North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-10-22
Tiffany on the Result,

In the last issue Of the Republican, the
Tiffanies claim that in the late election, the
Republican party have " a gain over the dem
coratic Ticket of 1860, if not less than one
hundred and fifty votes, nSdering," say
they, /" the fact" that three hundred Re
publican vpters have gone out of the county,
while there is not more than one half of that
number of democrats gone" We suppose
these Babes in the woods" refer te the
soldiers, when they speak # men who have
gone from the county We never knew. lev-
er asked or wanted to know, the exact or
even approximate ratio of Democrats to Re
pubiicans in the army from this county V
Men of all parties have gone. Democrats
az promptly ard in. as large numbers
In localities where we are acquainted as
those of any other party Few, if any, we
regret to say, OF the Tiffany str pc have gone.
One of that firm. however, did, we believe.
screw up his patriotism (?) last summer. to
such puch, that he went with company
of men down as far as Harrisburg and af
ter getting suit Of clothes and free ride at
tile expense of the government, returned all
covered with-,lory ~ or something else.
Let us for a moment eX lmine the assertion
that the defeat of the abolition ticket in this
coun'y, is the result of the withdrawal of
their voters from the county, while demo
Gratis have staid at home for we believe, there
are some besides the Babes, who live curren-
cy to this opinion. Men whose simple state
ments are worth more than all the facts"
ofthe Tifanes with their oaths to back them
Never, but once, we believe in the history
OF this county, vas there larger vote
polled, than at the present election. At the
October election In 1860, 2558 votes wer
polled for Curtin and Foster Ia greater num-
Der than at the Presidential election. At
the present election the vote on Auditor. and
several other candidates exceeded $500. or
within less than so votes of the largest ever
Polled in the c"unty. This serves to show
that the voting portion Of the soldiers what
ever their political opinions are, which were
actually out of the county on the day of cleo
fion is small. In this connexion it should be
borne in mind that one company was sent
back into the county, on the eve If election,
for the purpose We believe OF carrying the
election agains, US. THIS trick, however, OF
CUrtIh's TO drag through his old friend Will
mot proved abortive. The suldiers we ho e
and believe, did not all vote against the white
mans Ticket, as they were expected to do :;
but for the party that are in favor of tn con-
stitution and the union, the same that our
soldiers are periling their hves to maintain
and restore. And again how does 1t com
port with this theory, that the vote poled by
the democrats OF the c"unty,,> over 800 great
or than at last fall Less Than 1000 men in
this county lasr fall voted for that staunch
old Democrat, Col. Tate. This fall every reg
Hlar candidate, on our ticket received over
1900 votes, and one, Vaughn, 1442. Does
she absence of Republicans, increase the ac-
tual number of democrats in our county at
this, to them, fearful rate2 II, TO withdraw
as it is alledged 300 Republicans from the
county, viii bring into exstancu an equal or
greater number of democrats, we are decided
ly in favcss sending all the wide awakes,n