Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-09-09
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ElcCtioneering.

The ways and means whereby cam
didales for office succeed in securing votes
has always afforded matter for much Gu
Irious comment. There is a vast differ
ence between The mOduS Opermidi, at the
| North and in the South. In the latter,
there is more frankness, and less manage
ment; while in the former parties work
more underhanded and less above board ,
1t matters little, after which policy par
~ may see fittO pursue, provided II Sc
cures the desired result. The maxim that
'all is fair in politics. has always seem
ed to be the governing principle of poll
licans and, we adventure to say, always
will be.
A friend Of ours, who has recently re-
turned from California, gives a glowing
account of the manner in which candl-
dates in office elcclioneer for themselves.
Our friend states that the last time he vO-
ted was for a miner on the Yuba, who
mad declared himself an independent can
didate for the Legislature, and regardless
of expense, was treating every one who
would take the trouble to draw glass OF
liquor from the barrel which he had
bought, paid for, and tapped for the pub
lie good. AS soon as the audience got
sufficiently advanced to apprecite his elo-
quence, the candidate mounted a log and
delivered the following speech -
'Feier miners and brothers, generally,
In setting myself up as a candidate for
the Legislature, do so, cause | know
Ide be useful TO you thar and cause |
know I've got the larning TO use after |
get thar. You don't want none Of them
ieIlers that talk and talk and do no work,
and then come back and say how its not
thar fault but the fault of the majorite.
You want man that can lick the major
lie if they wont work. Tremendous
cheers and rush for the whiskey bar
rel.
Now Tme jist the fellar that can do
that. Let 'em bring on all the majoritees
they please and lie lick them one after
the other, as fast as they ar willing to
come. | tell you what ii is, leler miners
Ime jest about tired of this business
Working every day in the hot sun isn't
jist the thing, when by sending me to the
Legislature pde make more than could
by digging and not work hard at that.
The question am will you do il? Cries
of yes, we will
That's whatI want, and if don't get
law passed TO levy taxes on any burned
furTner that comes TO the mines, why
don't elect me next year, that's all. As
long as you vote for me, you can drink
out of that 'er barrel free gratis; is you
don't vote for me I'll maui any scamp that
is so mean as 10 obtain his liquor under
false pretensIons. That's all I've got to
say this time. Walk up voters and help
yourself. There's plenty more whar that
cum from
The last words ware received with un-
bounded applause, and our friend states
that this native orator was sent to the Leg
i,lature by three hundred majority; bul
II cost him most FIVE hundred dollars for
the whiSkey that was consumed. That
idea about the 'majorlte' would work well
in this part of the country. How the
grave dlgniles would stare if some mem
Der should propose TO lick Them unless
they went 10 work and did up the bust.
ness wilhou, half-a-dozen speeches for
'RuncOmbe and SIX weeks or three
months debate.
We advocate the California system of
tactics barring the whlskey.--BOston
Union.