The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-09-25

The Assorian complains Of the fact
that one r. d. Hayes is 90 completely
ignored by people generally, and that
the fact Of his existence is made to ap-
pear as an excellent joke.and calls upon
the people to assert thoir dignity in
standing by Hiyes. If our friend Of
.he AstOriaa hopes ever to see an in-
tclligent American public stand by
Hayes and those who concocted the
plan by which no was enabled to make
''fraud first triumphant in American
history" then will his heart be sick all
tho days Of his life, fot no intelligent,
liberty-loving man can ever forget or
forgive this crime that has no parallel
among aEy free people. No, as long as
men love the American government, 30
long will they hate the crime and 6espise
the criminals that enabled Hayes to
occupy the presidential chair, to which
Samuel j. TIlden was elected. So long
as men love fair-dealing and honesty, so
long must they denounce the wicked
and damnable scheme concoctsd by
John Sherman, Zach Chandler and
others, by which fraud Of president
was forced upon people who had as
clearly decided that they would not
have Hayes for president as they ever
declared against any defeated candidate
for the presidency. No, millions of
people are tO-dsy teaching their children
to despis0 this crime, and this is a duty
which they cannot neglect to perform.
Our neighbor thinks Hayes occupied
the presidential chair so securely that
the able Democratic lawyers Of the
House did not think it worth while to
attempt to oust him. No, indeed {!
What court would Democratic lawyers
have TO invoke to adjudicate the quSs-
tion Of Hayes election Why, that
court made up Of such men as Bradley,
Miller and Strong, who, by their unex.
ampled partisanship as members Of the
electoral commission, had utterly de-
stroyed all confidence which honorable
men had Heretofore had in them. The
AssOrian pleads in Justification that
Hayes made a good president. We
suppose upon the same ground of moral
ethics, our cotemporary would Justify q
man in stealing a horse If the thief
should make an honorable use Of the
horse. We are told by our cotSmporary
that "his administration was not onl y
above reprOacb, but the atmosphere was
such that many prominent gentlemen
Of the country never felt at home in any
department Of It," Well, yes, this lat
ter statement is literally true, while the
former is literally untrue. There were
Conkling, Grant, Cameron and some
others, whose personal standing and
honor cannot be called in question,
(whatever may be said of their politics
and political methods,) who were neve.
at home about Washington, while Hayes
was there. And there was coed reason
for this. The same returning board
that counted Louisiana for Hayes count
Cd it also for Packard, the Republican
candidate for governor, by eveo a larger
vote than Hayes received. Bot Hayes,
in order to make his own title to Office
secure, sacrificed his Republican friend,
Packard, to do it. Aid it was because
of this ungrateful conduct that Conk-
ling and others never felt at home in
any of the departments at Washington.
No man who prided himself on his per-
sonal honor could have felt ct home
there. But there was a class of mer
who did feel at home in the depart
mepts at Washington" They were in
high clover as long as Hayes staid there
They were Brady, Dorsey, Elkins and
the other star roueers who swindled
the government out of millions right
under the nose Of Hayes. In fact
Hayes appointes, Brady, in the post
Office department, was understood to be
the man through whom these star routc
swindles we're carried on against The
government. No, the administration
Of Hayes was not a credit to him, even
had he had just title to the Office, land
the AstoriGn will sometime learn thai
there can be no dignity in the peoples
attempting to defend his title to the
office.