Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-13

must be let into the secretan paid their
price for manipulating the election re-
turns. =,
Arthur wanted to be Vice President
OF the United States, and Kelly must
remain in command OF New York city,
with it's $25, ,00O, 900 Of patronage by vir-
tue OF his Office OF Comptroller. So they
traded, Arthur as the party OF the hrst
part agreeing that the Republican Leg.
islature and Governor, which Kelly
helped to elect, should not interfere in
any wav with Kelly's plans in the city,
while Kelly, as the party OF the second
part, agreed to turn the electoral vote OF
New York over to Garfield and Arthur.
But Arthur insisted upon and secured
another concession more Infamous than
all the rest, and the precinct inspectors,
for price, and in pursuance OF kelly's
bargain, counted the Hancock
electoral votes for Garfield in sufficient
numbers to reduce the majority OF the
former to about 40, 900 instead OF IS 900,
and swell the vote Of the latter up to
$4,000 in the city. We have the proof OF
this in the discoveries made in the
Twelfth Assembly district, where, by
some mistake, the thing was entirely
overdone in cointing and footing all
Hancock votes into the Garfield column,
and the inspector 80 made the record in
his books. This wholesale transfer was
too much, and could not help being de-
tected, while in other ceses it was on
smaller scale to avoid detection but suf.
fcient for the purpose in view.
What Can be DoneP
Nothing that We know OF. We are
tired and sick OF being cheated, and
especially by men calling themselves
Democrats. The Tammany Democrats,
so.called, unhorsed the parry year ago
in New York, and now the internal
scoundrels have thrown the Democracy
in the whole country. John Kelly and
his whole coterie of traitors ought to be
shot, and We should like to preach their
funeral sermons.
But What Nextp
We are not sure that anything will
be of much avail, but We want to
see a complete reorganization OF the
Democratic party on the honest
and intelligent basis OF fundamental
principles, with brains. and sense, and
courage at the head. We are disgusted
with the shallow, kite-tlying, no policy,
unprincip.ed men who have been lead
ing the party in Congress and in the
country generally for the last few years.
Sounder and abler men must take
charge, or the Democracy will dlsband
aud die. Still, We are not certain that
any course will bring success. At pres
ent We can see no way to get the ruling
party out Of power. the whole money
and corporate power of the coun-
try is combined in support OF the Re-
publican part and against the Demo.
cratic people.
That power does not believe in fire..
auent elections, because such events en-
danger the money investments Capt.
tai wants a strong central government
to overawe the masses and keep them
submissive. Our present idea is that
the very next attempt at general cleo
ton in this country will result in the in.
auyuration of tho man on horseback,
who will be the dictator OF this people,
and the money power will sustain him.
We hope We shall be mistaken, but the
future looks like it to us. But be that
as it may, the first thing in order is to
kick out and destroy utterly the misera-
BILE traitors and scoundrels who have
now betrayed and sold out the Demo.
cratic party, and put new infusion OF
brains and tact and skill and honesty at
the mead.