The New York herald., 1876-03-10
A POLITICAL UTOPIA.
Yet 5000 or 10000 Votes Are
PurchaSable.
CENSUS MANIPU ULATION
Democratic Hopes Not Based Upon War De-
partment Frauds.

the result the battle Is fought by the parsans OF
New Hampshire as II 1t had any national significance.
There is hope both sides aud fear both; but
the democrats confess that the republicans fighting
with tho courage OF desperation. They must the
State this lose everything and they
win II they can They recognize the occasion as
than emergency, for with them defeat is ami
hlaton-not the loss OF the State merely for single
year. but the strengthening OF the democracy way
that will make them lose II again and again. While
the republicans arc desperate the democrats are not
over confident 1--WE are going to beat them this
time" said prominent democrat to me this
morning Marcy will be elected by the pco-
plo," said another; ''but we cannot count much
Of majority beyond that" The Secretary OF the
Democratic State Committee In reply to question of
minc declared that felt of result before the
Belknap exposures, and he could not why there
should be uncertainty now but there uncertainty
in his tones and especially in his explanations of tho
difficulties in the OF success that, predisposed
was to agree with him, his words led doubt
There hesitation ko this 1T the republican head
quarters If you want TO approve yourself political
prophet" said the Chairman OF the Republican Com
mittee, ''predct a republican triumph" There
something Of bravado in this, and not prepared to
accept conclusive. So far the result
next Tuesday will be balancing OF chances, and
that party will win which outwit, outwork and
one it must confessed but the truth
1t Is possible arrive in State where every is a
politician and where the party shaokles worn as
unresistingly they in New Hampshire.
UTOPIA IN GRANITE HILLs-BELKNAP.
This State, in one respect is political Utopia
not that its condition is that OF perfect happi-
and content, but because of the ideal
compactness and symmetry OF its parts anship.
When l said every man in New Hampshire is
n politician meant something than the word
implies In New York. Every man among these granite
hills is a statesman, and firm his principles OF
statecrait the hills themselves Neither General
Grant General Anybody else can become much Of
leader among people where each voter his own po-
ltcal oracle. IL may be regarded axiom that IL
is not much to be oracle without being heard and
these say their say out every time Every
store and almost every street corner and
road in the State Is lyceum, and measures and
are debated with more ardor than the
Washington. All public questions
not only thoroughly canvassed bat thoroughly
understood 1t follows that with such people party
is paramount, because principles supposed to be
eternal The sins of any man not allowed to
stand the way OF party success, and SO happens
that Belknap's fall makes comparatively ltst',
impression AS matter OF course, tho democfats ase
making the most Of it, but when talking about IL there
ing their chances OF carrying the State "a" ought
have great enec they say, "but then the people of
New Hampshire are peculiar" +" The republicans
the other hand boldly declare that the War Department
exposures will not hurt them at all. Even Governor
Cheney told that the only effect Of the Bel
knap frauds would be to inspire the democrats
with hope and in consequence the republicans would
be compelled to work with greater spirit and deter
mnation. The democrats practically admit the same
thing say that when the republicans talk OF work
ing they it will require larger campaign fund
and general purchase or votes. One wonders
whether all this talk OF buying and which
he hears unbushngly repeated on every hand is not
after ALL only talk, notwithstanding the people at the
democratic here declare per
Of the OF New Hampshire purchasable Such
n condition OF public and political morality
entered into the Uopian dreams Of philosophers any
where aud yet afraid that 900 or GOO OF the
So of the granite hills annually sell their
votes for money. II they do not, all | have to say
is that the people OF this State go to a great deal
OF trouble to gvo themselves q bad name
POLITICAL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The political tactics OF both parties to be
directed toward the cpd According to the lead
ers Of either party the other side intent only
ruption and fraud the elections Tho local
press is full OF this Of thing While the
success at the ballot box the republicans loud
charges OF manipulation OF the lists tho dem
ocratIc districta Ward Eve in Manchester and Ward
two in Portsmouth the principal bugaboos ! do
not believe word OF ali this chatter, SIMPLY because
tho stories too prepostcrous to be true, but the
Manchester exposure" is worth examination to show
what bold liars or bold rascas these statesmen
have become Tho check list or, in other words tho
registry contains 1884 names, and OF these the repub
licans claim that $50 have no right TO in the
ward But the lis: Is yet complete, and IL
is asserted that the morning OF the
election II will contain at least 800 fictitious
This story seems Incredible and yet Is backed up by
particularly and detail that interesting, to say
tho least OF them. Let how the thing done
or alleged to DO done The law requires that each
voter shall be located at some street and number
which shall DO printed upon the check list II so
many OF the names really fictitious the difficulty
would be in inventlng and locating them. But accord
,nc to the republican stories the democratic Select
men OF Ward No. 8, Manchester are equal to the
emergency Tho names Of legal voters are con-
ycnient resource and repeated with more or less
variation In this way II John Ahern resides on Elm
street aud is a legal his appears tho list
in It's proper place; u appears again John OHern
Park street, as John Herren Cedar street. and John
Herring Spruce Tho republicans print list OF
three or four hundred Of these
IMAGINARY VOTERS,
Of which the following good specimens as any.
Il will be observed that is confined the Conn or
family
Conner, Thomas, No 1872 Central stree,-Not IN ere
Inst in o's as o'Connor. Thomas, same place-Not
there.
Connor Dennis, No. % Central street-Not lived
there for three or four years
Connor Jeremiah Connor's block-Run away three
or iour years ago.
connor John, Burns block-Dled several years ago.
Connor James, No. rs Spruce street-Not there.
connor, Thomas Thomas Blu rms block-NOt there; all on
coanor, onnOr, john, once before
Connor's block well az tho Connor family, seems
to md favor in tho eyes OF the check maDipuators
and Is good example OF how house may be madc
TO do than double duty Ills located at the cor