The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-12-29

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nent. or course, MI Democrats who
ire indoctrlnated In the cardinal and
principles Of the party fully
the fact, aud understand
he reason, why the party can not
lie, although 1t may never succeed
10 power. The reason of this Is, that
The elementary PRINCIPLES of the or
ganic law of the land constitute the
chief tenets of the Democratic faith.
Hence 50 long as our form Of govern
ment remains, so long will there be
Democratic party TO promulgate the
principles upon which
that government ls based. Our gov
ernment Is one whose organic laws are
written, and the Democratic party pla-
cos itself upon that organic law which
IL adopts as Its platform or creed.
The Republican party on the contrary
Is destined inevitably to be 4 short
lived party. This Is true, because,
at one time or another Il has refused
to recognize the binding foroe OF
nearly every leading provision OF tho
organic law of the country. In fact
It went Into power led by w. II.
Seward who declared that there was
O "hlgher law than the constitution
of tho United States" TO which they
would appeal when the constitution
stood In the way 0f any purpose
which they desired 10 accomplish.
They can live only 30 long as they
arc the recipients OF tho spells OF
office, hence place and power arc the
very llfe-blood OF that party, and
when they 90 out of power, tho party
will tumble to pieces, because the
power which held them together Is
Withdrawn from them.
On tho contrary, the very faith Of
Democrats determines them to strive
for the mastery whether under favor.
able or unfavorable circumstances.
This determination was most forcIbly
and elequently expressed last week
in the United States Senate by Hon.
G. q. Vest, the junior senator from
Missouri, as fellows Vest, contInu-
Ing, said the great OWL In tho civil
service was the Republican party.
Some believe that tho Offices belong
to thom as matter Of right. Ignor-
Ing the people they proceed to tear
each other to pieces about the patron
age. This, more than anything, had
contributed to their recent defeal
Replying to Hale's charges that the
whiskey interest was an ally OF the
Democratic party, and SherMan's
statement that the result OF the recent
election in Ohio was due 10 that ALL
ance, Vest that for the last 90 years
the whisky interest voted steadily
with tho Republicans. To shsw on
which side the iiqUsr influence really
was, Vest made an elaborate cempari.
son between the states which voted
for Garfield and those which voted
for Hancock, Of approximately the
same population, showing, he said,
that In the Garfield states were 1os,-
1913 retail liquor dealers against 57,-
T42 In the Hancock states inhabited
by the whisky soaking Democrats,
giving to the gentleman on the Re
publican side, representing, OF course
tho intelligence and morality and
religion and sobriety OF the entire
country, a clear majority Of 70, 45G
saloons. Laughter.
Vest then Instituted comparison
between the number OF saloons In
states with prohIbItory
iews, and Democratic states without,
drawing conclusions favorable 10 the
latter. Vest denied that the Dems-
cratic party was held together by
hope Of public plumber. II the party
depended on that 10 would have gone
TO pieces long age, and, In conclusion
he would say TO the gentleman on the
side of the chamber, you may defeat
US again, that Is In the hands Of God
and of the futnre, but so long as the
love of local self government exists
in the hands Of the American people,
so long under God will we meet you
face to face and hand to hand to
dispute your supremacy In these
United States.
The Offices may be in yeur grasp,
political assessments may be at your
command, the administration may
be the supple toels of party to tram
ple out the free suffrages of the people
but again and again will we meet
you and contest ysur right to ignsrs
what we believe to be the great prin-
ciples Of this government, local self
government, the right Of communities
to govern themselves 80 long as they
do not interfere with the rights OF
Others"
THE H0C LAW.