St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-14
To DiUert attention.


CoLUMBTs, Oct. 13.-For some days the Re-
publican papers have been filed with lot of
stuff reading precisely alike and emanating from
the bureau Of the Republican state headquarters.
The Democratic state committee begs to
ask the public to give due dis
count to all this paper, with its
false pretense and malicious charges Feeling
confident of success and the justness of their
cause, they have no occasion to placard the state
with falsehoods to impose upon the credulous
public daily statement of declining cause.
They need no such propting up, no
formulated claims of strength in the
face of disaster, and are somewhat
amused at the last resort to which the present
management of the old party of dominance has
come at last.
Your correspondent met Chairman Bargar to-
night and asked him if he had seen the posters
sent out by the Republican state executive com
mttee.
He added: Fair vote and honest
count and Offering reward of S1OO for
securing the arrest and conviction OF any one for
casting fraudulent vote in this state at the
October or November elections and he said.
Yes that he had in his possession COPY Of
the same, which he produced.
1 then asked him what was the object and
purpose of the Republican committee in issuing
such a paper at this time, to which
he replied ut is very difficult
for me to define the motive of the committee in
taking this step. For some days the Republican
newspapers have been filed with accusations
against the Democratic party of Ohio in regard TO
the manner in which they supposed we proposed
to carry the election tomorrow. The Democratic
party can afford to have far
election in Ohio on the 14th of October.
because we know by fair election and an hon
est count we can succeed m bringing about
Democratic victory. say to you that we have
no knowledge of any scheme or schemes upon
the part of the Democracy OF our own state, or
upon the part of state committee.
or upon the part Of any person
or persons, or upon the part of the national Dem
ocratic committee, to secure or cause to be Sc
cured the counting of an illegal vote in Ohio at
the October or the November election"
The poster put out by the Republican commit
tee is intended bluff and blind, mainly for
the latter purpose. party that stole
the presidency in 1876, and
that openly boasts that they carried
Indiana by the use OF money in 1850, and that
sends into our state this year over 500 officers
and employees Of the general government headed
by such honest ducks a Pension Commits
sioner Dudley Chauncy. I. Filley, j. B. Askew.
l. s. Cutrell and Chas. Cavanaugh, all Of whom
reside outside the state, to corrupt and debauch
the politics of Ohio TO Off ,ra reward for the AZ
rest and apprehension Of illegal voters, is the
height of impudence, the highest evidence OF
monumental cheek, given TO our people for half
century. II committee Of conyicts
in the Ohio pehitentary should Of
fer reward for the arrest
aud conviction of thieves. the audacty of such
performance would hardly equal that of this
committee IN their flaming handbis. The men
who corrupted the ballot box in Indiana in 1880.
and who are now in Ohio on a like mission. are
the men for whom the Republican
committee ought 10 have offered
their reward The reward Is only
offered for the arrest and apprehension Of Illegal
voters. Desiring fair election and an honest
count we offer like reward for the arrest and
conviction of any person casting M Illegal vote
at our October or November election. aud a
further reward OF $500 for the arrest and cp,vic-
ton of any officer, agent or empioye OF the fed
eral government, or any other person guilty Of
violating any OF the election laws OF Ohio. The
man who offers to buy vote CT sOlcits another
to cast sn Illegal vote deserves the seyerest pun
ishment prescribed by the lsw. An officer of
the Federal government, sworn TO support the
constitution of the United States, and who leaves
his post of duty to corrupt
voters in any stste OF the Union,
deferves to spend the balance OF his life without
the right of Suffrage or personal liberty. and yet
this virtuous Republican committee has no re-
ward to offer for the arrest and conviction OF
such men, but on the contrary invites them to
Ohio and snrrenders TO them the management
of the campaign upon the part of the Republican
party. Only yesterday had reliable informa-
iion that New York nonopolists sent TO three
cities in Ohio sl5o.000 to aid the Republican
party. The Republicans believe they can buy
enough votes in Ohio 10 carry the election, but I
have reason 20 think that the people