New-York tribune., 1879-10-01
INspEcrnHN - ELLcII0N

Republicans have TO reason TO be d's atisNcd
with The decision of the supreme Court in
respect to the appointment Of Inspectors Of
Election. They have insisted or this, and
no more, that the Inspectors appointed should
represent the different political palties la tiis
city. 30 one disputes the right of the Re
ublicans TO name half Of the Inspectors. and
the question has been whether the Tillcn-
Robinson Ring should be permitted 10 name
all the rest, or whether the Democrats OF the
other faction, who are undoubtedly q majority
of the Democrats Of this city, should be per-
mittcd to name a part or the whole ot 'he re-
naming Inspectors Ihe demand of the
Tudcn- Robinson Ring has been that il should
be permitted 10 name all tAe Democratic In
spectors, and this the Republican Police Com
missonels have opposed, il appcars, w.th the
full sanction of the supreme Court. For the
decision of the Court is that there ought TO be
representatives of each of the Democratic
factions on the list Of Inspectors, and the
only point upon which Republicans have in-
sisted is therefore granted 10y The Court.
The public has good reason for watching
tlis matter closely. The behavior of the TIiden
member, of the Police Board iu>iies the con-
clusion that II IS not intended 10y that faction
TO have an honest election in this city They
have voted. day after day and week after
week. against any selection of Inspectors from
the names proposed 10y themselves and
those proposed by the TammaDy repre-
santatives. An even representation. they we'll
know, would secure the Democrats against
auv improper conduct on the part of the Re-
publican members, if such thing We're feared.
The truth is, very plainly, that the Iilden
Ring intends to resort 10 certain schemes which
cannot succeed unless One-half Of the Inspect
ors in each district will act as the personal
tools of Alr. Tilden. The presence OF Demo-
Gratis among the Inspectors who would ex-
pose and dcnounce fraud, if attempted in
behalf of the 1ilden Ring, is exactly
what these men mean to prevent at every
hazard They expect to be able to resist
Republican protests, and TO command the sup
port of their partisans in doing so for the
success of the Democratic State ticket is de-
sired by every Democratic voter. But they
know that the representatives of MIR. Kelly,
if they have a place among the Inspectors,
will take care to prevent fraud in behalf of
the one Democratic candidate whose election
n majority of the Democratic voters of this
city viii oppose.
The Court declares that each Democratic
faction ought to be represented. Nevertheless,
for over twelve hours yesterday Mr. Tilden's
tools upon the Board continued to vote oh
stinately against any settlement in accordance
with the dictates of the Court TO which Mr..
Tilden and his friends have appealed. With
them, apparently. it is :" heads | win, tails
"yOu lose -; they appeal to Court selected
by themselves, with deliberate purpose to
ignore and defy its decisions if they do not
happen to suit The Republican members OF
the Board have need only TO call public at
tention to one fact. They have voted again and
again in favor of any and every proposition
to appoint Inspectors who shall fairly repre-
sent both Democratic factions. There has
been no disposition whatever among Republi-
cans, at any stage of the proceedings, to re-
sist such division. Now, the Republicans
have night To know why 1t is that the Til
den clique insists upon selecting both of the
Democratic members from each precinct.
Why is it that this clique does not dare to
have a single member on the list of Inspectors
to represent more than half the Democratic
votes i'm this city 7