The Portland daily press., 1871-09-25

peatlng is expensive, tilSe counting is trouble
some. our Tammany men are not experts at
arithmetic, and figures are ot'en Troublesome,
as our amiaDle Comptroller will adult at this
moment; but "Rinslns" ballots is complete
success 1t is only necessary to buy Repub-
mean Inspector, aud small place or few
hundred dollals will usually do that.
Tue THIRD plan is false counting. This IS
I Ioug generally by tIansleTriLo The figures
ooul,y; for instance, if Jones, the Tdmmany
rani,; "nuua'e gels 100 votes, and Smith, the OPP
S;n SSn'i,I candidate, receives 200, the 80 of
his loo ~ g Siahslerred to Jones, who gives
nis ioo 10 Smith. This ia an exouisiteIy
slulpie process, but Ia practice il is said 10
Woih pauiy, and great COMPLAINT is made nv
those who have tried it. In the Arst MACE
Tue candiuates are often too nearly eausI 10
give Iammany its just plepondeI ance or 10
overcome some persistent Opposition in a tIis-
trct where this plan cannot be yvnrl,.d- tr
is found utterly impractcabie in some djs.
tricts. It's defects can sometimes be cured nv
a false count That Is to say, the votes ara
counted by tens, ole cdnvasser taking them
up and counting ten, when be calls "tallys
and slips piece of elastic around the bundle,
OF fcOurse ha has only 10 take i've votes ln-
stead OF ten, and call tally" TO augment great
Bsthe chance OF his iavoTite. Ia oue instance
this was done so enthusiastically that ,hs
Tammany candidate has received fifty "iai.
iiCS, VI DOO fOlco, anu q
yet uncounted, when the poll clerk felt it ad-
visable to inform the canvassers that there
were only 45O names on the registry.
Between these thtee schemes the voice of
the people OF New York has been utterly sti.
He'd up until last Fall, when, by tue cruei and
tyranncal interference of tne United States
Government, under tue vile bayonet ELECTION
law, we got fair vote. Tue wrong was NOT
so much done to Republicans, Tor the inspec.
tors saw that comparative justie. was secured
TO their party on general issues, bat IL was al
lowed full scope against opposition Democrats
Democrats who believed in a pure govern
ment, ana were opposed to rammanI Hall.
Thus it is that Democrats have TO bear the
entire odium OF the misrule OF our city. wbie
we Democrats still believe our party to be the
honest one.
This odium we cannot endure. / speak as
Democrat to Democrats IL we would see
chance OF carrying the next Presidential eec.
tion, OF taking the nation from he bands OF
those who, in our opinion, are undt t. have
control OF it, of restoring to general accepta-
ton the principles we have at heart, We IA ,st
vlndicate our party: We must remove
the load of disgrace brought on US by
official corruption in this city. Hsre
we are in control. We have undisturb.d
possession of all branches OF the municipal
government, aud an Immense majority of Vo-
ters. For all frauds, peculation. veuallty, aud
iniquity In the municipal government we are
responsible, and no party with such record
will ever be given the possession of the Ma
tioDai Administration. We must crush
Tammany or Tamnany's dshoues-
ty will crush US. Large poftious of
the money stolen from OR treasury
were used TO bribe Republicans; notor Jusly
the very charter under which we live was car
ried by the purchase of a Republican. Mu-
ncipal officers and spoil OF our citztns have
been divided between both parties. But none
of this excuses us. We are in power; We can
correct the abuses; 1--WE do not. We ought TO
suff.r, and we will. If Repubcans ara not
blameless, we are mainly guilty.
Already We are Threatened with the los OF
the Germans. The economical people will
not submit TO have their houses moi tagged
by the issue of municipal bonds n order 10
give to corrupt men wealth and luxury From
all sections OF the country come complsiDts
from Democrats that they have to def nj he
iniquItes of Tammany Hall, and that they
are beaten by The bad record OF our city rnl.
er. If Democracy would survive, it must
put down with a strong hand these abuses.
We Can still do so. TIE people are not so
helpless as our masters woud hivs u be-
lie7e. The latter cannot defy an ouLr.gei
and indignant community wiLh the impunitY
they hope. The power is still with Us II we
are willing and d.teIcined to exert it. In
are swept away, and the people rush along In
a mighty current which carries all
before it. Those who would resist
it are overwhelmed and perish, but The ccr-
rupt always cover before u and are most ear
nest TO conciliate it. So 1t will be here
Canvussers, inspectors, and registers, be they
Democrats or Republicans, are as iond of their
lives as though they were houest men; and
no one appreciates the danger of irritating
The people more than they An aroused aud
outraged people is not patient, aud Judge
Ledwith laid JOwn good law when be told bis
friends that if they saw an inspector tauper
with their ballots they could shoot hlm OH the
spot. The man who cheats a nation out IF
Its brthright has comR.'tted the highest Of
crimes, and deserves no mercy. We ate liv-
ing under a wrong system. To allow q
Mayor, elected for two years, to appoibt all
other municipal officials for five years may be
Tammsny Democracy, but it is not ours-
That system must be changed; proper node
Of selecting polling officers must be establish
ed, every protection must be given to the bal
lot, and, incidentally TO these reforms, the
Ring which has secured control of TanmaDy
Hail must be pul down, and then not ouly will
our city's fame be redeemed, our taxes light.
ened, our business affairs improved, our con.
merce increased, and our metropolis made
what it should be, the erandest city In the
world, but Democracy and Republican instt-
tutions will be relieved from the discrsdlt
which has been brought upon them.
THE MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN Gowvss-
TIoN which renominated Governor Austin
adopted resolutions in reference to the tariff
which the Tribune regards as insane; Tday
are as follows:
Resolred, That the Republican party of
Minnesota, while earnestly desiring the pros
perlty of every section OF our common country
and the completest development OF CONNIE rec
and manufactures. nevertheless regards ART
culture as the paramount material interest OF
the nation, 10 which all other forms or indus
try should be held subordinate.
ResOiped, That the essence of law Is eq1al-
ity and universality, and that It Is bsyoud the
constitutional powers of The General Govern
meEt TO discriminate between different classes
of the people, 10 enrich those engaged In
some pursuits by taxes levied on those en-
gagged in other pursuits, thus making the
| same law means Ot wealth for some while
| it is an engine OF obstruction TO Others: that
such policy as this is as unlimited ID its opar-
| atoms as human selishn-ss, and tends to alb
| sorb In the hands of lew the substance of
| the many. and thus create those great Irres-
ularties of wealth and poverty which threaten
the very existence OF our free Institutions.
Res0tred, That while we prefer indirect
taxation by way of imposts on I'M ortat ions
to direct taxation upon the basis of popula-
ton, under system of Internal Revenue,
justice and policy dictate that the burdens OF
Government should tall with most weight
upon the vices and luxuries OF society, and
with the least force ou the wants OF the null
titude; and the Government shou reg I'd
rather the prosperity OF the great mass Than
| the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of those already IN wealth
| II is estimated that there are 10000
| splndles now running in the United States, of
which over 2, 100000 are spinning cloths for
| calico printing and yet the population Of the
| country increases faster THAI the spiLdles.
| The manufacture Of cotton goods has fortunes
| in store tor those engaged in 1t.
According to the Catalogues of the Booksel-
lers' Exchange OF Leips the emporium of
the German book trada, ii 305 books were
published in Germany dufTEg the year 1869.
The number OF books publish Id in chat coun-
try during the year 1870 was 1925; de rease
which is attributable TO the late European
war.
Maine is sending granite for the coastruc-
ton of two Of tue largest bridges IN the world.
From Mosquito Mountain, In FRANKFORT, it
onas IN II I,onis To huil1 The mara n, t,a