, 1879-08-01
Democratic History in Now York City
The Era Of thu. Thug and
Shoulderhittsr.
Bloody ARsises Of tho Domooracy---sunsot
Cox on the National Eleo-
ton Law,
Cep. Dut1er md Ills Plniform...0fd Ben fot q
Good rartF.leaaer."Dan Io9r|lecs' FRS.
fdtnlial Preferences.
From, Our DIM Correspondent.

rsncnt at t.c Election laws was, that they might
carry the election In New York By fra,ad und
violence. Ihnt Is ono of Tue most certain 20
],Licnl facts of TIM time. Willie this statement
oi Gen uarsc'a is st'1t in the cars of the West
crn public, one passage from senator Conkl'il9'a
description u what these ars were 'ntrnaed to
prevent IN NOW YORK Clsg Is worm fea'e'''pof'
lug. He sa,d: ,aI r., ~, ,,na. ,na
' MI ,n1i"cn, n o frncrnty
9! o. INC M @ tMe ~ ~ ~ nnssories nf
aan., ee .,ssaoa ~" nemn",asv s t.sA WlU un,-
ay and ncts them 'o% knss ,1t 'iaEq ~ s i dng ,p
urv ~ NJ ,n, " ~ nrnmH ,hsM ch0ose their
eshers M,ssn i' II TIC fKasans sssa'o a,tel
Maat rM "oafnu IN "5 n,nt,cr Nat shey d. nothing
ahs eh1 thnx nm IL, Ia @ meet With tic slightest RI:
s,siaaee ,1,h ito"1 nnnSnsi nsS n,Ithority.
e'uhca ~ .,''.,'. W." - ,na r,,,.or,ca NJ fho so
dese Efaalntea -, .s,e nn1 n,st onco hnfoTc
11r t,onkltnr t,csct tbes tho scene:
@1'' so"S@ ".s .ss,..s or r,,r nr,,ocp1cv
,t.a,,a.a". -, ma, ro,es nu,u fr,ud,,ant
ratura|7ntio1 papcrs. Int oil Tits w1s tame and
paltry compssed with other on9fsntiea: Tns CITY
Of neM sotx X .trcicd M to Siscct b,octs n,d
dsnzcna Of the same bnildinR could vntn In !IpE.
ent election Ptecncts n s9ns e.: sasGs INC neno,
cfatuI ., ,vy ,rn,sn w." chirn horses catss md ors
1T luM u1htElEl4 hllA sHSNA 4Vh Ill tuGto4isAA
urss, hut IN Ara6sc hei.fes. unu,.,
,,is ean1tior ecIdcI cFerYt'ing Twccd nude
tho cccliun-tIncer. md tho ciecsion.ot1cers were
cor,np!; II !h.ts ~; wv soses meEe th'sely a9aaa
rnrk md Ilsouklyn alono. Taxes and clcctiona
were tho mere *pn'l anu booty ot corrupt tanta
IN Iammany nn IT, h%i, sa ~. an
e1c1Apt'onn, ,tst MuaG ' @ 'ee nu ..p renaa a
srsoa fsa u inausuratod i carnival oi
t cattns IT, ,n,, 1n.e, IN sto hns1a. .nS
n.so thsseycs o "verT sn IN IN nne. md
sorGea Wronps Va md u.uTntions 10 nnrnrtnV
ron IN p9nd , nm ~ M ,h,i II. ax ~
eon,ts nr tn noohtnorr Of iWs,ce were ,npotent
n tho presence Of oulprtts too great TO 0e pun'
''Hsu Ths act ot 1870 cena IN to thrott'a such abn.e.
passed tSs asas.e siter asy saa a's6t ~, wh,sh
s39ns; .,.,.,. h.,5
IN ine . n q ,aar an e va ne'
eoc moro than one friend near mo @ who iEt himsef
ana 1os oshefs has sfason Ssen ~ ento ta,s maS 70
e. + us nj to ne 1st e n a
of 1870 had been sa,,. put IN force. nla 70.
ss@Gee w. openly Nan Go1oseseo; opt ,d,itsi
that the ot1ieera Of tho law 10 Pitched into ths
fvst: D!sotaes W. aioott mon ny waning IT, III
Siooasscd. ] & nison, @ aos, wsio feared. ahsstly
spsstaclss were STU rresa n - 'oemosJ: Iho d'ar
os nae sfeaa 5ets3I wen e nn Gea Iha
atfone mon dnuaas1e4 WneA tMoy teme'unSseA M tne
o!oody ass1ea M o. 1ao h1nd aaS nav
nnd sosni IN mniaef nna IN IN islat1ng mo dead
Iaey naa esfn ovs @ maue a
eatan nd p.de mps. civ to 'oll IN eaxem Of liz
1naumah o,sntsy, , to s !sn. o. NAL
tbcx asKed ho n"tss
tne-5o protect Ins MIsI ~ tas ISan nhu eiaM 2!
Of % psrty bppked kdt in 1snseini choras imprseatons %