Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-11-26
HAYES NEW POLICY.

In striking contrast with the recent decla
ration of President Hayes towards the South
appears the facts in regard to the recent
election in Massachusetts,, as divulged by
Gen, Is. T. Butler. Of the last election in
that State, in which he was defeated, this
well-informed gentleman says:
Il should have been elected if it had not
been for the most outrageous aud persistent
bull>doz;ng of the laboring men OF Massachu
sets by their employers, which changed
thousands of votes. In one case man had
factory with very considerable number of
voters employed in it. He took them down
three at time in his private carriage. He
voted the three aud then went back for three
more and voted them, and SO on till he bad
gone through with his men. In other cases
where men asked leave Of their employers to
go and vote, they were told they could go,
but they need not come back auy more if
they did-that they did not want their SER
vices any more. In another case, in my own
city, where a man found one of his works
men on the street, he literally took him by
the shoulder and marched him up to the
polls and made him vote the Republican
ticket-although be was known to be exactly
the other way, and had so declared himself
amid the cries of Shame shame ! shame!
Don't vote against your principles Y from the
people in the ward-room. The Mississippi
plan of bulldozing is much more honorable
and far more brave. That is done with
shotgun, and two men can. play at that
The Massachusetts plan is to work upon the
laboring mems fears that his wife and chil>
dren will starve during the winter that is
coming, which is simply knavish, and dis
honorable and yet it is done by men who
claim to be honorable men, openly ndvocat>
ed in the newspapers, and circular was
printed in this city, which would have been
distributed if had not found it out and ex-
posed it beforehand, calling upon the en-
ployers to exercise the vast authority they
had over their employees to make them vote
against mo. The chairman Of the Republi>
can State Committee sent for leading manu-
faoturcrs, and had them at the Parker House
at his room, to advise with them for that pur-
pose. IF he denies it, l can prove it
hope I shan't hear any more talk from the
Republicans-in Congress where / am
about bulldozing thesnegroes."
SV. r. R-Mr. Purcell, contractor for
repairing and dressing the bed of the S. V.
r. R., now has his headquarters in Bcrryville,
having rented the old saw mill property to
feed and lodge his work men in. The force
engaged in making repairs on the road bed
is now at work in this county, between the
Clarke and Jefferson lines and the town of
Berryville. 1t is expected that the placing
of the ties and Thanksgiving will be COM
menced the latter part of next week and that
the roadbed through the entire county will
be ironed by the 25th of December.
Pullman sleeping car No. l52, which left
Camden Station Saturday night week, caught
fire near Cumberland Sunday morning, de-
stroying clothing and other effects Of the
passengers. Henry Shepherd, Esq of New
Orleans, formerly of this county, was on
board with his family