The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-09-28
Bribery and Fraud,


resort not only to the most unscrupu-
lous use of money in the approaching
elections Ia Pennsylvania and Indiana,
but also to the most stupehdous frauds.
Nothing but the sleepless vigilance Of
the Democrats aud Liberals will prevent
them from putting their fraudulent in.
tentions into Practice.
Tho Indiaaa State Sentinel devotes
eight columns to an expose Of the fraud
uleut practices Of the Radical party in
that State at previous elections, Among
the devices resorted to, that journal
mentions the "sleeve. package system"
the "false- counting system" aud the
''tissue-tieket system" by which more
than one ticket is voted at time. Be.
sides these modes Of fraud, the impor.
taiiOn of negroes from Kentucky will be
largely resorted to in order to swell the
Radical vote in all the border counties.
A number Of nonresident negroes have
been noticed il many of the towns.
The special correspondent Of the
Washington Patriot, at Indianapolis,
says;
"a large number Of strange negroes have
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three or four weeks by railway, and very few
OF them return again. The same thing Is re-
ported at New Albany aud Jeffersonville.
| What 10 the explanation OF this Simply, that
these importations are taken into the interior
Of the State, where they will be less liable to
detection than In the border counties. The
| Cincinnati Enquirer the other day reported
three lots Of negroes that bad arrived 10 Gin
einnalii in open daylight. thereby indicating
that they did not intend to remain there, but
to 60 to other parts. or these there were, re-
speetiyely, lao, ITO and 50 in the several com
Panies. Indiana will get her share, II she does
not get all Of these men.
All these evidences 20 to show that colombia
ton OF negroes will be resortsd to on a large
scale; but the recent disclosure of Radical
fraud, in this and other directions, has, hAppi.
y bad the effect Of making our friends more
vigilant than ever, and committees are being
/ organized in all the border counties, where the
place, with view to prevent fraudulent vot-
ing"
The same Infamous work is going on
in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia
Age says:
The Hagsrdorn Had raises the voice of
alarm and warning to the Democrats and Lib
eral Republicans Of this State in the following
words ''Be yigilant. Serulinixe every col.
ored voter whose identity is not well estab-
lished for from Maryland, in addition 10
virginia, negroes are being colonized upon
you. We have heretofore referred to the
importation Of negro voters into Pennsylvania
from Virginia, and we now have occasion TO
call the attention Of our Democratic friends
along the border to the colonization Of the
same class OF voters from our town. Within
the last week or two, a large nuiaber of idlers
who we're to be seen at all hours hanging about
our street corners, have disappeared; aud,
although never given to work, have suddenly
tound employ ment in Pennsylvania. Many 20
there, Of course, BY instruction, under assumed
names, and II is next to impossible to distin-
gnish one from another, their poll tax OF TWEEN
ty-hve cents being paid for them, as well as
other expenses" Mr.. Randall, the Chairman
OF the Democratic State Committee, reminded |
the people OF the State Of this plan Of the |
Grantites In relation 10 the negroes some time |
ago, in pointed, seasonable address. There |
Is no longer the shadow of doubt a. 10 the |
negro coloniEing scheme Of the leaders of the |
Radical party. They imported negroes from |
Warrington and Virginia TO North Carolina.
at the expense Of the National Treasury, and |
voted them early and often for Caldwell. Why |
then will they not duplicate the fraud in Ibis |
STATE The GRANTEES have no hopes Of carry |
ing Virginia or Maryland. Thousands of |
negroes can therefore be abstracted from thsss |
states with no effect upon the general result
But they will be invaluable as repeaters 10 hi,
state. They will In part supply the places Of
white men who are supporting Greeley and
Brown. This Is the game Of the GRANTEES. by
mnien they hope to carry Pennsylvania for
hartranft and the national nominees of The
Radical party. This city has also been selected
as spot in which imported negroes can be
worked TO advantage on election day. Two
prominent King politicians Of Philadelphia
nave interests In contracts at Washington
under the city government They emblov
negroes, and from this force recruits for ser.
vice in this city have been selected, They are
now being drilled for active operations In De-
tooer and November. Places and names are
oeing ntted up BY the home "Ring," led by
the police. In this manner the corruptiopi,is
expect to poll several thousand illegal votes Ia
TINS city. But the whole game is Known, and
negro repeaters will be watched in this civ.
and in all parts OF the State. Legal voters al
fennsyivania and Philadelphia are not dis
posed to be cheated BY negro rounders and
Iepeaters, led by more Infamous white men.
II the game 10 pushed there will be warm wori
on election day In some quarters.
A Washington telegram SAYS; Squad. of
coiored men are leaving Washington TO work
on Pennsylvani railroads, and 70 vote for
hartranit In October and Grant In November.
Let the Liberals and Democrats keep yigiIant
eye on these coionists. The Grant men are
openly boosting that the Pennsylyania elee-
ton is to be carried by money and by fraud.
Inc Bdair -Bgis, Hartford county, Mary
land, says: We are told that great ma5y
negroes are leaving the county from different
neighoorhoods, for sylTauia, ostensibIy
iof iae purpose Of being employed to work on
lanIoaus 10 mat state. We are informed that
sixty recently left from the vicinity Of Perry.
Evansville on one day, and during the past
week quite number migrated from this piaee
In the same direction. Our exchanges also
mention the fact as one Of general Occurrences
throughout the different counties Of the State.
FROM this time until after the October election
IN fennsylsania, Simon Cameron seems deter
mined to afford ample employment 10 ali Tho
negroes from Maryland who seek work on his |
railroad. Indeed so great Is the anxiety To
secure them, that agents Of their own color
have been for some time, we are informed. |
travelling through the county for that par.
pose. We trust our neighbors Of the sister |
State will be on the alert for these fellows. and
watch the votes closely in October.
The Ssnbury, Pa, Democrat says: Eighty
negroes from the South arc now al the Lochiel |
lroa Works, near Harrisburg, brought there
a Few days ago under the pretense Of labor. |
outrealiy to vote the Radical ticket at the Oc. |
iober election. As many more are at the Steel
works, and the rest OF three car loads are
scattered throughout DAuphin county.
Considerable excitement prevails 10
Anne Arundel county over the engage
ment of large number of negroes os.
tensibly to work on railroads in Penn.
sylvania, but doubtless to cast fraudu.
lent votes at the coming election.
Notwithstanding President Grant has