The union Democrat., 1871-07-08

Editor UNION DEMOCRAT In an article
IN your last weeks issue, ycu say, "1our
columns will be open at all times. to those
who may desire to contribute anything that
may be of interest or benefit to our people,
political or otherwise Whether, what we
have to say shall be considered Of any ''inte-
rest or benefit" to the people of Tuolumne
county, we do not know but this seems to
be an appropriate time TO call the attention
of the people to certain matters, which, in
our humble judgment. are, or ought to be of
interest to them. Quite recently, two politi-
cal party Conventions have been held in our
county and two tickets placed before US, one
by each of those Conventions, for our sup
port at the coming election. They are in
such case party tickets, party nominations.
and made perhaps in the usual mode adopted
by political parties in their party Conven-
tions. And now they are made aud presented
to the people, let me ask, do they answer the
purpose Do they give even reasonable sat
isfaetion to either party? It is notorious
they do not and it is very evident they riH
not receive the general support of the parties
for whom they were respectively nominated.
The nominees on these tickets, if they do not
know this fact now, will very soon find it out
when they begin canvass of the county,
and as has happened heretofore, will make
bargains" combinations" and "trades"
secretly among one another, resulting, as oil
such transactions do, in the election of the
inscriptions and the "slaughtering' of the
best men on either ticket, but really. the
people are defrauded and the election is little
better than public farce We have said
that this year the ticket of neither party gives
satisfaction to those for whom it was made
Why? What is the reason? Some say,
they object to both tickets, because they are
in both instances monopolized by Sonora,
Columbia and their immediate vicinity. That
these highly favored and Intelligent localities
may contain the only persons tcorihy place
on either ticket, if that is the reason why the
tickets were made up so exclusively from
these places, surely the candidates can have
no objection to be Submitted to the test and
to have their ,corthiness and abilities for the
positions to which they aspire fully discussed.
And we hope and expect to have lively
canvass this campaign. 1t is an important
election, affecting not merely county, but
also State and National affairs. And we
shall expect these Standard Bearers of their
respective parties to come out upon the hus-
tings and show US what they can do and
say for our benefit and for the support and
calculation of the principles of their respect
i've parties. We don't want any more sneak
ing around the county, promising this man or
set of men one thing, and that man or set of
men another thing,
IF our candidates cannot get up among an
assemblage of their fellow-citzens, people
whom they have always known, and among
whom they have always lived, (snce at least
they aspired to office, and tell us what their
principles are, in an intelligent, creditable
way, how can, especially our Legislative
ticket, expect to say word for old Tuolum-
ne in the Legislative Halls, among strangers
and with the eye of criticism bent sternly on
them. Tuolumne needs much, and impor-
tant legislation the coming session. The
Mono Road debt ought to be assumed by the
State, in part at least. The excess of State
taxation paid by the county in years past
ought to be returned in simple justice to her
depleted treasury. The interest on the STAN
islaus county debt ought justly to be paid u.s.
Taxation should be somehow so arranged as
to get some revenue from the countless herds
of stock that eat our substance annually, to
the positive injury of our own actual settlers
The main road, and most feasible route to
the Yosemite Valley lies across our county,
which legislation should aid and open up,
that this wonder of the world may be made
easily accessible to all. Railroads are ap-
preaching our boundaries and soon will be
asking permission and perhaps pay, to enter
our gates and other important questions
are pending, upon all of which we desire to
hear and must hear our Legislative candid
ates, before they can hare our votes. IF they
can't satisfy US of their ability to properly
present these things in an intelligent man.
ner to an intelligent Legislature, they may
as we'll chang their harps or the willow
tree" This is no year for men to sit in our
Legislature and represent Tuolumne, like
"bumps on log" We cent afford to wait
t,co gears longer for the legislation we need
now and need so much. And if we can't be
satisfied with our candidates now presented,
Peoples Convention in jamestown, sometime
the last of this month and try what the peo-
pie can do in their extremity. So at least
says
Your humble servant,
JOSH MGGoINs.