The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-03-18

From thoughtful democrats aIloyer The
country comes up he ad,noni,ion to dem
ocratle leaders and democratic moulders
OF public opinion 10 steer The party In close
touch to the people. The great over
shadowing purpose OF every democrat
should be the maintenance and perpetua-
tion OF constitutional and personal liberty.
The hope Of the country Is In the integrity
OF the people. Let democrats every where
stand by the masses OF the people. This
signifies that ours q government Of the
people. by the people, and for The people.
The people ars the government. Hence
the safety Of the government the perpet-
ua.lon OF American civilization, and the
maintenance intact OF the rights OF the
people depend upon the question whether
the power OF adminis,ralion shall be re-
tained In the hands of the people. Things
are rot as they ought 10 be- Socially or
politically Chauneey Dcrew, Jay Gould,
or Huntington Is The equal OF thousand
labor people. Why Is this soi Simply,
because, sincc the republican rarty came
Into power the legislation of the country
has been moulded largely In the interests
OF these monopolIstic plutocra,s. These
money kings have, for and In consilera-
tion Of the beneficial legislation vouchsafsd
to them by the republican rs,con,rlh-
uted the large sums Of money BY the use
OF which that party has been enabled TO
retain itself In poSer. The DRMocRAr u
no alarmlst nor "calamIty nowler," but Il
IL not out OF place now 10 say Ia the most
serious way as warning to these republl.
can leaders aud monopoly plutocrals. that
however tue Il may be that In politics
Could or Derew may either be equal to a
thousand labor people, yet Il Il equally
true sha; when Il comes to organizing an
army Of revoln,lonisti for the purpose Of
resisting the encroaehments OF these plu-
tocrats upon the mos, sacred rights OF
American citizenship, that one labeIng
man is more than The equal Of Jay Gould
or any Of his plutocratic conireres. The
present evils In legislation grow out OF the
fact that such legislation Is enacted In the
interest OF a class, and hence thar class isas
become rich, immensely, and all At theex
pense OF the masses OF the people. Class
leg station Is at the very root OF the whole
trouble. The power OF the government
has been brought to bear to make the
business OF these plu,ocrats a success.
This elass legislation must be abated, mus,
be eliminated root and branch from our
system OF legislation u We arc to hope for
The perpe,uity Of the republic. Toe evil
can no, be remedled by extending this
system Of class legislation. One wrong
can not be righted by another wrong. In
governmental sense VIC have gone as
tray and the only course TO pursue now Il
10 Tetrace our steps aud get back TO tlf
true course ol leglslation and adminlslra-
lion designed by the trainers Of the con ill.,
ution Of the United States. Il would be oi
1 no avail. aye Il would make matters much
worse, 10 attempt 10 even up things by re
sorting TO such Wild schemes st class leg
isla,ion as the subsreasury and land loau
propositions now urged by some peop'e
Equal and exact justice TO all men ant
special privileges TO none. no class Iegis-
iation Of any sort. These are the only tru,
policies to pursue. Let democratic leader
every where labor to align the party with
the welfare OF the masses Of the people
Keep the power Of the government In the
hands OF the people. Insist earnestly and
INCREASINGLY tha. congress shall - ameEs
the constitution OF the United States tina
United States senators and presidents shal
be elect, d by direct vote of The people. ThI
will take out of the hasds oi money bag
the immense power exercised in the elect
ion OF senators. And thus will the peo
pie have the right and power OF the ehoic,
OF senators as distinguished by the presen
method by which in many cases capita
does the eleeting Yer faf&ii pea del.