The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-12-08
arY EIECrroSs.

CITY ELECTIONS.
The municipal election in this city
last Mondsy, resulted in victery for
the republicans, they having elected the
entire ticket except councilman in the
third ward. After looking over the
battle field and seeing the slain, and by
whom and where they were slain, the
astute philosophic pOlitieian will dis
cover that variety of causes eonspired
to bring about u democratic defeat. The
disposition heretofore manifested by
democrats in some parts of the city to
endorse the River and Harber steal,
caused loss of number of votes LII
certain parts of the city. The deter
mination ameng some democrats to
force the national bank issue alienated
a number of democratic capitalists who
otherwise would have supported the
ticket. Again, in the very heat of the
campaign the republicans sprung tho
tariff issue in the manufacturing dis
trists, and caught the democrats unpre-
pared for such an issue. Here again
we lost votes Another powerful agen-
cy contributing to our defeat was boss
ism and machine politics. Many dem-
ecrats had determined, for the purpose
of purifying politics, to smash the ma
chine and crush out bossism. This they
seem to have effsctually done. Demo
Gratis have been long clamoring for a
modification of our revenue system, but
those in power, have lost sight of this
reasonable demand, and hence the party
Is again severely punished. The pro-
hibitiCn question seems to have created
an intense feeling all over the city.
Democrats may ses from this that they
cln not win political battles, on pro
hibatO1y platform. While by making
that kind of an issue We gained no tenn
perance votes from the ranks of the re-
pnblicans, yet we lest a number of our
own voter whs are known to DO anti
prohibitionists. The republicans have
always eut-geReraled US on this temper
anee question. While many of them
profess loudly to be temperance men,
they never vote for such men unless
they are on their ticket, while the DEM
ocratic party, which has within its
ranks the great body Of the intelligent, :,
moral votes of the country, is made to
suffer defeat because SO many Of its
members have the courage cf their cen
victions to vote for Temperance men,
whichever ticket they may be on. But
the most potent cause of our defeat was
the amount of the corruption fund
which Hnbbell literally poured into the
city to corrupt votes. Il viii be re-
membered that Immediately after the
eleetion In New York last month, a
call was made upon all federal officials
and employees to contribute TO a fund,
which, it was then supposed, would be
used for the purpose of paying the fine
of Gen. Curtis, who had been convicted
of violating the civil seryics reform laws,
but since the election last Monday, it
has been positively asoertaincd that thas
fund vas sent here to a we'll known
republican politician of the first ward
who seems to have put it where it
would do the most good. And last,
bat not least, is the fact that the repub-
lieans have about 80 majority in the
city. The astuts, philosephic politician
will readily see that it is as dficuIt for
200 democrats to ont vote $50 republi
cans, as it was ata memorable period
In the history Of our country when it
was utterly impossible for TO out vote
8. We Think We have faithfully placed
before our readers all the causes which
brought Us defeat. True. they are ster-
eotyPed, and viii apply 10 one election
and enc party, az well as to any other
election sr any other party.