PROSECUTING ATTORNEY (investigating election fund)—"Dave, what happened to you before you reached the polls?"
DAVE (an old negro)—"Well suh, the fust thing, suh, a man stopped me an' said: 'Dave, heah's four dollahs; I want you to go right down to de polls an' vote for Mr. Brown; he's the Republican candidate for Congress and a very fine man.'"
PROSECUTOR—"Did you take the money?"
DAVE—"O, yassir, I took de money. And then, as I wuz goin' on down de street another man stops me and says: 'Dave, heah's seven dollahs; I want you to go right down to de polls an' vote for Mr. Rogers; he's the Democratic nominee for Congress and a very fine man.'"
PROSECUTOR—"Did you take that money, too, Dave?"
DAVE—"O, yassir, I took dat money, too, suh."
PROSECUTOR—"Then, Dave, how did you vote?"
DAVE—"Well, suh, after speculatin' quite a spell, suh, as to what a niggah ought to do in a case ob dat kind, suh, I walks right into de polls and votes de straight Republican ticket, suh, 'cause I figgered, suh, dat dis here Republican man, he war de least corrupt ob de two."