The Placer herald., 1870-02-05
REPUBLICAN, N0N0POLIEs.


All monopoliss ere dangerous and anti
Democratic, and men and nswspapsrs pro.
Tossing the great doctrines Of that party
should be especis'ly free from suspicion Of
undue friendship for these great, graspiog,
cormorant associations. II the Democratic
party is not the friend Of the poor, honest,
toling Iaborsr Of the country, then, wbsre-
10 is it superior to the Republican organiza.
tom! II wealthy, cormorant corporation.
are to in,imida,e, coax or purchase our
State and county officers and members Of
the Legislature At soon as they have re-
ceived their certificates Of election, what
honor is there in having voted for such
scoundrsls If newspapers are to be start
ed and supported by these monisd monopo.
lies claiming 10 be Democratic aud edited by
professed Dem ocrats whose record and rep
u.a,ion is not above suspicion. and be sup-
ported and listened to by Democratic Off
GERS and legislators who have been elected
is such Democratic (!D officers or legislator
superior to Republican The Democracy
have always fought grasping monied corpor
atoms and associations. for the simple reason
that these wealthy organizations have al.
ways sought 10 crush and destroy the Dem
ocra,ic party SboT US a wealthy associa-
ton and We will show you 81 enemy OF De-
moc-acy. When the Democracy i. III '2ow'
er, as now, in California, these corporations
are not above mixing with Democrats, cor
rupting our press and purchasing the worth
less, rascally officers and members Of the
Legislature in our party. Concentrated
wealth is power, and il maintains its power
by drawing around it all the active, .unscru-
pulous and rascally elements Of all parties.
Congress is now owned and controlled by
associated wealth, and it remains 10 be seen
if a Legislature elected by Democrats in
California is to sink into the same humiliat-
ing and disgusting position. The great di-
vidins features between Federalism and De-
mocracy in the past has been "taks care Of
the rich, an let the rich take care Of the
poor" on the side of Federalism; while the
d"ctrine of the Democracy is take care Of
the poor, wealth will take crre of itself"
These distinctive doctrines are not always
carried out by men calling themselves Dem
ocrats or Republicans, for there are excsp-
tions to all general rules.
We find sometimes men claiming 10 be
Republicans fighting for Democratic prin.
ciples, and men claiming to be Democrats
working for Federal doctrines. These men
are occupying false positions and the Dem
ocratic organization should at once give all
such spurious adberents TO understand tba.
their room is preferable TO their company,
while these mistaken Republicans should
loose no time in filing their places in the
Democratic organization. Show US news.
paper protesting to be Democratic that is
the apologist and advocate on all occasions
Of every act, good or bad, Of Republi.
can monied corporation, and we will show
you one that should be neither trusted nor
supported by Democrats. Such officials and
papers have their price and have probably
receiyed the FIRST installmsn,s, ,-ths remand
or 10 be paid as their future cond justi-
6ss. 1t is a misno omen to call such corrup.
things Democratic. Our Democracy leads
us to despise, spit upon and Ioa,hiugly re-
pudiate all such bastard, salsbls officials and
newspapers.