Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-11-04
0tforS Democrat.
Who ist0 Blame =


of the State aad city OF New York, on the
other. says the Portland Press, has can
cen;r,ted public attention to consider
able extent upou the political struggle
now goiRS on in the metropolis ot
America. There is beginning to be an
ominou, excitement on both sides that is
spreading among the par;izans of the
respective parties throughout the Union.
Fierce passions are aroused that may
seek qualification in deeds that will bring
disgrace and SORROW upon the nation.
Both parties are Protuse in declarations
OF the purity OF their purposes and the
proprie,y Of their action, while each ac-
Cuses the o;hor OF icing Influenced by
the most criminal motives. Who is to
blame? On one side the complaint is
that by system Of fraud unparalleled in
magnitude elsewhere, the Democracy oil
New York city gave the electoral vote OF
the State 10 IIoratio Seymour instead Of
10 Ulysses :. Grant Who was the choice
Ola clear majority Of The legal voters,
and that ii is tbs Intention OF these IN
prjucipled men to e-eloct Gov. Hoffman
ty the use Of the same appliances at The
election Of the sth Of November On the
other hand il i alleged that United States
troops arc to be employed al The ensuing
election for the purpose Of ovorawing the
legal yotcrs of New York and preventing
free and full expression of the wishc.
of ;he majority. l, j. said tina, the en-,
ployment of;roops fer such . purpose in
time OF peace is unprecedented and i
an outrage of such an uncomfortable nature
as to Justify resistance and the use Of the
State and city forces 20 oppose The "Ajge-
linz, ot,hc general government.
Bat there is no difficulty in determining
WI, j. right. Al. the facts are on enc
side anJ al The assertions are on the
other, We have never been transported
hy admiration of the Republicans OF New
York city They are bat poor represent
ta,i,cs osthe party % which they belong,
and IL i only too evident that many OF
The moro Promjnon; OF them are IN league
with Tammauy for ,hc sake OF sharing
Tammaay's ,poiis Bu, with Ibis the
genera. government has nothing TO do
Iti>ua, acting with the Republican party
On, with the people. Il iu,cyferes Tor the
purpose ofeuaJlng all citizens, R-pub
lcanS or Democrats, to have their due
weigh, in The coming election. Tac
Republicans do not object TO this. Not
wj,hSandiug The notorious corruption o.!
some OF their leaders. who arc tools Of
Tmmauy, they lave never, rs a party,
,ough, TO gain Any advantage by .n,erfcy
INC v:,k pu,iiy Of elections. T. rofore
;hcy rejoice tha; Congress has passed q
..N WIKI =. view 20 securing . more &C
cmatc expression OF the wishes OF ,hc
l.ga, voters OF TIE city, and tia, lie ca
er.,uc has sent troops 70 secure it, en-
.urccmcat, !Io;a,io Seymour in late
speech insisted Iha, the charge agaius,
The Democracy OF IdeE2' practteS ri
elections is u"ionnded, declaring that The
proportion OF votes 10 the number OF IN
Aabl,auJs MAS not larger in the city in
ISIS than in other part, ofthe State. ~
reply % TINS and o-Eer similar eyGs.on>
Oi the wei. established fact that frauds
were committed W lad the following in
the Irtiuns. which is Enthusiastically from
the pen oC the senior editor;
"AN mus, know taataScry large share
otour population consists of aliens, who
arc 40, entitled TO vote ses.ayius men,
who are ncce ,aIjly aJSeu, on voyages
when elections are held; Of merchants
and mcvcauu.c agents. WAC ale likewise
absent, while more women lhaU men AZ
resident hero. Hence our last State
Census. taken in 1850 showed I'D. 3SG
persons residing i'm ourcity. whereof only
1aS on claimed 10 leIeca vo.ors where
- ip n, rrra, districts. The rr,no,,io,
i. much greater.
Bot; Mc>.icurS. you say that the l56. ajI
votes east here for Pr Sidcut in 1865 were
little more than ons-sizth Of our popula-
ton. and that there Is 10 more than our
city ought TO cast-in fact. hardly 80
much. Wha, saw Won 10 tho polling Of
45G votes in the Ia Ward out of total
ror llstion ofl.Oo5a Wha, TO the poll
inc of5. 1903 votes in the With Ward out