New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-17

anime. MS privilege or rdiil'l liz IT, wa
nesses whom we desired to examine al me same
one Of them and moved that aubpoenas be issued
to compel their ATTENDANCE Althousn II was c ear
portance. the motion WAS at once voted Gown pY
me D,lno.i@tT "rJo'ry d I'm Inn Of to give
ug any Information AZ TO when the report would be
presef;eG We never met again nor were We eyer
Consulted as to the preparation Of the whitewashng
report. which was afterward adopted ny uhe pei"o-
in order that may get clear idea as to what
kind @. an organization his IS, let Us see #na, us
attitude mas been on the subject 81 ho,S'
some years ago the people began 10 la.h ai,ouu -,
forming our election nel4ols lnetY VIZ s''9 t
IrcssnS nect ssliy Tor Such reform oil'H0v9 nj
the election franchise were becorilhS more aiId
mount importance Of Loncst electch IN a. ri,
ment of the people fraudulent ballot Is "a crlihc
"iriis serious blow, a; he integrity OF our nsti
tutions. oApplause) There are various ponuGai
al and overshadows them al Is whether the honest
judgment OF the people shan De IJsisTlv" n5 'a 1
honest count and we VII take care oil 'Ae rest ''P
Frcling deeply the Importance th.s question. the
Republicans Of our STATE Legislature undertook ihe
passage Of ballo; reform Pill ne ilrst n"@suir
mf the movement nus inaugurated. Fer three sue
cess!ve years ballot reform bills we're passed hF
Republican Legislatures Every on met WIN a.hl.Si
every one o. them was vetoed by a Democratic
Governor But the u!e OF pupHc iJn ier uniH
last finding resistance no longer possln.e, tie
moasurc which is on our statute books. 1t * not
good law. bat Was the best we cJud get the prSt
a Democratic Governor would permit US 70 hdNe.
As the result CT Democratic opposition TO genuine
ballot reform. you Will have iliteen or more DdiioS
Would have had if the Republican idea mad been
enacted into law. You VIII also nave we PdS ,s
ballot which serves TO keep alive many o, me cNls
of our old system OF voting. There are thIy Htates
of this Union that have rsiornod tneiT eS $500
bianket naster. We have been deprived of good
hal laIr by OpuOSitiOn the DCfuOCIdtc ma
chine The real ground o. that opposition was 'nat ma,
want an honest ballot The ostensible ground, as
stated in the Governors veto message. was that
Since then Democratic friends have entiTreY
changed their position ana Governor r!I"1r aaE@
The Legislature of 1894 passed auch blll without
a hurry veto il that he sent IN ms Nelo meSsase
before the bill reached the eNccutiTe Ghainetp ne g
evidently wanted a Flower blanket Ddlo' h'S'oau vi
an Australian blanket ballot
THE BENEFICIARY OF DISHONESTY.
It is but natural that the Democratic machine
should oppose honest elections because 1t is the
PRINCIPAL beneficiary Of dishonest elections Take
the city of New-York an Illustration. There Is
no reasonable doubt that from 10000 TO 2oWD illegal
votes are counted every year in tina; city alone Tor
Democratic candidates. The fact has been clearly
shown by the testimony taken last spring before
the Lexow Committee. Look at the city Of Troy
where thugs and scoundres beleaguer the polling
places and where gangs of repeateTs 40 from one
district to another voting ON the names OF honest
citizens. You heard of the results OF that con
dition of things when the news came last spring
that Robert Ross was murdered for mantainlns
his rights American citizen. lie died loI ms
country just much any soldier ever rid VINO
fill Oh the field of battle during our clV wa. li"M
many Illegal votes do you think We're counter III
iany IN Buffalo: But let US take the case WIN
which you aye all most familiar ON me -'th Gay
Confession Of the part he played in the Gravcscnd
election frauds. The confession sald on eiec'i1r
the INSPECTORS. went into booth ana persohaiE
prepared them for voting then aehNcred iI'in 10
the INSPECTORS and they put into the boxes as
voted ballots They were all fictitious. OF my own
knowledge both direct and indirect. an able TO say
that on election day between So and 300 ncutious
To1Ts W[ of vsnd aonC i,Swcen 90 and 800
fictitious votes were cast out Of Il total OF ","D
know OF between 2,lO and 2-~ nctitlous votes CsSt
total Of 900 votes 100 fictitious ones were cast
Every one Of those was "A frauduieni oaItot ana
went to swell the Democratic vote in kings County
But that is not the worst feature q the case
Every man in Kings County knew of this con,
spiracy long before election day Good citizens used
every eaort. even at the peril Of their i,y,a. to
prevent H. being carried nIo snect 5 MY
The machine sympathized wiih the scounate are ia 10
every stag Of the eonsy S how cb ws MIX th
duty of punishing and preventing crime; Listen 10
the Academy Of Music last fan: The prosecuting
branch OF the Government sali ne. SEM"
have been entirely suspended during me canvass,
and since the election. far as can De told, II nag
abdicated all It's functions savinS the receipt oi
But the Democratic state machine went even
farther and became at least an accessory inter thc
S,ilatoi ,,i . ' Vs. contested bv his Republican
opponent 4 committee was appointed 10 take the
Genrn before ilaf c5mmjce made il as clear
MONDAY sun that the sitting member had not been
honestly elected. When the report 70 that enrc,
came before the Senate. the Demociduc pre- 'aing
ofiiccr and every Democratic senator did every
thing in their power TO prevent Us ADOPTION 80
Who had been paccl there by the crime Of John Y.
McKane. that they resortcd to ihc most ek,fa%%r-
binary methods. The rTesiiht oiloet 4r-Ip' vac
power Of the majority ana county JnlSr Wa m
dnGed TO iif tark en- he privcees Of the senate
The Republican Senators insisted upon their rights,
however. and finally accomplished 'her purpose
DEMOCRACY CANNOT GIVE HONEST GOV
ERNMENT.
II is innossibe for any party Handicapped rs the
Democratic party to give the people honest gov
eminent You cannot gather grapes from thorhs
or figs from thistles. TIE great mass OF indIViGuA
Democrats are good and patriotic citizens Bur the
real power that controls the party Is IN the corrupt
machines that rule our great cities The Demo-
cratic rnaiorities are always rolled up IN New-h ofk
CITY and without those majoriiies no Dcinocrduc
State ticket could ever be elected. Taminany han
takes in about all Of the Democratic party IN New
York CITY and naturally has great influence IN the
party throughout the state The machine that
nominated the Democratic ticket Is In thorough
sympathy with Tammany Hall Last winter the
people of New-York city asked for an investigation
OF the police department. when, IKE all othef ci'y
denartr1ents is under the control Of the so-callei
rspular organization" In response 10 that request
the Senate appointed committee to rake ne IN
ycstgation and the Legislature passed "A MI APP
nronraing money defTay the expenses OF the IN
vestgation Governor Flower vetoed the bill ar! IN
his veto message he went out - his way 20 I'M
pugn the motives of the committee ana It's counsel
Tic stated that no city IN the state Is SO well gov
erned as New-York city. and no city mas bcttcf
police re ulat lie also said that the expert
ance OF the past showed that $1,000 would not h"
nearly enough to satisfy the luxurious desires OF
iunketing committee or the avdricious appetIcs or
Counsel or to accomplish the bribery OF the Wit
nesses He evidently thought he would STOP Inc
Investigation. but he was very much mistaken. me
work done by that committee Is sufficient answer TO
his unworthy nings and viii always stand as re-
LIke 10 the Governor WhO stretched forth the right
han n official power to save corrupt pONtlcdi
orra niZation from destruction tAppiauseD
When my friend Jacob SlOat Fassctt. made MS
oa,isri ncht against the Taninany tiger three
Years ago the people outside Of Ecw-fork city did
.l.inL ~ rnait..r q mnch impOrinncc IheN