The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-30
PLAIN TALK


J A bill providing that all mann bers o
the State Legislature who travelled OF
passes 10 the Capital should not be al
lowed milage was intro luce1 the othe
day, and, Of csurs,. fAilel to pass, q,
most Of the members were dishonest
enough 10 wish 10 obtain money for 4
purpose they would never use IL for.
Were IL possible law prohibltlng
members Of the Legislature from ac-
csptlng passes should be twisted
through Any one receiving one Is
under obligations ts the one giving it.,
and that Is the very object for which
they are given. IL IS simply whole.
sale bribery, aud IL Of sufficient conse-
qusncs 10 require the most stringont
laws against IL; but depend on il, in
these corrupt tlmss u majority whS
will cut their own purse Strlngs for IL
right can hardly be found.
In reoent issue OF tho OreJor:n enc
et Its stat correspondents made the
Insane statement tina: " Portland mer-
chants wished they could have the
Sheriff rAirs the red flag In front OF five
out Of six Of the Valley merchants. An
absolute faisehood II could not be
done Ia trent OF one cut OF sIE. Take,
for instance, Albany. and the trade
with Portland is not sun ;isnt - that
1t could by the utmost sxsrtion, be
done ia one tenth Of the business houses
here. While Yllley merchants trade
with Portland, the trade 10 not eTeIu-
sive Ia any cass, which OF itself pre-
cludes such . result. Such boastlnK Is |
ridlculously iudicrous.
Brooks Station has formed q Cayots
Ciub aud offered . bounty OF $40 for
every scalp. So great has been the de-
structlon ~ stsck that such a course
was necessary. When psopls arc driven
10 extremilles a reward will generally
bring all kinds Of cAyotes 10 bay.
The usual s,dsr OF things was reyerS-
ed the stAer day In Washington Terri.
tory. I've Chinese boys. with Iut PROV
oeatioD. attacked aa innSc.nt white
urchin and beat him severely. Should
not Americas blood boil &C this insult
but, then, sober second thought tellS Us
that what Is sauce fer the COOS. IL
sauce for the gaader."
The power oi young nsn ia politics.
Wien they chsoss TO unite their forces
was striklngly illustrated =; Forest
Grove M . recent city election. It
seems that tile old men have always
got all the onsces, sss the young men
secretly put up . young mans ticket,
and rushed 10 In at the last moment,
electing every mAn o. T., much to the
dIsgust Of their fathers. IL is a great
danger TO trample on the toes Of the
active young man.
IL seems 70 have bscome necessary for
Oregon editors In order u make both
ends meet 10 unite several kiKds Of
business The editor OF the Oregon
City Eaterprise both deals out pills fer
Paybich' 1nH meuhai hm'CAhous tae
editor OF the r 1ssburg Iadspeadsat
breaches with his mouth and through
his paper ths editor Of the Dallas
Itimis>r russ livery stable In csuiunc-
tIon with his composing stone. Thl. is
world OF expedients. and no one re-
quires them more than the editor.
The msaRest story yet reported is
that coming frem Dayton, W. T.. where
It is claimed q school teacher received
an excuse from q mother. which read,
"please excuse Johnny, rs he had To
rsmaia home aad attend the baby
while attended to jury duty" Com
nsut would be thrown away,