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Show 15. SE. Hofcerts at tUe opera house Saturday evening. Soue But Kepubd. Need Apply. Among the republican office-holders in Trovo city there have lately developed devel-oped a lot of would-be czsro and the greatest of them all is none other than the modest looking city watermaster and road supervisor, Silas Allred. But of cour8euBile" is acting uuder the direction di-rection of hiB bosses. Votes have observed that during the past week some grading and other work is being done on the streets that should haye been done months ago. Of coure some democrats who are owing taxes are doing, some of the work, but the work that is being given out to laborers la-borers is being out to such men only kb will pledge themselves to vote the republican re-publican ticket, and it is being done now to furnish an excuse to keep republican re-publican voters iu the city until after the election who would otherwise be at other places on election day, either at work or in search of work. Tiie Dispatch has proof of this and names and affidavits will be given if they are wanted Onr instance is a good odemocrat in need of work but too honorable to sell his vote was sent by another d 'moerat to work out that poition of the latter's taxes that are p?yablein',labor.While seeing about this j id Mr. asked Allred if tie knew of any Wx-payer who wanted work done. Mr. Allred said no, but later added, we are giving out a little work just now to some ot the boys whe vote our ticket." Mr. Allred had before remarked re-marked to Mr. "You vote the democratic ticket straight, do you not?" and had been answered in the affirmative, |
