The Shasta courier., 1871-07-29
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SHASTA COU RIER
GOV. kAILHT DissECrED.

| The denomination Of Gov. Haight BIZ the
| California Democracy, new departure
| aod anti subsidy platform, is as eharacts IL
&c oi the purity Ms Is ITS acceptance 10y she
Governor. Tue party there has ever been
| led by seces>Ionists OF the red-hVt or thick
an1-thin sort. 1t dotted on Gwin, aud pluck
ed one OF its best Judges from the State
Supreme Bench 10 speed the bullet v hlch
ended the lite Of Broderck Ii made Dis
trict A torneys and SherIfs for years, whose
| scanty Zeal was not sufficient To cause pun
lshnent to follow otienses az inst tie i've
and property OF men ot Northern birth. 1t
furnished sprlgs Of Chivairy u the Confed-
eate cause, aud gave heartiest welcome to
| such OF them as returned after the war In
| shJrt, ITS colors red, white aud red
| But all this did not prevent the nomina-
tion III 1867, OF Mr.. Halght-a Blair Repub
| iican-who had voted Tor Fremont in 1856,
and for Lincoln in 1860. Tie had been
forgiven the last named otfense IN cunsidera
'lon OF having DENOUNCED President Lincoln,
1864, as vulgar jester uaignt sup
p'rted the Know y utnlhg Candidates IN 1856,
out was entirely acceptable to tne naturaliz
Ell Democrats. lie Was all elder In the Pres
b. terian Church which was presided over
, , hustled out ot San Francisc, [ fter having
"airo~Iy esc,ped iyucning III IoGl for pray
lhg tor The Presidents OF the Unned States.
:, ut was entirely satisfactory to the Catholics
tue Democratic party. as IL meluber of al
Church CunmItiee he drafted the SUNDAY
passed hy Democratic Legislature some
year ago. but wa' supported Ia 1851 by the
u.r.ntns on the express Issue oi repeal ot
,naI law.
Elected Gy these sirang combinations, this
Republican pet of seces, ,iunis,-, TINS kn W.
N1thIng fuyO~Its OF the fUreign-uorn, Tins
Presbyterian idnl of the Catholics, and tins
ln.euse SaUDatarlau zealot, So trusted 10y the
anti-SaUGath party, has III his utlce trieJ To
still more comp etely represent the human
tue human capacity Tor Inconsistency, wnI Z
nIs auherents have made corresp lnuing IuI-
prove nient III the qua .ity 1T ruiiiDiiiiy. The
Sa 'ha arians and ,heir opponents We're alike
auazeI at MS course on the bal which Wus
passed I" repeal tue Sunday law, the Iormer
lIokiu1 with cunn ience r AN approval. and
thc ld,teI With Certainty tur yeto. His III
q mus mud Was equal t. the mode Of I'M
partially Disappointing the reasonable ex-
pectduons Ot 10Th. lie Killed two bird,
with one s,one. lie neitter approved nor
Vetoed, but a.iuweu the bill To become u law
by lapse ot time
lie sent message to the Legislature
"a n6 the extraordinary ground (,eruied III
Cailiurnia high chIvaIry J that t"e Consul
tu,I'h ut the lmHed States could MT lie
amended On the suffrage question that each
> ate nad reser. Ell iUr iJseii s,,ie power over
tial subject, and that all the States euve one
would puMeri TO bud that one against
- VIII. NV he protests that although toe
Fdtteu,h Amendment was adopted by vloi
ent meAns 1t Is NH accomplI>he fact. lie
,etUed special railroad subsidy .bIll, and
i.nne ed.ately recommended general
SHY law tu uuthUr.Ze counties to ald any
railroad to the exlenI ot five per cent. ot lLe
assessed vaiuatlnn Of property within the
county, with no reStr ell II winch wouli
preven6 repetition of such DONATIONS / Y
ea1n county 50 long as five per cent Of what
Was lett Was worth having
n Uni passed id accordance with his rec.
nun sndatIon, Was by him approved, and Is
20" On The California statute book. But
ho sooner nad t.ie horse been stolen than this
l,''ue, Governor flew To the barn and shut
he door which IS To say that he commenced
attacking Ills own views in tue public pres,
ahd Sho~ ed conciuslveiy that he had done ii
most wicked thing IN urging the passage of
the Suosidy bli, and III giving IT his approval.
Indeed. 81 clear seemed nOw to hlm the un
Z -ns'iiulionalny "t what he bad just dellber
ateiy u 'ne (upIn subject much thought aud
ta'Aed ut Tor years III Caliturnla) tHat he
could not believe any man honest who ques
tl"neu The justIcr oil his newspaper attacks
upon his official action. 1t will he III
Kdepl"g with his Excellency's present atti-
tuue II lie urges upon the next Assembly the
duiy of impeachtng himself for confessed
ndSrant disregard of the Constitution he has
sworn To maintain.
Aud now this red. white. and red Democ-
IA y. numbering among its candidates for
Onned States Senator. Gwin. the Duke nf
nora, declares for the new departure"
I'd puts forward II candidate who says the
thing cannot he dune continually. and that
candidate accepts The party which orig
l. a ei the raIlroad subsidy system. aud
w"icn has saddle upon Caliornla whole
sale subsidy law. (soemnly adjudged within
lew weeks past by he Democratic Supreme
Court of the Stale To be constitutional) now
vlrtupuSlv denounces the work of It's own
hands md supports candidate who procur-
ed Tue passage Of the offensive statute and
approved It. VIII lie that nimble gentleman
rides serenely on the two steeds. and the
Democracy applaud. Truly the platform and
the candidate ars Characteristic "f the party,
aud 1t es cry man in CalIfornia votes for that
Ia which he Is m.'st particularly opposed.
Ha,ghr cannot fail uf success III Septen'ber.
TDe Dem ,cratIc ma ayers do indeed f'nl
their followers To the top OF their bent i
there any limit u what these will stand p
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