The Republican journal., 1892-11-17
BY Fraud and Force.

BY Fraud and Force.
Cleveland's election to the Presidency
is an established fact, but that the result
is not the judgment of the American peo-
pie cannot be too strongly emphasized. 1t
is "A victory attained by fraud, corruption
and the alien element-men who may be
legal voters. but who are not Americans in
spirit and who have no Intelligent knowl-
edge OF or appreciation for free institu-
lions, This class predominates i'll many
of the large cities in several of the West
ern States. and was sufficient of itself in
the recent election to turn the scale from
Harrison to Cleveland. The Democrats
naturally rejoice over the election of their
candidate; but the fact that this foreign
element which includes the anarchists
and communists Of Chicago and other
great cities already holds the balance of
power i'll this country, certainly furnishes
food for reflection, and cause for alarm.
The Western States settled and built up
by sturdy New Englanders, We're staunch-
ly Republican until overrun by the foreign
hordes who are LOW gaining sway over
them There are whole communities in
which no English is spoken, and where
the American newspaper is never seen.
These people, although allowed to vote,
are as foreign as when in their native Eu-
rope.
Turning to another section of the coun-
Try, it is admitted by all parties that the
Solid South is kept solid by depriving a
class of voters that are in numerical ma
jority in several of the States of the right
OF suffrage guaranteed to them by the
Constitution. With a free ballot and
fair count the solidarity of the South
would have been broken long since, and
the Democratic party would have remain
ed forever in the shadows of defeat.
The frauds and corruption practiced by
Tammany Hall. "a band of thieves organ
lied for plumber, who have long had New
York city by the throat-are too well
known to call for specific mention. The
millions stolen from taxi payers are used
to enrich individuals. and in political con
tests to supply a corruption fund of appal-
ling proportions. Not content with rul-
ing. and robbing, New York city Tam
many has sought and gained control of
the State. and Of the President elect of the
'nited states. Tie New York Mail and
Express says that Doodle, bossism and
bribery was the combination which de-
feated the Republican city and county
ticket, and it prints interviews with many
Of the candidates which disclose corrup-
ton in about all the districts. The liquor
dealers and the police force We're power
ful Democratic agents. and several of the
candidates say that the Roman Catholic
Church was actively engaged in behalf of
the Tammany ticket. Mr.. Charles T.
Coon. who ran f"l Congress in the Tenth
District, says: I'VE should have carried
New York State by a large majority but it
is evident now that Tammany has had its
emi>salie> all over the State. 1t is useless
to expect an honest ballot OF count in New
York City, With fair election we would /
have beaten the Democrats three to one. :
Interviews with other conservative and !
reliable gentlemen were practically the I
same. In effect, all alleged bribery. cor
luption, intimidation and fraud, supple |
mented 10y the rum power. aided by the !
Vaccinations of the Roman Catholic hier-
archy :and the tight grip that the Tam
many tiger has upon the American me-
tropolis, made it not only impossible to
secure fair showing, but rendered abso-
utely useless any and all attempts that
could be and We're made to fight the odds .
that We're presented.
Thus while Grover Cleveland is the
President elect, and aftel the 4th of March |
next must be accepted as the Chief Elk
ecutiye of the Nation, he certainly is not |
the free choice of majority of the Amer- |
can people.
An advertisement in the London Field |
reads:
Having just returned from India.
where in seventy.tiye days three guns
killed eighty deer and six thousand head |
of small game, | propose making another
trip in October, and shall be glad to quote |
inclusive terms to any gentleman wishing |
to accompany me. Highest references fur |
nished. SHIKARI"
Great Scott. Eighty deer in seventy
five days for three men. That leaves the
record of the Belfast Deer Hunters out of |
sight. But then, such slaughter of game
is not permitted in Maine, and our sports
men would not have wasted their ammu-
milton on the six thousand head of small |
game" Now bring on your fish stories.
Before going to press last week we felt
assured that the political atmosphere was
unhealthy for Republican birds. and ac-
cordingly put paddock on the door of
our poultry coop. The Journal rooster is
doing well and will be in excellent con-
ditiOn to crow most Justify i'll 1896.
There is a crumb of consolation in the !
fact that G.. Fred Williams, the Massachu-