The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-27

o chosen. Now happened to be in New
+ York, on election day, after the passage
g Of this law, and visited as many as twenty
I polling places 10 witness It's operation.
i saw there supervisors setting at the polls,
:, acting In concert with thesState officers,
D scrutnlZing the voting lists, and seeing
:. that no man whose name was not on those
5 lists got In ballot and that each voter
7 voted but one time, Everything was quiet
= and peaceable- -as quiet and peaceable as
this meeting. There was no Complaint Of
any unfairness. Everything proceeded
. decently and In order, and the result was
! lair vote and fair count, by which the
:. Democratic majority In New York city was
kept as It should be, down 10 lis genuine
limits,
a., RAroNErs AT THE TOLLS.
The object Of the Democratic party in
forcing an extra session OF Congress was
TO compel the repeal Of the law alluded to,
and also, as they claimed, 10 protect the
polls atthe South from military invasion.
Up In Maine they had pictures Of ballots
stuck through with bayonets, as an illus.
tration OF the Republican idea OF free
election. On the floors OF the Senate
asked this question, who OF you ever saw
military interference at the polls?
Frank Hereford, Of West Virginia,
was under the impression that he
had seen something OF the kind, but |
guess not There were some troops sent
out into his part ol the State on account,
as | recolleet II, Of some land troubles
One OF the Senators from Kentucky, old |
man Williams; who had put in four
years Of war attempting to destroy the
Government, thought that he too had seen |
something in the shape ofmilitary interie.
renee at the pollsas he was returning home
from the rebellion In 1856. These are the
only cases ! ever heard Of, and you can
Judge OF their importance as matters OF
fact in the history Of this country. We
have In this country, East OF Omaha, 81
States, IL 700 counties, $1,000 voting pre-.
cincts and 45 millions OF people. Now,
counting our army at 2l,000, it would
give us two soldiers to every three
counties OF these States. Does not
this look like formidable danger Of
military interference. Up in Maine VIC
have 1872 soldiers in the government forts,
which Is more than they have in several
OF the Southern States put together and vet
we were not aware Of their presence in
ourlate strugglein that State.
BLAENE's AMENDMENT.
When the Democracy In Congress were
attempting to fasten the repeal OF the
election laws as riders on the apprOpria.
ton bills, offered as an amendment to
their repeal O provision that no man having
arms on his person, either openly or con.
cealed, should approach a polling place
where members OF Congress were being vol.
ed for. lotfered this amendment TO uncoy.
er the real animus Of the proposed repeal.
The Democratic Senators voted solid
against this amendment / offered II three
times and they voted II down every time.
Your two Senators, Thurman and Pendle.
ton, voted againstit. Senator Window then
offered his amendment, that no person,
thus armed, should come near any polls
for the purpose Of intimidating any voter
or otherwise interfering with an election.
This amendment the Democratic Senators
also unanimously voted down. Thus YOU
see, my friends, that it was not free and
fair election that these men wanted but
simply an election that would result in the
choice OF Democrats, To effect their ends
they forced an extra and expensive ses.
sive session Of Congress upon the country.
This was in pursuance Of their threat at
the regular. session that they would starye
the government into a repeal. Having
failed to coerce the Senate, lit being then
Republican, at the regular ses.
sion, they attempted at the extra
session, having meanwhile gained posses.
sion Of the Senate, to c6erce the
President. They attempted again and
again TO Coerre the President, but thew
mistook their man. Every time they
sent the appropriation bill 10 him with
these riders on It, he sent it back unsigned.
until at last this Democratic lion, that had
roared so dreadfully, stuck its tail between
its legs like whipped spaniel and passed
the appropriation bill, declaring however
that they would renew the contest
at the next session Of Congress
in December. The contest therefore
stands adjourned until that time.
OTHER POINTS.
From the consideration OF the election
laws Senator Blaine passed to the uues.
ton OF taxation, and to retrospective and
prospective glance at the past, present and
tuture OF the country under Democratic
and Republican rule. He asked the oues-
ton, who Is here that groans under any
United States taxi Who is here that paws
such a tax? Nearly all the internal
revenue OF the government is obtained
from taxes on tobacco, whisky and beer.
No man needpay this tax unless he wants
to. 1t is voluntary tax paid by those
who use tobacco, beer and whisky. He
showed that OF one hundred and thirteen
millions OF money collected as internal
rovenue not one cent had been lost to the
government. Every penny OF 1t had
reached the treasury vaults. In good old
Democratic times they used TO calculate on
Sl4 in every 81, 900 for stealage. He next
drew picture OF the great increase OF
wealth In this country under Republic
can rule Notwithstanding great
and destructive war, and six years OIL
panic, the increase Of wealth in seventeen
years OF Republican rule had been greater
than in the eighty-nine years from Wash.
ington down 10 1861. party that could
show such a record, and that in addition
could show such record for loyalty and
devotion TO the flag Of the Union was par.
ty 10 be entrusted with the destinies OF
the country. Ask yourselves, fellow citi.
zens, before you vote on the second Tues.
day OF October as to which party by yir.
tue OF its record deserves your support,
Ask yourselves whether It will be the
loyal people ot-the Union, or those who
have been and are to-day. at enmity to
thepeace orderand prosperity ofth Union,
who will be pleased at the result Of your
vote. The Republican party stands for
all that Is permanent and peaceful in the
government while the Democratic party
stands for all that Is threatening 10 the per.
manency OF our institutions. The State OF
Ohio is battle ground to-day between
these conflicting tendencies Of parties, and
l appeal to you TO stand upEin this great
contest Tor that which experience has
shown TO be for the good Of the country.
Great cheering followed the close OF the
Senator's address, The people clambered
upon the stand to shake hands With him,
and 1t was some moments before he was
able to get down and proceed to his hotel.
all along. the route they cheered him