New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-26

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bill becoming law as the measure Is not In the IN
crest OF al honest ballot There is no reason for
making change In the present law.
Address ......-....................
The blank should be mailed to-day, as April
2s-next Thurday--is the latest date on which
the Governor will receive protests.
WILL Mr.. FLOWER FAVOR CORRUPTIoS7
Henry w. Cannon, president Of the Chase Ma
tional Bank, is another prominent citizen who has
Ent brief to Governor Flower protesting against
any change in the system of election inspectors.
IF Governor Flower permits that bill 10 be-
come law he will place himself on record as
being in favor of corruption said Mr.. Cannon.
So many prominent Democrats and Republicans
have come out emphatcally against such measure
becoming law that the Governor certainly
must be aware that the bill introduced for
On evil purpose. Croker and several of his as
sOciates, no doubt, have secured pledges from the
Governor that he would ratfy the shame
less work of the Legislature, but
will venture TO say that if any promises
were given they were made wien the
the real motive for wishing for a change in
the present system was not known to the Gov
ernor Governor Flower when his promise was
given did not know that the bill would strip
the election inspectors of this city Of their non
partisan character and turn them over to
Tammany Halls control II was only
recently, too. that the Governor. and
others for that matter. discovered that the bill
contained two very significant changes. 1t omits
the provision of the present law which permits
the Republican police commissioner or commits
sioners TO name the Republican election inspec-
No obI ion Of N-icio cty yeo
out everything in the law that seems 10 re-
qure the Mayor to give the Republicans any
representation on the Police Board. 1t is no
doubt step to turn the entire Police Board
over to Tammanys control. second omission
is that of the provision which permits any
party which casts 10000 votes at a municipal
election to have representation on the boards of
inspectors Tho Labor party once succeeded In
casting such VOTE and obtained representation
on the boards of inspectors the following year.
II looks as if the FarQuhar bill might be
Now at the laboring men, or any Craanlzatloh
that is anti-Tammany The laboring people of
this city should not fail to take some notice
OF the second omission. and should not fall 10
let Governor Flower know how they feel regarding
this discrimination against them. They shouid
do 90 at once. TOO. as next Thursday will soon be
here.
THE PRESENT LAW FAIR ONE
Governor Flower must know that the present
law regarding the handling of the election ma
chinery Of this city is fair one ana VIII Insure
an honest count lie must know that the only
reason for the proposed change is 70 make room
for more corruption at the polls. If Iammany
Hall is permitted 10 count the votes-and uhat Is
what the Farquhar bill means-no man, whether
= DonublicaD feel assured
that his vote will be counted for the man lor
whom he voted New-York politics under the
law which Samuel j. Tilden approved il as pnro
as Tammany will permit. The ballot-boNes now
are carefully guarded, and 20 remove law tha'
has met the approval Of the people for 80 many
vears mean that there is TO he return TO the
corruption of the Tweed days Will Governor
Flower dare TO place his signature to snch It
measure? lie certainly must know no" city pom
tic, in this city would be debauchcd if he ratihed
.be infamous work Of about as corrupt Legs
lature as ever passed any laws at Albany. can
not understand how any member OF the ASSEM-
bly, could have the efIrontery TO draw up snch
measure which on its face is foul WIN corruP-
don and / shall be more mystihed II Governor
Flower fails 10 place his stamp OF dlsapproVai on
the Farquhar bill. If Mr.. Flower does sign the
bill he will deprive the people Of this city OF
,her nolitical rights and will do his party an
i,renarable injury. Many bitter opponents Of the
democratic party no doubt, hope that the Gov
ernor will sign the BILL so that the cry OF fraud
NAV be carried from one end OF the country 10
the other The law certainly would prove
boomerang in the end 60 the Democratic party
in this State but no fair-minded man Is In iaVor
Of a return to political corruption, and there
fore. the people who look for an honest count anu
fair dealing at the polls hope that Governor
Flower will permit the old law to stand
Colonel Edward c. James says that Governor
FIoyer ought not to be III favor of robbing the
neople of their rights, and therefore he certainly
sbonld not ratify the action of the Legislature
in nassine the Farquhar bill. If Governor
vloycr carries out the wishes Of the people Of
this State said the Colonel, "hc will lciuee to
si,n = measure which on its face is in favor oil
Naud This bill strikes at the fundamental
RIGHTS of the people, and all citizens who are
in favor of AN honest count should send in their
protests before it is too late Governor Flower
is certainly aware by this time after SO many
nrominent Democrats have denounced the Dill thai
the prescnt law is satisfactory TO all voters. NO
bonnst man can find any reason for changing the
prescnt law. 1t gives equal representation at the
nolls IN Democrats and Republicans. Everybody
who has had an eve 10 justice has regarded the
law with perfect satisfaction ana to change IL
would mean CORRUPTION at the polls. and after
ward howl about fraud from all parts Of the
country The passing of the law which gave
tie Republicans two inspectors and the Demt cFat'
two was the result OF the exposures at the Time
the Tweed gang was ousted. and this effort 10
put another one in its place means tlat tweed
Methods are TO Ike again lh'roduceu' II posSioi''
Governor Flower has an opportunity to show the
nconle whether he is in favor Of
return Of political pollution or not. The
Governor certainly must be aware that If he
sions sucb hill AZ the Farquhar law the
al..A-- ---l.-.x ef this city would be