The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-04-10

Here havo been in Albany fully a
year, regular first-class hummer. I
thought when I cams here from big
Eastern State, fully a fourth OF the s'zs Of
Oregon, my lmmsnsity wonld be at once
rOcognizs1, AMI would bs looked up 70
and shown tho respect due me. It is true
did not asIouut to much whore I came
from, but everybody told me bad bstter
be the hsad ~ u dor than the al Of lion
and so came. They told ms also that
even with my very mad ipcI :c4l capacities
when reached the lau1 81 IHdisDs aud
| Mossbacks, tOnid tsiiV rush iBtV the
front ranks ff this duck swimming coiIu.
try. Hearing 90 d; thsrs vas nOthIrg here
and not caring 80 dress in 0VsTalls, com.
mf n duckibg suTs and COW hide boots,
brought 0D supPly Of good articles. as
well ~ All old carpet for my room. mot
liking tbs idsh Of bare floors and plenty
0I pens, l,eDciis, ink ~ d paper. In order
10 DO ready Tor eDergsneiss should the
people con0luds Whsn thsy saW mo that It
would be good iita 10 have County
Judge or Cork. or perhaps a Governor.
IBIS and my ticket 40 SIT exoaustsd my
capital. WAS Just ikea great many others
comiEg 20 this now iand. AID there was
the rub, ws Hiid Dyt at ls' heals of one
de9, neF dDzsn, And - thy airssyty had
plenty of tall, W. jnst nt:urtlgy had to
squirm Into bach a,as aul, instead Of
being any head ~ all, iii inyse now
tire tip Snd Of the tail Df oniy . scarvy rat,
~ Ieast nothing better. What fall aud
II has served ms right liasi 1 pos~es-4d
average seDss should have known tbS,
new cSuutry like Oregon esniaiDs infsi. |
llgent, adVancsi psppls, ju.t the same a.
Pennsylvsnta, Ohio sr New Jersey docs, |
that u takes "saDd In The cTaw" " la1sme |
the head OF anything hsr~, and that q
nan canoet spend bis time cutting up dry |
goods boxes in front OF corner st0rss and |
running down the country, and ever 10 |
c0me the author or Washington fuDnu.
mspts or even cobbls stsne piles Having |
knewn ms a. 4 frsLsciAss slrest BURNER /
you viii be surprised IN see such exIliei |
language coming from my pen. a0l q"
hays me say tist Am going to tnfu ovei 1
. ne" lsaf, 1Dd - tic f'IfIrS dn sonistii 1
You have known u,s ~ Lfnwier bcesu %,
1 couls get notfi.uV 20 80 there are lots
Ike me. Tsaiizs now that u u easy 40
Bnd nothing tO d., f that u N,ist a iu1n j.
looking fDr. and sat fhs prize, ,ltil o-cn-
patton of III an yhO les nssd uo hing
will be running .isWn tie country, ANY
one who Is stacking up twsnti.-. i lie /,
not crank or has not tbo E,SseTn hix
head, Will like placs IL IL IL h4lT town
~ All but let psrso1 gst 1r0ks. .ni tI>
dirt VIII have To Il y fAsisf than ts,e siragsngs
he viii Whtttle from tho dry x - II b-sxBs
say am going 10 reform nov pSy np
my debts. aud be n man II bavs l., saw
wood In order To do IL. II IL j1st strAage
that people would trust ms ~ all, u.
came here fdendiess aud = stranger, with
neihisg but my cid carpet and clothes I
bad laid In but nnding that no one rush
cd 70 nae 70 obtain my services as supsr-
iatsndent oftbeir business ~ was on
tirely Ignored In the county election, aud
as proved poor hand Al pool sAd poker.
Just naturally asked for creeit when
wanted anything, promising to pay at
near day in the sweet by aud by. Bar
velIsuB All had 20 do wAs TO ask Now
that am geing 70 reform I wish TO say
that this ~ . crying evil he-e. this trust
ing John. Jim and Jack. II L. carried too
far, and should be ventilated. You will /
PROBABLY hear from me 10 the futGre on /
ths subject. a. vel. a. others OF striking i
nature. ] have said SlTeady suGicieIh 40 /
show my humbleness. and As an example |
10 others OF my stAmp. II this sbail servs |
as an tncident In cbnnscfi0n with the /
building up ofs great country aud sls:t tho |
cot webs out Of tns syss OF some, it vii |
partly have served ita purPoss. Yours for |
reform, D. p. ".