The New York herald., 1871-11-13
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Gigantic Frauds Of CITY Cor
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NILSSON AND THE PRIMARIES.
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According TO announcement yesterday morning
Mr.. Beecher preache last evening to an immense
CONGREGATION upon tho ''sedemptlon OF the Ballok"
he TOOK Tor his text the account OF Enjahs staying
the 40 prophets Baal. and began Dy saying tnat
alter great corrupt,on had pervaded the govern
ment under Ahab. there happened one of those
paroxysmal revLvals that threatened TO sweep away
the whole networK or wlckedness aud. for
the hour, Eluah lowered up the one con.
spicuous hgures And yet In the hour Of his
influence Jeze0el sent him word That he should
fall and he LED, and thst Was the end Of that refor
nation. lt Ii good text from which to preacn
that all reformarons should have organised moral
intelligence. not spssmodic enthusiasm. mean to
speak to-nlgnt the redemption Of the ballot. The
natural order OF government Ia absolute monarchy
for savaA ~; when they are better deve.oped ars-
tocracy: wasn they arc still more cultured republic
anism-a form OF democracy. A literal democracy 10
where the whole people vote. II " not possible that
the wnoe people Of State can gather together and
express their will; there must be. then. some way
that people Can express their will, and In this
there must We an executive force and not merely .
declaratory power. Inc vote is this power that Ii
u oTSdulLo ltScn nJO duiuiulStIdtlous Auo
ballot Is the unit Of our nationals is tho ini-
taI force. 1t be choked or ciogged
there Ii rum 70 the nation. There Is other part
OF government that cannot better suffer derange-
tnan the ballot. Tins rhc very heart or the
system under which We 1--we. II Ii the Will Of the
whole people. II you ea1 m segs Cs i9.|
80 as1 ao STRIKE THE BALLOT 40 cir G
with disease IL Is heart disease. corruptng our
government In the germ II YOU corrupt the ballot
What are the dangersi First, the danger OF weak
or ignorant voting. This 10 not always 80 lnt0ler
able as 0ser things II IL not the lgnorant ~ is the
lazy, culturea men, who through their Indinerence
work the greatest miscnieE Secon,i,s wicked men
inure tine ballot. So iar - poiirlcai right 10 coD
cerned the bad man mas - good right 10 seek his
ends as the good man, but this il great danger.
Third. passionate or hery voting is . peru. Men
may destroy IN an hour by passion wnat ages have
been building. 50 there Ia system OF double vot-
ing which compels men to take time. Fourth, we
are in danger Of insubordiaase voting. The true
doctrine OF our government " that in the conducs
Of government the majority must rule and the
minority must suDmik the only ~ isel .lshse
n" AliSs2 WAY 10 WORK cuANll - 4 80.
In affairs n to work change IN the minds OF the cata
gems. We have been stable because there hes been
nothing more sacred than the resnlt OF air ballot
Ing. The fItn danger tnat of venai voting. There
is nothing more hurtiui than FOR man to sell his
vote Tor money or for interest. We call thar man
or that. Yet tue only differences between nim
ami the man in Albany Is thai ne takes smaller
scoundrel tnan ne wnv sells his vote for lrne. it
common for money 70 be used IN elections as
IN pn necs fa ~ Goss On rS y step 1 tSsep
stop, our INSTITUTIONS Will drop from sheer in.
ability 20 sustain tneInselves There Is danger
OF votes, the stunning Of ballot boxes and, a0ove
all the internal art OF counting. THIS Is treason.
What
II, what treason tnat ls what every method Is Dy
on year sssr year, ' yenaty MAJ SG me- Cd BY
corruption by corruption; and these things |
nave pesn % Rrscssea sye @om'oa soms extent Ds
greatest OF an danger Is the Indifference |
6l educated men 70 the ballot. This is the most |
dangerous the wickeLest, the most c0rruptlng. IN |
An,erca government gives access to sucn vast priv
ieees tnat It Is desirable to great many men,. lie
have the power or almost managing nature itself. |
The Uad men Will always Dc seeking TO own and |
ways -Iyine 70 save the engine and put IL
to good purpose. Parties are weDbed fun |
lie that has possession Of the Cover nInent
ther interests on every side. Parties represent
rake now the great corporations tnat can take |
millions of dollars and Warp the decisions OF gov |
the ark into wnicn every living thing Is creeping:
need not say now largely these
~ 9w GIGANTIC CORPORATIONS *N -a
have perverted conscience. The whole system was |
narcolzed BY slavery, and when taat was DESTROYED
We sand, now the nation Will rise; but We didn't
In More danger OF organized money than we ever
were from slavery. Can tne ballot survive wnea
there IS such power brought TO bear against IT.
Here where declare hatndiference ls TIE great
est against the Dalo, because this Indifference
" prJc,IseJ by the educated ana tie refined. These
arc tue men VINO give tone 70 society. The highest
class the second class, and so on down, and
II the teaches the rest THAT the ballot IL
OF no account then lower Glasses wln think that
they can do whatever with the ballot they please.
d these educated men had nonored and revered
O0ItOL W1tu0S0 tile fnt0nA0
value OF the ballok there would NOS
s mem os Of 81
men tnat MAKE them. Tney are not willing 70 90
out and mix with the great unwasned. They are
ana good morals it Is 80 nlucn easier 70 near
Nilsson sing han to 60 % the Prin1arlss % But they
rlant g let crafty men ,o get soos the ,s. savan;
combine as Tor bad men. It is . shame snss pad
mea w,i 40 FOR the naslsss pass,9as wss patriot
ranged right tnen cnange them. But men say that I
sey s nave % "
the snipr The ship WIN foa1der the house Is on I
s and 70" NOT tune ss ss ssas I n
gstnerers out and You 90 into partnersnp
70 get your dividends. When the troubles come on |
prosperous nen. then you cali vigilance com
promiscuous hanging at lampposts Is dangerous. |
consider 1t Astounding when respectable papers |
v few OF these men, The mans tongue ought % |
witner in hls mouth for utGerng such thing. III |
the same passions exist the same thing Will |
60 on. There IL no reformation unless the |
whole community Is lifted to higher
level The reformation should be In the Church. |
In the schools In the household We must redeem /
the ballot there ls NO use talking OF rel 0rmati0n
II the men who bribed the ballot box yesterday
are all hung, Is that reformati0nf I believe that
prominent men or t&
BOTH PARTIES
have conspired to make the ballot venal. Men
say, Boys vote shall be nve dollars W Alter
the election the money LETT over Is divided
aulong the voters and the voters remember
this, This Is done our side and II isn't called |
briDing. the otner side brfDes 50; We brUe 50. IL
IL the devils work, whoever does It say that
party had better go into minority and begin over
again than to use these bad measures.