The Placer herald., 1867-07-20
70 THE VOTERS OF PLACER COUNTY

FeffOU CW1ZeuS.--MJ AN",
presenting you this address, is, that personally
Am 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 Couh'y
before the election.
And since The Democratic County Convention,
unsolicited by me, has seen tit to place my ,,ne
l deem it my duty to give you ialr ana canulu
statement al nv views upon the great issues
which axe now agitating the public mind. ~
Being NO poli,ician. having never filed an ONCE
of public 'rast in my life, consequently know
mothing about the machinery, by which skilllnl
politicians manipulate their views to catch the
popular ear, and are ready at all times to cater
10 every'humhug which they imagine VIII icad
them on 10 fortune and favor, or advance the'r
interests even IL ii isat the sacrifice principle
or the selling Of the public veal
Therefore, shall endeavOr in this address. 10
give ltu a crude unvarnised statement OF my
views. upon the leading topics OF the day, icav-
ing you TO Judge Of their sOundness and my
qualifications.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
This is a matter which peculiarly interests every
citizen Of California, and men who aspire to OIL
flee should not be allowed to creep in unques
TONED or unpedxed upon this most important
question. Now is the time to take decisive
stand in the matter; it is easier to settle the CHI
nesc question while we haze out strfy "oh-
sand to deal with than to wait until ASA us
gorges her hundreds Of thousands upon THIS coast,
Throwing the. like blight from the Sienas 70
the ocean. Sapping the very life blood OF Cur
young State and destroying its native industry.
1r"gard the Mongoliau race as the most dam
gerons element which could possibly be intro
'duccd into the State, and one which strikes di'
'rcctly at its most vital interests, by putting
Mown the legitimate labor Of the country to its
starving level, and dscouraging immigration
which would seek homes upon this coast
Thereby adding strength to the State, both in a
social and military point of view.
Suppose we should become involved in for
eign war, with some OF the great maratne powers
Of the world, with our immense unprotected coast
to defend Do you think the Cinnamon would
lend a hand to repel the invader, or add wisdom
to the councils Of the nation? No, they would
only be an incumbrance.
No State can say that its prosperity is well
based, that does not extend to the labOrer all the
encouragement that law and sympathy can give,
ahc labOring classes arc the bone and sinew OF
every country. And that State which allows
capitalists, or monopolists to trample upon the
rights OF the honest sons Of toll, is raising up
Nation Of slaves, and 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 too degraded and debascd to face the storm.
Let us have well organized and we'll paid
aystem Of labor. granting to the laborcr all that
Law and sympathy can give, and having capital
and labor 60 hand in hand working for their
mutual benefits.
The Cinnamon are the lcccbes that are sucking
fAe H.s blood from the State, and when they be-
come gaESel with its riches, drop quietly back
rn.o China to enjoy their polygamous Institutions
"nd heathen customs, leaving no: so much as thell
dead carcasses to be polluted by barbarian soil.
They hl all positions from the "femme.de
'Naomore," to the Merchant, compelling all who
A.!empt competition. to labor at starvation
Prices, or abandon to them the field uncontested
a.ey are natural and constitutional thieves, com
srrat'lng all manner OF crime upon every occasion
ahey bring with them the baneiul and cOrruptinc
customs OF heathen land, 10 be disseminated
osroaacast over the country poisoning the minds
~ our youth. They add nothing to the produc
Ing or manufacturing Interests of the State, but
aI n tnelr pleasures or necessities require, il
sn,Pped or smuggled from China.
r-a. ~. loathsome as they are. blighting as thcil
reseaceis to every material interest of the State
eS -" uave party seeking your suffrage and head
ic,iy ~ tnat FRINGE OF Railroad and Waterfront
~ rh'S, George G. Gorham ,and endorsed by tho
Hhao'e Radical party of the State who il
nos., acknowledged head of the Chinest
any ar'y ol the State and whose money
"ST 'nn9ence is striving to fastcn this system
sSso ooneism upon the people, so they can hav,
SS;p Scp ,aoor to build the Railroads and Canals
.n.,S tnis league agapst the white labor of th,
In" expect to get through the next Lcgisla
NV aaosr the Gorham administration.
''"''ossandipg their platform dcnouuccs th