The Placer herald., 1873-05-17
THE REMEDY.

Dack-pay stealing, Land Ofhce eouglng,
Custom House defrauding, Civil Service
non-reforming, Indian peace making. Chinese
intruding, monopolies public lands taking
and Modoc fighting, besides numerous other
enormities equally corrupting and blighting
in character are the results of brief period
of Republican rule; results which not alone
cause an American to blush toown his country,
but which are grinding the people to poverty
by imposing crushing taxation. These are
the evils we now suffer from Republican mis-
rule, but here they do not cease; with such
examples of men in high places, we can ex-
pect no better of the rising generation than a
race of thieves, cut-throats and tyrants, who
will consign our Government to ruin, or to
foreign hands, and future generations to
shame, poverty Or W hat is worse, barbar-
ism. This is our condition, but where is
our appeal Yes, where? A question
which every honest man, unfettered by rings
and free from corrupt, money-making alli-
ances, askes himself hundred times over.
We answer, and the truth of our answer will
be apparent to every man honest in purpose
and unsefsh in principle, that the remedy is
IN The Democratic party, the true, tried,
competent and honest party, the party which
led the government in its infancy on through
troubles to manhood and to greatness, to
,,ooltb o,,l to J;ot;,ot;o,, fo hopnr apH fn
fame, until the oppressed in every land proud
y hailed it as "the home of the Free" and
the brightness Of her national glory dazzled
the whole world In the tried principles of
primeval Democracy, ,as taught by Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe and Henry, and such as
are now advocated by the Democratic and
Liberal coalition, there is an abiding faith,
and a lingering hope in the breast of every
honest man that they may again triumph,
and triumph they must if we ever again re-
turn to low taxes and an economical admin
istration of Government True Democracy
knows no such things as monopolies and op-
preston, nor does it countenance for a mo-
ment acts of unjustness in any form. Its
motto is, Liberty and equal rights to all
men" and for this will it ever be found bat
Ting. These principles have a steadfast hold
on the minds of the American people, and to
them they aciH return. Already we have
seen a manifestation of this fact by the re-
turn to these principles Of the people of New
Hampshire and Connecticut, section where
opposition to them has been most rife; and
when Republicanism is shaken in New Eng
land, it is the presage of it's overthrow in
the middle and western States. And this
foresbadows what we Lave never doubted,
that the true and unalloyed principles of
Democracy will again resume sway in the
administration of our Government They
never would have declined had it not been
for the predominance which arbitrary power
obtains in. war-war, which for a time de-
praves the minds of people, until they look
with pride on violence and glorfy in personal
rule. The evils and expressions suffered by
the people eminate not alone from the Ma
tional Government, but from the State; nor
do they end here, but come down TO counties
and we find the same arbitrary, corrupt, op-
pressive and selfish principles protruding
from every act, no matter how trhing, of
its ring of Republican officials. The whole
party, from the township squire to the Presi-
dent of the country, is so thoroughly perme-
ated with Credit Mobilier and monopoly that
monopoly and Credit Mober constitute the
strength of the party. And he who opposes
them opposes the party, and to oppose the
party most effectively men must and will
leave it, and, as natural consequence, they
will join the forces arrayed against it. The
present county officers of Placer county, with
few honorable exceptions, are part and
parcel of the Stanford monopoly party of this
State. This same ring of county officers
own the argus, a paper that once did speak
out for Stanford and monopoly, and which
would fain do SO now, but knowing how un-
popular it would be, endeavors to conceal its
principles by saying nothing. These same
officers and this same argus are going to
take an active part in the nomination of men
to he voted for in the coming contest; by the
aid of honest Republicans and in the name Of
Republican party will they nominate thei,
men, and then, as heretofore, ask honest anti
monopoly Republicans to vote for them. 1t
is left for honest anti-monopoly Republicans
to investigate the matter, find whether what
we have said be true or not, and then say
whether they will continue to aid the party
which seeks their ruin, or whether they viii
help to reinstate those principles which built
up their once happy greatness, and insured
to them peace and prosperity.
= Hon. Frederick Watt, Commissioner Of
Agriculture, has furnished us with his report
for April. Speaking of wheat prospects ir