The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-15
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HOW TO PRESERVE THE PURITY OF ELEC
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The Knickerbocker for December capital
number, by the way, has the following capital
Election story: 7tsH oE
PRESERVING THE PURITY-o ELECTIONS.
'In the northwest portion of the State Of
Ohio, in. the county of Auglaize, there is a
township, the citizens of which are principally
German, and notwithstanding their sweet ac-
cent they are all democrats Of the regular
'unterrified' stripe From the time of the
erection of the county up to the year eighteen
hundred and fifty-two there had never been
. whig vote cast in the township spoken of, al
though there were over six hundred voters;
but at the fall election of that year, upon
counting the ballots itappeared that there was
one whig amongst them. There was the proof
"a regular strdight-0lA whig ticket, and they
dare not pass it by. This caused great com
modation; their escutcheon was dimmed; there
was a whig among It them; that blot must be
wiped out, and with their courage Dutch of
Icourse) up to fever heat in shade, they went to
work slyly to find the man who had dared to
lvote the 'Vag Dicket;' but their labors were un
successful In the meantime another year
rolled round, and the good 'beeples' were, again
assembled at the election precinct. 1t had
not been forgotten, however, that at the last
election some one had voted the zig Dicket;'
and it was now the subject Of open remark and
wonder
"While they were having an outdoor dis
cussion of the subject, Sam Sturrett, a late i'm
migrant from the eastern shore of Maryland,
came along, and demanded the cause of the
Icommotion.
"fVell We vas wondering who it vas voted
the Wig dicket at de last election said an old
Dutchman.
"'It was me- Sam said, and it want nobody
elsen
al dnks not said the old Dutchman, and
the balance shook their head increadously.
Il tell you it was, though, said Sam, pulling
Iout whig ticket, and may be chawed up if
aint going to do it again. l am going to vote
that, (holding out the ticket and vote it open
too. I'll let you know that Im an indepen-
dent American Citizen, and I'll vote just as u
please, and you can't help it by Jemima!'
$50 in he went to deposit his ballot There
sat the three old Dutch judges of election,
calm as a summer morning; and true to his
word, Sam handed over his ticket, open. One
of the old judges took it, and scanning it q few
seconds handed it back toward the independ
ent voter, and said
'Yaw dat ish Wig ticket''
"Well, put it in the box,' said Sam.
''Vat you say?' said the Dutchman his eyes
big with surprise; put him in de box?
"Yes-sir-ee, put it in the box! lam goin' to-
vote itH
Oh!no, nix goot, nix goot! dat ish Wig dick
et," said the old Dutchman shaking his head.
'WelL l recon l know it's Whig ticket
said Sam, and | want you to put it in the box,
darnation quick too
tsNn mol dat iSb not oson4 Jot ;cb V;r diol-
eft, we no take 'em any more ,,,o the old
judge, turning to -, r.celvo good dckets' from
some y. MS Germen friends.
"Sam went out and cursed till all was blue,
said he had come thar to vote, aN he'd be
fambergasted if he want goin' toEotein spite
of all the Dutch in the township. So, afterl
cooling off little; he again went in, and ten
dered his ticket, very neatly rolled up. The
old Judge took it again. and Notwithstanding
Sans demurring, unrolled it and look it over,
then turning to SAM in maner and tone not
to be misunderstood, said:
"IteU yOu dat ISL q TIg dicEet; dat at iSh MA
gOOt; and dat zoe not take en- any naore!n'
''Sam again retired, cursing all democrats
generally, and the Dutch particularly, and as
signing them the hottest corner of the brim-
stone region; and was going on to curse every
body that didn't curse them, when he was inter
rupted by an old Dutchman in the crowd, with
"'Sam Sdarrett l tells you vat it ish, ifI
you will vote der Dimegrat dicket, and leefI
der county, we gife you so much monish as
dakes you yer you cum vrom.'
''Sam scratched his head, studied a while,
and then said that as he had come thar to vote
and want goin' away without votin he guess
ed he'd do it.
"Again Sam made his appearance before the
judges and rendered his vote. The same old
Judge took it, and looking it over quietly,
turned to Sam and said:
"'Yaw dat ish goot; dat is Dimagratic
dicketh and dropped it into the box.
''It is only futher necessary to say that
Sam went back to the eastern shore at the ex-
pense of the township; and that, at that elec-
ton, and ever since, that German township has
been o K.
"That is what l call preserving the purity
of elections"
OLD DIR. BEECHER's RULE.---One of the best