The Placer herald., 1873-03-15
WArEK On BOTH SHuULDEio.

Pacific railroad company viii endearor to have
men nominated who will vote and act IN the in
tsrsst Of that gigantic monopoly, ana udglnB
from the past record of the company we give
crelence to the report---1rgas-
Why, do tell! We think there is not a
ten year old boy in the county but what has
known this fact for years, and now the dep
uty gcaeral of the Court House "ring"
almost thinks such thing might be; in fact
gives "credence" to the report. Why, the
Argus is die creation of Stanford; would
never have had an existence but that STAN
ford wanted Congressman from this dis
szsct. It is here for Stantord's purposes and
every man that he holds whip over in any
Business relation has to give its trashy ,soapy
columns dis support, no matter how bitter a
pill !: is. The Stars and Stripes did not
want to support Page, the railroad candidate
for Congress; Page tried to get 1t over; Stan
ford offered to 60 in with Page and give ST.
400 IN mortgage towards securing Selkik
for bis candidate. Page offered 81 900 in
gold notes on top of Stanfold's 81 400, but
the cup slipped and Selkrks paper didn't go
for Page. Here was trouble, and every
body that owed allegiance to Stanford was
slipping around the corners whispering pa
per, paper, kingdom for paper. Page
planked down $3.50 and said buy paper
Stanford's boys socked down some more, the
county was searched as with a lighted candle
for Grant Republicans to give money to start
the Page-Stanford organ, and many anti
Page-Stanford Republicans signed money,
thinking it was to be Republican paper,
and not to be controlled by such as Page and
and his great backer, the railroaders. Thus
the Argus was born, Stanford stood god
father, and sent one of his old editors from
his other paper (the Record 10 edit it. The
Argus made the campaign for Page and
Stanford, filling nearly all its space with puff,
for Page, Stanford's candidate, and almos,
ignoring Grant, and got beat in the county
over 100 votes, several of its stakeholder.
working and voting against its Stanford
trucklings. Here was trouble. Stanford
was the great high priest of the argus, ant
something must be done. When "Lent'
sets in, the Bishop issues dispensations allow
ing all his sick, weakly and puny members
to still continue to eat meat Stanford found
bis argus sick, weakly, puny and beaten
before the people, and he issued "A dispensa-
ton in its behalf. This dispensation proba-
bly, is that the paper may abuse him and bis
thieves lille, just like tiptong over rottel
eggs, but must all the while wire work and
lay pipe 10 secure convention that will NOM
mate county officers, Supervisors and mem
bcrs Of the Legislature all privately pledged
to Stanford on the proper consideration. You
see all the ring officers are opposed to til,
railroad when they get fellow who they
know is opposed to it out in a dark corner
and can whisper to him, and wise versa to the
other kind. The majority of the Supervis-
ors also voted against the Argus' man fo
Congress and Stanford wants his organ to ge
pap from the county and save his udder
which has been tugged at till its getting sore
The Argus burnt its seat in the last cam
paign and now has to sit on its knees till the
blister gets well; hence the necessity of this
dispensation Of Stanfords. The snake is in
the grass, just watch and you will see it wiggle
pretty soon. We know the strtagy Of Stan
ford like book; know the characteristics OF
bis agents. and will print a good many Of
them before another election.