The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-07-06
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THE leaders Of the Republicaa party
have committed mors moral and legal i
crimes than any other party that ever
existed in the United States. No par
ty ever Oondonsd 50 many crimes a. the
party has been made to do,
,Otsns COleas, through the sel6shness Of
its leaders.
The disgraces and shan:es heaped up
on the rank and file Of that party, while
denounced and condemned by most of
them, were finally condoned. The
Treasury Ring which completed It's ne
farious schemes on the memorable Black
Friday, was never punished. The
whisky ring which fattsned upon ill-
gotten gains, and almost glorisd in its
crimes in the very face of public opinion,
was never adequately punished. Bsb-
cock, Grants private Secretary, was
indicted for his villainies in the whisky
ring, but Grant sassd him from the
penitentiary.
Who was ever punished FOR the In.
dian Ring villalnies, and port trader
ship swindlingsi Who was punished
for the Credit Mobilier swindlings
None. But many were called to i'm
pOrtant Offices one TO the highest Office
in the gift Uf the people. Then follow.
ing down the line of the history Of the
Republican party, as made by its lead
ers, We come to Freedmsn's Bureau
crimes for the commission Of which not
single man was punished. These
crimes were committed by those who
were loudest in their professions Of
sympathy for the colored people. Then
there was the San Domingo job, which
was checked in its incirisney by an in
dignant people, Int the whole affair was
whitswashed and covered up from the
public gaze.
l Then there was the salary grab and
back pay steal, the fraudulent Mexican
claims, the navy jobs, specnlations in
public loaus, the dsmnabls public land
swindles, the mutiiation Of the great
lsdgers in the Treasury department for
the express and avowed purpose OF
forcing balances, and then that greatest
and most execrable crime ever commit
ted against ths rights of any people, the
stealing of the presidency in 1876.
And vas any body ever punished for
absolutely swindling the people of Lou
isana out of the electoral vote of that
State On the contrary, Garfield, whe
contributed largely to that crime, was
made President of the U. S., and nearly
every one who copspired to commit that
crime was given an appointment te
some lucrative Office BY Hsyes. the ben
sficiary Of that frand and crime. Nov
this is fair, faithful statement of the
truths of the history of that party dur
ing the last decade. Nov TO all THU
damning schedule Of crimes against pub
lie morality, public deceney, and th.
Law OF the land is to be added th,
swindling Ct the government out o.
large sums OF money by the star tout'
ring, and after two trials costing The
government half . million dollars, thess
dslsctable leaders, Who were the PEI
advisers of Hayes administration, bav,
been declared not guilty. In ali these
things We would call the leaders of thai
party to account. The great body o.
tho voters Of that PARTY have intended
THAT no such crimes should be commit
ted. But these corr,iptioniAts hay,
such complete control of the organiza
ton of that party, that the rank ana
Gle are utterly unable to shake OF the
incubus that Is thus weighing it down
and from year to year these "practica
politicians go up 10 the conventions o.
the party, and if they do not get nomi.
nations themselves, they dictate th.
names Of those 10 whom nomination.
shall be given. Is it any wonder that
the better elements of the party art
growing sick and tired Of being mad.
cats paws TO gather In ehestnuts foI
such men as Dorsey and Brady Esery
day old line Republicans are to be met
with, who declare their intention To nc
longer identify themselves with that
party. and declare Themselves in fayol
Of q change. Will q change bripg us 9
purer administration We believe i,
viii. hence We urge it. If not, we hope
the change will not come.
! It was lifting finale 70 the Star