Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-11-02
Election I'm New York City.
Choose We between them.


Election I'm New York CITY.
There promises to be an exciting time
in The city of New York at IN. coming
election. Under the reign of the Tam
any Ring that municipality hiss becon. e
notorious for illegal practices in alI its
official departments, and for the system
OF fraudulent voting carried OIL within
some of its election precincts. An or
gained army of "repenters and shout
der hiaers, hired, paid aud owned by The
corrupt and dishonest tools of Tqn.any
Hall has thus far decided the elections.
and carried the state, otherwise 2epubli
can. into the hands of the Democracy
Roughs and DULLES keep honest voters
away from the polls. and the repeaters
vote carly aud often. The most as
founding frauds are perpetrated. The
census takers have recently unmasked a
portion of this villainy; their report
showing that in one or two of the most
notorious wards of the city, the official
vote declared last year actually exceeds
the entire population Of those wards.
Controlling the elections by such out
rageOus frauds, the Tammanv leaders, of
course. control the officers elected, and,
the result is,the public treasury has raised
them from played out politicians. bank
r"Pt IN purse and principle, to proud
and Pet;ed miIlionaires. Public funds
are squandered to perpetuate the power
OF The Grand Sachems of Tammany
Hall. Taxation has increased with
frightful rapidity, until now The annual ex
penses of the municipal government of
New York city, exceed the annual ex,
Penses Of the United States government.
Actual figures in proof of this statement
have been repeatedly published in the
New York Tribune, and they have new.
er been, to our knowledge. successfully
contradicted. In the management of
public affairs in this democratic strcno-
hold. we have fair sample of demo-
cratic economy and democratic honesty.
Does any tax paying citizen in Pierce
county wish 10 see a party endorsing
such wanton expenditure ofpubHc funds,
and guilty ofsCch consummate raScaIity.
in control of this Government? "By
their fruits shall ye know Them" and
hehold! official corruption, a bribcd ia
dietary, fraudulent voting. ruinous taxa
ton. and political turpi,ude of the deep
est dye, are the fruits of democra,,c
administration Of sffsirs in New York
city.
An attempt will be made 10 secure n
fair vote this fall. The tax paying citi
gems are thoroughly aroused and steps
are beng taken TO break up the gangs
OF "repeaters and ballot box suffers.
The police who are the miuions of Tweed
y Co., afford no protection to the honest
voter, hence. the United States govern
ment has taken the matter in hand, in
pursuance Of an act Of Congress, and a
large number Of deputy marshnIs has
been appointed to guard the polls aud
preserve order. OF course, there is nc
dictation as TO how. or for whom, a man
shall vote, but care will be taken that
no eleetor shall vote more than once, @,
at more than one poll during election
day.
The fact that the government has len,
its aid TO obtain fair expression of tbs
popular will, has kindled the wrath oil
the Tammany politicians, and scenes oil
riot and bloodshed are threatened if any
interference with the old order of things
is attempted. The city is at a fever
heat and it will indeed be strange if cleo.
ton day passes without loss of life.
We are glad 20 observe that the more
influential of the candidates, who failed
TO get nominations in the Republican