The New York herald., 1872-11-05
Masks on.

[From the Philadelphia Press, Nov. Al
When 50 large majority was declared for the
republican State ticket on the Sth of october we
stated that did not regard the result frandu-
lent. Our Judgment rested on the belief that Gen.
the democracy in consequence OF the surrender at
Baltimore had done the work; but every hours
@ h has Of %
this country The last evidence Is that revealed in
the Court OF Common Pleas on Saturday last, re-
ported at length in our local department. 1t does
not depend upon newspaper surmises, but is the
result OF an examination made on the
authority of Judge Peirce, OF the same Court,
by o member or the Municipal Reform Asso-
citation tMr. Albert Williams), whose affidavit was
sead oy the e s o. ad
letter. We need only refer our readers to this
painful and extraordinary disclosure, not the less
iican election officers, and not the less extra0rdi
nary because, In our opinion, wholly unnecessary,
except to save from defeat the Objectionable men
on our state Ticket Judge Finletter made a very
significant remark on this startling disclosure and
followed 1t by an order on Prothonotary Loueh-
the deeply planned conspiracy Of the 9Th OF OctO-
Der last. The light thrown on this conspiracy on
Saturday shows state Of affairs so disgraceful
TO call blush oil shame to the cheek OF every
honest citizen.
The afiidayit read before Judge Finletter shows
that various alterations, erasures and changes OF
figures are apparent in the returns: that some OF
the envelopes containing the hourly lists OF the d.
not be found, and That numerous OF them are not
signed BY the proper officers required by law to
frauds perpetrated confined to only thrty-five
divisions OF twelve wards. The plan was syste-
matte and IL IL safe to assert that there were nu.
merous cases as yet undiscovered of alteration OF
the vote in the other 324 divisions. The diyi
sions in which the frauds were perpetrated In
clude about onetenth OF the vote or the city,
ff they were equal IN extent In only one-haf OF the
Others and fraud In the great majority OF them is
not only possible, but proDable, the vote or Phlla-
dclpna was falsifed at least fifteen thousand on
the evening Of the Sth OF October by the election
oficers alone. This Is exclusive or the repeating
personatng and ballot box stufiing by the tools OF
the ring on the same day. We now verify believe
that an examination OF the entire returns and a
contest in which the frauds committed, but not ap
parent upon them, could be exposed, would put the
stamp OF guilt upon at least five hundred men In
Philadelphia, and show that Charles X. Buckalew
carried Philadelphia by clear and ample majority.
~ Is 10 be hoped that such an examination Will
oe nau and that the man who sold the honor OF the
republican party and betrayed the Commonwealth
may meet tie fate they deserve. We expect a
cnanpe 10 pe made In our laws soon, which, II IL
VIII not make the preparation OF frauds at elec-
aoDs Impossible, Will secure their certaln punish
ment. Win TINS change, an incorruptble judiciary
anu proper pubic spirit, we arc not apprehensive
OF INC 1uiure. Fraud may triumph for a while, but
u VIII not haunt the evidences OF it's guilt in the
faces OF our people much longer. This cofnmunfty
patent and long suffering as II is has tile virtue
and manhood not to connive o. and endorse a
wrong. When once thoroughly aroused its power
Of truth and honesty Will be more than match lor
al the Corruptions aud weapons the enemy can
use.