The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-08-30

Notwithstanding The hnmilialing re-
bukc which Harvey Scott drew down on
his own head BY his inexcusably mean and
knavishly dirty attack upon the democratic
party,he still persists In repeating Il, though
II Is such as only towards and slanderers
make. Blatherskite-lke he attempts to
bring In lot Of rot that has no bearing
upon the subject. This man Scott Mt.
tempts to hold the democratic patty
amenable for all the crimes aud wicked
ness brought to the door of Terry. We
prove the utter fallaciousness OF his logic
by making up the character of the repub
liean party from lis character. AS an ex.
ample When the"youthful lndlscretlons"
OF Senator Mitchell were brought 10 light
In 1873 and the moral element ofthe party
was put to shame on account of It's hideous-
ness, Scotty FASTENED to the republican
convention to be held In Albany and labor
el with zeal worthy Of decent cause 10
induce that body to endorse Mitchell,
which Il did, After this, not prominent
leader In the party could be induced to
accept nomination to congress, on account
OF the humiliation, shame and disgrace
the party was put to by Scott's conduct.
Finally Hiram Smith was nominated, but
he was beaten overwhelmingly by a very
unpopular democrat. II would have been
a slanderous outrage upon the republican
party for any democrat to have said then
or now that Scott or eyen Mitchell was
then or IA now n representative of the
methods, purposes and intentions of the
republican party, yet that would be the
Inevitable conclusion of Scotts logic or
lack OF logic. Every man who lived In
Oregon In 1874 will remember the stupen-
dous, Wholesale frauds praeticed that year
by Holiday to elect his tic&et, Such bri.
berry, corruption, intimidation and repeat
Ing has never been known In the state.
Gibbs was Y. s. district attorney, and such
was the widespread alarm created by the
manner of carrying the election that he
was moved to make an attempt to prose.
cute the guilty parties. AT that time Scott
was cheek by. jowl with Ben Holiday and
had been one of the chief managers In
slecting Ben's ticket. Scott and his part
ners In the matter grew greatly alarmed
at Gibbs attitude, and Il was then that
Scott wrote the following letter: eve
repeat It's publication by request)
PORTLAND, Feb. roth, 1874.
My DEAR SIR You will see that I have
been and still am making il warm for Deadly.
believe that if you and other friends OF our
cause at Washington would aequaint Butler and
her members Of the house with these tremen.
dous facts, Deady would be impeached. You
know that the Orcg0RiaR is constantly attack
ing Butler, and you know also that Deady is
editor Of the OregonfdR, Now il all these
facts were properly made use OF we could scare
Deadly, at least What do you think about it1
Ali our friends here hope that something will
be done TO rid the bench Of this "neshliest in
eubus." Please show this to Mr. Holladay.
Respectfully.
ii w ScorT.
And this is the man who seeks the
graves OF such illustrious patriots aud
statesmen as Jefferson, Madison, Jackson,
Monroe, Tilden, Hancock, Seymour. Me
Ciellan, Cleveland. Hendricks and others,
and there Pours out his slanderous venom
to appease his Unsuitable spirit of hate and
party prejudice