Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-04-24
ADDRESS
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA.

The State Central Committee Of the
Republican party of Clliinluiu assembled
for The purpose of calling Il STATE Conven-
ton, deem the occasion an approp, iate
one Tor inviting attention to the political
situation.
So far rs the State afftirs are concerned
1t may be SAFELY assumed that the ma-,-
- OF the Rrpuiiicnn voters will, in the
selection uI delegates to represent them
IN the State Convention, choose from
among themselves men Oi such character
Il, Will insure the nomnntion Of candi-
dates tor Smte Ouicp, whose name, viii
be guaranty ut honesty and capnhility
IN the State Administration. Unless the
Republicans 0t the STATE are less honest
or less Intelligent than their political op
pohentS, they can elect from their ranks
IN the usual manner, at tn primary eiec-
ti1nS well gua drd by law. as fair and
discriminating body of men "a, can be
assem- bIed in California, who ,hrl in AN
orderly manner name such canddateS for
the State offices HS will deserve and re
crlVc the Suppp t Of all tue Republicans.
Oar call Is addreS ed tO all those who
b1Ve a decent regard for republican in
Sttutlpn, and are willing to vote intrli.
gently for Their prr>e Vatinn. We urge
upon all who are with Us to take an cum
c@t part III the election OF delegate, to the
end that the State Convention may tuly
represent them. In vain will be al pro.
fcSSlonS of desire for hone and ec1nomi-
cal government, il the candidatcs are not
trustworthy men. To doubt that such
candidates can he selected 10y the un d
efforts of al gold Republicans, is equva-
lent to saying that all who entertain cpr.
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that to insure good men we must support
those Of bad political principles or OF none
at all. Honesty and capabiitv in our
candidates will he the best platform we
can present tu the people on State affairs.
Tho,e who really have the best interests
of the State at heart, cannot easily 90
astray in dealing with public questions as
they arise.
The Republican party i National. The
ann nt our ancient enemy is to ciippe
and plraIVze il, under tal-e preten,e OF
superior regard for home interests in each
State in order that Democratic success
In the nation may be a urrd in 1879. 1t
Is to this scheme that the Committee de-
sire to call especial attention.
The Democratic party of the country
has not forgiven the suppression OF the
Rebellion, the emancipationof slaves, the
extension Of equal rights, or the e,tab-
ilShment of manhood citizen stuff age.
A the South a guerilla war has been
remorSelessly waged by desperate class
against law and order and government
ever since they recovered tIun the stun
nlug shock given them hy the ovprhrow
ot the Southern Conirderacv and the cap
ture of the armies OF johnson and Lee.
The sworn testimony Of hund eds ot
competent witnesses among them Con
lrd-rate- and Unloui,ts OF high position
and natlonri reputatiun filling NOR. thln
twenty volumes OF large size with closely
printed matter constitutes the faithful
history Of period more di-gracrlul to
the country than were the years of the
Kehelilon itself. Ii the atrocities pripr-
trated at the South had been committed
only occasionally, they would have aruus
ed n splrlt in the nation which would
nave brought swift retributiun upon the
offenders but SO common have wrong
ana outrages heCome-drath and torture
for political OpinioH-that they have np
parenty ceased To attract the general
attention.
In the single State of Louisiana more
than four thousand citizens have fallen
victims TT he savage and Unsuitable hatred
Of defeated rebels.
Not alone are he blacks thus hunted
down, but throughout the lately rebel
liou, States no white man, whether of
northern or southern birth, can avow
him-elfa Republican without eudanger-
ing hi~ life. If he is from the North, he
i, iusuItingly denounced as IA ca pet bag
ger ; ii u native ui lhe South, even though
he fought in the Confederate army, he is
known only as seaawag.
White Republicans of southern birth
have first been sc0urgpd and then forced
10 advertise recantati0h Of their political
opinions, or n the phrase is there, ITO
publish their principles" an pain of Il
repetition OF the outrage,
Peaceable and thrifty citizens of north
ern birth have been driven out OF their
habitations and shot like dogs, on their
way under pledged -ate escort tu distant
and more hoSpilahle abiding places.
Women and children have taken ref
uge in the woods by nicht, steathily re-
turning home for food by day. having
less to fear by such exposure and deadly