The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-11-14
SLOPPY CARTER ON THE OHIO
ELECTION.

The election. Ibe Democrats IN cur
neighborhood told me that il voted for
HAYES for Governor would be compel.
ed to marry darkey wifs-that some
dark maiden from the South would claim
me for her owu-nnd tina. would be
compelled to give up the fair Becky ino
and take one of these sable daughters in
her stead, Having already promised
Becky that when we sold our hogs shO
and would take u trip 10 tbs PARSONS
and be- made twain of one flesh, was
determined my vote would never seal
my destiny 10 that Of any "coal black
Rose" Give up Becky? Never No
constitutional amendment for me, If by
that must be compelled TO swop white
for black, Ny Democratic friends were
little afraid 10 trust me to come TO town
OonO on election day for fear you, dear
CIrIzEN, would got hold Of mo and per-
suede NE TO vote the niger ticket, SO
one OF them came to our house early
in the morning to ride in with me. Bs'
fore We started, mother and sister ap-
pealel to me, with tears 10 their eyes to
be sure aud vote for Mr.. Thurman. Did
want them to be mihlessIy torn from
the paterual home and DO forever con
signed to taking care of some dorkey's
homestead? This was knock down ar
gument, aud all the white blood in my
veins boiled up. and an Indignant mol
was the response. Ny Democratic friend
aud jumped into the wagon and of we
started. have been constant! reader
Of your weekly bantling for some years
past, and must say that the arguments
you published why We should vote for
Mr.. Hayes made me rather weak in the
knees when.I thought OF voting for the
ValIandigham chap for Governor. |
argued with my Democratic friend that
he must be mistaken about the result,
and that it surely would not be in this
free country that white people would be
compelled TO marry darkeys il the
amendment was carried But the Dem
ocratic chap was 100 much for me, and
as clincher to his argument he pulled
out bottle of whisky and persuaded me
to drink little as he thought | was
getting rather weak in the knees, After
imbibing of this Democratic tonic was
prepared 10 do anything, and having by
this time reached the polls a man hand
ed me "white mans government" and
in popped it at the old chaps head who
was collecting the documents The deed
was done. and by my vote my mother
sister and Becky Ann were saved from
the ravishiug embraces of some sooly son
of Southern planter
was drunk when did L.
The Democratic chaps told me they
were going to have a big limo when
Thurman was elected, and as hal vo.
ted for him was determined to 50 the
whole hog. Every night old gray had
to tramp 10 town, but We returned home
without seeing the show. Friday night,
however, the bummers from MizerviIe,
brought in their cannon, and when |
heard the FIRST gun fired hitched up
old gray aud came into Town on a rush.
When got 10 the public square saw
lot of boys dancing around burning
-four barrel, which they called bonfire,
By.aud-bY an old chap gotup on a meat
block and commenced to speak piece.
AS such burning eloqlence should be
banded down TO posteTiiy, | made q
photographic report Of bis speech, and
give it hero for you to publish:
"GENTLENEN: | have been called
traitor; have been called copperhOod;
have been called everything. We have
got the Legislature. and we have got the
Governor by very small majod'y.-
Come up aud take a drink, free Of
charge is as free and water That's
wha. We stand by, That's whats the
matter"
And that was what be was standing
by, as ho had a bucket Of whisky at bic
feet.