The Shasta courier., 1860-02-11
Tho Test.


differs IN toto with our endorsement of the test
adopted by the Shasta County Central Commit
tee. Well, if you do. what of it? The test does
not apply to you or yours-it only applies to the
Democracy of Shasta County, with whose pri-
mary elections you have nothing at all to do.
Therefore your approval or disapproval is un-
called for and wholly immaterial We say 80
with all proper respect. As you ntimated to
Us some time ago, when we ventured to defend
from your severity friend who happened to be
your representative, ifyou just attend to home
affairs and let the Shasta Democracy alone they
will in all probability be able to get along tol-
erably well.
The assertion of the editor, however, that
"good Democrats voted for Baker, the Black
Republican nominee for Congress, while they
voted for the remainder Of the Democratic ticket
is ridiculous. The assertion that such men are
as good Democrats as ourselves or our Central
Committee, is untrue, not 10 say insulting. The
Republicans at the last election did not hope to
elect their State ticket. They did expect, how
ever, to elect Baker. To that end they contrib
uted every effort. They knew if he were in
Congress, and the election of President was
thrown into the Eouse, that he would vote
against the Charleston nominee. So did the
Bsacon's so-called "good Democrats" know
when they voted for him. The Republicans
knew that if elected he would vote for a Repub-
iican speaker; so knew the Beacon's good
Democrats'-and more, they knew that he was
Republican all over and under, in and out and
hated the Democracy from the top of the head
to the sole of the foot. To say that such men
are good Democrats" is folly-to compare
them to Democrats who never failed to support
Democratic nominees, is insulting as well as un-
just, and we are sure the Beacon editor did so
hastily, and is too much of gentleman to re-
peat the injustice.
We are now taking the inltiatory steps TO the
nomination ofcandidates for President and Vice
President at Charleston. Those candidates will
be nominated as exponents Of certain National
political sentments-as representatives of the
Democratic party. Therefore the State delegates
who vote for National delegatesto to make those
nominations should be Denocrats-and in the
primary elections the men who vote for county
delegates, who elect the State delegates, should
be sound on the great distinctive questions
which divide the Democratic and Republican
parties. Hence the test at this time should look
only to National political questions
Men who voted for Baker, knowing that he
was epubcan-knowing that in a certain
event he wonld prevent the vote of California
being cast for Democratic President-knowing
that he would vote for n Republican speaker
knowing that he was an enemy of the Demo-
cratic party, first, last and forever, and who
would now, if he had succeeded, be sustaining
him in voting for Sherman-sueh men, we say
however honorable they may be, cannot be "good
Democrats They exhibited Republican procliv-
tiles. They knew it was folly to vote for the
Republican candidates for State officers. They
were sanguine, however, of electing Baker.
Hence they voted for him. Ifthey had believed
that the Republican State ticket would be elect
ed, they would have voted that, for the same
reason that they voted for Baker May the Lord
preserve the party from all such good Demo-
crats." They are Republican at heart, as will
be evidenced just so soon as that party stands
show OF success. They are standing ready and
eager to leave the Democracy just so soon as it
ceases to be in the majority. Make them be-
iieve that any Republican nominee stands good
show of election, and they will vote for him
They are false Democrats. They simply lack
the moral courage to act with minority that
they believe in the right. If the devil gets his
dues, bell get all such Democrats. The idea Of
Democratic paper asserting that good Demo-
crats' scratched off the name of Burch or Scott
and voted for Republican, Well we'll