The Placer herald., 1874-10-03
REPUBLICANISM.

Our pigmy neighbor, in referring to the
Louisiana troubles, speaks its sentiments,
shows its dark colors, its deprsved sympa-
thies, wicked prejudces and cruel designs
on the welfare Of our country, already
groaning from tbs Asgrant injustice and
hearlless expressions heaped upon it by
those Of the same stripe as itself, when it
says: "The determination to tramp out Re-
publicanisn,, even at the cost of contest
with the United States authorities, is an-
nounced." Might we not exclaim terrible!
To think that Republicans will unblusbingly
acknowledge KelIoggism, the worst type
Of despotism, to be modern Republicanisnl,
is no less than startling. And it is true.
Kelloggism. in Louisiana, is only . true
type Of what Republicanism would be in
every State, and in the whole United States,
could the Republicans--we mean the leaders
of that party, and few Of it's wretche1 !
followers, such as our would-be tyrannical
neighbor--havc things as they desire, and
as they are bending every possible means to
secure. When Poland attempted to gag
the press, it was only with view to pre-
vent exposure, while they were consummat-
ing their nefarious plans for getting the
same irretrievable control of the Govern
ment of the United States, that Kellogg had
Of Louisiana. Kellogg had the laws in
Louisiana so shaped that, If left alone, it
would be impossible to beat him and his
confederates at the ballot box, forever, and
If the tyrants Of the same stripe, at Wash
ington, had succeeded in strangling their
exposers, they would soon have shaped
the national laws, 80 that Grant and his
holde Of thieves and petty tyrants could
have snapped defiance in the faces of the
people, and ruled and oppressed forever. In
the face of the facts before the American
people, it would seem folly to deny that it is
the dvowed determination of the leaders OF
what is to-day, mis-named, Republicanism,
to convert our once fair, free and far-famed
government, unto the worst kind of an
olgarchy. There has already been bold steps
taken in that direction, and the designs OF
these tyrants would have been realty ere
this, only for the strength of libertys
shield, the un,urchasable press of the
country. 1t is true that modern Repubi-
canisln finds but few admirers in Placer
county. and those few, it seems to us, would
turn from the political carcass, sick at heart,
on realizing its true condition. Viewing
Republicanisn from the light of their own
"organ's" definition, it certainly presents
ptiable aspect to man still possessed of
spark Of native freedom. Kelloggism, it
.ny-, 30 ,.cpuuncan'sni, .ncu ics us, Ior
moment, see what Republcanism is. In
the first place. to bribe drunken Judge to
decide the election in their favor, after being
beaten by clear majority at the polls, in
order to get control Of the Government, is
Republicanism. Thus in power, to keep
their place, and enforce whatever edict they
felt disposed to send forth, at the point of
the bayonet, is Republicansm. 10 tax the
people to such an extent as, in few years,
to amount to nothing less than practical
confiscation of their effects, and squander
the money among debauching favores, is
Republicansm. To so shape the laws than
the Republican Governor ''has the power of
appointing the Supervisors Of election in all
parts of the State, and give these Supervi-
sors authority to erase any name fiom the
list, or to add any name to it," and pre-
vent any appeal from their decision, is Re-
publicanism. Even to forbid, by law, the
courts from interfering by injunction,
mandamus, or any other process, with ,he
decision of the Republican Election Board,
is Republcanism. This way the worst
character of men get in power, and once in,
starry there as long as they desire, and do
as they please while they are in, in spite OF
the people, and that is Republicanism. In
short, Repubicanism, under the present
leaders, where it has full sway is the worst
kind Of despotism. What is strange, men
still cling to it, who abhor tyranny, at the
same time they are aiding and abetting the
worst tyrants at heart, the world ever saw