The Placer herald., 1873-05-03
THE TRAP SET.

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was an utter impossibility Cor Booth to be
elected to the Senate through the Republi-
can organization. We know the rope that
is to be fastened in his nose, the pully that
his head is to be drawn down by, the knife
that is to sever his jugglar, the gambrll that
is to hoist him heels uppermost, the butchers
that are to skin him and the hook that bis
political dead body is to be hung on to dry.
We think Booth is honest, and a sincere
friend of the people in their contest with the
monopoly, and we dislike to see him lead
into this slaughter-house by his friends,
chief among whom is the Sacramento Union.
The Union may declare that nine-tenths OF
the people of this State are for Booth for
Senator, but that is wild, except as against
tool of the monopoly like Gorham. With
equal truth the Union might say that nine
tenths of the free voters of this State are for
Casserly against Gorham for the Senate.
But that issue cannot arise in this election be-
fore the people, and all such defamation is
worse than idle, because it does irrepamable
injury to the cause of the people in this con-
test The programme laid down by the
ring railroad party in this county, is, as we
are informed, to nominate candidates pledged
to Booth as first choice for United States
Senate IN caucus, and if, by this trick, they
can get enough fool, anti-monopoly Repub-
licans to support them, with the monopoly
forces TO elect them, they will 60 down to
Sacramento and say: ooh! yes. we are
pledged to 60 into caucus and vote for
Booth but we don't personally care for him,
he will be beat in caucus and that leaves us
rec to vote for whom we please" and if he
can't be beat in caucus any other way, they
will be sick or absent. So it will be all
over the State, and when the Republican
caucus meets, the monopoly aoiU have a
majority Of its members, or they will keep
their members out. They will count noses
in the caucus, and, if they have dead con-
troll of it, they will then put the hook in
Booths nose, draw him down to the bull
ring, cut his jugglar hoist him, skin him,
and hang his body on side hook by res
oluton binding all the Booth members to
abide by the decision of the caucus. If
Booth ever desires to go to the Senate, he
must put his foot down and say: 81 will
not submit my claims to Republican cau-
Gus. If my friends vote for candidates who
will go into Republican caucus with the
monopolists, then they are not my friends
but those who desire to slaughter me.
am willing to take my chances in caucus
of anti-monopoly members, but in no other,
and those who wish to support me must
vote for candidates pledged not to 60 into a
caucus where the friends of monopoly are
admitted" If Booth can say and do this
then he may stand fair show for the Sen
ate, and if not, then he is dead duck il
the Senatorial pot and saltpeter wont save
him. The Union declares Booth is a can
ddate for the Senate, and if this is author
ative, then Governor Booth must say: eft
| am elected to the Senate, | will not resign
my office until my successor and a new
Legislature is elected in September, 1875. u
1t would be ga nice kettle of fish" to elect
Booth TO the Senate, have Pacheco seat
himself in the Gubernatoral chair next
Spring, call an extra session of railroad
Legislature and bind the people of this State
to all the monopoly wants for generation
to come. Indeed, if the next Legislature is,
as the last, mere creature of the monopoly,
we think the monopolists would aid to send
Booth to the Senate, if he would resign al
once, so they could put the State in then
pocket, through Pacheco and an extra ses-
sion. With such contingency in view, nc
antmonopolist would or ought to vote foi
Booth for the Senate. If we are to lose the
State or Senator, we say by all means
let the monopoly take the Senator, but leave
us the State. We, as one of the people
opposed to monopoly in any form, shal
vote for candidates for the Legislature
pledged not to 60 into caucus with monopoly
members, and we speak the voice of large
majority of the people of this county. II
Booth takes his chances with us, all well
but if he is lead into the ranks of the mon
opolists, we say, farewell, you have nc
claims on us; if we fight the battle and win
you have no share in the honors and emolu.
ments they are for our soldiers. If the
Union speaks for Booth, then both are
niobling at the bait set for them, and down
will come the trap On both of them in Sep
tember If they are both playing to divide
the anti-monopoly forces and give the rail
readers an easy victory, then they are OF
the right road and doing yeoman service fol