Mountain Democrat., 1857-08-29
COrr..rOpd.ncs Of q, prnoerrs.

EL DOEApo, Aug. -, 1857,
EDIfoRs DKNOcRAT: II is expected When
parties appear before tia public for O6lee. tlAt
their former acts and words will rise In judg.
ment 70 recommend or condemn them; It Il
expected that vent will be given ~ personal
spleen as well AZ PsEty prejudice; i 10 expect
ed that from behind bulwarks Of division lines
disappointed rivals and pHrtizan enemies will
cast proiectles, suited 70 the degree Of their
personal enmity aud party bias, aud to the
class Of calibre Of the parties employed; and }!
is expected, too, that 4 due regard will be paid
to ones own, security. from attack. and that
caution, prudence and justice will characterize
the language aud acts Of those whose aspira-
tons for Office call forth scrutiny, and especial
~ those whose points are vulnerable, and up
on whom judgment would fall with crushing
weight were Judgment pre-adviSed and called
forth.
The columns Of the AxntriodR. for the last
few weeks, have toemcd with petty slurs aud
inuendOcs upon The accent, idiom and charac-
ter Of the Democratic candidate for the office
Of County Treasurer, Nathan Rhine. "var-
mount" the wise-acre and Argus Of FL Dorado
county. has favored the readers of that paper
with many interesting and, as he supposes,
stirring details concerning Mr.. Rhine, which
hvae u tendency to abuse the mindS Of the peo.
pie. The authOr, who is the Know Nothing
candidate for Recorder, 10 hereby commended
to prudent husbandry of his little stock Of
electoneering squiba. A ISkedrsr is abroad in
the land, and when the day Of clipping comes
o parallel might exist between "VarmOnt" and
certain specimen Of swinish nobility, and our
Shearer be as sadly disappointed in finding =
troublesome competitor In him, as the shearer
in the fable Mas in his search afier wool II he
expects, by such shillY and iitleness Of
idea, to cloud the prospects Of man like Ma.
than Rhine, how does be expect 70 stand before
the same deserving and "pOndering" public,
with blank for . recordi
When Nathan Rhine announced to the citi.
zens Of this town his intention TO become can.
didate before the Convention, Il was university
| conceded that in case Of his nomination, he
would add strength TO the ticket Of his abil.
! ity and honesty, We had too much proof to sup
pose that an hUneSter and abler man could be
found. Mr. Rhine has never been charged, at
| home where they know him and his acts, with
having ever attempted TO use any under intiIi.
ence Or means in packing primary meetings or
the contentious. Our very best citizens sup.
ported the delegates known 70 be favorable 10
the nomination Of Mr.. Rhine. He has never
been charged with the guilt Of double dealing
or bribery, in procuring bis nomination. Like
| others, he trnverSed some portions Of the coun-
ty, 10 declare his intention 70 become q eandi.
date, aud in 90 doing expended money. He
had larger support in convention than anY
man before IL, which Is sufficient evidence IL
his popularity with that body. Is itcontended
that the sixty votes he received ON the first
ballot, vcre bribed, or in any way influenced
by money! No one upon due consideration
and in sense Of justice, will entertain such an
idea. Then Mr. Rhine was the choice of the
Democratic Conv entiOn, and the first choice by
alarge majoity-largeT than any man before ii.
This same convention and underlike influences
that nominated johnson and Waldron homina.
| ted him. lie 10 . man whose moral character
and ability Is without . single disparaRinR i'm.
putatOu, liberal and loyal in all his intercourse
with men upon whom, had he been born upon
American soil, with his present traits Of char.
actcr aud intelligence, would be exercised q
| greater unanimity OF support for the Office Of
Treasurer Of Fl Dorado county than any man
in it. He is no p0ltical disciple Or inIrea Rucr,
but an unostentaliOus and successful mcrcliaut
having the confidence and respect of oil who
know him. Then the only earthly objection
| TO him is that he is . German, . naturali1cd
citizen and Jew, and his Know Nothing CD.
posers in this town ere frank enough to admit
that this is the only objection to him. They
say it is disgrace to the county to elect q nat
urahzed Jew to Office. What else can be ex.
Pedsed Of Know Nothings! This is the prin.
cipal plank in their platform. II 10 against this
prOscriptive principle that for the last two
years the Democratic party has 90 successfully
fought. Their only objection to Mr. Rhine Is
one from party principle. AllacknOwlcdCe his
ability and his honesiy-the requirements oi
the Jefers0nian test Fl Dorado, Mr.. Rhine's
own town, will give him warm aud heart =
support The voters Of FL Dorado county can.
MOI support wOrliicr and better man.
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