The Placer herald., 1872-07-13
ABOUT SWALLOWING.

A great deal has been said about The
swallowing capacity Of political organizations.
And just at this time lhe liberals are
wondering how the Democratic party can
swallow Horace Greeley. The trick is quite
easy, and although it may sound strange to
say so, vet it is true that we learned this
swalowing jugglery from the Republicans
themselves. Why, the liberals swallow
like boa constructor. They have swallowed
awful things in their time, and what is re-
markable, they have never failed to swallow
anything they went for. They swallowed
Andrew johnson. He was Il bitter dose
and came up once, but they killed n woman
and took him in her blood, as a hoy takes
castor oil in lager beer. Hiram L. S. Grant
was lif,-ls,ss Democrat, never voting bui
once, and then for James Buchanan. The
Republicans swallowed Hiram and although,
the portion of the party that don't like rotten
food and bad eggs, refused to 20 him again,
yet most of the neeroes and great many
white men are preparing to swallow him
once more John w. Fornev and George
G. Gorham were staunch Democrats, ye
the liberals swallow these two men and
then these two men turn around and swallow
the liberals. Simon Cameron was q lifelong
Democrat, but he became too strong for
even the Democratic stomach and was
spewed up, only to be gobbled and swallowed
by the Illiberal wing of the Republican party
Ben. Butler was n Democratic standard
bearer He was one Of the most radical Of
pro-slavery advocates. lie cast sixty-hve
consecutive votes for Jefferson Davis in the
Charlestown Convention; and yet, reekin,:
with all this Republican iouiness, and
with his hands and pockets filed with silver
spoons, forks, pitchers, goblets and other
valuable property of Southern people, was
rolled under the tongue Of the Republicau
party as a sweet morsel for season, and
then gulped down with as much gusto as
though lie had been ripe strawberry
smothered in cream. Let us come nearer
home and see if our Republican friends have
swallowed anything. Fully one-half Of our
present Republican State and county officers
are castor oil Democrats, fabricated and
swallowed by the Republican party. Sena-
tor George S. Evans was a Democrat when
the Democratic party was in the majority
The extreme Radicals swallowed District
Attorney PiIlsbury. That samtly-minded, !,
generoushear son Of a corkscrew, who is
now robbng tie peoplo to the tune of Sl5,-
coo per annum, came into this county a
Democrat. He passed through the Tuolumne
ring like dose Of quicksilver, and he is now
swallowing the party, after which, he VIII
probably swallow himself, aud then the
devil will get his due. Internal Revenue
Collector Gen. John G. Sedgwick was a
Democrat until the Republicans began to
poll tie most votes, yet he is now one of the
half dozen men who control The lllGeral
party of California. We might go on and
name hundreds of old line Democrats whom
the Republicans have swallowed. They
have not only swallowed them but they
have given them nearly all tie fat Offices.
The lberal party has been, and is now,
controlled by renegade Democrats. 1t is
strange that Grants followers should wonder
how the Democrats can swallow one honest
Republican when they lave swallowed so
many rascally Democrats joaquin
Republican.