Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-07
Gross Naturalization Frauds.

On Saturday, Sept Goth, it was discover
ed the Democracy were perpetrating the
most outrageous naturalization frauds in
Philadelphia-an account of which we pub
lish on our outside This discovery led tc
an Investigation on Monday Sept 2Sth
when 1t was found that the Supreme Cour
was grinding" out naturalization paper.
at the rate of t,oelUe IN fee minutes. The
Press of Tuesday the 29th, in referring tc
this unprecedented proceeding, says:
There seems TO be no doubt that it NAV
be considered a. established beyond contra.
dlctlon that yesterday serrH huadred ana
t,oeHty naturalization papers 5oeye grdntea
by the Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania IN
three hundred minutes That in many OF
these cases the ouths ,rere administered gl
the tpstares IN he absence of the jadge
charget aoih the auty Of granting naturr[
cations. And more Illuminating yet. it is
openly asserted and we believe capable of
proof that naturalization papers foTqeR or
otherwise, hare been issued IN JiuHk. signed
certified and hearing the great seal OF the
court, TO be filled up with names as occasion
may require.
This is truely lamentab!e state of af-
fairsl Judges of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, at least connivinr at the is
suing of fraudulent naturalization papers.
If not openly saDctioning such proceedings.
But SO glarinsly incons .stent with all law.
and of equity and in such haste and in
such unprecedented numbers, and in so in
formal and loose manner were these natur-
ailzation papers issued, that Judge STRONG
nnnl : L
his resignation TO take effect Immediately.
The nature and extent OF these outrageous
proceedings will be the better comprehend
ed when 1t Is known that Judge Strong was
chosen to the Supreme bench as Demo
crat, and hat he adhered to the Democrat
ic party up to the day he resigned his seat.
Another reason assigned in connection
with the resignation of Judge Strong is,
that on Monday. after these undue proceed
lngs became known, Chief Justice Thomp-
son refused TO allow qualified citizens to be
present and take notice of the number of
persons naturaized evidence presented. etc.
even torb:dding the reporters from taking
down the names as they were read ont.
But, the announcement of the resignation
OF Judge Strong seems to have bronoh ht
Judge Sharswood 10 realization of the no.
sitiOn of Chief Justice Thompson. for. it is
said, he Instantly followed that announce
ment with reversal of the action of the
Chief Justice so far, that parties are now
permitted to make lists OF the names and
vouchers for publication, and the result is
that already number of persons have been
arrested for obtaining papers by false swear
ing of them, it is alleged, having no
less than twelve papers in his pockets at the
time of his arrest, all filed up excep, ,ba
name of the person who was to use !,
Such are the schemes resorted to bv rho
Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania. in the
hope of carrying the election in Octoher
But it won't do The law. abiding ciriza,s
OF the Commonwealth are everywhere on
the lookout for coffee coiored papers
and all such will be duly noted, and, if up-
on examination they prove to be fraudulent
the parties using them viii be arrested and
held for trial, and punishment. The laws
OF the land must be vindicated a, all bsz,
ards, as the only safeguards against oprre.
SION, violence and disorder.