The daily gazette., 1879-11-11

dangerous to be abroad even "heil ARM
ed, as Mr.. Toft was.
POLITICAL CHEATING.-Tbe great
est political cheats that have ever been
found in this country have developed
their schemes in the New England States.
In these six small States the manner OF
conducting elections in such way as to |
give political preponderance to the mi
nority and keep it with the minority has
been reduced to an exact system.
These tricks have long been known,
and complaint had been raised and OBJ
lection made, until the people had be-
come weaIied Herewith and calmly set
tied down with the belief that they
must abide the consequences. Only now
and then a man with determined will
arose and battled against these tyranni-
cal laws made in the interest Of the rich
and TO despoil the many for the benefit
Of the few. Usually, however, such
character has been silenced by giving
him prominence in Office, or in some
mill where he was made to feel that it
was to his interest to keep quiet. So
that it is only when the Radicals them
selves differ and quarrel, that the system
Oftyranny that has been so long and so
quietly practiced is published to the
world.
To hear the political saints of New
England discourse on the "necessity for
free suffrage" in the South one mi hit
readily suppose such thing as the de-
NAL Of the right to vote did not exist in
grand old New England =; that suffrage
there was "national right and as free
as the air we breathe to all the ''lords of
creation. Such however is not the case.
Very far from it. The facts revealed
lately showed that no poor man could
vote in Rhode Island, not even a
wounded soldier, unless he was a negro,
without first proving that he was the
owner of real estate. This fact wa,
shown and pointed out by sworn testi-
mony before the Congressional Commit
tee. And yet We find the system ap-
proved by the Radical papers in Della
ware because the administration Of the
election laws in this way in New Eng
land enables the Radical politicians tC
keep tie votes of States securely OF
their side and prevents the Democrat,
from securing a majority.
In Observation-Disclosures old Massa
chusetts"-it is even worse. I'll,
Rhode Island system has been improve,
upon, and now it Is made known 20 Tia,
world that even in this old New England
State, where it was supposed a Republi
can saint would not live day if Ia
knew his neighbor did not enjoy tn
"natural right" to vote no less than Oh
hundred thousand voters are debarred q
this privilege-all white men of course
This matter has been kept profoundl
quiet these many years, while the emi.
sar,es OF Massachusetts have been sci
to all the Southern States to clamt
Tor free suffrage and the "natural RICH,
10 vote without regard to laws regulatir
suffrage.
Even that pious Radical, Benjamin
Butler, suffered this condition of thin
to exist until he fonnd it was used
keep him from the 6 Guberna,orial chair
Massachusetts,, and now he hangs a la
hope Of ever being enabled to reach tn
goal Of bis ambition on his ability to 9
cure change that will enable the DO
men in Massachusetts to vote. Butler
now forced to this for his own benei
and the people will be glad to recei
his assistance, no doubt on the sar
principles that the old lady accepted
the bread that was thrown down h
chimney. Buffers story is brief a
pointed, nor is it contradcted He sa
ioo,ooo men are denied suffrage in
State by the "propery-qualification a
Observation-Disclosures laws" lie
rives at the number who are thus d
iranchised by estimating thus:
According TO the State census Of
.nere were 25l, ,ll3 names on the tax |
ihe largest number OF votes ever pol
was %'S,oCO lat the Presidential election
ao"'' Now 25s,0OO from $50 900 leaves
w. rake another fact The populat
massachusetts, Is l,6529OO, The vot
ens'h OF Ohio, for example, wi
tnere are no restrictions, is about on
1our VI the population. Hence this S
shouio nave total vote OF over 400
Inc actual vote, as you see, is but 25s
or nearly 10000 short OF the natural :
Allow 20. for stay at home voters
westill have " account for about 80 u