Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-12-13
From the Netcark Daily Advertiser.
ELECTION FRAUDS.

ELECTION FRAUDS.
We earnestly invite The attention ofrea-
ders of every class and party TO the testi-
mony which we publish to-day, as given
by the Legislative Committees, concerning
the abuse of the elective franchise in Cum
berland county. Disclosures are here
made which must startle every man who
is capable of estimating the value of our
own free institutions. This investigation,
revealing as it does the gross frauds by
which ignorant and incapable aliens are
made to control our elections, will prove,
we trust an instructive lesson.
Daniel Garret Sworn.-Was born in Ger
many came TO this country seven years
ago; was never naturalzed; voted at the
last election in Millvile; worked then at
Schetter's factory; cannot tell what yo-
ted. BENZ. Jory gave ii to me rolled up,
and ] put II in my pocket and voted 1T
can neither read English nor German; Jo-
ry gave me the ticket just as was alone
blowing; do not work under Jory's direc-
lion; never heard Jory tell any ofthe men
how to vote. John Frank went with me
TO the polls, where | voted; cannot tell
what the ticket was called; did not show it
10 John Frank: did not know who ] voted
for; Mr.. Jory gave me the ticket, aud said
that | must go down to the polls, and
went for that reason; Nicholas Scaum went
with me to the polls, besides John Frank;
Frank knew | was going to the polls to
vote; never heard of such a thing as DEM
ocratic ticket; never heard ofsuch men as
Jackson, or Van Buren,, or Israel Stratton,
or Nathaniel Foster; owned no house or
land when voted never heard OF Gen.
Harrison, or Henry Clay; have heard of
Gen. Washington, but do not know wheth-
er he is President or not; voted at the
Courthouse election; John Frank went
with me to the polls at that election; new
err voted at town meeting; have paid tax,
and have lived at Millville two years; am
; married and have family; my vote was
not challenged; cannot tell how much |
= was worth ailer my debts were paid: have
some household goods, but not much;
have nothing due from the factory.
, Peter Snyder S0orn-Was born in
: France; came to this country in 1898, a
c little before this time Of year; works in
Mr.sSchetter's factory; heats the ovens mas
{ lived there three years; voted the last ell
u ccton in Millville; have never been natur-
9 allied; does not now know what names he
= voted for, but did know; Mr.. Frank gave
me the names; John Frank gave the tick
! Ell and | voted the ticket he gave me; |
asked him for the names liked best, when
heard the people talk about it, and he gave
me the names, and | put il in; he supposes
it was a gold and Silrer ticket, but does not
know certainly, he was born where gold
and silver was, and he still liked il best;
says he voted for aristocrat; to the qucs-
ton whether it was democratic ticket,
he saws il was some kind Of n crat, he
! could not tell what kind guesses it was
D the same kind orlicket voted by the rest Of
G the mer; Buchage is my step'son; do not
. know whether he voted the same ticket as
he did guesses he was Of the same mind ;
: Mr.. Schetter did not give him ticket;
y no one else gave him ticket but Frank
: no one told him not 10 answer what ticket
y he voted, nor whether he was naturallzed
z has paid a tax ever since he lived at MILL
u Vile; no one challenged his vote; has a
!, family, and intends to remain in this coun'
Il try; voted at the court house election; Vo'
ted also at Long-a-C Coming, about six years
/ ago; cannot tell exactly who went with
me at the court house election; guess Mr.
a Scheler, and guess he gave me ticket
q but don't know; worked for Thomas kich
y ards at Long-a-Coming; Francis Laughner
l. the boss, went me to the election there
n Laughner is German; | guess Laugh
3 ner's name was Anthony aud not Francis
. did not give tickets toany OF the workmel
p at the last election; never owned hous
IS Or land in this country; have son re
a. ter Snyder; do not know whether he CAV
y tickets to any of the workmen'