The Placer herald., 1873-06-14
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS.

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fined wholly to counties and districts. Th
only general question at issue is monopol
and anti-monopoly, and that resolves itsel
into the square question. shall monopol,e
and associated wealth continue to rule thi
State with an iron rod and ride rough-shot
over the masses of producers, or will til,
people assert their power at the polls ant
take control of the State and all the coun
'ies in it? This gauge of battle between
the people and the monopolies is already
seated in the heart and resolved on in the
brain of every intelligent voter in the State.
1t is not our purpose to mislead 'fhe people
in this article, or try, as'some papers do,
to make them belive the fight is an easy
one, and that they can, without an effort,
overwhelm the monopoly powers and their
supporters at the polls. We know the hostr
the money and official power Of the State
can lead, buy, coax and drive by intimida-
ton and other means to the polls when elec
ZION day comes. IF the ballot expressed the
true sentiment of every voter, the people
would win ty a majority unparalleled. Un-
fortunately, ths is not the case with very
large minority of The voters of this and all 9th
er States. In this lies the great danger to Re-
publican Governments. Too many PEOPLE
vote as their present interests direct. Such
men ought to have no vote. In this State
the ballot is absolutely secret, and it is a
crime to make it public or seek to learn how
my man voted, and here and this year
each man should vote his real principles.
But to the eu'jec:. Monopoly and anti.
monopoly is the fight this year, the tyrants
md money leeches are at our doors in every
conceivable shape, and we must now repe
hem or we will be slaves to Them for al
the future. In this fight it is clear that nc
man that is truly Republican, as the name
signifies, can remain with the monopoly par
ry, who have only stolen the name Of hi,
party, and adopt and practice in fact mon
,rchical policy. Democracy is also, in fact
he very antipode of monopoly. Here thu
true Democrat and true Republican, where
ever found, must be side by side, fghtin,
he peoples battle III this contests against tn
monopolies. To say that Democrat is
monopclst is an outrage on the Engi ish Ian
1uage and as void of truth as to cal
MONDAY midnight, and the same s the ,rutl
if the terms are applied to Il Republican. |
is a sutierly impossible to find la Democratic o.
Republican monopolst as it is to find ra
tional animal that is half man and hal
snake. For these reasons we say ther'
are but two parties in this present electie
contest, the monopolists and the Democratic
Republicans. 1t is an apter and more ex
pressive term to call the two plrtics in thi
campaign monopolists and ant-monpolists
rs these terms cover the whole principle
at issue. We have said before that ever
voter in thecoun,y now knows or ought I
know which side he will be on; whether fc
the ring monopolists or for tile people; an
we claim that political war actually exis
between these two classes of voters in tb
county. The HERALD took s'des on thes
issues lorg years ago; it was the first paper
the State that raised IFS voice against cubs
dies and Nor opolies, and it is the oldes
Democratic paper on the coast, and now
when tie people Of all parties are coming
our doctrines that we have unhageingl
worked for in the long night of ring and mt
ncpoly rule, we ought to and do feel prou
of onr well-eamed laurels. This fall "
will but fight last years Congressional ba
tie over, when Placer gave the anti-monop'
list candidate 1OS majority. Let him TIN
was with us then he with us still; and let the
that led the monopol, forces then lead the
still. Natures God IS made lis to despis
monopolies, great and small, rings and co
ruptions's, Petty ard grand, as he mat
man 10 despise the serpent, and we Lelie,
this fall a majority of the voters of Plae
2 will be On our side. We shall know
other issue this summer in politics but m
Il nopoly and anti monopoly. Sufficient f
u tho day is the evils thereof" and the peop
, must first win the fight over the ring m
copolists,