Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-20

the most irrefutable m its Willingness
and ability to carry into practical effect
the principles and policies of the party,
his remarks will have a peculiar interest.
1t will be a great meeting, and will do
much to increase the majority for the
Democratic candidates all along the line.
HOW THEY DO 1T.
Few Pointers OH the Quiet Canvass" of
the Republicans.
Ifthere be any virtue in q still hunt In
politics, the Republican party in the First
Congressional District, and particularly IN
Ohio county, is entitled to it. 1t has been
the gossip of all the politicians how quiet
the campaign is this year. Even the good
citizen who never worries himself about
politics except to vote, has noticed 1t, and
wonders what in the gosh-dang is the mat
ter. Here it is only twelve days before
election, and it takes as much energy to
get up political feeling or animated dis
putes about the qualities OF the several
candidates as it does for q fat man to
climb a creased pole. 1t is true that the
Democrats have shown some external Vi
tally in the coming contest, and have
had a couple of tirst-class meetings, with
big speakers, red fire and the Y. NJ. ID. c.
to hustle up the enthusiasm, and while
the interest they display in the work be-
fore them is immeasurably greater than
/ that of the Republicans, it is to be no more
compared with the interest of two years
ago, then a spring lamb is to be compared
to q mad bull.
But while everything seems quiet and
inanimate on the outer walls, there is a
good deal of devilment going on in the
miner circles and back offices Ofthc would
be leaders. This is particularly true Of
the Republican bosses. They recognize that
they have not the numerous and fat offices
from which to draw the sinews Of war as in
afOretime. To use one Of Gen.
Colts SMILES, they are living off
the husks of politics, while the
Democrats are slipping i'll great glee the
rich, red wine that was once he property
of the enemy. Therefore they must forego
the pleasure of costly speakers, well
equipped Knights, brass bands, oily torches,
and all the other paraphenaliia ola hoop'la
and expensive campaign. To make up for
the absence of fuss and feathers, they are
hard at work, tooth and nails, in q quiet,
unostentiOus way, organizing their forces
and making all sorts of combinations.
Every county in the district is being
thoroughly canvaSsed, and all the voters are
being polled with great accuracy. TheDem-
Ocrats, Prohibitionists, Republicans and
GreenbackcrS are being arranged, carefully
classified, in their respective columns. and
marked strong OF weak, uncertain
or doubtful, Us the case may re-
quire, with here and there 4
paranthetical remark, 4 good place for
missionary work. The Republican State
Executive Committee have been buster
than bees for Il month or more past, in
framing all kinds of private documents
that would help their side of the situation,
while clerks send them of to the several
localities throughout the State for which
they are destined. In Ohio county the
most thorough canvass is being made in
every part to poll the entire vote of the
county. What probably never was done be-
fore is being done now, viz: men en-
ploved to 20 from house to hOus i'll the
country districts and ascertain the pOliti-
cal complexion of the voters. All day
Yesterday q man was busy ut work in
Elm Grove school district listing the
names of the voters. He said he was
employed by the Republican Executive
Committee to do the work, for which he
was to be paid. In the city districts the
work has been nearly completed. Some Of
the old POStOfiice force have been drafted
into the service and make excellent can
vasserS. They ask all sorts of sharp and
impertinent questions about people whose
political status they are not fully acquaint-
ed with. When they strike a house where
the occupants are but little known they
begin to size it up at once. If the head of
the family happens TO be at home and
proves to be curt and offiSh, they drop him
and learn all they can about him from his
neighbor. 1t often happens that they get
valuable information from the females
about the house who are not on their
guard, and who for the sake of being po-
lite are inclined to be loquacious. This
characteristic on the part of the ladies is
taken advantage of by the shrewd canvas
ser. His notes are submitted to the revis-
DRY committee, and when there appears TO
be the slightest thread upon which to sus-
pend a doubt as to the Democracy OF the
subject, operations are begun. The mails
are flooded with documents addressed to
him, and exhorters and p~ersuaders are
put on his track and he is worked for all
that's out. If the subject be a soldier,
General COTS speech before the commit
tee OF pensions, with other
kindred documents, is sent him.
If he be q Democrat who
has sought an office and failed to get it,
and has publicly expressed his diSsatisfac-
ton thereat, he is spotted and tonguey Re-
publican sympathizerS are sent to visit
him and magnify the alleged indignity and
injustice that an ~ungrateful party has
heaped upon him. 1.-The be 4 political
nondeScrpt the first thought of the Re
publican bosses is the persuasive power of
Doodle and Straightway the bOodling Com
mittee are notified their services are need
ed in this that or the other direction.
Oh no, the Republicans are not idle, al
though still as mice. They are relying to a
greatdegree upon Democratic apathy result
ing from a feeling of security, and hence
pursue a policy which they hope will not
arouse the lion. But we opine they will
wake up on the morning of the day after
election and read in the REGISTER the
same old story, i. e.: Before the election
the Republicans had a majority of the
votes; but after the election the Democrats
took all the offices.
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