Ills quotations from PiNlry were - the
point. We sh5uii give our support To
that party which " ~ do tho moa, to sup
pross ga.noso immigration. That IL Pix
Icy, aud his statement that there IL no
other political qlost!oa 80 important 10
thn lahogor af;tit ona f. a1uud aud cor
alniy make, il a question ag tztgp. The
Repub.le4u party as party cast OF the
Rocky Mountains has ua,l0 iis rorIrd oil
this question ia opposition to trslriellon
ofChinese immigration. Mr Morton when
here in 1877 said. "thls Coast inual become
either Monaghan or American" anG this
has becn repeated by Rblo Democratic
leaders since, anl lhoy have stri zen 10
make IL American. Tao DomaerAls of the
East had no better means than tho 10.
publicans OF posting themselves on this
subject, but they had done 50 and come
out boldly Ia favor OF fees whits labor.
Pixley says truly that tho Republican
party Is no longer the friend Of irO0 white
labor. lie called upon tho people OF Ore
gon 10 say Whether tho party which had
stood by them was entitled 90 their sup
port. Iis showed tho record OF how the
Chinese blll lad been favored almost en-.
| tirely by the Democrats and opposed by
the Republicans in bsth l. ,uses Of Con-
gros8. Pixisy says the Republican party
IL becoming tho party OF corporations aud
of aFistoeTIgy, aul It II the s3me IN orc.
gon, They arc not only In favor OF tho
Chinese but are la favor of their naIur.
ailzallon. This from Republican .esu-
mouy. Using only RoPablican witnesses
lie showed how tho Republican party as
whole IL responsible for o7posillon 10 ro-
aiictlsn of Chinese immigration and
in hriilIan. and eloquent language de-
p!etei tho nsees8iiy Of tho people of this
CoassSakgus n stand with the party which
AioEo had brought about what litlls had
been granted uB. aud which could only
last fpr the shoi period Of ten years.
/ IIo showed tho record Of tho Rspubil
can party In lts coalition with tho Malone
element Ia Virginia, fIyoring thc repudia-
ton or the s.aie dco. Q19ting from Re
publican papers hs showed how Nahsno
had brought tho Republican party n a
position fayoFlas tue Infamous doctrine
OF reputation, by 80 doing placing q
m'lisione around theis own necks. An
akf- Republican had stated that the party
81 +. hieh he vas membnr vas infamous
for shroe things. for which II should bs
! csudamned. twas In favor OF tho ''spoil'
sy~nfn " Il was opposed 10 civil Rorvic'
. reform, and Il WAS ia favor OF population
J fIo sAid thgl r thia coRtest were only three
lmanth. la.er We would sweep the S.at'
Of Oregon by an Imme nao majority. Th'
, Republican party Is going 10 pieces eas
of tbs Rocky Noun talns at = tremsndou
rate aud it IL only question q fev
months when Il viii tumble down. III
spoke Ia glowing torms -four state ticke
aud tile necessity ofelecting the abe met
on y, ana eIoged amid grea. enthusiasm