Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-09
The Cry of Fraud.

Mr.. u, n. Rowe is the Santa Ana agent OF
the HERALD.
The Cry of Fraud.
Every one remembers old John
Covode and his primitive system Of
orthography, One OF the leading fea-
lures Of the campaign of 1860 was the
old Westmoreland county crank and
his bundle OF Democratic "frods."
But il is long time since there has
been any cry of this kind from Re-
publican source. The leaders of that
party have found IL very convenient
10 ignore the word Associated with
II is long category OF administrative
villainies, some Of which date only
from the other day. Besides, il in
conveniently suggests the great fraud
Of 1870-77. However, we now hear
the magic word from the lips of Steve
Elkins, Johnny O'Brien and Barney
Biglin, immaculate people whose
very souls are shocked at the notion
OF prostitutng the ballot box. The
festive Elkins arrives from the scene
OF his laborious efforts to buy up
whole commonwealths with coin in
time to raise u boo-hoo ut the schemes
OF the wicked Manning to count out
Blaine In the State of New York, and
thus secure the Presidency to the
Democrats.
That this Is cunning cry OF "stop
thief" cannot be doubted. Under the
dust raised by these howls thereis very
little doubt that bold plan is under
way to cheat the people a second time
out OF their choice for President. The
plan will fail. Mr.. Cleveland has
been elected President Of the United
States and he and his friends are de-
termined TO see to II that the will of
the masses, rs expressed through the
ballot boxes, shall be respected.
There is no purpose upon the part of
any Democrat TO falsiiy the popular
verdict. Though II were but by one
vote, II Mr.. Blaine has plurality in
the State of New York the electoral
vote of that State shall be counted for
him. On the other hand, il as APP
pears to be the case, Gov. Cleveland
has received decisive though small
plurality of the New York vote he
will neither allow himself to be cheat
ed or bullied out of it. That the at
tempt is being made cannot be doubt
ed. The rallying of the clans of the
political pirates around Albany, how
ever, will be without the political sig
nifcance which attached to the Visit
ing Statesmen Of 1876. They do not
own the machinery OF corrupt Return
ing Boards and there is no unscrupu-
lous martinez in the White House to
overawe the people OF New York.
Arthur would not ii he could and
could not ii he would enact the role
OF Grant eight years ago.
II is fortunate, in the interest OF
peaceful solution of the controversy
which is now agitating the people of
the United States. that most of the
great newspapers OF the country are
jealous in the support of Cleveland,
and are determined that he shall have
his rights, In 1876, on the other
hand, nearly every great metropolitan
daily was either silent ms TO the enor-
mites perpetrated in Louisiana, Flor
ida and South Carolina or was active
ly engaged in cheering on the authors
of the crime.
Again, in the past campaign, inn
mense numbers OF the best Republi-
cans in the United States have been
earnestly working for the success OF
the Democratic candidates. The old
"trooly loil" bawl cannot be imported
into this canvass on any pretence.
With Harper's Weekly, the New York
Times, New York Erening Post and
Springfield Republican warmly sup
porting Cleveland; with Beecher,
Schurz, and many others OF the old
anti-slavery and war leaders earnest
in the work of securing Cleveland his
rights, we need not look for any re-
vival of the old war spirit OF the coun-
try. The attempt OF the Blaine man
ayers to steal the Presidency does not
really aim at violence. They have
rather the audacity of the chuck-a-
luck and keno sharper than the bold
spirit and purpose of the highway
man.
There will be a great deal OF blus-
ter between now and Tuesday, on
which day the official vote OF the
State of New York will be declared,
but we do not anticipate any serious
trouble unless an attempt is made to
rob Gov. Cleveland OF his rights.
General Carr, the Republican Secre-
tary OF State, has announced his in
tention to permit no manipulation of
the returns, and he seems to be
determined to announce the re-
suit of an honest count. Gov.
Cleveland has avowed his pur-
pose not to be robbed OF the high
trust the people have confided to
him. The attempt to manufacture a
spurious Blaine plurality is thus en-
vironed with unusual difficulties.
Meanwhile, until the result has
been officially declared in New York
State, we must expect to receive
daily reports as variable as the winds
as to frauds here and frauds there.
The exquisite comedy attaching to this
word from the mouths OF the mana
gers OF the Blaine hippodrome will
extort smile even from Republicans
themselves. 1t is the joke OF the sea-
son, and will go into history as Il
companion piece to some OF the droll
impositions which Cagliostro tried to
palm off on his contemporaries The
ana OF the day would not be com
plete without it.
Is the light of the result OF the
election in New York james G.. Blaine