Year: 1874

The innate disposition of the Placer DR.
gus to turn somersaults has been maniftsi
from its infancy. 1t seems to be an acrobat
BY nature, twisting its nimbe self first to
t. is side and then to that, in a manner most
wonderful to be old. We have heretofore
had occasion to note the fops of this aston
ishing creature, but the complete double
somersau't SO nimhly executed by it last
week, though in full keeping with for
mer, is so srikingly interesting that
we are anxious for all to see it; but, being
unable to produce it ourselves, we are
obliged to call in the aid of tile actor itself.
Thereto e, we will say, that in the last six
months, we have found in this model Of
consistency, all the following good things
about good man, all put in at a time
when it was thought such words would do
the most good. They read as follows:


/. The question: us Newton Booth bolt
err necomes a Very pertinent one Mt the present
time to the members of the Republican party OF
this State. The question can be trnhfully and
uuhesltatingly answered by the simple but in
this instance very expressive word "No."


2. in every act of his Newton Booth) as
Governor of this State, he has proved hmseli
friend of the people, and stood as firm as
rock of ada1nant between the people and the
expressions of monopoly.


g. Upon the election of Newton Booth in
our opinien. depends in great measure the
successful perpetuaton of the great principles
of reform for which the masses OF the peopl.
are laboring.


A. They (the Republican party are not de-
ceved by any such declarations that Newton
Booth is boter


5. Our candidates should be men who can
and will strive and labor and strive for the
election of Newton Booth as United States
Senator.


6. Every vote against the ticket we support
is a vote against Newton Booth. Every vote
against the Governor is for the monopoly.


The above are little scraps of the bate
used by this artful dodger and model OF
consistency, the Placer Arsus, when it was
fishing for votes from the stream of Booths
popularity But somehow, though the
bates looked good on the surface, there was
cling of soundness about them which
prevented honest voters from biting This
model Journal in its defeated and discouraged
condition, then takes a fight for a few
months away into ETHEREAL nohingness. AT
engIh, weary of its unavailing excursion,
it turns its head toward worldly thin;
gain in search for some prominent branch
on which to rest its aching pnons, and the
following is what it lights upon:


'Booth and the b ard of Examiners tn
ton, down with bac I-pay grabs down with
with the renegade Republicans and dlsappo nte
Office seekers"


Now, gentle reader, let us beg of you to
restrain that hateful feeling of disgust which
we know is rising in your breast. We
know it lie discouraging to those who are
friendly TO Booth, and have placed conf
dence in the Argus, to have that paper, IN
so short time, turn around and denoun e
he Hon. Newton Booth, in whom it has
besought you to rely, "s ''coriuptonst,
'back-pay grabber " and "renegade;" but
hen, considering the source and the motives
which give rise to every act thai flows there
from, we are not surprised, nor will YOU le,
honest citizen Of Placer, when you under
stand these thin s rs well as we do.