The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-10-31
WASHINGTON.
(Fom our regular corrcspondens.)


and party are sailing under false colors. II
has been decided by the bosses TO have Mr.
Harrison issue proclamation calling an
extra session OF congress TO meet after the
elections next month, and fearing It's effect
upon the voters they do not dare 10 have
the proclamation issued until Il will be too
late 10 call the attention Of the people to
what Il means. II means that haying con-
troll Of both the executive and legislative
branches Of the government the republi-
cans have fully made up their mlnds to
enact laws which will enable them to con-
tinue to control them, Il means that, for
the first time In the history of our govern
mcnt, congress IL to meet In extra session
for the sole purpose of perpetuating the
power Of political party--the republican
party; It means that the Force bill Is to be
passed and that the negro. backed by the
United States Army, Is to be put on top
In the south, Notwithstanding the remon
strances of thousands of northern business
men who have invested tneir money In
southern industries; Il means that an un-
Just apo onment bin making Il pIaeli-
cally impossible for the democrats to eject
a majority In either the house ot. t.rcrresen
talives or the electoral college Is 10 become
law; It means that hundreds OF millions
of dollars Of the peoples. money Is to 80 into
the pockets of ring already formed in an
tieipation of the passage of the ship subsidy
bill; It means that the U. s. treasury Is to
be emptied into the pockets ofIhe schemers,
who have supplied the corruption fund
used by Quay, Dudley, Clarkson x Co., to
buy the election If Harrison and Morton
and the republican majority in the present
house of representatives, by means of ap-
p,opiiatious Of one kind and another. And
that Is not oil II means; Il means, II sue
cessiul, the sounding of the death kuell Of
the republic.
Mr. Huston, Of Indiana, who by the
grace of Mr. Benjamin Harrison, OF the
same state, Is treasurer Of the United States,
drawing a salary of $4,000 year has pub
licly served notice upon Mr. Benjamin
Harrison that he mus: not expect the sup
port of the Indiana delegation to the re-
publican national convention of IS9s. But
perhaps this notice will lose some of It's Ct
feet when II Is learned, as have reason
believe II soon will be. that Mr. Harrison
had previously served notice upon Mr.
Huston that he must turn loose that 50,
600 government teal.
Attorney General Miller has gone to In
diana TO see II he cannot placate the republi
can opposition In that state to his going uPor
the supreme court bench as successor ic
the late Justice Miller. II he can quiet the
"pra.tical politicians" out there Mr. llarri.
son will send his nomination to the senate
as soon as ii meets, II not, he gets left, al
Mr. Harrison's spinal column isn't strong
enough TO enable him TO go against the
gang"
One would suppose that the civil service
commission had suddenly gone out c. ex-
is,enee to see the pat taken by the big re
publican Office holders In compelling the
small Try to chip In their assessments 10 the
campaign funds oi the party. Public
meetings of the various state republican
associations are held almost nightly At
which speeches are made by government
offiIials. and published In full In the local
papers, which are punishable under the
civil service law, If the commissioners had
nerve enough 10 see that the law was en-
enforced. There Is an open and public
rivalry between the state associations of
Ohio and In6iana TO see which shall sue
eeed In raising the most money for cam
paisn uses among employees of the govern
men;, and the names, not only of those
who have contributed, but of those who
must contribute are openly read out at their
meetings. In the meantime commissioner
Roosevelt seems to be spending the most
Of his time since he returned from a six
weeks vacation, during which his salary
went right along and his travelling ex-
Penses were paid by the government, in
telling fish stories. Many republicans
openly express their DISCUS, at the present
CONDITION OF things in the department nts
here.
! Commissioner Of Pensions Raum has
left his duties here. Refrigerator COM
rany and all, have gone on the stump for
G. o.. p. L. would be in equally good taste
to take burglar from some states prison
TO deliver lectures on honesty. Why not
put ex-postmaster Wheat, of the house Of
representatives, on the stump?
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