The Placer herald., 1873-06-21
MOVEMENTS IN POLITICS.

> thus far we find the Issues varying accord.
. ing to.the location Of the county and the
: natural demands Of the people. 1t is true
: that in many counties. where. perhaps. thei,
greatest grievances consist Of the extrava-
gance Of officers and the necessarily high
rate Of taxation, the battle is being Tough,
on the straightforward issues of Democracy
and 'Repubcanism; and also in others
where the Democrats hold the Offices and
r the administration is satisfactory, no new
issues are sprung; this is to say in reference
to'tlie Court House officials of the counties.
In segard to legislators. throughout the
State 1.-THE sentiment of the people is almost
or quite urit in favor Of pure, incorrupta-
ble men, whose sympathies and opinions are
known TO be in unison with the sympathics
and interests of the people, for though COR
fuption may not have penetrated their county,
it has hold Of lle State, and these are the,
who will have to face the monster The
nomination Of such men can be secured
within tile palcs of either party in some
counties, and in such counties all is passing
smoothly. Others again are different, and
this is the difference: wherever the interest
of the railroad or any other monopoly is
concerned, said monopoly has made it II
point TO secure the control of the dominant
party. and in nearly every case has been
successful From year to year the honest
people of said dominant party in such
counties have painfully witnessed the SUBJ
mission of their officials - to tlre blightine
power Of an unprinciled monopoly, while
the interests whlch they were chosen to
guard and protect were neglected, and the
demands Of their honest constituents blndly
gnored. Again another election rolls
round, and again they hope to remedy The
existing evil, but are again brought to real
ize, when it is too late, that their nominees
have deceived them; that instead'of being
what they pretended, are, it turns' cut, the
very men the monopoly desired, and truth
reveals that the monopoly. through its
funkies, were the most effpctual instru-
ments in securing their nomination. These
facts have become so fragrant at last that
he people, even down to the most obtuse,
are beginning TO see through them, and the
, result is apparent. In nearly every county
where this corrupt, underhanded deception
has been going on for years, which has re-
suited in legislation and county administra-
ton in direct opposition to the interests OF
the people, we see Republicansm and De-
mocracy for the meantime comparativly g-
nored, even by the most ardent party teul-
e peraments, and the people determined that
i their party nane shall no longer he nspd -.
- deluson with which TO decoy them into
supporting men and measures in direct cor
radiction TO their best interests. In these
counties partyism is disregarded if not en-
tirely, to a great extent, and the people
oent on electing ticket from their own solid
$ ranks. unbound by rings, opposed to monopo-
lies condemnng extravaganza in office, ano
. denouncng corruption wherever or in what,
ever form it may be seen cropping out
bound by interest, sympathy, honor and
e principle to support the best interests of the
e people and rid them of the heavy taxation,
r. and the oppression Of the monster monopoly
4 and it's lesser satellites now revolving around
it.. These movements are generally regard.
: ed lightly by the Republican press; they
would have their readers believe it to be the
: work of few discontented sore-headed poll
! ticians. But the fact that politicians had
:. nothing to do with tl,e move, brands all
Il such limitations as FALSE THE people Of
+ Sacramento County, perhaps equal, il
not the greatest sufferers from msrule OF
any in the State, have stepped out boldl
D in the van, and the move will be support d
j, 10y at least two-thirds of the county vote
g In San Francisco the honest parties and peo
pie have formed fusion of sufficien,
strength TO carry the city over all opposition
n Yuba, Santa Barbara, Mendocino and Gala.
: >eras counties have thrown off the part,
Il bands, and under the name of people a,rc
y reform are organizing with the intent TO rid
themselves Of everything oppressive and
: corrupiing. To-day the peoples primar,
II will be held n-Sacramepto and next Tues.
/, day the delegates meet to make their norn
/, nations, and the 'result of this conventio,
will be an incentive tiiat-vil extend the in
dependent movement to every county in the
= State where the dominant party are so cor.
: rupted as to refuse to legslate for the peo.
f pies interest. Placer is not yet counted as
j., one Of the counties in this move, but that il
her only salvation. Honest Republicans
> have found that they can not secure al
e honest administration, subservient to the peo
Q pies interest, from officers elected by tn,
e Republican organization, simply because thu
Il organization is controlled by ring, ant
Il that ring owned and controlled by the rail
road monopoly. This ring has from time It
time put up candidates, of their own ilk
e bound ana pledged not to oppose the monop
j oily, and then under the name of Republi
;. canism, asked the good people of the count,