The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-30
WHAT A FORGERY WILL DO

aud again brought forward as power,
ARTHUR is said to have got New York Get
tain for 1854, and JAY GOULD is said TO be
back Of all ready with his brains and cash
to help the machine out of all trouble. 1t
strikes US, however, that the claims Of vic
tory are without any solid foundation, and
the means by which the nomination Of
JUDGE FoLGER was secured are liable to re-
act with disastrous effect upon the s,al.
warts before they hear the last Of the mat
ter 1t is true that the nominees of the Sara.
toga convention are administration men
or stalwar,s but it is not tact that
they represent the majority OF the republic
can party in the Empire State, If the real
status ofthe delegates elected to the Sara
toga convention is regarded a majority
OF that convention were opposed to the ad-
ministrati0n but in the absence of CoLLECs
TOR ROBERTSON. a memberof the state COM
mittee, one French forged a proxy from
him, gave the committee to the stalwarts,
and staIwart temporary chairman was
named by the committee. H. in turn ap.
pointed committee on credentials favor.
able to FoLGEE, and this committee then
seated sufficient number Of stalwart con.
testing delegates to pack the body against
the CORNELL men and halfbreeds generally.
by a trick, therefore, bold pure forgery,
the nomination was given to Mn. SECRETARY
FoLGER, though rShtiully there was ma.
jority in the convention against the
administration. In this way was
the candidate for governor of the
great state OF New York secured
The whole country is interested in the state
elections of our Empire State from politi.
cal standpoint, almost as deeply and closely
as we are interested in our own local cleo.
tons, for now as New York goes, so goes
the Union. II the present administration
Mt Washington, therefore, is allowed to cap
ture such state as New York through
such methods, it will be lasting disgrace
to the voters OF that great commonwealth.
Many influential republicans and republi.
can journals there, however, Indignantly
repudiatc such proceedings and propose
giving active aid TO the democratic caudi.
date. 1t is to be hoped then, and with
sound reason, that the fraud will be Ger.
tainly and indignantly repudiated also by
the great body Of the voters and rebuke
given and a lesson taught to those
who manifest no decent regard for the
rights aud wishes of the citizen. But
that which we desired to note especially
about the transaction is the possible import
ance and result of apparently so trivial a
forgery. Ii might cost u party the prc5i-
dehcy and reyolutionze legislation and the
policy OF the government. The party which
carries Now York IN 1852 will be apt to
carry the state in 1851, and by that the
Union. 1t isa humilating con cssion TO
make to the world that our system OF GOV.
ernment and management of politics are
such that the whole policy of the govern.
ment may at any time be changed by % cor.
rupt torgcr, but such is certainly the case.
We are forced to resort to the machinery OF
conventions, and these in turn may always
be packed or managed by fraud and trick.
cry, aud such reflections cause the practi.
oally inclined to coudeMn the whole sys.
tenn, The trouble with these latter is that
they do not look to the right source for the
remedy, Instead Of abolishiug the conyrn.
ton, which is so much necessity,
almost All Indispensable and unavailable
convenience, We should render frauds aud
trlckory in thor management and ,ompo,
sition too dangerous TO be rcsorted to, II
the masses would only practically rccog
ni1c what they are always ready to admit
upon reflection, thatall power to correct
evils therein and run the governmental ma
chinery upon pure and Just principles, lics
with them, to hc exercised impar,ially an,
! IearlcSsly through the ballot, 1t would b,
but short time longer that we would hay,
to complain of packed conventions, cor
rupt legislation or prostitution of the ciyi
service. When it was once understood h,
the politicians that u nominee not rightly
aud fairly put before the people would b,
repudiatcd, the convention evil would b.
cured. When public servants once under
stand that they will be held to siric
account OF their Stewardship, ire
Spcctiye OF party, power or inNu
encc, legislation will cease to be cor
rupt. nawoid, when the fact is boyon,
controversy that right and the country vii
be always placed above party, good me,
will get back into office and the administro
ton OF affairs will be conducted with pun
ity. Everything rests with the people
Until they apply the correctiyeS, It is use
less to expect any Improvement over tn
present partisan and disreputable STYLE O
doing things, II will be interesting +
watch tho people OF New York state, there
fore, this fall, and aside from the gencro
anxiety and Importance clustering aroun
the result, see with what character of az
ton they meet such palpable fraud Us I'll
one referred to. lf'hcy do not indignant
repudia,c the Saratoga nominees, it Will b
, but another painful illustration OF the Q.
tent to which partisanship has grown in
, country that should itself be above ever
other constellation politically.
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