The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-29
NEW TRICKS IN rLrcrlox FRAUDS.

of Elections, was commissioned TO 90 to
New York, for tho purpose Of obtain
ing information as to the method of
registry practised in that city, and TO
examine into the mode Of conducting
elections. Unless at Presidential
election, more available opportunity
could not have been afforded than Mr..
Broderick has on this occasion enjoyed.
The contest in the Empire City was
enc of uncommon warmth. IL was a
struggle not only for Congressional,
State and municipal supremacy, but al
so for tho leadership as between Tam
many end anti -Tammany, in the Demo
cratic party, for the great campaign Of
1880 AS n consequences, every artifce
and device, known or conceivable, was
put in opperation OR attempted, by
which votes could be honestly or other
wise polled. If Mr.. Brodericls has
been enabled to acquire fair idea OF
tho ways and means to all the rascally
ingenuity practiced or essayed, he will
bring back most valuable fraud infor
nation, TO be used either for example
or protection, in tho State election Of
next year and thereafter The yillainy
of John |. Davenport, the Federal
Supervisor of Elections in New York,
is, Of itself, an interesting study. This
bold scoundrel deliberately robbed
many adopted citizens of their natural
ization papers, then refused them reg
istration, and thus disfranchised them
for this occasion. But he did not stop
at this. On the day Of election hc or
dercd his troop Of Deputy Marshals to
arrest u large number Of citizens, in
every instance men known 10 be Dem
ocrats, and, by the absolute authority
with which the infamous law invests
him, ho was enabled to hold these vic
Tins of his outrageous conduct in Gus
tody. From some of them hc extorted
tie promise that they would not vote,
and then let them 60. In other instan-
ces he detained them in charge OF the
officers. And it was by this ilagrant
outrage upon the right of citizenship,
and other means Of fraud and force,
that the Radicals carried tao or three
Of the Districts q.
There was fresh invention in tho
line of ballot frauds, which was prac-
ticed in the neighboring cities and
States, and in every instance. only by
the Radicals. II seems they imported
it likewise into Nevada, where it had
effect 1t is said to bo a Philadelphia
invention, whore the Radical mAnipu-
lators Of election frauds have all the
cunning and more than all the unscrti-
pulousness Of the proyerbal Philadel.
phia lawyer. II is at once simple and
deyilish, and it effectively accomplishes
the object of it's designers. 4 copy Of
the Democratic ticket IL obtained. II
is the closely initiated, but a. the bot
tom, or at some place down the list Of
candidates, there is printed in type
much smaller than that used for the
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one or more candidates whose defeat is
most desired. Thus, the Democratic
candidate for Governor or for Congress
man finds the name OF his Radical OPP
ponent printed in small type on that
which appears to be the Democratic
ticket. At the polls the voter takes
the ticket, looks at the head, thinks it
all right, and votes it, But when it
comes to the counting Of the ballots,
the name Of the Radical candidate, in |
small letters, is found printed as well
as that of the Democratic candidate. |
The fraud is apparent. The unsus-
pecting voter has been deceived. But
there is no help, no remedy. The
name Of the Radical has the effect to |
nullfy the count for the Democrat, and |
the voter is accordingly cheated of his
vote for the candidate he particularly |
wishes to see elected, while the candi-
date is robbed Of his victory over his
Radical competitor This foul trick
was practiced in Pennsylvania, Now
Jersey and New York, in the recent
elections, and also in Nevada as far as
heard from. Doubtless it was likewise
resorted to in other States. And by it
the Radicals have managed to count
out Democrats honestly elected, and
have their ewn candidates counted in.
The discovery at this time will assure
Democrats in California from being
leluded and defeated by it in the cleo
ion next year; but, very likely, the
,ascals who study upon and invent
rauds of the kind, will by that time
20 ready with some new device for
similar purpose. The Democracy have
'nly to be vigilant to escape the trap
hat may be set for them. On Mr..
3roderick's return there may be told I
ther schemes of scoundrelism and ]