The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-03-10
A DEMOCRATIC REBELLION.

The New York World Confesses =
Millions Plundered Yearly in New
York.-Elections Farce-Judges
sell Injustice for a Price.
New York City is under the complete
control of the Democrats. There the
registry law is openly violated. From
thirty to sixty thousand fraudulent votes
are polled by ''repeaters' and illegal
voters. The election is farce. The
will of the people is defeated. The pub
lie is yearly plundered of millions. Cor
rupt judges are put upon the bench
the ernine is de6led and the fountain of
justice is poisoned.
We charge this to the Democracy, and
put upon the stand as a witness the
New York World. the great national Or
gan of the Democratic party. Here is
what it says In its issue Of the 10th INST
The Democrats of New Y York and OF
the United States are entitled to know
from us what the. World is about in
breaking down the power of the organl-
cation and the men who for many years
have held sway in the politics Of this
city. In the first place, the World calls
its friends here and elsewhere to witness
that it has not attacked the ring OF cor
rupt Democrats in New York City at
time when to break down their power
would have broken down or divided the
strength of the Democratic party. and
surrender the City or the State to the
worse alternative of Radical rule, 1t has
contented itself with maintaining an atti-
tude of simple independence of the ring.
Happily this has been resented by the
ring with long course Of unmeasured
calumnies, which turthered, better than
anything we could have said. our pur-
pose to keep the Worlds good name
clear Of any suspicion of fraternity with
them. Their hostility has praised US.
But next fall governor of New York is
to be elected, and two years thereafter a
President of the United States In our
deliberate judgment not New York
State itselfcan possible be carried again
by the Democracy handicapped with the
''millstone of the ring What is more,
the Democracy would not deserve to
carry the State next fall if here,
WHERE THEIR POWER AT THE
BALLOT BOX is SUPREME, and
while in Albany they control every branch
of the State Government, they shall not
also proceed to sweep from power these
men who haye debauched our politics
and denied the name of Democracy
And if with this ring" milestone about
our necks tie Democracy cannot keep
control of the State Of New York, much
more can they not get control of the
United States.
In the second place, the World calls
even the enemies Of the Democratic party
to witness that not until now has it been
incumbent upon rs on any honest Demo
crat of this City and State to undertake,
because until now it has not been posi-
BILE for US or them to accomplish the
overthrow of this ruling ring Of dishon-
est Democrats. They have lntrenched
themselves in their power by corrupt
completely with the ruling Republicans
of the State. Together they have impos
ed upon New York City an Albany rule
These share their power and divided their
spoil. Deliverance from The ring" is
al that is needed to insure to the Demo
cracy unembarassed rule in the State for
a quarter of century, to recover in the
rural districts our natural majorities, and
to restore to the Empire State the better
fame and solid advantages of such rule
as it had in the days of Flagg Marcy,
and SiIas Wright This is part of all
that is needed to insure to the Dcmocra-
cy of the Union a certain triumph in
1872. Part. but an essential, indispens
able part.
handicapped with this "ring" mill
stone about our necks, the Democracy of
the Union can no more win in 1872 than
they could win in 1864 upon the peace
platform of Chicago. or in 1868 upon
THE GREEN BACK AND REVOLT
TION PLANKS OF TAMMANY
HALL.
But the Democracy of the State and
of the United States are entitled to de-
mand of the World: What is your
prospect? Can you win? Will your
victory divide the party, as for many
years it was. divided by the quarrels of
the Hards and Softs T.? Whosoever
doubts the result of this struggle doubts