The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-11

4, Is. H. &. &, MIX ~ ,,g tesliy hcSQ9 sssou
near the polls With q Republican ticket. q
white boy not over thirteen sa,d 70 nlm
aUncle, why don't you vote the Denocratle
tickle, p These carpet bageers don . care any.
thing for you. They'd let you slarYe 10
OF donno but they would" replied the
old man, g for Pm hungry right now. II
you'U get me little money to get some
bread 10 take home I'll vote the Democratic
ticket"
The boy'sface frightened up. He went to
the bottom OF bis p ickets, turned them Inside
out, but be could ind nothing Outs hye-cent
nickel. Giving that and q Democratic ticket
to the old man be went after more, and
have no doubt gained vote for the De-
moeracy.
There was some trickery. and few votes
we're gained Sin the ways that are dark"
To protect negroes who could. not read
the Republicans printed their tickets on vel
low paper. The Democrats straishtWay
printed some on the same sort OF paper,
hoping to gain something by the mistakes
which nlen who do not know letter 10 Tue
book would naturally make.
After all argument bad been exhausted
upoa certain negro, and by no possio'i'ty
could he be got TO agree to vote the Demo
cratic ticket, he was, in few minutes'
brought into It in this wise: AS they ap'
| preached the polls, in line, q white man
would say, "Well, uncle, you are gong 20 .
vote the straight Republican ticket are you !
Yes, sab" >,
"Tbats right. Let every man vote with
bis coier. Pm white man, ana Vole Tue
| Democratic ticket-(uufrIdipg it'll why,
L nlsr
cot q Republ!cln ticket. Now, [ don't want
to lose my place on the line 10 get ano'nei'
Let nae see YOURS"
/ The darks unconsciously hands over hls.
&c WHY. old man. you've made mistake,
too Yours Is Democratic ticket! Some"
body has played of on you; IFS ID mean
| TO take that advantage Of man who cart
read. But we can just swap tickets, can't
we? That makes it all right. Now we are
both ixed."
He adroitly gives the dsrky Democratic
ticket of the same color, which he, not being
able 70 read, puts into the box, and goes
home thinking that he has discharged his
duty to the Republic party!
There we're q few instances of impesitions
Of this sort-not many.
49, JOLLY GOOD FEELING.
Toward l2 O'Clock it became known that
the Democrats we're gaining largely at each
box, aud that it was owing TO the colored
people voting with them. - ~,.
This nut the whites in the best possible
humor, and dispelled all danger of riot.
When everything was progressing 80 salts
factorily there was NO use Of riot, and no.
BODY had any occasion to start one. There
| was no necessity, as Is sometimes done, TO
get I'D q mock fight and frighten away the
colored people. for they were voting the
Democratic ticket so well that 1t was 40 adj
vantage to have them around.
What is the resuitP Tonight in Jackson
the feeling between the races is better than IL
has been in seven years. The Democrats
have carried the county and the State, and
are over flowing with praises for their SEQ
IIored friends" who voted with them.
LATER. ....
The night wears Oh. Every dispatch indi
Gates Democratic gain in some unexpected
Quarter. The whites are in ecstacies. The
hight air is burdened with yel!s of delight
but there is no pisol.fring or disordery
conduct. As yet the Republicans cannot
claim a dozen counties In the State. :
The Democrats have elected their whole
ticket, carried the Legislature by large
nsority, and gained at least two congress-
men.
The Republican officials here acknowledge
that the party in Mississippi is done for
Nothing short Of the power Of the Federal
Government can set it on its legs again.
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