New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-23
TO THE SOVEREIGNS.

Two weeks from to-day the American people
will mart with their sovereignty. Not perma-
nently. but for four or at least for two years;
not BY force, but voluntarily. They will elect
Individuals whom they trust to do the work OF
governing for them, and after these men nave
once been elected, the power Of the people over
their own destinies for two years at least ana
possibly for four will have ceased to exist. Inc
glorious sovereignty they have to-day, prde
and 10y of right thinking citizens and admira-
ton of the world. they will have given away
to the men they may choose to govern-to
BENJAMIN Harrison or Grover Cleveland as
Chief Executive of the laws, and to Republican
or Democratic representatives as lawmakers
Two weeks remain, and only tive weeks In
which to finish all the self-governing that the
people can do for some years to come.
Inst at this critical period people who nave
tbo;r ewes omen see that the most notorious
adept in robbing the people of their suffrage,
the NET election swindlcr whom Mr.. Cleveland
so obstinately rewarded is at work IN THIS Guy
They see Just at the same time that Sloo'ooV
from the large fund made up by Mr. Cleve-
land and his favored mllionaires, trusts ana
Wall Street sharpers, has been sent to In
diana They see just at the same time .haO
evidences of fraudulent registration murphy
In Jersey City. Three close States which Will
determine the result New ork, New-Jersey
and Indiana, are simultaneously attacked by the
corr,,pt methods for which those experienced
Democratic managers. Barnum and German
have long been noted. On the other side they
see extraordinary efforts to prevent 1rauu
specia organization and large fund c.eated lot
the purpose employed by Senator quay 10 ue-
rect fraudulent registration in this CITY, similar
efforts aided by new law in New Jersey, ana
aoror,l snecial organizations in Indiana for the
sole purpose of preventing an 4 punlsnine lrauu'
When the Republicans asked Indiana Deino-
Gratis to Join In these efforts, the Democraeio
State Committee refused.
So the great contest narrows to one question:
whether the people can be robbed OF their
sovereignty by crimes in three cities. Inc nc.
publicans find in their canvass certainty VI
success if fraud can be held in check, SO thao
the will OF honest voters can prevail. Inc
Democrats have learned enough from thelr
canvass to realize that their only chahce Vi
success is in repeating the crimes by wmch
thousands of fraudulent votes have been cast
or counted in this city, New-Jersey or Indiana.
Some Democratic managers are IN the penn
Tertiary for the crimes perpetrated at the lasV
election in Indiana, but the case is desperate
and the attempt must be repeated. Jersey Clty
has frauduleptly aided the Democratic party
70 the extent of 2, 900 or 5000 votes in every
charm contest for wears, and the criminals have
not been punished but rewarded by the party
IN power A strictly honest vote or count III
New York City-when has it been known The
workingmen who supported MIR. George 1or
Mavor have claimed that he was defeated by
Democratic frauds, and yet MIR. George and
mart of his followers are now helping the GRIM
inals.
The sovereignty Of the people has not gone
from them yet In the two weeks that re-
main there is time for honest voters to resent
and defeat the attempt to steal that sovereignty
nv crimes in three cities. 1t cannot be done
if the sovereigns who lean toward Democratic
candidates consent to encourage, to shield ana
to profit by crime. But there are Democrats,
MANY thousand in each Of the three doubtful
States, who want no success obtained by ROD
hing the people To them THE TR1BUNT> ap-
peals to put down the corrupt managers OF their
own party. 1t is known at this hour to the
managers Of both parties in this State that an
honest vote will choose Harrison electors. The
Republican and the Democratic canvasses
differ widely, but to that extent agree Gov
ernor Hill knew it when he warned his party
leaders that Cleveland would be beaten unless
they could here overcome $4,000 majority Tor
Harrison above the Harlem. Leaders OF both
parties in New-Jersey are in like manner aware
that frauds in Jersey City, not merely as large
as but larger than usual, will be necessary to
overcome the honest vote in the rest OF the
State for Harrison. In Indiana the Republican
canvass also shows a clear plurality.
The question which remains fol- the closing
weeks of the campaign Is whether honest Dem
ocrats will suffer the will of the people to be
defeated, by fraud. The way to prevent 1t is
plain. 1t is to swell the majority OF honest
votes against the party which resorts to fraud
II is to cast honest Democratic votes to over
como corruption fund contributed by favored
trusts, by ofiiceholders, and by Wall Street
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