The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-28
WHAT Is TO BE DONE ABOUT YANKEE
NFNALITY?

We have written twice on Professor Nc
Cooks account of the venality Of the
voters of Connecticut, and now comes the
special correspc ndent Of the New York
Herald with the following account OF
how the voters of New York sell them
selves:
Ogdensburg, y. Y. oct. %, 1897. -"Hello,
lie Blanci Been getting your papers,"
! "Yas, Meestair Kelly, l get me first
chance vote dis year"
Going 10 cast your first vote en-? Say
| how do you feel about election"
well. l tink l fill me bout lax tirty
DOLLAR"
This is a verbatim report OF a plain,
every day conversation between a ST.
Lawrence county politician and newly
made French American. 1t is
generally heard on the steps of the very
courthouse where the mill that makes
voters is kept grinding at this season of
the year More than that, such chat is
admittedly the key 10 the secret OF ST.
Lawrence cOunty's famous pluralities.
Talk about the repeater" in the metro
polls. Why. the "hoater" up here at the
political North Pole OF the State can
give him points on the nefaroIs game
without half trying.
ia iiiih SIFdN DdiH VI a county, Win
its one hundred and fifty miles Of length
and ninety miles OF frontier, there has
developed a stupendous system OF ven
ality. No attempt is made TO disguise the
fact by either party. II is conceded that
even among the Intelligent native farmers
ten dollar bills are far more influential
as electiOneering arguments that tariff
facts or figures, while among the lumber
men votes are only valued as a cOmmO-
Ogdensburg, the canvass shows that out
OF $500 votes no less than 500 are ION the
list" and the list Is growing One cleo
ton district humorously called 'Pious
Hollow" has Isl purchasable votes out
Of total population of 80.
1t may we'll be said that no man can
predict how the election will 20 when
the Yankees themselves tell lis these
things about their voters. We quote the
following special to the New York
World because it TALES with everything
else that comes from that quarter:
Hartford Oct 25.-Connecticut is I'm
danger. l have just completed pains
taking investigation in every section Of
the State, and know whereof | speak
ION a fair. square vote Cleveland
would sweep the State. But the State
is small and the protected manufacture
ers. both here and in Rhode Island. are
rich.
THE Republican national committee
has taken the management out OF local |
hands and turned il over to Senator Aid |
rich and Charles r. Brayton.
Everybody in Rhode Island knows |
what this means. Aldrich's success i'm |
that State has been purchased each and |
every time by money put up by manufac-
turers and distributed by Brayton.
"Aldrich and Brayton hope to make
their financial methods as successful in |
Connecticut as they have been In Rhode
Island. They have money in profuse
abundance and are throwing out lines I'm
all directions.
Meanwhile the Democratic managers
are torpid. | cannot learn that they are
making N effort to thwart these daring
politicians. They know the State Is sure
for Cleveland on an honest ballot and so
rest content. They do not take into cal
culation the possible effect OF an enor-
nous corruption fund skilfuly handled.
Il repeat; Connecticut is in danger. IL
requires prompt attention from head
quarters"