, 1875-11-06

request ot Gov. Afnes. they hayn Ent tie nns.an
tl'.t it has gone bsc on t!len. as tl4cy call IT,
au4 nov, b+iny without is~ s.ppo1t. thn,
must cultivate friendly relations iu pu.!-
tics With .ae wh.tes. They know shat
they cannot maintain cohscAt with
them without Government SUPPORT anl ~
they hato bcan deE rived Of that support. the
next beat t!!.ng s to accept the lnevisAblc. This
Naa ttla clsltt tut1.e1:o operating atntlg n.c:n
here. aud the great caueo Of such al lnnsu4i
number ii them vottag tie Dcmo:yatlc ticket.
Another i,.tluencs was Tho uel-knosn fuc.
that lhe whites aro In a-nA; that they iutt nj
no louger to iivo under negro rule ii tho? hare
10 .igL: to get out. The negroes d. not Hant 3
light T!.cy know whns that .,scaus. 50 ruas.y
voted With the whites ~ matter of couctl,a-
tip preiorIing to nee Democrat. eiectea than
to have roW in which they would bo tue chief
eutferers.
witnessed many strange scencs Ut tho polls.
and around about alnottg the croTd. This eprt
Of thing waa repeated 0ftnu by Men who we1e
supplied with mouey for the pllrpoEc. man
would select his darby and ol.cfa1a Oh him in
this wire:
"uncle, hare sou voted:"
"t;oiug 10 vote5"
"ies. sAh."
"fIow?"
'ILo Publican ticket, Ahh."
Cant refsuaAe you TO vote the Democratic
tick.l:"
Mo, sah."
'.iou nta afraid to roto it, are you;"
"No, Aal!: tot d btt."
LII Eet 81 yc1i Ate afraid to attp up there
aud vota the Democrats ticket"
!, Ne 'fraia' No #ah ds 2!sger Amt fFata;
Well LII bet you e. you arc afraid to do H."
"l'ut I'D your money. Ill take dat but, kall
I'm 10 s.secry nisRer.'
The mouey il handed to third patty. Tho
negro III glseI DeMocratic ttcket. aud, accolu-
Eaniod to the tol!s bs ehi.o man. who secs
that it il voted. Then the ucgto teturus, and is
uaH tho Nurer y te linn Il IN
A neat way that to buy votes. and ut tue same
time escape the penalty Of tho Inv. 4 hundred
doilars sana e1peudud gocs scmo distance il
adding to Democratic ''ealns."
| sa~ neglo aud i vhite man SO 70 tho polls
side by e.dc, aud each ro:o tile Ueu,ocr4tic
ticket. Then tile whita man touk tue uegro to
cosy nook, gave him two drinks u WHISKY aud
bough. tho yots; he onIS tooA tue occasion to
treat hs culoted friend.
An old negro rlai', apparently TOO old to work.
aud fnokiog to be. reatty needy, atockl neEr tho
polls with Republican ticAet. white boy. lot
aror ~, saia to him, =" "Cn.Ie. why dUn1 you roto
tho Democratic ticket: Ihoso csrret-baggers
don't care anything for you. They'd let you
Htaryo 10 death.'
~ dunno but they would" replied tho old
man. '.fos I'm hungry right now, II you'll get
inc little money 10 get s.nlc bread to talo
lUme. Ill vote the Democratic ticket"
The bo5>s facc frightened up Ho rent to tho
bottom OF Als POCKETS, tl;rned thcin inEsao Out,
hut le could h'a hothing but 5-ceut nIcLci.
Giving that aid a Democratic ticket t. the old
snan. lc went after more, md l. have no doubt
gancd vote for tho Democracy.
There WA totno tr4ckerr, and few yotea mero
10 protect lloarrcB who could not read tho
| Republicans printed theE ticket, on yulow
paper. The Democrats BtrsiGEtway printed
sou,o on tho rnmc sor: VI paper, ho,,i.lg to gain
| some thing BY the mlatnEes which inen who do
not Lpou lstter in lilo boos mould naturally
make.