New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-23

no accented ~ they could get It, and that they must
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MIR. Mrs Buckalew on ,ne % ,sa,tins for his
colleagues OF committee, who had APP, appointed 70
meet him. and he did not know now Iong n9 %now
about the situation. aud all l thought; 1 Urged urged
him. II he fell In with MI Hoconpe or ,Ss and "
express as strongly possible what knew 70 oe
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Agreed 10 it. in the expectation That there might DO
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the latter In brief conyeEsaIleG however he qua
Introduce the subject OF p6ac6 Negotiations, and ga
not care TO enter upon 1t or prolong our In;
teryiew Hc56oe left canada soon after and returned
bouth and was not therefore, connected win sne Vui
ous proceedings OF Thompson and others In the later
part OF the year will only add that never had pri-
waite versation with Southern Confederate during
the war nor any intercourse with except upon the
| occasion already mentioned have now responded
fully the two branches OF assault made by the CHAIR
salt from further examination These are simply mat
tiers intended TO draw attention from the real Issues
STATE QUESTIONS.
What do We desire 10 accomplish In our Statef Why
for thing want the election Of State Treasurer
taken out OF the Legislature. On the first day OF the
session OF 1870 introduced into the State Senate Joint
resolution take the election OF State Treasurer from
the Legislature and give 1t to people had Daa ucn
some time afterward and 1t manifest that major-
ties hostile 10 IL IN the two Houses At the session
OF 1871 II again introduced by Mr. Bilingelt one
Of your own Senators great applause and then you
| viii remember that there difficulty about the
Gen. Irwin Things were considerably broken up and
got ideas about this business aud that reso
ton in consequence OF that breach in the majority OF me
two Houses passed branches and was published IN
pursuance Of the Constitution Last winter was nd
thus prepared for sion 70 the yo
State You are to pass upon TINS Ig Won have
acquired with reference 70 the election Oh Stao
ers in past years by tine of the State Of
Pennsylvania, introduced at these sessions ~
self and Mr. Bili3g e , s sSsT Yea DO au'p''"
REFoRMERs NEEDED IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Then We expect to obtain in the government OF our
State great, salutary, and necessary reforms WIN re-
gard to the transaction OF business by the Legsa-
ture We expect 10 have cut of from the Legislature
| a large amount OF Jurisdiction which the two
Houses have abused, and what has been producuy,e
Of evil TO the siae ana OF ss,on anu and large
branches of jurisdiction with reference 10 bs must
Recruitment of our Government. You obtain this by
two First aud mainly by the acton t1s
but we will secure it also great extent by eeetng
proper to the Legislature, and by eectng some
man with proper views upon the subject 10 MI the
Executive Office But there s greater question than
all thesehe great question eg al eeco9s are
yerted They not they ought to be- Tree ana open
encounters between opposing opn az
inent [applausel you have even IN the management
and Judgment Of canddates lgreat applause and after
little this will extend to voters also In local
state You know that fraud in increased volume Is intrae
and after year and 1t poison
dephia at this moment boasts publicly and openly
made mscounting TO the extent OF thousands OF yoIes
AZ the approaching election made unbushlngy by lead
ing men in the political organization opposed to us.
About five or ten thousand votes are W Do vi
| purchased or perverted.
THE CASE OF M'cLURE AGAINST GRAY.
Itake the case of Col Mcclure at the last session Of
the Legislature in which became necessary under the
testimony pure question OF law to reject returns
from 10 election divisions Of that city, as false and fraud
ulent word with reference 10 this IL has been al.
legged suppose by that did not read the report or
the Committee, that tue decision made last Winter was
another election case from Phladelpha-the case Of
Senator Dechert This s an entire mistake, In the
misconduct OF election officers, either In receiving
bad votes or Otherwise shS Sdn not S teT ySes
that the votes, good and bad IN an election dlvsioh'
conduct Of the election officers, Ought not to, DO
swept away at breath as had 6ee wa.S dOne
ton and by in Philadelphia. Last Winter. In the
Of Mcclure against Gray we said the same thing
as already stated the legal proof Of fraud in ten
election divisions OF that city were such that we set
was permitted to cali witnesses to prove what his vote
was in those divisions, and the committee sat day
mony that effect Eight hundred witnesses were ex'
to enaoe a 10 M Vepv Wt ne S that tSto the
vious SESSION the Committee In the Deehert case sald
from the district you ought permit the people Of that
district to prove they did VOTE or the candidate
TO prove what his vote was, or to substitute
for the false and fraudulent return, which cannot be
believed and must therefore, be rejected the real count
and thus put the true vote in the election reun We
did this in the OF Mcclure, and examined 900 wit
Desses OF Col Gray, in addition to nearly 1000 on the
other sde for the purpose OF accomplishing IT.
Now genemeny GU have an individual interest In what
"a taking place elsewhere In your State Are you men
In the rural districts citizens OF Lancaster County, are
you be utterly pOweress In government affairs, be-
honest votes be more than balanced by
false Phidephiaf This Is not local question,
1t is State question The false fraudulent vote In
Philadelphia kill fair and honest vote In Lancas-
ter and you do not to 1t but let elections get
corrupt you will find that this evil has become great
and startling that IL longer be mastered OF con-
troled. We need put the Sinking Fund Of tho State
into hands that be trusted by the people, We need
| that Secretary Of the Commonwealth shall be Sc
leeted who is competent and Intelligent for the duties
which Commissonersnip require an Auditof-General
will be faithful and true TO the duties put upon him
by the law, and State Treasurer also-as soon as the
people reach the selection or that otcewho Will
with his colleagues seeing to 1t that those enor-
balances in the Treasury extending from 100000
100000 and which did average $0O0000 for many
years. shall be applied upon the public debt TO in
terest instead OF lying dead far the State Is
cerned, while everybody believes upon credtable in
formation they OF profit and Of
| private advantage. tGreat cheeringl
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| THE BARN4RD CASE