The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-27
THE CINCINNATI FRAUD.

THE CINCINNATI FRAUD.
The people all over the land cannot become
too familiar with the details of the frauds
practiced by the Democrats of Cincinnati in
the desperate attempt to steal the Legislature,
and through it the United States senatorship.
On the face of the returns the Democrats are
elected by pluralities ranging from less than a
hundred to 500. In contradiction to this it
has been demonstrated that certainly not less
than fifteen hundred fraudulent votes were
polled by the Democrats in only five precincts.
Take the returns from one precinct. Last
year, with all the excitement and interest
attendant upon presidential contest precinct
A, Fourth ward, the boundaries of which
have not been changed cast a total vote Of
624-Cleveland 442, Blaine 178, Butler
and ST. John 4. This year the vote swelled
unaccountably, and Hoadly received 572
more votes than Cleveland, Blaine, Butlerand
st. John combined or 484 more than Mr..
Cleveland alone. That Hoadly did not get
all these votes from Foraker is apparent from
the fact that the latter's vote is only $50
short of that cast for Mr.. Blaine. If this
leaves any doubt about the existence Of fraud,
it will be scattered when it is known that the
vote showed PIG more ballots than there were
names of voters registered. The extent and
boldness of the fraud perpetrated can be un-
derstood when it is remembered that by the
fraud practiced in this one insignificant pre-
cinct four senators and ten representatives
were chosen in county casting over 65, 900
votes! What does this mean? It means that
unless this scoundrelism is exposed and its
perpetrators rebuked, from two to a half
dozen bummers in any saloon can manipulate
elections in spite of the efforts of 60, 900 hon
est citizens. A perjurer, bully or two,
backed by men of influence to guarantee that
the law shall not grip them, can defy city of
ESQ, 900 people, rule the State, and help steal
the highest law-making body in the land.
Talk about Capitalization of power! If I'M
checked, half dozen bummers in Cincinnati
can WELD more power in elections than all the
public speakers in the country.
The penitentiary is the place for these
scoundrels and their hackers, without regard
to position in public life or to politics.
The people of the United States cannot
condone or lightly pass over this infamy with
out inviting greater crimes against popular
elections. The escape of the Infamous Mackin
and Gallagher, at Chicago, from punishment
for similar crime, through pitiful and pet
tifogging technicality, and the pardon of the
notorious Mullen at Cincinnati, gave encour-
agement to other men equally INSCRIPTIONS,
and the result is now apparent. Let these Gin
cinnati villains escape, and free and fair cleo
tons will be well nigh impossible in that city,
The law can reach them to man, and award
adequate punishment, unless it be handicapped
by men interested in their escape. Every
honest citizen imbued with even decent
amount of patriotism is personally interested
in this matter. With the functions of popu-
lar elections crippled, their verdicts corrupted
and their object defeated, the end of "a peo-
pies government is at hand, and rioting and
anarchy are invited to come in, and put down
vicious and corrupt minority.