New-York tribune., 1868-05-27

Add to these either PennSyiNalla VI OHlo' vi
Indiana with Nebraska or Nevada, and the
Republican ticket is elected. Hence we cannot
perceive a probability of its defeat.
But the belt of Central States, beginning
with Connecticut, NewYOrk, New-Jersey,
PENNSYLVANIA, and Ohio, to end with Indiana
will be stubbornly contested. Our adversaries
must carry them all to win if they lose either
of the three largest or Indiana with either OF
the two smaller, they are beaten. Hence we
must expect them to contest each OF these hye
States with the fury Of desperation. IL they
do not carry Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana
in Oct0ber--not majority, but all OF them
the fencemen will know that they are beaten,
and will all tumble over to the Republican
side If they should carry those three States
in the preliminary contest, they VIII expect TO
draw New-York and the rest after them in
November We trIst-nay, we know-that our
friends in each of them will make due effort,
in view of the magnitude of the issue and the
lust expectations of their compatriots on every
side.
How is it with New-Iorkf
The heaviest vote ever pOllcd in our State
by the respective parties is rs follows:
RcpuJlieaa-F0r Gov. FentOn in Ca. .369,5J7
DemOordtic-FOr Sec. Nelson In 81. .31j,O29
Democrats ahead by 8,472
Last Fall, the Republican vote was not nearly
polled out. There were many thousands OF
Republicans out of the State-in Europe, IN the
South in the West, &c.-on the day OF our
last State Election. Thousands declined or
neglected to vote. Some were disaffcotcd;
others indiGerentj many were simply needless.
There were some six or eight Republican voters
in some households of whom no one voted In
1867. Some were disgusted with Legislative
corruption hence, they virtually connived
at the election of the most corrupt AS
sembly ever seen on earth-one which,
finding that an honest man had, 10y some over
sight, found his way TO one OF It's seats, at
once turned upon and expelled him. The equal
of that Democratic Assembly in shameless
rapacity and self-complacent rottenncss has not
been seen since the destruction Of Sodotn.
| We shall all be on hand next Fall, and there
will be enough more of US 10 make at least
100000. Win that number of votes give us the
| Statef
We say, Yes, undoubtedly, If fraudulent
voting can be stopped or reduced to min
! imum-not otherwise. We have, therefore,
double duty. To enlighten and animate the
| legal voters; 2. To exclude fraudulent votes
from the ballot-boxes
OF the American born voters of this State,
not less than One Hundred Thousand Majority
will vote for Grant and COlfax. OF the Eu-
ropean- born voters, at least nine-tenths will
vote against them IA they have perfect right
TO do. We hope to convince some OF them
that they ought to vote with US; but we know
that tho great mass will at all events vote
against us. and especially those of the Roman
| Catholic faith We wish they could see as we
do; but they will vote as they may see ft
But there is very largo body of Illegal
voters-many Of them already provided with
fraudulent certificates of Naturalization; while
others in good time will be. Any foreigner who
is known to sympathize with the Democratic
party is or will be provided with Naturalza-
! ton papers, and without being put to the in
convenience and hazard of committing perjury.
Here is the method:
| Dennis O'Raiferty, bartender in lVth or
| XIVth Ward grog-shop, is known to be in
| sympathy Democrat. 1t is also known in his
circle that lie only came to thls country last
year. His vote isswanted and it cannot be
registered or poled unless he can produce
certificate of naturalization He does not
choose to perjure himself: 50 the thing is fixed
himself at court as a solicitor of naturalization.
"What is your nameT. Dennis ORafferty."
He is then asked low long he has been in this
c0untry-when he declared his intention, &C.,
SCc.--and answers promptly and c0frectly-hs
only lie being that he gave another's name for
bis own. All goes smoothly, and the certificate
is duly made out-of course, in the name of
Dennis 0'Rafferty, to whom il ia forthwith
made over and he registers and votes on it,
though he is not yet entitled even to declare
his intentions. Thousands Of such naturaliza-
tions swelled the vote here for Hoffman & Co.
in 'G6 and for Nelson g. Co. in '87. Judge
SharswOod in Pennsylvania was elected by
such votes last October.
Double and treble voting 10y means of fraudu-
lent registration in two or more election dis
tricts, is extensively practiced here. We have
Democratic politicians of considerable emnence,
who get themselves chosen Aldermen, Sena-
tors, &C., and gorged with fat contracts, on the
strength of their ability to poll more votes
from fewer legal voters than anybody else. By
their help, the Democratic vote of this City
was swelled to S0,G77 in G6, and to 85,764 last
Fall, which was at least 10000 more than it
would have been had none but legal votes
been polled.
There is no vice, there is no fraud, there is
no systematic extOrtion, which does not con-
tribute TO swell the Democratic vote of this
City and its suburbs. IL Intemperance is allowed,
TO run riot, it is constantly making Democratic
votes if systematic attempts are made to check
its ravages, those attempts are made the incite-
ment of extra efforts TO swell the Democratic
vote And, while our more intelligent and