Year: 1871

The result of the election held in this
State has been 10 place the State Govern
rent into the hands of the Republican
party for the next four years. A more
complete political revolution is seldom wit
messed, and there must be grave reasons ior
such a change Of feeling on the part of the
people to lead to such result. 1t Will be
well then, for the party which will now
soon assume the reins of power to study weF
tb ese reasons, and avoidin4 the false steps
which paved the way to Democratic de-
feat, strive TO SO shape the destines Of the
State as will assure its continuance under
Republican rule.


Tlere are questions which have been
decided by the people 10 the recent elec-
ton, and the patty which shall attempt to
reopen these questions will ,emmit politi.
cal suicide in SO doing. No more subsi-
oies to mSnopolizing corporations, and the
encouragement of Chinese Immigration by
alllegal and legitimate means, are questions
upon which the people have spoken, aud
their decision is not to be disregarded.-
Therefore, ifswindling subsidy bills become
laws, the Republican party, which has tn 9
power to defeat such measures, will be justly
held to strict accountability for the act.
So too, with the hinese questionable
Republicans went into the canvass pledged
to legislation inimical to that class of i'm
migration, and We look, at an early day Of
the session, for the passage of a memorial
to { ongress, setting forth in its true light
the dangers of unrestrained immigration Of
this people, and asking for such revision of
the treaty with the Chinese Government.
as will enable the State to lay some check
upon the incoming of the hordes of those
dregs of Asia's population. We shall ex-
pect TO see the expenses of the State Gov
ernment cut down 10 the lowest figure
consistent with the public dignity and
honor, and while We will expect that the
rate of taxation to meet the principal and
interest of the bonded debt, will be in
creased 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 Govern
ment are paid, to be reduced to rate COM
mensurate With the great increase OF taxable
property in the State. We shall expect
that all useless, offices and commissio rs
will be abolished the crowd of pace
hunters which will swarm around the
Legislative Falls be sent back to their
homes to earn an honest living, the Estate
Paper and other measures designed to
feed party pets at the expense of the
people, swept from the statute books.


The Democrats came into power four
years ago, on the strength Of great prom
ises of retrenchment and reform Their
promises proved to be not worth the paper
on which they were written-their pled-
ges 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 over
throw IF the incoming Administration
meets the expectations OF the people. if its
rule is characterized by wise legislation,
and an economical administration of pub
lie affairs, the vote of tho Pacific States
will be secured to Republican President
al candidate. and their status as Republi
can States fully assured.