Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30
What May be Done.

As the Richmond Dispatch well says,
'there will be work for you to do whenever
YOU have the time, on every day between
now and the 9th of November.
There are men in nearly every neighbor-
hood who have not made up their minds de-
finitely to vote at all.
There are men in every neighborhood
who have made up their minds to vote, but
have not yetdecided unchangeably whether
they will vote for the Coalition or the DEM
ocratic candidate.
There are men in every neighborhood who
suppose they have settled the question IN
their own minds as to how they will vote,
but who nevertheless are by no means un-
alterably fixed in their determination. The
| Democrats will run the risk of losing such
votes if the neighborhood- and precinc5-can-
vassers cease their visits and opportunities
before eIection-day. General Mahone's
workers are persistent in their efforts to get
new recruits and reclaim former ReadJusters
who have manifested disposition to vote
the Democratic ticket this year. Let your
zeal equal theirs at least.
There are men in every neighborhood VINO
will not be well enough to go to the voting
places on eIection-day unless some active
Democratic worker shall keep his eye upon
them, and prevent their real complaint On
difference or timidity) from being reintorc-
ed by convenient bodily ailment Be gen
tie to the weak, but don't neglect them.
There are men in every neighborhood who
have no right to vote who will be sure to
try to do so.
There are men in every neighborhood
who ought to vote, but who will not do SO
unless they see for themselves that they are
in good company and numerous company.
Let such neighbor know that you are a
Democrat and how many Of has best neigh
bors besides yourself are on his side, En-
courage the laggards and call up the strag-
glers.
There are men in every neighborhood who
are peculiarly qualified to perform the duties
which will devolve upon the voters present
with the judges of election whilst the bal
lots are being counted. These men are not
only active, with large perceptive powers
and sleeplessly vigilant but intelligent
enough to know when the usual certificates
are correctly made out, and with weight Of
character enough to enable them to have
some influence over unfair or partial judges
of elections, Gf any such there be- Such
men must be selected before election day,
| two for every precinct and must agree
beforehand to perform the important ser
vice which we have described. 1t will not
do to postpone their selection till the day
| of balloting.
There are men in every neighborhood who
have wagons and other carriages, as well az
men who have none. The latter may be
unable physically to go to the voting place
on foot. The former can serve their party
and their country by giving these inirn
voters ga lift" Nay, not lift merely; but
go to their houses and let them ride all the
way to the election precinct
There are men in every neighborhood who
do not read the papers, Be sure not tC
overlook these, nor neglect them.
Now, don't you see that there is work fol-
every patriotic Democrat to do which viii
occupy every spare moment of his tins
| from now until the ballots are all counted
on the night OF the 9Th of November next?'