The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-05-25

The dude cannot put on his thinking
cap, because he might mass his bangs.
General Crook is the aLleat and most
fearless Indian fighter in the United
States army.
The hope Of the rich man is to pos
sess one hundred millions and then
retire frora business and be honest.
The people of Massachusetts, are be-
ginning TO realize what it is 10 have a
man for governor.
By the way, perhaps the country
would like to know who is going to
examine the chief examiner Of the
Civil Service Reform Commission.
The Tewksbary horrors accumulate,
but it must not be forgotten that Sen
ators Hear and Dawes have done q
coed deal to amelicrate the condition
of the Indians.
The three hundred millions of dollars
locked up in the vaults of the govern
ment are that much blood drawn off
frsn the national body into reservoirs.
Rutherford B. Hayes, You are re-
specially requested to attend the fun
eral of the late President-maker, Mrs.
Eliza Pinkston, from her latest resi-
denee, in the Canton Jail. Mississippi.
The Democratic members of the
Illinois legislature lately held caucus
and passed . resolution endorsing w.
II. Springer Of that state for Speaker
of the 4sth Congress.
II. Ia Wieks has offered So 900 and
twenty acres Of land If the Odd Fellows
of C4liforniA will raise $4,000 more
and locate the Odd Fellows C5llege
and Home at Pomona, Los Angeles
county
The Msuch Chunk Democrat com
plains that there never was square,
direct issue between tariff and free
trade, the difference always having
been between tariff for revenue and
a tariff for protection.
The Gettysburg Compiler can see
nothing for the Republican party to do,
now that the purpose of its creation
has been carried cur, but to die and 60
to that undiscovered country prepared
for defanct political organizations.
The Tewksbury horrors increase in
diabolic variety at every stage of the
Investigation. It is time now for an
other installment of those Southern
outrages" from the eminent philan-
thropists of Massachusetts,, Messrs.
Dawes and Hoar.
The members of the Star Route jury
have been in the box over FIVE months.
If the defendants rec4ive their Just
deserts they viii be in a box much
longer time than this.
Whitelaw Reid has plan to harmo-
nize the Republican party. We can
tell him q better one. Give every
Republican the best Office in the coun.
try with no calling to account for what
he steals.
Ex-Vice President Wheeler Is in
very poor health and gradually passing
on to the life and the country There
the Republican party has no foothold,
no influence aad bat few delegates.
He was an honest man in Office, and
therefore never had boom.
Mr.. Talbot, Ex-Govsrnor of Massa-
chusetts, is said to be nursing his wrath
against Sir. Butler, Governor, to keep
warm. Recently Mr. Talbot met Mr..
Butler at q social gathering where
dancing ruled the hour, and, desiring
TO keep up the conversation, remarked
"YOu don't dance, General p NO."
was the quick reply, 81 make .otber
people dance"
Besides its burden of chronic sins
the Republican party las foundered
about SO in Iowa on the prohibition
issue that it has disgusted the people,
and the state is talked Of as doubtful.
At this rate it won't be long before
only Vermont and Rhode Island will
be left as spared monuments.
In the United States Supreme Court
lately an opinion was rendered in the
so.called Granger case" of Neal Rug
giles against the people of the State of
Illinois, in which the question is raised
whether the charter granted to the
Central Military Tract Railroad Com
nany, now the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, by the Legislature of
Illinois, 1852, or any subsequent
amendment thereof, contains snch a |
contract between the State and the
company as authorizes the company to
establish its own rates of fare and
freight beyond interference by the
State. The Court answer this question
ia the negative and holds that the die
rectors of the railroad company cannot
adopt any bylaw fixing rates of fare
and freight which are in conflict with
the laws of State relating TO the same
subject.
Mon favor;ro, o.o r,,hI;o .,.o.