San Andreas independent., 1857-11-28
PLATFORM,
10 the S9yereign, Free and Independent Voters
of the NXth Senatorial District.

FELLOW CITIZENS When in the course of
human events 1t becomes necessary to elect q
Senator to flll 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 II 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 fnanciering
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 fearlessy, as a candidate for the mighty
work, which is necessary to be done, the com
ing winter; and | pledge myself, if elected,
to bring into action all the mighty powers of
mind, individually possess, to regenerate, re-
viyify 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 strykrs
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, time serving
friend or tool and cats-paw of Dave Broderick
have never been particularly afraid Of or OPP
posed to, the Vigilance Committee; | shall
not make thousand promises for the Big
Tree road; | shall not promise hundred
loaiers to make them Secretaries, Sergants-at-
Arms or Door Keepers shall not make spe-
cial war against Jew Pedlars for the sake of
obtaining a 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 living,
therefore | want the office,-and a 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 Fejee Islands |
shall go for long session,-believIng we cam
not have too much of a good thing | shall
agitate THE CHINESE QUESTION, and go for
expurgating the long-tailed Celestials from
our mines, for the special benefit of the San
Francisco Importers of them to reclaim Tule
Lands and cultivate rice-with vengeance;
| shall go for county officials to furnish good
INNING Chains TO all VINO need them, and II
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 egti-
mate means of obtaining votes, and like other
politicians am willing to be lavish of promises,
the only tradng-capital of the real wire
working political mannuvercr.
For the last three days we have had
constant crowd from Mokelumne 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 political
wire-pulling.
Until after the election, I am the peoples
friend. and the particular friend of all who
vote for me.
MAJOR JESSIE THOMPSON.
Of Campo Seco.
CAMPO SEco, November 25th, l857.-te#