The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-26
NnK ZOE NoHEnInER,


: won a great Victory. Our majori-
have been reduced, but we have
ept the State. Our whole State tick
is elected by a majority that cannot
i below $500, and may reach q. 5Oo.
e shall have almost, If not quite, our
ual majority in the Legislature. We
we beyond all peradyenture elected
pr Congressman In the First and Sec
nd Districts; and such returns as have
,me to hand from the Third remove
haiever misgivings we have had as 10
he result there. We have no longer
ny doubt of Gen. witcher's election
y a handsome majority.
"Treason has done its worst" and
Vest Virginia is uuscathed. Never did
he rebel Democracy make such efforts.
Never before was their organization SO
compact and complete. Never did they
throw so much money into a canvass
or use it so corruptly. Attempts were
made in many parts of the state-and
we fear they were not always unsuccess-
nI-to buy the registration of men not
entitled to register. In two counties
that we have positive information of,
Boards of Registration were approach
ed and offered large sums of money If
they would do the bidding ofths Demo-
cratic leaders. The boast has been
made by Democrats in this city that In
one county they secured the registra-
ton oftwo hundred men not qualified
to register, for dollar head. How
much the Democratic vote has been in
creased and the Republican majority
reduced by such means as this, 1t Is
impossible yet to say. But despite the
use of such means; despite the large
sums of money sent nom abroad and
distributed through the State by such
emlssAries az that Industrious hummer,
Adams, whom we had occasion to notice
few days ago, the Republicans ofthe
State have maintained themselves
nobly and are victorious at all points.
But the work is not quite done. We
have one more eight to make and one
more victory to win, and then we
may reasonably hope the contest with
expiring Treason will be over. And we
can make "a better fight and win more
signal victory tomorrow week thanwe
did last Thursday.
Do not suppose that our foes will
give up the battle of November Sd
without a struggle. On the contrary,
they will make their last and most des-
perate effort. They expect that the
Republicans, flushed with victory and
confident, will be careless and untitled
for the night. and their last hope of sue
cess restR upon the expectation that We
will rely on the prestige OF past victor
les rather than upon close, hard work.
We must guard against this danger.
II our enemies were ready to abandon
the field we might look for an easy
victory; but rely upon it,, they will die
hard. and we must organize the next
victory by hard work just as we did
the last. Let US seal the work OF last
Thursday by putting man in the
place now disgraced by Andrew john
son. who will give the country peace and
who means by s.peace'' state of tram
guilty and security wherein any hon
est man may speak his mind freely in
any part OF this great land without
hludrance or molestatlon. Read this
morning the terrible tale of fresh muir
der and outrage that comes up to us
from the South. There must be an end
of this. If the country is to have any
prosperity. There Is one remedy
and only one. We know what that IL,
and We must do our part to apply it
tomorrow week.
Republican friends, we have one week
to work; and great deal can be done
in thattime to increase our vote. we
shall have help from many loyal DEM
oorats who voted against us last Thurs
day. They have the same stake in the
general welfare as we, and we think
many ofthem realize that The election
of Gen. Grant lsa national necessity
while that of HOratio Seymour. with
Frank Blair behind him. ready to step
into his shoes, would be public cal
amity. But We must rely on ourselves.
We can unaided achieve great vio-
tOryi but shall no less cordially wei.
come all who are willing to cooperate
with us in electing the man who can
give the country peace, who SAYS he
will If elected, and who has sIvav.
kept his word.
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