The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-09-12
GRANTS ELECTION Is NEGRO SUFFRAGE L


ALL THE STATES.
The attempt to establish the negro race
8 part of the government of the country, |
5 the most serious menace yet made against
American civilization, for it comes IN the
alse guise of humanity and justice. Negro
scendancy in the Southern States is negro
balance Of power in the nation. This
mean, negro suffrage and negro equality
n the North as well as in the South. 1t is
rue the Chicago Convention, while 1t APP
proves negro suffrage in the South, de-
,lares the question in the Northern States
% "belong properly to the people Of those
States" This declaration, while it en-
olodes the Radical pretense of the right OF
he negro to the suffrage on the grounds OF
MS manhood, or of justice, or humanity,
IS mere concession to the sentiment OF
the Middle and North Western States, a
tub thrown to the whale, until after
The election.
Everything in the past makes it certain
that the success of our opponents III
this contest will bring with it the establish
ment by Act of Congress of negro suffrage
in every State that adhered to the Union.
The claim of this power in Congress under
some construction of the Constitution and
of the recent amendments, and OF Its duty
to exercise it has been strongly pressed by
the more advanced leaders of the Radical
party; and in the event of its success will
undoubtedly be made good as soon as
possible afterwards. 1t is difficult to con-
template such future without anxiety.
INTERESTS OF LABOR.
A mixed Government of the two races
is simply an impossibility. 1t Is a
failure in countries whore the white
race is more tolerant of the admixture
than it is in ours. Its failure here will be
as certain and more speedy. Meantime,
the effect ON the labor interest OF the coun-
try cannot fail to be most mischievous.
soundest democracy and the truth OF
Christianity, concur that the labor OF a
country is the foundation of its power, pros
perity and civilization; that no soci-
ETY. is we'll organized which does not
rest on sound organization OF labor
and that the just rights and security OF la
Dor are the first duty OF government The
policy which subjects the workingmen OF
the superior race to q competition Tor then
daily bread with any considerable number
of laborers of an inferior race is injurious
to the permanent interests OF the Republlc
though it may hold out prospect OF pres
ent pecuniary gain or more speedy devel
opment Of certain material interests. Any
social or political organization in this land
OF free institutions which has to rest upon
the iaferior races, African OF
Asiatic, rests upon quicksand. The intel
ligent progressive mechanics and working
men of this country, and especially OF this
coast, are the body of tho people, Our wealth
in peace, our strength in war, the best bull
wark of our free institutions. The policy
of supplanting them by an inferior race i
in my Judgment, most short sighted anC
mischievous delusion. l recognize Iii the
fullest extentupon every ground their nigh
to be defended by all proper means agalns
any such policy, come from what quar-
ter it may, or on whatever grounds
Of supposed present advantage or III
balanced humanity it may be rested;
With these views, long entertained
by me as the result of mature reilec-
ton, cannot but regret many of the pro-
visions of the Chinese treaty recently rati-
fed at Washington. The concessions, for
example, in regard to the uncontrolled i'm
migration of the Chinese into this country,
and their full right OF admission into our
schools, are wholly one sided and justly OBJ
noxious. Are the people Of California pre-
pared for the results OF such provisions?
Now for the first time the American peo-
pie may vote on the whole Reconstruction
policy of Congress with its indiscriminate
negro suffrage, test oaths, wholesale dis
Embellishments and all its other owls
upon its head. If they are true to them
selves ard to their own liberties they will SO
vote upon it AZ to dispose of it forever.
Loud applause.
FINANCE, EXPENDITURE AND TAXATION.
Though the Constitutional issues in
politics, between our opponents and our
selves, are of the gravest character, the
questions of finance, expenditure and taxa
tlon are of pressing importance to MS all.
One of the most profound thinkers on
Government, Mr.. Burke, says that Con
stitutionol principles have generally been
indicated in contests arising out of money
expenditure and taxation. The Constitu-
tional issue is thus brought home most
directly to the people. Finance, expendi-
ture and taxation have a necessary con-
nection, and act and react on each other.
The condition of the country in respect of
them is such as to excite the llveliest appre-
tensions among those who are best in
formed. In our future such men see little
or no cause for hope, except in a complete
and speedy change of that unwise and evil
administration at Washington which has
brought our financial affairs into disorder
so alarming.
In California we are not troubled
as our brethren are i'll the States east
of the Rocky Mountains, with an ire
deemable and debased paper currency.
More than once a determined and con-
certed effort was made within a few years
past in this State to introduce that cur
rency on the deceptive ground of greater
"loyalty' to the Union as well as of adj
ditional facilities in developing our re-
sources. The delusive argument was also
used that wages of labor would be improved
by the general introduction of the green
back currency; though nothing is better
established in the science OF finance and
polltical economy than the fact that i'll the
fluctuations of value, caused by paper
currency, which is both irredeemable and
debased, it is the wcrkingman who suffers
most. His wages are the first to fall and
the last to rise, while those with whom he
deals for the necessarles OF lie must adopt
scale of prices sufficiently high to protect
them against the fluctuations IN the whole
sale markets. The workingmen of this
State, with just perception of their own
interests, were united i'll opposition to the
friends of paper currency in California.
Our leading business men, without dstinc-
ton of party, were almost equally unanl-
nous the same way. The Democratic
party, faithful to its policy, principles and
traditions, stood firm, AZ a matter OF course
for our Constitutional money, gold and
silver, aid against the effort to supplant i
by irredeemable paper. These combined
influences, aided by many good men among
our political opponents, defeated th'
scheme.
California, however, does not who'll.
escape certain indirect mischiefs iron
an inconvertible currency to which
shall again refer. She has a drec
interest in the questions of finance
expenditure and taxation. BY the harsh
and inexcusable revenue system OF oul
opponents she bears great and undue
share of the burdens of Government.
The last Internal Revenue returns SHOW
that our own city of San Francisco pay
nearly five millions of direct taxes to Thu
United States, or nearly forty dollars fo
every man, woman and child of the popu
lation. This is exclusive of large sums To-
duties, under the present heavy protectiy,
tariff, also to the United States Govern
ment. Besides this there is the usua
taxation for State, city and county purposes
three and three-quarter millions more
making in the whole nearly nine millions