The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-12-05

grieyously disappointed at the result eli
the late election than MIRA. Duniway.
No newspaper man, probably, In the
Republican party IN Oregon, il more
thoroughly imbued with ell the Rspub-
lican prejudices and hatrcds against the
Democratic party than Mrs. Duniway.
She entered with much zeal and great
confidence, the campaign In favor Of
Blaine. She took especial pains to
recommend to ell woman suffragists the
propriety of supporting Blaine, but the
people with great good sense saw fit to
elsct Governor Cleveland. This Was
especially exasperating to the editor Of
the NesO North Vest. Then, again, our
mercurial friend set out with loud
sounding blast from her political trum-
pet, calling all the faithful to come out
IN battle array TO do and to dare in
behalf Of the election sf Armstrong, the
Republican candidate for delegate to
congress in Washington Territory.
Urgent and never ceasing were her
efforts in behalf Of Armstrong. She
bad reason to believe that the Republi-
can party of the territory, with It's 5000
majority backed up By the powerful
influence Of the N4O North Wesi, would
be able TO slect Mr.. Armstrong, but
somehow the influence seemed to divert
voters from Armstrong TO Voorhees,, tho
Democratic candidate who was elected.
This result was doubly sxasperating and
makes the lady feel very bitter towards
the Democratic party, for which the
SCOTS. old and young, male and female.
seem to have particular hatred. We
are led to thus preface the following
rsmarks,as our readers win tnen be the
better prepared to understand what No
say. On the occasion Of recent visit
70 this city, Mrs. Duniway wrote TO tho
Nee North Rast as follows: "Ths w.
@. I. q. bere, as everywhere else We
80 since the election, Is 10 state Of
trepidasion bordering on : stampede.
Democratic members are as happy over
the result Of the st. John iissco, which
re-bOOms whisky, as ell enemies Of
Woman Sutfrage would have been IL
Bslya LockwOod'a objectionable desire
Tor notoriety had succeeded in estab.
fishing 6rmer reign Of the aristocracy
OF sex. Bot Republican women, who
are largely ia the majority in tbs I'M
ion, are Indignant over the result Of
The boomerang business, and numbers
Of them are Withdrawing, because they
say it has become : political all5 cf
xk.sky AID they will no longer support
it. Probably many Of these will cool
down after q while and continue in the
work but the opportunity Is now open
fer Democratic women to work for
prohibition within the ranks of The
party which prohibition has put in
power-the pa.ty that most needs It,
and the only party that praises st.
JOHN. We hope thcy will prove faith
iul for the bare hint Of prohibition
may never again bs tolerated by the
Republican party in national politics,
now that It's effects ss boomerang is
known and felt, and free whisky reigns
triumphant as result Of fanaticism.'
Now, why does the defeat of Blaine
re-boom whiskeyi Was Temperance
or prohibition an issue In the last
campaign? Did not Blaine expressly
declare that II was net . national
issue, but could only be delt with by
state legislation? IL 80, how could
his defeat affect that question: Did
It make or unmake any temperance
avs?
II it was an issue, then Blaine's
defeat could be no injury TO prohlbi-
ton, for 1t was made state Issue In
bis own state no longer than last Gept- |
ember when he openly and positively !
to vote for 1t.
Now, how and why does free
whiskey reign triumphant any
more since, than before the st. John |
aascof II is not 80 unless II because |
hundreds 81 Blaine Republicans since
the election, have declared their pur-
pose to do all they can against temp
srance. No, Mrs. d. Is mad and In
his same article she INDUCES In q
Inc and and style OF abuse fit only
Tor one who has lost oil regard for
ruth and fair dealing. The whole
'ale abuse OF Democrats INDUCED Ia
y her Ii absolutely without excuse
u prcvocation, and could only eman-
ito from one who had been, at least,
'emporatlly unbalanced. Shs, We
aope, will cool down soon and then
'sason will again assert her sway.
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