Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-12-08
NEW YORK Politics.


Governor Hill, OF New YORK, mas
done something within the last few
days that would hurt him, If anything
would hurt him, with bis party. In
a roundabout way he is guilty Of rob-
bing a political grave. When the
election returns came in the Senate
stood eighteen Republicans and four-
teen Democrats, and the House sixty
six Democrats to sixty-two Repnb-
licans. Governor Flower ad-
mitted that tho Republicans had con-
troll of the Senate, and claimed for
the Democrats the House. And this
situation was not disturbed for two
weeks after the election.
About two weeks ago Senator
elect Deane, Of the Fifteenth district,
died. There was no question about
his election. Tho SUPERVISORS so GER
tiiiod the returns in every county in
his district. He lived in Repub-
lican district, but, instead OF ordering
: now election, Governor Hill de-
clared that the Senate was Demo-
cratic, and that the Legislature must
be Democratic in both branches. So
the Democratic board Of supervisors
ia Duchess county took the Cover
nor al his word and proceeded to go
behind the returns and to report a
Democratic majority. To do this they
ignored the returns made by the cleo
ton judges, and selected fifty-three
official ballots which were blurred by
the printing press and throw them
out. They all belonged to Rspub-
licans. In doing this they not only
Violated oil sense Of justice, but few
directly into the face Of the directions
Of the New York ballot law. The
tickets had no illegal marks placed
there by the voters, they we're simply
faulty ballots supplied to voters BY
the same supervisors OF the county
which threw them out They then
proceeded to count ballots for the
Democratic candidate which had been
thrown out as faulty by the election
Judges. In this way they secured ,
plurality Of fourteen for the Demo
cratic candidate.
When the Republican County
Clerk refused to recognize the out
rage, the supervisors coclly elected I
temporary clerk TO sign the returns
and then Governor Hill called tn,
County Clerk before him and do
,nanded his reasons for refusing t,
sign the returns, and threatened I,
appoint clerk to take his place. Blu
this Same Democratic board, acting
under Governor Hills directions, die
not claim the Assemblyman in Dutch
sss county on the same grounds tina
they claim tho Senator, although tn
grounds are just the same for tn
claim; for, il Democratic Senate
was elected, so was Democratic AS
semblynan. But they do not nee,
that gentleman in the Assembly, and
moreover, he is alive and able an,
ready to establish his right to the of
fee. And SO in New York the oppo
sition to Governor Hill claim that b,
coolly stole the Senator; that to do i
he had to virtually rob grave.
That would hurt a man in mos
countries; the chances are that il
New York 1t will give the Goyerno
and Senator new prestige, becaus
New York city is under the contrc
OF an organization that will not hest
tate at all to commit fraud, if neces
sary, to carry an election! The
have been doing it ever since 1914
and it is that school, with Samuel j
Tilden rs a master, that David L
Hill, as pupil, graduated.