Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-12
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Snonr HIIrs. Nov. Sth, 1886

SHORT Hills. Nov. Sth, 1856.
MIR. EDIroR The papers last week. I
both Democratic and Republican, dis /
nlaved "roostcrs." though what a Dem"- |
cratic rooster sees to crow over in the cleo !
ton returns can only bee seen through |
magnifying glass Of extraordinary power. /
Eight Republican gains and heavy De'r-
ocratic losses" is the way one '"nrhon 7
organ puts it, The I'irgiHio" says "the
Administration has been viudicatcd, EN-
dorscd. etc" II the returns 40 far are cor
rect. and the Irginian is Judge OF such
things then Memo No. 3 hopes that When
he shall have been President for Two
wears that the people will not take It into
their heads to endorse his administration,
that isall. II also says that "Rcpubh-
can worker, &c, stated that fraudulent
tickets had been sent 10 Mt. Jackson Jno.
ID. Miller's and Cross Roads As to MI
jackson We can not say since we were al
least seven miles from Mt. Jackson all day
of November 2nd. At Cross Roads we
knoir that no man cast his ballot for koll'r
who did not knowingly and Intentionally
do 80. Not a single voter was asked 80
far as we can possibly learn, TO vote Tor
Roller at the polls. All the work done 10y
Republicans had been done before tl'e
election and 10 man was changed on cleo
ton dav to the best of our knowledge eA-
cent ore poor ignorant man whose politics
are Republican and whose honest prefer
ence was for Roller. This man was kept
all night by an OFerrall Democrat, driV-
en- 10 the polls and voted like slave Tor
O'Ferrall. At Jno. D. Millcr's the official
return of 81 for OFerrall and for Roller
shows that those fraudulent tickets were
LARGELY used. But we think the Iuginldn
can bear the great frauds pcrp"iratcd at
Jno. u. Miller, when IL remembers mat
Virginia. Peunsy lvania, Kentucky aud a
number of other States unanimously rise
and endorse Nj Clcyeiand's admni'tra-
ton and one and all by their elections OF
Conrrcs.inen cry aloud for the V~ginian's
pet hobby "Free Trade" and for the death
Of the Blair Bill The Iirginian holds up
its hands IN holy horror at the great use
of money, whiskey and fraud by the Ke-
pnbs. If it had only taken the pains 1t
might have found huge pile OF the same
dirt to sweep from before the door OF the
Democratic party before pointing TO a dust
nan full lying before the Republicans
Two heretofore Republicans were changed
at the eleventh hour and all the reason
given was that "polItics are only how
much Won can get out of them. WHAT
those mysterious words mean We leave
your readers to Judge. Another kcpnhll
can was sold 80 suit Of clothes on Mon
day night for -, and on Tuesday morn
ing was marched to the polls by the mer-
chant who sold the suit and voted for
O'Ferrall. Where the other 50 came from
we do not know, but are scarcely wiling
10 believe that the SAID merchant was
willing to lose it, when he has no more at
stake in the election than his position "a
postmaster in fOurih-class Office. How
they cot "Uncle Andy" at Cabin Hill, we
can not learn, but suppose that It was
done by taking an agency for his wonder
ful cure all which Is guaranteed ~ all
cases 10 cure any disease the human 1esll
il heir TO, or failing in a cure will in every
instance give the patient very easy
death. II NAV be that the Democratic
marty feeling that the blue blood OF the
marty is "becoming stagDatcd,' expect Ia
be reiuvenated by few doses of his med
icine and are willing to give him another
term az Overseer Of the Poor in return Tor
his life-giving preparations Job looks
sorry and detected. He now contemplate
retiring permanently from politics. Wher
he voted with the Republicans they were
| beaten. and now since he votes with The
Democrats in order to be on the winning
side # looks as if he were doomed to be
on the losing side again. In TINS day %
3 uncertain elections it is necessary Tor Jo'
to follow the example Of the old man wh'
began his prayer with Good Lord goo'
devil" When asked why he did this III
replied that he did not know into who's
hands no would fall and therefore he al
ways tried to be on the safe side. Repnb
licaus can all be recognized now hy TN
broad grin which overspreads their coun
> tenanccs AZ well as by their ability Il
T eiyo the election returns. Democrats hav
u never heard anything from the election
= vet except that O'Ferrall has been elect
u ed" Hurrah for Protection! lIurrah 70
y the slap in the face which Free Trade Ia
received Hurrah for the rebuke give
a the administration llurrah for the de
a feat Of Morrison, Carlisle & Co. llurra
h for the Blair Bill, Hurrah for Rcpubl
}. canism Hurrah Hurrahl.