The Placer herald., 1872-10-05
; nj iT'iT gltsA Erred.

CoiSw "tvlng been lsnl ~ AS a IN III III
favor absdies and the ting of Goat
Isl. . the Central Pacih, Dad Com
pahy. IA dozen Old Republicans OF This place,
all Grant men, ~ the way, made up their
minds to find out the truth of this report !;
they accordingly wrote to Mr.. Page himself
but are waiting ior an answer, which will
come likely, On the sixth OF November next.
iiele is copy of the aforesaid letter;
II. +. PAGE, Esq. PLAcERvILLE-DEAR
SIR;-We, the undersigned, Republican vol-
ers OF The county OF Nevada, would respect
fnily ask from you, as the Republican candi-
date for Congress, how you stand personality,
upon what we Sirl is most vitd questions
N Ibis camplign, viz;
Are you tor or against voting subsidies o.
my Kind to any monopoly such as the Cen
ur,L Pacific Z IiIrotd Company?
Are you opposed to the granting by Con-
.ress OF Goat Island to the said corporation !:
The press having represented yon AS ii
rlilroad man, lha; is as Il! creature Of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, we Go
uot lhin!; Of any better way to hnd out the
ruth OF such report than by giving You il"
chance TO come out squarely on the said Is
sues.
IN the hope tha, YOU will favor us wit! u
prompt answer, ~- have the honor, sr, OF
remaining respectfully yours,
Felix Giilet, Il. NJ. Hunt,
T.. W. Cross, Geo. W. Wclch,
J. b. Johnson, n ". Knowl;on,
+. A. Potter, Jas. Coley,
Gee. ". Hughes, A. Ch.pman,
}. j. MeachAn, Kas..il Casper.
Nevada City. Sept. llth, 1872.
And now, Mr.. Editor, permit me few
remarks. Mr. Page does not certainly show
nlms,lf in Il very cnviable light, and our
Doubts about his being in the railroad inter
rst are entirely dispeNed, thanks to bis re-
lnsal to come out >quareIy Oh this most i'm
portant issue. The fact is that Mr.. Page is
" forbidden the field of railroad discussion,
and that he is ready to vote for the Goat
Island scheme and such like, since he is
strikes me in all this co1trov ,rsy If thv
griiting Of Golt lsiaui 10 the Central Pacific
railroad is so much for The interest and ben
.jt Of the people of California, as all the sup
porters Of lie Til claim it to be; "f the
great majority "t The people Of HIS State are
ior it, as Congressman Sargent said i'll IA
peech in the hall of Representatives a.
Nashingion, why not, then, come out and
say so? 1t would not hurt peoples feelings
O be told that their clndidAie is for a pl
hat lie Of such great benefit to them all, as il
l. claimed Bat that's all sh I'M; those very
men know that it is not SO, and that lle
great majority of the people are against it.
And ii candidate who does not say that he =
opposed to it, is body and soul owned by tie
rredy corporation known as the Central
nd unfit to represent the people he is so ,ry-
ng to deceive. There are many here in Ne
vada city who will not vote for Page, and J
positively know whereof speak.
Yours very truly, +. q.
Nevada City, Sept. "a, 1872.
Since the above was in type Page has
answered the above letter; and such an an
.wer 1t says in substance, | will be in Ne
vada before the election and will explain il
person; until then YOU mus. be content with
my speech made in Amador county. The
funny part of the matter is, that his speecl
IN Anador never alluded to the Goat Island
grab.