New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-01
carers ELFOEN ~ TINS >IA1T.

Two cauCu,rS Wclc brll III OnonI1GI County
recently whose outcome Is entitled 10 ~ respect
if. as is claimed. it j. tainted - iHNd. ! h"
syracuse journal" Charges thar a. both p"n"
cats voted and deciGod thr ir.'1it' that l. -
say, decided the result OF RciNllic, ''ncr'"> :
The incident IS Of general ii,''Ic>' in" II ~
forces ihc urgent necessity Nhi,n "N.'i~ l"' a!-
ditionaI caucus lc;j ,.aton III" C.d'u, iaN OF
I1ss7 was expected t. l,.n1 a ON caucus -
form. hut although IL pa>>Ic'' h. not N'''h
without beneficial lc>uiI,. II lH~ - II" m';'H~
No, the best expectations Tar, IL" p!cN"ii;'
snap prlmarir,- primaries he'd v1tho"'
due notice being given i secure" Tn pI">'n'"
At all primary c,cciipu> 81 a e,Ii!.ccih Number OF
Inspectors and Watchers II provide, that a"y
person who shai! Intentionally vci" or attempt
to vote without having d" right TO Go 5" Shall
lie guilty Of m>d"mcanor, and II mak'>
crookedncss on tie part Of an inspector OF oi""I
election officer felony.
The trouble with the law would seem 10 hc
two fold. In the ITS place no adcqua," pro-
vision is made for it, enforcement and IN tn"
second place. til" penalty imposed on those VIII"
" intentionally vote OF att mp; 10 vote withrnt
having the right 10 do 81 " l. l1diculol>l> l'cht.
punished with Tie uim",t severity. nal'-~ COS
eminent Of the p'op'" i, to became ~ e. j."
Democrats in Ouol.daca who voted al the IT,"
publican pl'nMr.' 10 which a!iii>'UH ma been
made would O.; no moe than they Z" ScIN"d II
they were sent to ~tatr', piI.0n for d"z"h
wears. !, i high :illr tlaI treason against ~"
r.ph, Of suifia." AT ll:inalI", ana a; AL Other
elect .ous va, made od!o,>. And the present -
certainly a fortunate" TIM" 10 liza gust amCNc-
mcnt having for IL oh"ci ~ improved cau"",
law For caIIci~ reform j. ohN io''"li an ini"--
raj pant ci ballot reform. and the rubIic -cnii'
mcnt Of the STATE at"stcd IT, zeal Tor taIIo I"-
form by heartily >upp"ilin" III" -aton BAL.
The current H"prhican caucu- III LrI" County
mav not b. q nluG" in all RESPECTS. hG; II world
alIcar to be- Il vast imlInVo.u,.ii upon The cIi"-
spending bod, in Onuudaca County and IN
many other pans OF IL" siatc. "Thr Buffalo
Commercial" tc>,iiics that the Erie Republican
caucus j. conducted According to rlllc- and rcgn-
allorS IVY which "cycry facility is afforded for
all Republicans to tko part in cEpo.ing dc!"-
gates at ali the calcrSr- at tho SAM hour, on the
same day, and an.pl" precautions ar" taken that
40 one but k"pnhlic'n> can TAX" pant III the
mUcc"dimrs.' Tins concurrent holding OF AL Il
cliy, calit,I>e> i, a scheme which 10 doubt il
calculated 10 prcycnt good deaf Of fraud. BAT
it viii BE- practically impossible III our large
cities u exclude la,ta';y Democrats from I."
publican caucll,"> 81 rasCally Republicans from
Democratic CaUCil>S no matter what laws may
be- enacted unless the people arouse themselves
and determine to conserve their common IN
tcrc-,> in Il government hy parties hy protecting
legitimate party machinery
The Republicans Of NrwIorIi can conf
IDENTIFY be counted upon to pctScvrre i'll The good
fight for caucus reform and not TO rest until il j.,
we'll won and when the fight is over the Demo
Gratis of New-Ioik Gun be counted upon 10 gay
ditto 10 the Republicans. That is Il way they
hays-our folks lead and the others follow. And
pending the renewal Of the good work it is salts