, 1876-10-22

al UlSEf1ct WILL 90 We'll Uut u uuuEIt5LAlAato
the potent combination of money and un-
scrupulousness upon which HouE proposes
to make his campaign. It will not do to
conclude because A1r. ALDR1oH, the Republic
an candidate, is a gentleman of good stand
ing, business man of excellent reputation,
and one who is in sympathy with the best
principles Of government, and because
Ho1m is q vulgar boor, admittedly unfit for
reputable associations, and gtotesque in con-
nection with any public position, that Mr..
ALpn1cH will be elected and Ho11E defeated
without any difficulty. This does not follow
as matter of COURSE. HoxE expects to
secure his election in the same way he CON-
passed his nomination. He went into Irish
districts and got Irish delegates away from a
popular Irishman who WAS his competitor
for the nomination As he used his money
to accomplish this, he is using his money to
carry the day. little money goes long
way in times like these HoxE is working
for himself. He is utterly Indifferent whether
the First District votes for HAYES OF TILDEN,
Cu11oM or STEWARD, the Republican County
ticket or the Democratic County ticket, SO
long as he can secure a majority Of votes for
Hox1E. When be puts out 80 bill or
$50 bill, he does not exact as q consideration
that the recipient shall desert the whole Re-
publican ticket, but merely that he shall vote
for Hox1E. He wants to 60 to Congress, and
is willing to pay roundly for it.
But HoxH has other elements of strength
besides his own money. If he goes to Con-
gress it will be, not as the represent
alive OF the people Of Chicago, but
as the representative Of certain agg-
gressive railroad interest, which wants
the people Of the North to contribute
in taxes sufficient money to build another
Pacific Railroad for the special benefit Of the
people of the South. He is backed by the
influence Of the railroad combination, which
will not hesitate to give him all the voting
material that can be commanded among the
employees, and the use of cars for his colonlza-
ton purposes. Get the confidence Of any
Democrat III town who knows the ropes, and
he will tell you that the number of men en-
ployed at the Stock-Yards about election
time will exceed the average number Of en-
ployes by hundreds. He will also tell you
that arrangements have been made even in
the registration lists for voting these non
residents. The Republicans in the Fourth
Ward discovered one case where some ten
men had been registered as living in barn.
This is but one instance. It is also under
stood that certain packers whose nature
is akin to Ho11E's are preparing to. furnish
temporary employment for any number Of
men who cannot be accommodated at the
Stock-Yards. There is to be no means un-
tried to pile up sufficient vote for HoxR,
whatever may be the Republican majority
for the National ticket in the First District.
It is proper, therefore, that the friends OF
Mr. A1DR1cH, the friends of good govern
ment, aud the friends Of Chicago should be
on the alert, should poll the largest vote they
can, and should diligently watch the prep
arations for fraud in those sections where
they are making, in order to check them on
election-day. Of course, neither Mr. Al
DR1cH, nor his personal friends, nor his po-
litical supporters, can use the same means for
defeating Hox1E that he is employing to elect
himself. Butthey can strengthen their efforts,
increase their vigilance, and use greater per
sonal activity to arouse opposition among
the respectable voters against the disreputa-
bic means that are being used in HoxrE's be-
half; they can avert the proposed frauds in
some instances, and can excite revolt in the
community that will override the purchased
and imported vote that HoxH counts upon.