The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09
ELECTION IN:PRIpGRPoRr.
The Democracy Attempt to Steal a
Vote From a Blind I" Nigger,"
and How They Didn't

BOO. a.. GuGCGGAt
10 he Editor Of LaS LHttlllQfDeeT:
Monday was election day with US, and
sec In noticing the result you make "
slight mistake III saying Politics wNs en-
tirely ignored" This iSa small matter,
but us the occasion was one Of some fun
to all, except tho frogs, | mako tho correc'
ton, and give you an incident or two,
Last election VIC wcrS: sold TO the enemy.
the Democracy electing about everything
In the corporation and township, and Ind
about concluded that everything In the
two precincts belonged to them except the
"niggers," ono Of whom, and he stone
blind, they attempted to buy, but Jailed
for lack OF spirit. genuine true Democratic
grit-whisky, Not that ! would intimate
that tho negro partoOk so much Of the na'
lure Of q genuine Democrat that whisky
was the price Of his vote, but the Demo:
cratic family Jug was SO nearly soxhallsted
BY the time Il reached the chattel that, as
q good Democrat expressed It, there Yas
Just enough to cOarict but not enough TO.
concert. We'll, tho Johnnies met under
the guisc ola "citizens' meeting 10 nomt-
nate, candidates, and very gr9cI9 ysly C 3Il
descended TO allow tYQqi ding ttepnRlEi
cans place on their ticket, two OF whom,
]. c. Tallman and A BrannOn, declined
the doubtful honor, when the others were
cxpunged, aud the cops q concluded
to 20 It alone-wllich resolve was very
generally reciprocated In tho community,
Tor, with few exceptions, their ticket got a
good letting alone for tho entire Repub'
liCAn ticket was elected by mliOrities
ranging from z TO 1856. The noticeable
feature Of the day was the triumph Of I.
7. Rhodes, Esq, for SchoOlDirector They
thought nll Mr.. Rhodes could do was TO
surrender ut discretion, but lie got 1913 out
of 220 -Clayland, Democrat, rcCeiv-
ing o. Had SOME ttfaptslel opposition
been brought to bear, + think Mr.. RHODES
would have got all but two votes, and
they would have been scattering. This
nny seem q very insignificant matter 70
YOU, but wO desire tic fact to be on record.
Election morning the Democracy, acting
on the adagc 1.-THE carly bird catches the
wOrm," were quickly on the wing, with
pockets full Of Democratic arguments to
persuade the hnrkies to seek Dcmocntic
salvation. They soon captured 'Blind
Charley" Poor Charley couldn't see
where lie was going and his captors refused
to tell him: and after giving him, " they
allege, half pint of whisky to vote their
ticket, they started 70 tho polls with their
"beautY and booty" but, q
1.-THE hest laid schemes o mice and Democrats
An RuDgR gley,"
for 10 no sooner had they emerged from
their synagogue than a stNlwart negro who
had been waiting ind watching, seized
Charley, and swOre the Democrats
should not impose on his blind friend,
in forcing him TO vote their ticket. The
faithful appealed to Charley TO stand by
the contract, and said If lie did not they
would nevcrmore give him TO drink Of
their elixir, The poor blind negro, sum
moning all the energies, Democratic wills
key had not stitlcl, turned to his Demo
cratic benefactors and said-"Tse o hOpa-
BILE niger, If | does drink Democratic
whiskcy sometimes, and as toh-toh votin
dc Democrat tickct-why-why gemmen
de FAC aln-I can't sec it," 1t NdS
amusing to sec JOllnnies CountGnancc, rs
ClarlcyS ballot dropped in the box, as
they turned away discounted, singing In
subdnCd accents as they went
Mary had lIttlo lamb,
NJ fCCco was IRjtts a. snow"
Shades Of Whcatland and JEFF Davis
hoops, spirits Of Buchanan and Calhoun,
what sight! Monsters have been heard
OfwhO would steal acorns from n blind
hog, but for Democrat to be seen stealing
Il vote from Mind Niggcr, is beyond COM
prchensiOn. NEp
ThenIGcneral Gaines voted tOO-cvery
body knows the General. n ThclD Democrats
say he is silly, Well aStllo General wds
returning from the polls, nm Irish Demo
crat hailed him with, Il shy Gaines, has
yccS vootedy" Yes sir, replied Gaines,
"Fsc Just voted the Republican ticket"
"Will thin" sIys Pat ''Its mestlf will
sthop vootin altogether, when the nagurs
get Ut it."a"I spcck," says the General,
dat am bout de best ting Irishmcn can
do"
But the hGgrocs all voted the Republl-
can ticket and saved some good mon from
defeat, thanks to them.
ONE WHO VoTED WITH NIGGERs.
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