Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-10-24
ELEcTIoN FRAUDS.

mr rcuktWs ana other means, whereby the
votes Of Democrats could he refused with
Radical judges and clerks of election in almost
every precinct, to improve every opportunity
which presents for the manufacture, On the
poll lists, of Radical votes aud the spelling OF
Democratic votes; with the Military power
under Grant, and the civil authority also. dis
peased 10 help the Radical and injurc the Dem
ocratic cause; with ualimited means, furnished
by the horde OF rich bondholders exempted
from taxation. by the army of Federal officials
who fatten on rich sala,ies; md by those whu
will further thrive on the plunderings from the
Treasury in oase OF Grants success with all
these means and avenues to control the cleo
tions, which they use aud bend 10 the utmost
advantage, openly and secretly, by fair work
aud by foul work, Is ID not the very climax Of
baiefaced. shameless impadence. for the Radi.
calls TO charge Democrats with frauds in elec-
tons
Immense frauds have been perpetrated in In
diana, Ohio. and Pennsylvania, beyond doubt.
or else each of these States waild have surely
given Democratic majority. BUT they were
perpetrated by the Radicals, who know they
can commit such frauds. not only with impu-
nifty and without the Tear ut punishment there
for. but that they viii be prais-d and rewarded
by Cat utfice or honorable position in public
councils because they have stopped to the IN
famous work. Even ii 50 bad "a 10 be willing
to gain the election by frauds. the Democrats
well know that their party raanot protit BY
such means They cannot BE- sure. 10 TACT, of
enjoying the fair fruits of cnnt-st which they
have honestly won. For the pas, lew years
tho Radical Congress has usurp-d the prrrng.
a.ise 10 say by whom the people sf State
shail be represented. and agr--ably !. tai. 81.
ercise Of drspotie power. Congress has elected
from their seats Democrats who wer. rl.ct-d
by q vast majority of sotrs hon"rably and right
fully gained. and given the places to Radicals
who bad not show OF right 10 the sssnr. aud
In some instances Ia the very nrn whom the
voters Ut ID. nlsirics had os-rn h-lm,sgis pro-
Radicals throughout Tho cs,antr, hare upheld
shr Radical crew 10 Congress In 81 DUNG. aud
esea heartily aprlaud-d ,hr iuista-as argis.n.
In thr prws~ut C"agrrss. 90 ~ In assure
themselves y two-shirds majority In the Hous-
the Radicals refused s~ais 10 usrubrrx r~gu.
larly aud lawfully elected. and d~ciarri varam,
the seats Of t~a othrrs. ftom kru.urkt rjrct.
cd frum their srats voorhlrs Of Indiana. iin-
gan Of Missouri. aud Morgan af Ohio. aud III.
other member: and then. with duablr.wroug
gavr the s-a.s Of those whom they ejrcsrd 10
the very individuals whom the actual voter. in
each district had rejected Ior their Rrprra~n-
| taissrs- In every case the elected w~ss Drui.
ocrais. and tLc admitted were Radicals. and
the IIonsc eavr Ia" latter The scass .~.lrl, "a
| assure to their arss IN the u"a.r = clear swe.
thirds. in orlrr Ia "verr,d. every scte which
Oh. President. they were certain. would put
upua their partisan. infamous aud aneoas.sia.
tional acts.
Why. ssea Radical aathurisy asserts taas
sinc" the commencement ri Mr. Linrnlu's tirss
term, in 1851. tho must gigantic frauds ev-r
prrprtraird in any az or couutry haze bern
committed by nIra whp WIRE trusted aua h.a.
ored by their party. Daring thr hrss year nj
The war Committee of INTERROGATION app.ns.
ed ny Congress. comp,sed alrnus: entirely ef
Radicals, made printed rrport Vt h,,ok Of
over i600 pages. on every page Of which was
the record of somr little ar big. mean ar sta
pend"us fraud npoa tn. Government. which
Ind been committed by Official. uf high rank.
civil and military. ar by Abe chosen fasoritrs
OF Radical Cabinet officers. Senators or Rep.
resentatsvcs-of even Lincon himself. in fact
and the Committee crased their Investigations
for fear Of running their party by further die.
closures. IL IL nai.rious the same syasen of
pecaatioa. fraud. and Treasury plunderine,
continued all through the war, and since then,
we have had numerous instances of like rascal.
tiles IN chronicle. The parties tn these wrongs
and crimes were Radicals--of note and pr.mi.
nence In their party. too. And il il fair. n
very natural conclusion to reach--that the
party which has during it's seven years of nj.
most absolute sway developed 90 many aud
such uncomfortable, desperate. wanton rogues
and downright villains, in the very party in
which the knaves and wretches, high and low.
who concoct and execute frauds In elections