Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-24
STOP, THIEF!

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Upon the principle that 1.-The thief
is the first to cry stop, theft >" the
leaders of the Democratic party,
whenever they design to commit 4
fraud upon the ballot boxes, cry out,
"Bewarc of frauds !" ('stop, thief J
hoping thereby to divert public at
tentioh from their own designs, and
to smuggle illegal votes into the
ballot boxes, and carry the elections
by their internal frauds and carpet
bag rebel voters. No better eyi-
dence Of their intentions to carry
the elections in this county by iIle-
gal votes need be wanted than their
cry Of stop, thiefn'
In the last Register the editor.
heads an article, BEWARE" and
then says: 1--WE learn by q Demo
cratic farmer, Of township in.
Highland County, that some forty
mulattoes from Kentucky have been
brought into that township. all of
whom, we have no doubt, will pre-
sent thcmselvesat at the ballot boxes
ON the 2d Tuesday of October, and
demand to vote" Then the editor
inquiries, as the vote ofthis Fay
ette) county to be increased by the
Importation ofMggcrs9' .
And again (Stop, thicf!) the cd
itor says: almost everybody re,
marks the number Of strange, sad
dle-colored niggcrs who have re-
Gently appeared on our streets. Are
they pet-baggcrs WHO are to in
crease the vote Of Fayette County
this Fall, larger than it has ever
been Y The editor then admins
ters. this word Of caution to tho
Democracy: ...e,
"The white men Of the county
must guard well the ballot boxes
and see that no Illegal nigger votes
are polled. Wherever Il vote Of
doubtful legality is received, take
down the name Of the person cast
ing It and the Judge who receives
It, aud let its legality be tested he
fore the proper tribunal, Also,
where legalvote is rejected do the
same for the same purpose. Let
US have fair election or no elec,
tionr' .r...l-...r ,
We would recommend that the
same precaution be taken by the
Union men to keep Illegal votes
out OF the boxes. Allow no man
to vote who is not entitled to vote.
The Democratic leaders have un-
Willingly, by their cry Of Stop,
tlhef!" admonished us that they In
tend to commit frauds upon the
elective franchise, and carry the
election BY Illegal, rebel carpet bag
gers from Kentucky and Virginia,
il they can possibly do IT, viii
you let them do itY Irnot, watch
well these Democrats Who so vo-
cifttously ely out, "Stop, thieiF
-gH- -L.1s Ho Ll H'
1T Is a common aphorism, that
the man who looks through drunk
en- eyes sees everybody else drunk;
SO il is with our neighber Of the
Register, Hence, in consequence
Of his peculiar condition, We are
constrained, through charity to tht
unfortunate victim, to hold hin
g'iiltless Of intentiondllying, when
by hts repeated inucndoes ahd as
seftions, he charges us with using
opium, an article, Which to ON
knowledge, We never partook Of :
single grain. Our habits, as ON
friends all well know, are temper
ate. We use neither intoxicating
drugs or tobacco ~ any form; moi
do we,uss our neighbor is led tC
suppose,-owlng to his own unfor.
tunate condition, booking through
drunken eyes-.uso opium or NOR
phino.
Tho State elections IN Penn
sylvaniaI Ohio and Indiana, are t,
be held Oh Tuesday, the isth 0
October