The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-10-21
gErWEEs TEE LIsEs.
lnferIineal Translation Of Governor Pen,
noyer's kosebuFg Address.

| lnferlineai Translation OF Governor Pen
| noyers koseburs Address.
You remember the '.pony Of your Fresh
man days, taat surreptitious aid in hard
Latin lesson-the interlinear translation
There are other classics than thu Latin that
are easiest apprehended when read between
the lines. beg to submit an interlinear
translation Of such a classic, written in the
language of the ''populists, a race of in
applicable origin, and nnintelligible Ian
gnage. write only the interiineation.
The curious may find he original in last
Sunday 0regonian.
TRAssLATfos.
To my subjects in Oregon.
The approaching presidential election
should not occur without fair under
standing of the great issne involved. which
is-myseif | find myself outside the
political organization that within this state
at least, have for long time Supposed to
belong to me, but that Is not my fault nor
my misfortune. II is tho fault and the
misfortune Of the late democratic party.
which. having abandoned me. have also
abandoned to is fate Some two years
and haH ago. Just f0lT5wing cleve' and :
anti-silyer letter. was requested to give
my opinion and said: favor free coin
age Of silver. Mr. Cleveland opposes il.
That scitlesii. Mahomes tCleselandl must
come TO the mountain lmel as will not go
to hin. But was mistaken It Is the
first time in my history that ever was
mistaken. 4 phenomenon in the political
world has ooeurned. A great political party,
with every chance 10 make Ne its head.
and forswearing its fesity to my cause. has
knelt in blind, idolatroGs devotion to a man
whose sole Distinguishing characteristic i
his stubb I'm determination not TO be at all
liks Ag.
A careful Investigation however diz>loses
the fact thai this desotion is really not 10
him, as be has neither the personal quail
ties. the intellectual endowneeis, nor the
political sagaci,y to win homage, that
have. The real potency Of his candidacy is
that did not get to go TO the Democratic
National Convention. Is th- Mussalman
turns his face towards Mesa, 80 the demo
cratic party taEned It's lack On Ne and
with its face to the east made a profound
salaam 10 tha: grea; Joss instead Of turn
ing iiS face TO the west and bowing TO Me.
That tie diagnosis Is coErecs Is well demon
ssEated by tbs fast thai the republican
party nss done ths same thing to the Pen
DoysE Of thai party. They number a;nong
their hosts orc uaan. wholike Ne. fro;u his
shoulders and upxari j. higher than any
Of his people Next 10 me the foremost
man Of America the mos. sagarioas poll
iieian, the psOto1ndes: statesman. Cleye-
land and Harrison are the twin ssyfs Of
Wall ssrees. bn; Il yoa want TO Sc two twin
statesmen, look nj Ne and Blaine But
there vas oue fatal objection TO nominating
Us on opposite sides. We are 40 much
alike. trey could nos teiI Us apart
Some newspapers some time ago spoke
Of Ne for senator, snd for vice president.
Both we're immature ideas. would not
oondescend 10 be either 1t is enough to
expee. me 10 eOndesoend 10 be president.
THE TAKTvF.
Tise democratic position On the tariff
don suit ne. am in favor of absolute
free trade. while the democratic party il in
favor Of tariff. Il is trGe that il Ia.
always been in favor Of q tariff limited 10
the necessities Of the government. and l
have been twice elected governof on that
democratic platform. bat it was betore the
late democratic state convention sat down
on nee. That action changed my views ON
the question As The convention wOaldn't
send me to the national convention, think
custom houses ought TO be abolished.
But that convention didn I know Ne. the
democratic party don't kneE me. Cleveland
don / know Ne: Nobody knows Ne but
Gcd, and dent think be is fully on TO Ne.
FINANCES
The money powee owns The two old par
lies. II 50; hold Of the democratic party
simultaneously with my letting go Of it. |
am in favor Of free coinage Of silver, not
withssandiAg the price Of silver is gene
down. Some people fA.or more bullion in
the silver dollar if lis coinage is to be free.
but these forget that the trade dollar con-
tanning more silver than our dollar was at
a discount, while the present dollar was ai
par This fact proves that the value Of the
silver in the silver dollar has nothing what.
ever 10 do with its value as dollar Two
hundred on one hundred grains would do as
wei as 4l2i6 grains. The number Oi
grains Of silver in dollar has As little 10 dc
with the value OF dollar as the number oi
grains ofeommonsense in me has to do with
my value.
In conclusion would ask Gods blessing
on the populist party, but reflection con-
vinees me that il went need any furthel
support than nine The two old partie.
must go to the wal. They can, do withou
Ne and Blaine.
! CORRESPONDENT.