New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-22


and construct letter on the Ark ana
Shechinah of our SelfGovernment, by way OF
keeping up the excitement. Mr.. Smith Nj.
Weed attended the Democratic State Conven-
ton as q representative of the Reform sentl-
ment Of the party, and made stirring speech
on the necessity of purifying politics and
never condoning Fraud. The wave of enthu-
siasm rolled Southwark. The declaration was
echoed from the Chesapeake to the klo
Grande, enforced with many sounding oath,
that the American People would never con-
done Fraud; and, SO swearing, the chlValry
took down their shOt-guns and proceeded 10
conciliate the colored vote. The presses were
run at full speed in the production
of tissue-ballots, lest the voters should
condone Fraud by inadvertence. Niger
risings, otherwise called Republican meet
ines. were hastily broken up, lest in the
confusion of political debate something
should be done that could be interpreted as
condOning Fraud. Persons in Louisiana and
elsewhere who seemed 0bstinately bent upon
voting the Republican ticket were saved from
condoning Fraud by being killed beforehand.
There was no resisting such generous ardor.
What with rifles, pistols and tissue ballots,
the Republican party in the South was en-
tIrey suppressed, and those OF the victorious
Democrats who evaded the pcnitentiary rushed
upon the National Capital, shouting, " Inc
American People never will condOne Fraud"
Then came the investigation by the Potter
Committee, which spent nearly year lnquIr-
ing into the history OF the Presidential cleo
ton, and discovered that an organized con-
spiracy existed in the family Of the Demo-
cratic candidate to purchase the electoral
votes of three if not four Republican States
n discovery which led the Committee to declare
with great emphasis that the Democratic can
didatc WAS an innocent and injured man, and
that the American People would never con-
done Fraud. While the Committee were draw
ing up their report, the rest OF the Democratic
Congressman were raising riot in the House
of Representatives, and threatening to stop
the Government if the laws to pre-
vent cheating at elections were not I'M
condtionally repealed; and now IN order
to effect that purpose they have compelled
the calling of an extra session, at great eX-
pense and annoyance to the country; there
must be free fraud at the polls if they have
to smash the whole machine to secure 1t.
The first incident of the new Democratic
Congress is the seating of q Democratic
member from Florida who has been declared
not elected by the Florida courts, and for
cheating in whose behalf number of Ever
glade politicians are now serving term In
fail Their next operation, it is said, will be
voting themselves mileage for travel they
have not performed. And then they will be
ready to appeal to the country on the great
;-,,o Of oonJOnipo Eraub
Meanwhile the old gentleman in New-Iork
has not been idle. He has made the most
effective preparations for the next campaign.
In anticipation perhaps of the repeal OF the
election laws he IS about to revOlutiOnHe the
police, and in anticipation of the convention
he proposes to revOlutiOnize Tammany Hall.
Officers accused Of illegal eXactiOns have been
warned that they can only escape punishment
by using their political influence for the
benefit of Mr.. Tilden for, as that gentleman
beautifully remarked, "The American People
"never will condOne Fraud-never, never,
"never!" And the cause which embraces
the largest and hottest interests of humanity,
the cause Of pure politics and free ballots, goes
on prospecting by absolute trust in moral
"forces, in the people, their volitions and
"ther powers"