Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-20
BOURBON FRAUDS.

bUUKbUh fhAUUS,
Winchester was disgraced last
Tuesday by the most dlsgIaceful
frauds ever perpetrated in our city.
More than fifty Republicans were
DISTINGUISHED of their legal votes,
while many illegal Demcratic votes
were cast.
One of the Democratic judges on
the night of the election declared,
in the presence of more than doz-
on persons, that he had been Selec-
ted as a Judge because he was con-
sidered one of the greatest trisks-
ters in his party. This is Bour.
bonism. How long will our people
permit such a state of affairs to ex.
istl So sure az there is a God, a
day of retribution will come, and
that in the near future. -Winches-
ter Leader
That election machinery did 1t.
As We have said heretofore, the
Bourbons did not re-conveDe the
Legislature to pass that law rela-
tive to officers of election for moth
ing. They put up that job to win,
and we see the result.
They made their greatest gains
in the Black Belt, where they could
play their Infamous tricks with i'm
punity.-Loudoun Telephone.
The Republicans throughout the
State have stood by their guns
maniully, but the floating vote in
many parts of the State was
bought up by the Democracy, and
in other parts the ballot-b boxes were
manipulated by unprincipled judges
of election.
In a State so evenly divided as
is Virginia the party which has the
money and will use it to buy dOu bt-
full voters has an immense advan-
tage.
The eternal principal Of Right
and Justice, upon which the Repub-
lican party is founded, will never
die, but are bound to triumph af.
ter awhile.
Our friends have only to stand
firmly and manfully by those prin.
ciples and they need have no fear.
Nancy and fraud may be tenn
pOrarily successful, but this can
only be for a short time.
Show our political opponents
that We are no fair weather Repub-
Leans, but we ara determined to
stand by our principles through
good report and through evil re-
port.
Let us be up and doing ready to
meet them again, and determined
to whip next time.-Spirit Of the
Valley.
No one acquainted with the histo.
ry OF the last Legislature of Vlr-
ginia can be surprised at the result
of last Tuesdays election, or rath-
er at the returns. Here in the city
OF Richmond, the Capital and me-
tropolis of the State, large numbers
of cOlOred men were prevented from
casting their vote while every white
man who chose to do so cast his.
From other sections of the State
complaints on the same score are
deep and loud.-RichmoDd Star.
With the present system Of ma
nipulation in politics, Republican
votes will do as much good if cast
in England as they would to be
put in some Of the ballOt-bOxes of
Virginia. 1t is the same old story,
Republicans vote and the Demo.
Gratis count them to suit them.
selves. We trust in the all-wise
power of the Omnipotant God TO
bring all things right and to give
permanent supremacy to the eter.
nal principles of justice. Richmond
Planet.
Money was poured into this
county, and a more INSCRIPTIONS
and outrageous attempt to corrupt
the voters was never before made.
Money voters without any posi-
tive convictions were thus induced
to cast their ballots for the Demo
cratic ticket. But, thank God,
there were enough honest and un-
purchasable Republicans, and the
Bourbon.D Democratic leaders were
foiled in their nefarious schemes.
Wise, Wood and Blair carrid the
county, and we have elected Acker
and Webb.
All honor to the gallant Republi-
cans of old Rockingham.