Amador ledger., 1902-10-10

numerous SUBJECT, but branched off
several times, to exhibit his usual spleen
and good judgment by attacking the
Ledger and its editor. Somehow the
Ledger under its present management
has always been live issue with demo-
cratic stumpers in Amador county. He
predicted that Lane would be the next
governor of California, and at the same
time told the audience that he was at
the head of the democratic committee
that had charge of the campaign. He
wanted the people to vote for Ford be-
cause he had rendered him assistance
when he (CaminettD was making his
canvass for congress years ago. He
had travelled with him, at his own ex-
pense, and he was grateful to him for
it, and hoped the voters would show
their gratitude by voting for him also.
Another plea made for Ford was that
he was from a mining county. This
was mining district, and should be
represented by mining man from the
mining section, who, would, according
to his specious process of reasoning,
know more about the needs of the dis
trict than one from elsewhere. BY
this kind of argument our townsman
and manager of the campaign for the
terrified" would knock out Hum
boldt-the most populous and wealthy
county in, the district-because it does
not happen to have large quartz mines
within its borders. The speaker next
tackled the local ticket. Sargent
ought to be elected because he was a
former school teacher and from ANA
dorcounty. Judge Rust should be re-
elected because he was fastened to
AmadOr county. His advocacy of u S
Gregory was unique. He informed his
hearers, most of whom had probably
never heard of the matter before, that
it was being whispered around that the
reason why the sheriff did not capture
young Gates for the hold-up at Pic
cardo's, was because of private con-
siderations. He was not explicit, but
left his hearers to get at the bottom of
the matter by individual inquiry. In
advocating John Mathis for assessor
he intimated that the present assessor,
Marchant, favors the mine owners and
wealthy taxpayers, to the detrime ut of
the small property holders. He cited
case within his knowledge where
princely sum was offered for a mine,
and the same was assessed at mere
nominal figure. He again forgot to
mention the mine or the owners. We
believe the local democracy would do
the cause of its candidates more good
by muzzling Caminetti for the balance
of the campaign. For instance in ex-
tolling Gregory, he remarked that as a
lawyer he was. the hardest man he had
ever run against in the practice of his
profession in the criminal cases. That
was no doubt statement of fact. The
last criminal case in which Caminetti
appeared as attorney for defendant,
and indeed the last trial had in the
superior court in this county, was the
Macquarrie case, and the testimony
ELECTED on that occasion fully sustains
the orators opinion, but not the argu-
ment for his reelection based thereon.
W. M. Gibson was the next speaker,
and his harangue capped the climax,
He is a glib talker, and the only at.
tention paid to him was on account
of the wild and Incorporate nature of
his remarks. He said he was here in
early days, and had vivid recollection,
although at that time only ''kid," of
a scene which took place on the main
street Of Jackson in which o tree and a
rope played conspicuous part. This
reference to mob law and violence was
characteristic of his speech through
out. He said men were of two classes
the broad-minded men and the narrow
minded men. 1t was soon manifest to
his hearers which class he belonged to,
Certain views on the subject of educa-
tion which he had read in the Ledger
that day didn't suit him, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that man holding
such ideas ought to be run out of the
community. A broad minded man is
Gibson? II a man failed to come up to
his line of thought, he was in favor of
shipping him to some other community.
That Is the extent OF his notion of
freedom OF speech and of the press.
What political walkover the demo-
cratic party would have if the views of
this intolerant advocate could only be
enforced. He next tackled the great
strike in the anthracite coal regions.
He eulogized President Roosevelt for
trying to settle the matter; eulogized
president Mitchell, the representative
of the strikers, for the terms of COM
promise which he offered, and con-
demned the mine owners because they
did not settle the dispute. At this
juncture the audience began to melt
away. Many were SO thoroughly dis
gusted with the incendiary tendency
of the utterances, that they left. They
were not willing that their presence
should by any possibility be construed