The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-20
TMe Placer Democrat and the
ArtfUl DOdger.

Herald have taken particular pains-the
former even visiting all parts of the coun-
ty for that purpose-to represent that the
object in getting up the Placer Democrat
was to aid in bringing on the Senatorial
election at the present session of the Leg
islature. Up to the present time, and the
session has lust closed, we have never
said one word upon the subject, either pro
or con knowing full well that it is mat
ter legitmatey belonging to the LegIsla-
ture to act upon, and we are not silly
enough to wiring it into the local organl-
zation of the party. Placer Democrat.
The Placer Herald and the ''lttle
clique" seems to give our neighbor exces-
sive annoyance, if we may Judge by his
wrthes and throes of the last issue. We
like the mild, gentlemanly tone of his ed
torias, so truthful and dignihed to-be
sure. But we chiefly admire him in the
character of the 'sartful dodger." Now
we have on all occasions, when the ques
ton came up, spoken of the paper as hav-
ing been established by the Broderickites,
and asserted as our opinion that 1t would
support the claims Of their immaculate
leader. We know that the editor in his
private capacity, has advocated the cleo
ton of u. 5. Senator during the past
winter, but as he had no influence in that
way, we did not believe he would have
the egotism to think he could influence the
question at the session just over with his
paper, and of course did not so charge it,
His artful dodge is, that he has never said
word upon the subject pro or con, and
therefore to use his chaste expression "the
lie is come home to roost' with us.
He has good reason for his position
however, for he "knows full well that it
is a matter egitmately belonging to the
Legislature, to act upon, and he is not
silly enough to wiring it into the local or
ganization of the party"
Another artful dodge, after his back
ers have spent two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars Of the peoples money in their
attempt to ''wring'' Mr.. Broderick into
the u. S. Senate, he would hush all in
vestlgation, and quietly ''wring" in an
other set of representatives to play the
same game of misrepresentation next ses-
sion, by excluding the matter from the To-
cal organization of the party" Docle
young man, that dodge won't win
the people are tired of paying taxes for
the convenlences Of your aspiring friends.
Do you deny that you were favorable to
the pretensons Of Mr.. Broderck' not at
all, ON the contrary you commenced a
CVS all
the only member we had, who opposed
the scheme. Oh, no you hav'nt said
anything about it, and moreover, you don't
zation." You're not "slly enough" for
that. We'll we admit it is rather unpop-
ular, and commend your course, as an
artfM dodge.
We charge that an offer of compromise
was made on the part of the Broderickites
in the nature of a proposition, that both
Central Committees should resign SC.
Does the Democrat man deny it? not he
but he does say thai no compromise aeas
offered The Placer Herald. Artful dodge,
that
You plume yourself upon your ''true
democracy" when you have been publish
ed as a boiler at the last election; do YOU
answer the charge? charge you are very
free yourself to make against Others oh,
no. you treat the whole matter as un-
worty your notice. What an artful dodge
You are accused of having aided in
starting "the first Wing paper in the State
north of San Francisco. /" Do you deny
it; on no,-you merely say you never
edited it, and that you are not q achig or
connected acith the achig partly And thus
you go, dodge, dodge, lodging, whilst the
best dodge of all is, that you fancy that
the public are not sufficiently sharp to dis
cover the aryul dodger.
HE DEVOTED LovE.-It has been charg-
cd upon the editor ofthe Placer Democrat
that he scratched the name of b. l.. Fair
field, his opponent in Convention, and
voted for Samnel Crary, whig, at the
last election. Mr. Masserve informs us
that such is the fact, and has left his name
with us as authority for the truth of it.
Mr. Coffee also refers us to William
Newcomb, who knows the fact. Mr.. C.
further says that the editor was so indig-
nant because he only got six votes in con-
venton in opposition to Mr.. Fairfield,
that he expressed himself on the 3lst July,
1858, hus:-"The Democratic party may