The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-11-21
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this gentleman seems 10 have stirred s
up en- immense amount Of bitterness of g
spirit and animosity among our Ra.
publican friends. They exhibit de. /
gree of intolerance and illiberality 4
towards John 2. 81. John, totally at
variance with those fundamental prin-
ciples of fresdom of speech and political
action which 50 emphatically contra
distinguish our form of government
from monarchy. Under our form OF
government il Is the privilege Of every |
voter to identify himself with any polit-
ical party in existence, or at any time
to change his party relation vithoat
question from those with whom he has
been acting politically. 1t Is also the
privilege of any voter,when he becomes
convinced that the conduct and action
of his party become destructive Of the
ends for which It was organized,or fails
TO meet in manly and patriotic way
any issra which may arise, to abrogate
his party relations. and in conjunction
With those who are in harmony with
him, organize . new party laying its
foundations on such fundamental Prin-
oiples and organizing its powers in such
form. as shalt seem to them most likely
to secure the object had in view. All
this they have = right to do unmolested
and unquestioned. Nov, what are the
facts with reference to the candidacy
of st. John. The leaders of the Re
publican party, including their news
papers and stump speakers, have been
teaching thsir followers that ell that
was good, moral and pure in politics
was to be found only among RsPsbli-
cans. That evil and evil only was to
; De found in the Democratic party.
That drunkenness and general wickedness
are peculiar TO Democrats. That the
Republican party stood pledged to wage
war against every vice aad sin, public
or personal. When men like st. John
began to teach that the use Of ardent
spirits is an evil and should be Prohib-
tied, the leaders of the party said they
would take up that subject in due time
and abate the evil. Now, St. john
. and ais frieuds have been waiting .
, long time without receiving that attsn-
3 ton which they believe the subject de.
| manded. They decided TO so before
E the Republican Convention At Chicago
and ask that 3 prohibition Flank be
ikserted in the platform. This they
did, but their demand was treated with
unconcern. They were treated similar
ly at the hands of the Democratic Con-
vention. AS would be perfectly na.ur-
al they then determined TO run ticket
Of their own, Now the question arises
had they anything to hope from Mr..
Blaine II they bad, al these eopts
we're dispellsd when they came to see
Blaine's conduct st. the polls at the
/ September election 10 Maine. Here
, twas = miserable species of double deal
ing that even Blaine's ensmies thought
} him incapable OF. This to prohibition
lists was fall and complste justification
Of their course.
Now, then, Republicans como in and
say that ST. Johns course defeated
Blaine, and 50 intolerant and vindic-
tive have they been in some parts Of
the country, that they have "burned
him in enRgy" and subjected him to
other indignities which bespeak the
lowest grade of morals, and q very in
tolerant spirit on the part Of those who
engage in such conduct. The intelli-
gent reader will zee that Mr.. Blaine's
defeat was traceable to his own public
record and not to the candidac; Of st.
John. There were two Republicans
ia New York, Dsw Jersey and Conn.
who voted for Sc. John, and they did
this because they believed Blaine to be
q corrupt man. It was the ind epen-
dent Republicans who defeated Blaine.
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