Year: 1871

The result oil the election held in this State
has been TO place the State Government into the
hands of the Republican party for the next four
years. more complete political revolution is
seldom witnessed, and there must be grave rea-
sons for such change of feeling on the part Of
the people to lead to such a result 1t will be
we'll then for the party which will now soon as
sumo the rens of power to study well these rea-
sons, and avoiding the false steps which paved
the way to a Democratic defeat, strive to so
shape the destinies of the State as will assure
its continuance under Republican rule.


There are questions which have been decided
by the people in the recent election and the
party which shall attempt to reopen these ques-
tons will commit political suicide in so doing.
No more subsidies to monopozng corporations,
and the discouragement of Chinese immigration
by all legal and legitimate means, are questions
upon which the people have spoken, and their
decision is not to be disregarded. Therefore, if
swindling subsidies bills become laws, the Re-
publican party, which has the power to defeat
such measures, will be justly held to a strict
accountability for the act SO too, with the Chi
nese questionable Republicans went into the
canvass pledged to legislation inimica to that
class of gration, and we look, at early
day of the session, for the passage of memorial
to Congress- setting forth in its true light the
dangers of unrestrained immigration Of this peo-
pie, and asking for such revision of the treaty
VIII tue bHlueSe us Will enHUle
the State to lay some check upon the incoming
of the hords Of those dregs of Asia's population.
We shall expect to see the expenses of the State
Government cut down to the lowest figure con-
sistent with the public dignity and honor, and
while we expect that the rate of taxation to meet
the principal and interest of the bonded debt,
will be increased to the amount prescribed in
! the act under which the bonds were issued, we
! shall expect the levy for the General Fund, from
which the expenses of the Government are paid
| to be reduced to a rate commensurate with the
| great increase of taxable property in the State.
We shall expect that all useless Offices and COM
missions will be abolished the crowd of place.
hunters which will swarm around the Legisla-
tive Halls be sent back to their homes to earn an
honest living, the " State Paper" and other
measures designed to feed party pets at the ex-
pense of the people, swept from the statute books.
The Democrats came into power four years
ago, on the strength of great promises of re-
trenchment and reform. Their promises proved
to he not worth the paper which they were
written-their pledges were made-only to be


broken. 1t will be easy for the Republicans to
avoid the errors into which the Democrats have
fallen, and which have led to their overthrow


If the incoming Administration meets the expec-


tations of the people, ii its rule is characterized
by wise legislation, and an economical admins


tration of public affairs, the vote of the Pacific


States will be secured to Republican Prcsiden


tial candidate, and their status as Republican


States fully assured --ShGSta Courier.