Mountain Democrat., 1857-08-01
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To-day, the nominating committee Of
flfteen," an irresponsible body Of men,
the Aulic Council of the county officials,
selected by them in COloma, cu Saturday
the 18th Of July, meet in this place for
the purpose Of nominating, secretly, Of
course, an "Indcpcndent Ticket" 1t is
to be called the Peoples Ticket" aud
is expected to receive the endorsement Of
the Know Nothing county convention. -
The candidates were selected some time
ago by the immaculate fifteen. majority
Of whom arc county officers and their OBJ
sequious followers. \ certain clique,
composed Of the most unscrupulous men
in our county, men who have served al
apprenticeship il the worst schools Of
political corruption, and received the
highest honorS from their teachers VIXEN
they finished their education, who are no.
torious for their sellibhness and arrogance,
who boast that they rule the Know Moth
ings and only permit such as obey their
commands to be selected as delegates to
q county convention, have pOrtioned off
the most valuable Offices among them.
selves and, in spirit Of apparent fairness
and magnanimity, the better to conceal
their design, suggested the names Of the
dissatisfied for the Senate or Assembly,
or some other profitlcss position. A tick
ct thus nominated and composed Of bro
ken down cfice-seekcrs. is to be palmcd
off on the citizens Of FL Dorado as the
peoples Ticket! - and the innocent
leaders Of the concern, are silly enough
to believe that they can impose upon the
intelligent masses Of Ell Dorado and in
duce them to support it. They may own
and control the Know Nothings and Black
Republicans-they may dictate to some
Of their followers, but when they presume
to speak and act for the masses, they
transcend their authority. The Demo-
cratic party consulted the wishes of the
people and reflected their will in their
nominations, and the people will support
their ticket. But the nominating COM
mittee of fifteen, convened without au.
thority, responsible to no one for their
acts, arrogatc to themselves the right to
say to the people who shall and who shall
not I'LL responsible Offices and represent
them in the Legislature We must first
humbly petition tho committee Of Of.
teen" to allow US to suggest a name, be-
fore we dare urge the claims Of worthy
and popular man for position. Failing to
secure their ''swcet favor" although the
people may desire it, our and their choice
is thrown aside to make room for one
Of the tools Of the committee.
The committee Of fifteen" are carry.
ing their presumption and folly to ri.
diculous extent. They are assuming ia
themselves power and authority that the
people have time and again refused to be.
stow upon them. They claim to derive
their authority from and to be the repre-.
sentatives Of those who have, on more
than one occasion, Indignantly disowncd
any connection with them. They, whom
the people regard as unworthy Of conf.
dcncc, have the arrogance TO nominate q
"People's Ticket"-a ticket opposed to
the interests Of the people, about which
they were not consulted. and which they
will most certainly repudiate. The coun-
ty officials forget that they are the SER
wants not the masters of the people, and
that any interference or dictation from
them will not be tolerated by the free and
intelligent masses.