The Placer herald., 1871-05-27
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

To-day primaries are to be held in all the
precincts Of the county to elect delegates to
the County Convention, to be held in Au-
burn on Thursday next The County Con-
vention is not called to take any action as
to County candidates, but only to elect del
egites to the State Convention and transact
matters in relation thereto, and possibly in
regard to the Congressional Convention. 1t
IS our candid desire that the Democratic vot-
ers of each precinct may turn out en- mdsse
and elect their purest and best men as del
egates to the County Convention; men who
have no personal grievances to assuage or
enmities 10 gratify but such only as see the
great gathering hosts of combined monopo-
lists, aided and backed by all the thieves,
public plunderers, lobbyists and cravers for
gain out Of the toll of others TO make their
last desperate assault to acquire the property
of the great masses, without consideration
or remuncration-men who have the nerve to
boldly meet, denounce and defeat these vile
schemers. Send such delegates to our coun-
ty and State Conventions and the Democra-
cy of old Placer will have done their duty
and earned a proud position among their
brethren in the sister counties and receive
the plaudits of all good men in the State
The late decision of the Supreme Court has
left the people to the mercy of the plunder-
ing crew of monopolists and their band Of
crumb- gathering, fck-spttle hirclings, so far
as the judiciary is concerned, and God
knows, and the people know that thimble
full of mercy dwells not in the combined
souls of the whole leagued, greedy, cormor-
ant crew. The last and only hope of the
people is now in a Governor and Legislature
Of known hostility to all these thcvng,
pundering subsidy schemes. This Conven-
ton has only to dell with this overshldow-
ing subsidy question, so far as the Governor,
Supreme Judges and State ticket is CON
/ cerned, and in that let it see that no doubt
| ful man finds a seat Or voice from this coun-
ty in the State Convention. This is no
time to speculate on what this or that I'M
tried man will do if elected Governor or Su-
prcme Judge, as long as we have those who
have been tried and found true. First in
Importance comes the Governor. For this
Office we have Governor Haight, who has
stood by the people in the face of the enemy
in defiance of all the coaxng, threatening,
bullying and buying of this herd of plund-
rers, and vast millions of corruption mon
ey. With him we are mcasurlbly safe for
the next four years, and with him and hall
the Legislature the people are impregnably
secure in their homes and property, during
his term of Office. Next in Importance is a
Lieutenant Governor, and for that Office no
man should be supported for the nomination
unless he is positively declared against all
subsidy schemes and to exercise the veto to
defeat all such schemes in the event Of his
succeeding to the Govcrnorship. One gen
tleman has been named for that position, we
refer to Hon. L. j. Lewis OF Tchlm1, who
was one Of the II Senator's who stool by
Gov. Haight when he vetoed the infamous
subsidy bills at the last session of The Legs
ature, and By his vote helped to sustain that
glorious and memorable veto. |. is all inl-
portant that in nominating the two Supreme
Judges no m1u should be trusted unless lie
can declare Leforc the Convention thai lie
has thoroughly conaldcled this subsiay qucs-
ton in all its bearings, and that under our
Constitution as it nOtc reads all such schemes
are unconstitutional Let each Of the other
aspirants for State positions also declare
themselves against all schemes and plunder
and especially those under the guise of sub
sides. We want no nan in State posi-
ton that will become a lobbyists fer schemes
of p!under, or that will have clerks or en-
ployces around him that will. Let the dele
CATION from Placer be men that viii aid in
the nomination Of such men as these, and
our county will have done its duty.
For COUNTY CLERK-Ihe name Of B.
II Met 'lurp Of Dutch Flat will Lo fouud