The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-04-18
More Democratic Practice.

EE democrats, OF course, are not
slow in denying the charges made
against them of prostituting the ballot
boy, and using fraud and corruption in
elections. But how they can continue
such denial in the face of the many
facts which are constantly coming to
light, is more than we can conceive. Nor
can we conceive how the many honest
men who follow the fortunes of that par.
ty justify themselves in such course in
view Of the overwhelming testimony con.
stanhy accommodating of the corruption Of
its leaders. In Kansas, in Pennsylvania,
in Minnesota, in St. Louis, in New York,
in Michigan, in Chicago, it has been
clearly proven that the grossest frauds
were committed by the leaders of the
party. and the evidences of similar oper-
atoms on their part are being developed
in connection with the late Connecticut
and Rhode Island elections. We shall
say nothing, however, of the latter, be-
cause, as jet, there has been no evidence
legally adduced in those cases. But as to
The others, the statement is indisputable,
because trial has been had, and the facts
legally and fully established. The testi-
mony given by Mr.. WESDALL, before the
Printing Investigating Committee of the
Senate of the United States, shows also
that the business is not confined to petty
politicians. but is even participated in by
the chief magistrate Of the nation and
his cabinet advisers. Thousands Of dol
lars were Gent, By order OF 81. B." and
his Secretaries, into various Congress
ional districts in the Northern States, By
Mr.. WENDALL in order to influence those
districts for the Democracy. And Mr..
BUCHANAN, when asked for certain infor-
nation relative to these matters, By n
committee of investigation appointed BY
the House Of Representatives, instead Of
answering, gets up protest against the
appointment of such a committee, and
talks of his inmupities rs chief magis-
'rate! A pitiable spectacle, truly-the
executive head of great nation shield
Ing bis acts from investigation by plea
Of the sacredness of his position.
But our ntonlion was simply to intro
ducc the evidences of tho frauds of the
Democracy ip the late Chicago election.
la this instance it was rot tue Admins
ration party, but the Douglas wing of
the Democracy, that resorted to the fav-
orie method. thereby showing that one
eide is as corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS as
the other, and that both make the purity
of the elective franchise secondary to
success. On recent trial before Justice
DAVIS. Of Chicago, week or two since,
in the case OF VIM DoNNELLAN Us. w. b.
BATcHAM. the following facts transpired
cir. DoNNELLAs, being the proprietor OF
The Commercial House, brought action
against BATcuAM, who was chairman of
the Democratic Executive Committee, for
She board Of 10 men eleven days, TO wit,
from the 25th day Of February to the
9Th day of March last DrJ A. HAnN,
Democratic candidate for Alderman in
the Third Ward, was the principal wit
ness and testified that he went 10 DoS
HELLAY to get board for eighteen or TWEEN
~ men, at the request Of BArcHAM. who
stated that he had one hundred men TO
distribute in the LIST, %, and Sd Wards
The clerk Of the hotel testified that the
men came there and remained until after
The election, and he hadn't seen them
since. He stated, also, that he knew they
came on purpose to vote Is 1t strange
that the Democratic party is foe TO all
just registry laws