Amador ledger., 1906-10-19
Democratic Speaking.

democratic nominee for congress in
this district. A. Caminetti, candidate
for state senator, aud V. Matson,
nominee for the assembly, were the
speaking attractions. Bonfires blazed
on the street, the band dIscoursed
music, and large paper bell was
suspended in front Of the hall, the
emblem of democracy. But all failed
to awaken any enthusiasm. The
street was thronged with people, and
the hall was we'll filled, two thirds at
| least being ladies.
K. q. Bole was selected as chairman
and after making a few remarks
introduced Mr. Matson of Angels, as
the first speaker. He acknowledged
that he was not cut QUITO do much
in the talking role. lie said he was
native son, born in Calaveras
county, was poor man, had beer
owner of one of the richest mines in
Angels, but had TO give it up being
without capital to work it. He want
ed them to remember him on election
day by overlooking his opponent,
Geo. r.. Snyder, and stamping tie
cross opposite the name of Matson.
+. W. Taft was next introduced.
He told the audience that he came
from Del Norte, and was going to
congress. He was born in the state,
was lawyer by profession. He was
IN favor of the extension of the
Chinese exclusion law, so as to in
clude the Japanese and Coreans. He
also favored the nomination of all
candidates by direct primary, and
thereby do away with the evils Of
convention manipulation by political
bosses. He spoke in favor of the
initiative and referendum. This plan
had worked satisfactorily in other
states, and there was no reason why it
should not work equally satisfactory
here. The objection that he, belong
Ing to the minority party. could not
do much for the district if elected,
was met by referring to what other
representatives had accomplished. He
mentioned L. j. Geary, the author
of the Chinese exclusion law, a.
Caminetti, the author of the mining
debris law, NJ. DeVries and Theodore
Bell. He promised to look carefully
after the mining interests. lie was
rorcoI in MINING hi,
MI EngIebrighht vas mining sur
veyor by profession. lie hoped the
voters would elect Englebright to stay |
at home and do the mining surveying,
and elect him (raft) TO congress to
look alter the framing of mining |
laws for the first district Mr. Taft |
is fluent speaker, not an orator OF |
the magnetic order, HIS speech was
attentively listened to throughout, |
although there was very little cheer
ing or applause. Indeed, the meeting
all through was lacking in epthusi
asm. 1t was decidedly dismal affair, |
and the wretched inadequacy oil
the lighting facilities of the hall made
the gloomy feeling more pronounced.
A. Caminetti, was the last speaker. |
He gave an outline of the proposed |
changes in the law that he would ad-
vocate If elected state senator. lie |
wanted to impress upon the voters
that it was vitaIly important at this |
time to have some one to look after |
the mining interests of this district
The reclamation schemes now proposed |
threatened to Interfere not only with
hydraulic mining, but with quartz |
mining as we'll. He proposed changes |
in the school laws so as to throw the
entire cost of high schools upon the
state treasury, the same as the COM
mon schools. He thought if the com
mpp schools and the state universities
were supported by the people general
ly. why should not the high schools
be placed upon the same footing. He
believed in reform of the revenue
system. The big money making cor
poIation should be made to pay
larger proportion of the burden OF
government, and the small property
holders should be relieved. He made
novel proposition to meet the scru-
pies of republicans on the matter
of the election of United States
Senator. He promised, if elected, to
cast his vote for federal senator for
whoever might Re named by the cleo
tors of this district A vote might be
taken on that subject at the general
election preceding the senatorial con
test, by arranging separate aud in
formal ballot at each precinct, where
every voter might express his choice.
Whoever received the highest number
of votes, whether republican or
democrat, would command his vote
for that high position. This PROPOSE
ton would eliminate the United
States senatorship for the campaign
BY the time Caminetti got through
with the talk the audience was ma
terialIy diminished in size. A dance
was given by the local band after the
performance, and the young folka
many of whom stayed mainly for this
purpose, "tripped the light fan
tastic'' for several hours.
When horse is so overworked it
lies down and in other WAYS declares