New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-30
4 CONSPIRACY FOR EPUBLICANS T
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THE TRIBUNE prints in another column this
morning an outline of the conspiracy by which
the Democratic managers hope to steal this
State in 1888, as they stole it in 1884. On
an honest vote and an honest count New ork
would have been carried by Mr.. Blaine four
years ago. The Democratic plotters then used
every form of cajolery, intimidation and brlD-
cry to induce officials at the polling-places to
make Incorrect misleading and fraudulent re-
turns. They have the same scheme on hand
now as they had then. Their resources are
greater. The corruption fund is larger. Their
preparations for defeating the will of the peo-
pie are more extensive and thorough. The
conspiracy reaches out to all the borders Of the
State, but it is proposed TO carry on these opera
tions upon an especially extensive scale in this
city, in Richmond County, in Queens, and in
the cities of Troy and Albany.
The managers of the Democratic campaign
of fraud have imported to this State to serve
them in their shameful work some of the most
skilful, accomplished and experienced manip-
uators of elections that can be found in any
part of the Union. They have drawn them
from Maryland from Indiana, from Ohio, and
from various Southern States. These men are
hardened in crime. 1t has been their constant
practice to carry elections by fraud of the most
daring sort in their own States, and they in
tend to secure the electoral vote Of Newly 0rk
for Cleveland by the same means which they
have found effective in former elections. They
have already begun efforts in all parts of the
Empire State to weaken the integrity and sap
the honesty of Republican inspectors and poll
clerks. They will buy outright as many OF
these men as they can possibly purchase They
will influence others by gittering promises or
bv pressure of various kinds. They expect, as
in 1884. to corrupt sufficient number Of Re-
publican inspectors and poll-clerks so that the
Cleveland vote shall be increased beyond the
actual number of ballots for Cleveland, and the
vote for Harrison shall be diminished below
the number actually in the balot-box for Har-
rison. as was done in the case of Cleveland
and Blaine respectively in 1884. This fraud
ulent and villanous work will be carried on
most extensively IN the lower wards of New
York. Democratic strongholds and Businesses
of vice and crime.
1t is of the gravest moment to the cause Of
honest elections anu POou th"V
every Republican and every honorable and
upright citizen should be on his guard against
these frauds Every man who believes in hon
est balloting and honest counting should keep
his eyes open and endeavor to expose the plot
tiers and conspirators wherever he can. Re-
publican election officials should be on their
guard against the insdiOus approaches of the
enemy. The leaders in the various Assembly
districts and wards should keep vigilant
scrutiny on all the associates of the inspectors
and poll-clerks. They should find out what
ones among them are listening to Democratic
tempters, and should warn those who are likely
TO prove weak or dishonest what penalty will
follow failure to perform their duties proper
~. The punishments provided by the election
law for any dishonest work on the part OF an
election inspector or pol-clerk are extremely
severe. Republicans should take pains that
no election officer whatever remains nim-
pressed with the fact that such punishments
will be applied with unsparing rigor if they
fail to perform their duty. Such united eff ort
to suppress fraud should be made by all honest
citizens that the Democratic suffers Of ballot
boxes and manipulators of false returns,
whether they come from Maryland or from
States further South, or whether they are
brought here from the West for this wicked
work, shall be sent back to their homes baked
in their designs or shall have chance to re-
pent Of their evil practices in prison.