The Placer herald., 1867-08-17
Gold Run Correspondence.
GoLp Run. Aug. 18th. 1867


Matters politically are moving smoothly
occasionally some spiritually" enthusiastic
Gorhamite bresks the monoIony by bis dis
cordant wsilings over the sad fate tba,
awaits the lobby chief
Crocker, Gorham & Co., have had all the
+, employees at work here collecting
Pine Burrs 10 illuminate the Capital on the
night that the lobbyists hold their meeting
in Sacramento. Well Nero 6ddIed while
the imperial city OF Rome was wrapped in
contlagration, and the liberties Of the people
were being ruttIessly crushed. and why not
G"rham d Parks revel and feast while they
rivet chains and bind US to their csr Of fraud
and corruption. Have the people of Cali
fornia become 40 besotted with ignorance
and party prejudice that they cannot see
that there is some great motive in all these
free excursions t" Gorham meetings! Does
any sane man for one moment suppose that
the Central Pacific Railroad and the Steam
Navigation Company would extend free rides
TO all Who are willing to go to hear Gorbam
and his clique speak, unless they expected to
receive it back in some shape or otherl
tell you these incorporatons own Gorham.-
lie is their plant tool, nominated 10y their
power and Influence and every poor aboring
man, merchant. .tax-p payer, who votes for Cor
ham is only voting an unlimited and uni
seemed tax upon himself and pos,erity.
There is not political principle really in.
voved in the election or defeat Of Gorbam,
it is merely contes, between the strong and
powerful corrupt capitalists, and the great
aboring masses Of The State. Why does
Gorbam, when he is forced to the wall by
the Union and Bulletin. denounce the pro-
p'ie,ors OF the former as gamblers, and
The latter as entertaining secession sympa-
'hies9 Is this not for the purpose to diver,
The minds of the masses from Gorham's
own swi"ding record! What has it 90, to
do with his case. if Mr. Anthony is the mos,
outrageous blackeg in the State (which no
one beeves,) aud The Bulletin was really
flying the "S'ars and Bars" over its office,
you'd that make Gorhsm's record any purel9
most certainly NOT. lie is either guilty, or
lot guilty, # an attempt to get from the
State tor mere sorg, portion Of the wa
ter front of San Francisco, at one dollar per
acre, or for $1,000 property that is worth to
day IS 900 900; and he is either guilty, or
State TO the tune Of &2.e5O.OOO for tie hene.
I'll Of 10, of railroad companies and polil
cal specuIa,ors. He stands to day before the
people of California a moral cul lpr, and he
has the hraxen effron'ry to attempt vindi
cation Of his course before the people he
would have 80 ourageousIy wronged, and
that If he is elected Governor he will not be |
a naughty boy any more.
Tax xpaye ers of Placer county, you, who are
now enjoying little OF the SWEETS Of rail
road taxation, ask you, is he to be trusted !
Are bis pledges good, when lie tells you
THAT an honest man will make no pledges,
and dishonest one will only kesp those that
suit him"
Why does he, when these matters are
forced home to him, talk about Anderson
vile and the firing upon Fort sumpter!-
What bas that got to Go with attempted inn
positions upon the taxpayers OF the State!
Why don't re frankly acknow Wedge that the
only difference between him and tho 'ipds
pendent press" is one Of honesty and in,eg-
rity, that there is no political difference, they
both advocate the Congressional reconstruct
tion plan, and are sound on manhood suf-
frage." and the leading doctrines Of the par
"! Why don't he tell ths people that If
BidwelI had have been the nominee of the
June convention, upon the same platform
tba, be stands upon, that BidwelI would
have received the cordial support of tbs
Union, Bulletin and Call, 70" they would
have considered the great interests Of the
State safe in BidwelI's hands, which they do
not in Gorhsm's. Why don't he tell the
people that this is what's the matter. and
that the 'subsidsed press got too much Of
good thing when he was nominated.
ask, would the people Of this State be
entitled to any sympathy if,hey should e'ec,
Gorham. and he should then help .hese
monied powers TO all the aid which they
will undoubtedly claim for their share 10 his
election! think not. They know him and
if the people 60 to the poll. with their eyes
open and vote Tor him, they must not la
ment the high rates of taxation, or deplorc
their hard fate, which makes them tie bon
ded slaves of the capitalists Of this State.
We are auxously awaiting the 9Th Of
August, we wish to listen to the eloquent,
manly voice of Cnffroth. tho champion and
defender Of hite men and their rights. We
wish him to fssten the charge upon Highly,
tha, he is in favor Of manhood suffrage.
have nothing in the wsy of local news
the approaching election is absorbing al
other matters. hear it runored by some of
our Gold Run "boys," who attended the
great lobby meeting at Sacramento that the
Editor Of the ".Stripes" wss nicely "sham.
pooned" by our Gold Run barber, coming
home that night.-AIl for nothing. free Of
charge Well this is really becoming an
age Of free things and don't see but what
SeIkirk is entitled TO share while free things
are going.
Yours Truly.
OLD GUARD.
Auburn Correspondents.