Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-22
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CUMBERLAND, June III, lS4i.
Ii is now understood that Mr. living has gwen
.ir. Bocock notice, and is determined 10 Contest
the return Of bis election, under the impression,
no doubt, that there are more Illegal Yotes on bo'
cocks poll than on his. So far as !his county,
Cumberland, is concerned, speak advisedly, anu
saw, from careful examination OF the polls,
there are double as many illegal votes on lrvins's
poll than on Bococh's. The vote in his county
was unusually small on the part Of tie Demo-
erals owing 10 the fact, that this county was mol
canvassed By our county candidate, MIR. ford,
who was in i'll health, and never leit home curing
the canvass, unless on private business. MT.
b. never visited this county bu. once during me
canvas, and never made speech in II. lie lest a
number OF woes from that cause, rs there are
many Democratic voters who never saw Bo-
cock, tor he is almost a stranger in This county.
MIR. Irving resides in this county, and is person.
ally popular man; and the Wings, in oIder TO
secure his election, were very industrious ana
energetic, and brought every Wing 10 The polls,
even OF the most doubtful character. The To-
reign vote was unusually large, and the ~ OF 81
foreign votes, with the exception Of Two, were 81
ven for Mir. Irving. The Democrats were luke.
warm and indifferent in coming to the polls, and
many were deferred from the polls, BY The false
humbug that MIR. Polk was the cause OF Tie war.
and unrishteous, and yet they praise and eulc-
gise General Taylor, the man who is carrying
on The war, and advised the marching our troops
f.om Inc Nueccs 10 the Rio Grandc in October
lS45, which movement The Wings say brought
on The war. II this bc true, General Taylor is as
much responsible as Mir. Polk, who did no, or
der the marching Of our troops until March
1916. The Wings will soon abandon thai
position, and contend, with all apparent sim
ceriiy imaginable, that they have been con-
sslent II The counties OF Buckingham, Cum
berlard and Fluvanna, had done their duty,
Mr.. Bocock would have been elected by IS or
100 woes. There is no dou5. lha, Mr. Bocock's
majority will lie increased by the contest, il JUS
ice be Zone him-let The House Of Representa-
tiyes be Federal or Democratic.
The Wings have abandoned their Tariff and
Bank notions. They now say, in the language
OF The "Gotlike," that the Bank is an obsolete
idea. The Tariff Of 1916 is now bringing more
money into our Treasury than heir black Tariff
d. 1912, and goods are lower, as the Wing MGR
chants themselves admit.
The exchanges are much better than they have
been since the commencement, OF The Banking
system. These are stubborn tac,s-plain 10 every
intelligent citizen Of the country. As party,
the Wings are completely bankruped; they must
start some new issue Tor 1913, and they have al
ready commenced their humbueging in relation
to The Mexican war. They have ceased to dis
cuss the Tariff and other questions which ex-
cited The public mind in 1874, and many OF the
Wings now pretend 10 be Free Trade men,
They say nothing now but condemn the war and
abuse Mr.. Polk Ii The Wings suppose that the
administration is unpopular in This District they
are much deceived. Mr.. Polk is more popular
than he was in 1914. Mr. Bocock receiTed Sc
NJ al Al all
Great credit is due 10 the Democracy Of Camp
bell for 50 gallantly rallying around their stand
ard bearer, Thomas S. Bocock, who will ever
be found advocating and maintaining The princ.
pies hat are contained in the immortal resolu-
lions of ;oS and 80. CATO.