The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-08
Election Frauds,

EIectlOu krSu0Ss
No fact in politics has been more.
fully or better substantiated than that
the Democracy will violate the elec-
ton laws in order to secure success.
They have, in many places. reduced
the system of importing voters, re
peating," and issuing fraudulent nat
uralization papers. to a science. and
carry on their operations as unblush-
ingly as though they were the per-
fection of honesty. In New York
City-the paradise of Democratic Of
fee. holders, and the hell of tax pay
ers--no pretense of conducting cleo
tions honestly is any longer main
tanned. The party leaders openly
boast their rascality, and Extensively
parade their i'll gotten gains.
We demonstrated that the Demo
Gratis carried the city election here in
the Spriag of 1868 by importing vo-
ters. They did this at the very time
they were loud in their accusations
against the Republicans. charging
them with the same otfense. 1t was
proven BY the production of certified
board bills in Court, that the Democ-
racy actually promised to pay, and did
pay, the board Of scores Of voters who
had been induced to come to the city
for the distinct purpose of aiding that
party in obtaining tho control of
its affairs. So it has been at other
elections. And yet in every instance
the Democracy have prefaeed their
operations with a great hue and cry
against Renublicans- We thlnk-lf
tion to pay some of its board bills still
outstanding, including the claims of
many poor widows, before they make
much of noise about importing
voters.
The fact that an agent Of the
Government advertised that he
would be in Evansville from the 9Th
to the 11th Of October. for the pur-
pose of paying off pensions to colored
people, aud soma forty or fifty men
and women have come to the city for
the purpose of getting their money.
has been seized by the Democracy and
great cry is made that the whole
thing is cover to the introduction of
fraudulent colored votes. At the
same time the paid agents Of thai
party, who are known and spotted,
are as busy as bees taking squads o
imported Democrats to their respect.
i've boarding houses. Almost any hour
of the day one or two of thes,
agents may be seen escorting from TIVE
to six men each to some boarding house
where they may stay until after the
election, then be turned adrift
Judging the party by its past histor!
on this point, We advise the Boarding.
House keepers to secure their pay Il
0dUdnce. IF they do not they will b,
out Of pocket, without any good hop
ofhaving their 6eliuquent exchequer
replenished. The Republicans ar
unusually we'll provided with th
means of check mating this game thi
Fall. The city has been most care
fully canvassed, and wholesale swear
ing and perjury will be a dapgerou
business.
The Democracy last Spring openl
boasted that their main design j
securing the contract for Wate
Works was 10 use that public in
proVement as a means for controllin
the election. They were exceedingl
arrogant in their declarations ths
with tho assistance OF the Wate
Works and the JCarmi Railroad, the
would experience no difficulty whai
ever in carrying the election by
large majority. The cry of fraud
which the Courier now INDUCES.
but the old and stale trick of cryin
stop thief" while pccketing th
spoils.
We urge the Republicans to b
warned by this significant indicatio
Of Democratic rascali;y. They mu
be on their guard, and spot tt
importasions.