Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-11-19
For the Democrat.
The Coming EleCtiOn-Duty Of Democrats.
PLAcERvILLE, Nov. 18th, 1859.

member Of the Assembly, to ill the vacancy
OccasiOned by the death of Thomas Robertson,
ESQ., There are two candidates in the field
A. D. Rock, the nominee of the Democratic
Central Committee, and John CONFESS, the
independent" Opposition Candidate These
two gentlemen are well known to the citizens
Of this county. Since the dissolution Of the
American party" Mr.. Rock has always been
found actively working in the ranks Of the
Democracy, opposing factions and doing much
for the success of our ticket. He is not one
Of those persons who merely votes with the
party,-he works for it, and may be seen at
the polls from morning till night exerting oil
his influence and energies for the success Of
the regular Democratic ticket, the whole tick
ct and nothing but the ticket.
The Committee could not have selected a
man upon whom more strength can be con-
ccntrated. He is one of the oldest residents
Of our county, has the advantage Of very ex-
tensivc acquaintance, and his urbanity Of man.
ner, integrity Of character, and adherence to
principle, Chat have characterized his asso-
Citations in private li(c,) have won for him the
respect and confidence Of all who know him.
Even his political enemies conccdc that his
known integrity and his adj ity to advance
the interests Of his constituents cminently
fit him for the position, and give him dcci
ded advantage over his INSCRIPTIONS compcti
tor, Mr.. CONFESS, who, although once idcnti-
fed with the Democratic party, has for the
last five years been actively engaged in crea-
ting discussions and organizing factions; and
for the last two years has come out and openly
opposed tho Democratic party, and tFadaced
it in unmeasured terms. Federal, State and
County officers. from the President down to
the Board Of Supervisors and the man who
stuck pegs in the road" have all come in for
share Of his invectivc, until he has lost the
confidence of all parties. Many Of his old and
Influential friends, Disguised with his arbitrary
and vindictvc course, have left him. In fact
I think, judging from the remarks Of his for.
mcr friends and associates it will be difficult
for him to muster q " corporal'S guard" to his
support
People are not so blind as to wifully throw
away their votes, which they would most ef-
fectually do, by voting for Mr.. Concession,
il it were possible to elect him, he would be
cipher in our next Legislature, because that
body is largely Democratic. Besides. the peo-
pie Of this county, at the late election, elected
n straight-out Democratic delegation 10 repre-
sent this county in the Legislature. ard to
elect CONFESS who, besides being q candidate
for State Office on the fusion ticket, stumped
this county in opposition to our delegation
and cxerted all his powers Of eloquence and
Iogic to defeat them, would be the extreme OF
folly. as he would be there alone without
power or influence. Surely the people have
too much selfrcspect to stultify themselves by
voting for man whom they so recently and
emphatically repudiated!
Let every Democrat be at the polls on the
26th and do his duty and elect a man who
can and will work in unison with those al
ready elected, for A. d. Rock, the regular
nominee Of the Democratic party, and then
we can confidently expect that our interests
will be attended to. With one there to divide
the influence and neutralize. to some extent,
the vote of the delegation, we could expect
but little save business delayed and time un-
profitably spent in useless discussion.
In the last few days l have heard some
Democrats say they felt no interest in the
election and would not go to the polls. and
gave as reason that the man Of their choice
was not nominated Because, forsooth, they
did not get their favorite they will not do their
duty! What beautiful Democracy! Suppose
every man 6Olted every time his favorite did
not succeed, what would become Of the party
II would soon be disorganized and powe:lcss.
Now, l understand fundamental principle
Of Democracy to be, to submit to the will Of
the majority. Let every man ask himself
this question-what will be gained by the
party by voting for an opposition candidate
and Withholding his support from the regular
nominee? ia wrong has been committed,
committing another wrong will not correct it.
When A. u. Rock was first nominated
was as much disappointed and felt as bitterly
as any man could, believing that the Cent, al
Committee had no authority or precedent for
doing anything more than call Convention.
In my disappointment felt strongly inclined
to support an Independent Candidate, provi-
ded reliable Democrat could be found who
would consent to run. After talking with
Democrats from different portions of the coun-
ty, found that the nomination was made
strictly in accordance with the usages Of the
party in this and other counties in the State,
which decided me at once to adhere to the
good old Democratic doctrine, to yield person
al preferences to the will Of the majority and
give my support to the regular nominee
About that time friend of mine received
letter from Gov. Weller, q paragraph from
which was permitted to read, and for the
benefit of the wavering will insert it, to give
them an idea ofthe light in which that distin-
guished and veteran Democrat views these
matters. It shows that his attachment to
Democratic principles, his uncalCulating dcvO-
ton to his party, his perfect freedom from
personal animosities, rise superior to his most
ambitious aspirations; and that he would pre-
fer to be defeated for the U. S. Senate than to