Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-14
ELECTION IN BRIDGEPoRT.
The Democracy Attempt to Steal a Vote
From a Blind Nisger," and How They
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The Democracy Attempt TO Steal Vote
From "a Blind Nigger," and How They
Didn't Suncceed.
From the Wheeling Intelligeneer-
Monday was election day with US, and
see in noticing the result you make
slight m istake in saying Politics was
entirely ignored" This is small mat
ter, but as the occasion was one of some
! fun to all, except the frogs, make the
correction, and give you an incident or
two. Last election We were sold to the
enemy, the Democracy electing about
everything in the corporation and town
shin. and had about concluded that
everything i'm the two precincts belonged
to them except the ''niggers," one of
whom, and he stone blind, they attempt
ed to buy. but failed for lack of sp rit,
genuine true Democratic grit-whisky.
Not that | would intimate that the
negro partook so much of the nature OF
a genuine Democrat that whisky was
the price of his vote, but the Democratic
family Jug was so nearly exhausted by
the time it reached the chattel that. as
good Democrat expressed 1T, there was
lust enough to conUict but not enough TO
concert. Well, the Johnnies met under
the guise of "citiZens' meeting to
anu Wi AetSiooo
ly condescended to allow two or three
Republicans n place on their ticket, two
of whom. J. G.. Tallinau and A. Bran
mum, declined the doubtful hoLOr, when
the others were expungcd. and the cops
concluded to go it alone-which resolve
was ve-y generally reciprocated in
the community, for. with few eXcep-
tiens, their ticket got good letting
alone; for the entire Republican ticket
was elected by majorities ranging from
to 3S5. The noticeable feature of the
day was the triumph of E. p. Rhodes,
ESQ. for School Director. They thought
all Mr.. Rhodes could do was to surren-
der at discretion, but he got l53 out of
22O votes-Clayland, Democrat, receiv-
ing 81 Had some threatened opposi-
ton been brought to bear, / think Mr..
Rhodes would have got all but two
votes, and they would have been scat
teriug. This may seem a very lnsignifi-
cant matter to you, but we desire the
fact to be on record. Election morning
the Democracy. acting on the adage
1.-The early bird catches the worm,"
were quickly on the wing, with pockets
full of Democratic arguments to per-
sSade the darkies to seek Democratic
salvation They soon captured "B!ind
Charlev.n Poor Charley couldn't see
where he was going and his captOrs re-
fused to tell him; and after giving him,
as they allege, half pint of whisky to
vote their ticket, they started to the
polls with their beauty and booty i"
hut,
THE pest laid schemes o'mice and Democrats
Aft gang gley. -
for 10 ! no sooner had they emerged from
| their synagogue than a stalwart negro.
who had been waiting and watching" {"
seized Charley, and swore the Demo-
Gratis should not impose on his blind
! friend, in forcing him to vote their tick
Ell. The faithful appealed to Charley to
stand by the contract, and said if he did
not they would nevermore give him to
drink of their elixir. The poor blind
negro, sunmoning all the energies,
Democratic whisky had not stified,
turned 10 his Democratic benefactors
and said-"I'se a honabie niggeY, if I
does drink Democratic whisky some
times. and as foh- foh voting the Demo-
crat ticket-why-wh eemmen-de fac
ami can't see it.'n 1t aUds musing
ley's ballot dropped in the box, as they
turned away discomfited, singing in
subdued accents as they went
May had little lamb,
lis fleece Was 1Cliite snow. ~
Shades of Wheatland and Jeff Davis
hoops, spirits of Buchanan and Calhoun,
what a sight! Monsters have been
heard of who would steal acorns from a
blind hog, but for a Democrat to be seen
stealing a vote from a bind nigger, is be-
iyond comprehension.
Then General Gaines voted too-every
body knows the General. The Demo-
Gratis say he is silly. Well as the Gen
eral was returning from the polls, AN
Irish Democrat hailed him with, II say
Gaines, has yees vooted?" Yes sir. re-
piled Gaines, Il Sc just voted the Repub-
lican ticket" "Will thin" says Pat,
Its mesilf will slhop vootin altegither,
when the nagurs get at it.' Il speck," Z"
says the General, dat am bout lie best
! ting lrishmen can do"
But the negroes all voted the Repuh-
lican ticket and saved some good men
from defeat, thanks TO them
ONE WHO VOTED With NIGGERs.
! Bridgeport: o., April 4, 1870