Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-10-28
Radical Rascality--cooked-up "Natu-
ralization Frauds"

After ! the Radical hue aud cry about
frau iulrtt naturalization papers in PhiIa-
dephis, lhe following plain facts tran.pire
and put tie whole matter on the ground
where II belongs They show moreover
that precisely In. sln.e kind Of Infamous
game was plhyrd 10 Philadelphia that is
now attempted in New York w Marshal
MURRAY AMI hi crew,
II seems i.ar Ii Rad Gals became
alarmed at She '4'sr 'nmhcr of naiuralizs-
tions, aud devised - ,rhrmc to throw sus =
picInn upOn the VALIDITY of the papers is
sued Accordingly. iozen blank celtiii-
Gates were stolen or otherwise secured :
they were stamped, either when stolen or
prepared, by "a rlectrotypr copy OF the
genuine stamp the name of the phnthun-
otary vas forged on their. and these pa =
pcr> were stuffed igto the pockets OF :.
drunken man named Dev.n who was
thereupon arrested, and the sccr+led pa
pcrs were searched for, and ot course
found upon his person. Over these pa
prr, the Radicals at once raised the shout
oi iraEd. But strange TO say, this mau
Dcvinc, upor whose person The forged pa.
pcTs We're found, was released from cu>t3-
dy, and an effort was made BY The Radical
con>pirators TO get him out Of the city au
beyond the reach OF juiiciaI vesti.ation.
peviuc refused to g he came to cour.
tnc Judgr cancelled ;he twelve forged Ger.
ticates aud discharged the man ; and the
affair was clearly shown to be piece OF
unparalleled Radical rasca!ity.
Fortunately, Judge Sharswood's decision
in the Supreme Court has put this matter
II the piainest possible light, and made /;
tie part OF the history ufthr PENNSYLVANIA
campaign. And Ju lge Sharswood Is "a
man too high in the esteem even OF honest
Republicans not 10 he believed in every
word he utterS, and trusted Ia every deci-
sion he makes. He entirely cxonerates
the phothonotary from all blame attaching
to presumed careIcssneSs in Ease the paper,
were stolen from his Office: the evidence
shows that tha seal was Il fictitious one :
the forgery Of the phoihouotary'> name to
the papers Is nnques;i,nable the high
character OF the phothonotary for strict
attention to the duties of his Office furbidS
the suppostion that neglect on his part
permitted the blank forms, subsequently
filled up and signed by the forgrrs, TO es-
cape from his off :e. With regard to thr
man Deviue. he told straightforward
story; hc VA, arrested when druul he
was discharged rom arrest the same nig {
and neither he nor the Cur; can discover
who was his bail 40 subpoena was saken
out against him, Lor any charge !pretcrred
against him ; hc came into cont two DAYS
afterwards of his own accord, aud Judge
Shars wood being 50 informed directed his
name to be called. and thereupon exam
iued him. The Judge says in his charg.
Il think it somewhat remarkab,e that this
''man, upon whose person thcsc blank GER
''tficates were founl, had thus the most
"ample opportunity. if he We're guilty, 10
lily tIom justice or avoid appearing as Il
witness in this case" But he did appear;
he answered every question fully; Judge
SharswoOd says he believes his testimony
he believes that the man did not knox
the papers we're in his possession, or at all
events what they were" and that they
were not given to him to be used by yo-
ters he was in possession Of the papers
without guilt on his part, and the Judge
ordered his discharge.
But the Radical forgers and pocket
suffers who tried to get this man out ct
the way nevertheless succeeded so far in
their game as to induce partisan Judge
to issue instructions to the inspectors to re
fuse all certificates of naturalization issued
from the Supreme Court within month
This was done, and thousands of legal
voters were thus disfranchlsed. Yet even
with this scoundrelism the forgors failed
to carry the city, though unquestionably
they owe.their small majority in the State
to this and to other rascalitcs of the kind.
Judge SharSwood's decision has exposed
this villany. If the Radicals, by resorting
to frauds Of this kind, barely carried the
State in October, they are by no means GER
tain Of succeeding in November.
Democrats of Pennsylvania be on the
alert; you are not dealing merely with po-
lltcal opponents, but with cheats and
forgers.
Democrats of New York look out for
the swindles of Radicsl forgers and cheats
in your own wards World.
Governor Seymour's Speech at Buffalo