Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-28
THE IOWA VOTER.


The election near 1T hand, IL viii no'
he ausise to say Few words in reia-
ton thereto. Ii Is well known thai
neither party has anything tobrag Of
ia numerical strength, and the party
that is most vigilantand active elects
the snos. men. By strict party
vote. with the full vote out on both
sides, the Republicans would have
frcm 10 to 80 majority. This our
opponents we'll know, and will use
every means possible to elect their
ticket, or part Of ii, at least. Already
wehear Of propositions To trade votes.
OF this trick, particularly, do we de-
sire TO warn Republicans. We have
been told by Republicans in Pella
that if they would vote for certain
candidate on the Democratic ticket,
that one Of our candidates should re-
ceive the vote Of the gentlemen max
ing the proposition. Now this par
ticuIar Democrat has probably made
the same proposition to a dozen other
Republicans, and If he could get them
TO vote for his man he would get d
dozen votes for his one. This is the
way the game would work, which
would elect their man, while ours
might be defeated and the Republi-
cans be left to wonder how the thing
was done. Therefore, we say, listen
to no proposition to trade votes.
The Democracy Of this county, well
knowing the certainty Of defeat If
they do not by some hocus-pocus
succeed in inveigling enough Repub-
licins into their net 10 elect their
ticket, will resort to any means to
gain that end. Therefore, beware Of
all propositions, of whatever charac-
ter, coming from that source.
Another means by which they have
succeeded in securing partial success
for their ticket, is scratching on the
part of Republicans, and substituting
Il Democrat. This has been carried
on in two or three instances the last
two elections, but we hope for the
last time. We would like to know
what the Republican party has
gained by the operation, or what
those who SO far forgot their .iepub-
licanism US to do so? They only
succeeded in electing a Democrat
instead Of Republican. But few
votes need be thrown away in this
manner to defeat the best man in
the County.
This year our ticket Is composed oil
good men. There is not man on
the ticket who will not fill the Office
for which he is the candidate will
honor to himself and the party nom
mating him. If we have not the
choice in candidates, 1t IL no reason
why we should desert the old and
honorable Republican banner, and
go over to the enemy. Our particu-
lar choice might not suit other Re-
puplicans, and thus our ticket be
certain of defeat every year.
or one thing every Republican
may rest assured, and that is that
our opponents are doing everything
in their power to defeat the Repub-
lican ticket and elect their own.
They are active and vigilant and are
thoroughly canvassing the County
and will appear at the polls on elcc
ton day in full force. We should
take warning by the interest mani
tested, and the determined spirit o.
the enemy, and rally to n man, il
support OF our ticket. Nothing !.
gained by scratching Republican
and voting for Democrat, or stay.
ing away from the polls on election
day. They will only laugh at yonl
folly and say they knew they could
not elect their ticket1 without Repub
lican votes.
We do not wish to be understood
as debating to any man. Every Re
publican knows his duty rs such, bu
we wish to impress upon the minds
Of all the importance Of a warm sup
port Of the straight ticket. We en-
elect our whole ticket If we only turn
out and stick to it, otherwise it will
result as heretofore: part OF the
Democratic ticket, at least, will bt
elected. - PefIa Blade, Goth.