Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-10-01
ne Early at tho PolIsl

By an arrangement preeoncerted in the |
Loyal Leagues of Ohio, the Black Republi- |
cans appeared in force at every poll in the
State at the last fall election by six o'clock in
the morning. The Democrats, suspecling no
trick of the sort, were not present to chal-
lenge, aud 10 this way, thousands Of fraudu-
lent votes we're secured for Brough, which he
could not have obtained if Democrats had
not been absent.
We exhOrt our Democratic friends every
where to meet their opponents at the polls
when the first vote is cast, and see that no
fraudulent ballot is given Otherwise the
conscripton ticket-the ticket Of War, Blood
shed aud Despotism-will be strengthened
and probably made successful by a vote to
which it is not entitled
There are many reasons why our friends
should be at the polls and vote early. There
will then be an abundance of time to bring
in the stragglers, if any such there be, to
send for the sick, and to labor with honest
Republicans, of whom there are scores and
and hundreds in every county, who are dis
satisfied with Republicanism, and have mol
yet made up their minds to vote with the De
mocracy Let our friends not fail in this. Il
s indispensable. 1t is vital
ave observe another indication of the deg
radiation of the "poor white trash" among tn,
: Yankees. Sherman has declared he will no
: exchan our soldiers for Yankees Whose
term of enlistment has expired Here is evel
a worse Of violation faith than the other Who's
e fault is il that that the term of these soldier
has expired2 Certainly not that Of the sol
der He has complied with his contract biz
Y Governments has violated theirs. They oW
: him protection They have guaranteed hin
-, the right Of civilized warfare They have ex
u acted from the soldier the last day of seryic
? that was due; they then abandon him to ia
- horror Of prison life, without hope of RI
lease until the end Of war that daily appear
more interminable. Nowhere ara the right
q or feeling of white men 80 OUTRAGED and di
!, regarded as among the Yankees
a. The above, which is copied from the RieI
mond Examiner, ought forever to close II
:. mouths of the hounds who are yelping upo
" the track of the Democracy. and aecusir
''' them OF lack of sympathy for our colder
H. Although coped from a rebel paper, the char,
OF is nOtoriously true, that our brave soldiers
,e, thousands are compelled to languish in Sout
le- ern camps and prisons, to suffer and die, 1
in cause, forsooth, their terms Of enlistment ha
Oh expired, and becanse if exchanged won
!. claim the right OF returning 10 their iamili,
: while the rebels who would have TO be Civ
~ for them would bs returned to the ranks
10 Abstract sympathy for rebel" is a very IS
TO Impeachment" indeed, when compared VI
ed the base ingratilude, the gross injustice,
d. wanton neglect and brutal abandonment
re- our own soldiers aud friends, as SET forth
K" the above 'true bill, upon which We ind
hv the abolition authorities Who will vote
- the continuance Of a power that sacrifices
=" lives and happiness Of white Federal soldi
u for the advancement of negro equality 4
l'o eompels them TO languish in prison, beea'
'et they have no further claim upon their /
as yicesP Down with the enemies Of our
disry, aud up with the brave and hOhorA
or McClellAn