The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04

BOLD SCHEME
DEMOCRATS DELIBERATELY PLAN
TO INTn1DATE REPUBLICAN
VOTERS.
voluninous instructions Sent 10 Dem
ocratie Commissioners To Take Pos
session of Polling Places and XIII All
Republican Votes Possibb,.

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session of Polling Places and Kill All
Republican Votes Possibi,.
That the Democrats will make a bold
and deliberate attempt to intimidnte
Republican voters on election day is
ample evidence by the Instructions sent
to Democratic election commissioners
by tine Democratic state committee. The
Democracy is determined 10 90 to any
extreme in the hope OF winning and it's
managers nave directed Lac commission.
ers TO use fair means o. foul in order
to gain advantage. There are twelve
specific Instructions in the Democratic
list and they furnish remarkable and
indisputubls testimony of the Demo
cratic scheme to steal the state if it Is
possible to do 50. If the Democratic
managers have their way their contnis-
sioners will run the election and tae
Republicans will be counted out
In the first bunch of instructions
commissioners are instructed to see
that the officers take the election oaths,
count tho ballots, examine ballot box
e.. etc. in order to prevent "tne end
less chain fraud which has been per.
petratcd on the Democratic party in the
past" Whoever heard of "the endless
chain fraul" and wnere and when wa-
it ever perpetrated? 1t is Pigment of
the Democrats boss brain and a graz
tuitous insult to the Republican party,
Instruction No. directs the Demo
cratic representative to arrange 10 make
himself commissioner, receive the ballot
from the voter and mold onto Il until ii
is finally decided whether it IS legal.
Here is tne nub of the whole crooked
business. The Democrats will try to
get possession OF the polls wherever
they can and run the election to suit
Themselves. They want to handle the
ballots so that only sucn votes as they
see fit may reach the ballot box. 1t Is
desperate scncme and Republicans
should see that IL is not worked.
instruction No. contains some more
aLout 'the endless chain when il
about US lucid as the original lot Of
words.
Following tnis comes number of
directions plainly designed to disfran-
chi=e all challenged Republican voters
and to deny them the right of suffrage.
1t Is the evident intention OF the Deno-
Gratis to make wholesale challenges
among Republicans ON the flimsicst pre-.
texts and then stop them from voting
1t is part Of the game and If a Repub
lican IS denied the right To vote after
having made the AFFIDAVIT required by
law ne should make the affidavit tnat if
he md been allowed to vote he would
have voted the Republican ticket and
deliver the same to tne chairman of the
Republican county committee. The
Democratic scheme must be d .fcatcd.
Instruction No. IL about the proven
tion OF illegal voting or trickery Is nd
roitly worded but between the lin 5 the
Democratic commissioner il plainly d.
reetcd to stop ths election il he doesn't,
get his way about everything. The
scheme is to close the polls and cry
tfrod" If the Democrats are not per.
mitted to RIM things This Is an an
Gent game and Republicans shouId be
on their guard against it.
At thr end of tncsc instructions Is
final word exporting Democratic conl-
missioners to stand by their guns with
courage aud energy 50 as not to render
frritIS4s the efforts of the Democratic
party 10 redeem the statc.p
Following the instructions comes Is
directions to Dcu.ocrptic ciialIengers
which read like u civil service examina,
zion. They cover every conceivable
question and bear out tae charge that
the Democrats are bent ON disfranchis-
ing every Republican they can on the
slightest pretext.
We wish TO warn Republicans in the
most solemn manner against the des-
perats game the Democrats are play
ing and we want them to be constantly
on their guard against the tricky
schemes Of The enemy.
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