Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-07

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M t,sespIrscy Of the Telegraph.

The Conspiracy Of the Telegraph.
+ A. ha:f.past three o'clock on Thurs
~ afternoon, two days after the elec-
osun. the Republican national committee
H,ued proclamation Of the triumph
D ont election of Blaine and Logan" by
4 ths vote Of every Northern state and
4 OJunecticut and New Jersey, and claim
( ins probability OF the vote Of Virginia.
( 1neir chief organs in New York and
/. Philadelphia, the Tribune and the Press,
the next morning maintain the claim
q BIaine's election.
But at the same time the fact Is known
% be that Blaine and Logan have not
been elected; and that they have not
carried every Northern state but Con
necticut and New Jersey, nor have they
ony chance of carrying either OF the Vir-
giuias. And at noon Of Friday Jay
Gould admits it, the Press follows, and
: the others must come tumbling after.
Chairman Barbour, Of Virginia, re-
plies to the Republican commuters
assertion that his state is doubtful, by
the declaration that it is not doubtful
aud has never been doubtful at any time
since the election. He declares that 1t
has given the Democratic majority ex.
pected Of 1t by his committee, and that
the kilograms sent over the country
since the election have been so wanting
In any foundation rs to suggest the
opinion that a conspiracy has existed to
falsely claim the state for sumo wrongful
purpose.
Mr.. Hendricks sends from Indiana
similar statement. He too declares
that Indiana has never been doubtful,
that it's majority for Cleveland and him
self is not less than eight thousand, and
that the agent Of the Associated Press
has intentionally sent false reports of
Indiapa's vote out to the country.
In New York state we find similar
charge made about the Associated Press
reports, substantiated by the plainest
evidence that they have been cooked to
serve the purpose of claiming the state
for Blaine. There is today but one
newspaper In New York city that con-
tinues this claim, and that is the 1rib
tne, the organ of the national committee
and Of Blaine. The sun, which is
against Cleveland, gives him majority
Of the states. 1t says that it finds the
usual sources of intelligence upon which
Il has been accustomed to rely to be un.
reliable and that it has had to resort to
special means of obtaining the vote Of
the precincts. This almost unanimous
charge of the press against the Associa-
ted Press. which is served by the West
ern Union telegraph company's agents,
IL abundantly sustained by the exami
nation of its reports, which have been 30
clumsily prepared to deceive as to de-
clare on their face the deception at
tempted, in their contradictions. 1t is
too clear for successful denial that an
attempt has been made In the returns,
sent over the country by the Western
Union telegraph company's agents, from
the Vnginias, Indiana and New York,
TO conceal the true vote of these states.
Il is also clear that this deception was
known to the Republican national com
mittee and its organs when they, after
two days observation. Claim the election
OF their ticket. II 10 fair presumption
that Mr.. Blaine, an astute politician,
thoroughly understood that he was de-
fea,ed, when he united In chorus with
his committee and organs in claiming
his election and demanding that he be
not defrauded out Of it.
Now what does all this mean Does it
indicate that the Republican national
committee and its candidates intend to
claim the presidency or was 1t only a
scheme of Jay Gould TO rig the stock
market The presumption Is that the
Claim OF election was made with
intent to enforce it by the most desper-
ate resources. 1t is hardly credible that
Blaine and his committee would claim
yesterday what they knew they would
have to disclaim to-day or to
morrow. A formal declaration OF
this kind IL one made to be maintained
And yet we have no idea that this one
will be maintained. Mr.. Blaine is bold
and desperate man, but he has moi
sand enough for such an enterprise mol
will he have the needed backing. We dc
not fear that his party will stand by him
under the demonstration that his claim
of election is false. The temper of tn,
people is altogether against forcible anC
fraudulenG election settlements. They
have had enough of them. Tneir ex
perience eight years ago will last at leas
tals generation. We had safety ther
OF such methods of settling elections
V,ry few wli want to fight for Mr.
Blaine as they will have to aght to sea-
him II he is not elected. This is too wei
understood TO BE- doubtful, and aghl
cannot be got up by few. All the peo.
I pie will have to spoil for it before We get
1t 4; and the people do not spoil for i
o. all. Cleveland aud Hendricks viii
bo seated peacesbly. Mr. Blaine and
his com nittee will back water speedily
Their ally, Mr.. Jay Gould, has SCI
them the example. Mr. Gjuld may have
been scared into his Acknowledgement OF
Cleveland aud his congratulatory dis
patch by the demonstrations of the peo
Z pie and the uncovering Of the m ,liciou
falsehoods Of his telegraph company, o
be may simply have deserted Bain
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