New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-05
An HONEST ELECTION OR-LOOh "o'


The Democrats have been thoroughly fright
ened by the preparations to insure an hone''
election in this city. In their chagrn ana as
trcss at the defeat of their corrupt conspiraclos
they are crying out that the Republicans intend
~ usc force en- Election Day. They are seek
mo 10 represent the United states Government
IS something in the nature of a hostile foreign
Power trampIing upon the liberties of an OPP
nrcssed people This will not fool anybody.
The United States Government is the people
of the United States Its representatives mere
on Election Day will be citizens OF the STATE
of New York. as interested in upholdng the
RIGHTS Of the State as any other citizens. Inc
Fcdcrcl marshals and supervisors, who VIII De
engaged at every polling place in protecting
the ballCt-boxe in protecting citizens III their
right to cast one vote and to have that Vo'e
counted and returned as cast, in compelling
the election officers to do their duty, ana noun
ing else but their duty, and in MAINTAINING
order al the pollS-thcy, too, are citizens anu
taxpayers Of the city and state OF New ork'
The forces at work to guard the purity OF the
ballot are all American and New York forces
opera,ng under American law in the per-
formance of the highest duty that can fall 10
magistrate or peace officer.
We are free to admit, however that they are
not here to act rs stationary scarecrows. Ihey
are not 10 be regarded as objects of Demo-
cratic contempt. The Republican National
Committee charges, and is prepared to prove
that thousands of names were placed upon the
registry lists of this city on the last two days
Of registration. October - and %, as the
names o! persons resident in certain houses
where they did notsrcSldc on October 20 ana
% This fact affords prima facle case OF
fraudulent intent The case is immensely
strengthened by the fact that Tammany Hall
has registered a horde of paupcrs who are
clearly forbidden to vOte-thc inmates OF IN
situations in this city. where they are man
tanned at public expense In order To qualify
these Iaupcrs aS voters the Tammany Com
misSiCncrS Of Charities and Correction have
placed them on the rayrollS Of the city, 50 that
New York is being robbed Of thousands OF
dollars in order to render it possible to accom-
plish gigantic fraud upon the suffrage. Sim
liar wrongs have been arranged in Brooklyn,
Albany, Troy and Buffalo, and there is no
ground fer doubt that the Democrats have
deliberately started ont - steal this state by
means Of illegal voting and false counting.
The idea that we are powerlcSS ~ prevent
this kind Of deyiltry is Iammany's pet idea.
The Croker organization has been so long free
to do a. it pleased in This city that it cannot
comprehend the meaning Of a righteous protest.
II is a criminal organization. and IT looks upon
any interference with It's schemes II perpcratc
electoral crimes rs all < thcr unreasonable and
intolcrabe The Republicans intend in this
election 10 teach McS,rs Shcchan, Croker, Gil
roy and their associates n lesson. The Demo-
Gratis are at liberty 10 stgmatizc the orderly
and righteous carrying ont OF tho law by any
terms they choose to employ. That sort of
thing will have no effect either on the Re
pubran Managers or on the officers OF the
Government The Republican managers will
continue 10 expose all Democratic schemes of
corruption, and will continue 10 move for the
arrest and punishment Of all malofactors.