The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-06-10
THURSDAY
Reminiscent and Otherwise.
ALBANY, Or. May 81, 1898

ALBANY, Or. May 81, 1888.
EDl4 SR DEMocRAT.
Among the papers left by my mother
in our hold home at Forest Grove was an
almanac for 1s43 and evidently had been
in her possession at leaat SO years, when
she died last December.
On the first page is given the rates of
postage. Believing they will be Of inter-
est to many Of your readers give some
of them, and they can see what it cost in
those days for the few people then in
Oregon to get letter from the east, as
postage did not have TO be prepaid II I
am not mistaken: Il took about one
year to get them. Every letter OF sim
gle sheet, not over so miles, 8 cents, owe
80 and not exceeding so. 10 cents; over
50 aud not exceeding $50. 12is cents;
ovsl $50 and not exceeding 400. l8s2{
cents; o.er 400, 25 cents. Letters COM
posed of two piecel,, PAPER, double post
age; three p,stes, triple, and four pieces,
quadruple.
Packets composed OF one or more
pieces OF paper. or one or more articles.
and weighing one ounce, quadfuple those
rates : in proportion for all greater
weiA1t
Newspapers not over 100 miles, 1'cent I;
over 100. l}S CENTS to any distance in
the state where printed,l cent. Maga-
xines and pamphlets not over 100 miles,
4 cents per sheet, that lie cents for
every four pages folio, eight.quarta, six
Seen octave, or twenty-four duodecimo,
or of smaller. size. over l00 miles
Sentss but ii published periodically the
postage is, not over 100 miles, ~ cents;
oyer 100 miles, 21S cents. Magazines and
penn tlsis must be marked with the
huMkef OF sheets they contain
x.ang si6s of the calender under the
head OF Aspects / find these words,
Election day is wolf in sleeps cloth
ing, in the midst OF our temperance
folds, and great care must be taken that
the weak ones OF the fiockare protsctet."
We are told that in those years the IL
quors were pure. Whskey in the hay-
ing and harvest fields, wkiskey at log
roliings and barn raisings, W hiskey in the
side boards, yes ,even OF deacous and min
listers, and there was but little drunken
ress. If there was need to be caution
regarding election day IS years ago, how
much more so now.
Oh but the saloons are closed Are
they? II you are in the ring you can get
q dram any time of the day.
Friends OF the saloon running for office,
yes, right in Linn county, and dram
drinking men voting for them side by
side with deaeons and ministers, and
other proiessed christians.
Well, did President Jorian, OF Stan.
ford University, say, in effect, that poll
tics was all there was left open 20 dram
The great corporations won't have them.
Uncle Sam don't want them, and ret.
and yet lest we forges. let US call TO mind
how ia the great civil war Uncle Sam
taught many q boy in blue to be dram
drinker. Many boys took their fiist
dram when the whiske7 was given out to
each private as q ration after "extra IA
tigue duty" Sad, sad 10 think that men
who dared to face the caunon's mouth,
men who endured the weary marches by
day and By night, and very many, the
horrible prison pens; should fall at last
by FAR more treacherous than tha wild
est easage, more cruel than that hsught-
lest Spaniard, Wyier. Itremble for our
noble boys in blue, taken from the flower
OF our American manhood; when think
of the dangers that will environ them
from the hosts of the demon Of drink
As 0 member of the 6. A. R., feel it
my duty; ie is the duty OF us alt. whether
veteraps or otherwise, TO raiee the voice
of warning, in behalf OF this younger
army some time to take our place a. vet
erans; and do all that we can TO lessen
the power of abe insatiaie monster
strong drink.
We owe il to the parents and friends Of
these boys, Who are go kind TO us, who
heap such great honois upon us, and be-
deck the graves OF fallen comrades with
the sweetest fowers; we owe it.to them
and to the comrades now enchained by
the cruel demon, to help tear down his
bulwarks, spike his canon, silence his
mHsketry, and recapture the prisoners
ne has taken We may not 20 forth to
hattie again though the spirit be willing
but the ballot in our hands Is just as
powerful as it was IN the days OF our
manhood prime. God grant that we NAV
all use thst ballot ss they that mus: give
account.
Vote for only sober men, temperance
men in the party Of your choice II you
will; but If you cannot find all such
there, go where you knew they can be
found land with the party that is pledged
to down old king alcohol. and blessings
will be yours. G. II. WALKER.