The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-13
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ltmaErs great difference whose CO.'S
- goroi bee all communities Iu tHa
'ror'i. Tho Republicans Ua'u i.r yrHis
iren in-i-tinE th't stUr fraudulent
counts were boo the south, while el'r-
lions In the north yerU honest uui per
..ci. Tho elections Ga the north have
,ieen, as general thing heretofore
going for the Rcpul loans, Now, THAT
tpey have gone Democratic, the same
IA storoolyped cry ot fraud h heard
with reference a. lhe results Ina the
northern states, Tho pro,onso, the
',eath grasp az the straw, j. too iiimsy q
circumstance to br noticed, II /, tho
last desperate effort OF a dgfunut p9lit-
cal organization,
In the first place, tho 'prima iaclc oili
rial returns in Now York, upon their
face, give CLfvELANu some | 3Oo plural-
ity. An parties admit this, Tho only
nope, therefore, i IN going behind some
of these returns, Ia Louisiana In ls5d,
aud unearthlng some alleged frauds. II
in Republican counties tn, f. attempts
cd, the scheme may work T. limited
extent, Il can only work., however, 10 a
limited extent.
We must examine the election MAJ
chinery of New York for moment. la
each county there l. a cnnyas>ing
hoard. 4 week uitor the election they
are to take the returns from the county
clerks, open aud count tholn Ia the pres
.nce OF Representatives Of both parties,
and upon the returns certify the result f.
% the state cuuVUssiug board. Thoo- /
letcally these county board, are mCraly .
20 count tho vote, irro,ngctiyG %. qu.s- |
lions Of fraud and certify results 20 tho
secretary OF state. Tho secretary OF
state opon and counts out the various
,'ountios' returns in the presence of the
state board. Whoever Is found To have
majority, To him or them is issued u
certificate of election 10y the state board
pr secretary of state. This settles the
vote OF the state.
In New York there arc some twenty
Democratic aud forty Republican
.ounty boards. If in some Of these
'orty county Republican boards the
ianvassers to-day should attempt to
20 behind tho returns and cast out
votes on the ground of fraud, their re-
turn would be subject to revision by the
state board to whom they are certified.
This board is now composed Of four
Democrats and one Republican. VIII
he Democrats on this state board allow
thes, county boards to go "behind the
and cry fraud? elardly!
Hardly! The electoral commission has
let great precedent in this country. I
We cannot go behind the returns of the
state canvassers, and as these four Dem.
,crats determine in New York, as they |
san absolutely do, what, according to
must be the result, the couu- 5
.ry at large cannot change it.
In word, We have in New York the a.,
supervisory board Of canvassers. What !
hey say is final and absolute, and as
Democrats they will permit no counting
nut of CLEVELAND. They may be de
pended upon to see that the vote,as cast '
Willie counted. Republicans may cry
'raud to their hearts content, but it will
10 no good. Tho vote Of New York
nay be confidently expected to be
counted for CLEVELAND by from 1,200 to l
1000 plurality. We have the election {
at Albany and that is sulli- '
lent TO reassure the Democracy that no {
rauds on the part Of Republicans; no !
more counting out, will DO permitted
inder any circumstances. We want
nothing but what is exactly right, but
jut that we must and will have.
Democrats need have no fear. The
veak-kneed can stilIen their knees. /,
We have unquestionably carried the +,
great eastern states necessary 10 place ,,
Mr.. CLEvELAYD in the presidential
hair. We have the election machinery !
n those states and we cannot be !,
counted out! CLEVELAND and HEN =
BRICKS are elected. They will be :
counted in and they will take their !,
seats in March next beyond the posi-
,ilIty of doubt and begin tho puriiica-
ion OF the governments.