The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-08-14
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Tho ComEfes1t0nal'1 l'1Mv01t1gotlons
The Congressional # aComhaittee,
which 10 now closing the ithifdsweek
of its investigations into the manner
our Congressional elections were held
last year, has brought 70 the hight
much that should be sretneMb3redso II
has revealed how the sWAshingtoR end
Of the Republican ,pertT manaGee cleo
tions whenevar opportunity. offers. :
Still It is not . solitary example oi
the utter debasement ok p0litfcS when.
ever and wherever the A3ensrat GOV.
ernment takes hand In. local affairs.
We have already shown how. elections
have been carried by simiI6r means in
New York, Philadelphia abd'St. Lou.
iis.sd 1t was the same hei,e ia Cincin-
natl as In those cities. vi - .Yiiy-at. =
Efforts have been made peFsistently
to create the impression that It was
simply an attempt to oust Mr.. Butter.
worth from his seat in Congfes4 and
put Mr.. Sayler init. This 10 not tfrue.
Mr.. Butterworth's seat il 1pt cQptest-
ing declared vacant. The fHY Yestiga.
ton has had q deeper omiekning than
unseating one'm tor put dn an0thers
The Government Of tha Uaited States
is the defendant in .this case, a,i,t :
It has been shown that Govesnment
officers who were ihtrusted Wthf Eers
tain duties in our elections hAv6Wi
lated those duies and Tprpstituted
their Offices simply 70 benefit. their
party. ~, - -, f.
States appoints as' his deputies. te con-
duct: tha elections men who have been
indicted for murder, rape, robbery
aud swindlfng, and gives them the
power to arrest citizens without war.
rant, aud throw them in jail to, await
trial he is iprostiruting his Office.
When he violates the Law and .m0ves
these men from the ,wards, where. they
live and masses them id wards Of op-
poAite politics to hts own the fact
ought to be noted. When heishows q
blind partisan feeling IN making all
his appointments it should also, be
known. This 10 what the evidence
shows was done In Cincinnati. 10
2 As to Mr.. ButteFwortA's A'seonneetlon
with the election sope&hi1gm may be
said His case il, q, bad one:l, a,.y
The fair. minded Republicans who
voted for him, honestly believing that
he was tbs best man for the place, will
not understood how he expected to
carry, q. fair, election in the Fourth
Ward BY employing meR who were
notorious for carrying elections by
unfair means. iA-'' ,sG'ssi ti-t'sl
i, They, will not understand how he
expected to carry . !. fair election by
putting, money. in the hands Of Demo
cratic Committeemen and ward poll
ticians who were naturally expected
to be opposed to him. e.ffnst i'if8
They will not tlundarstsnd i how be
expected to secure q fair election by
employing lot Of disreputable char.
acters from Kentucky to come across
the river and stand oar6uhd the Polls.
Penitsntiary 1convicts, .skin-gamblsrs,
loafers, men who live ON their Wlyes'
shame, and such, charActers, are not
likely to make an incursion into a
peighboring State to preserve tho pu-
rlty of the elections 10 fss.i5!f'
! Still, as We said before. Mr.. Butter
worth :s not on trial. It is the system
Of Governmental interference with
opr State elections, 1t IL the system
which President Hayes vetoed three
appropriation bills to rpsrpetnate.-
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