New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-25
THE MANUFACTURE OF VOTERS.

THE PROGRESS or NATURALIZATION AT THE COURTS
HOW MANY MINUTES 1T TAKES TO MAKE A
DEMOCRATIC VOTER. Ga -
The great Naturalization Machine Of Che New York
Democracy which for speed in turning American citizens
probably Unapproached by any Oher sppaatseving the
Pardon Machine of President johnson which nede very
crcdable display Of powers this line in washnf3n
and Is now in active and highly successful operation The
csck and whrr OF the machinery resounds Loudly V
S tS EDs are tSs s And s5n
day hong across TIE way nom Tanany the cy Ha and
she completed citizens cumber the hshs o. the ate Ohg
gtue yellow tent which has occupied conspicuous
place the pavement a. che bottom q ne end S Aa Ss 10
constantly choked with the mass OF the raw material
- Gar as i is permitted public something fol
lows portion Of the machinery which runs IN Immeny
ana pens and INK which are tended 81 half clerks each
more less The outside agents Of the manuiaory being
wdSyexended scaycneerng among the purieus Of the city
and dump before the railing Tie clerks within then 60 20
Of isbO The agent brought in anywhere from two to
eosea Subjects They ranged along the railing ana II
Scarcely ANYTHING more is required OF them for the runner
who hoe brought them in generally kows their birthplace age
selves The incipient citizens are passed rapidly from
ono desk % snStber until fun 6esonpeye sso ssDS
ticeted All this has not been done without consdenoe
labor and s and %s snf s Rs AZ ne ap sn
unpsbty o. the candidates FOR their Kind ana
loud and Somewhat improper language is heard The boss
can't There's been some ID Republican up here SAD ne
ready however and furnished with papers and red tickets con-
across he street City Hall Here they added to the
queue which extends from the doorway Of the Court OF Common
Pleas around rotunda and wait their turn q the finishing
beach superintendent by Judge Cardozo The more favored
spectator admitted side door when he finds that the
court room ia already entirely filed with waiting oanuias;
although the wor is being turned of with marvellous exPdl
ton fact two three important processes are being
in this Judge CS01U ss o Witness
are testify In the Of the several applicants Tor
naturalization xr,.,
loud voice he Gala for Michael MCCARTHY ana almost
before said Mccarthy has appeared he commences DIS pre-
scrbl seres questions The same form has TO be gone
rougb with for each applicant and general thing the
the voucher for half dozen applicants so mat te
Judge having finished his questions for one man begins on
those for another while axing his signature for the docu
ments the The Of business which is dispatched
by this duplication Of bors is StuPendous The business OF
swearing the witnesses and the applicants and pushing ae
bible mouths is but the work OF an instant ana me
made IT Is not surprising after thus ou0Wlh he
manufacture through its various Pocess 70 learn sroSo
naturalization machine This was the actual production s'e
day up to O'Clock a., l., bo,o-o
and about this figure may probably be taken Tor an average
DAYS work About nnetenths Of the whole NUMBER haui
iSd Irish and third men who have os the INST
napers few OF these men in sng but the rest ore
up work by Democratic Councilman or ward
politicians During the day there were perhaps twenty h'e ap
10 the Independently Of assistance from political god
fathers Those who belonged to the patches were better pro
vdcd for all objections having been anicpated o men VINO
thoroughly acquainted with the work Of the mill
Tho fraud which may be effected under such sys
tempho There is ugly suspicion which Is Whispered about
among Of the interrupted officers at the C ai thst
ntOr employed there has given access to the seal q 1e So
Of Common Pleas BY which extra work has been done p ne
naturaliza ton machine at night