The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-11-11

For six months past about the only political
capital the republican press has had to bank
upon has been the corruption in New York
city. Thievery among radical officials had
become so common and such an old story, that
the republican press had ceased to defend or
apologize for it, and the democratic press had
almost ceased to notice 1t, that sort of news
having grown Thoroughly stale but when
heavy democratic frauds were revealed, the
news was 90 astounding, that it at once be-
came the grand sensational topic of the press
OF both parties. "What! Democratic office
holders steal as well as republicans Incredi-
ble! Such were the EXPLANATIONS on all
sides, and people began to lose all faith IN hui
man nature.
There was this notable difference, however.
between the bearing of the democrats towards
their thieves and that of the republicans to-
wards their thieves. The democrats at once
repudiated the rascals and kicked them over
board: the republicans continue to aid, pro-
tect, defend and retain their thieves in office.
This difference staggers the republicans, and
they are unable to explain it away. The short
way among them 10 to lie about it and say no
such difference exists. Thus the Ottawa Re
publican, in reference to the election ON Tues
day in New York City, says:
As . general thing the Tammany candidates
in the city are elected, though several of the
anti'Iammany candidates., BY joining with the
Republicans, haye been elected The gain IN
the popular vote against Tsmmany only shows
that very small percentage Of the Democratic
vote has abandoned the organization, and that
the Democratic party Of New York. There is
no hope OF purifying the city and county govern.
meats but by tho intelligent and honest portion
of the Democratic party joining the Republicans,
OF which We can see but little hope.
Now liars should have good memories, and
the Republican, in perpetrating this falsehood,
was certainly reprehensible for its forgetful-
ness Of the contents Of the telegraph despatch
in the same column, saying:
New YORK, November S.-Ne election IN
many years has been as full, peaceable and fair
- that OF yesterday. In all bat four Assembly
districts Of the city, either Republican or Reform
candidates are elected. Sigels (snti. Tammany)
majority for Register Is $4,000. Barrett, fos
Supreme Court, beats Ledwith, the Tsmmany
noluinee, by a large majority. Tweed is the
only Tsmmany candidate for the Senate elected.
Eighteen Republican candidates from the CITY
are elected against three Tammany candidates
The entire county ticket of the Committee of
Seventy is elected, and all the Reform candi.
dates for Alderman. The vote fell behind the
registry ia many districts.
The Tl1DpS tVNbo ,oar,>0n 10. -
sponded to the appeals made 10 them We have
gained greater victory than We dared to hope
for Once more can we be proud of our city and
State, and rest in perfect security that the long
reign OF rascals and outlaws is over"
The ordinary democratic vote of New York
city and Brooklyn is 10000, that of the re.
publicans about 10000 all told. Yet such
was the adherence CT the honest democracy of
N. Y. City of the thieves that they voted for
the Republican candidates, as this Ges
patch calls them, but really the ''rcform" can
dldates, made ap, like the reform ticket in
Chicago, of the good men of both parties, and
instead of the "Tammany candidates being
elected as general thing" as the Repnjlican
has it editorially, the despatch tells the truth
and says, "The entire ticket of the Commit.
tee Of Seventy 0he reform ticket is elected"
and Tammany is routed. The example the
democracy Of New York city have set in this
matter is such an one as should make the
ready defenders of the corruptions of such
thieves as Bullock, Butler. Cameron, Corbin,
Grant, Spinner, Stokes, and so on ad ipfaituna,
hang their heads in shame.
Tho Result in Nau Vorl,