The Sierra citizen., 1854-06-24

Our Politics.

we set out in our Editorial career with
determination to maintain strictly in
dependent position to subscribe to no
political creed, nor allow ourselves to be-
come.the instruments of any faction. This
position We will mlintain at all hazards,
while the Citizen is under our control.
We are aware that an independent or a
neutral paper loses Importance us the cleo
tion approaches, from the fact that it does
not enter into the enthusiasm OF the cam
didates, who are rushing through the coun-
ty half dem sated, vocifcrously preferiny
their claims wherever they can find listen
ers and in most instances at the expense
of rival, whose public services they UNI
derrate or misrepresent. Evidences of the
corruption and general worthiessness of
their predecessors are raked up from ram
pant political journals, in proof that the
government has been most shamefully adj
ministered, while every official was up to
the elbows in the treasury. Of course this
deplorable state of Affairs will not continue
after the candidate on the stump is author
lied to cleanse the Augean Stable. In
due time the election is over, the new mem
Der takes his seat, and that is the last of
him. He finds himself associated with
men of talent-cerrupt they may be, but
not the less powerful. He shrinks from
assuming the character of red refcr mer, in
which his hand will be against every man,
and every mans hand against him and
the consequence is that the new member
falls in ranks, trains under his political
captain, and returns home at the end of the
session, without having accomplished any
thing very extraordinary.
This is all right and proper enough
Great loqDacity is of little service in leg
islative deliberation, and only tends to con-
sumo time that might be better applied.-
1t is only to the man of plain practical
sense, with a clear head and honest heart,
that we look in cases of emergency; man
who quietly fulfills his mission, while the
spouter is connecting speech which he
intends shall throw the opposition into
commissions.
As we do not expect to be materially
benefited one way or the other by the re-
suit of the election, and having no loaves
and fishes in perspective, we decline to adj
vocate the principles or climb upon the
platform of the dominant party neither
will We volunteer in defence of the weaker
party, or espouse the quarrel Of any fac
ton, in order TO get an opportunity to rail
at the opposition . i'll good set terms. =
We claim. however, the privilege ofreview
ing the public acts and lives of candidates
Of all parties, and if any one comes before
the people whom we bell, We to be unwor-
thy of all office of honor or trust, we will
not hesitate to say so. If on the other
hand we deem any of the candidates par
ticularly deserving of the confidence of the
people, we will express our opinion with
equal freedom.
While we decline to enter the political
arena in defence of the principles of either
party, we respectfully offer the columns OF
the Citizen to both. for the free discussion
of measures Of general Importance, Prou.-
ded that no scurrilous personal attack
shall appear in our columns, and that such
discussion be carried on over the signature
of the parties. and with courtesy and pro-
priety.
We do not deem it our duty to he con-
tinually carping at County or State Off
GERS, or to be constantly on the alert for
some occasion to find fault, or create pub
lie dissatisfaction. But whenever any
official fails to fulfill his duties, or in any
way defrauds or outrages the public, we
will set his sins in order before him, with
outregard to consequences
This much in reply to the question asked
so frequently, whether We will publish po-
litical articles? Whose claims we intend
to advocate? etc. 1t matters not to us
whether articles are written ON politics OF
religion so that they are written well. not
too long, not more than half the words
mis-spelled, the II crossed and IA dotted
with q signature at the bottom.
H. HI G., Of Minnesota. will accept oul
thanks>for mining intelligence: from that
place.