Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-10-10
a ddress of the Democratic Coun-
~ Executive COInmittee to the
Voters OfJeHerson County.


FeRo,c- Citizens.-In the spirit Of true
Democracy, we invite you to earnestly
consider the important elections that are
just ahead. On the Nth of October You
will each be called upon to cast your vote,
for State and county officers, and again
on the 4th Of November for Congress-
man and Presidential Electors. In both
of those elections there is an absolute ne
cessity that every vote be polled. The Re-
publicans are claiming this State by
handsome majority, and arc using every
means to carry it that thorough organiza-
ton and unlimited funds can supply.
They declare it to be the pivotal State,
and us it goes in this campaign so goes the
Union. With this i,lca of its Importance,
it is self evident that no stone will be left
unturne,l, no means remain untried, to
add West Virginia to the column of Re
publican States. We, therefore, appeal to
each OF you personally, to let nothing keep
YOU from the polls. Let each one of you
regard himself rs especially charged with
the duty of seeing that every voter in his
ncghborhood casts his ballot.-not only
vote yourself, but see that your neighbor
does; aud in doing this, that there may
be no mistake, remember that by recent
Act of the Legislature, "erery one must
vote in the district in which he resides.
Let no one underestimate the Importance
of his ballot, it is the aggregate Of single
votes that constitutes the majority. Our
county has always been esteemed in the
councils of the Democracy of the State, as
the banner county. Our sister counties
have looked to our 900 Democratic voters
for victory in every campaign. Now, that
such Il strenuous effort is being made by
fusion of Grcenbackers and Republicans
to overcome our majority in the State, and
to impose upon us a Republican governor,
whose record tells the story of proscrlp-
ton and disfranchisement, let us do bet
ter than we have done heretofore, and by
having every legal voter, young or Old,
sick or we'll, at the polls i'm the two APP
preaching elections, endeavor to increase
our Democratitic roll to $500. ......
We call your attention to the Constitu-
tional amendment to be voted upon on
the l4tll of October, changing the time OF
State elections so rs to make 1t correspond
with tho National, on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday ia November. This
change, should it be made, will fix our
general election at u more convenient
time, when those engaged in agricultural
pursuits especially are not so busy, anu
will also bring our National and State
elections on the same day; for these rea-
sons we recommend it to you as a measure
calculated to benefit the State, and to In
crease the attendance ut the polls. See
that your tickets lave OH them, For Rati-
cation. a..
We ask YOU to consider another matter.
Rumors are i'm circulation that there VIII
be an attempt on the part of the Republi-
can party to import non-rcsidcnts Tor the
purpose of voting them on election day,
and by thus coionizing the State to IN
crease their vote. We particularly re-
quest each citizen to report any inforlna-
ton on this subject he may gather, to the
committees appointed in each district, or
the Cleveland and Hendricks clubs
throughout the county, that any illegal
voting may be prevented and any one ex-
ercising the right of suffrage without be-
ing entitled to do so may be punished to
the full extent of the law.