The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-10-25
The Vagaries of the Democrat.

notice OF Its contents. ~ lew MISTAKES
were visible, but we can easily understand
how they were made, and we take great
pleasure in setting our friend, the {" Dem
ocrat," on the right track, = pointing out
his errors aud teaching him how to cor
rect them.
lie gives the majority for Clymer, in
this county, 1891, which We believe is
correct: but, in connection herewith, lie
states, that owing to the fact that some 9th
er counties did not do their duty to De-
mocracy, General Geary was " elected by
trifipg majority, probably about 6 5000"
Yes, probably" it was "about 5000"
but really, it was about 10000! That
little printers devil, We see officiating
about the Office of the Democrat" for
got to put l" before the 6,000."
Another line says, Showing Demo
cratic gain of over Is 900 on the vote Of
1861" Well, well, we understand it
now, = the little rascal got the " II be
fore the $1,000" Ohe real Democratic
gain, over Lincoln's election = there was
a Democratic loss on the Governors cleo
tion since 1868 3)-instead Of having it be
fore the 1000" where it should have
been, making about" the true majority
for Geary. 17,102, we believe is the true
majority. a tridiug mistake, = but our
friend, the " Democrat" will find that
printing such mistakes won't help the
circulation of his paper any.
The truth will out. In this advanced
age of civilization, the people of Monroe,
are not satisfied with only one paper, even
if that one should be the inestimable new
er-to be matched Monroe Democrat .
and some of the other papers they take
will tell the truth.
Another line in the article We allude
to, says, "We are beat by unfair means" !"
Now this may be 50. We will not Ere
tend to deny that there is corruption in
the Republican party, as there is in all
parties, but it is our humble opinion,
that the less Democrats say aSout brib
cry and corruption st elections, the fur
ther they will keep from treading on their
own toes. 1t is proverbial saying, that
a Democrat can't be trusted, and if they
were beaten by unfair means it was not
their fault.
The declaration that 4" the Republicans
are disappointed with the result of the
election themselves" is very easily made
but not SO easily proved. 1t does not
look reasonable that they should be dis
appointed in Pennsylvania, at least, when
they have elected, their candidate for
Governor, and gained two Congressmen,
since 1861. The Republicans are not
disappointed with the result OF the cleo
tion, the Democrats assertion to the con
trary, Notwithstanding. More than this,
they do not doubt, that, when the vail of
Ignorance and Prejudice shall have been
lifted from the eyes of our Democratic
friends, they too, will join the ranks of
the great Union party, and help swell the
votes that proclaim " Liberty throughout
the land and to all the inhabitants there
Of" and that then Ignorance and De-
mocracy (what is left of it) will go down,
hand in hand together, in perdition.
Do you, our Democratic friends, care
fully study the returns from the various
townships in this county, and note the re-
suit At such a thriving village as
Stroudsburg, We would expect to find in
telligent business men, who are well ac-
quainted with the issues at stake in our
country, and who, consequently, vote in
accordance with what they know to be
right (we mean all those who don't sell
their votes for olice). And in Strouds
burg, the vote stands lis for CIymer =
l63 for Geary. Observe the effects Of
education on the election here. This is
the way intelligent, educated men vote
Now observe the returns from some other
townships = Eidrcd, for example, where
the inhabitants have never enjoyed the
privileges Of education, and where they
take no paper but the '' Democrat" which
does not even make their ignorance vis-
bic, and we find the vote standing 194
for Clymer, and 4 for Geary. This is the
way ignorant, prejudiced Democrats vote.
Does it not speak for itself?
Here we would gladly stop, but must
notice one thing more. We never yet
heard Democratic speech, unless it had
" Abolition" aud Niger" in it, and our
friend, the +" Democrat" has, as is usual,
yelled NiooerD with the rest of his nar