The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-03
Fraudulent Elections.

The Radical papers are constantly
bowling about the election frauds per-
petfated by Democrats, but the records
of the country no where and at no
time reveal such shameless frauds as
have been perpetrated By the despots
who tyrannize over the country in
the name of libeity.s1 Never in this
country before were the polls sur
rounded BY Federal baYonets for the
purposes5ofi preventing athe people,
through intinfdatioil, from the free
expression OF their wifi through the
ballot box, as was done at Philadel-
phia at the late election, and as the
despots threaten to repeat in New
York, at the coming election on the
Sth inst. And while they are en-
ploying the bayonet i'll some sections
as means of perpetuating their pow
er, they are eresoftinsto all manner OF
frauds in others to win success.
Read the following from the Neva-
da -(Mo.3 City Times and then an
swer whether the cry of, election
frauds coming from the Radicals is
not adpiece of unparalleled, reckless,
brazen impadeneei: lti9nfiia % fseg
The following are some of. the ques-
tfons asked and reasons assigned by
the registrars Of Vernon county for
disfranchising loyal citizens after they
take the oath:
i First ,1 case-Did You vote for Claib
Jackson for governor in 1850? ..-
Then you ii9 can't d be i registered: si s cd
Second case-Did yon tie Grape OH
y our door when Lincoln was killed?
g ! q VIII 7 have to t be put On the re-
Third. case4HowH4, old ty we're You 70
when the, war commented? -. Fl.
Between eleven and twelve years.
Did you moi. go into the rebel lines
My father moved South and took
me with him. ~ 80 ~
i, !, Have Have yon always been loyal?
e iq Did yionn yyi9nasS,r eyer s,ynpathi7e with the
Z never d;d ell @gii:i1assg1
Wen, You can't be be2 registered yitt as
Fourth 1.g II, ease1 g Was not your father
Yes, he was. = - =. -
And two brothefs of yours?
I91 Yes, they were, -. t.
t's We're you nots in favor of having
the government divided? !? - -. -; -.
No, / was not. ''.' ,.-55'i, ,,-l5, -. a. -
3 When The armies had q fight did you
not sympathize with the Febeis,? r..
No, sir, L did not. ~ =
Did you not hope that; your father
and brothers ,niight not be Killed, OF
captured in fight? 'i.G-5..', ~ -.
/ reid hope that they might. not be
killed, or any harm befall, them; but
was always Union man. - ~ ~ = - -
+ That will do for you; we must put
your name on the rejected list. -,
y Fifth case-Are you Union man
=, ought to be-; I served fopryears in
the Union army. ~ at.,,,,tf..a..7L
81 Have yoh an honorable discharge ?
got one when was mustered out
but don't Know, where it is now. }.5
You can't register without you have
an honorable discharge. :, a,fI f, -
am willing, ,tQ. swear I had one al
the end Of the war, when 1 was mas
That makes no 9d Inference, ar 3t,, III The Ia law
says that unless q man. has an ,honora-
| bic discharge from the army be is moi
| a voter. This is the law, and we will
carry it out. Unless You have dis
charge yfo!ql yf!l can't be registered asiqual-
Sixth tcase-W here were y e. yon born
In Virginia. -. + 5.,.,E. =
DID you you live il Virginia during the
No, left Virginia ii,ia IL il. 1868, ,2al and
IL Did ysa liys y5,lna in Iowa during the
80, Hsy moved to Pike k5e eeo9pptysjn punt: nIi.
there 81 not u9otttaL great gre TN many ar5i rebel.
in Pike county ? ri,,n1.,e, e,asx;ss i. .s
None that I know of, There were
agood many MAJ people called Copper
lsPid yon sh9aat for 955ssd,D 5ss DAVIS. Il s'Is, 5
you riot inlot say 9lfl that Virginia Eals had had
Alright, to secede ?,as5i -,4ae. ~J.F,s 80.
I did think she had that. right. ac-
eordiiig TO the Constitution ;ot the
United States sds no, III: s5 -.
We will have TO reject yon. 49,,
These and similar questions arc the
grounds on which twenty out of thir.
| ty Democrats were, reieetefl in tho