, 1876-10-28
T1LDEN'S ONLY HOPE.

New York and Brooklyn, VIC orc drawing
dangerously nigl, that point when tho people
Of this country may lavo to aslz themselves,
What ia the uso Of voting, since oyon
national election in in peril of boing carried
by organized, systematio fraud? New York
is tho pivotal State upon the result i'll which,
in all probability, depends tho result Of tho
untiond Canvass; and, If tho election in New
York DO carried by fraud, the probable result
will bo that tho national election will also be
carried by thnt fraud. This it Is that gives
national Significance to the registry in tho
two cities in question. Tho revision by tho
United States Supervisors is set in progress
in New York City. but already has been
discovered abundant evidence of tho most
stupendous frauds Ten Thousand of tho
fraudulent naturalization papers issued In
blink in 1868, but tho use Of which
was defeated by exposure Of tho ras-
cali.y, aro yet outstanding, linye been
registered upon, and will ba voted
upon unless tho ac1cno be frustrated The
naturalization mill is being run ut m un-
precedented rato, an avorago Of 200 brand
now voters having been ground out daily for
tho past air weolss from the grist furnished
'by the Tr1pEs managers. Gangs Of repent
ers have beon colonized into two, three, or
more precincts simultaneously, by having
rooms "tnkcn" for thom at cheap lodging
houses in eacl,-rogistry, Of cotrse, being
made from all. The exchange and loan of
naturalization papers, SO that registry ismaae
number Of times on each, has gono on
briskly. And now t1e only hopo of toler-
ably fair election is TINT, III tho short time
within which the revision must be completed.
the United States Supervisors may find
proofs to warrant striking from the lists tie
bulk OF the names fraudulonuy registered,
md which, having boon gotten upon tho lists
through tho T11pEA machinery of fraud,
cannot now 10 stricken of until the Super
yisors discover proofs Of tho fraud
In Brooklyn tho like course las been pnr-
sued by tho 1ildenites, and with what s,1c-
cess Is indicated by tho figures. Tho total
registery is U8,8oG votors, while tho total
population nnturalized and unnaturalixed
ind including inmates Of charitable, punal,
anlreformatory institutions, is but 484 ,GlG,-
| making registry OF voters for uyery 81-100
| population. 1u the rural districts, where
tho entire population is natiyc-born and
every man Of full age is votor, tic pro-
portion is about to 8. But oven in the
rural districts IN election at which every
voter registered WIS seldom over known.
There are always the sick and absenteca, and
| In the most exciting contoats very rarc1y any
| whore has the rato reached more than to Z.
But in Droollyn, which is substantially
part Of New York, tho greut immigrant
emtrepot Of the Continent, the proportion Of
| s1nnaturalized foreigners is groatcst; md, ns
q matter OF fact, Brooklyn nover Ind, I'LL
told, 1G votes to tho 100 Of population, nor
was it ever possible to induce them
all to take tho trouble to rogistor. Tho roy
| istry III TINT city was swollen by ntrocoua
frautls two years ngo whom TlLnES WAS clect-
cd Governor, but then reached only 60, ,G94.
According to tho registry as completed Mon-
day might, the increase in the voting popula-
tion In the past two yoars lsas been ~, nv,
representing an incrcaso In population Of
.0O, ,0tN, while it cannot bo pretended
Brooklyn hos grown ut a quarter that ratc.
1t would bo bootleks to wasto words upon the
| Btupondous frauds mada self-ovilont by tho
/ figures Thors is no community In tho
United StateA where con 10 fouud ono voter
for every B1.10U population. Tlaoregistry Of
9s,soG Tor TINT city stands simply for ballot
count up at least 81, 900 votes for him. Upon
that and upon tho consummatioa Of like
frauds in Now York City now depend TIL
nEs'a solo chanca Of election. II eloated, le
will DO elected by franl; and yet ho pos