Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-30
A Great Truth illustrated.

When EX-President Cleveland stood up before
the Boston Merchants Association recently he
uttered one truth which should be craven on the
minds OF the American people. He stated it In
the following language Vile, unsavory forms
rise to the surface of our political waters, and
geefully anticipate in the anxiety Of selfish in
terest their opportunity to fatten upon corrupted
and debauched suffrage" 1t may not be amiss
to recall few of the instances In which the fact
stated by Mr.. Cleveland has been illustrated in
recent American politics.
In the Maine state election of 1870 the republi.
cans had a large plurality on the gubernatorial
vote, but lacked 49S OF the majority. The consti-
tuition then required majority vote or devolved
the election of governor on the legislature, The
republicans had chosen large majority of this
body and they confidently awaited the opening
of the session in the belief that 1t would elect the
republican candidates to the state offices. In this
situation some of those vile unsarory FORMS"
to which Mr.. Cleveland referred in his Boston
speech rose to the surface of the Maine political
waters and began plotting how they could steal
the state. With the help Of the democrat acting
governor Of the state they undertook to count out
enough honestly chosen republicans to give the
democrats a majority in the legislature and so
have succeeded had not their tools lacked the
courage to complete their crime.
What Mr. Cleveland thought Of these VILE I'M
Savory forms " that endeavored " to iatten upon
corrupted and debauched suffrage was clearly
shown when he became president. The two lead
ing conspirators in this vile plot to steal state
were Eben F. Pillsbury and Charles II. Chase
Mr. Cleveland had been only few weeks in the
White House when he honored thpse tun mar,
by appointing thom TO the TWO most important
and lucrative federal officers In Maine. lie thus
showed what the vile, unsavory forms In pol
itics might expect at his hands.
In the presidential campaign of 1884 1t was con-
coded that the October election in Ohio would in
dictate whether there was any chance of electing
Mr.. Cleveland in the following November. The
democrats accordingly strained every nerve and
poured Oh money without limit To carry tbs
stale. Here vas another vile, unsayory form"
to rise to the political surface, and one Of them
came there in the person of Mike Mullen, a
democratic member Of the Cincinnati pAliee
force. In order TO decrease the republican vote
| in that city he arrested $50 cOlored men on the
night before election, kept them in prison until
the polls were closed on the following day, and
then discharged them without preferring any
OhdlHOs W blFlhb Iei,, titbi' lfuiiuH Mas az
rested, confessed his guilt and was sentenced TO
state prison for his crime against the suffrage
What did Mr.. Cleveland think OF this " vile,
unsayory form that rose to the surface of the
Ohio political waters in order to help MT, Cleye
lands chances iof an election 10 the hlesideney2
He showed what he thought by granting this
Mike Mullen free pardon and so enabling
the Cincinnati democrats TO appoint him an in
spfctor of elections in 1885 and get his assistance
in the colossal democratic frauds and forgeries
thai LiaEkea tlio Ollie election Of ting. year
Here are two Illustrations our OF o hundred Which
could show Mr.. Cieyeland's method OF dealing
with vile, unsayory forms " In politics. Phar-
isaical pretenslons in an after-dinner speech
amount to nothing 1t is what man does whcnt
he has TIP Gnpqrtunty 70 DO something IN
measures his moral Caiibre.- Carroll Herald. ~ I