New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-04

A CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE EALL0l.
The debate on Mr.. Bayard's Supervisors Dill
last week brought out no facts when
careful observers had not long been aware OF
but it made such q clear demonstration OF the
Democratic plan of action that many who have
refusid to believe in the widespread conspiracy
against the suffrage will be aroused at last to
the danger. Political philosophers may explain
if they can why the Democracy has always been
prccmincnt for frauds upon the suffrage. Per-
sonally Democrats are very much IKE otner
people, and except in the large cities the normal
proportion Of them are honest AMI decent. DnV
rs party they. have been addicted III an
especal manner TO illegal voting, false count
ing, and violent interference with the freedom
of the ballot. In the City of New York they
made the year 1865 famous forever by stu
pcndous enterprise which involved the elements
of forgery. perjury, repeating ana various
other forms Of IaScality. In Pennsylvania they
manufactured bales of fraudulent naturallza-
ton papers, by Il process which one OF their
leading statesmen commentaries III the sooll-
quct of CoifccpOt Wallace. In all the Southern
States they have practically abolished negro
suffrage by red-handcd force and in some OF
these States they have deprived majority OF
the citizens of the right of voting. so com
plctcly have they subvcrcd the system of free
elections III that part Of the Union, that what
ever may be the preferences OF the people, no
electoral votes from the South can under any
circumstances he counted for q Republican can-
didate.
Because the Democratic party attacked tic
foundation upon which our Government rests,
the United States was compelled to enact law
for its own protection. Officers were appointed
to guard the purity of Federal clcctons-to pre-
vent ball0t-stulling, and repeating and club
bling, and shooting. The Democrats, since they
obtained control of the two houses of Con-
grcss, have bent all their energies toward the
overthrow of this National safeguard. They
have had 10 other policy; they have seriously
attempted no other legislation. To carry out
this purpose they have uSllrpcd the functions OF
the Executive they have tried 10 starvc tic
Government; they have refused to pay Federal
officers the salaries already earned they have
obliged the courts to adjourn for want OF
money and the jailcrS to rtlca@c their priS-
oncrs; they involved the country III the scandal
and cxi cnSc of the extra session they have
neglected the most pressing public business.
In the recent debate they acknowledged
that, having failed to repeal the law for .thc
protection of the ballot, they intended to make
1t Useless by means Of mutations. They
would cripple the marsllalS, so that II they wit
rc,srd Il crime at the polls they could mot arrest
for it, and If the most barclaccd attempt At
illegal voting should be made before their eyes
they could not stop it. They would turn ont
all the present chief supervisors, and prOyldc
that 10 one of them should be eligible for the
oilirc again. They would take the appoint
mcnis tor the future into their own hands. Mr..
DaycapOri should he got nd of at any cost. lie
cnioys the distinction of having exposed. III
detail the gigantic frauds of 1868 AMI pre-
vented the Democracy from rcaping the full
benefit Of their for ;crcS and these acts aIc
not To be forgiven. The c0n~pirat0rs i'm
prarhrd him in court and he made good his
d,irncr. They sent ConrrpOt Wallace at the
head of an investigating Committee to report
upon him. AMI this grotrsquc device also failed.
A. a LIS; resort they Propose to abolish Him 10y
Act of Congress; for the Democratic party has
resolved that the Federal Government shall
never interfere with elect ions.
The Republican party will meet the issue
squarrly just here. The authority Of the Fed
eral Government shall he respected everywhere
WITHIN its domain. II shall neither be over
turned by arms nor undermined by fraud The
conspirgltors cannot repeal the law which
cheeks their mcdlatrd crimes against the
suffrage, and they shall not bo allowed to null
llY IT,