Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-05-22
AHDHeR ESS
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA.
NJ. II Il b. b BoRHdN, 5R%As' Secretaries.

The State Central Committee of the
Republican party Of California assembled
for the purpose Of calling a State Conven-
ton, deem the occasion an appropriate
one for inviting attention TO the political
situation.
SO far as the State affairs are concerned
it may be safely assumed that the mass
es of the Republican voters will, in the
selection of delegates to represent them
in the State Convention, choose from
among themselves men OF such character
as will insure the nomination of candi-
dates for State offices whose names will
be a guaranty of honesty and capability
in the State Administration. Unless the
Republicans Of the State are less honest
or less intelligent than their political OPP
ponents, they can elect from their ranks
in the usual manner, at the primary cleo
tions we'll guarded by law, as fair and
discriminating body of men as can be
mbled in California, who shall in an
orderly manner name such candidates for
the State offices as will deserve and re-
ceivc the support of all true Republicans.
Our call is addressed TO all those who
have decent regard for republican in
stitutions and are willing to vote intelli
gently for their preservation. We urge
upon all who are with us to take an earn
est part in the election Of fdeegates to the
end that the State Convention may truly
represent them. In vain will be all pro-
fessions of desire for honest and ec0nomi-
cal government, if the candidates are not
trustworthy men. 70 doubt that such
candidates can be selected by the united
efforts Of all good Republicans, is equiva-
lent to saying that all who entertain cor
rect political views are unworthy, and
! that to insure good men we must support
those of bad political principles or of none
at all. Honesty and capability in our
candidates will be the best platform we
can present to the people on State affairs.
Those who really have the best interests
of the State Mt heart, cannot easily go
astray in dealing with public questions as
! they arise.
The Republican party is National. The
aim Of our ancient enemy is to cripple
and paralyze it, under false pretense OF
superior regard for home interests in each
State, in order that Democratic success;
in the nation may be assured in 1875. II
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 emancipation of slaves, the
extension of equal rights, or the estab
iishment of manhood citizen suffrage.
At the South a guerilla war has beer
remorselessly waged by desperate elias,
against law and order and government
ever since they recovered from the stun.
ming shock given them by the overthrow
of the Southern Confcderacy and the cap
ture of the armies of johnson and Lee.
The sworn testimony of hundreds ot
competent wtnesses-among them Con.
/ federates and Unionists of high position
and national eputation-flling more than
twenty volumes OF large size with closely
printed matter, constitutes the faithful
history of n period more disgraceful tC
the country than were the years of tn,
Rebellion itself If the atrocities perpe
trated at the South had been committed
only occasionally, they would have arous
ed Il spirit in the nation which woulC
have brought swift retribution upon tn,
offenders but SO common have Wrong
and outrages beeome-death and torture
for political Opinlon-that they have ap
parently ceased TO attract the genera
attention.
In the single State of Louisiana morl
than four thousand citizens have faller
victims to the savage and Unsuitable hatred
of defeated rebels.
Not alone are the blacks thus hunted
down, but throughout the lately rebel
lious States no white man, whether o
northern or southern birth, can avov
himself II Republican without endanger
ing his life. If he is from the North, h,
is insultingly denounced as a carpet bag
ger; il "A native ef the South, even thougl
he fought in the Confederate army, he i
known only AS scalawag.
White Republicans of southern birtl
have first been scourged ard then forced
TO advertise a recantatioh Of their poifica
opinions, or ms the phrase is there, "t'
publish their principles" ON pain Of /
repetition OF the outrage.
Peaceable and thrifty citizens Of north
ern birth have been driven out Of thei
habitations and shot like dogs, on thei
way under pledged safe escort to distan
and more hospitable abiding places.
Women and children have taken ref
uge in the woods by night, steslthily re-
turning home for food by day, having
less to fear by such exposure and deadly