The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-10-24

The capital city has materially inn
proved In the way OF custom since the
harvst While tho price Of grain Is
very low, the quantity Is 30 much
greater than Usual that the income IL
Immense. There is. only a light per
centage put on the market but the
overHowlng warehouses; stand like
bank vaults flied with twenties to be
drawn upon at pleasure by the happy
owners. Farmers justly feel aggrieved
at the prices offered for their surplu
and tho prices they arc competed to
pay for necessaries they do not pro-
duce, by discriminating and oppres.
sIve tariff system, which Is daily oper-
ating In favor OF the rlch and against
the poor and middle classes. of the
country. They desire q change In
public policy and hundreds Of solid
farmers of Marion county who have
always voted republican ticket, will
at the coming election cast their bal
lots for Cleveland and Hendricks.
We are here under the droppIngs
Of the republican sanctuary, the Cap
ltol bulldog, which In every state Is
tho custodian OF the record which
must show either the good works OF
faithful servants or evidence Of un-
falthfulness, as results happen 10 ex-
Isi. The present condition, the In
habltants OF the state house are foolish
enough % think Il ~ "sealed blok"
and crafty hands are employed tn
conceal the actual condition from env
legislative e0mmltie, which will be
given a few days In which TO do "a
many weeks work and all that time
subject 10 the Establishments u.
smooth tougued parties In interesi,
who have crumbs Of patronage 10 be-
stow and the never ending argument
Of ''ungratefulness OF republics" on
their lips. But we have solid men oI
all parties who will demand inyesti.
gatlon OF The public acts OF the present
administration, but whether 10 will
be pushed 10 an extent that Means
anything or not remains to bv seen.
The management OF all the public
institutions Is open aud is now the
subject ef general criticism and IL II
30 generally believed that the whole
thing Is mass OF corruption, that the
coming session can hardly ignore the
demand for investigation. But q
Presidential election Is at hand and
state affairs are lost sight OF for the
present. Ths election OF Mr. Cleve-
land will be a signal for q genera
overhauliug OF public affairs, and NJ
the time approaches / will endeavel
10 give the readers OF the DEMOCRAT
some extended Items Of general inior
nation Ia which every taxpayer 1
Intimately Interested.
Mr.DolPh has been Withdrawn from
the orsgod forum 10 take place OF
the New York stump where 10 I
hoped bis face In evidence may assis
the WANT K fortunes OF the party, bu
they also want assistance In the wa.
OF corruption funds, and IL Is repoIte'
hat Dtiph carried with him fifteel
thousand dollars cash extracted BY
q twenty per cent. tax on the salsrIe
and pay OF republican Office holders.
Earhart and others arc reported a
kicking against sending their assess.
ments out OF the state, but the de
uiands OF the authorities OF the ilnI
are inexorable aud he was compelled
10 s'pungle.' Dolph moves In n tri-
umphanl palace car, on pass OF course
with the Oregon corruption funds Ia
the direction Of the empire STATE when
as some Of the State House officials
put IL, che will make his hearers
tired" The fact Is they do not want
Dolpn, but they want. the Oregon
money.
Old Linn Is expected to roll up
more than her usual majority, when
intelligent republicans everywhere
are fiockIHg TO our standard, The
old standing msjorIty Ia Marion coun,
~ will be seriously cut down II mol
entirely overcome and, II the Other
counties Of the state do as we'll We
may reasonably expect a complete
revolution In politics in November.
The Waters letter has created much
discussion in the capital where he is
known 10 have been one ofthe most
active party workers In the state.
His enemies declare his influence
gone but his outspoksn position has
developed the fact that he has hosts
Of friends many OF whom are uow
tstanding In favorlng the election
Of Cleveland. He insists that he il
republican but pposed to Blaine
and protective tariff, and says when
the party returns to Its original policy
and purity, favoriug the rights OF the
poer as against the expressions OF the
rieh, he will vote and act with It as
during the past years which he has
served it.
The matter of state politics will
loom up after the coming Presidentia
election when your correspondent viii
endeaver TO give you some letters, In
terestIng 20 all readers.