The Shasta courier., 1859-08-27
The County Canvass.


The State Ticket will receive four or five hun
dred majority, at least The entire county
ticket, unless are badly deceived, will also be
elected-in some instances by much reduced
majorities, owing to the action of boilers and
traitors, and of class less honorable than
boiling traitors-we mean Democrats made
luke-warm by defeat in Convention, those who
make loud professions Of Democracy who sav
they desire to see the entire ticket elected, but
who throwing cold water on it all the time
who halted in the very commencement of the
| fight and just when the order was given to
charge bayonette" upon the enemy. We say
these constitute class of enemies infinitely
less noble than avowed traitor, for the rea-
son that they traitors at heart, but too cow
ardly to make their treason overt.
The Opposition think they may possibly elect
one or two of their candidates, by the use of
the disafected Democrats. They, however, are
destined to be disappointed. They pretend to
be especially sangune of electing Alex. An
drews, candidate for Tax Collector. They say
Spatz will draw enough German and Irish votes
from the Democratic ticket to secure the cleo
ticn of Andrews. They are mistaken. Nearly
all Of the intelligent Germans, those who are
Democrats from principle, will support the regu-
lar Democratic ticket, County and State. So,
too, with Irshmen. They Will not permit Mr.
Andrews to play the same game, with Mr.. Spatz
as the instrument, that Mr. Stockton did with
Mr.. Harrington two years ago We do not of
course, charge that Mr.. Spatz has been purchas-
ed by Mr.. Andrews to occupy his present posi-
/ ton. Neither did we ever nor do we now charge
or believe that John Harrington was purchased
by Stockton to run when he did He himself
| however, admits that he was deceived by Stock
tons friends, and induced to remain in the field
| by Misrepresentation. This is precisely the
case with Spatz. He is deceived He was in
duced to announce himself by men whose only
| object is to defeat Skillman. They do not even
hope to elect Spatz, although they may cheat
him into the belief that he has a good chance
Their object is TO divide the Democracy and
thus defeat Skillman by the election OF Andrews,
and they using Mr.. SpRtz as the unconscious
instrument. And yet these persons, including
Mr.. Spatz. pretend to be Democrats Do DEM
ocrats play into the hands of the Opposition
Do Democrats endeavor to defeat the regular
candidates of the Democratic party2 MOI All
such are bogus Democrats
"Pd rather be dog, and bay the moon,
Than such a. Democrat.
In the short space of two weeks Mr. Spatz
will find that what we tell him is truth He will
find that he has been cheated-that his vote has
not reached half the number he looked for
that he's the smallest toad in the puddle-that
the only thing he has gained is the loss of his
standing Democrat and the loss of hun
dreds of scads. Stick pin here, Mr.. Spatz, and
if we are wrong after election day we'll treat to
the lager.
The Opposition also calculate upon beating
! Mr.. Mix for District Attorney. Both candidates
are well known and qualified to fill the office
Mr. Mix is the Democratic nominee He has
served the greater part of one term. Before he
came into office the Indebtedness of the county
was increasing at the rate of sundry thousands
of dollars per year-the result of the loose
manner in which the county's finances were
conducted. He at once put a stop to this, re-
versed the order of things, and commenced re-
ducing the county debt at the rate of from eight
| to ten thousand dollars per year IF this does
not commend him to the taxpayers of the
county, then nothing will.
The Opposition also profess to have hopes of
beating John S. Follansbee for Sheriff 1t is
true that Capt. Hale, his opponent is a high
toned honorable gentleman, thoroughly quail
| fed and remarkably popular, in fact, personally,
about one of the most popular men in the coun-
| ty. But then all these qualities John Folans-
bee possesses in an eminent degree. Who doubts
his honesty? Who doubts his capacity? As to
personal popularity, we very much doubt whe-
ther any man in the county has the advantage
of him. Besides, he is the regular Democratic
nominee.
John Anderson has the dead thing. So with
Jerry Durick. AS for John White, for the As
sembly, the Clerk might as well make out his
certificate Of election at once Jimmy Hayburns
election is doubtful-that is, his election by over
| 1900 majority is doubtful. Dennis Dunn also
may consider his "peace, calling and election"
made sure. Ditto Barney Garland and the re-
mainder of the ticket.
Let every Democrat DO his duty Watch the
traitors and mark them, so that henceforth when
they present themselves before Democratic Con-
ventions for nominations, they most certainly
will-or ask for appointments to Office at the
hands of Milton s. Latham or at the hands of
the U. S. Marshal as census takers, as thev most
certainly will--they may be met with that pun
/ ishment which is due treason.
! P. S. Since writing the foregoing we have
| been informed that Mr. Spatz stated on Middle
Greek few days ago, that if any other man
| had been nominated for Tax Collector but Skill
man, he would not have been candidate. but
that he was determined to beat him. Mr.. Spatz
told us that he did not come out merely to de-
| feat Skillman.-that he would not run at all if
he thought his running would elect Alex. An
drews. How does Mr.. Spatz account for this
contradiction
| Mr.. Spatz also stated to gentleman at Lower
/ Springs that he was induced 10 run for Tax Col
lector by Clint. Johnson and John A. Dreibel-
bis. He told US that these were not the men
/ who urged him to come out.