Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-01
Preserving the Purity OF Elections.

Preserving the Purity OF Elections.
In the north portion of the State of Ohio,
in the County of Auglaize, there is township, the
citizens of which are principally German, and not
withssanding .heir sweet accent, they al DEM
ocrats of the regular 'untcrrfed' stripe. From the
time of the erection of the county up to the year
eighteen hundred AM ffty-two, there had never
been Wing vote clst in the township spoken of,
although their were over six hun red voters; but at
the fall election OF that year, upon counting the
ballots, appeared that there was one Wing among
tllem. There WIS the proof. gIlar strai5h-out
Wing ticket, AMI they dare no. PISS It b.. This
caused great commotiOn; their escutcheon was dim
med; there IFhig amongst them; that blot
must be wiped out, and with their courage up to fe
yer heat in the shade, they went to work slyly to
find the man who had dared 70 vote the Wig Dick
ct;' but their labors were unsuccessful. In the
mean time another year rollai round, and the good
peoples were again assembled at the election pre-
cinct 1t had not been forgotten, however, that at
the las. election some one had voted the zig
D:cket; and it was now the subject of open re-
mark and wonder.
While they we're having an outdoor discussion
of the subject, Sam Starr EFT, late immigrant from
the eastern shore of Maryland, came along and de-
handed the cause of the commoton.
well We vas vonF ering who it vas wat voted de
Wig dicket at der last elec ton, said an old Du.ch-
man.
sit was me- Sam said, 'and it want no body
elser
'Idinks not said the old Dutchman, and the bal
ance shook their heads.
Il tell you it was though said Sam, pulling out
Wing ticket, 'and may chawed up if ;.int go
ing to do it again. | am going to vote that (hold-
ing out the ticket,) and vote it open too III let
you know that I'm an iadspenieni Amsric4a CT IT,
zen, and I'll vote just as please, AMI you can It
helpit, by JENNA"
So in ne went to deposit his ballot. There sat
the three old Datch JUICES Of elect on, calm as
summer morning; and true to his word, Sam hand
e1 over his ticket, open. One of the old judges
took it, AMI scanning it few seconds, handed il
back toward the independent voter, and said:
'Yav, dat ish Wig dicket.'
well, put it in the box said Sam.
Vatyou sayl' said the old Ddtchm,n, his eye:
big with surprise; put him in de box7'
'Yes-sir-ee, put it in the box, am going to vot,
it,
sOa. no. nix goot. DAT ish a Wig dicket,' said tn
old Date hman shaking his head.
well / reckon know it's Wing ticket, sal
Sum, 'anl want you to put it in the boz. darna
ton quick, too
no, no. dat ish not goot; dat isha Wig dcket
we not take 'ea any m)re,' s,iI tn. old Judge
turning to receive 'goot dicaets' from some of his
Germin friends.
SAM went on and cursed till all was blue-5aiC
TINT he had com, there to vote, and he'd be fam
bersasted if he lrnt goin' to vote in spite of a
the Dutch in the township. So after cooling off
little, he again went and tendeIei bis ticket, yer
neatly rolled up. The old judge took it again
and notwithstanding SANS demurring, unrolled
and looked it over, then turning to SAM in MAJ
ner and tone that was not to be misunderstood
said:
Il tells you dat ish a Wig dicket; it ish nix goo
AMI dat we not take 'em any more.
SAM again retired cursin5 all Democrats gem
rally, and the Dutch particularly, and assignin
them to the hottest corners of the birthstone r.
gion; and was going on to curse them, when
was interrupted by an old Dutchman in The crow
with:
SAM SDARREr: | tells you vat it ish, if you Vi
vote der Dimergrat dicket, and leave de gountr
we gives you 40 much moneys as dakes you vel
you cum vrom.'
SAN scratched his head, studied awhile, and the
raid that as he had come thar to vote, and warn
going away without votin. he guessed he'd do
Again SAN made his appearance before IL
Judges, and rendered his vote. The same o.
judge took it, and looking over it quietly, turnt
20 SAM;anl said:
'Yaw, dat ish goots dat ish Dimergratie dicl
et.' and dropped it into the box.
1t is only further necessary to say that ga
went back to the eastern shore at the expense
the township, and that, at that election, and ev,
since, that Gcrmln township has been o. K.
That is what l call preserving the purity
elections