The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-08-19
ever you are ready to give it, you can

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haveit." !, /,
He put the money reverently away in
bis breast pocket, and took her out
among the crowd again, strangely
happy girl. ~ r.
And before the summer roses had fa-
ded Bell paid the price for the Clipped
sovereign-her. own heart-that Lionel
Granville had pleaded for so eagerly.
She is the mistress of the grand house
now, and r jsc visits her once a year mot
oftener, because Bells husband doesn't
care much for her.
But The invalid mother has lifelong
home amid the luxuries of Fernley
Conrt, and Bell is happier than the birds
that sing in the trees OF the big old
park. isfc' -
tFrom the N. Y. Herald, 10th inst.l s
Elections Marshals. -
The Congressional investigation into
the election in one Of the Cincinnati dis.
tricts has brought out very clearly tle
partisan use which is made ofthe "deputy
marshals for elections purposes;" and
will increase the regret Of wise men
OF both parties that the Elections Mar
shals law vas not repealed. 1t is a Law
singularly llableto abuse, aud the testi
mony taken in Cincinnati shows that 4
was shamelessly abused by the republi
cans there. The Elections Marshal.
we're used not to keep the peace at th,
polls, but to electioneer for the republi
can candidates. and By various aud devi
Gus means increase their vot'. 1t was
shown, moreover, that the provision
that these political marshals shall be ap
pointed 10 every case from the voters o
the precinct where they are to serve wa!
violatsd, and the partisan electioneerinE
agents with marshal's badges,paid by til,
public treasuryto perform public ser
vice, but in fact working for their owl
side, we're chosen in republican wards ant
sent to electloneer at democratic polls.
i What sort of men are selected by I
partisan marshal for such electioneerip,
work attbe public expense was shown il
the Philadelphia investigation. 1t wa
proved there that therepublican marsha
! not only selected unscrupulous and nutj
! rious partisans, who spent their time a
:. deputy marshals 10, etectioneering, bu
several Of them were drunk on electio
| day; one was detected in voting twice
i, one was a Jail bird who had served tw
terms, once for highway robbery an
once for shooting colored boy; anothe
. had been under arrest for FIVE diffefer
robberies; another, not,riously dan
!, gerous character, had been tried for mul
; der. another, a colored man, was tn
: keeper OF a gambling house; yet anothe
| was The keeper OF low drinking house
another had been repeatedly in the Heus
: of Correction for drunkenness; another
} again colored man, was the keeper OF
house OF i'll fame, and so the list goes or
: ALI were republican politicians.
), Senator Bayard was undouhtsdl
d wise when he urged the republicans I
. help to repeal the Elections Marshals Law
, and held that no party ought t. be trus
. ted with such power when in possesslo
| of the governm ent, and that the republ
! cans would some day keenly regret the
opposition to the repeal, because the la
was necessarily corrupting to them an
would be to the democrats il they shoul
ever get power. In resisting the repes
at the extra SESSION the republicans pr
themselves in the wrong before the coun
try, for they cannot defend such scandal
as the investigations are uncoveriug. Tn
country may congratulate itself that th
democrats have so absolutely committe
themselves to the repeal OF the Marshal
law. Some das they may have to be bel
to their present utarances.