Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-09-21

malice By combination of certain |
Democratic and Republican Office holders
in this city, the votes of the people no
longer express their will. They are falsi
fed in three different ways, SO that no
matter how honest the mass of the voters
might be, the corrupt Ring would appar
emily be retained in power. To effect this
three forces are brought into play. There
is the use of reporters at the polls, the
manipulation of ballots as they are depos
tied, and the false counting of them in
making up the canvass. Precisely how
these things are managed will explain to
you"
Mr.. Roosevelt then proceeded with a
full statement of the manner in which the
people are cheated by voting repeaters, the
manipulation and changing of ballots by
the inspectors, and the false counting by
the canvassers. He says that between
these three schemes the voice of the peo-
pie of New York has been utterly stified
until last fall, when by the interference
of the National Government, fair vote
was had
That it may not be said that the New
York Democrats are exceptional, further
extract from the speech of Secretary De-
lano is appended, showing some of the
beauties oil Democratic
KENTUCKY FlNANCEERING
''If it shall be objected that Democratic
financeering in New York does not cor
rectly represent its average ability and in
tegrity, then propose briefly to refer the
director to one other example. Kentucky
has never been corrupted by the control
or direction of Republicans. 1t has been
and is the refuge and asylum of those
who, like the Rev. Petroleum V. Nasty,
are compelled to leave other localities for
righteousness sake. | will, therefore,
present the condition Of tinanciering in
this State as it was recently stated by the
Republican candidate, General J. NJ. Har-
Ian, for Governor:
The Republican party charge the
Democratic party with squandering the
public money of the State of Kentucky. !
desire to say something to you about the
State debt. 1t is question you are all in
terested in. | make this statement and
my friend will not dispute it. You pay
over million dollars annually Tor tho
support of the State government Tho
sheritfs collect it, and it is paid into the
State treasury. Since 1867 the Democratic
party has been in power. They have col
lected this vast sum of money annually
and spent it each year, and to-day there i.
not dollar in the treasury. Nota dollar
They have not only collected million OF
dollars annually, but $650,000 from tn,
school fund and spent that, and at the las
session of the Legislature they passed al
act authorizing the Governor 70 borrow
$500, 900 out of the sinking fund to defray
the ordinary expenses Of the General As
sembly. They have collected over 81,
600, 000 and spent every dollar of it !; Dor
rowed 100000 more, and authorized tn,
borrowing OF an additional 100000.
ask my competitor, what have you dom
with that money! How have you ap
propriated it:
LOUISVILLE. -
"lf this exposition fails to please, de
sire to present one more example on th
subject:
The city OF Louisville has always beer
in the hands of the Democracy, and thei
management of the city finances is 81
ably stated by that careful, able, and reli;l
bic gentleman, Edgar Necdhan. Esq, il
a speech recently made in that city, that
deem it best to present a portion of hi
, facts. He says: