Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-13
Naturalization Frauds in New York

II
1t has long been a patent fact that
thousands of illgal voters yearly exer-
else the rights of citizenship at the
polls in New York city in open
defiance of the law and to the detri-
ment Of good government. Among
the many tricks resorted to by the
leaders of the party which has so long
misgoverned the city is the very CON-
mon one of forging naturalization pa
perS, the punishment of which offense,
were the law enforced, is a heavy fine
and Imprisonment. Another is the
manufacture of citizens of aliens who
have not been long enough in the
country to ehtitle them to the right
of suffrage. Let us refer, for instance,
to the facility presented for the per-
petratiOn of frauds 10 naturalization
in the Superior Court. The aspirant
tor citizenship first enters an office in
the City Hall, known as the chamber
OF one of the clerks of the court, and
he procures the necessary papers,
which are filled up. With these he
proceeds to the court itself, where the
Judge invests him with the high priv
ilege of voter. The newly-made citi-
zen then goes back to the Office in the
City Hall, where his name is register
ed. The Judge, however, keeps no
record of the facts, and the applicant
was entitled to become voter except
his alleged signature, which might be
so easily forged that detection would
be almost impossible.
But Tammany is not content with
marshaling hosts of bogus citizens to
the ballot box to ignore the will of
the people, aud psrpetuate his reign
Of plumb calls up from the tomb
the spectral democrats, who appear at
the polls and vanquiSh living republi-
cans Tammany accomplishes this
remarkable feat by appointing proX
les for her dead. voters, who are now
r0tting in the earth There are
known to be 1000 men in this city
who vote Oh dead mems naturalization
papers!
PAVING THE WAY FOR FRAUD In BROOK
LYN.
The democratic supervisors of
Brooklyn have, by their action in the
appointment of inspectors and canvas.
sers, created great deal OF comment
The registry law allows four inspec-
tors and two cangasSerS liz each cleo
: ton district Of Brooklyn, who are ap
pointed by a two thirds vote of the
supervisors. 1t has always been Gus
tomary to appoint half of each party
This year the republicans were tolC
= that the usual custom of adopting off
cialIy The names selected by the Su
: pervisorS of each Ward, would not bt
:. departed from i0 this instance. The
e CLERK of the committee arranged thu
V names, and they were presented tt
I the Board. As they were about be
: ing read objection was made to it, as /
would take too much time. Th
! chairman of the committee stated tina
D. bat Two or three changes had bee
% made in the list of supervisors. an
,. in each case the gentleman substitute
"a belonged to the same political part
w. a. the one whose name was StrickO
D. off This statement, of course, ALA,
e el all apprehension Rnt it was a
~ terward found that there had nc
= been single republican canvasse
and but two or three inspectors al
Ia pointed in the city. Thus not onl
.e was the common rule of fairness d.
re parted from, but the boldest talsehoo
[. uttered to conceal the mean bushes