The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-11-18
New York Herald, 10th inst.
The Verge OF Revolution.

mt. Wllllam M. EVats VINO was
Hayes lawyer before the Electoral COIN
mission and was also the presiding of
ficer at the recent money raising dinner
given by Jay Gould and Cyrus Field to
Blaine) and Mr.. George Bliss vino was
the governments lawyer in the star
route trials. in which be secured the &c.
quittsl Of Dorsey, and has since been a
defender Of Blaine's Mulligan transac-
t,ons were in secret conference last
night at the house OF the latter concern
ing ways and means to dispute the hon.
est election of Governor Cleveland to
THE Presidency.
The pan relates to more than one
State. Dudley and New are relied on TO
engineer il in Indiana. A to New York,
| it is exposed and denounced in the stir.
ring address issued by the Democratic
State Committee at later hour, which
we publish at the head OF our political
news columns. 1t Is further explained
in an important interview With Mr. Viii.
lism c. Whitney, which is printed 10 the
same columns.
Blsine's expectation, w'tt Evarts and
Bliss for bis chief engineers, is to deal
With boards Of supervisors ia suffl l:ient
pumber OF the counties OF New York
just as the returning boards OF Florida,
Louisiana and South Carolina we're dealt
with 10 1875. With the assurance OF
finding unscrupul,us republican poll.
ticians in command OF some Of them,
and with the hope OF finding facile re-
publican judges in some of the rural
courts, Messrs. Evarts and Bliss, with a
gang Of subordinate lawyers from this
city aud it's neishborhood, proposes to
invade selected counties and bulldoze or
juggIe the cauvassing of their returns so
as to cheat Governor Cleveland out Of
hi, majority Of the peoples ballots.
They do not propose - 60 into all the
sixty counties. By no means. That
would upset the plot, for technical ire
regularitiss in general investigation
would be pretty sure to balance one an.
other. What they propose is only
one-sided inquisition, as partial as it is
perfidious. AMI it Is an inquIsition for
which there is no demand from the sc.
lec,ed counties. It is planned in the
metropolis and is to be conducted insult.
ingly to the people Of those counties on
directions drawn up 10 the central nest
Of Blaine conspirators here. We have
selected the apt word when We term it
an invasion.
We have plain and very serious words
to say to Messrs. Evarts and B i,s about
this plot:
"Gentlemeu, you will push tbi, coun.
try perilously near to the verge Of revo.
luton il YOU persist in your chicanery
and 6ud Inscriptions supervisors and
fscile judges to do your Kidding Your
party was fairly beaten in the election.
The msjority did not submit to be howl.
ed out Of is victory last week and will
not submit to be juggled out Of it this
week. 1t has no more respect for your
lawyers tricks than It has for q mob's
bludgeOns. The Presidential cheat OF
1875 shall not be repeated with success,
nor attempted with imp1nity. You may
datter yanrselves that your lawyers
gowns are strong enough armor to pro.
tect you. But beware. for your own
sake, lest you be mistaken. II you are
as wise as your recent associate, Jay
Gould, you will follow his example of
surrender