Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-08-12
SAVE ME FROM MY FRIENDS.

Indiscreet friends of Tinnin and McMurry are
striving to aid their election by statements
which, when investigated, have the opposite
tendency. 1t is claimed for Mr.. Tinnin that his
assessment is greater than that of Mr. Ewing.
Such is not the case, as the Assessment Roll will
testify. We presume this statement was in
tended TO show that Mr.. Tinnin had greater
interest in the welfare of this county than his
opponent. This idea is simply ridiculous. 1t is
notorious fact that Mr.. Tinnin has nearly all
his wealth land he is wealthy invested below,
and that he has been residing here for several
years for the sole purpose of winding up the
business affairs of the firm of Tinnin Owens,
with the intention of removing when this was
accomplished, This Mr. Tinnin won't deny hav-
ing told many of his friends. Next, it is claimed,
he is particularly sound on the Chinese question,
and will strive to procure the passage of meas
ures that will drive all the Cinnamon away.
Now Mr.. Tinnn has done his share towards in
ducing Cinnamon to remain by employing them
and selling them real property. 1t is but last
year that, having blacksmith shop to sell, he
hunted up some Mongolans to buy it. We have
known Mr.. Tinnin for long time and respect
him as honorable, upright man. To accuse
him of being so neffably mean as to sell mining
claims and other real estate to Chinese, take
their money, and then turn around and drive
them away, is something never would have
done-and we don't believe he would do it.
When the time drew near for the nomination
of Republican candidate for State Senator,
McMurry friends FASTENED to disclaim for him
any ability orator. What for, does any
body ask? For fear that he might be challenged
to take the stump with his opponent. Wouldn't
it have been better to have waited until the pro-
posal TO stump was made? 1t is the generally
expressed wish among Republicans that the two
candidates for State Senator should canvass to-
gether. But now, of course, any proposition
from Mr.. Slratton would seem like taking an
unfair advantage. We think that Stratton has
some oratorical ability, otherwise we would be
ashamed to urge his election to the State Sen
ate. But has McMurry ever done anything
wrong, they say. If MoMurry has ever done
anything right, politically, we would like to
know it. He was a Know-Nothing while that
party existed, and was an active member of the
last Know-Nothing Convention held in this coun-
ty, August 8, 1857. McMurry never was good
Democrat until the Rebellion broke out His
intensely Southern sympathies of course caused
him to affiliate with the Democracy So far as
opposing the suppression of the Southern Con-
federacy aud hating the Union cause, makes a
Democrat, Nc is good the best. AS Rep
resentatiye from this county, McMurry voted for
the Lottery Bill, knowing it to be unconsitution-
al, wrong in principle, and calculated to draw
upon the crippled resources of Trinity for the
benefit of San Francisco Shyocks. The survey
ing out the boundaries of this county is mat
ter of Importance to us. The only practicable
way to have it done is through the Legislature.
Mr.. McMurry was advised about it before going
down, the record shows no effort of his to DO
anything. The citizens of this county have
been at great expense in repressing hostile In
dian bands, which of right should be refunded
by the State. The matter was placed in the
hands Of our Representative but came to nothing.
80 far as the good of the county is concerned
McMurry accomplished nothing Even his friends
who voted for him expecting the " Dog Law "
to be repealed were disappointed if not deceived
If he was willing to do what he could for his
constituents, he certainly lacked the ability
In either event, he is not the man to go to the
Senate. Mr.. McMurry's mission to the Legisla-
ture, as we understand it, was very well ex-
press in some remarks of his, reported at the
time in the Sacramento Union. Referring to a
measure before the House, Nc said he was op-
posed to it because he thought it would injure
the Democratic party. That was the paramount
question with him then and is now If the fore
going facts show that McMurry faithfully repre-
sented this county and for its best interests, let
the voters say SO at the ballot-box The noes
will have it.