New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-20
COMPLETING THEIR INF8hY.

The Election Inspectors bill. which was de-
| signed to enable Tammany Hall to steal the
vote of this State at the election in November,
was passed by the Senate yesterday. 1t now
goes to the Governor, and it is scarcely pos
sible to doubt that he will sign it, Thus will
be completed as despicable and audacious a
scheme of fraud as New-York has witnessed in
many years. There has never been any at
tempt in the Legislature or out Of it to defend
this measure as necessary or proper. 1t was
planned for the simple purpose of giving to
Tammany absolute control of the counting OF
the votes in this city. The only argument
ever advanced in its support was the argument
that Tammany wanted it. 1t has no Jlstiiica-
ton from any point of view. The prctence put
forth at late hour by Croker as an offset to
almost universal denunciaton of the bill, was
utterly foolish and false. lie said that the de-
sire of the party in this city was to produce an
equality between the city and the country as
respects the inspectors OF election. lie never
thought of this excuse until it became apparent
that the most respectable Democrats and the
most respectable Democratic organs considered
the measure treacherous disreputablc and
dangerous. 1t was within his power from the
of a general law dividing the force Of in
spectors everywhere throughout the Sta'e equal
ly between the two parties He never thought
of doing this at any time nor did 1t occur 10
him as a thing which could be done, until -he
was compelled to cast about for some sug-
gesion of an excuse for the wanton and vii
famous project which has now been forced
through the Legislature.
The Democratic party in this city has al
ways maintained since the present law went
into operation that elections here were honest
and Of necessity must be honest. They have
replied TO every intimaton of false counting
that false count was impossible. They have
upheld the law steadily, and constantly praised
it with many pretences of virtuc bh things
have gone hard with them this winter. The
belief generally prevails that the Republicans
will cast a majority of the votes in November
next. The villanies accomplished by Demo
cratic leaders at Albany during the last four
months have produced their natural effect upon
thousands of individual, who usually vote the
Democratic ticket The recent town elections
indicated a determined revolt against such
practices. Many signs of Republican strength
and energy and confidence have appeared In
other States. To the shrewd observer Of Tam
many Hall it has become evident that to save
New-York for their party desperate tactics
must be rcSorted to. II was in the hope and
expectation of being able by fraud to overcome
AL honest Republican majority in the state
provided that majority was not overwhelming
that the rulers of TammaDy and Of this town
conceived this fragrant niquity. That is the
simple truth, known to be such by all men of
both parties who know Tammany Hall.
We confidently expect that in consequence
of this obvious preparation for fraud in this
city great number of voters upon whom party
ties sit lightly and who always have prefer
ence for honesty will vote agains; the paty
in whose name and supposed interest this bill
has been passed We did not think this a rca
sen for permitting the bill to be passed without
our strenuous opposition, nor is this any reason
now for emitting TO say that the plot which
has thus far prospered, but which we believe
will be utterly condemned at the polls, is in
famous in character and purpose, disglaccful
to those WHO invented il and 10 every member
of the Legislature who gave it his support.
We fear, as we have said, that Governor Flower
will not have the moral courage to veto this
bill. 1t was party measure, and he is party
man, first last and all the time. And yet he
knows that 1.-THE Brooklyn Eagle 1.-The
World" and other influential Democratic or
gans are agans; it. He knows that public
sentiment is against it. lie knows that it is a
vile and outrageous plot to debauch and defle
the franchise. We urge him TO take counsel
of his better impulses and his sounder judg
mcnt and defeat the CONSPIRACY.
But with or without his signature, the record
on this subject is completed, so far as the Legis
lature could complete it, and it is perfectly in
teiligible. 1t goes to the people of the State
as it is they will recognize it for what it is, and
they will express their opinion about it next
November.
BREAKING DOWN THE EXCISE LAWS.