Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-30
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stream known in political history
as Salt River. On TIE evening of
October 18th large party took
passage on board the boat, "Dis-
appointed Ambition" Owing 10
the mixed political complexion Of
the party, we found some difficult
~ in choosing commander,
However, we soon settled upon
Captain Fusion who took charge
of the craft and ran us to the head
of navigation, where we landed
and took quarters at the hotel
"Defuucts Retreat" We confess
we did not feel entirely comforta-
BILE until in looking over the reg
lister we found the names of many
whom we have known, who had
been transported to that place for
crimes more heinous than our
own. The names of Hon. G. J. f.,
of West Virginia, and s. j. t., of
New York, are there in characters
unmistakable. The urbane clerk
of the hotel informed US that
quarters were heing flied up for
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock,
who, 1t is thought, will take pos
session of them about the 81 of
November, and with him will go
the present so called Democratic
party, never more to return until
they quit jumping on behind the
Republican party as they have
been for the last fifteen years, and
retrace their mistaken steps aud
resusitate the true poinciples of
Democracy which have been trod-
den under the feet of their monop-
ly bought carcasses. Not until
this is is done will they ever elect
q president. The vitality of the
Democratic party was destroyed
when Stephen A. Douglass was
thrown overheard by sectional
fire eaters.
The INDEPENDENTS editorial
under the heading Punish Dis
honest Voters.' meets the appro-
baton of the people of this section
regardless of politics. 1t Is a de-
plorable state of affairs for the
American people when civil
rights becomes an article of mer-
chandise; when the affairs of our
country are in the hands of I'M
principled buyers and sellers, OF
the only inherent right that man
possesses. Talk of African sla-
very. The man who sells his vote
reduces himself to the most de-
grading system of slavery in exis-
tence, and all such should be de-
prived of the election franchise,
and the buyer should be reduced
to the same level. Quite q num-
Der of good solid voters Of this 10
cality became disguised at the
sight of some "a vote sellers, who
were sent to this place on the
morning of the election from the
east side of the mountain. They
were escorted bya Corporal guard,
armed with demijohns, jugs, and
pint bottles At the word of COM
mand from the commanding off,
Ger, q. d. B., Jr.,) the prisoners
moved up to the polls in single
file, d. posted the ballot arranged
and given them on the outside by
the subordinate members of the
guards) and then retired in the
same manner ia which they en-
tered. Had this not been the case
Mr.. Noll would have polled 1870
votes here instead of 102, which
would have insured his election.
We voted for Mr.. Noll, but we
know some % Greenbackers who
fully intended voting for him but
changed and voted for Mr.. Chris
man, all because of the scene de-
scribed above.
The result of the election will
not discourage the Greenbackers
of this section. They are Green
hackers from honest conviction,
and they intend to remain invinci-
BILE, unconquered and unconquer-
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