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January 24, 1859
Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
An 19th-century editorial exhorts voters to turn out early and vigorously for the election, urging them to bring in every possible voter, including the infirm, to maximize turnout and secure victory after Friday night's events.
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Vote.—We hope our friends this morning will hearken to a matter which has not heretofore been urged, and vote early. It would be well not to commence voting until the polls open, and to cease voting a short time after the polls are closed. But while you do vote, vote vigorously. After Friday night's proceedings we may urge you to vote lively, early and frequently. Not too early, nor too lively nor too frequently, but just lively enough.—Vote everything in the shape of humanity that you can find in the rude shanties and by-ways and obscure places, the lame, the halt, the blind. Bring them up on wheelbarrows, cellar doors and window shutters,—anything that is convenient. A vote is a vote all over the world. If one vote is important two votes are doubly so. We hope all the active workers understand arithmetic, as without its aid they can not see this double importance. Study simple addition, pay the taxes of delinquents, roll up the superannuated and vote. All a candidate wants in order to ensure his triumphant election, is plenty of votes. The time usually spent in scratching tickets, pulling sovereigns, and fighting, should be occupied in vigorous and energetic voting.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political Exhortation
Voter Mobilization
What keywords are associated?
Voting
Election
Turnout
Mobilization
Civic Engagement
Historical Politics
Story Details
Story Details
Editorial calls for early, frequent, and inclusive voting to boost turnout, including assisting the disabled and delinquents, to ensure electoral triumph following recent proceedings.