Daily Republican., 1878-11-19
The Same Old Tune. +.

| from the newark Ledger.
Mr.. EDiroR :--fhe result Of the late
election shows just what the combined
strength Of the whisky and political
ring amounts TO in this Hundred when
concentrated in favor If one Of the most
popular candidates of the Republican
party. As shown by the returns it
amounts TO about fifty-seyen votes. Can
II be possible that the combined infu-
ence Of the Learned Counsel, AZ leader
OF the political aud whisky rings, along
with one Of the most popular candi
dates Of th. Republican party, anounts
" less than sixty votes And yet this
is the influence tina. undertakes to rule
over three hundred Democratic voters
Of White Clay Creek Hundred such
barren results after the strenuous
efforts made by the L-arned Counsel,
with his seven thousand, Ave hundred
fraudulent tickets printed and 'listrib-
uted throughout the county, is enough
to discourage even the man who, as
counsel In the late contested nomina-
ton election, could make false state.
ments and then swear To them. Can
man who will get upa fraudulent ticket
and try and deceive honest yet uasus
p-cting Democrats, and to cheat the
party Of which he prof'sses to be =
member out Of one Of its candidates he
called an honest mani Would the man
who would issue counterfeit Democratic
tickets to unsuspecting voters hesitate
tO pass counterfeit grrenback should
opportunity oferi Yst this Is the
character Of the man who has smirched
the senatorial robes Of our State, and
who. report says, has his eye upon the
Office OF County Treasurer; or, II chance
offers would take the Office Of State
Treasurer. Is he not engaged at the
present time using his own and the
influence of his followers TO get>fOr the
collector Of our taxes the man who's"
vote made him a candidate Tor the Sen.
ates Will our Levy Court 70 degrade
themselves as to apoint to the Office Of
Collector Of Taxes the man, who, when
actking AS road Supervisor, could set
under hedge reading q newspaper,
with pay at two dollars per day for
overseeing one man who should have
been at work. but was asleep under the
shade of a tree Ii man will rob the
taxpayers II 80 small an office as over
seer of roads, what would such man
do while handling the thousands Of
collars Of the taxpayers money as col
l-ctor Conld it b- possible that some
Of the peoples money wonli not stick
fast to the fingers of such man. This
is the character of the man, who. along
with III. whole force Of tn. ring, it's
leader hra'lng the application, is ask
ing the Levy Court Tor the position.
Democrat. of White CLAW Creek, yon
have beaten the leader ald his fellows
in the late contest! DO not give up the
fight until you have laid all such design.
ing, intriguing and dishonest partisans
so low t 1t Gabrirl's horn will never be
heard by them. Rrooll.ct the language
IT jefferson: "TL- price Of liberty is
eternal vigilance !" II yeu would pre- |
vent the class of men, like some who
have acted as overs-er of the roads, and |
who while in that position only looked
after their own interests by getting still |
greater opportunities of robbing the tax
payers, you must continues in the fight |
and fight it out on the line In which
you won the late victory It even you
have to continue it for the balance OF
your lives 1t Is duty you owe to
yOur children TO see that none but
honest, independent men are placed in
,fficial positions. WM. DEAN.