Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-06
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Our last WEEKLY issue before cleo
ton, will be published Wednesday,
the 9th inst. We have a few things
to say TO our Republican readers pre-
paratory to the battle, which occurs
on Tuesday. the 18th inst. Be care
full that your tickets are correct. 1t
has often been trick Of our oppon-
cnts to have bogus tickets printed
with the name Of some one of our
candidates left out, and the place sup
piled with the name of an opposition
candidate. When this is not the case
our opponents have sought the same
end by having slips Of paper with the
name of some opposition candidate
printed thereon, and getting hold Of
a parcel of our tickets, paste this slip
on the ticket over the name of one of
our candidates. Beware. of this cheat.
In order to avoid danger in this re-
spect, it is best to sean the ticket close
ly. and further. to obtain the ticket
voted, from some well known, firm
and honest Republican, who supports
heartily the schole ticket.
Again, a fraud has been practiced
by our opponents by drawing light
pencil mark over the name of one or
more of our candidates, so rs not to
be readily observed. and then. at the
counting of the votes. claim that such
name was intended to be erased.
Look sharply for this swindle.
Again, remember that the Demo-
cratic party Of this county have no
hope, save to elect one or two of their
candidates, and they win, therefore,
be perfectly willing to sell out the
great bulk of their ticket in order to
elect part of it. A desperate effort is
especially to be made by them to elect
their Legislative ticket. Look sharp
after this. and spike it; stand firmly
by the whole ticket.
Again, give no heed to the counsel
of this or that Republican, if such
there are, who, through personal
grudge or dislike to any of our cam
didates, seek to persuade You to
scratch your ticket. Such work is
aid to the enemy, and unworthy of
true Republicans.
Beware Of circulars, spreading some
cock and bull story, on the eve of the
election, about some one or more of our
candidates do not listen to false re-
ports and rumors against candidates
just previous to election. But what
we want to urge upon the Republic
ans of Wapello county is, let not
single Republican .fail to cote, if it be
possible to effect such result. With
a full vote, victory is sure. We have
an abiding confidence that we shall
gain splendid victory; we believe
we shall elect our whole ticket, but
we want it to be distinctly under
stood that such an opinion with us, is
based upon the belief that all Repub-
licans feel deep interest in the APP
preaching election that they feel that
we have most excellent ticket, as we
have, and that our principles, SO dear
to us, are made to triumph only by
beginning at the townships, and that
the aorrngate s,f tayynsl,ir victories
make the grand victory III the State
and nation. And believing that snch
are the convictions Of Wapello coun-
ty Republicans, we expect them to be
at the polls and vote, hence our opin-
ion that we shall win. We shall not
win if, after election, We shall be able
to count scores and scores of Rcpub-
licans who failed to vote, as has some-
times occurred. We have rapidly
increasing population; from year TO
year, great accessions are made TO the
vote. Our majority has not been
large for years, and we must work !;
our vote must be pOllcd with the least
possible loss if we would disheaten
the enemy and maintain our major
ity. To this end, therefore, ORGANIZE!
Republicans ORGANIZE! in every
township. Be able to know, before
the polls are closed, just how many
Republican votes are polled; how
many are missing; know where to
find the missing ones, and be prepared
to bring them to the polls.
REPUBLICAN, whoever you are, do
not leave this work for your neigh
bors to do. II is you that we are talk
ing to, and it is you we mean when
we say ORGANIZE! ORGANIZE! WORK
| WORK..
We want to hear from every town.
ship on the night Of election, if posi-
BILE. Count ont the votes and give us
the returns. We will reward any per-
son literally, who will bring in the
returns at the earliest possible time,
and when the result can be telegraph
ed us, we hope our friends will not
fail to let us hear from them at the
earliest moment that anything like
| certainty can be arrived at. BE up
and doing, friends; let us hear a fiat
tering and encouraging report from
every quarter, but remember that if il
is to be encouraging, the time to make
it SO, is to begin now.
THE Davenport Gazette says that it
would much rather see Democratic
Legislature than Democratic Gov
ernor. Certainly. This is the end and
aim of the Democracy. They put en-