Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-08-04
70 the Democracy Of Butte County.

TICKET, WHICH We pres Ut 10 YOU III luc
proceedings of their Convention. With
one single exception, they are WhigS,
who have always acted, and have been
identified with the Wing party. You
have no new enemy to encount' mo
new principles to discuss-no new men
to defeat. The change in the name, has
made no change in the men opposed to
you, and 10 change in their principles,
save to add to them, new one, repug-
nant to the heart of every true Ameri-
can, that Of prescription to the Foreigner
and the Catholic. These men, you will
nov be 'skcd to support by your votes,
in preference to tie nominees of your
own party. They viii say TO you, that
they are new men. Of new party, that
they have cast off all old party's issues,
and seek 10 place IN office, "compe tent,
honest, aud faithful men" who will eff ct
thorough reform in every department.
Democrats of Butte County. we tell
you that when "the Ethiopian can change
BIS skin, or the leopard his spo,s,' then
may they also TO good, who have lie so
long accustomed 10 do evil.
We do not b lere, that the midnight
ebl CATION they have taken upon them
selves, hiss made them any more capable
Vt fulfilling the duties of an ofhce-has
improved their morals-has made them
any better citizens-any truer Ameri-
cans any purer patriots. The obliga-
ton Of the Order has power 10 work ~
such change. And even if il had that
power, we dare predict, from wat we
have read of th-ir last successes, and
from what we can SEE of their present
organizat on, they would, with success in
this State and County, ke the SOW tn I
was washed, return to their wallow in
the mire.
Voters of Butte County the two
tickets are befare you, for your consider
alton. We fear no COMPARISON, that
can BE- Il ade. Examine for yourselves,
and " hen that examination is completed
We say to you, as the Know Nothines
boast Of doing, vote for the best men. =
" do MT say, that we have on our
ticket, the best m in the county. for
~ ind4lae in no such idle boasts-but
they = men, whom delegates, selected
y our Ives, have chosen to fill the
ifces aud we do say, that they are fully
capabl f fulfilling the duties of the
So er oflic~s, for which they have been
NJ iaated
tn " men, who have lived long in
the Cuu e., and whose interests have
brcom fully ident fed with the Interests
# the County They are men who are
well known among you, both in the If pri-
vate and public Handkerchief, tenn
perate men, of high moral standing in
society-vhose word command respect,
VIII never it may be heard-mho arr
tnoten 10 Re capable, honest, and faithful,
for they hare been tired.
Turn then to the candid ties upon the
X. n. ticket, and ask yourselves. are
they better men, thnn those we have
presented for your suffrages. Are they
men, whose high moral character and
standing IN society, commands your re-
spect whose business qualifications
call for your admiration Whose in
tegrity of purpose and purity of inten-
ton III private life, challenges your
c~tecm Do they fail ID any of these =
and if so, what guarantee have you, that
their conduct in public life, in fulfil ing
The duties IF an flee, to which you may
elect them, will be Of different cast :
Scan them closely, and then ask the
question, which has been so boastincly
published by them, as the true test of
Office fare they capable, honest, nd
faithful :" Have you seen them tried
Do ycu know them to b. so
Democrats Of Butte yor have an
insidious and dangerous enemy to contend
with. Their work is in the dark, under
the cover Of night, and enshrouded in
secrecy by solemn obligation. The
Cd enemy you have so often vanquished,
again opposes you in fferent form.
Then You could see your foe, could count
The host, and could discern where and
when to direct your energies--now they
are around you, and in your midst, you
know MOI who they are, nor hat may
be their ai'n--and they exprct,by quietly
stealing upon YOU, to bill You into secu ity,
and achi' We Know Nothing victory.
before You are aware Of any Danger
Let it not be so. If we must be defeat.
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