The Placer herald., 1871-05-20
THE. DUTY OF THE PEOPLE.

In an other column will be found the call
for county convention and for the election
of delegates to the same. Since the late de-
cision of the Supreme Court there is no longer
hope against the wholesale robbery of the
people by railroad and other corporations ex-
cept in a Governor and legislators until
constitutional amendment can be adopted,
forever prohibiting this species of public rob-
berry. In view of these momentous facts ii
behooves the true men of our party to take
the lead in tie primaries and see that none
but the best, most honest and incorruptible
men be sent to the county convention. AL
ready we have letters from Sacramento, ad
vising us that men have been sent to this
county with monopoly money to pack our
primarie. against Governor Haight, the .peo
pies last hope in this fight. These agents Of
the monopolies steer clear of the good and
incoruptible Democrats of the county, but
lav their dark tricks with the silly and pur-
chasable material in the various precincts,
thinking to steal a march on the good men Of
The party. Don't be deceived, but the mo-
ment you read this article go to the good,
honest and reliable men of your precinct, and
with them make arrangements to control the
primaries and send the best men to the con-
vcntion, and if needs be raise the means to
pay their expenses and save them from loss
for the time of their absence 1t does no
harm for us to say right here that we will
place no "subsidy" man at the head of our
paper and that we will neither advocate the
election of one on our ticket Or vote for him.
The contest has resolved itself down to a
fight between the people and thieves and aid
ers and apologists of p.underers. In such a
fight we only know the people and the great
body of laborers and tax payers of the State,
and they, and they only, can count on us as
their friend. This paper has no owner but
ourself, and we have resolved by firm vow
as high as Heaven and as broad as the uni
verse, that it will be only with the people
and against all corruption, swindling and
centralzation either in county, state or ma
tonal governments, without regard to the
name used to designate those who stand by
the peoples rights. We feel that this deci-
sion Of the Supreme Court opens the door to
The taxation of even the people of Placer for
the benefit of a corporation to build canal
or sugar refinery, or grist mill in San Ber
nardno county. Indeed, it places the public
At the mercy of & lobby bought Legislature to
be robbed Of all they have and bound hand
and foot, and made hewers of wood and
drawers of water for soulcss monopolists all
their lives, and their children after them. IN
this emergency we have but one thing to do
md that is to stand by Gov. Haisht. III,
it was who had the nerve, honesty and moral
courage to veto the massive swindles that
accumulated for the robbery of the public
at the close of the last session of the legis-
ture lie has been weighed and not found
wanting, and in him, the whole public, DEM
ocrats and Republicans hare confidence.
With united delegation for Gov. Haieh
from Placer, and his nomination, our county
ticket will, if good one, have an easy vic
tory. These are the words we wished to
say to our old Democratic and conservative
lax paying friends of Placer, and if you wish
to or not to heed them all is well, or not well
AS you choose. The gentlemen and friends
of gentlemen who expect to be candidates Oh
he county ticket, must at once make them
selves prominent and active for the securing
Of delegations of ani-subsidy Haight men
to the State convention, and these delegates
must be original anti-subsidy, or Haighl
men, and not eleventh hour converts.
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| TREAsURER's MONTHLY STATEMENT.--Th fol-
lowing is the Statement of the County Treasurer
for the month ending April 30th 1871
Amount of Cash received for Co. pur-
Amt recvd for State purposes. 666 81
| Total Amt rec'vd during month from
all sources. ................ I,3lO 1T
Amount paid out of each County Fund for
D,,ry