The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-11-03
Election Frauds.

The aboltionists are astonished at the
result of their villanous and fraudulent
tampering with the ballot-box in the late
election. and like the thief who cries "stop
thief are now Justify charging all sorts of
fraud upon the de democracy. Not content
with the victory they have won by means
that would make the devil blush for very
shame, they seek to turn away the popular
mind from their own iniquity and falsely
charge the democracy with the crimes
thew have themselves committed. The
NJ c. Republican last week, taking the
cue of its more talented coworkers in the
cause of fanaticism and despotism treats
its readers to lengthy rehash of their
system of tactics, presents certificates OF
men in Union and Green Townships, In
tended TO convey the impression that the
Trustees aud boards Of election had perjur-
ed themselves By abstractlug republican
ballots from the box and substituting dem
ocrae;c ballotsin their stead. We venture
the assertion that the signers of those GER
tihcates cannot be induced to swear to the
truth of the statements. because por-
ton Of them did not u,te tie republican
ticket as,we are abundantlv able to prove.
The truth is. they lied about II in order 20
9 reen themselves from the persecution Of
their former friends Had the State been
carried for Mcdonald, they would never
have signed the certificates but would in
that case have boldly avowed themselves
democrats. Pretty fellows the abolition
ists are TO be charging frauds upon demo-
crlis after practing the immense frauds
By which the rule of the tyrant Nor
ton ia to be continued another term;
sweet birds are they to charge their neigh
bors witL foul work. We invite attention
Central Committe, which We publish else.
where t,,.;s week, and ask any man to say
with how muet, Grace party that perpe-
.ratcs such stupendou, frauds as are there
IN brouob, 70 j,ob, can 10 the charge
Of fraud against others Look at l..se re-
suit of the late election in every county
where the abolitionists we're in the ascen-
deaey, and see the result Of abolition
frauds. In the town Of Franklin, johnson
County, 1872 votes were returned as the
democratic vote Of that township. Since
the election nearly 400 voters hare made
oE1arH that they voted the demo cratic
ticket unscratched. Two years ago, Ma
rion County gave 4,s44 republican votes,
now they count cut 1924, considerably
more than the whole vote was two years
ago. In Hamilton and Wayne counties,
the democratic vote is about the same as
it was in 1862, while the republican vote
is nearly double what it was then. So
also in Henry aud Delaware, while in
Floyd it is twice what it was in 1862, the
democratic vote in each remaining about
the same. These are only samples selec-
ted at random from the returns before US,
and the same species of fraud aud dishon-
esty run through nearly all the republican
counties in the State Yet these pin Ks Of
purity, these chargers of fraud, these
rro.elytes to "great moral idea" these
laborers in ''the cause Of God and human
ity' have the effrontery to stand up in the
face of day and with sanctmoneous coun-
tenances look honest men in the face
and endeavor 70 saddle their own hcllish
wiekedness upon their political opponents
Oh. Shane where is thy blush? Can it
be possible that the honest men Of the
country will longer tolerate such internal
iniquity, by voting for party to these
outrageous attacks upon the very corner
stone of American liberty, the ballot-box'
A few days will determine.
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