San Andreas independent., 1856-10-11
Is He One of Us?
SAN ANDREAs, October 4th, 1856.

In the selection of men who are to repre-
sent the mining districts of this State,
how careful should we be to ask this ques-
ton 4; "Is He One of Us?" Are his IN
terests identified with ours Is he, from
his knowledge of our wants, our require
ments, and our wishes, capable of we'll and
fully representing us in the position about
to be held? E? If not, let the ban of the
miner be put upon him. Let the strong
arm of the great mining and agricultural
interests, be interposed against him. Let
US rise in our strength and place the bar
rier of our votes, against him and the
mining strength, the mining interests, and
the agricultural wants viii be attended to,
and labor hold its true position among US.
Has the question been asked, heretofore;
Have we as working-men united for the
purpose of having our rights established,
our interests attended to, and our political
wants supplied? We haze not. We have
tamely submitted to be the gulls of dema-
gogues, and office-seekers.
We have allowed them to bind us ment-
ally in chains of iron. We have succumb-
ed to partizan warfare, and lent our votes,
and our shouts, to build up men who have
turned deaf ear to our wants ?-and in
their pride of Office have neglected those
who placed them in their position
The past history of our State is black
ened with the mis-legislation,- weak,
vacillating policy of our government our
Golfers have been the mark of prey, for the
outrageous gambler, and libertine
We are represented, in Congress by
man whose life has been that of pro-
fessed gambler, and whose hands are now
reeking and incarnadined with the blood
of our own class,-a working man. Our
present Governor is but synonymy for
weakness and vacillation and our State
groans and labors under the burdens that
WISE Senators and Legislators have put
upon her One of the fairest heritages
under Gods Creation One of the richest
States in the whole Union! A State rich
in agricultural, mining and grazing re-
sources, and whatever else, { except good
legislation,) is calculated to make State
prosperous and happy and rich, is burden
ed with debt of millions of dollars, and
there is hardly county in the State but is
In the same situation. And why is this ?
Miners, farmers, and laboring men of all
classes: Why IS this !? 1t is to you we
look for an answer! 1t is you who are re-
sponsible for this state of affairs, and though
not one cent of this public money has been
expended for our benefit though you
have never palmed one dollar of these i'm
mense sums though you are forced to
build your own roads-and not one single
monument remains to tell the reasons Of
such expenditures, as the State has in
rred,-you will have to pay the debt,
now resting upon us, without the least
equivalent therefor. Let it be remember
ed that we are responsible for this state of
affairs And how
The fetters of party have been placed
upon our minds. We have seen, year by
year, the burden increased. Session af-
ter session has passed without relief One
party has succeeded another, without a
change. The most solemn promises of
retrenchment and reform have been vio-
lated. We have time after time been de-
luded, by ofhce-seeking demagogues in our
midst, whom we have suffered to hind us
mentally, hand and foot, and have refused
the resistance our votes give to their usur-
pations of Office
1t is thus that part of the blame rests
upon US; it is thus that we are response
bic for the mismanagement of our State
affairs I! AND now CAN WE REMEDY IT?