The Placer herald., 1873-03-08
THE FIGHT OPENS.

ing fight of the campaign in this Site this
Fall. The people got a bad start, and labor
under great disadvantages, having bad gen
erals and being tranlmclcd with an organza-
ton that is body and breeches the property
Of the railroad monopoly; we mean the Re-
publican organization. The Union, Booth
and the anti-monopoiy Republicans have no
more chance single handed in the Republican
organization in Sacramento, Or the State at
large, than h,sa cat in H ,des without claws
This we have repeatedly told them, and still
they are attempting to fight with their hands
tied. In this they challenge our admiration
ior their pluck bat disgust us with their
want Of judgment and discretion. The
Democratic and Lber, Org ,niz .tion, and
the platform on which Coggins came near
beating Page, Stanford's candid .te for Con
eress in this District last Fail, is where all
anti-monopollsts mus 90, and until they do
that they are nothing in politics bat forced
feeders and slaves of the monopoly. On
Saturday last Repabc IN primlry election
was held in 5 lcrimento for the nomination
of city officers. The entire machinery of the
party was in the hands of the monopoly, and
none could vote but Grant Republicans. The
lines were sluarely drawn between the mo-
nopoly and the ants Of the Grant Repnbli-
cans. A heavy vote was cast-more votes
than Grant got last Fall. The riroaders
nominated their Assessor, and it is drawn
battle between McCleary, anti, and Adams,
monopoly, for Trustee In a vote of nearly
1900 the primary judges gave McCleary 10
majority, and the City Central Committee
on recount, gave Adams Ii IN joriiy, and
declared him the legal nominee. There is
clear m jority =. lcramento for the people
if the Democrats and Liberal Repub cans
were let in, bnt they were ruled ont, or rather
the foolharly Union and Booth men though
they were strong enough to beat the rail
readers inside Of the Republican organization,
vent it alone, got beat in that orgtniz ,tion
and now have their hands tied by pledge
to support Adams for Trustee and Sheppard
for Assessor, the only two Offices the mo-
: nopoly wanted, and by whom they expect
to get clear Of taxes and monopolize the
balance Of the river front and everything that
interleres with their having clear monopoly
of all that enters or leaves the city and capital
Il Al
McCleary, anti, and Adams, monopoly, are
both candidates for Trustee The question
the monopoly is making strong drive to
secure the nomination of some of its tools ON
the Democratic and Liberal ticket for Trustee
e and Assessor, and seem to have won the
5 FIRST blood in making Black Ryan chairmar
J Of the Third Ward Democratic meeting OF
Tuesday night. Ryan, we think very
I strongly, is the agent of the monopoly, II,
n through him, it is understood here our ole
= Supervisors, Kinder, Van Vactor and Pratt
"A were induced, by relation of one of the
e Supervisors, TO strike over $3.50 600 off til,
d assessment of the company's property in thir
e county. We feel for the Liberal and Demo
e cratic organization in Sacramento. They
V have it in their power to elect the whole cit,
= ticket, and pressure is being brought on
y them by the monopoly that we fear they ar,
G lily able to stand. The railroad will promise
e the election of every man they may name
= and do it, too for just the Trustee; to spent
e thousands of dollars for them, to give every
1 ward politician life situation and free
e pass, will make money jingle in the pockets
II of every unworthy Democrat and Liberia
!, both in primary and convention. These and
: "A thousand other pressures W Il be brought
e on the Democracy and Liberals, and if they
t can Withstand them and nominate clear
$ ticket who, when elected, VIII stand by anC
t protect the interests of the people of Sacrt-
S mento, and make good officers, they will de
It serve and receive not only our applause anc
It thanks but those of every honest Dcmocra
and Liberal in the State. If defeat come,
to the people Of Sacramento, and victory t,
. the monopoly, then the Union and Bootl
5 Grant Republicans must bear the blame anc
! repent in sackcloth and ashes for thus fool
hardly counseng tying the hands of thei
d friends and sending them into an Organization,
to destroy the city. The Union, Booth an,
= ant-monopoly Republicans have no mor
y chance for success in the Republican organ
' ization than has water to run up hill by tn,
$ laws of gravitat on
J. ODlrUARy.-Four years ago Col'ax wa
d suddenly seized with severe nervous at
e tack, caused. so said, by excessive smoking
l. | Lis frnnls now coy ha hnr na..or f1ll, rocoA.