, 1879-03-22
FRAUDULENT ELECTIONS.
Democrats Opposed to AL Restraints On
Corrupt Voting,
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The extra session. Of Congress l,as one mission.
It was forced upon the President and the coun.
Try by the Democrats, and they "butldet1 wiser
than they knnw.'' They control both Houses.
Upon them rcata the whole responsibility Of
the Government, excepting tint Share which
tue Constitution has vested In tho Executive.
And the mission Of this otherwise unnecessary
asscmblago OF Congress Is to show the county
tlat the Democratic purity does not dare to
face fair md horcst vote oi the people;
that It ls determined to open the doors 10
fraud, 60 that tho ncxt Presidential election
may DO decided by repeating, by stufllng bal.
lot-boxes, by use Of fraudulent certificates OF
citizenship, anl by falsc returns; and TINT II
Ia ready to break up tic Government, asop It's
operations, and dopriyo the countryof It's ben
etlts, unless permitted TO control It by fEaud
In 1858 much more than $4,000 fraudulent
votes wese cast In this city nlonc. The fac,s
hayo been established by Congressional tnycstf-
cation, and tho report OF tic Committee OH that
subjcc., with tho evidence then taken, will form
m admirable document for tic Republican
party to repriut un circulate, II tho Democratic
party does not back down from The purpose It
iIns avowetl. Fraudulent naturalization uuness,
!nAny thousands IN number, we're issltcd to
Dumocrnts: gangs Of rcpcaters hired mud d.
IEEkNl Ut DUtiuEFuLH HGuk lGUHl DD!l III E1lls
at,d even then tlc honest Republican votes u
other counties lad not bcen overcome. 4
!",;,t. sssEst elre,lar, hearing ''1S name Of MI
Iilleu, Chairman OF the Democratic State
ocrats in every part OF The statu. By tI,at eli.
c,t!ar t,lrsu men were directed to telegraph tie
u,ajorlttes 10 every district as suon aa the polls
closed. to Mr.. Tweed, the Dots Of the Tanuuny
votes III heavy Democratic wards was l,rld uaek
until t1lesp teturna from the country tn,l war,cd
Mir. Twced what wcro the honcst Republican
,paator!te.s; to oe eyer, overcome. Then returns q
order, larro enough to de!eat IL. VII! u Thy
minority OF the people Of this Statc. Thc work
WIS done III the most blnglfng manner, alltl the
frauds were palpablc. l}ut tho immediate end
was reached. The people were robbed OF their
rights, a1lu Tamn,any CAPTURED tho State.
Aftcr this f1tuuus decd fal been thoroughly
exposed Congress passed tho Election law,
which u is now proposcl to repeal. Ihr object
statc, but oil tl.e whole United States, from de-
bauchH'cnt, capture, nll virtual overthrow Of
their sclf-sorernmcnt, by incaas ef sfIn'Iar
frauds III Tie larger cities. Tue law tlncs moi as.
suno to exe5etse any ya restraint S3 whatever oyfr
Of any State ara contcnt to be robbed hY the
political knaves of its chief city, or canlIut help
themselves, THIS law does not unlcrtake 10 riss
them any relief: Il does not n,ea1lc Mt III with
the light al each statc to hold its own electors
10 It's own why. But y provides t!iut all eIcss
lions OF Presidential Electors aud mc1,bers ot
Congress, and nt sucfi elections only. o!ltcln,s
Of tito United States shnl bo present 70
supervise the, casting and counting Of Thu
votes, md shall have certain lla,tcu powers ~
prevent fraud. In consequence ot this law, tho
Democratic party IN this city has never bcen
ablb 70 repeat tlle frauds Of ls68. Under that
law, repeatcrs have been stopped or punished
by Imprisonment Ia Cincinnati, iu Baltimore,
uN In other citios. 1t ia perfectly notorious
fact tlat this law alone prevents 'l!e scs linz ~
the Electoral votes OF Nov York by frauds IN
thta city, Of New Jersey By frauds In Jersey City
OF ConnecttcuL by frauds in New Haven or Hart.
ford, Of Ohio BY lrauds In CINCINNATI n1 GiIltr
cities, nrtl OF California by frauds In San Frau.
cisco. Enough Elcctora! votes 70 turn the scale
can bu Btolcn by tho Democratic pnrty, II 1t rln
get rid of tho United States low which was
enacted attsr the people ot Now York had been
robbed by Tweodlsm ~ 1858
1t is no new thng for tic Democratic paF,y
to seek succcss by fraut1. Every nttclnp, 70
occurs noru far mud honest expression IT ths
popular will huh always been resisted bY, lhas
purity as ~ rcstrnint upon the liocrty ot ne lns
resisted by Democrats everywhere, nHd ds
i,ouuccd with unnleusurel bitterness, mn! the
repeal OF suc1l laws was attempted By TINT part!
III every State where fhcy recovered power atttt
Is not ono otlter feature IL which tho Two gtsas
part!ob arc Us sharply 'ldeu, by all their pas!
history, % thoy aro III suspect to The purity o.
elcCtOuS. RcpubllcAn8 hRTe exposed ana pun
ishcd fraud by Republicans, nnu rn'
acted laws to prevent repetition Of fraud,
Democrats, for half q century. have ei,,
cuse4 or tlcfcnded tho neroctsators, ,a .!
lruud In their lntercst, and stubbornly resisted
every effort to rcstruin or punish them. II 9
very fitting Tint ttle party which tried to ~
tho Presidency In 1876 by bfib!ng canyasscrs aaa
Electors should now propose to etop Tic Wv,
csMnlcnt altogether unless pps,nittodt 70 sse'!
tho Presidency, And 1t is necutarly fitting Il
Ar, Tllden Ia TO be the candidate Of tint party,
the very man whose most intimate frtcnIs trea
to buy votes for him IN t87G,-tl,at thu prom.
ncnt Issue In the campaign should bo Wethe.
Democrats shall bs austatnc4 in destroying 'hs
Government uu!ess permitted to sw!udle hvnfs4s
yoters, nud to carry elections BY fraud. wv
Mr., rtiden rs candidate, und tho Ecpea! o.
laws against fraud as platform, the uet,p
crut!c purity will, for tho first t,n.e appear IL ~
true color3