Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-01

the enjoyment Oi tlil5 pIiNiceo. iho
Southern freedman finds all the
pleasure Of new sensation in the
casting Of his ballot, and hence the
cruelty Of depriving him Of this is all
the more severe. 1t would probably
be regarded as ungracious to suggest
that it could make any difference
that any irregularity in the South is
for the sole and peculiar benefit oil
candidates who do not belong to the
great party Of moral ideas, while in
Rhode Island moral ideas are the di-
rect benefciaries that any change in
the vote and judicious distribution OF
$5 bills can accomplish. The present
high protective tariff schedule is the
principal element in the programme
of morality which benefits by these
influences.
II is further noted that inside Of the
Republican party it is not regarded as
80 entirely essential to preserve spot
less the elective franchise. The great
est lights of the party, when it comes
to the manipulation Of primaries, will
OBSCURE the empyrean brightness oi
their moral nature by tampering with
The will Of the great American people
They may do this, and like the Le'
vites in their Sabbath breaking, re-
main blameless in the eyes of the
straightest puritan in the sect of these
political Pharasees.
A case in point comes up for review
in Westchester county, New York
The leaders OF the g. o. p. in this
county are no less people than State
Senator, Gen. James w. Hustled, ex.
Judge VIM. II. Robertson, and Chaun-
coy M. Depew. Mr.. Depew is bright
American. He achieved, in his mar
riage.a maid who paragons description
and wild fame,--so far as money goes.
BY marital rights, or wrongs, Mr.. De-
pew is a many-times millionaire. AS
such he aspires to Presidential
honors. 1t is on the slate to send to
Chicago a delegation from the Empire
State solid for Mr.. Depew. The pur-
pose held in the background is really
one favorable to Mr.. Blaine as second
choice to Mr.. Vanderbilt's son-in-
law.
But the Republicans of Westchester
county, where Mr.. Depew is best
known, look with horror on this little
plan OF the head of the New York
Central Railroad. Here is what one of
the disgruntled Republicans says
Of it:
"Why," remarked prominent Re.
publican Of New Rochelle yesterday,
There is the very deuce to pay in
every Assembly district in this
county, and old man Robertson will
have his hands full to harmonic mat
ters. Is there much OF a kick against
him? Well, | should say SO, and he
has had to resort to his tricks, ma
chine tactics and bulldozing, to keep
his pull He is sly political rey-
nard, but when his slyness and sleek
ness do not avail he will resort to
things that Tammany Hall politicians
would blush to carry out. Why, the
ex-Judge has his henchmen in every
town, especially in the towns OF the
Second Assembly District. He tells
his henchmen what he wants done
and his orders are obeyed. The re-
cent caucusses, primaries and conven-
tions were, in a majority OF cases,
regular farces.
"The ex-Judge and present Senator
wanted to be delegate from the
Fourteenth Congressional District to
the Chicago Convention. That set
tied it. Then he decided that Judge
Mills should be his colleague. Now,
when the convention meets on the
9th at White Plains, you will see
that Robertson and Mills are Sc
lected. They will be for Chauncey
M. Depew for President. Oh, didn't
they have circus at the Rye Urinary
last Friday night! The Robertson
crowd were outvoted and they organ
lied primary of their own, and the
delegates of that primary have been
recognized as regulars. The honest
Republicans of Rye are disguised
with Robertsonlan Republicanism." :"
When the primaries took place
Robertson's men were judges. All
the Republicans in the precincts turn
ed out to overthrow the machine. But
the fellows who turned the crank OF
"pure politics in Westchester knew
how to manage their machine. The
polls were taken possession of by
Robertson's heelers. When these
could not stem the tide, the election
officers went to some other place,
where the machine men had already
occupied every available inch of space
near the ballot box. The primaries
are conducted by night. 1t was twelve
O'Clock before the polls closed, and
what could not be done in the
way of counting between that hour
and morning!
Here is how they ran the Conven-
ton:
The convention met at White
Plains Monday, and the delegates
elected at the rump and midnight
primary in Fields grocery store were
admitted to seats. The legally
elected delegates from the town OF
Rye were scarcely given a chance to
appeal for their rights. The conven-
ton was mob. 1t was run by Rob-
ertsonian heelers and men chosen to
the Congressional Convention who
will obey the orders OF Boss Robert
son. Here is some of the colloquy
that occurred at the White Plains
Convention;
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