The Shasta courier., 1861-09-21
Bob Bell.

Here is an account Of the doings of Bob
Bell, a candidate on the Union Democratic
ticket in Ell Dorado county, taken from the
Placerville Republican:
VorERs, BEWARE! FIENDIsH ELECTION
RERINo DODGE lin the whole course of our
experience in political warfare-in all that
we have seen, or heard, or read, concerning
the unscrupulous, nefarious, wicked, abomi-
nable, outrageous, and altogether indescriba.
BILE tricks, arts and devices, of Democratic
Union) political wire-workers, we have nev.
er conceived, imagined or dreamed of any
thing SO diabolical as the dodge which Bob
Bell, of Coloma, candidate for County Col.
lector) has resorted to for the purpose of se-
curing the German vote Of this county. We
are credibly informed by gentleman of the
highest standing in this community, mem.
Der of the Sons of Temberance, and a good
Union Democrat, that he has seen a man,
who heard of man, who declared to friend
(now absent from the State) that he was
ready to vouch for the truth OF the following
statement: Bell, finding that his opponent,
Reynolds, was devoting himself assIduously
to the business of learning to eat sour kraut
and drink lager, for the purpose of seducing
the German vote; and that under the tuition
of DR.. Eichelroth, and certain political cdi-
tor of this place, he was making the most
alarming progress in those accomplishments,
hit upon the following diabolical plan for
blocking his game. This Bell, be it known,
is a single man, and notwithstanding his po-
litical heresies and wickedness. is a man of
a smooth and plausible address, and pre-
possessing exterior. well calculated to ingra-
tiate himself into the virgin affections OF the
unsophisticated female heart. Such being
the case, he Immediately hired German
tutor, and went to work studying the Ian
guage of "Vaterland" In two weeks he
mastered the alphabet, and learned to say,
" Yaw, mein herr''-'' swei glasse lager
" Vie gaetz," and "1ch hin durstig" He
then set out visiting every precinct in the
county where there is a German vote. The
insidious tactics pursued by this artful and
dangerous man, will excite the amazement
and horror of every well regulated mind. He
drank lager with the men, and made love to
the women without distinction as to age or
condition. We understand that he has en-
gagged the affections of no less than seven
widows, eleven young girls, varying from
fourteen to twenty-five, and nineteen spins
tcrs averaging forty three years. He has
artfully avoided committing himself to any
of the victims, so that not one of them can
maintain an action for breach of PROMISE
Yet horrible to relate y each and every one
of them considers that Bell is engaged to her,
and that a matrimonial right is to be cele
brated Immediately after election. BY this
means he has secured the support of all the
brothers, cousins, fathers, uncles, &C., of the
infatuated females, with whose affections he
has trifed. Voters of Ell Dorado! will you
countenance man who resorts to acts like
these? Germans Gallant countrymen Of
the heroic Sigell Are your suffrages to be
won by devices so shallow? We call upon
you to administer to the unprincipled man
an overwhelming rebuke at the polls.