The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-04-23


Again the dark cloud OF defeat has
enyeloped my once graceful form.
The death blow Of the cold bl00tlsd
delegate has fallen upon our massive
fraue, leaving US bruised and bFok-
en- old herring stalk. Unrniiled read
or we wanted Office, and ILL the night
Of that black Friday, April 9th, we
thought We would got II. We made
brave and gallant fight at the pri-
mary, and, rs We supposed, had COM
lrul OF tho haartleas villains thai eon-
stItuied the Chicksn BrIsiIe deiega
tion. One Of tho'e soull1ss wretches
was half hrother-in-l law Of niue,
that had stDod shoulder 10 sfuiuidsr
snd heart 10 heart wIth on toe bread
battle flsld af life, man that had
stood Ia with rs long as he had a dal-
lar, and when hs didn't have dollar
was content to take two bits. /
left the BFislle Thursday with a light
neart aud the old yaller boss, harness
aud buggy. Shades Of Mases! What
roads, what journey. We reached
Albany black Friday morning with
one buggy shaft, . bsme Strap and q
horses ear. Nothing daunling We
repaired 10 the Court Hauss where
all the stragglers were Hying. Think
of their homes and wife, II tnsy had
any. Tho Hoo. Wm. Cyrus was
shusan Chairman, aud captain Ltn-
Ming, Secretary. a. Wa walked up
the aisle In our usual stately manner,
We thought We detected . kind of l.
don't think you will-get anything
look In Capt. Lanning's eye, but
slightly sievating that beautiful turn
up nose Of ours We rushed into the
hghs. The first lay out was for dole
gates 10 tho State Convention. Going
10 Que Of the prominent delegates
fr9m the BFistle, We tod him that II
he wanted TO become famous and gel
: patent on his name, 80 that no one
could usn il IS household suFd With
ont buying a farm right, That he had
better nominate Us f1r delegate tu
the State Convention. he said hu
would, and tssat j was th3 only man
that ought 10 have that honorable
position. Visions oi greatness danced
before our eye - the honorable dele
gate arose, and la voice that filled
that hall Of injustice and made iny
paper collar turn n shade flsiker, he
placed 10 nomination the Hon. 4. AZ
Daniel, ex- Mayor of Chicken Brissle
It waa . terrible blow 20 our fond
hopes, but We were cunsoisd with
the thought that +. NJ. had always
voted the straight Democratic ticket
and that while Mayer of the Bfistie
he had flied that ollics In a manner
that stamped him as statesman and
q patriot. Tho next deal was fol
State Senators. ] braced myself fui
the struggle and again entered the
Ellsls. Patient reader, the combinaiiou
was TOO strong. and agaln l found
myself q victim of misplaced conf.
dance. So on down through the
whole list OF offices I was handled In
. way that showed that the heart oi
the Chicken BrIstle dalegateis harder
than the adamantine rock. Sympa.
thetic reader, as the laurels were be-
Ing placed upon the brow OF the newly
nominared Coroner, we bowed our
head and wept, as only the broken
hearted Office seeker can weep. We
Eshall vote tie ticket, for We donii
blame the candidates. But Its the
gore of the heartless delegate that
We are thirsting for.
John L. Davenport Is talking oil
Ireftting and reopening tho Palate
Hotel at Slipup, IS 1t Is Thought the
Hen Dale and Chicken BrIstle branch
of Marrow Gauge r. II, win reach
that place this spring.
AivIs w. Gaines left Sunday morn
Ing for Yamhlil county, whore no will
spend a few days duck hunting.
Prof. Geo. II. Russell, of Turner, IL
teaching the Bristle school. Mr..
Russell Is a young man for whom We
predict asuccessfnI career as a teacher.
Skydecker's daughter says she
won't help her father plant potatoes
since she foundout that they had eyes.
.s.Sunhower" will please accept our
thanks for the pretty music.
BRIoK DUsT.