San Andreas independent., 1857-12-05
PLATFORM,
To the Sovereign Free and Independent Voters
Of fhp AIXtl Spuat0rial district.

FELLOW CITIZENS when in the course of
human events it becomes necessary to elect a
Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of the Hon. w. B. Norman, the
Sovereign People, in whom all Power lies,
should cast about to find and select the most
Capable, Talented, Able, Learned, Eloquent,
Magnanimous, Noble, Disinterested, Patriotic
individual, within the Senatorial District, to
represent them ;-r AN THAT MAN. The
present is an awful crisis; the State of Califor-
MIA has financially collapsed, or rather bursted
up, and the disintegrated fragments of COM
mercial speculation and political financiering
is disseminated and scattered to the Four
Winds of Heaven.
Now know myself to be the man equal to
the emergency, and know that am the only
man: ], therefore, offer myself freely, frankly
and fearlessly, as Il candidate for the mighty
work which is necessary to be done, the COM
ing winter; and 7 pledge myself, if elected,
to bring into action all the mighty powers of
mind | individually possess, to regenerate, re-
| vivify and recuperate the exploded fragments
of our State Credit and Reputation. ! mag
unanimously go before the people and not be-
fore caucus; / employ no shysters or STRIKERS
from Mokelumne Hill, to forestall public opin-
ion, and get up Primary Meetings | will
county shall be organized and that Hodges
Ranch shall be the county seat. Let the peo-
pie of the county say or do what they will -
| have never been the obsequious, tme-serving
| friend or tool and cats paw of Dave Brodcrick.
have never been particularly afraid of, or op-
posed to, the Vigilance Committee; | shall
not make a thousand promises for the Big
| Tree road; | shall not promise a hundred
| loafers to make them Secretaries Sergants-at-
Arms or Door Keepers; | shall not make spe-
cial war against Jew Pedlars for the sake OF
obtaining few votes; | am fond OF good
| liquors and have great respect for those
who furnish them, free of expense,-and so
| has certain other person of my acquaintance
/ | have no visible means of obtaining a living
therefore want the office,-and Il certain
other person is in the same category pro-
mise, if elected, not to resign my office, even
| if | should be appointed by President Buchanan
Consul to the Galapagos or Fejce Islands;
shall 90 for long seSsion,-believing we can
not have too much of good thing | shall
agitate THE CHINESE QUESTION, and go fol
cxpurgatng the long-tailed Celestials from
our mines, for the special benefit Of the San
Francisco Importers of them to reclaim Tule
Lands aud cultivate rice-wth vengeance
| shall go for county officials to furnish good
mining claims to all who need them, and il
the miner does not and cannot make one hun
dred dollars per month, the deficiency to be
made up to him. In fact | go for all legti-
mate means of obtaining votes, and like other
politicians am willing to be lavish of promises
the only trading-capital of the real wire
working political man9uverer
For the last three days we have had q
constant crowd from Mokeumne Hill they
visited our mutual friend, Drake, at the Golden
State Billiard Saloon, where | saw one "Jim,
the Ranchero, 1--WE claim him. double discount
one of them, yet any of that crowd could give
him fifty discounts and beat him at politica
wire-pulling.
Until after the election. I am. the people:
friend. and the particular friend of all whc
vote for me.
MAJOR JESSIE THOMPSON.
Of Campo Scco
! CAMPO SEco November 25th lS57-te%