Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-14
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TAI 1.ssssh o. s~1VaEt thsu With Me-"
kenqng U-socaASt Do you oe9 kaOW The OPP
POa'uea' p'er ~ ne psFtqa ~ sa Sooticss not 10
have q1ssw issse 10 agitale-odus gSat Raasssa 70
PreseAs-e@s right, TidcuIOusly swslltd oct Of ell
pTOFosto1h 10 assorti They believe Ghsswith the
People th6FS IL slWayss "Surs market Tor impos.
turs." HsvsF before they wasted a lsSus, 70 di.
vide e DISTINCT o. Fsstsala the Dsmossaey, they
more ssdly west u nsw thai they lasguIsh Oh,
support them viii H." .But bsiolAt thsy have
fOand lid issas, - eAsy Say tbsy hdVe. Dear
DsxOcaAs. aaly thisk Il itI-ths vsnsaoas spawn
VI Black RepubIicanism 10 uas up the Democratic
paFtyi 0rSsi iadeed, mast be their 6Sed Of an 10
sue, great the strain, when from the metaphy sica
uneaudsFings Ofa wild debats they seek 70 draw Il.
Without any explAnalioa a. calculation Of what
Il is what the need o. the use or the object Of Il H.
without ialorminR 10 who 10 brneatssd or who L.
outraged By Il the whole beagle press Of the State
everything that rud,u,ss in the Gantsst drRree VI
Black Republlcanism or Brodevickism-a dis,ine.
tou without a diaerenee-are bowling. the is,ur.
Tie isUue the pev iruuei Hat thess faI.- cries will
no, draw Of the Ds,,pl~'s attention from what In
really Of momeut snd Importance. The only and
the real issue In the GINNING ea,npaRn H. whether
Oar State Government is 10 remain In the hand. Of
Tie Democracy " uot-whe,her We arc still To have
. safe. honest and economical administration or
not N Is the State. It's Interests and pro.pect. t
be delivered over " the experiments and tender
mercies. 10 be shaped and directed BY that turLu.
lent rout called the Opposition, the Isaders II which
ere painting CDr power spd plumber, or vulgar dis.
.iuctIon-with whom patriotism IL . silly feeling
and generous ambition q still weaker sentiment
that ell can understand that are subject to the de-
cisiou u the people. For how our State Govern.
ment 10 carried o. on what principles and By whom,
cou.s home 70 every man. and ought 70 be subjec;
70 careful cxamin atinu.
We ask Of Ihis Opposition bread. and they give US
= s,One We ask OF them principles, and they give
US an issue. cannot repeat Uo often. " they Ian.
Ruish ! Oh, support them with lic." Butt Op.
position party. wssk In The ridiculous aud heteFO-
geneOus elements Of iIs construction. cannot dream
Of success 10 . contest With the Democratic party
for the favor u the Pe''Ple. II is an organization
founded on . most unsubslantial basis, combining
in itself the speedisst elsmsntS OE destruction. 1t
has no fair and square platform Of principles, In the
msriIs of which il ID willing 70 cOnhde-in the In-
'egriy II which II Is willing to Abide-in the vir'
tues which. though their success might be bAftied
Tor day. u 70 willing u cling with StsAdfAstnesS
grSA'er in defeat than Viet"ry. Il is but an OPPO
'itiOn party. having no Affirmative principles its
nembsFs, impatient for good, incapable VI building.
they labor 10 de'tr"y.
The Democratic parry. and II a'One, presents TO
the people the plain, safe sud patriotic exposition Of
principles whereby TO govern and guide the growth
IT these SAtes individually or in the aggregate;
HAL .Rt and he
Of the mighty. various aud extending interests Of
our country Il alone believes that the increase Of
stars On "ur goriouS banner brings beauty, strength
aud prosperity believing in that astronomical
Law 'As' stars give heat a. well ~ light. but Our
Stars are suns 10 the political system aud en- increase
of them consequently brings heat, light and eIsetF
city thoSe elements % nseessaTy " sound health,
necessary Z" further i0viROFate cur expanding 'ys
ten: u alone has preserved and Will PressIVe the
eouhdeuee Of The wh.,le enuntrv. because Il takes
The cna,lsu.i.- e. ia w,ide In Ill eone~vnsk nov