Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-08-11
From the Boston Journal
Letter from New York.
HOW VOTERS ARE MADE IN THE CITY

Inc politicians in New York fire.
quently boast that they can roll IN
any desirable majority when it i
known beforehand how large that ma.
jority need be. A fact or two will
show how voters are made. 1t came
to the knowledge Of the police off.
GERS that an unnaturalized citizen was
on the police. He was sent for and
ordered to produce his naturalization
papers. On the face they were all
right. His papers bore the broad
seal of the Supreme Curt of New
York. By these papers he had been
registered and was a voter in the
city. The papers showed that he had
been in New York three years. The
facts showed that he had been in the
country less than a year; that he
had never been before any Court:
that his papers were a forgery and
his voting a fraud. The authorities
tell me that over 10000 illegal votes
are cast every season. 1t would not
be strange if $4,000 were manufactur.
ed to give the State to Seymour
Not long since member of the Com.
mon Council called on an Irishman
and told him that Alderman
wanted to see him at the City Hall.
He went up and found the distinguish
ed official sitting at his desk in the
Aldermen's chamber He h"raoa tho
lrishman a paper of naturalization,
completely filled out with the seal of
the Court upon it. He told him to
go and get registered so that he
might vote. Just as the new made
citizen was going out of the door he
was called back. Papers for three
of his friends were handed to him.
He was ordered to give them to each
of his friends, and tell them to 60
and get registered that they might
vote. I have the name of this Alder
man, and these are but specimens.
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
1t costs a great deal of money to
get elected to Office in the city of
New York. $4,000 is a small sum
to become an alderman. The mayor
never pays less than $4,000 for his
election. A gentleman who was
counsel to the corporation told me
that his electioneering bills were over
$4,000. As the salary connected
with these offices is merely nominal,
pay must come from some other
source. Bills are passed or bills are
defeated as they are paid for. Jobs
are run through or knocked on the
head on the same principle. 1t is es-
timated that Fernando Wood never
cleared less than 100000 a year
while he was mayor. He could sign
a bill, veto a bill, or 60 to Jersey, and
let it become law through his alb
sence. In either case his pay was
sure. How easy money may be made
by officials can be seen by single il
lustration. A gentleman who held
the Office Of mayor in this neighbor-
hood had before him an important
bill, affecting the rights of citizens
and the profits of a wealthy corpora
ton. He decided to veto the bill.
He had eight days in which to sign or
veto, or allow the ordinance to become
a law without his signature. 1t was
known that he had decided to veto it,
and that it could not be carried over
his veto by the Common Council
Three days before his time expired
parties came into his room and laid
; $4,000 on his table in cash, as re
ward for leaving the city, and not re-
! turning till the bill became a law
The simple answer was, "S500,000 il
gold could not do it, All officials
are not as scrupulous.
: QUESTIONABLE MORALITY.
One of our Mission establishments
: is making a sensation card of Allen
/ the notorious dance-h house keeper
Y He is invited to the Mission on Sun
days, dimes there occasionally through
the week, and these visits are herald
: ed in the daily papers. He keeps
his establishment in full blast, an
though he has no license, in defiance
of the law, sells as much liquor a:
: any establishment in the city. Max
ing companionship of this man wo'd
be very well if he protested to re
0 form, which he does not. He is 6
e drinking, disgusting and profane fel
t low. | saw in the Tribune one morn
5 ing this notice: "John Allen, tn,
q wickedest man in New York, dine'
n at the--Mission yesterday"
Z, happened to be present when he wa
s there. While the little children wer'
e singing their songs about Heaven an
f the Saviour, Allen sat in his chat
g hardly able to sit upright, interrupt
t. ing the singing with blasphemou
le oaths, of which he is master, braggin
e of the notoriety he had received, an
e evidently proud of his new position
i Had he abandoned drinking, profan
ID ty and his vile business, and wanted
~ new footing and somebody to bel
him stand, this would all be yer
we'll; but the temporary notorie
r. this institution gains by harboring
w man who glories in his shame, hard
he can compensate for the mischief don
= Even the little Mission childrt
to shrank from his blasphemy, thoue
he accustomed to hear much of it at HON
mo- BURLEIGH.
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