The Empire County argus., 1855-09-01
About WaldrOn.

The people desire very much to hear Mr.. Wal
dron make speech. good topic for him to dwell
on, will be 206 of the Act to regulate proceed
ings in civil cases, passed April 80. 1851, which
reads
"The docket kept by the Clerk shall be open at
all times during business hours for the inspection
of the public without charge; and it shall be the
duty of the Clerk to arrange the several dockets
kept by him in such manner as to facilitate in
spection."
Being now candidate for County Clerk on the
Phalanx ticket this piece of statute law will make
an excellent text to be followed up with explana-
tions of why he charged reporter fifty cents for
each case in violation of this law--as related in
the annexed letter, which we published last jan
uary Read the letter, and see how sharp an Off
cial can be- Elect Waldron Clerk, and you will
find him, if he makes little improvement, pinch
ing halfdollar until the eagle squeals. Here is
the letter, and we hope Waldron will make fine
speech
RETRIBUTION IN A SMALL WAY.
CoLoMA, Jan. E7 1855.
NJ ARGUS: This morning | called at the Office
of the County Clerk of this county (the Peoples
ofice) to get the necessary matter for my regular
law report for your paper. | was permitted to
take notes of such cases as | had been engaged in
as an attorney, but upon requesting the privilege
of noting the entire proceedings of the courts,
was (not very politely informed by the deputy
clerk (he principal being below it is understood to
superintend the election of u S. Senator) that
could do so by paying for it. | accordingly made
my notes and paid him fifty cents for each case in
which as before stated had not been attorney \
\ | have mentioned the circumsace to
some friends, who think it was done merely a
punishment for the article written by me upon the
subject of fees in Office which offence
against the peace and quetude of a certain polit-
cal Junto, and committed against their fiat in such
cases made and provided. 1t occurs to me, howev-
er, that some more appropriate mode of revenging
themselves and showing their opposition to my ad-
vocacy of reduction of fees in Office might be adopt
ed by them, but be this as it may, shall continue
to report for your paper and the public through
you as heretofore, the proceedings of courts of
Justice in this county. THos H. WILLIAMS.
Since the Democratic State Convention the court
house clique have been in dire tribulation; their
own laundering county nominations has been bit
ter pill which they have been lately trying to coat
with sugar by nominating Denver for the Senate
and swapping with each other, as witness, S. M.
Johnson swapping from District Attorney to the
Senate Another awful bitter mouthful was the
signal defeat of the court house clique in their at
tempt to obtain the State printing they tried hard
to get this fat job, but Doctor Keene one of their
bosom companions, concluded to take the nomina-
ton for State Treasurer which euchred the trad
ing and swapping league in their game after the
State printing. Now upon this a great GOODNESS
came over the spirit of these printing patriots.
They came home from the convention, angry, dis
appointed and almost heart broken. They showed
their bitterness by refusing to hoist the State OR
even the County nominations, and continued so to
conduct themselves until Doctor Gwin came up and
touched their eyes and enabled them to see Senate
rial honors disclosed themselves to their vision their
wounded pride was partially healed, they conclu-
ded that part of a loaf was better than no bread,
and being nordnately fond of Office snapped with
great vehemence at the Senate and forthwith run
up the ticket. The course of these worthless is
really amusing at times Their hot pursuit after
Office is unrivalled. Will the people support the
traders who swap Offices and push nominees from
the ticket to make place for Know Nothngs who
could not secure nominations in their own party.
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