Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-14


= Certain Desperate conspirators haye
been trying to steal the vote Of the State
of Pennsylvauia and have been caught at
1t. Abundant proof has been brought for
ward that deliberate plot to prevent the
voters of Pennsylvania, by infamous trick
cry, from expressing their will at the polls
was some time ago formulated that the
attempt was first made by framing under
the directions of William F. Hariity,
Secretary of Pennsylvania and chairman
OF the National Democratic Committee,
an official ballot which was illegal and
therefore void and that when this
trick was baked through Republican
vigilance, conspiracy was entered upon
to make the official ballot of such a size
that it would be impossible for the
printing presses of the State to print a
sufficient number of ballots before cleo
ton.
In order to carry out this scheme sue
cessfu'y 1t was absolutely necessary to
keep the size OF the ballot fixed upon by
the Democratic Secretary of Pennsylvania
a secret from the people. The blunder Of
tool revealed it, however, and now the
men that lotted this gigantic political
theft are trying frantically to extricate
themst Ives from the pillory OF public con-
demnation.
They are failing badly in the attempt
Yesterdays Press contained an affidavit
of the Democratic State Printer, Grier-
the man who unwittingly gave away
the whole plot-to the effect that be
never made the statements SAID to have
been uttered by him in regard to the
proposed Democratic trick with the
ballots. Unfortunately for Grier and bis
superiors, letter written by the State
Printer to the Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee of Pennsylvania is also
printed. Ills letter, which Grier admits
having written, contains direct and con-
yincing evidence of the State Printers
part in the plot. 1t is so impOrtanl
that the Press again publishes it verbatim
The italics are ours:
HARRISBURG, Oct. 6.
Hon. j. Marshall fright, Chairman Demo
cratic Committee.
MI DEAR SIR.-I want to call your at
tentlon at once to an important matter. 1t
Is evident to my mind that the change in
the size of the ticket will prevent some
counties in the State from having an
election. We are now preparing a form
of ticket that will be official, and the Erie
county ticket is the one used. 1t Will
take paper % by % for the ticket and col
ored paper for the specimen y by 46.
Some of the counties have less names
than Erie county, bat | am of the opinion
that no county will take a sheet less
than % by so for the ticket and % by "A
for the specimen. The time required for
printing is limited by lac, and but rery fer
printing Offices in the State hare a peJordting
machine. You. as chairman, should notify
the commissioners Of Democratic counties TO
be on the alert, and get contracts made
,chererer they can. There Is not enough
paper in the country Of sufficient size 10 print
the ticket. Fayette county has contracted
for her tickets (by wire) with E. K.
Memyers. He can 10 the work for only
three OF four counties, and will not go
beyond his ability to complete. or strong
Democratic counties ought fret to receire
attention, for Philadelphia 'eiU by some means
act her tickets. Berks, York, Lehigh, North
amptOn and others. ichOse status you knOU
better than / can tell you, should be giren a
pointer. Do hot think am an alarmist
in this matter, it is condition, not a
theory" that presents itself, and you may
do well to remember that my prophecy
now is that some localities in the State iCut
not be able to rOte IN NOrtmber for ,cdnt Of
tickets. Yours truly,
WILLIAM HAYES GRIER.
This epistle convicts the Democratic
leaders beyond all hope of escape. lis
fatal force cannot be weakened by car
load of afidayits. 1t is a confession, the
more important for being confidential,
hat the State Department OF Pennsylvania
knew that it would be an impossibility |
10 print the ballots required, and that
he officials of this department bad
planned to "glye pointers" to Democratic
politicians, which would result in sup /
plying the Democrats with legal ballots,
while leaving the Republicans helpless.
Words can add nothing to the popular
of this vile plot. The bare
statement of 1t is enough to disgrace
oreyer in the eyes of the American people
he political tncksters that planned so
ross and outrage against an American
state.