San Andreas independent., 1857-09-05
DAY, -: ::.: !: SEPTEMBER 5. 1857.
The Election.


were confident of success, to show how great
their strength and how easy to win the battle
those who fought without hope, determined
to exhibit to the world their courage. and fall
with harness on, fighting to the last, their
backs to the field and their feet to the foen-
And now that the fight is ended and the smoke
OF battle begins to roll from the scene of con-
nict, and the result can be seen, the various
parties may enter the field as mutual friends
and assist each the other in carrying off the
dead and wounded. 1t is now expected that
everything will be hustle and confusion for a
short season, caused by the defeated candidates
preparing their crafts and making everything
taut preparatory to their start up that saline
stream generally called Salt Rver) which has
been rendered almost classic in American poll
tics. AS there will be many forming the crew
of the up river craft who have taken frequent
voyages in the same vessel in years gone by, no
fears need be entertained for her safety and as
there will be some jolly fellows aboard, the
presumption is that the trip will be both safe
and pleasant one.
The result upon the State Ticket is as every
person satisfied it would be-the success
of the Democratic party. The returns, SO far,
are rather meagre and appear to be falling off
from the vote of last fall. Whether the people
of California have showed their good sense as
well as their independence in the selection of the
men they have to preside over the AFFAIRS of our
State, time will perhaps decide. They have
elevated to power the same class of politicians
who have brought the State to its present con-
dition and saddled upon the people an uncon-
stitutional, unnecessary debt of four millions of
dollars, and we shall see whether those just
elevated to power will follow in the footsteps of
their distinguished predecessors, or endeayor to
produce change for the better. We are among
that class of persons who expect good to
eminate from the politicians of California
They have been tried, again and again, and al
ways found wanting-and if things should con-
tinue after the same style as heretofore prac-
ticed, we shall not be in the least disappointed.
The democratic party will no doubt have q
strong working majority in both branches of
the next Legislature, and we cannot say that
we expect any greater or less benefits on that
account. They win perhaps have more friends |
to provide for, and it will probably require a
greater number of private bills to reward polit-
ical partsans, than if either of the other parties
had the majority. Upon the whole we shall
look for the same corruption in high places and |
disregard of public interests which has distin-
guished former officials in California. We shall
expect to hear next winter that Sacramento is
filled with the same species of political harpies
who have always centered about the Capital of
the State during the sittings of the Legislature
that lobby-members-wh name is legion
will hang upon the heels of both branches of
the next Legislature, as they have upon all
preceding ones that numbers of thieving bills
will be passed to reward friends and favorites,
in spite of the vigilance of few honest and
competent men who may have seats upon the
legislative floor.
For the three candidates at the head of the
respective tickets, one of whom was necessarily
to administer the executive affairs of the State,
the friends of each claimed great degree of
perfection. Mr.. Stanly, the candidate of the
Republican party, has lost, in this campaign,
the confidence of many people, who looked upon
him as a high minded honorable and patriotic
man and statesman-and there is but little
doubt if, after receiving the nomination, he
had remained at home and not have taken the
stump, he would have received thousands of
votes which he otherwise lost.
Of Maj Bowie, the American candidate, but
little need be said he appears to bear the char
acter of high-minded and worthy gentleman,
and as his former political career has been
somewhat limited, his opponents appeared to
find but few sins to lay at his door, Whether
it is owing to his irreproachable character, or
to the fact that his chances of success were so
small that it was unnecessary to bring charges
against him. he can retire with the satisfaction
of having passed through the campaign with
having had less virulent abuse poured upon
his head than any candidate who has ever run
the gauntlet for an important political Office in
this State.
John B. Weller, the successful candidate for
Gubernatorial honors, although a favorite
among the politicians of this State, we think
cannot be considered such among the masses
of the people, and we should be sorry to carry
the political sins upon our head which we are
constrained to believe he carries upon his He
has generally run, throughoutth the State behind
the remainder of his ticket, and particularly so
in portions of this county. We look upon it
as just rebuke, administered by independent
voters to demagogueism, notwithstanding party
prejudices and party drill We are are salts
fed that he, in his former position of United
States Senator, has more than once sacrificed
the interests of California, and for what rea-
sons, he best knows himself Whatever worth
John B. Weller may possess as q man and |