The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-12-12
PLlIH Talk.
BY A PLAIN onAP.


II takes wood to run an engine, and
money to keep up any business but
this ts q strange world nevertheless. Fer
the necessariss Of life q man will get
trusted and keep getting trusted but
Tor bis cigars aud drinks be piaBks
down The hard cash. he will owe for
the newspaper he reads and the food
that he eats, but for unnecessaFies cut
comes the silver. Though the last in
his pocket. Now, this is not fair IL &C.!
IL - worse than q fox or Chf0aman
rooDing ben r0Ost and more a9gra-
yatlng than 10 ses q boy attempt q
drink milk with dainIDa needle.
The cry Of hard fimes is raised and
the telegraph tells us Of reduction in
wages and discharges Of operators
Some wise acres try to Jay IL - the
election OF Cieyela Hd In order, very On.
charltabIy, 10 cause dissatisfaction.
AZ matter Of fact Intelligent psopls
know ttat that has nothing 70 do with
u. Hard times is . nscessafy syfl. ~
necessary as ciouds We have lad
them with Republican and Democratic
presidents, aDd will continue 90 have
them. Asa storta IL bound te be fol.
lowed sometime by sunshIpe, - sun :
shine 10 bound 10 DO followed hy storms.
and Il - the tame way In business.
Lively tin1ea prOuoOg Oyrs soypfy II
manufactured articles, leaving the do.
TnaDd fer below the fuf,ply Then .
reaction Is insvitallls. Prices fall.
factories close. lacss grow long, aptn
matters seek their level. boom xaaIn.
only TO be followed BY reactions. There
10 sure 10 be periods Of dull times every
few years and nothing In the power VI
man can prevent fhem, any more
than he eau stop The rise 9pd fall u the
tides. Stop gr1mbIing
Well, this ia peaceful country In
deed. DurfDg LAST year. the SeerstaEy
Of War says, there wss ne disturbances
10 cause the firing ef = sinKis muskef.
SO Uncle SANS soldiers haYe had au
easy time of IL, aDd We are. glad Of IL.
not Oh their acceunt, but on account Of
our dear Uncle. They are, 80 . rule. .
lazy set az the present time. brought on
no doubt from fnacfien; bat the country
n better OF for 81. IL 10 gfsnf recon
nsndation 10 q DatloE 70 Be able to state
that II bas PASSED . year OF absolute
peace. OF few other nations csuId this
be said. England, France, China,
Egypt. ETC.. have ali had their trolls.
and The end In not yet While they are
seifishly seeking 70 adva6ce thsIr ter
ritory, the United States has its hands
full la attending TO it, own immeuss,
bulk body and hence our civilized
1 icondDct.s <zk - .sL@---
i This beautiful world OF ours IL full sf
liars. that IL harsh word, but it ID
business in las msaniBR. The prsof Of
litean easily Be ascertalnsd by running
for Office. Any Ean can be elected, IN
his OWE mind, II he will only bslIevs
what 10 told him there are some who
, are gulIible esouRh TO do this. When
D e lection Genes Of and they nEd them.
D fseives completely showed under, they
. are astonndsd ~ tie number who VII
. | deliberately lie. In the late election
. fully fifteen ofthe opposite party told Z
= candidate they would rote for him, bu
= the ballots showed that there wer'
only three scratched tickets in hi
favor, probably lot cast by any wh'
. had told him they would vote for him
There are some lessons 70 be learned
, and they are these
1 Never run for ones.
; II you will run do net believe what ]
told you.
Il Never ask man n he will vets 70
you, for he either has 20 lie or offsB
: You. and In most cases he does 10
3 former.
{ Meyer tell man you win vote 70
him IL yo4 viii not. st IL infamous Te
him IL is none OF hls business. and b
Will like you for it ifhs has any sense