The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-07-19
They Won't Vote for q Democrat

They Won't Vote for q Democrat.
Every day or two we are told
that there are Republicans who are
convinced that there should be a
change in the Congressional dele
cation; that they see that since
December last in Congress the Re-
publican members have talked and
voted for such laws and constitu-
tional amendments as have special
reference to the exaltation of the
Negroes, and for jobbing schemes
that will take any amount of mil
hons of dollars out of the hard
earnings of the people; that they
see that at every step they have
run counter to the President in his
noble work Of Cancellation; that
while he would have eradicated all
cause for continued bitterness, they
have persistently labored to in
crease and indurate the existing
bitterness; and that yet the Re-
publicans who thus feel and believe
could not be induced to vote for a
Democrat for Congress who would
go into Congress with the determi-
nation of throwing the weight of
his influence against all schemes of
robbery and corruption, and in ia
vor of the Presidents policy of
Cancellation and Union that rather
than so vote they would vote for a
Radical-a known disruptionist--
voter and supporter Of schemes
by which they have been plundered
and will continue to be plundered.
Now, we don't believe the peo-
pie would act in such a manner
To believe so would be to impeach
their good sense. Is a Republican
in urgent need of a physician, will
he send for a known quack, because
he is a Republican, instead of for a
skillful physician because he is
Democrats Not by considerable.
Is a republican in need of a first
class lawyer, will he employ a law
yer of questionable capacity, mas
much as he is Republican, instead
of employing a lawyer of ackowl-
edged ability, because in his poll
tics he is a Democrat? No. Even
DR.. Dorsey, with his intense hatred
of what is called "Copperheads "
and Democrats, when the law took
hold of him for alleged malfeasance
in Office, was prompt to engage the
services of a "Copperhead " lawyer
because of his undoubted ability,
to help get him out of the clutches
of the law. There was no friend
ship in the matter. Self-interest
prompted him to do so. 1t was hu-
man nature speaking. Human ma,
ture is the same in the cabin as in
the mansion. Even the trodden
worm turns. When once any por-
ton of the people are convinced
that their rights and interests have
been tampered with by their Rep
resentative, they will turn upon
him, and will with far greater redi-
ness vote for Democrat in whom
they can put confidence than for
the Representative who had de-
ceived them, Republican though
he be.
No, gentlemen; you do gross
wrong to the people. They mean
to vote right and will vote right
when fully advised as to which is
the right way. We make allowance
for prejudice. 1t is immensely
strong; but self-interest is strong
er. Another thing is proper tc
consider: Politicians at will cannot
transfer voters hither and thither
just as they please. Nowadays
when you say to the people so ant
so is the Democratic candidate
they generally understand that tht
candidate, is in favor of sustaining
the Presidents restoration policy
is opposed to negro suffrage; is op
posed to inequality in taxation; il
opposed to the squandering of pub
lie lands for behoof of Spectators
is, opposed to robbing the people
through prohibitory tariffs and kin
dred schemes. When you say Il
the people that SO and so is th'
Radical candidate, they at once un
derstand that he is opposed to th'
Presidents policy and in favor 0
every conceivable plunderin,
scheme. Saw to them that so ant