The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-23


approached the other day by man
sixty years OF age, who never In his life,
voted any ticket not labelled Demo-
cratic. He was ever the faithful advo-
cate OF the unadulterated variety Of
Democracy. and during the Civil war
was a sympathlzer with the south.
That man said to me: FL
Hundreds Have Turned Over.
az know a lifelong Democrat who Is
going to vote for Mckinley u
500" responded who Is hc?"s ~
8 f'The man who is talking to you.
And that isn't all. I,know one hum
dred Democrats in my county who will
do the same. Having made UP my
mind to 80 against Bryan. sounded
my neighbours Naturally. L associate
moro with Democrats than with Re-
publlcans. ! was surprised TO find SO
many to keep me company. IL
you see. It's this way. If Bryan had
made his speech Of acceptance and
gone home to Lincoln and stayed there,
l might not have gone back on him.
But he has made suchaa mess OF T. In
his stamping tour, cannot vote for
him.
The man who said this is not West
NirgInlan. He's citizen OF Maryland.
But to my certain knowledge he reflects
In his views the opinion OF very many
Democrats in both Maryland and West
Virginia. 4
4 Let me relate another Incident. I
was in a public building to-day. when
some one asked for me. soon met TIN
tinqulrer-an old man ninety years bf
age-who was able to walk with no
small amount Of sprightllness.
* Pay for Two Railroad Tickets. +
"slr," said he. 81 nm ninety years old.
T never voted a Democratic ticket In
my life. have seen many changes In
administrations, and Il have never
known worse times than have been tx
perlenced under Democratic Presidents.
Here are two men. both Republicans.
Neither Is able to make the expenlI-
ture which would be Incurred in going
home to vote. / shall not be able to
cast my ballot this year, possibly, but I
am SO Interested in the reelection OF
Mckinley that shall pay for, railroad
tickets for two who can vote"
One OF the two men referred to-both
.laborers-was but little past twenty
three years of'age: the other was older.
I thought that If the very old and the
very young-the two extremes-wero
SO interested In continuing prosperity,
what may not the middle class be do
Ing to show its appreciation? &c
Nevertheless, the Republican, should
not:lle down. There should be no Sleep
Ing on posts-no doing, even. From
what have. learned the Republicans
have q dead sure thing in this state
on one condition. The condition ls:that
they keep their horses going at The
present pace until they pass under tho
wire. II
AMost Desperate Enemy.
Let me warn the Republicans Of West
Virginia that they have confronting
them an enemy most desperate. have
learned that which, II truo, Is calcula-
ted to almost cause the bones OF pa
triots dead to turn In their last resting
place-certalnly the cheeks OF homes,
men should mantle with shame. 1t is
said, though I do not vouch for It, that
In Berkeley county, In the principal
town of which am now domiclled, Da-
Wis Doodle is In the hands OF erstwhllc
Republicans. to whom Democratic heel
ers report for instructions; that Mr..
Davis, the Democratic candidate for
Congress. has been here and expects TO
come again, and traverse the rural
districts = Hedgesvllle, Gerardstown,
Falling Waters, and elsewhere-dls-
pensing cash. I do not need to particu-
larlze-cash tells the s;ory. 1 am in
formed that the Democrats here are
making gum shoe campaign. hoping
to catch the floating vote by the ISL
lent" method. have oeen told that
here and elsewhere through the state
the hope OF the boodlers under the Nc
Graw manipulation is to buy Republl-'
can election otiicers-think OF II; that in
Democratic counties the effort will be
to make by the most corrupt method a
change OF from ten to fifteen votes at
each precinct. This. In the aggregate
would mean a difference of from $50 TO
300 per county against the Republicans,
Republican Ballots to- be Mutilated.
<, 1t Is said the Democratic method
tried In certain town election several
years ago. of mutilntins Republican
ballots by means OF pencils set in the
under side Of rings worn by the Demo-
cratic election officers. is to be general
over the state; that the Democrats say
1t Is cheaper to buy election officers
than.it Is to buy votes; that their clerks
and inspectors evcrywhcre-especial
In close countles-will be instructed to
spoil as many Republican ballots Us
possible. and to ignore all protests of
Republican election officials. one idoa
being to get in prima facle evidence of