Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-11-02
The Great SwindIe.

0E WEtAt IMhMuACa
The Douglas 5Iowere aud strikers are circu-
lating the story al over the countys that the
Breckinridge ticket had been withdrawn and
that there was no other ticket in the field now,
than the straight Douglas ticket.
The fact is just the ether way. 1t is tbe
Douglas ticket that has been withdrawn; the
Breckuridge ticket remains in the field, just
as il was nominated at Reading. The demo.
Gratis, however, arc not reading people, and
tie most of them car be deceived with this
new lie.
At the meeting of the Douglas State Com
mittee, when the proposition was made TO adopt
the Reading ticket, Mr.. Doughterty moved to
stri Ike from that ticket The names of Geo. NJ
Keim, Frederick A. Server, John G. Brenner,
Joel Lghtuer, John A. Ahl, H. N. Lee, Chas
Kelly, Oliver P. James and VIM. q. Patter-
son, who have either refused TO pledge them
selves for, or have openly avowed their hostil-
ity to, Stephen A. Douglas and Hsrscbel v.
Johnston, the only regular nominees of the
Democratic party for President and Vice Pres
dent.
This2motion was rejected, and the committee
thus resolved to adopt ticket one-half OF
which is composed OF Breckinridge men, known
TO be such. The head Of the ticket, Gee. NJ.
Kem, is an open and aVowed Breckinridge
man, and the Pittsburg Gaz ette says that n.
P. FeIterman, the elector for that district, is
slsc Breckinridge man. And yet these men
are to be palmed off upon credulous democrats
as Douglas men and nothing else
1t makes no difference, however. The
Reading ticket cannot poll the vote given TO
Foster. There are hundreds of men 10 this
State who voted for Foster, who Will scorn to
vote for this deiber ata CHEAT. Foster has
been beaten $4,000, and the Reading ticket
vii! be beaten 10000.
The Greensburg Argus, strong Douglas
paper, and tue organ Of Gen. Henry D. Fos-
ter, in WestnioIeland county, IN lis issue of
the 25th ult, speaking of the action of the
Douglas State Committee, says:
''How far this late action of the Welsh Com
mittee may satisfy tie steadfast and true De-
mocrsts who stood by the regular nominations,
in the hour of peril, we will DOT undertake to
say. For our part we waH not soil our hands
By Uoting for any eLsctor tChose fidelity 10 the
NOMINEES of the party we hare reason TO
doubt
The Juniats Register, tho Breckinridge or
gan of that county, in its issue of the 25th
ult., says:
F'As far as il can be aseertained, the elect.
ors are in their personal preference about
equally divided between Breckenridge and
Douglas, and if elected, it is supposed that
their personal choice will be carried out by
their votes"
The Register gives the following as the rsa-
son why the Bell men were not invited to par
ticipate 10 the swindle.
s'Some OF the National men are surprised
that no offer was made to the Sell and Everett
men to join in 4 common Electoral ticket
Those who will look at the reiuns of October
need not be surprised for the returns have DEM
cnstrated that the Bell and Everett men in this
State are either too weak for the encourage.
ment Of such bargain, or their old feelings
Of snimosty to the Democratic party is SO
strong, that they prefer the certain election of
a Black Republican, than to take course
which would render the election Of Bell a mat
of doubt and uncertainty"
I Notwithstanding the straight Douglas ticket
has been withdrawn, yet considerable number
Of the real and honest friends of Douglas have
determined to support IL On anr outsids ,Se
publish two articles from the Philadelphia Press
on The subject, which contain the names of the
straight Douglas ticket. Read these articles.
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