The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-02-01
Saturday Night.

This is Saturday night. Another week
has gone. How fast the weeks go. Can
any man analyze the one just gone. Nearly
every week has Its fad or fads and this has
been no exception.
DoI.pH
Has been the great center OF conyersa-
ton. His name has been bounced around
like rubber bail. Great Caesar; how his
name has been hanged Did you ever see
n foot ball game The men line up with
beads together. the foot ball is passed back,
a man takes il and guarded by an interfer-
ing crowd of supporters rushes like a Ne
braska cyclone head foremost into the OPP
posing line, and if tackled, squirms and
struggles forward like CREASED pig. the
whole crowd foe and friend upon him; and
so the game proceeds. Ugh. how rough
Well, that hardly holds candle to thu
foot bali game with the name Doloh Cur
Ing the week thar is closing. II has no
only been banged and jumped down into
the mud of politics; but i has been kicket
bigh into the depths Of an Oregon fog; i
has been ,et upon with all the energy o
the masses tired ot Misrepresentation; i
has been slugged BY the horny handes
farmer weary of monopoly and trust; b,
the laboring man and tradesman weary o
his gold bug eifor,s.all regardless OF party
some Of the hardest smashes being made b.
men in his osn rty. On the other han'
desperate IN difference has been made b.
the smaller follow ing coached by the csle
bra,ed quarter back ttsea'y I've years be
hind ,ime) Scot. and rubbed down by
Salem man; bu-slowls the line has beel
giving away, though the FIRST great rusl
took the Dolphs aimrst to the goal. Blu
the fight goes on and another week vii
probably see Il tiei,er han svrr. In th
mean time Mr. Doirh did not leave TO
Washington on the day set.
COUNTY DIVISION.
Another feature Of the week has been
warm discussion In differen, parts Of th
county upon the subject ofcounty division
However earnest men may become in thei
efforts 10 secure division they should nc
lose their heads nor their good will towsrc
those opposing division. Some say th
matter should be one entirely within ID
province of the section desiring division
that all the petitions and remonstranee
should come from within the limits Of th
proposed county; but this absolutely b
no foundation. i. is a matter for th
whole county. and fer one section just .
much a. anoihsr. Every person in Lin
county has right TO be heard in this ma
ter. Nail that down with an iron post
The DEMOCRAT as opposed TO diyisicn |
any part OF the county. Ihougn il vsul
no, care particularly IL some other count
90, the toes Of the Three Sisters whic
protrude into the south east corner OF 1t
county. rs Il would make no dif,rens
with our taxss. and would mol take aws
from the glory Of old L'nn, name that b
come down through Oregon history wit
credit, made illus'rious by many inciden
aud by men Of noble mien who would n
most rise cp in their graves were there
real Danger Of such movement. II
members Of the State Legislature are il
vi'ed 10 consider the fac. thai counts
should only be divided in plain ezs'
where the situation il 10 emphatic tbi
division is ue@ded and IS 10. the mere d,
sire 30 secure 4 coonty seas-