The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-02
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Fropn me ~ Y. Tribune.
With this sheet our voice will reac h many
OF oar readers for the last time before election.
Hear us for our cause, for it is that OF free
dom, humanity, and our country
We do not need new converts, though these
are always welcome. We have an abundance
of voters already to insure the election Of
Grant and Colfax. Nor do we need any ex
traordinary effort to bring the voters to the
polls. We must look after the laggards; but
they are comparatively a handful. Ninety
nine of every hundred Republicans will vote
any how rain or shine, though they should
have to walk miles through storm to do so.
The difficult task will he to keep them away
from the polls. Effort is only needed to get
in our last vote early in the day as may be.
He is below an average Grant man who can
be induced to postpone voting till alter
noon of the eventful day.
The real remaining work OF the canvass is
10 keep the ballot boxes uupelluted by fraudu-
lent votes. Our managing adversarles know
right we'll that they cannot beat General Grant
by fair means. The task that proved too
mighty successively for Floyd, for Bsaure-
gard, for PemIerton, Bragg, and Lee, is el-
tirely beyond their strength. They can seem
to win by fraud alone.
Men and brethren we must not let them
win by fraud We must all work day aud
night to prevent it Where registration of
legal voters is required by law, we must
attend it, watch its progress, and scrutinize
the lists when complete. In every election
district we must attend the poll in force from
its opening TO it's close, and thenceforth till
the last vote has been duly counted and the
result distinctly proclaimed No sleep to-
morrow night till the last shadow Of chance
for fraud has disappeared
Let no man vote an electoral ballot till he
shall have carefully read it and compared it
with the ticket OF his State as officially
printed. Take ballots as they may be offered
you, but vote those handed you by one whom
you know to be all right. Remember that one
name too many on a tallot, even though it be
but a repetition, vitIates the entire vote. ALI
manner of swindllng ballots are already in
circulation. Vete only those taken from trusty
hands, but thoroughly sorutinze even these
before presenting them to the Inspectors. You
are choosing President for four years, and
thereby deciding momentous questions-per-
haps conclusively. Give fifteen minutes to
making sure that your vote says what you
mean. Is that too much ? II not, exhort your
friends and neighbors to do likewise.
Republicans the Five Forks Of your long
struggle were passed on the 18th ultimo-
your Appomattox lies fair and plain before
you. You will not, you cannot, fail to improve
your precious opportunity. You will work as
well as vote for the election of Grant, Colfax,
and their associates, and, thus securing
liberty, union, and peace, earn the grateful
admiration of posterity and of the good
throughout the world.
Freemen Patriots press on to victory!