St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-06
AN OLD TRICK.

It will be remembered how, after the
last presidential election, the whole country
was kept in a state of suspense and excite
ment on account of the delay in receiving
the returns of the election in the state OF
New York. 1t will also be remembered
that the cause of the delay, which created
so much unnecessary suspense, was the at
tempt made by the Republican managers to
steal the vote of the state No one doubts
that if the state administration had been in
control of the Republicans the fraud would
have been perpetrated, and the nation
second time would have been defrauded OF
its chosen president. The infamy that
was attempted to be perpetrated in New
York in 1884 by the Republican managers
is now being repeated by the Republican
managers in Minnesota. The evidences OF
it are as plain as daylight, and the similar
ity to the New York situation in 1884 is
striking. The first evidence is the sys-
tematic Withholding of the returns from the
various counties. There is no reason why
all the returns should not have been in
the second night after the election. The
back the returns. In the great majority of
cases the Republicans have control of the
election machinery. From all the counties
where Democratic officials canvaSsed the
election the returns were promptly sent in.
To any unprecedented mind it is apparent that
the Republicans had a purpose for holding
back the result of the election in the various
hod nf ia alQ
ton machinery. just as they had purpose
for doing the same thing in New York in
1884. Then again there are here, just as
there was in New York, evidence that the
telegraph companies are in collision with
the conspirators. Here is an illustration in
point: The second night after the election
a prominent citizen of this city, who had
been on trip out in the state and who had
happened to succeed in getting the returns
of one of the interior counties, reached a
railway station and attempted to telegraph
the returns to the GLOBE. The operator
prOfesSed willingness to accommodate
him, but informed him that it would be i'm
possible to get wire to st. Paul. The
gentleman remained in the telegraph
office all night, and made success
sive efforts to get his telegram through,
but failed. And yet the Republican cen
trail committee in this city succeeded in
getting the same returns that night without
any trouble. This is one of the many in
stances that might be cited to illustrate how
the property of JAY GOULD is being used
by the conspirators to further their iniqui-
tous schemes. With Republican auditors
and two Republican justices of their own
choosing to sit as canvassing boards. it is
easy to see how great the opportunity to
the Republican managers to cook the re-
turns wherever and to whatever extent it
may be found necessary. When these facts
are considered. in connection with the secret
conferences which were held in this
city between the Republican bosses and the
railway managers on Thursday. and the send
ing out of special train the following night,
with lot of political workers on board, to
get in their work in the western and north
ern parts of the state, there can be no doubt
as to what 1t all means. How far the
contemplated rape of the ballot will succeed
shall be ascertained farther along. In the
meantime it is sufficient to say that the
movement is watched and the tracks of the
electiOn-returns manipulators will have to
be covered with wonderful care if they are
not exposed.