National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
TIE rRuIrs OF FRAUD.

THE tRUlTS OF FRAUD.
A merchant writes to the New Orleans
Picay,mc that "he thinks many sullragaus
refuse TO vote because OF the continual
presence OF the riotous element at the vot-
ing places, not to speak of the manipulo-
ton of the vote after the voting is over"
The view taken by this merchant Is evil
IDENTIFY that held by many respectable DEM
ocrats and republicans in the city, gentle
men who are rarely or never seen in ward
meetings, and to whom tho chicanery, vio-
lence and unpleasant personal associations
are so disgusting rs make them either in
different or negligent of their duties MS
citizens and taxpayers, interested in The
public veal. This feeling, too, has become so
general as to alarm the leaders Of the DEM
oeratc party, and has prompted them 10
the hitherto unheard Of Illegal and fraud
ulent action OF di5regnrding the registry
law by continuing TO register voters after
the legal number of days when the regis
trition books should be open has expired.
This they have done. By concert OF action
With the governor, Encouragement and
state supervisor, the city supervisor of reg
istration has determined to keep the books
open and issue certificates up to tie day of
election to all who will apply Herein is
opened the way to fraud. If the four or
five thousand unregistered citizens demo
crats) neglect TO register, their names will
be taken by others, and fraudulent certf-
Gates issued to repeaters, and the solid
phalanx Of large democratic vote will DO
ready on election day TO give majority to
Messrs. GIBSON and ELLIS.
To quiet the repugnance Of the merchant
and the class he represents the Picdyuae
assures him and all persons who share the
apprehension to which he alludes that n
strong and wcll-concertcd effort will be
made in this election to suppress any undue
demons ration OH the part of tho riotous
element, and that the utmost vigilance will
be exercised over the counting of the votes
PROFESSIONALLY it will be within the power
Of the good people of this city to poll full
vote in safety"
Thus we see that in this southern city
democrats must be assured against violence,
and Of the sgfeiy ofhe count, rs well as repub-
licans. So long as republicans alone were
counted out or prevented from voting il
WIS n laughing matter something TO be de-
nicd with a eomplacent smile or an asser-
ton that "they hadn't any business to vote
anyway" Tho time is coming in New Orleans,
Mobile, Nashville and Charleston when the
decent democrats, the men who represent
law and order and property, will be obliged
to coalesce with the republican counted.Out
majority in order to secure good govern
ment, and protect social and property inter.
esis against the greed, corruption and theft
of the hoOdlums whom these same conser-
vntiye democrats have in the past most
willingly used to work iniquity against the
republican party. Their evil deeds like
chickens, are coming home TO roost.
Nor is it alone n fear of violence Mt the
polls, nor disgust at the miscount Of The
vote which influences the decent citizens OF
that city to remain away from the polls on
election day. The feeling goes deeper
The law-abiding, conservative business
men of the city regard their democratic
government MS the worst they have ever
had. Since 1876 the riotous, thieving
hoodlum element has had complete contro
of the city in all branches; the courts have
been overawed or purchased the law
officers have leagued with the corruption
lists and together the officials have exceeded
in riscality The palmiest days of the TwEEE
ring Of New York. The people cry ALOUD
for reform, yet are hopeless Of overthrow
ing their tyrants. The journals vie will
each other in angry and eloquent denun
citation. The conservative and bitterly
democratic Times utters its protest agains
the longer dominance Of the ring govern
ment, and declares that:
The game Of the ring organs and rim.
politicians in this city has been played
so long that it is pretty thoroughly un
: dcrstood. Whenever they want to cove
f ND their own shortcomings and misleeds
or want to get their work in anywhere
they seek TO hide their dOings undel
howl about radical frauds. The ma
iority Of the people are tired of having
5 This howl about radical frauds used as {
e bandage TO cover their eyes and prevent
| Them from seeing how they are despoIeC
by those who set themselves up as theil
friends and champions. 1t is about tim,
for public attention to DO turned from tn,
past, from which nothing is TO be feared
) and directed to the present, where danger
, turks. The losses which the state aud city
will suffer through the defalcation of ex
sheriff UTHREAUX, the amounts which
acts 03 and ~ OF the last session of tn,
legislature will take out Of the pockets o
{ the people for which they will receive NJ
0 return, and the sums that have dsappearti
, in other ways in the last year VIII reacl
. somewhere in the neighborhoOd Of 81 900,
600. We doubt if the republicans, in tn,
. manifest days of their power made bette
time than this in this sort Of work. 1t i
t certain that there is growing feeling il
Z this community that every tub must stanC
= upon its own bottOm,n and that the gam
: of raising howl about radical frauds, ant
the republication Of exploded fllsehOod
about those who were connected with tn
G republican administration in this state, Il
{ cover up and hide the frauds of The presen
II time, is about played out"
/ The conflict which thus begins between
II honest aud corrupt administration in thi
+, great city cannot be viewed by the peopl
Il of the south without teaching its lesson
@ That lesson is that evil deeds bring create