New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-10
FRUITS OF THE ELECTION.

A RIDICULOUS DEMOCRATIC ROORBACK.
MEETINGS OF DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS TO CRY
FRACD-BEGIVNING To COUNT The vorEs-A
DEMOCRAT DgNoU&CEs TIE FRAUD CRY.
The statement IN n Democratic newspaper
that the Government records were all searched
by Republicans TO destroy evidences OF traud
is ridicuIed in Washington. The Board OF Al
dermen met yesterday as the Board OF County
Canyassers TO prepare to count the votes
cast in this city and county on election Day
The CanvassinS Boards IN Kings and other
counties also began similar work. Several
meetings were held by Democrats, and VAN
efforts were made to find some evidence Oh
fraud which might give color to an
attempt to have the electoral vote OF
this State thrown out. T. X. Apgar, OF the
Democratic State Committee. denOunces the
fraud cry. California has probably elected all
Democratic Electors except one Republican
Further returns have been received from
other States.
STILL WORKING FOR THE JACKKNIFE.
THE WORLDS LATEST Ro0RBACK-THE IMPOSSIBLE
TASK or REACHING THE DEPARTMENT RECORDS
IN FEW DAYs-wHAT ONE ATTEMPT De
vKLOPED.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
WASUINGTON, Nov. a.-The Aelr- ! Ork Hcru OF 10
day has a double-leaded rOOrDack that has eXcltrd
more ridicule in Washington than anything that
has appeared for many years in a paper pretending
TO be conducted with ordinary intelligence. The
article of The Uord Is entitled Fleeing from the
Wrath to Come" The claim of The H0rid Is that
persons not connected with tue Departments were,
previous to the elections sent into the Departments
to make way with records supposed to compromise
Republicans. If The WJrld had announced to the
American public that it had sent an office boy over
here month before thc election to read the
ConQressional library through befoPe election
dav, and ascertain with accuracy whether
any Of the PAGES Of the 100000 volumes
had been mutlated by Republicans, It would not
have laid ont task impossible as the one II now,
With erea. flourish and emphasis ASKS rhc Amerl-
can pc,pir to believe was undertaken.
Tie World seems 10 be In utter Ignorance Of the
magutude OF tine public records and Of the me-I Iods
in winch they are kent The public buildings, I'M
mense a. they are do not begin to contain the
records These great structures are crowded IN
every part. and i'm most Of them the great bulk o.
| the records have accumulated since the begin
ming Of the war; Then there is not
claim or case passed on involving
! money in any one of the Departments
where from two 20 -ix -eperate entresoi ohe whole
ease do not exist each of THESE being different
casc. and often ~ q f.reu Departments
The Uord calls particular attention To the records
| of the War Department. The records Of tins De-
/ Dar,ment that have accumulated under RepH1hcan
| mana cement could no, be arranged IN the rooms
! occupied BIZ al JLo papers published IL New
| York CITY. Ten buildings like that Of the borm
would not Id tae papers It speaks Ot having been
| examined iu the War Department alone. In the sec
oudAudors Office IS Iich passes upon several classes
of War claims there are 220 tors of records ored
in one single ott of just the kind which The U29d
! vould cbarge contained the trauiUcnt claims.
/ Tbel-rg4auceot ot tlc writer Of this V0rld sen,a-
moi confined 20 a total want Of knowledge Of
tbe Government archives but lie grlvely states
hat there has been summation ot these records
bv otncr than Rcuu1icans since 1850. wheu a.
/ every newspaper reader knows, Senator DAVIS, OF
/ West Virginia. has been fro years rIusacAlnG the
/ Treasury books and p2acrs v.th corps oi
as,l,,an,-. and ali the power Of the senate
/ M his back. 20 command help and obtain doru-
ments. b s.des This I'D tine XVII Congress nearly
os.r,- c1,uI-ie. .f ths House spent great deal Oh
trrc and many o. them the entire Congse-s,in over
bor.ir., thc various D.parmauts and. IN addition
10 th.- Glover. with corp Of expert ~ 'rArd over
tb,s, records Tor tyo on-r.s-es. AID for one had
rooms fitted up m the treasury DEPARTMENT, and
Treasury a.-is.aats detailed to produce whatever
! WA. called for. And the result OF all
wa. a total failure To find any Irregu-
/ l9rl+i.s of consequence; and POSITIVE
good done to Republicans by the test
which .ne Democracy mad applied. Granting that
corruption 80 tn- Department trans1ct'ons had been
| ms baf as Yae forh has charged the sensational
st,r, r3t n now prints of methods adopted 10 huc
h. /. no more absuri than If It had announced with
bv...riclI d9uble leads bias the children Al Long
Branch had taken rhcIr sand shoVrls ana Toy pucet7
ai ,,one down to- the beach To MI mp the Atlantic.
| Eyerroue VINO has any alrq late conception OF
the cz..nf of the Government records and or
tr4 number of different offices IN which
tbc records uf the same transactions exist. knows
mat tDe work which The U0rd claims has been
done could uot ro--iolv DEE done IA me way ID ae-
.-,Lcs Nevertheless Ibs H0rif8 article has some
slI.lr foundation ,u fact. Genera BoIuion over
b11.d a norton of thc records Of one ot ur Depart
mont. inst preyoI- 10 tie election. AMI dcveIopcd
+ fcf rI1t tbc Democratic candidate for a.. i-c-
Presidency dcfr.l "a us relatives ou OF tntlr share
/ of hfs c~1nIuoflrIs p-nson. l. iS NOT ihoaEat.
however ta. tus l5 what The " 0rld lcu al udes 70