, 1879-03-27
NORTHERN ISULLDOZERS
Initiating the Southern Plan in
New York State.
Tie Town Of RIM fgston Controlled by a
Democratic Mob..-K Gambler the
Political "Boss,n
Decent rtople 1'riren from Ii. rolls at the Re.
tent Eltttton.--7ae assembly CON-
nittcc Aslonn1td.

lord. II Dcn,Ocratfe Ol1feehoIdcrs Ut The low
cat type, ami tu administration Of Its ntTa!rs
l,as hre,I bright anl shtntng example of tile
average Democratic rule. The town Inns simply
been pu1rrci lit the most outrageous masner
Il,c population Ut Kingston Ia not mitch avcr
4,0s0. 4 good portion OF this population Is
male III, OF Qunrrynlcn aNt their families, who
are employed III tic various Limestone anl
cemcut rock quarrfes III this ne1ghborhood.
Trsu p,iatrymcn nre MI foreigners, u1,,1 most
Of then, low.Era1c specimens OF the ignorant,
Q,iarrelsOine, wlllsky-1ovIIg. nnd wli1sky-drfnk-
Ing class Of Trfsh,ncn. "Stony Hollow nn1
".Jockcy Hill " ure two well-known localities
where these men concrcaate, aud where
sCExEs or VIOLENCE
arc not uncommon. "Slony Hollow II made
for itself Il reputation in the Presidential CAM
patgn of 1s7G. 4 handful ot bold Republicans,
region, had tile tcmcrtty 10 organize and attempt
to maintain n Republican campaign club in
"stony Hollow" 1llefr action was allowed to
pnss With nothing moro than sl,lcn looks urd n
lew angry words nj first from the majority. tut
lie Republicans grcw uoldcr rs rlcet!on.slay
drew rear, uni finally they resolved to llnyc
rntttcal inass-nlectlnE md raise II ''liaycs an,t
Wheeler" banner. This was tic airaw TINT
brokc tho Democratic canscl's hack. II was
adding insult to injury, in, The opinion Of the
"forcIgn element" thus to t1aunt the names Of
t!'c sta''iar|.oearers 9 the hated prtne!nles ot
!scpnblscaaisn IN thcir very faces. "stonv
1io1ow'' was stronghold Vi Democracy. Such
thing as ra!slng nil opposition bahner must not
be done, ...-.
AND II WAS NOT.
Tie Republicans gathered for their mocting.
iilcy wcrc ,nct By u m0b who lloote1, yelled.
nni cursed like demons, Whcn the spcakll;:
began, burly 1rshnlan stamped ,1oon tho plat
form al,d began to ring cow'bcll. ll't .yclls,
shouts. curses, nlti scrccchcs drowned the
spcnker's vuice. The Democrats had possession
q 'S meeting somo az nc styutheartea
lnstantly revuycrs were drawn, n,!l the bloody
tsrlt which made "Stony liolow' ,, fnmous fol.
lowed. Tie Democratic ru'lans, filled with bad
getting their won,anh3uti, filled their npro,is
with stones niM hurled then, Mt the little baud
of etr.,grn. men. The lattle was soon oyet
Tic Republicans
| WE'RE DRIVEN TO THEIR HOMES,
| nl,d their banner wAs not raised.
dictated tile rulers Of tho TuwH of kinEaton fur
ycar8: n,ul for years Kingston has had exactly
shnt kiuti 81 government which would be ex'
" s s e os sS se e9 @
lnng gc,nlinaesi scrles o! Democratic roDhcrics.
4 sinElc example is sufficient. The population
Of Kl,gaton, as siatud atoge, is n little over
| i,0D Ecrsurs. Last year s,r cxpGnsCs for tho
maintenance of tue towns poor amounted to
t'1r c,urrno,,s sum 0: Sill, 600. The Pnormnstcrs
certified tn having given nit1 to scores OF persons
| whose cxtstcIec no one has ever heard OF. It Is
notorious fact that rnlnoaftcr naslIa was taken
from tuntstoncs In tlc cemeteries to 10 put
upon the list o! those the Poorn,nsters swurc
they hal nidcd. all tho Erayryartts In this
ncEhborlood wcro ransaekcd to obtan these
! nunlcs. Every otlGr department OF llle Town
Government llus been "runh In q like manner.
ONE OF THE CHIEF LEADERS
Of ihc Hing Of Democratic ro1ghs, aul hullies
is L. y. Cutler, "ho claims IL ts Supervisor OF
tho tows,. Cutler is openly elmE9ctl BY respect-
ns asssrts St{ns M s wh y ts Ss ropsts t~o I \ Is
bling hells III Ncw York. 1t Is only fair 70 sta.c,
however, tint Cutler denies t1lIs charge. lie snd
to the Tines CORRESPONDENT last night that,
while lso .'dabllcd LITTLE III stoyks,'" be "hal
hot handled curt! III tive years. 1t Is current
talk In the tom iliat between Cutler md tho
oiher town officers there is rcgnlasly-orgauzcd
systrm ol pln,lder, !. y charged il!at X thls
large md rs often ns possible, a,.tt that Cutler
then btlya up the btlls SECS that they are au.
dtesl pr0pcrly, n,nl then "puts them through"
| liz openly toastH t!lt he 'r,ltls this town.
DuriI,s te years In which lie Ring has been
iu power matters have Eunc Oh from bad to
worse. This year tho overonrtluucd taxpnsurs
determined To mike a strong effort to shake OF
| the incubus. Accordingly tho respectable por-
tlon of tllc community,
WITHOUT RESPECT 70 ro1.irfos,
united 10 support what y salcd thu Taxpayers
ticket. headed by Mr. u. u. lIaMrtexs for ST.
peryisnI. The nunlef oi rolttl g.utaces tlt tho
town hal hecn five. II was thought sliAt BY rc.
ill"ng tAis number tn ot,n tho hetter cfass
might b. better enn''c,l 70 holt III chuck ttlt
diMordcrly clurnctts that l.a ruled ~ irau nj
"'stM,y llo!ow" " 'itl "Jockay 5lili.' tis,,
from, fllc tlisir!ct IN which Kingston lies, SECURED
the passage Ut blll which reduced the ntlulb"1
ii polihig-placss to 7nc. This bill was aIgicd
by tlIu Goscrnor, anu flccauiu II law nn the Fri
day preccdug thc election, I'll the lth Of the
. nrcscns taon.h. Hut lse hin, was on tbs alert
They PLACED The single poll at "Atutton llol
; low" Or nM9ekerelyttlc," = central noins lo
ls lIsorsierly elassss; within tlso tntnt.tc
!ns tho place was s,rr.!,lntiv BY at,ut eo0 bull
, lliil,'" reinforced y, rongi,s from TILL. city
, | Rolldout, am! adjoining tuwna. The Dcnlu
I cratic ,t,rket whlrl sAeso men, Ut course. sup
ported, WIS hralca by thu alleged gambler
Cutler. Under the leadership Of this man mn
, nome Of Its hcnrhinen thu lnlles formed
!, except in rare lnstancrs} only those know
fy tle lenders 10 la ''truo' Dp.lacrats, Of VIII
could give thu secret "thnmb signal" were vi
: lowed to paSs. A weak citizen l,ah no cho'cc,-
he could vote the Cutler Dcmocrat!c tlckct'
r un NONE At ALI.
!. The more tcsotutc, de,crsnlAe!l taxpayos wout
6 hc hustled u ulla tsn In the crowt! fur hour!
! sometimes getting within u lev fcut Ut til
pulls, u! agal,. fIM!fns himsclf oil t1!c oniskr!
;, Of tic thsnnt., but never ncsr enough to pass
q Ills hat!ots !or honest uif!crss. Sometimes q u!
] fle grutlp Of stalwart cittzcns would force thu
b wny to tic nolla III suite Of liz resistancl
:. l'trn The polls would be suddenly closed, to t
t upeued nyatn us snpn ~ thu Rng snnportcrs tnt
!. au"eeellea IN p,lshlIi. tle taxpayers batk. Il
e WHEN known Cutler man u.lyanre.l with K!n
. ballot III h!s hand ttHre Was no s!!llicu!ty. :.
path WAS opened fur hun, imn'ealatel
:: tllu crowd was tou ,lcnscly packed t.
. ge,hrr tu urc.' fur eys1! ons al its o'rn met
i llrn The tlekrts would be passed OH from thu
{ tn Iaan anl III IN to ihc polls, where tlc 1leare
an would Eivr tllr tfrst nanlu tllat casnu !,ls
: his nItnt. a4id tia " true !" Democratic Lustlct
of Tic i'eaye, wl.u arlcd as Inspectors Ut Elc
tio.,, wtl,l duly depost thu lallutin .fv huxr
| III aoInr instancta tAu men themselves wcE
passed uyer t!Ir leads n,nl shoulders nj IL
II rrow.l to llalt ~ ,rtr Hing talots through II
little eqIurr 1lolc III tic wl,lnw hchtnl whit
d were THE hnl1ot-bpxcs III "tlc place where ueS
Il Il ss'l" It'll u iact, sworn To under nat!i, ih
/. littlu bnys were thus pasSetl Orer lhe c1nwd
/. vote untler th. namcs vi sneu long hfhca slra
h IT WAS \ nANGKROus THING
" fur MI hnnest NUN VI either parIy to exrrcss b
J. uplnlnll 0f tEtsa t,isGsurulul 6teuus. John sa
SIR, III tcars ot az, lad tie trnerltY to te