The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-03-09
GoruA,I Gos.rr.
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evading their duty with reference "a
Tariff Reform. They do not at ell &C,
like men who have keen appreciation
oftheir situation, OF any desire 10 com
ply with tho wishes Of their constitu-
ents. Feeling that every other means
was failing under Democratic pressure,
they ARE now resorting TO method OF
absenting themselves from tho House.
The fate Of those Legislators who buried
themselves beneath the River and liar.
Dor Bill, ought TO bo warning 70 mem
bers not to fly in the face Of the coun-
try's wishes.
The Silver Question 10 not likely TO
receive much attention during tho pres
ent session, but in tho next IL is cer-
tain TO assume very large dimensions.
First Of all determined effort will be
made TO have the trade dollar entirely
withdrawn from circulation. There il
u quiet but none the less effective and
steady agitation going ON against II in
the Mercantile Exchanges aad other
centres Of commercial life. Ii il ut
best nuisance. IL was intended for
the Chinese, Japanese and South Ameri.
can trade, but somehow it would never
60 there but remained at home where !.
was not dollar but q great deal less.
The best answer TO the repeated
tauntS Of inactivity, and shirking Of re-
form promises on the part Of the Demo-
cratic Legislature at Albany, is the in-
PRODUCTION and probable passage Of
bill providing for the payment Of fair
salary to the County Clerk Of New
York City. and requiring him to trrn
over the fees received into the city
treasury. The fees received amount at
preAent 10 about 100000 a year to
the incumbent Of the Office. The fact
that party means 70 reduce the value
Of an Office which has nl~sys l'cen held
by one Of It's own members IL the best
proof Of its honesty aud desirs fpr re-
form.
Death has been active last week
among the ranks Of diatinguisked per
sons. Yesterday the late William T..
Dodge was buried. The flnsral wAn
simple and vet 80 impressive. There
was a gathering Of all that wss distin-
guiShed in the metropolis. Merchant
princes brushed against clergy men aud
famous scientists and artists sat side by
side with statesmen and lawyers. Sush
a collection Of fine old faces, clustered
and refined by the polishing steel Of
time can seldom DO found together, and
a painter with a memory for facial traits
here found material in abundance, A
touching fact connected with the funeral
was the absence Of the wife of the
youngest son OF Mr.. Dodge, who il a
daughter Of late Ex-Governor Marshal
Jewell. Mr. Dodge died on Friday.
In the midst Of che grief into which the
family was plunged by the sudden
death of the venerable merchant q
telegram summoned her to Hartford,
where her father was dying. She ar
rived barely ia time to close his eyes.
Leaving the church / walked few
blocks with man who was in his time
one Of the most active political men in
Washington from this State, but who ID
now closely identified with mercantile
pursuits. He at once and as / thought
little oddly, began to talk OF the tariff
discussions in progress in Congress
Being an ardent free trader he denounc
ed the shilly-shallying policy practised
there. "Do you know" said he, "pro'
lection is the most harmful thing that
has ever been invented for mankind.
It makes men evade the laws who
would sooner lose all than rob theil
fellow men Of u penny. Even as sal
in that church I could not help think
Ing of years ago when there was nj
duty on statuary, that the house o
Phelps, Dodge 81 Co., in connection
with other leading metal houses, has
the lead which they imported cast int,
rough statues of Napoleon !, and othe
noted men, and thus got 1t in duty free
The venerable Peter Cooper yester
day celebrated his linety-third birth
day. Owing to this weakness hi
family requested that he be not mad
the recipient of public honors or ad
dresses which would involve the neces
! sity of his making replies. He cele
brated the day quietly among his famil
] and in the evening had few old friend
to dinner. The talk about raising
monument to him, created by mum
Q Der of over ei-efficious admirers has die,
! out owing to his own disapproval. II
] has one monument, the Cooper Institut.
which has furnished thousands of cage
and industrious young men with tn
opportunities of learning the science
and rudiments of industrial arts, an
enabled hundreds of young women
|, |, earn a comfortable living by means I