The Placer herald., 1867-07-13
TO THE VOTERS OF PLACER COUNTY

Fellow Cui@ens.--My principal reason for
presenting you this address. is, that personally
nm a stranger to the most of you, having resided
in this county little upwards Of two years
And it is possible, that circumstances may pre-
vent me from visiting all portions OF the County
before the election.
And since the Democratic County Convention,
unsolicited by me, has seen fit to place my name
upon the ticket, as candidate for the Assembly;
! deem it my duty to give you 1alr ana cahoid
statement Of my views up, upon rc 1ne pa se1' 'SSues
Being NO politician. having never filed an Office
ofpN4ic ,rust in my life, consequently know
nohng ahou, the machinery, by which skililnl
politicians manipulate their views to catch the
popular ear, and are ready at all times to cater
TO evcy'humbug which they Imagine Will lead
them on 10 fortune and favor, or advance thelr
interests, even il it sat the sacrifice OF principle,
or the selling of the public veal
Therefore, shall endeavor in this address. TO
give you crude unvarnised statement OF my
views, upon the leading topics OF the day, lcav-
Ing you TO judge Of their soundhcss and my
qualifications.
THE CHINESE QUESTION:
This is matter which peculiarly interests every
citizen OF California, and men who aspire to Of
tce should not be allowed 10 creep in unqucs-
toned or unpledged upon this most important
question. Now is the time to take decisive
stand in the matter; it is easier TO settle the Chi
nese question while we have 6ut siriy Mou-
saAd TO deal with than to wait until Asia dis
gorges her hundreds oil thousands upon this coast,
abrowing them like blight from the Sierras TO
the ocean. Sapping the very life blood of Cur
young State and destroying its native industry.
Iregard the Monsolian race as the most dan
gerons element which could possibly be intro
duced into the State, and one which strikes 0i,
rcctly at It's most vital interests. by putting
down the legitimate labor Of the country TO Its
starving level, and discouraging immigration
which would seek homes upon this coast
Thereby adding strength to the State, both in
social and military point OF view.
Suppose we should become involved in for
esn war, with some OF the great maratine powers
OF the world, with our immense unprotected coast
TO defend. Do you think the Cinnamon would
lend hand 10 repei the invader, or add wisdom
10 the councils Of the nation? No, they would
only be an incumbrance
No State can say that its prosperity is we'll
based that does not extend to the laborcr all the
encouragement that law and sympathy can give,
the aborinS classes are the bone and sinew of
every country. And that State which allows
capitalists or monopolsts to trample upon the
Iishts OF the honest sons Of toll, is raising up
Nation OF slaves, and u breed of aristocrats, and
IN her hour OF trouble can depend upon neither
Tor the one has nothing to fight for and the other
Is 100 degraded and debascd to face the storm.
Let US have a well organized and well paid
system oflabor, granting to the laborer all that
law and sympathy can give, and having capital
ana labor 80 hand in hand, working for their
mutual benefits
:, lhe Cinnamon are the leeches that are sucking
'hc life blood from the State, and when they be-
come gorscd with its riches, drop quietly back
'in'o China to enjoy their polygamous institutions
'au heathen customs, leaving not so much rs their
dead carcasses to be polluted by barbarian soil.
lhey fill all positions from the ':Jemme'de-
'Man'0re," to the Merchant, compelling all who
attempt competition. to labor at starvation
prices, or abandon 10 them the field uncontested.
lney are natural and constitutional thieves com
1mn,ltng all manner OF crime upon every occasion.
ihey bring with them the banelul and corrupin &
customs OF heather land, 10 he disseminated
broadcast over the country, poisoning the minds
ol our youth They add nothing to the produc-
InS or manufacturing Interests of the State, but
a.! al taelr pleasures or necessities require, is
hn.pped or smuggled from China.
, act ioathsome us they are, blighting as their
to every material interest Of the State,
as "e nave party seeking your suffrage and head
eus ~ that Prince Of Railroad and Waterfront
'..uooysts, George G. Gorham, ,and endorsed by the
.h'e Muo'e Radical party of the State who is
a .ue acknowledged head of the Chinese
party OF the State and whose money
'sa influence is striving to fastcn this system
=, Oooiieism upon the people, so they can have
,n, .Jeap laoor 10 build the Railroads and Canals
sn "ncn this league against the white labor Of the
s,Uun.ry ,vu expect to get through the next Lcgisa
'0,s under the Gorham administration.
Nowtlhstandins their platform denounces The