New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-26
PERSONAL EEGISTEATTON ~ TIN
COUNTRY

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When Tammany insisted last winter on the
passage Of u, outrageous bill reducing the
number of inspector, Of election in this city
every intelligent person understood what that
wa, aimed al The purpose Of tho bill was 10
render it as easy as possible for Tammlny %
roll up vast maoritic, wholly independent of
the votes cast. In other words, the bill was
foul conspiracy against the right # suffrage
in this great metropolis The B1lot-Eciofm
llw sorcly di,pl a.cd the Tammany bosses
since it made il difficult for them 10 carry the
elections by fraud and corruption. 80, by
way of compcnsauln. they insisted upon the
pass Iec If the vile Inspector, bill, ono of the
most aaring of the many outrage, upon Justice
which was poipcuat,d by the fraud tainted
Legislature Of 1872.
Well. now that another Democratic LcgiS-
laiurc is about % get to work. it occurs 10
Tammany that she knows of another scurvy
trick which if successful will still further
strengthen it., ncfariouS policy looking to the
carrying Of elections by foul means. We refer
10 lis proposition TO compel all the electors of
iho State, those in the rural districts rs well
rs those in the cities, personally 10 register.
Already leading Democratic organs are adyo-
eating the passage Of 4 measure cmbodylng
this nice little scheme. Like the Inspectors
law. il has no other object save a mean and
dishonest one. IL might we'll be entitled. " An
Act t. Disfranchise the Farmers of the State"
AZ present in the rural districts voters are only
required personally 10 register on the last Of
the two days set apart for registration. On
the first day the inspectors Of elections in those
districts are permitted 10 place upon their lists
the names Of all who voted at the preceding
election and of other persons known 10 be en-
titled T. vote. This provision finds it, warrant
in the fact that no such necessity for registra-
ton exists in the country as does in the city,
for the obvious reason that while the country
j.. comparatively speaking, Sparscly settled the
cities arc dcnscly populated. At the polls in
the country, a a rule, every man knows every
Other man; at those in the cities the opposite
j., tho rule II follows that the opportunities
for fraud which abound in the cities are not
fonnd in the country. The repeater is ia
miliar character in our cities while he is plac-
tically unknown in the country. Why then
docs Tammany aim 10 have personal rcgi ira
ton extended b. the country? With q view
to keeping the farmers, the majority of whom
4, Tammany we'll knows are Republican,
away from the polls That is the reason and
the only reason. Tammany argues this way
a good many farmers live a long distance
from the polls at which they vote. They are
willing to give one day every spring and fall
10 their duties growing out Of their right of
suffrage. But if we require them to give two
days, one 20 registration and the other To
voting, a good many Of them doubtless nten-
tinnclly or through C1rccSSncSS will rpfrnin
from registering and hence their votes will
be lost Let lis MAKE voting a hardship for
the farmer, the moro of hardship the better
since every Republican vote kept out of tho
! ballot-box above the Harlem is Il vote gained