The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-05-02
From the Washington Patriot, 9th ult.
New York and Washington,

Radical presses and politicians have
constantly rolled the city of New York
as sweet morsel under their tongues
Whenever complaint was made Of wrong
elsewhere, New York was Immediately
paraded as the answer for still greater
inequity. IT frauds were charged North
or South, they turned up the whites of
their eyes and pointed with affected hor-.
ror to New York. That was the place
of all others where elections were farces
and frauds indigenous, if the assevera-
tions of Mr. Greeley and his followers
might be believed, which were echoed by
thousands of confding victims. We
now propose to make comparison Of
our recent experience here with that un,
! der similar circumstances in the much
abused commercial emporium, taking the
official figures as the test in both. cases.
According to the last census, the pop
ulation of New York is reported at 926,
81, and the recent vote for Governor is
officially stated at 12l ,059 or l3 per cent
on the aggregate Of men, women and
children.
By the same census the population Of
the District of Columbia is given ut l3l
6S7, while the vote on Thursday last
reached 26,3O6, or 90 per cent. of the
aggregate of men, women and children ,
aud the registry exceeded this vote by
2,2l4 names. 1t is thus demonstrated
that, upon the basis of population, Wash
ingtou voted per cent. more than New
York Hence, if the allegations made
in regard 10 that great city have any
truth whatever, then it is clear that they
apply with vastly more force to this cap
itaI, which is entitled to claim the palm
OF fraud under Radical rule, achieved by
the direct and overpowering influence OF
the Administration.
Bat this extraordinary result, which
we venture to say exceeds that of any
large city in the whole Union, is made
more manifest and imposing by other
facts. The alult white population is
23,173, of which TAG names were reg
istered, after unprecedented efforts OF
both sides to prepare for full vote
The adult colored population is 10, lao
, and yet they registered 10,774, or 62:
more names than the entire population
This transparent fraud requires no com
mentary 1t is too bald to admit of any
possible explanation. But it is only ont
feature of system which was adopted
and which is equally capable Of mathc
i, matical demonstration. On the basis o
total population, the negroes exceeded
9 their proportion by 2,S42 in the registry
, and on the basis of adult population the,
! exceeded it by 2 37S. So that in what
, ever aspect the case may be viewed,
, barefaced and monstrous fraud is appa
rent on the part Of the negroes, some o
q whom were even imported from Nortl
Carolina for the occasion, after the neigh
] boring counties Of Virginia and Mary
. land had been exploited.
Besides this corrupt vote, it is now as
F certained beyond any reasonable doub
! that between 5000 and 1000 employees
mechanics and laborers in the Depart
. ments and public service, who have here
o tofore been used as voters in the States
= were required to register and voted il
our local election. These facts canno
!, be successfully disputed, and they Civ
:, the Capital of the nation pre-eminenc
=, in electioneering frauds, under the i'm
mediate direction Of the President an
, his Cabinet, which surpasses all exper
= ence.