The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-10-10
RADICAL FIGURES.

GOLD Run, October 5th.
MR. EDIToR 1T ia matter Of some sur.
prise, after the September and October de-
feats of last ) ear, that the Radicals are now
confident Of carrying the State for Grant. or
at least are betting their money upon the
issue of the 81 Of November next. We
think they will be just as badly fooled 10
this election as they were 10 the last There
is nothing TO warrant the belief that there
has been any changes from the ranks Of the
Democracy to that Of the enemy, but on the
contrary, in every city. town, and precinct
the news u.s. that some radical has got his
eyes opened to the wickedness Of the Wash
inglon Directory, and has abandoned the
party that brings turmoils upon the people
and debts upon tue country. The radical
speakers tell the people that there was 26, 900
registered votes which were not polled at
September election Of last year, and that
these twenty-six thousand "oles we.ia all
radicals, and will in November vote for Grant
and Colfax. This is assuming great deal,
and without any thing to warrant it. Taking
the Great Register as guide, or as to the
exact number of votes not polled, is no cor.
rec, basis 10 found an assumption upon.
For instance the Great Register was opened
for names nearly two years before any eec'
ton was held under ts operation, and large
number Of persons registered had either rs'
moved from the State, or we're transferred to
other counties and counted twice, large
number had also undoubtedly died, thereby
the Great Register showing upon its face
fctcous or unreal number of voters, which
when counted would reduce the number Of
bona J;de voters fully 20 per cent. Now our
Radical friends assume that there was 10000
Radical votes not cast last year. So far as
this locality WAS concerned, at the Septem'
Der election the Rudicals polled every vote
they had, while upon the other hand tho
Democrats lost about 5 per cent. OF their
strength by men who did not vote who could
have done so, and by Others who bad lost
their citizen papers and could not register,
and believe this was the case throughout
the State 1t was all "bosb" about G Tor hams
unpopulari,y, Radicals do not ask of their
candidates, Are they competent9 Are they
honest! but walk right up and swallow the
dose prepared for them. no matter personally
how distastefuI tis. So it was with Gorbam
l heard number Of Radicals Of this place,
swear by everything sacred, that they would
not vote 70. Gcrham, that be was unfit to
become the Chief Magistrate OF the State,
yet on The day OF election these same fellows
vent to the polls and voted for Gorham
without The least compunctions Of conscience
or regard for what they bad sworn not to
do. No one will pretend TO deny but what
tho Congressional csnvas. OF the two parties
was fair test of lbe party strength. Now
Axtell's msjority 10 the first District over
Phelps was 1904, and Johpson's majority in
the third was 373 over Harrison, and Higbys
majority 10 the second over Coffroth was
1867. Now by adding AxteIl's and John.
sons majorities together and then deductng
Higby's majority from it, we still have a
clear Democratic majority 10 the State Of
Of 1910, upon closely contested election,
when the Radicals bad all the Railroad, and
corrupt mouopolies, as we'll as all the State
patronage to assist them 10 the canvass. So
it cannot be denied, but what The vote on
Lieutenant Governor was a fair test Of party
strength. Gov. Holden's majority over
Jones was $685., only 225 votes less than
the majori!es of Axtell and Johnson. Now,
We can give Grant and Colfat every vote
cast for the Fay tckst-which was 2,Os8-
| and We still have q democratic majority OF
1922 or nearly two thousand votes, and no
one for a moment believes that the entire
Fay vote will be cast for The Radicals
Now we will suppose that there has been an
increase Of o thousand votes BY emigration.
naturalization and men who did not vote al
the last election, and that the radicals will
get Eve thousand 10 the Democrats four
thousand Of this vots-and oil who know
anything Of The political bias Of the emf