Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-09-03
VOTING BY BALLOT.-Amatc

VOTING BY BALLOT.-Amddg tic clan
gdS Proposed tn b. effected through Conven-
ton, ballot voting Is one. Tile OILY object OF
this SPECIES IF t3tlrgis corr,dtrtnl, and Sc
Crecy is ever the cover for fraud. Let voting,
we say, he III public, in Old Virginia, where
men are not ashamed of heir votes. The bal
lot afforded the means OF perpctnting the stu
pcndous frauds which disgraced the late Pres
iecntial election. Let us hold fast To our old
system, III which every mans vote is known
10 all the WORLD Rich. Cumpitr.
We have often thought of this thing of bal
lot aud viva voce voting, and we have come
10 the very sage and wise conclusion that there
are just about as many evils arising from the
one as the othcrt There afe mi,iy men iiatu-
fally timid, i'll debt, ih dlflculty, uldcr obi
cations, and they often, as Ne have seen, fear
To vote against their patrons or friends Again
there ate m my ol the same character who are
ashamed To b. called turn coats when theft
political views are actually changed. Viva
'oce votingin large places creatcs DELAY. and
Ihauy sedatc and wcll-meaning men are by the
fact, crowded from the polls. On the other
hand, there are sometimes frauds committed
In voting by ballot; but with due care, not
often.
There is, however, ore change that we wish
10 sec made III suffrage. We wish To see il
universal. II the editor of the Compiler will
look at the vote of 1914 i'm tic several coun-
ties OF Virginia, he will find that the average
vote IN the loco fpco counties, having a maio=
fifty OF loco foco judges, as conipared with the
census OF 1910, is as one to "a; in the whie
counties IL is as | to IL. Now, il he will I've
at The trJ;ible cf ascertaiiins what the ex
tent of this maniics,ly illegal voting in the To-
60 loco counties is, he will End il fsr eycecds
thu loco ioco majority in the State, The loco
focos gain this increased vote by giving voters
the largest liberty. This needs amendment.
DIVING lN.-The pretty attitude ~ stout
independence which had been assumed for
som time by Benton and his clique led some
to believe that they had a spice of patriotism
that they held their truth and honor above
party dIsciPline--in fact, that they were not
exactly Locoioco. THIS mistake, however.
must have been passing away from the minds
uiaii Tor some time past, if all have taken the
"Missonrian as tie organ and exponent of
Col. Bcnton's wing OF the Democracy. We
have kept our readers somewhat advised. 'tom
time To time, Of the general run of the court
ship which Mr.. Folks organ has ben maxi no
TO that faction and the gracious reception
which it seemed to linl with the " Missouri
an a fiingat the tariff some time ago took
a wrinkle out OF tl,e independent, surly irown
oi ntonisuf d pledge to establish the sab
treasury ovcrcame all coyncss and n broad
hlht at a Just and liberal division of The spoils
finally melted the heart of this honest, psrty
and brought il back TO that sty in which ali
the divisions of the Iocofocmcy Mo ,cr,c,I,o,
Tire coursc which Mr.. button has thutgL, &,
ID pursue upon the Texas or,cstiou mnst 70
miin an eni5'na. Nh" had nfnly maintain
ca the stand which II first hc took. his adm;
rcrs might well ls,ve attributed .i,st stan,
asains, the actice Of mrs party Ia a sturdy ma
tnotism. Bat the gross Inconsistency ri III
subsequent conduct has retdDed this ,lr, n 81
Piausibility and compcls those who womb il
4uire into Ing motives throughout this sIol
ahdir, TO fcsoTt to- the tortuorH. afal ,,fG,l, de
signs which are prrscedty the coir-rer her,
OF politicians. Bot We intended merely q
give our readers an extract from, che last /. I'm
ion which looks like the gracious accep,suc,
OF the final surrender of the Ms,ouriay. II f,
as follows:
The ~. LOUIS Mrsouriar" a fla. fo,,
instant, notices- the article Whit vc som,
time since addressed to rs camffl coo,ider,
ton, in very liberal terms. II explain, tn
fnnnu"r IN which II had been bc,iaycd INF,
some error about 0lT position, by Inc first ar
llcie which we wrote hfrcgly to an article /,
TIE " Baltimore Amarican !" declares ID Ia
40 WISH TO mtsreprcscnt tie Umion@ an,
projects a very courteous and liberal man
Hrf. g umITk We cam assure tbr eJ;tn
toi the ugion) that Cod. Ben,on's frends o,v,
hi'n 40 Il'wll but wish him every success
und aiso.tiiat p 'flIdps they will stind by him
wien others who have been more forward nm,
louder "a their Professions. viii have 0ed -
lhr aSs,ttancc sOmc time since given by ia,
Union, that thn President would stc,, H..