Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-11-17
WHAT THE NEW YORK FRAUD
CRY MEANS.
From the New York Tribune.

Luc COuuGIy Will oOulc fcI Interesting
reading and valuable information. At
present, it is engaged in discussing how
General Hancock was beaten, and there
in is disclosing its own utter corruptness
and lack of principle. One Democrat
after another comes to the front with in
formation that Republican electoral tick
cts were run out Of Tammany boxes, and
that Democratic workers Systematically
traded votes for Garfield, whenever they
could, in exchange for votes for Grace.
Working Democrats assert, with great
indignation, that they were induced to
make such trades because they were as
hearty majority for Hancock in any case
On the other hand, some Republicans
say that they participated in the trading
because they had no idea that Mr.
Grace could possibly be defeated, and
deemed it their duty to put the electoral
ticket beyond all danger of defeat. 1t is
easy to understand how honorable Repub-
licans may have been influenced in this
way, and it is true that many failed to
be convinced, when assured by The
Tribune that Mr. Dowd could be elected
and clear majority in this state secured
for General Garfield at the same time
But the Democratic leader who represent
ed to his followers that General Hancock
was out of danger, at any time after the
Indiana election, was simply deceiving
those who trusted him, and betraying his
party to defeat. 1t is asserted that 5000
or 10000 votes were exchanged in this
fashion. Though the statement is prob
ably an exaggeration, if, it were true there
would thus result change of not more
than 10000 in the majotity AS the
majority for General Garfield is consider
ably larger than 10000, it appears that
the Republicans would have carried the
State if all of them had stood fast to their
their own nominees. But if the trading
helped Mr.. Grace to the extent of only
1000 votes, it sufficed to elect him.
The net result of the Democratic tes-
timony, therefore, is that the trickery Of
Democratic leaders actually saved Mr..
Grace from defeat without sacrificing an
electoral ticket which would have been
beaten in any case. Mr. Kelly became
convinced, apparently, after the election
in Indiana that he could not save the
State for the Democratic Electoral ticket,
and therenpon proceeded to pull out OF
the wreck that control of the city govern
ment which, to him and to the Tammany
organization, appeared more important
than the Presidency. 1t is openly charged
by Democrats, however, that he never
meant to elect General Hancock at all,
after he had learned that the influence
of Mr.. Tilden and his friends would be
paramount. There is great deal of
evidence against this assertion. In coun-
ties where Mr.. Tilden and his most trust
ed friends have the control, it is noticed
that the change of votes from the Demo-
cratic to the Republican side was very
heavy. ''Boss' Mclaughlin, of Brook
lyn, for example, is Mr. Tilden's tool, but
Kings county shows Democratic loss
greater than in any other county except
New York. Smith NJ Weed, one of the
favorite copartners Of Cipher Samuel,
did not prevent heavy loss in Clinton
county, nor did Mr.. Tilden himself pre-
vent a loss of over 1900 in Westchester.
Many other illustrations are given. 1t
Mr.. Tilden was really anxious to elect
General Hancock, he and his trusted
friends took very singular way to do it.
The weight of evidence decidedly favors
the conclusion that General Hancock was
stabbed first by Mr. Tilden's friends, and
that Mr. Kelly only traded off the corpse
for the Mayorality of New York when
he saw that General Hancock had no
life left in him.
The root of the matter is that neither
Democratic faction had any regard what
;rlo hot D.
mere scramble for spoils. What does
either care for hard money or soft, loyal
ty or disloyalty, free-trade or protection?
The Tildenites scrambled for the Post
Offices, and were disgusted when the man.
who would have paid them for their SER
vices was set aside. The Kellyites do
not propose to give up the fat pickings of
a city government which pays out thirty
millions year, until they are sure Of
something better. How can a party LIZ
such condition ever hope to succeed?
Months ago, when there was talk of Dem
ocratic union, The Tribune repeated pre-
dicted that it would be found utterly i'm
possible to get the two warning factions,
both caring only for the spoils, to work
harmoniously and effectively together.
Democrats sneered at the prediction. But
they are not sneering now.
Democratic chaf' about fraud in New
York has no other basis than an increase
in Republican votes, which Democrats
themselves take pains to prove the result
of Democratic trading and treachery.
Mr.. Barnum wants to set people thinking
about something besides his knavishness
and incompetence, and therefore shouts
fraud The Tildenites want to divert at
tention from their slaughter of the candi-
date, and therefore they shout fraud.
Mr.. Kelly does not want the public eye
fixed too closely on his trading, and
therefore he shouts fraud. Every man
of sense in either faction knows that the
claim is a fraud. But neither faction
can afford to drop it just yet.
Mrs. Jacob Willison, Marion, o., says
her child was not expected to live, owing
to severe attack of Group, she tried DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil, which gave imme-