New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28
SEND THE PROTESTS TO ALBANY.

If Governor Flower has been reading THE
TRIBUNE during the last fortnight-and his
time could not have been better employed
he must now fully realize the extent and the
nature OF the opposition to the Tammany raid
on honest elections in this city. AsSemblyman
Percival Farquhar had never been heard OF
except by the Tammany boss of his Assembly
district-who picked him out as conscience
less and INSCRIPTIONS tool in the Legislature
until he earned an Infamous notorcty by in
PRODUCING the Election Inspectors bill, which
was prepared by the most depraved and evil
minded of the Tammany leaders to destroy the
fairness of elections In this city. If Mr..
farouhar had any manhood, he would have
protested against being made the dirty tool of
so dirty piece of work. The CONSCIENCE of
every fair-minded and clean handed Demo-
crat revoltS against so foul crimo against an
, honest ballot and an honest count. Day after
day in the last fortnight TIE TRIBUNE has
been printing the protests OF high minded
Democrats, as well rs OF Republicans against
so monStrous an outrage Governor Flower
will shock and disgust the decent men OF his
own party if he signs this Election Inspectors
bill. lie will weaken himself where he most
desires 10 be strong. This vilanons attempt
| to debase and corrupt our city elections is de-
nounced, not only by all Republicans by every
man Of independent views, by public-sprited
Democrats who are not in sympathy with Tam
many Hall, but even by well-known members
of Tammany Hall itself. In this paper have
been printed the protests OF a number of con
spicuous and influential Tammany Hall Demo
Gratis. who refuse 10 bow the kneo Ia Baal in
so revolving a sacrifice of morality and honor,
of honesty and conscience.
VIII the Governor fail to heed so serious and
momentous a protest from the most respected
persons in his own party? All these Demo
Gratis who have condemned the Election In
spcctors bill undoubtedly voted for Mr. Flower
for Governor last November. Can he afford
to ALLEVIATE 50 powerful an element in his own
| party? Can he degrade himself so far as To
| become the dishonorcd and deteSted agent Of
vile conspiracy to debauch the Presidential
election in this city? No one can deny that, if
this Election Inspectors bill becomes law, the
| counting Of the ballots in this city next No
ycmbcr will be regarded with suspicion all over
the country 1t is known everywhere that the
predecessors of the present Tammany leaders
| in Twecds time, before the present fair and
equitable system of bipartisan Boards Of
Election Inspect Jrs was established, perpetratcd
the most frightfu frauds At the New-YOrk cleo
,ions. The system Of non partisan boards was
devised by Samuel j. Tildcn and Charles
O'Conor No honorable Democrat can desire
to overthrow it. 70 put two Tammany in
spectorS in charge of every polling place, with
only one Republican to hold them in check, will
faint the election with fraud and win over
whclm this city with infamy as it was over
whclmcd in Twced's day.
| If Governor Flower decides to sign this bill
| he will do it with his eyes open. lie is fully
aware by this time that il is a corrupt meas
ure, drawn mp and pushed through the Legs
laturc in order 10 make fair count of the
votes in this city impossible. II he signs it, he
will stand before the people Of this State as
| the malignant. determined, deliberate enemy
of honest elections The introduction and
passage Of this bill prove that Tammany to-
day so far as honest elections are concerned, is
not one whit better than it was when Tweed
was its leader. If Governor Flower signs this
bill his name should be coupled in infamy with
that OF Tweed
| This is the last day upon which protests
against the Election Inspectors bill can be sent
to the Governor great storm Of these pro-
tests should rain down upon Governor Flower
to-day Send them in by myriads. Make
clear to him the strength Of the opposition to
this conspiracy of crime.