Year: 1869

Foilties In Taolumue,


we are indebted to the Stockton Ladepemd-
eat for information, in regard to the make up
OF the late Democratic Convention held in
this county, we thought previous to the arti-
Gle of the Independent. that we knew some
thing about the workings of the Democratic
party here, but if the U. s. Internal Revenue
Department located at Stockton which has
already commenced manipulating the politics
of this county for the coming campaign, know
better how things were done than We do then
the iadependeat is right in saying:


Unless We have been misineormed. the
proscriptive principles of the old Know Moth
ing party were brought into full and active
play, before and during the primaries and in
the Convention. with the differance that the
Democratic members in Tuolumne were Irish
men, organized and operating distinctively
as such, and that the distinction and ostra-
clsm were stern and rigid against all other
classes generally, but especially and impa-
cably against any who dared to oppose, dis
pute or question the dictation of this ruling
aud thoroughly organized victorious faction"


That lrishman organized aud operated dis
tinctively as such, either at the primary
meetings, or in the Convention is simply an
illusion of the mind of the writer of the hide
pendent article, who always has been afraid
of foreign citizens and in favor of Americans
ruling America. In the full Convention of
sixty-one members there were eighteen Irish
delegates the withdrawal Of twenty
one-leaving forty members, there were sew
enteen Irish members left. The Irish were
less than one-third in full convention and
considerably less than half in the Convention
which made nominations, which is sufh-
cient refutation of this malignant attack upon
a distinctive class of our citizens. We are
well satisfied that our opponents will leave
nothing undone to create dissensions in our
party, and hoping that class prejudice may
have an effect, they are now trying to revive
the proscriptive ideas of Know -nothingism,
and are whispering it to such as they hope to
catch by it. Yet for all this apparent trouble
among ourselves, the Independent does not
appear to be we'll satisfied with our future
prospects, it goes on to say:


''If the result of the Tuoumne struggle
had been reversed, we shonld have been
more sangulne, for the members of the yicto-
rious faction are alike famous for boiling
when defeated and whipping in their oppo-
Eents when the latter become disaffected
Such being the case, it will be necessary for
the Republicans to use the very best judg-
menG and discrimination in selecting their
ticket, not suffering their ardor to permit the
slightest avcidable risk. By completely
burying all personal preferences and old fac
tional divisions, selecting every one of their
nominees with wise reference to ability,
worth and popularity, and making the very
best ticket for which they have the material,
there would seem to be no good reason for q
doubt that the couspicuously weak ticket
that has been presented by the Democracy.
considering the outrageous manner in which
it was made up, ought to meet with defeat
that would serve as a lasting lesson to those
who manipulated the late primaries and
packed the late Convention"


This shows venom, if lacking 10 truth. will
tho editor tell US when that faction was "fam-
Gus for bcting," we cordially agree with him
in his advice to the Republicans of Tuolumne
If they wish to defeat the "conspicuously
weak ticket" they must do all they are ad
vised to it is their only chance, nothing
but strict adherence to their organization
and the aid of the IT, S. Internal Revenue
department of this district will enable them
to make a respectable showing at the fall
election, and we hope the Independent will be
able to arouse their party here to action.
They are demoralized now from some cause,
we want them to wake up and give US some
thing to do, as we are not fond of one sided
canvass.