The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

special Correspondence to The Republican
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. II, 1880,
John / Davenport, Chief Super.
visor of Elections in New York citv
is, Republicans will be glad to learn.
determined to do his full duty under
the law in protecting the ballot boxes
from fraud at the Presidential cleo.
ton, despite the threats of John
Kelly and his Tammany roughs to
resist him by force. 1t is not the
honest Democratic vote that gives
Mr.. Davenport SO mouch trouble, but
the fraudulent voting that he wishes
to prevent, and upon which the New
York City Democrats derend toover
come the honest Republican majority
in that State. John Kelley and his
associates well know that with an
honest ballot in New York City, the
State will surely give Republican
majority of 10000, hence when Mr..
Davenport adopts energetic methods,
and closely supervises the regiStra4
ton of voters to prevent fraud.
Kelly becomes much enraged. and
threatens all sorts of wickedneSs
against him. The great dispute be-
tween these prominent deciples, one
of an honest ballot, and the other of
dish0nest one, is concerning the
registration of voters. 1t will be re.
memhered that in 1868, thousands Of
illegal naturalization papers were
issued to foreigners who voted the
Democratic ticket upon them. Mr..
Davenport is now endeavoring to-
capture these papers and to refuse
registration upon them. In his ac-
tion upon this and other matters of
! like character. Mr.. Davenport has
! behind the authority of the law and
the power of the Federal Govern
lnPnt.
1t il rum0red here that General
| Hancock is becoming insane from
worry and anxiety owe? the cam.
paIgn. IF We are to jtsdgs by the con.
Trajectory statesmpnts he has made,
we might with all fairness believe the
report to have good foundation. Re
! Gently in conversation with report
err the General said in relation to the
tariff. Il will never favor anything
/ that interferes with the manufacture
! ing or industrial interests of the coun-
/ Try. They will have as u. uch protec.
| ton under a Democratic as under Il
Republican administration" Oman
other occasion in 1879, the General
wrote. "kf I we're nominated bya
party I would govern by it's plat
form" This sounds rather strange
and 10 sane man would hardly con-
tradict himself in such manner. es.
pecialy as he is now the Democratic
candidate upon Free Trade plat
form. He says he will protect Amer
lean Industries, and also that he wiIg
be governed by the Platform of his
/ party. IF Free Trade protects, aTP
/ protection pr0strates. then we Will ns
happy to believe Hancock sound IN
mind. But until that time is at hand,
we shall give Madam Rumor The
benefit OF the doubt. Secretary
Schurz is announced for We speeches
next week, one in New Jersey, three
in New York, and one in Connecticut.
Yhe Secretary is doing splendid work
in this campaign.
The Democratic Committee has
discharged all it's men at work in
the Capital sending OF documents.
Let Us now hope that the march Of
the country will improve.
TiIden The great defrsuded has
been heard from. He says. ut was
my opinion in 1876 that if all the Ohio
Democracy had known and believed
in the strength of thtiY cause, Ohio
would haye been carried by the Dem.
ocralic ticket" The old man cyl
IDENTIFY wishes he had made an at.
tempt TO buy mules or steel rails IN
Ohio in 1876. He reDents his lack
of wisdom. and keeps Barnum there
now with big Darrell of MONEY
Hancock's chances Of becoming
President seems to he narrowing
down TO Barnum's Shrewdness IN
purchasing votes, and Kelly's abl..
ity to knock down Supervisors Of
election.
LOGAN.