The Empire County argus., 1854-03-04
PICKINGS.

PICklNCIS.
For some time past it has been rung in our ears
that the people-that graf mass Of humanity which
moves and breathes within the bounds of California
were frantic with indignation towards various men,
bers of the Legislature of this State for exercising
one of their prerogatives. And as majority OF
the FL Dorado delegation is included in the catego-
ry, propose taking look at the figures, and see
wherein they have abused the confidence reposed in
them.
This county contains population of about 10000.
OF this number deduct 10 600 for the Chinese, Indi
an and mulatto population. This leaves 10000. AS
there are women and children in this County, We
will allow 10000 for them. Leaving q balance Of
10000. Not wishing to appear selfish in this matter
we will throw in 1000 more to offset against per-
sons who may not be legal voters. This would
leave 10000 voters in ting County Of Ell Dorado,
which is as low an estimate can be warranted.
At the late election, the total number Of votes
cast for Governor was $500. of which Bigler got
4,373-Waldo, 1910. Total for 1t Gov S,G72, of
these Purdy received 1922, and Emo 4,050.
The grand total average on the Senatorial ticket
is 1856, the Democratic vote being 1858, and that
opposed 5,1G5.
|. For the Members of the Assembly, the total aver
age is $3.50. Democrat 4,36S-Whig 1868
By the above it will be seen that but fraction
over onehaf of tho legal voters of the county went
to the polls last election although strenuous excr
tions were made to bring them out.
Taking the above estimate a basis, assert
that fve-seycnths of the legal voters Of Ell Dorado
are in favor of bringing on the Senatorial election
this winter. This conclusion is easily arrived
at from the fact that ever since the question was
mootcd in the Legislature, uncoasing efforts have
been made to incense the people against it, and the
result has been, they have got, as near as we can
learn, considerable less than two thousand names
leaving the friends of the measure, fourteen thou
sand. But as we bear no grudge against our oppo-
nents, we will allow them three thousand more
making in ALL five thousand This includes their
proportion of the sixteen thousand votes in the
county If there chance to be less voters then their
numbers decrease as we'll as ours.
1t is we'll known that no pains has been spared
to tomanufacture public opinion in this county, against
the electon-that in many cases Misrepresentation
perhaps through ignoranco--has been resortcd to-
and men, who from their position should be honor
able high-minded men, have descended to low and
despicable demagogueism to carry the point for
which they striving. Even the small number
Of sgners to the protest, is no indication of their
true strength, for many induced to sign it
through the false representations Of those present
ing it.
Allowing them then, the highest figure FIVE thou
sand we can safely count on two to one against
them.
AS in this county so it is in other counties, those
opposed to the election but moiety ofthc voters.
As general thing they are noisy politicians whom
a combination of circumstances has given a noto-
riety, and who will sink to merited obscurty when
! left to their own resources.