The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-13


Democrat, gives the following glance at
the means whereby The vote was so
swelled in New York city at the recent
election: -l5.s...isis
SIT is notorious that the Tammany
organization, utterly. nnscrupulens.
and with. uncontrolled access to the
City Treasury, must have spent an ag-
gregate OF, not less than $500, 000'of pri.
waite and public money. IN the recent
contest. All the pay5rolls OF the city
departments for the past Two months
have been enlightened and strengthened
bY Thousands upon thousands of sin.
ecure inspectors, and other Place-hold-
ers-assigned to nominal duty, but re-
ally with no other charge than to cleo
tioneer, for the Tammany candidates.
Apart from these sources of public
or placer holding corruption, we have
reason TO know, beyond any
question. that the friends Of one single
fammdny candidate subscribed and
paid out in his behalf, and for his pri-
Yata benefit, in the late contest, sum
more than four times the aggregate OF
the entire sum in the hands pf'the DEM
ocratlcs Union treasurer for the conduct
aud Organization OF our. entire cam
paign. 80 ,,...Ee,.,.,.Hs a.,
enormous money power thus placed
under its control, there was an enor=
nous Illegal ortrepeating, vote organ
lied and registered in the Tammany
intereSt-sAy not less than from u, 600
to 10000 fraudulent votes-of which not
less than from 10000 TO Il, 600 reached
the ballot box In favor of the Tammany
eaf,didates; the remainder being either
scared of by the activity and early. ar
rests of the police, or being unable,
from Hheer lack of time between sum
rise and sunset, to vote in as many
election districts as they were registered
in8one case having been trustM orthily
reported TO US OF man !. VINO Nas regis Sis
Tered in no less than 50 election dis
trictsi Holding these facts in view, let
usnow consider and review what was
thefate OF our candidates.
The Herald, j. under the head of
mwasting P6wder,n thus dampens Tor
diiutes) the spirits OF hejubilant Demo
cratic party:9
1.-THE Democracy rejoice in their
salules over the late election re-
suits as great Democratic vic
tories. The people are moving
for something higher and better
than the resurrection OF the old fossils
ofthe Democratic party
The Democrats are treating President
johnson shabbily. They used his pat
ronage to win success, and now that
they have achieved 1T, and mainly
through this fundamentally, they turn
and kick hun as .yicIously5 as though
he had opposed them The Chicago
TF5ses discharges this hroadside At him:
iAuy Democrat, who Is endeavoring
togTepienish Mr.. Johnson's wind. bag,fs
anRapefi In an act OF political folly and
snicitfe. The political reaction, instead
of n reaction In favor of A. john
son. IL a reaction in spite of him.
He K poWeFIess 10 aid 1t. If len alone,
he will be powerless 70 retard It. But
n made TO believe that the Democracy
instead of following the old landmarks,
and addressing their efforts % the re-
storation of national prosperity, Gov
ornamental economy, popular treedom5
aud the public welfare are about 70
espouse him and his tattered policy
ne Is vet capable of proving himself
the milestone which Democracy cam
1S,The political dies that are now buzz
zIne around the White House are not
ienraped in a reputable or popular
Seltisb IN their instincts,