New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-14

many IS permitted place two election inspectors AZ
tho polls bulldozc and browbeat the third Inspector
believe In honest count, but none YOU'D be hi'
under the Farquhar law which IS such danScro'"
instrument OF crime that Governor Flower ought 10
be afraid to think OF signing it. such open corruption
would follow that lead would be used, and Things
would be made worse instead OF better. do not
see what excuse any decent man can have Tor saying
any thing in favor of such Outrageous measure ana
| am one Of the Democrats-thc Cleveland Democrats
who are not afraid to out openly ana dcionhcc
The bill rs a thing to be dctestcd by decent PEG
pie. The Democrats would better defeat the measure
themselves If they desire their party to succeed in
New York state New-York Is Democratic enough
without attempting TO resort To infamous
measures to make 1t so. New-Nork Is gong
Democratic next fall, but let the victory DO
won fairly. Do not give the Republicans chance
to say that the result was brought about by fraud.
The disgraceful scenes at CohOcs yesterday are only
mild Illustrations of what will take place In New
York City il the Farquhar bin becomes law. There
will be such intense bitterness between the political
factions the polls that the police could not control
the crowds. Bloodshed will certainly result II one
political party attempts TO take unfair advantage
Of the other"
PEOPLE ROBBED OF THEIR RIGHTS.
"Tammany wishes to control the election machinery
of New-York City more perfectly than it now controls
IT, and that is the only for passing the BILL"
j.
when Tammany wants to secure such tight grip 1t
wants 1t for evil purposes. This measure is more
of an outrage than the Central Park Speedway scheme
and the people should make a more organized eholt
to defeat its passage than they have made TO defeat
the Park property steal. The FarQuhar bill strikes
at the fundamental rights OF the people ana inc
Republicans should take active measures before II Is
too late | do not see any reason for changing the
present law which gives an equal representation to
Republicans and Democrats alike in the boards OF
election inspectors. Everybody who has had an eye
10 Justice has regarded the law with perfect satisic
ton, and to change 1t would be disrgarding the
wishes of the people The passing of a law when
gave the Republicans two inspectors ana tlc Demo
Gratis two was the result OF the exposures at the
time the Tweed gang was ousted. and the effort u
put another In It's place that Tweed methods
are to be ATTN introduced. II means that the
election machinery Of this city is TO be put com
petely In the hands OF the most Inscriptions gang
of politicians we have had in New-lork since the
palmy DAYS Of Tweed Tic old Tweed election Law
is TO be restored, and the one that was passed 10
insure pure elections. pure VI could be- is to
be wiped out Of existence And, II anything, The
bill is to make the election laws more loose than they
were during the time Of Tweed. Tammany Hall wants
to be certain that It can steal the vote Of NewioF
State
1T MEANS MORE CORRUPTION.
"The bill which gives the Republicans only one IN
specor out of the three to be provided f"i III ca'h
election district Of NcwYork City Is nothing moro
than an attempt return to the political corruption
of the DAYS of Boss Tweed himself" said John Clafn.
the dry.goods man. There Is other possible
motive or purpose for such an enactment that can be
imagined There should BE- the strongest kind Of .
protest against any such bill becoming law. Mass
meetings should be held and such determined stand
taken that Governor Flower would not dare to sign
the bill or permit II to become law. have talked
with many Democrats, and they all say that the bill
is unfair
Under the equal representation at the polls when
the parties have at present there is fairness but
there will be no such thing November If the Farquar
law is passed. said L. +. Chtenden, ex'Eeg1st"s of
the Treasury Frauds in the counting Of III. ballots
and in the cerhcaton Of the results since about 1870
when the law providing for four inspectors was passed
have been rendered difficult ana any law that Will en-
courage corruption or leave loOphoc for corruption
should be regarded a To peace and
prosperity BY all honest and fairmndcd citizens.
have heard Democrats as we'll as Republicans denouncs
the Tammany bill as Infamous. They do not Ike 10
come out in the public prints and denounce tho
measure, but have heard many a. dozen good
Democrats during the last two days say that the bill
was intended for other purpose than to corrupt the
balot-bOx and that ID ought to meet defeat ~ the
present election inspectors law has been in force 80
many years not only without objection. but with uni
versal approval, why not let II stand II there were
10 be Improvement IN inc Dill no ObJc'llOln 'ouI
be made but as the change Is proposed In order 10
make politics more corrupt than they at present
a fair minded voter have but opinion about H.
The change Is certainly against the Interest Of the
people and should be- oppp ed by all good citizens
irrespective Of party aiil!apn. There Is cause or
public reason why change should be made in VI"
settled policy Of 80 many years. If the Law i passed
1t will mean that the party In power is contemplating
gigantic electoral fraud and preparing for the count
ing in Of the next President Of the United states J.
with the other farmindcd voters o. the NXIst Assem-
bly, District most vigorously protest against tampcrnS
with the non-parsan boards Of inspectors Of elections
In Ncw-YOrl CITY,"
INITIATING TWEED METHODS
z. w. Blooming dac, the dry-gOJds merchant also
denounced the measure unjust and unfair. " 1t Is
physically impossible said he, for the single repre-
sentative Of a minority party in any Of the election
districts to remain In constant attendance from the
opening Of the polls at O'Clock /. the morning until
the completion Of the count which IS frequently at
late hour at night TO say that such change IN our
present system is outrage Is expressing 1t mildly
il is simply infamous. 40 honest man, whether he
is Democrat or Republican, will dare to say that
there Is any good intended by the passage Of the
Farquhar bill. 1t simply means II almost reads,
af he % be increased. Tile