The Placer herald., 1871-05-20
Letter from Sacramento.

The following extracts taken from a pri-
vate letter are worthy of careful perusal by
the honest Democrats of Placer. We have
had our eye on the two-faced fellows who
profess to be for Haight in order to get into
thd Convention, but are his bitter secret en-
emies:
SACRAMENTO, May 10th, 1871.
Friend IFaikup - | visit
ed San Francisco several days for the pur-
pose of learning all could of the political sit
uation, points of the enemy &c. | find the
whole gang of IShysters, lobbyists, Rail
road monopolisis and public plnderers
generally, active in their ellorss to defeat
Haight and secure the Legislature in their
interest. To secure this accomplishment OF
their purpose, there is nothing, however
mean which they will not do. Wherever it
is possible, they will steal in delegations who
are either secretly with them or may be
bought 1t is admitted thas the People want
Haight, but the plunderers are using every
exertion to secure IA few active unscrupulous
fellows in every county who will pretend to
be for Haight until they are elected delegates
to the Convention. These fellows will be
furnished with money from headquarters.
Our only safe y is in the election of true men
,chose a,,,ecedents are right and whose in
tegrty is wel-known and above suspicion.
| learn that the Of whom |
wrote you sometime ago, is now on II pill
grimage to Placer The real object of his
visit is to PIT up an antHaight job in that
county, and if it can be done by "ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain" he may
succeed to some extent unless watched-his
principal field of operation will be Townships
5, 6, 7 and 8, They claim Townships 8, 2,
and land will make efforts in others.
Clipper Gap is on their list, and - is to
secure that for them. Now know that if
the people in all of these precincts are made
alive to the schemes of these fellows, and
the dangers to be apprehended from want of
care on their part, that there is no danger.
| fully concur in all you have heretofore
written OIL the subject, and hope that you
will continue to warn them against the dam
ger, and that in addition to your editorial
warnings, you make some private appeals to
our best men to take the matter in hand
and see to it that each delegate to the Coun-
ty Convention is sound and comes in person.
and if he gives his proxy to anyone, be sure
that he gives it to one who is true. The
greatest danger will he in the purchase of
votes or proxies of small or remote precincts.
fear You may think me an allrnist, but
! feel such a deep interest in the matter, and
am so we'll satisfied that plant has been set
IN Placer for the purpose of stealing it if pos
sible, that feel would be direlect in duty
if did not communicate my information,
and fears to you and others who have the
means of defeating the plans of those design
ing and infamous bood-suckers.
hope that you may be able to get Leg
shtvc ticket which can be elected, ard
who, when they get to the Legislature may
prove to be enpUchasable or above the III
Iluence of designing and corrupt lobbyists.
Placer has been unworthily represented so
ong that | would like to see her once more
represented by honesty and brains.