The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-07-13

hear the early l,rattle Of bis CHILDHOOD,
the sighs, and l'rotes,ations 30 bis Grst
love. or tbe msply tones of bis riI~r
years; that generations yet unLofa will
listen TO the famous speeches and sweet
songs Df the great men, and beautiful
women Of thia century /, that hereafter
time, and space will be Annibilated, and
.bs living aud the dead will bold con-
verse with one another. Bat. while We
trace the great schissemsirs of our
young republic While we sdmire the
wisdom Of her laws. the sl'q,encs Of
her orators, the sweet songs 81 her 20.
cts, the learning Of h-r pLiIo.opllsIs,
che iHdustry, daring and -accg-r Of fber
men Of science, while We feel Just
pride In the broad and generous rria.
ciples that have become part and par
esl of her life, making strong her arm
and mercifsl her hs.rt a. they Breathe
into her very soul the grea. germs Of
national power, let us not Ergst thst
there are banefnl influence, b,,shsnded
in her very midst that greatly rstard
her future grsatnss-, and may hereafter
shake ber with contentious from center
70 circumference. We haze With us
race Of peoale, bro'iyht h,'r'- originally
by no fault of their oEa, which time
has taught ns can never shake % the
prejadices Of their n1iise lani, ~ a. to
become an essential element in our
soeity. or adapt them.elve- r onr civil
ilation. With An iastinclve aud culti-
yated abhorence 10 our customs and
laws, they set th-,n at d4dpee when
ever the OCCASION will p~rmi',. coming
hers for th- arcnmala' ,..n 81 money,
they return to the land cf their birta
when they bav. aceoml' l'Iished their
purpose. aud should they i.-s, nnfor-
tunate =, u die in our a'd.,, their last
request il. that th~if bo-s shall be
transported acr,ss the ~atsr1 "a the
homes of their youth, le.ling that thr
Ocean that lies between l. the Stsx of
Of ancient story, that nia-t be crossed
eTe their souls eau ept-r the elysi4n
felds thus attestinR not only hy thsir
lives, bat even 10 Gheif death. that they
have not one feeling 10 common With
us ~ a people or q hati "a. Having
then, no love for onr country, hn in.
terest in uLison With OR ow6, denying
the existsnee of God himself, can you
wonder thai th-y have always filled 20
adapt th.ms..v ato our civilization, and
adnrn tbsun .slv.~ With ths tras char.
acteristIcs OF Ameris4n citis-aship
Long ~s- th. slnini,er which se-mrd u
press nIon "a people ia 'eIaiion q
Chinese Immigration. though grea
political .larty was ringing the alarm
bell throughout The commonwealth
But let us eoBgrasniats ourselves tha
the charmed spellis broken IN time d
avert the threatening danger, aud b.
the mild and gentle iDfas0c- of wis
Legislation, we have tarn-l hack for
time at least the tide Of immigration
/ that would inund~tr our f.ir land.
There il another evil frtasbt wit
ruin. 70 rs a+ a great repihlic, an
\ worthy of the cn.ide, alton of al
} thoughtful men and g"od citizens ]
is the great and growing t-ndeney q
our puhlir men 10 be wanting in priSai
!, virtue, and the bold effsontrry. unblust
ing audaeity, aud causing villuiny Q
corporations and monopolies. Bein
without souls themselves they seem
act upon the principle that men al
without conscience and d1vuid of a
. honor. As no man is too high Il
them TO approach so NO one has e
, men;al position to be considered M
}, worthy of their notice. For you mn
remember they must stoop exceeding
q low often tim-e to accomplish the
). high purposes. Paffed up with yAnit
0 arrogant by reason OF their power, bra'
o by reason of their success, and past Iii
= they sit with hrazen front in the bal
Q oi legislation. They come like fawI
Q ing slaves at the doors Of Congress, lie
e verting all that is pure among men,
order that they may turn them TO the
: advantage tearing down with impio
a hands the high privileges of tha Peep
ia order that they may build up'
Q the ruin they have made, tsso own il
n divilual power, and thus from q
J. weakness of our public men. they gatl
y er their sheath. and shake their gli.te
0 ing shafts of gold in the face Of natl.
: and in defiance of her laws. We
4 migh..the future historian say, in Il
r langnageuf another, when speaking
J, many Of our pnblic men Of TODAY ''th'
Q were the, foundlings nf fortune VIII
a ovsrwbelmed ia the torrent of ,corruI
k tion ut an early period. lay at the DO
= tom like drowned bodies while sonn'
J. ness or sanity remained in them b.
: at length becoming bnoyant BY patrs
g faction, they rose as they rotted an
!. fioated to the surface of the strean
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