The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-04-22
SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGHTS

The DEMOCRAT wasted considerable
thunder last week In it's prediction Tor
the coming week. Thatis an easy thing,
Tor behold man has no powers OF look
ing into the iuture these days. The big
dailies are full OF advertisements OF fakes
totell your future, but none OF them has
ever been able to predict single occur
renee an hour ahead, though some may
have accidentally done so. All the
signs were for the Inauguration OF a
bloody war within a week. but 1t lie
not here. and it is to be hoped it never
will be II 1t can be prevented honorably.
But only Spain can avert 1t, Tor the
United States has stepped into rut
from which it cannot retreat. Spain
must give In or there will be a contest.
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There is now no doubt that WeyleT
was at the bottom Of the plot for the
destruction Of the Maine. He is the arch
fiend OF the nineteenth century. man
without heart, of blood stained Da-
ture. who would stop Tor nothing to ad.
vance his interests and the interests oil
Spain. 1be viper deserves all the cal
umnies heaped upon him
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+, A good deal is said about what the
powers will do. That sounds like inter
ference in other peoples business; but
in an international affair like this 1t il
undoubtedly right for the nations OF the
world to come forward and offer theil
good Offices in securing peace, the same
as might be the case if there was troub.s
between two neighbors. Ii a thirc
neIghbor could do anything to heal tht
breach it would be proper for him to dc
30.
The halls OF congress have resouneet
With fiery speeches this week, but ther'
was not heard the voices OF Clay or I
Webster. We haven't them theVe.
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In Oregon q state convention has st
tracted good deal of attention. a strik
ing feature Of il was the manner IN which
one man dictated The program. JOSEPH
Simon 10 having his day, but the um'
will come when he will take the tumbi'
that all bosses have eventually taken
4 point is always reached when th'
members Of party viii rice M abov'
bo,s rule. The DEMOCRAT is opposed Il
bossism in whatever party IL may b
found.
What l. in q name. A man Was IL
the city this week going by the name G
. The Golden West Chimney Sweep. Ger
tainiy poetical enough FOR pfima donns
He was . long. Iank. lean fellow with
ont anything indiea.ip. such poetiea
name.
and Melba IL coming 10 Portland, th
greatest singer in the United States 10
day. Her real name is jus. plain Nelli
Mitchell. aelbA is from Melboufn'
wntTs she was born.
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= T. T. Geer, nominee for goyeFaol
has already made one mistake. Whs
/ nominated lie should have been at u
2 p'ox and have been hauled uff like Cir
cinnatus. But was he. No. he Was
, Salem waiting at the end OF the viz
, and he Was not at all surprised
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Il A local event this week has been II
' presentation o. a pretty eAn,a,a. Ques
a Esther. often successfully gwen by sm
= teurs. People who sAE this cAniata Pr
: sented IL years ago wi.l naturally mai
comparisons, bos that is right Asi
they will not be Published no one Sill
hurt. The presen, will not suffer by
ioi ine thirty persons mentioned in q
DENocRAT xho tcok part in Februzr
1881 twenty one we're unmarried.
these at least seventeen have since ms
riesl. OF the other four one IL dead {,
Misses Lib Irvine and Minnie Nou;eil
=, are residents Of The city, and L1e is
q the present chorus OF voices The DE-
IocRAr knows nothing about the oshs
Mr.. Poitenger. bu, the chances are th
: he is married IL alive. OF the nine ma
. ried people mentioned only one. II.
;, Clement, is dead. in eli only tao oct
thirty having lied 10 seventeen ysa'
: OF the thirty only eleven are now reel
ents OF Albany, and OF these only ihrs
Mfs. Lxegslon. Mics Irvine and Nj
Nuiting are taking Pars in the prsss
, presentation of the cAnta,s. One 9th
+" Ars. J. II simpson, wss in the rhor
- when given recently in Corvallis