The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-02-22
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BLOCKS OF FIVE" DUDLEY STATE MAT.
TERS, ETC., ETC.


Whilst looking over the first article
penned for your paper, noticed my re-
mark concerning how well part the mon
ey bags Of Morton had played. Recent
developments In the "Blocks Of Five
Dudley bribery cases In Indiana, coupled
with the fact that DuAley's presence Is
much needed In New York for his too
ready dispensing Of coin to further Mr..
Harrison's election, proves to my mind
most conclusively that II fairness had been
the order of the day on that ever memOra-
BILE sixth Of November, 1885, Grover Cleve-
land would be the successor Of himself.
The rapldliy with which cases OF bribery
are coming to the surface In Indiana Is
astonishing. One individual In the Hoos-
Ter state was promised SIS for his vote, re-
ceived 20 on account, and sued for the re-
naming o.. That particular acceptor Of
the brlbe will suffer the penalty for not
rendering properly the old adage "lgnor-
anee Is bliss, It's folly to be wise" lie
would have shown his wisdom by conceal.
Ing his Rslnine ignorance and sayed his
very probable residence In the Indiana
penitentiary.
Oregon's Governor, Sylvester Penney
er, Is truly fine specimen of rugged hon.
esty, man thoroughly comprehending
the responsibility devolving upon him rs
Chief Executive of this sovereign state. AS
q lao,asr,K Co., p.rnovar l. rnoseia ei..,a
and painstaking, and is a magnificent sam
pie Of Jeffersonian simplicity. His mes
sages, vetoes and state documents, all of
them, bear the imprint of close observer
and man of the people hewing squarely
to the line, he lets the chips fall where
they may, and notably In his recent veto
of the Bull Run Water Bill, has he proven
himself beyond all doubt Governor, a
Statesman, man. The republicans who
rallied to the Governors side, e,when the at
tempt was made to pass the water bill over
his vete, deserve especial praise. To tax
the state for Portland's benefit Is by no
means fair, and whilst tie metropolis of
Oregon does need pure and unlimited
water supply, If the bill be so amended as
to tax the proposed bonds, then the bill will
pass and receive the immediate approval
and signature of the Governor. This leg
islature viii go down In the history Of Ore
gon as "The Wagon Road Outfit, "for their
main business seems to be ar ardent de
sire to increase the states indebtedness.
The consistency of the democratic minor
ity in both houses Is worthy of praise and
most surely no more true gentlemen than
Linn county's able delegation exist. Not
ably among the democratic Senators is
Irvine, whilst the "boy" Legislator, JEFF
Myers, is thoroughly imbued with demo-
cratic principles-take the minority, all In
all, they are reliable men, men whose only
aim Is to be public beneiciaries ard whose
acts. .(since the opening day of the "circus,')
have proven them as acting only for the
veal of the commonwealth of Oregon. We
have found out that the only way to do
the hight 10 to violently oppose Joe Simon
and his Multnomah clique, so to follow in
their past footsteps Is but for the democrats
to more than ingratiate themselves in the
hearts of their constituents.
February 10th, 1889.
YoUSG DEMOCRACY.