Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-10-16

cfats were wont TO say after an election
"We have met the euemy aud they are
ours" From the indications, thosel
quaint sayings are returning and belong
again to US. Pennsylvania has returned
to her former political opinions-and that
sterling democart and able jurist Judge
Sharswood, has swept the state like q
whirlwind, and the old keystone of the
arch returns to her former place in the un-
ion.
But when we turn our eyes westward,
and with our ears receive the glad tidings
OF an unprecedented victory in Ohio, it
does, indeed, make US feel good under our
own Jackets We now can unfurl the
good old democratic banner with its bright
stripes and glittering stars and march into
the compaign of '6s emblazoued on its
proud folds, in letters of living gold that
truly democratic motto, constitutional
Liberty"-with the assured prospect of a
glorious victory
"As Pennsylvania goes, so goes the
Union" What glad hearts, what bright
firesides there must be in the homes of
our southern brethren. They now know
that the negroes are not, even in benight-
ed Ohio, considered the equals of the
white man, and that these elections have
placed them beyond the control of the rad
ical leaders. Their stock in trade has
been swept out of existence. Aye, wool
has taken an awful fall. What a lesson
to the ruling spirits of defunct congress.
sioLal policy.
But l am digressing. 1t is our own 10.
cal political affairs | started out to write
about, but the democracy feel so good
over the election, that it is impossible to
suppress, ones feelings.
There seems to be an impression among
Democrats that Mr.. Wilcox ran behind in
this, his own township. 1t is true, and
easily explained. When a resident of
your town, an old, and supposed to be, re-
liable democrat, stoops so low as to return
on the afternoon of election day to his old
home, and distribute printed tickets, just
the same as our democratic tickets, with
the exception of Lofts name instead Of
Wilcox's, and succeeds in swindling seven
democrats, who on many former elections
were in the habit Of voting tickets that be
gave them, it is no wonder that Wilcox
runs behind in his own township. Those
seven tickets with Lofts name on them,
cut Wilcox fourteen votes, and those Dem
ocrats that voted them knew nothing about
the swindie. Wilcox's majority would
have been fifty-fve, at his home, if the
wolf in sleeps clothing had not got among
the faithful. 1t would have been pleasanter
for his former democratic friends of this
township to have known be had left for
Delaware before the election than to hav e
stayed to stab his own party in the dark,
and in an uuderhand, knownothing way
Let the democracy of our county be pu.
rifed. Do not let US hereafter as hereto
fore receive in the rural districts, on the
day before election from your town notice
to push up certain candidates, that in your
town there is danger of their being sacri
feed.
Purify the offices. Commence as soon
as Mr., Overfield takes his place in the
board. Let the other Commissioners vote
with him to clean out their room, and as
fast as man that holds Office, proves a
traitor to democratic principles, on person
al grounds, strike him down, or the rural
districts ofthis county may strike to hurt,
when you least expect it.
Our village is going up. Improve
ments are the order herein addition to
our new and magnificent churches, as well
as innumerable three story houses. Those
sterling young democrats, Leroy Bacon,
and Hurley Steinbeck, are preparing to
erect large, steam, Planning and Sash
Mill. The Gold and Silver Mining Com
pany are getting out the timber for their
buildings at PierceviIle. They expect to
expend some eighty thousand dollars in
buildings and machinery. Soy you see that
Nicholson is not only Democratic, but is
taking the lead in his county, in the way
! of impros ements.
Yours, &c.
NICHOLSON.