, 1840-11-21
THE OUR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1910.
FRAUDS.

We still continue to receive by the arrival
of every mail, additional accounts Of the
most flagitious frauds having been committed
by the leaders of the federal wing party in
The election of state officers in several OF
the states Of the union during the last three
years, which fully justify US in the express
sion of our firm belief that the same system
of fraud and corruption has been committed
by the sam party to an alarming extent In
most of the states in the late election OF
Electors of President Of the United States.
We now have in~controvertable proof OF the
fact, that the wing party have in several Of the
States. succeeded in defeating the Democrat
&c candidates for office, by the Importation
of individuals from one state or county, to
that of another, and by having deposited IN
the ballot boxes 4 number OF ballots sufficient
to control the election in favor Of the Wing
candidate, or candidates. previous to the polls
having been opened on the day OF election!
And these are the means by which an unho-
ly combination OF reckless and unprincipled
political factions are endeavoring to steal into
power. while they are falsely charging the De-
.mocratic party, with every species of mal-ad-
ministration in the affairs of government,
and every other false charge which human
n~alignity is capable Of inventing. 1t can
not, it ought not to be expected, or believed.
that a free people will tamely submit TO the
exercise of a system of frauds by which
their dearest rights are to be trodden under
foot, and their boosted liberties finally ami
hilated.
Let the presidential election in 1910 ter
inmate as it may. the present is no time Tor
folding of arms; there is abundant cause for
more zeal and active efforts on the part Of
the Democratic party throughout the whole
country. We have to contend against the
combined influence Of the money power
of abolitionism, and all the mal-contents
which compose the present plebaId party,
opposed to the Democratic party. and their
long cherished JefferSonian principles. 1t
should be constantly borne in mind by eve
nv Democrat, that " eternal rigillace IS the
price of liberty" The Democratic party,
have for the last twelve years, been fighting
defeasirely. But the time has fully arrived
when the democracy of the land should
change their position. and opera
tions ofensireiy, and carry the war into the
camp of the enemy. In the late elections tor
state officers. the Democrats in most OF the
states of the union have molly done their du-
ty. Yet. in many of the states. they have
been defeated BY their federal Wing oPPo-
nents by a system Of frauds OF the deepest
die: and as damning in their character, as
thew are'unprecedented in the annals OF cIvI-
lized nations. This is no exaggerated state
ment Of the facts of the case. Several oil
the viIanous perpetrators of this black and
damning system of frauds upon the elective
franchise, have been arrested by the judicial
authority of the states in which they are
committed, and their guilt has been proven
in due form of law, by men Of high standing
in society and unimpeachable integrity
Rut the mere punishment by law. of the WI
famous perpetrators of these foul deeds, will
not repair the outrage which they have com
mitted by being the means of elevatlng men
to the highest offices in the gift of a free Peo
pie through a system of fraud and cor'up'
tion.
The election of presidential Electors, has
now taken place in all the states Of the I'm