Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-05-16
0tforo Democrat.
Paris, MAINE, MAY Is, 1871.


When the democratic party was over
thrown in the State and nation, il WAS
caused by large masses OF the rank and
file the thinking honest portion OF The
party abandoning it--whi,e the leaders
nearly ali remained true 10 their faith. and
have continued so ever since. This Is not
10 be wondered at. They had for so long
a period, lorded it over their opponents
that they had become impelious, and too
proud 10 make any concessions. The old
warehouses OF the party still remain
They are getting impatient, from the
long Punishment from the public crib,
and are ehamping their bits and paving
away. determined TO reinstate themselves
in power, by hook OF by crook, at the
earliest possible moment. The are still
fertile in eXpedients, resolved II gain by
strategy what they fail to accomplish fair.
". The latest exhibition OF this is in
Connecticut where n cunuiugly laid plot
70 perpetuate their power in the State,
through the Vaccinations OF corrupt Of
iicers in a democratic city. has been sig
nally exposed English. it vii, be re-
membered was the democratic Governor
last year, and the nominee this year
Jewell was the republican candidate.
The vote at the recent election was 50
close that a legislative count was nee
essary to determine the result. The city
OF New Haven Is under democratic rule.
SO DESTROYS were the democrats in this
city 10 elect English. that they returned,
from the eth ward, one hundred more
votes than the check list OF the ward con,
tanned names, and one hundred more for
English than the democratic candidates
for Representatives 10 the legislature. on
the same ticket, received. English had
returned for him us, Jewell 57S and Is
scattering, making q total Of 1914, while
only 1914 names were checked upon the
list as having voted.
The democrats. satisfied with the re-
turn for Eaglish, strenuously opposed
examining into the trifing inaecuracy
Of the excess OF only hundred votes.
but the Legislature raised committee,
and resolved upon investigation. They
went TO New Haven to investigate. Il is
customary 10 save the votes thrown in
the different ballot boxes ot tho wards OF
The CITY, and deposit them with the City
Clerk. The Gr>, attempt to block the
game was conduct OF the City Clerk. who
III at once was singularly obliviou> ~ 80
ne identity Of the 4th ward hon lie
could give no Information. but others
identified il. The box was fastened by
lock. the key-hole OF which was m>ealed,
and OF the ;eys belonging 20 the eight
wards, four were found to unlock this
DON without difficulty The Clerk said
he had placed al the keys in "a pigeon
hole Tor 4 day or two and then put them
in a draw. There was accordingly every
opportunity for tampering with the con-
tents. The Moderator and Registrars Of
Of the ward estiied that when the votes
were counted, they were pa. up in bun.
dies Of 100 each, and then locked up IN
the box. On opening and Iecounting the
ballots, there were found only 40 for
Jewell, while English had rs, the full
number originally returned The di.-
crepancy with the check list was remov.
ed by the decrease Of 100 votes, but this
decrease from The first count was found
in The ballots for J.lrsY, instead OF those
for English, thus putting the republican
State ticket loo behind the representative
vote, and English that number ahead OF
the democratic representative The eN-
cessivc return originally made lor In-
slish had been promptly challenged
as thc republicans, ont no question
OF the correctness ot The returns tor
Jewell had ever been made. The cvl-
dence therefore pointed directly % the
suspicion that 100 fraudulent votes had
been Struggled into the package for In
glish, and when he recount threatened
10 disclose the discrepancy with the
checklist, bold attempt was made To-
cover up the first sTindlc by extracting
100 totes from Jewels pa kaye in the
hoN lett living around loose" for weeks
This wa, IN ingenious device, worthy OF
The palmieSt DAYS 1T the democracy and
a much safer way OF lhwarting the viii
OF the people, than getting up Ku klux
massacIes, and killing and driving away
from the polls republican voters. But
'.murder will oIt," There WAS a way
Co test thi, little affair, and that was to
look up the meu who voted iol the
republican candilate-aud lo and
behold fre hundred and <iEty ara
found. in the ward who take their
oath that they voted for Jewell. This i
nearly Il hundred more than the return.
Now where are the probabilities nay The
PGlpablc conclusions, from .uch facts.
English has 100 more votes returned Tor
him than thedemocratic icl,ct tor other Of
iieers ;thero are = hundTed votes too many
turned-Jewell j. found 10 hav, hun
dred less votes in the box, when opened.
aad the box in posse ssion 1t democrats, in
yhe meantime, Vase5led, and enough men
sre iouEd, who testify. under oath. TO
make up the Number returned lol Jewell.
ISM the testimony ,troug enough 70 tn,tg