The Portland daily press., 1880-10-26
DEMOCRATIC FRAUD.
Matching Scheme to Steal Indi-
ana.
FORESHADOWING A PURPOSE TO
COUNT OUT GARFIELD.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25-An Indian apOllS deS-
patch to the Times says
The crushing defeat of the Democrats in
this State appears to have bereft them of COM
mon sense and discretion. From the moment
they recovered breath, by one common inn
pulse and in obedience to common purpose,
from every quarter there has gone up a cry of
fraud" In the mouths OF the managers OF
the Democratic campaign, such charge is a
dizzy height of impudence, but they have at
tanned it. Chairman English, with the mem
bers of the executive committee, issued an ad-
dress to the country, giving the causes OF their
defeat, the principal one being the astounding
frauds of the Republican party. Mr.. EngllSh
gave out, on his own authority, that he be-
lieved at least 81 900, 900 had been spent IN the
State to corrupt voters and election Doafds.
OF course Mr.. English knew that such state
ment was a lie as colossal as it was infamous,
but in the light of recent events it is seen that
all this hue and cry has design.
Yesterday morning the Sentinel contained
call, emphasized in double leads, upon Demo-
Gratis in the State to send to Senator Mcdonald
the particulars of all cases of violence and
fraud or infraction of the election law they
could gather The drag-nel is to be thrown
out and the results are to be sent to MIR. Nc
Donald.
Judge Scott, who was defeated for the SUI
preme Court bench, and who is working with
Mcdonald in this business, in an interview
stated that the purpose was to collect evidence
for the prosecution of illegalities against the
election law. The Republicans would be very
glad to assist Mr.. Mcdonald in this work, and
will furnish him with large lot of evidence OF
Democratic rascality, which has been gath
cred by Marshal Dudley. But the real pur-
pose OF the call is different 1t is to get a bun
die of indefinite charges and rumors and gos'
sip, which is to be made the basis OF Con-
gressional investigation, to be used to prevent
the issuance of certificates to such members oil
Congress elect as may be necessary to prevent
tha
House of Representatives, and finally to lay
the basis for similar action with reference tC
| the Presidential election next month-to throw
| the Stale into Congress, and disfranchise 1t IL
| the choice of President There can be no
| question that such a scheme is in the heads OF
| the leaders of the party-nOt the Hotspurs on
| ly, but the deliberate men OF the party-anC
| it is being suggested now to test the temper OF
| the people, and see whether it would he safe
| for the Democratic conspirators to go as far a:
| they desire in Mexicanizing the country:
| member of the Democratic State Central Com
mttee and of the Executive Committee o
| o. Straley, correspondent OF the Louisville
| Courier-Journal, has been chosen the lnstru
ment to outline the plot. This morning he
| published the following in that paper:
| The people of Indiana never elected Porter Ht
was elected governor of Indiana by ignorant black
| scoundrels from tue South and by villanous re-
| peaters from the East dad an honest vote beer
poed in Indiana last Tuesday week, Ian iers would
| have been elected by 10000 najority. 1T the
Republicans contrive to carry Indiana for Garfield
by the same scoundrelly frauds that they carried il
for Porter, refuse 10 give their electors Ger
tificates election Let the matter go to congress
| and have that body investigate the frauds com.
mitted in this State. That's what we can do. dc
not believe that Gov. Williams will give any man
certificate of election if it is proved to him that that
man was elected by unblushlng fraud. He is AL
honest man. and believes in standing by the rights
of the people. Is this damnable rebel conspiracy to
| swindle the people out of The State? No! 1t i:
simply warning to the political land pirates in the
Republican party of Indiana to have a next
| Tuesday week in repeating tner hellish frauds'
| If this infamous stuff came alone from Stra.
| ley it would not be worth notice, but he is a
member of the executive committee of the
| Democratic party, and no doubt, like parrot
| repeats wha, is told him by his associates and
| superiors. The sober truth is that Indiana
never saw fairer or more peaceable election
than the recent one. 1t was the remark OF
everybody, and reports to that effect came from
ev ry quarter of the State to the committees
and papers of both parties The Democrats
felicitated themselves over it after the polls
closed, at a time when they did not allow an
idea of defeat to come into their minds The
whole cry of fraud is an after thought, the
purpose of which is very plain, in view of the
givings out of he schemes now Matching in
the brains of desperate Democratic managers
Before the election 1t was regarded by careful
| calculators of both parties that $50, 900 votes
| ought TO be the aggregate poll of the State
| based upon the total vote of 1876 and the
| known increase of population during the past
| four years. In 1876 the Stated poled 435 ,00(
| votes and the total vote cast on Oct. 18th will
not be much, if any, in excess of 100000.
| TIE purposes of the Democracy, as they
| have been revealed here, should nerve the Re-
publcans in every State to bury that party in
November under such an avalanche as will
effectually prevent them from putting in prac
| tice their reasonable schemes. The present
| indications are that Indiana will largely add
to her October majority, and let English, Nc
Donald, Hendricks, and the whole band Of
conspirators know that the people will not be
trihed with. The Daily News, independent
says this evening, in talking of the matter
"We warn the Indiana Democracy that nc
crookedness, no barrels of affidavirs, a la Lou
isiana, will be permitted to faint the will OF
the people of this State. If Gen. Garfield car
ries this State next month, Indianas fifteen
electoral votes will be counted for him. Thai
is the length, breadth and thickness of the
whole matter. The will of the speople is the
law of this land-not the will of the politicians
and if Mr.. Seven Mule hinese-Lette For.
gerry Barnum and his co-workers attempt te
steal this State cr any other, after the people
have freely and fairly declared. their will. some
body will get hurt and it wont be the people.