National Republican., 1885-11-30
Is This Genuine Democracy

at was Democrat, aud an old and
highly respected Democrat" who is quoted
by the Cincinnati Volksblatt as having
made the declaration to the committee of
one hundred that the only organized fraud
perpetrated in that city at the last October
election was to be found within the Demo-
cratic party, and that the only organiza-
tions that made themselves protectors of
these frauds, and endeavored to hinder
their prosecution, were also to be found
within the ranks of the Democratic party.
The Voksblatt shows that the words OF
the veteran Democrat are as true now as
when they were uttered, for, although
weeks have elapsed since, and "although
in that time the most dlligent OF efforts
have been made by Democrats to uncover
Republican frauds, not even vestige has
been found Of that which was sought and
just as little have the Republicans put any
obstacles in the way of their investiga-
tions.n
1t is not the belief Of the REPUBLICAN
that all the bad men are on one side of the
party line and all the good ones on the
other. Undoubtedly the masses of all
parties are honestly desirous Of good gov
ernment, and incapable of committing or
approving fraud.
But it is true-and pity It's tbs true-that
the Democratic party is led and managed in
such way that 1t is rapidly fitting itself to
go into history as ''the party of fraud"
The national Democratic party may be
fairly sampled Dy the Ohio contingent.
The Cincinnati Democrat is the average
Democrat. Taking these automatic state
ments for premises, let us sec to what con-
clusion they tend.
| About the beginning Of the Ohio cam
paign Gov. Hoadly came TO Washington
and obtained from the President pardon
for one Mullen, who was then serving out
sentence in prison for having forcibly ar
rested and locked up large number of
legal voters in order to help the Demo-
cratic party by keeping Republicans away
from the polls. Mullen was a lieutenant OF
the Cincinnati police when he committed
the crime, He was convicted on his own
confession. As soon as Hoadly had secured
his pardon lie was reinstated in his old place
as an evidence Of Democratic appreciation
Of the crime which he had perpetrated.
The REPUBLICAN called attention to
these events at the times of their occur
renee. When Mullen had been pardoned
and reinstated the REPUBLICAN mentioned
the two incidents us a good beginning for
fraud campaign. The exposure of the
frauds in Cincinnati at the Ohio election
took no one by surprise. When the Demo-
cratic governor Of a state induces the Demo-
cratic President Of the United States to do
what was done IN the case of Mullen, the
Democratic party puts its seal OF solemn,
high approval on fraud GOV. Hoadly and
the Ohio Democratic leaders could not in
any other way have made a more open and
eloquent eXhortation to the roughs, round
ers, rGscals, and gentcol ballot-box manipu-
lators Of their party to commit frauds than
was made by their public acts in the Mullen
case.
The object OF the Cincinnati frauds was
as our readers know, to steal the legislature
| And the one great fact Of the case Is that,
. although the frauds are not denied, and
have been iudicially determined, the Dem
ocratic party, rs party, hus made and Is
making q desperate fight for all the al
yantOges It could have gained II the frauds
had not lCon exposed.
We have heretofore referred, IN brief
toms, to the decision Of the circuit court
al Cincinnati adverse 10 the Democratic
scheme. All tho judges concurred IN the
| opinion that return from one precinct,
! which was not made ort ON proper blanks
ut all, hut was merely a fraudulent state
meut Of the pretended vote, on paper fur
rislCd hy Democratic club, should not DO
counted as a legal return Of the vote. This
secures the election of one Of the four Re-