Year: 1871

WON'T WIN IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.


Trinity county is not the only one where the
Democratic nominations were controlled by n
monopolizing ''ring." In the wealthy and pop
ulous county of Santa Clara, every moned Of
fee was grabbed by the city of San Jose. There,
as well as here, large number of Democrats re-
fuse to be whipped into the traces. The Gilroy
Adcocdte in long article denounces the "rng"
ticket unsparngy, as will be seen from the fol-
lowing extracts


Monopoly of Offices by one section of the coun-
ty, is not less repreh and deserving con-
demnation, than monopoly of any other business
in any other place 1t comes with poor grace
from any political organization, that its platform
is ouspoken against monopolies, while its NOM
nations Immediately after its platform is writ
ten, and while the ink is not yet dry upon the
paper present an instance of gigantic monopoly
and control of every Office within the reach of
certain astute grabbers. Do you tell US that the
Offices fell in one locality without effort by a
pre-formed and pre-fxed "ring" to have them
there?


Referring to the fact that the wish of Gilroy
and other large precincts to be represented on
the ticket was totally ignored, the Advocate says ::


Are the men from this end to go up to the
Convention and fight for representation in the
offices, or is it their plain undoubted right to
have that representation? A right inherent in
each section with sufficient population a right
which it is the business of the Convention to
recognize of its own motion. Adopt any other
theory and you turn the County Convention into
dirty scramble for Office in which one section
monopolizes everything. No; the history of
"rings" and monopolies will be the same in this
county as elsewhere and they will bring as
speedy results here as elsewhere. Scarce ever
has heavier blow been struck to party, than
the one which fell from the Convention on last
Saturday.


correspondent of the Aduocate, in the same
issue, over the signature of @ A Democratic vo
ter" writes in the same strain in behalf of him
self and Others being especially indignant be-
cause a favOrite candidate from his section, who
had worked long and faithfully for the party
had been set aside for one who had no such
record to recommend him. p B. Tully, who is
known in this county to be a leading Democrat
of Gilroy, also writes to the Aduocate at the
same time. We append portions of his commu-
ncation


EDITOR ADVOCATE Political parties are organ
lied for the perpetuatOn of certain political
principles, and when this object is lost sight OF
by party leaders, and they become intriguers,
from motives of personal or local interests, the
motive power to unity of feeling and concert of
action, in the party, is lost and when the parti-
cles, Of which the whole is composed, begin to
fly of, these intriguers are the first to cry out,
"sOre-hGads ~ " boltersp' Now Il sorehead or
bolter, is, in my Judgment, on a par with the in
trguers who sacrifice party and party principle,
to the behests of personal or local interests.


Further on, after earnestly but dispassionately
protesting against the action of the Convention,
Mr.. Tully closes with the following pertinent
and straightforward language:


And before they apply the terms "sore-heads"
and " bolters" to large portion of the Democ-
racy of Giroy, had they not better inquire of
themselves if it is reasonable 20 suppose that we
Will seek to perpetuate the authority of "ring"
whose formation seems TO have been for personal
and local interests.


The above expresses not only my own feelings,
but those of large number of the most promn-
ent Democrats in Gilroy township, who will
work together one man in the coming elect
ion, to defeat the ends of a monopollzing
"riDg."


Now we put it to the voters if there is not rea-
son in these views. We think there is. Wea-
verville is not Trinity County. When Douglas
City, Lewiston, junction City, Canon City or
any other large precinct put forward a represent
atiye man, his claims are entitled to consdera-
tion on that ground. Any Convention not con-
trolled by clique will take this view. The
outside precincts are expected to furnish their
share of the votes necessary to elect the ticket,
and ought to be represented. Otherwise for
them to send delegates to a nominating Conyen-
ton is but farce. 1t is very well understood
that the outside precincts must support the Dem
ocratc ticket if it is elected If they do so it
will be for the benefit of men who care more for
their personal interests than they do for the well
fare Of the party.