Daily Republican., 1879-10-02
Viu0icatinE IT, Party.

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yinoicatinx its Party.
The "Gazstts" is getting in most
desperate earnest. and in It's frsstlngs
and fumings says: "Ths Democratic
marty must be vindioated from the false
osths and slandsro1s charges so reck-
lsssly made without provecation and
for mere party purposes. Those VINO
handle fire must be careful II they
would escape being scorched.' We are
clad to know that the Democratic party
ia to be vindicatsd, for it badly neeas
IL. The "Gazette" has been trying to|
yindisate it, but it has got SO unblush-
ingly corrupt that the more it vindi-
Gates it, in its peculiar style, the more
corrupt 1t becomes. Now If our neigh
Dor would only join the band OF good
Democrats called the excelsior Club"
composed of such pure and immaculate
spirits as H. B. McIntire, William II.
Lee, James P. Hayes, L. W. Palmer,
Bsiliff Daily and others whom We might
name, he might assist in purifying the
party, but vindicsting it is simply i'm
possible. The great difficulty would be
that when purified the party would be
in a contemplate minority and without
leaders. OF course all this bad temper
on the part Of the "Gazette" is insti-
gated by the shameless frauds that
have been uncovered and exposed to
the public gaze by the REPUBLICAN, and
like the whimpering school boy caught
at his tricks, it is not indignant that
the Democratic party has committed
those unblushing frauds, but 1t is in
dignsnt that 1t should have been found
out and its tricks exposed. Vindicate
Why, have we not charged the Demo
Gratis over and over with having cast
some FIVE or six hundred fraudulent
and illegal votes at the recent
city election, and has not the "Gazette'
"A often said it was slanderous and q
lie. and in last evenings issue said we
might as we'll have said five thousand |!
Have we not as proof Of the frauds we
we're exposing published the names Of
over forty persons in the Fifth Ward
alone who voted illegally, some OF them
voting in the city as high as dozen
of times and the Gazette" still says it
is a lie and because nobody that loves
iustics and honest elections will believe
what it says in the face OF the facts, il
fiss into childish passion and says its
party must be vindicated from the
charges of the REPUBLICAN,. We must
saw that we rather like the extreme
sensitiveness of our neighbor and We
rather enjoy its squirming but we
would say to him that he will never
succeed in vindicating his party by
whitewashing and covering up its
frauds. Punish them, neighbor, pun,
ish them, and then you will be on the
right track. Join the REPUBLICAN il
exposing the rascals who outrageously
stole the city election in September in
manner that would bring the blusf
of shame to the cheek OF the meanes
thief. This would be the true, homes
way to vindicate the party.
We would simply say that We do no
intend to be drawn into any side issue
by going back to the Mayors election
of 1878, at which time the "Gazette'
accuses us of slandsrirg the Mayor b.
inuendo, but for fear our neighbo
might infer thatwe had backed dow
from what we then said We would reit
crate it and still say that the half wa
never told. As a legacy of that extra
ordinary campaign, and a daily re
mindsr Of it, Is the sight of policeman
high in rank, who kept the unlicense'
dan which became so notable at tha
time. But that is over, and we hav
the late election upon our hands, NOR
prolific in downright, straight out frau'
than the other campaign was in drunk
snness and debauchsry. We again tel
the "Gazette" that the issue i5 no
'nepro-suffrage. We are not fghtin
the ghostly phantom of years ago, bu
we are graphing with the present
Here is party that cast over five hun
drsd illegal votes at the late city elec
ton, by which the city government
usurped by men never legally electe
to Office. We have told the public hoy
the outrage was committed. We hav
pointed out and named many of tn
men who committed the crime, wal
rants have been issued for the arrest
a few Of the worst of them. The Demo
cratic constables refuse to arrest then
and the "Gazette'' not only approve
their actions, but in its desperation
vrings its hands and screams "lou lii
YOU villain, you lie." Let the "Gazette
face about and advocate punishmel