The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-10-27
SIGNIFICANT.

The main significance which at
tachcs to the election OF Hon. j. N.
Dolph te the United States Senate,
isaet the fact that he Is a Republican,
butsthe position which, he occupies
on the monopoly question which de-
lite the etf,rts of thu great rail-
rad monopolies to prevent It, Is
forcing Itself upon the attention and
consideration of the people of the
country.
II Mr.. Dolph was merely Re
publican with ordinary financial In
terests to be affected by The legisia.
ton of the coming Congress, 1t
wculd be = matter of ne great signifi-
canes that he was elected over any
Republican, or for that matter of no
very grave importance that no was
elected over Judge Shattuck or any
other Democrat.
But the prime Specification of the
election of Mr.. Dolph is the fact that
he is net In sympathy with the b.
terests of the people, being by nature
an aristocrat, and by professional and
personal Interests monopolist. His
nature is antagsnistic to the great
open-heartedness OF the people who
In the main are ansi.monepelistS.
The great danger now threaten
ing the stability and perpetuity OF the
organic principles upon which con-
stitutional liberty Is now secured to
American citizens, is in the aggrega.
ton Of corporate power for the Pur-
pose of fcentrelling the elections OF the
eoantry, and moulding and debating
the legislation of the federal and
State governments. The great cor
poratisns, through their agents, have
now the power, as we'll as the un-
blushiug boldnsss, 10 control most
all the conventions of the Republican
party ia the several States, and hence
succeeds In nominating candidates
who, when elected, will becone their
subservient tools--who will 50 conduct
themselves in sffice as TO promote the
Interests OF their masters. These
corporations can now, with their vast
aggregated power, elett presidents
and members Of the United States
Senate. They make Congressman at
their pie lsure- They name the men
who shall don the Judicial ermine to
take seat upon the Supreme Bench
sf the United States. They name
Governors and other officials whose
sficial action may affect their corpD-
rate iRterests. The voice Of the
people at elections is thus crashed
cut aud ignorad; and thus Is violated
. vital Principle upon which our
government Is based. SIR. Ddph
represents forcibiy this corporate In
Auence that would interfere with
elections unduIy, that would contrOl
conventions, that by its secret meth
DDS can thwart the great body OF the
people in their efforts to throw Off the
yeks Of corporate thraldom, that eau
name cur lawmakers, eur presidents,
our governors, and our judges.
Herein is the Significance OF the elec
ton Of Mr.. Dolph. He Is the enemy
Of the labering man, Of the farmer
of the mechanic, VI the retail dealer,
and In fact of every one whose In.
teresss are not in common with cor.
poraiions.
The member of the legislature who
voted against Mr.. Mitchell on the
ground that he Is tso closely identIfi-
81 with corporations, aad then final
Iy voted for Mr. D ,Iph committed 9
neral crime for which no citizen OF
the State should ever forgive him.
He committed a political offence for
which his party friends sheuld cor
sign him to political fDrgetfulness.
These men. who thus voted, are far
mere culpable than DOlph himsslr
as they were elected to subserve the
interests of the public but proved
recreant to their dzty and betrayed
the trust coDfided to fhsEl hy their
constituents
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