St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-05
DRIVEN TO THE WALL
A Desperate Scheme Being
Planned by the Republic
can Leaders
To Debaueh the Ballot Box
as the Last Failing
Resort.
But the Alert Democracy Is
Prepared and Will
ThWart 1t.
Vigilance at the Polls the
WatchWord of the Faith
full To-MoppoW.
Be on your guard.

Nv va NOut 3uRlO'
Every Democrat of st. Paul and every
other good citizen who values the hour,
integrity and credit of the city, should
be on the alert to-day and tomorrow.
They should be prepared to meet and
prevent every species of trickery and
knavery known to ''fine work" in poll
tics. The gang in charge of the Repub-
lican campaign is desperate, and will
leave no stone unturred to trick, de-
fraud and cheat the ballot box to-mor-
row. 1t is only necessary to point to
the attempted registration fraud last
Tuesday to show to what desperate
straits this gang is driven.
1t has already planned scheme by
which IL hopes to defeat the will of the
people tomorrow.
Att o'clock Sunday morning, in
saloon on Wabasha street, scheme
was Matched out, and the gathering of
political thugs will meet this afternoon
to receive instructions. A prominent
Republican alderman, now taking an
active part in the campaign, was pres
ent at the rendezvous yesterday, and is
the chief cOnSpirator i'll the scheme by
which he hopes to defeat and defraud
the ballot box. 1t is scheme to de-
bauch the election in the interest of the
gang at the Republican helm. The
Democratic city committee was apprised
of the scheme and its leaders, and has
already taken steps to thwart the ras-
cality.
But be on your guard.
This is not the only piece Of villainy
afoot tomorrow. The desperate ring
sters have had their.wits sharpened by
extremity, and no scheme which in
genulty can devise and money and ras-
cality execute will go uninterrupted.
The yigilance-the personal vigilance of
every yoter-will readily defeat the con-
templated frauds, but the election must
not go by default. The presence and
exertions at the polls of every Democrat
ocrats to do likewise.
Vote early.
Let every Democrat and every friend
of Mayor Smith reg ard it as his duty to
be at the polls the first thing in the
morning and deposit his vote. There
is danger in delay. In many precincts
the registration is so heavy that series
of delays will find o'clock come and
all of the votes not polled. An early
vote means a certain vote, and vote
delayed is vote endangered. See to it
that the vote shut out by the closing of
the polls is not yours. There is Re-
publican scheme afoot to keep up sys-
tematic challenging in heavy Demo-
cratic precincts in the hope of crOWding
out Democratic votes; but the scheme
may readily be thwarted by voting
early. 1t is the only safe plan. The
Republicans, with their natural antipa-
thy to workingmen. have planned their
onslaughts on those precincts peopled
by Democratic labOring classes. so it
behooves every workingman to get his
vote in early.
Vote the straight ticket.
The Australian law is very intricate,
and there is but one safe way to insure
your entire ballot. That is by voting
it straight. Make your cross mark OPP
poSte Mayor Smiths name and make
no other mark or scratch on the ticket
and it will then be counted for the ell
tire Democratic ticket. One careless
mark might throw out your ballot. Too
much stress cannot be laid upon this
point. The new law is filled with hard
conditions, and even lawyers are in
doubt as to its points. But if you con-
tent yourself with one cross mark to
the right of Mayor Smiths name you
take no chances. Put the cross OH your
ticket thus:
ROBERT A. SMITH. X
1t will save time and enable the full
vote to be polled.
1t will insure your vote for every
Democrat on the ticket.
1t will insure your vote for the best
nominated for every office.
1t will be service to the judges i'll
completing the return.
1t will be a straight vote for the best
ticket ST. Paul ever had.
1t will sweep the city like cyclone
and elect every Democrat.
1t will rebuke the gang of tricksters
now planning to debaueh the ballot.