Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-05-11

Radical presses and politicians have
constantly rolled the city OF new York
as sweet morsal under their tongues.
Whenever complaint was made of wrong
elsewhere, New York was Immediately
paraded as the answer for still greater
iniquity If 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'
lions of Mr.. Greeley and his 70 lowers
might be believed, which were echoed
by thousands of conf1ing victims. We
now propose to make comparison OF
our recent experience here with that
under similar circumstances in the
much.abused commercial emporium,
taking the official figures as the test in
both cases.
According 10 the last census, the
population of New York is reported at
02G,3t1, and the recent vote for Gov
ernor is officially stated at l2l, Oj9, or
IS per ceut. on the aggregate OF men,
women, and children.
BY the same census the population OF
the District of Columbia is given at
1871 ,G87, while the vote on Tuesday last
reached 26,30G, or 20 per cent OF the
aggregate of men, women, and children
ADD the registry exceeded this vote by
2.214 names. 1t is thus demonstrated
that, upon the basis of population,
Washington voted 7 per cent more
than New York. Hence, if the nllega
lions made in regard to that great city
have any truth whatever, then it is c ear
that they apply with vastly more force
to this Capital, which is entitled to
claim the palm of fraud under Radical
rule, achieved by the direct and over
rowering influence of the Administra-
ton.
But this extraordinary result, which
we venture to say exceeds that of any
large city in the whole Uoion, is made
more manifest aud imposing by other
facts. The adult white population is
23,173, o, which 17,746 names We're
registered, after unprecedented ctlor 5
On both aides to prepare for full vote.
The adult colored population is 1919,
aud yet they registered 1914, or $40
more names than the entire population.
rhs transparent fraud requires no COM
m.utary. 1t is too bald to admit OF
any possible explanation. But it is
ouly one feature Of a system which was
adopted, aud which is equally capable
of mathematical demonstration. On
he basis of total population, the negroes
exceeded their proportion by 2,S42 in
the registry, aud on the basis of adult
population they exceeded it by 1913
So that in whatever aspect the case may
be viewed, barefaced and monstrous
fraud is apparent on the part of the
negroes, some of whom were even i'm
ported from North Carolina for the oc,
ca,iou, after the neighboring counties
of Virginia and Maryland aud been
exploited.
Besides this corrupt vote, it is now
asccrtained beyond any reasonable doubt
that between 5000 and 4 900 employees,
mechanics aud laborers in the Depart
ments and public service, who have
heretofore been used as voters in the
States, were required 10 register aud
voted in our loca election. These facts
cannot be successfully disputed, and
they give the Capital of the nation
prominence in cleclionceriug frauds
under the immediate direction OF The
President and his Cabinet, which sur
passes all experience.-- Washington
Patriot. .a..