The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-10

NO LONGER DOUBTFUL STATE.
The stupendous Democratic majorities
in New York and Kings counties are
easily solved. Last November the Democ-
racy elected Gov. Flower and stole
the state Legislature from lawfully elected
Republicans. This legislature proceeded
to pass the Dem ocratic election inspectors
bill. measure conceived in iniQuity and
devised for the express purpose of fraud
ulently increasing the Democratic vote in
New York city. The Democratic con-
struction of this law makes the single Re-
publican inspector at each polling booth q
mere wooden dummy against the two
Democratic inspectors. The Republican
inspector has no right, no voice whatever,
and by means of their majority in each
board of inspectors, at every polling place
in New YORK city the Democracy were able
to accept the ballot of every colopizer, re-
peater, illegal and fraudulent voter who
was known to be a Democrat
Thousands of persons were fraudulently
naturalized. In Kings county every de-
vice of trickery, bribery, false swearing,
illegal voting and false counting was en-
ployed to swell Cleveland's majority.
What was the result? New York city
gave Clevel and 76,125 majority against
$1,000 in 1888. Kings county gave Cleve-
land over g. 600 majority against only 12,-
600 in 1885. In the country districts. in
spite of the large registry, there is great
falling off in the Republican vote for 1888.
The same methods of corruption that
carry the legislature last year were en-
ployed. Voters were hired not to vote,
which gives half vote to the Democracy.
There are $1,000 precincts in New York
state and Sis elect on districts, and the
rejection of few votes in each of the pre-
cincts of New York city. together with the
purchase Of few votes in each Of the
country precincts is sufficient to manu-
facture a majority for the Democracy.
This machinery was created by the last
legislature for the purpose Of carrying
New York for David b. Hill.
Hill was the chief of the conspiracy to
steal the state legislature, and having
spectors' bill was enacted. At the time
of its enactment Hill knew that the New
York delegation to the Democratic ma
tional convention would be solid for his
candidacy, and in anticipation OF securing
the nomination he prepared the machin-
cry for securing the electoral vote of New
York. Cleveland secured the nomination.
and then Hill and Tammany waited
quietly for Cleveland to pay the price
asked fer !ubricating the machine and
putting its wheels in motion for Cleve-
land On the 17th of September, accord
ing to the New York Sun, the organ Of
Tammany, Cleveland came to terms with
Tammany and Hill, and this machine has
elected Cleveland president Of the United
States.
This is not all; the same legislature that
created the machinery by which the only
limit to the size of Democratic maiorities
is the amount of opposition TO be over
come, gerrymandered the state so that it
is impossible. SO long as the New York
Democracy remains a unit, to elect Re-
publican legislature. Until the Tammany
Democracy is broken up as badly as it was
at the time OF Tweed's exposure there is
no hope of eecting a Republican legis-
lature. The gerrymander in New York
and Kings county will stand until Re-
publican legislature is elected. and, of
course. the machinery for the manufacture
Of elections cannot be changed, but will
continue year after year to manufacture a
Democratic majority in the Empire state
at every election of consequence.
What does this meant II means that
the Republican party for the future may
| lust as well mark New York off the list OF
| doubtful states. Henceforth II is as sure
| to be a Democratic state at every presi-
| dental election as South Carolina or
| Georgia. This will relieve the Democracy
| Of any further concern for the fate of New
| York. The states OF New Jersey and Con-
necticut are morally certain TO continue to
be Democratic. IL the presidential CAM
pairn of 1896 the work of the Democracy
will he easy and the burden light. The
| South VIII be solid, and the whole strength
| of the party's sinews of war can be
| poured into Indiana and Illinois. The
great city of Chicago has very large
! population of the same sort that forms
| nlne-tenths OF the rank and file of the
| Tammany Hall Democracy. BY 1880 there
will be a Democratic machine organized
in Chicago as powerful and well-disoi
| Mined AS that Of Tammany Hail. and the
moment that the Democrats capture the
| s.a,e LEGISLATURE they will proceed 10 create
| the same sort OF election machinery fol
Chicago that Hill devised and applied se
New York city.
Under these circumstances the Demo
Gratis are dangerously likely TO occupy the
| White House until one Of two event: