The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-09-28

August. His speech was one Of great
power; We have space for only few
extracts. Of tho Democracy he said
The Democratic party has always
been for equal laws, the right Of the
majority to govern, the greatest good
to the greatest number as the true end
of government, and, above ell, honesty,
frugality, and strict, rigid economy in
the administ, alton of public affairs.
These fundamental principles We seek
to apply at the present time. We be-
lieve them to be utterly disregarded by
the patty in power.
Now while there is no vsriablsness
or shadow of turning in fundamental
principles, men who must be used a.
the instrumentalities to apply them do
change. Hence it Is said politics
sometimes make strange bsd-fellows.
It is quite common to hear Republic
can leaders indulge in extravagant
self. adulation, claiming great credit
and glory, by reference to the early
history of the Republican party. Such
a review hardly justi6es the boasting
Of the present leaders, when we remem-
ber that Greeley, Chase, Doolittle,
Trumbull, Governor Curtin, and host
of worthless whose names are recognized
as founders of the Republican party,
all of whom abandoned the organiEa-
ton and joined their faith, their
fortunes and their hopes with the
Democratic party.
Il viii prove by Senator Sherman
that the men now controlling the Re-
publican organization and at the head
of public affairs are unworthy public
. servants and cannot be trusted. II
must be borne in mind that Arthur and
not Sherman is President. Mr.. Sher-
man must not escape the responsibility
of the acts and management Of hi
party for years last past. II the Re
publican leaders of the present have
! incurred the public displeasure they
{ cannot avoid condemnation by refer
snce to the better conduct Of earlie
leaders. This very degeneIAcy is wha
has produced the dissatisfaction in th'
. Republican pal.y. MY time viii no
allow me to give you but few of tn
reasons why the interests Of the peopl
require settlement of the books In on
national affairs. Every department o
the government needs renovation
/ Half the time of the Judiciary power o
r the country has fer q year been employ
cd in prosecuting men in high place
! and trying to bring TO punishment
acknowledged thieves of the publi
moneys. The mock and futile prose
|, cution of Brady, the First Assistan
Postmaster General, and Dorsey, th'
Secretary of the Republican Eationa
Committee, appeal to the intelligence
and patriotism of the people for {
change of administration. (ApplAuse.
Q need not recapitulate the history o
the bold, brazen star route schemes
: opening up headquarters in the execu
| tive departments of the Goyernmen
: and robb ng the Treasury of untol'
millions Of dollars. This was only on
of numerous underground highway
: leading to the national Treasury
. Others have been made public, roveI
and make up black pages in our histo
: ry. The Hayes administration sough
to redeem itself from universal odiuH
! by an attack upon the management o
the New York Custom House ant
making public the frauds, thefts ant
D briberies of that department Of tn
Government. Secretary Sherman evi
IDENTIFY attempted to pave his way u
the Presidency by his exposure Of Mr.
Arthur in that matter. Now Arthu
in turn prosecuLes Dorsey and Brady
lhoping it may be to secure reelection
As Mr. Arthur is now guiding th'
: destinies Of this mighty Republic from
the presidential chair and Senato
Sherman is striving on the stump il
Ohio to uphold the party on its pas
history, one little item of that history
is strikingly pertinent. / find it In th'
published life of Senator Sherman
which / hold in my hand, written b.
Rev. DR.. Bronson of the EpiscoPa
church at Mansfield. In speaking o
the removal Of Mr.. Arthur from the
Custom House in New York, th'
, author says: "The Importance of i
aud the greatness of the victory of th'
Secretary Of the Treasury and the dis
tinguished service he has rendered viii
= appear from review of Mr.. Sherman
statement of the evidence ofcorruption.
i The author then quotes from Secretar,
Sherman's letter to Mr. Arthur, givinI
= the cause of removal, in which MI
Sherman states "That gross abuse
had continued and increased durinI
= Mr.. Artbur's administration, that per
sons were paid who rendered little o
: no service, Office expense was increase
!. and revenue diminished, that bribe
:, were received by subordinates.