The Placer herald., 1871-01-28
COUNTY POLITICS.


ters as they existed, exposing the misman-
agcment. corruptions, petty pickings and
robbery Of the taxpayers by the "riugs,"
cliques" and agents of monopolists, in the
past as they have occurred, without regard
for any man of any party, and this course
we will pursue in the future. This, we
hold to be the duty Of every public journal
that is worthy of being patronized or sus-
tanned in any community. The time has
now come when it is n cessary to look to the
future as we'll as the present and past. AT
the elections which are to take place next
September and October political and judi
ciaD all our county, district, and township
| officers are to be elected, and if the people
want good, competent and honest officials,
they must take off their coats and 60 to
work, laying aside all selfshness and person
al feelings, except so far a. the integrity,
qualification and honesty of the individual
aspirant is concerned. We have no axes to
grind, no special candidate for any local
office, and we do hope and trust that this is
the case with every man in the party and
every man who intends to act with the par
ty and vote its ticket, all over the county.
There are scores and scores of good, hereto
fore, Republicans in this county who will
never vote that ticket again unless the fool
sbness Of our party drives them away from
US. We must select no man for any office
because he is good fellow, because he
wants the office, or because some of his
friends wish to place him where they can use
him for private advantages, but rather for
his honesty, his capabillity and his unchange-
able devotion to the interests of the county
and its taxpayers. Ask but the Jeffersonian
test, sis he honest, is he capable" le"-will he
do his duty honestly and fearlessly in def
ance Of friend or foe, rich or poor, .Republi-
can or Democrat. Let this be the watch
word and this the ultimatum Of the party
aim, and we will place ticket in the field
that will sweep the county like whirlwind,
and one that will never disgrace us in the
future Not one of the offices to be filed
was made foi any particular man, and no
man has pre-emption right or lien upon
any Of them. Since nominations must be
made through party Conventions, every man
who intends to support the ticket should at
tend the primary meetings and see that no
man comes as a delegate to the County Con-
vention who does not come into that body
with clean hands and . pure object Let
there be no packing Of Conventions or snap
judgments in the primaries. and the best
way to avid such an injustice and defiance
| Of public preference is for the men of the
towns camps and settlements to make up
and discuss all these questions beforehand and
be ready for the day Of the primaries when
it arrives. No man has right to neglect
the primary meetings Of the party and then
curse the ticket presented through his lachcs
If the County Convention expresses the
wishes of majority Of the party in all the
precincts, we will have a good Convention
that will make a good ticket, and its cleo
lion will be secured Goods we'll bought
are more than half SOLE" is as true as gospel,
and good ticket nominated will be more
than half the battle won in the canvass. The
whole community of the better and more in
telligent class Of all parties are disgusted
with and sick Of the weak, vacillating ard
corrupt ring management of our county af-
fairs in times past and present, and desire,
above all things to have a good ticket once
more in the field to vote for. The HERALD's
share in the coming fight will be a big one if
we have ticket at the head of its column.
that we can praise and tell the truth; but
if otherwise its columns will be of little use
to the candidates We have passed the age
Of going the party right or wrong, or swear
ing that black is white, for any man Of any
party.
The claims of many gentlemen are
already being canvassed for different posi-
tions in the various portions Of the county,
and to this there can be no objections, 80
long as it is conducted in friendly spirit
indeed, the more candidates we have to
choose from the better choice the Conven-
ton can make; but let each aspirant and his
friends resolve not to DO offended if the Con-
vention should think less of his fitness for
the position than he does himself A victory
without an improvement in legislation and
the management of our county affairs would
be barren of results to the taxpayers of the
county, and bitter fruit to the party; indeed,
if the people Of Placer must continue to be
wronged and robbed, we desire, above all
things, that no Democrat shall bear the odi-
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