Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-24
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WHO WE'RE sBEFEATEH$.r e
One of the reasons given by the Radi-
Gals TO justify the sending of troops to
New York was that il was desired to Sc
cure fair election, and particularly to
suppress the s'repeaters, who. it was
alleged, voted the Democratic ticket, and
thus gave the victory to that party. The
returns of the late election in the city of
New York have completely dissipated the
charge of the Radicals as to the Demo
Gratis, but these returns show that the
charge of repeating" lies against the
Radicals with good cause. The Radicals
pretend to believe that the decrease Of the
vote in New York city is due to the in
timidation of Tammany repeaters. They
compare Hoffman's vote in 1868, when
President was to be elected, with Hoff-
mans vote now. of course this shows
nothing. It win be found that the vote
has also fallen off in the rural districts,
In about the same proportion. But the
Democratic vote in New York has de-
creased. To this sort of argument the
Hartford Times gives very conclusive
reply. Says that paper:
eff the reduction of the vote, now, is
owing tc the suppression OF repeaters,
| Gas gross humbug as ever made its ap-
| pearance, even in the Radical press) then
| ii follows that there were upward of four
teen thousand s.repeaters" who fraudu-
Iently voted the Radical ticket in New
York, two years ago. The figures tell the
story:
Radical vote in New York City, go, A, 73s
Radical vote in New York City, 20, 1859
Less, now, by suppression Of re-
peaters, l4,O0J
This is pretty conclusive, SO far as the
Radical cry of Democratic fraud is con-
cerned. The Radical vote is about one
third less than two years ago. Had the
Democratic vote fallen off in the same
ratio, Hoffman's majority would have
been about &c, 900 in the city, whereas it
is over 81, 900.
"But the case is even stronger than
| this would indicate against the Radicals
1 of New York city. In 1868, the negro
| vote was excluded. Now it is admitted
that some 5000 negroes who were not
voters in 1865, did vote for Woodford.
The actual falling off the white Radical
vote, is from AZ, 900 in 1868, to $1,000 in
1870. The decrease has been about 40
per cent. in two years. The falling off
in the Democratic vote is but little over
half that per centsge.
| "But suppose we compare the vote of
1869 with that of 1870. Last year, when
the Republicans claim that New York
was filled with reporters who voted the
Democratic ticket the Democratic vote
was 7s,476. Now it is over 5000, q
| gain of 4, COO. What therefore, becomes
| of the theory of the Radicals, that the
vote of New York is not honest9 Evil
IDENTIFY it falls to the ground. But how
about the Radical vote3 1t is $4,000
this year, including 5000 votes cast by
negroes. This leaves only $4,000 for
lase year. Yet the Radicals pretend to
have cast SO, s97 votes in 1869. Rein
forced by the negroes, the Radical vote
of that city is cut dom by some means
over 5000. What do Republicans think
| of the showing2 If there was fraudulent
voting last year, it is evident which was
the guilty party"
This showing places the Radicals in
very awkward position. They are the
asst people on the earth who should say
anything about 'Tepeaters."