The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-11
THEY CAN NOT COUNT us QUIZ

ltiET CAN NOT COUNT US OUT |
II makesa great difference whose OK
IL gorod in all communities in tho
world. Tho Republicans have for years
been insstiug thNt tho fraudulent
coahts wcro in tho south, while oieG-
lions IN the north were honest and per
loct' Tho elections IN tho north have
been, u.s. q general thing, heretofore
going for the Republicans. Now, that
they have gone Democratic, the same
old Btoreotyped cry Of fraud is heard
with reference 60 the results in the
northern states. Tho protense, the
death grasp at the straw, is too nmsy n
circumstance 20 be noticed. II Is tho
last desperate ellOit Of dofunct politi-
cal organization,
In the first place, the prima racie OIL.
"iul roturus Ia Now York, upon their
face, gly0 CLtNELAND some / 300 plural
ny, All parties admit this, Tho only
hope, therefore, Is in going bohind some
IOf lhoso rcturus, "a In Louisiana In 1876,
and unemthtng some alleged frauds. II
IN republican counties this Is attempt
od, tho schemo may work 70 u limited
extent. ltcan only work, however, TO u
limited oNtout.
Wo must examine the election ma
chincry of New York for moment. In
each county there ia canyassng
board. Awcol, after tho election thoy
are to take the returns from tho county
clerks, open and count Thorn in tho pres
once of representatives. of both parties,
aud upon the returns certify tho result
to the state canvassing board. Thoo.
roticully these county boards arc merely
TO count tho votes irrosnectiye of uues-
tions of fraud and certify results to the
secretary OF state, Tho secretary OF
state open and counts out tho various
counties returns in the presence of tho
state board. Whoever is found to have
n majority, to him or them is issued a
certificate of election by tho state board
or secretary of state. This settles the
vote of the state.
In Now York there are some twenty
"''' "hu luItN hOpuDlicNn
county boards. II in some of these
forty county Republican boards tho
cnnvassers to-day should attempt to
go behind tho returns aud cast out
votes ON the ground of fraud, their re-
turn would bo subject TO revision by the
state board to whom thoy AFRO certified.
This bonrd IN now composed of four
Democrats aud ono Republican. WIN
tho Democrats or this state board allow
these county boards To 20 "hohind the
returns" and cry fraud? Hardly!
Hardly Tho electoral commission has
set great precedent in this country,
We cauuot go behind tho returns of the
state cNuvasserS, and AZ these four Dem.
ocrats determine in New York, as they
can absolutely do, what, according to
precedent, must ho tho result, the coun-
sry ut large cannot change C.,
In oword, we have in New Yorl, the
supervisory board of canvassors, What
they say ~ hnal aud absolute, and AZ
Democrats they will permit no counting
out OF CLEVELAND. They may he dc
pendod upon To sea that the vote,as cast,
will he counted. Republicans may cry
fraud to thoir hearts content, hut it will
do no good rho vote OF New York
may be confidently expected to I've
couutod for CLGyELANp 10y from LOO To
1000 plurality We have the election
machinery nc Albany and TINT is SUM-
ciont to reassura the Democracy that no
frauds ON the part or Republicans; no
moro counting out, will be permitted
under any circumstances. We want
nothing butwhat IL exactly right, hat
hut that wa must and win have.
Democrats need have no fear. Tho
woaS-kuecd caa suacu their knees.
Wo have unQuostionsbly carried the
great eastern states necessary TO placn
Mn CLEvGLANp In the presidential
chair, We hSvc tho election machinery
IN those states and wa cannot be
counted ouU CLEVELAND and HIM
pV'cks ara elected They will I've
counted in and they will take their
soaIs In March next bcyoud the possi-
hlhty OF doubt aud begin tho puridca-
tlon ot the governments.
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