Year: 1873

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benefit and the other, shall the monopo-


lists rule the people, and have laws passed
and adjudred for their benefit, to the
exclusion of the rights of the people ? These
questions involve the whole issue, and there
can be bat two sides in the controversy,
which reduced would be for or against the
monopoly. The question as to which shat
bold the ceptre of power is not fully deter
mined yet, the result of every issue stands
before the world as an emphatic declaration
either in favor Of the people or the monopo-
lists, and we tell you the people should see
to it well that each issue in the future shall
result in their favor, and thus so discourage
the monopolists as to quiet their abusive
insolence forever. The decision of these
questions are of as much Importance to-day
as they were month and a half ago. and
every good citizen should feel himself under
as much obligation to 20 to the polls on the
18th inst, and give another blow at the
tottering monument of monopoly oppress on,
as he was on the third of last September to
90 and fire his first effective shot into the OBJ
trudng structure. The Independent party in
Placer County and everywhere are for the
people-they are the people, regardless of
party, arrayed in battle for their rights, and
the good of the whole country. In Placer
this party is composed of about 1000 Dem


ocrats and 800 Republicans, at least that
was the proportion at the recent election,
but by the fifteenth of this month it will


stand 1000 Democrats and 600 Republicans,
at least we would not be surprised should
the Republican element even exceed these
figures. 1t will be a simple contest between
monopoly aud the people, and we know
that at least 600 Republicans in this county
are reliable anti-monoposts. The Dem
ocratic element of the party cannot increase
now, because all sound Democrats already
belong to, and are arayed under, the IN
dependent banner, and the unsound we c,n-
not get, and we would not have them if we
could. 1t is they and their fellow monopoly
corruptonist Republicans that we have
come out to fight, and fight them we will to
I the bitter end The local contest few
months ago was based on the same issue as
is this State Judicial fight, and in this
county the people trumphed notwithstapd-


ing the enemy fought under the shadow Of
false preenses, and were taken into the
folds of a strong, leading anti-monopoy
paper of Sacramento, which circuates largely
in this county. This paper has its influence,
which is by no means inconsiderable, and
many-yes very many-good Republicans
in this county we know, "were almost
persuaded to become" an Independent, be-
ieving them in the right, and would have
readily fallen into their ranks had it not
been for the admonitons of this said paper,
continually Y warning them to beware. Many
voters stood in doubt and fear, hardly
knowing what to DO, but on the day of
election could but conclude that "s;nce
am in doubt, | must stay with my old


party until that doubt is cleared away" !"
To-day there is not doub: exists; no
shadow of uncertainty is now entertained
by the most timid rs to which is the right
and which is the wrong. Events have
shown clearly to all which is right, and to
the right the honest legions come. Even the
paper alluded to above, now fights with
the Independents Of Placer and all who
were persuaded by its teachings, must at
last fall into the ranks of the honest ref rm
Independents and with item go marching
OH to the proudest political victories
America ever knew, and sit with them in
triumph when our country, through the
proud acts and bold determnat ons of this
party shall have been redeemed from the
thraldom of tyranny and monopoly oppres-
sion she now suffers. As we said before,
we know of no issues in this fight, but
honesty, justice, and the interest OF the peo-
pie on one side, and oppression and the
interest of the monopoists on the other


Each side has its candidate. S. II. Dwi-
nellie is their standard bearer and for him
will they make their fight, and those who
support him, knowing this fact as all, under
the circumstances, must know it, since the
lines have become so plain and so fairly
drawn, declare their position emphaticaly
and conclusively before the people and the
woild on these all important and vital
issues now convulsing our country. The
lndependents-the people-have chosen for
their standard bearer Hon. J. w. McKn-
stry, man who embodies in his heart the
very principles for which they are contend