Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-19
How the AbOlitiOnists Carried the
Elections.

Elections.
We find the following article in The
Brown County Ne,cS of the 10th inst. 1t
tells the same story we hear from all parts
of the State, and shows how Infamous has
been the action of the Abolition managers
respecting the army vote. Our gallant
boys will settle with these men when the
war is over:
"FoR GODS SAKE SEND US SOME TICKETS
After the October election poor soldier
boy who was disfranchised by the rascally
corruptionists of the Abolition leaders
sent us Letter, in which was the above
expression. He says forty Brown county
bows were utterly dsfianchised because OF
not receiving tickets. Yet tickets had been
sent them in abundance and in due time,
vet none were permitted to reach these
Democratic boys-nOt one. Two weeks
before the election we inclosed In two en-
velopes one hundred tickets to the writer OF
the above. but he had not received them on
the 3lst of October. We printed some 200
tickets for the especial use OF the army
boys. which were nearly all sent from va
rious parts of this county by the fathers,
mothers and friends of the boys. But il
seems none OF these tickets erer reached he
boys. But the Abolition tickets went
through, all safe!
On opening the polls the other day, this
fact was revealed. Poll-b0ok after poll
book was opened, giving so many votes for
the Abolition candidates, but not a U0te .f0r
the Democratic candidates. This was so, from
companies in which many Democratic boys
were known to be. Not Democratic vote
was polled in the 9Th o. V. c., yet we know,
and Others know, in some companies of that
regiment majority of the boys are Demo
Gratis. On last Thursday young man just
from that regiment called upon us, who
stated that the boys had no Democratic
tickets, nor could they get even copy of
one, from which to write tickets. Their
Colonel had plenty of Abolition tickets,
which he distributed among the boys.
urging them to vote them. But the Demo-
cratic boys stood around like perfect slaves,
disfranchised and taunted and insulted by
their officers as butternuts because they re-
fused to vote the Abolition ticket. Having
no Democratic ticketsthey did not vote at
all.
One thing is certain, and that is, if the
Democratic boys in the army had got the
tickets whichever sent to them, the whole
Democratic county ticket OF this county
would have been elected. We know this
to be so. Therefore, the success of the Re-
publican candidates of this county is all
owing to the fact that the Democratic sol
diers in the army were totally disfranchis-
cd. This was done through the systematic
operations of the postmasters and shoulder
strap gentry and official satraps who were
employed for the purpose. All letters
which were sent through the mails were
suppressed before reaching the boys. We
have no doubt but there were one hundred
letters sent from Brown county before the
October election, containing Democratic
tickets for the boys in the army. And we
very much doubt whether single one got
to the proper person. The returns OF the
votes indicate that none got there. Thus
were all the Democratic soldier boys cheat
ed. swindled out of their votes. This in
famous scoundrelism was designed and un-
derstood beforehand, and well was it car
ried out.
The Democrats have been thus cheated,
swindled ont of the offices. by Abolition
officers and Abolition scoundrels employed
for the purpose. The postofiice is mere
machine for the flrtherance of Abolition
interests, and what they cannot do or fail to
do, is done by men employed at the expense
of the people. The State Agent employed
by Brongh and sent down South at public
expense, to carry the poll-books, &C., was
loaded with Abolition tickets; but not a
Democratic ticket did he carry. And when
Democratic boys inquired for tickets, this
scamp sneeringly told them he didn't ped
die buttcrnut tickets. Yet these butternuts
are taxed to pay this wretch for his time and
expenses.
In view of all this, it is too evident to adj
nit of an honest doubt, that the Republic
cans have succeeded through the basest
fraud and rascally conduct upon the sol.
diers whom they pretend to love so well!
What rights has even the valient and brave
and war-worn soldier, if he is Democrat
None that these internal Abolition scoun-
drelly officeholders respect. These poor men
are treated worse than dogs, degraded be-
low the condition of slaves, by Lincoln's
satraps.