The Shasta courier., 1868-04-25
Deceiving the People.

Any one who will take the trouble to recall
the events of the last general political cam
paign in this State, cannot help being i'm
pressed with the conviction that the leaders
of the Democratic party have willfully de-
ceived the people. and shown an almost utter
disregard for the pledges made SO freely
during the canvass. They complained loudly
of the evils resulting from the presence of so
which nobody disputed, and affirmed that if
tt heir party succeeded in the election meas
ures would be taken to effectually relieve us
of the presence OF the Asiatics. They carried
the State, but what effort has been made to
abate the nuisance? None whatever; because
nothing can be done. The anti Chinese
excitement was stimulated by Democratic
demagogues, for the sole purpose of humbug-
ging and catching the votes of those whose
prejudice against the Mongolian race blinded
them to the real questions at issue.
In order TO secure the vote of the mechan.
les and laboring men of the State, they
pledged themselves to secure the enactment
of law to make eight hours legal days
work, without reducing the wages of the
laborer. Here was another humbug, origin
ated for the purpose of gulling honest but
uninformed labOrlng men for although the
Legislature can and did pass law making
eight hours legal days work, it cannot
compel an employer to pay as much for that
amount of labor as he would for the perform
ance of ten or twelve hours work. and wages
will consequently be lessened just in proper
tion to the number of hours worked by the
laborer. The perfdious and deceptive
character of the Democratic leaders is plainly
illustrated on this subject by the action of the
Board of State Capitol Commissioners. This
Board is composed of f.e members; the
Governor, Secretary of State, and State
Treasurer being among the number, and
composing majority. At a meeting of the
Board, held few days ago, it was resolved
that mechanics and laborers be hereafter paid
as follows Men whose wages are now five
dollars per day, shall receive so cents per
hour those who receive three dollars per
day shall have the same estimated at so cents
per hour, and all others in the same proper
ton. In consequence of this outrageous
resolution the mechanics employed on the
State Capitol are now on "a strike. These
politicians are perfectly willing to give
laborors an eight hour law, but when labOrers
seek to enjoy its supposed benefits, they
coolly turn about and pass order reducing
the pay in proportion to the number of hours
employed. Now in what respect are laboring
men benefited by the Eight Hour Law, about
which Democrats prated SO loudly on the
stump?
The Registry Law, obnoxious to the mass
of the people, and the Sunday Law, Offensive
to the German population of our cities, were
severaly denounced by Democratic reformers,
who pledged their party to the unconditional
repeal of these Objectionable enactments.
These pledges were not redeemed, and with
the exception of few unimportant amend
ments, these laws remain unchanged.
The facts here enumerated 60 to prove that
no reliance whatever can be placed in the
promises and pledges of the schemers who
cont;ol the Democratic party of this State
Let the people remember these political
charlatans, and take their future promises
just for what they arc worth-nothing.