Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-30
Put their own Foot init.

The opposition press, all over the country,
have belched forth, without stint, charges of
fraud in the election in Pennsylvania and
Indiana. Philadelphia has been designated
as the point where the Democrats practised
these frauds most openly, and on the most ex-
tensive scale. We find in the Philadelphia
Ledger of the Goth, an article on this subject,
which is not only complete refutatlon OF the
charge itself, but which shows most conclu-
sively that if the charge were true, those who
make it implcate themselves to greater ex-
tent than they do the Democrats.
The following extract from the Ledger ar
ticle tells its owl story:
It will be remembered that an evtraordina-
nv excitement preceded our election, and ex-
traordinary activity was used by all parties to
bring out the voters. A third party was IN
the field, which brought out persons who DO
not usually 90 to the polls; and, moreover, che
same increase Of votes IS shown throughout
the State, and in some counties much great
err increase than in Philadelphia. There is
nothing then in the increased vote which Is
suggestive of fraud. Let us see whether In
the proportionate gains of the two parties
there is any reasonable ground for such sus-
picion.
The vote on Tuesday last for the Demo-
cratic candidate for Canal Commissioner was
as follows:
Scott. 36,O38
Vaux, Dem, in May last. 29,534
Democratic increase. ......... G,5O4
The vote for the fusion candidate for Ca
nal Commissioner on Tuesday last was as fol-
lows:
Cochran,.. .............. 3Z,oO4
Moore, A., in May. 25,445
Fusion increase, ..............7 ,349
The comparison shows that the 1883 in
creased vote over May is very nearly equally
divided, the Union ticket having only $40
more votes of the increased assessment than
the Democratic ticket. If the increased vote
is indicative of fraud, one party appears to be
as Justly chargeable with it as the other. Ii
will not do for the defeated party to charge it
all upon the other, when its own vote exhlb-
its relatively a greater increase. But we do
Tot believe that fraud had anything to do
WIFI LulS result. IL ID luC udluioA OASSe u
the extraordinary efforts made by the various
parties to bring out all the votes of their pre-
cincts.
The charge in reference to Pennsylvania, as
State, is as easily answered as it is in refer
ence to Philadelphia, as a city. 1t is just as
much without foundation in truth, and is
made for the purpose, and for the only pur-
pose, of avoiding the necessity of acknowl-
edging the Presidential contest as having
been, to all intents and purposes, already de-
cided. The reason of the charge being I'M
derstood, it would be display of mere Quix-
otism on the part of the Democracy to spend
further time in seriously combating it, OF
exposing its falsity.
fit is any consolation to the defeated and
PROSTATE leaders of the opposition to vent
their spite, and cover up their modification
by a subterfuge of this kind, they ought to be
INDUCED in their within, out of sheer pity. 1t
is sufficient for the triumphant Democracy
that they can boldly proclaim the rectitude
of their conduct, and challenge investigation
at any time, before any tribunal of competent
jurisdiction.