New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-30

Liant Tn 1SO3 the trick was repeated, the Re-
publican vote being 166, against 3'ooo FROM
this review it Is evident first that the hepuo-
leans profted mainly from Mchanes repeiiioii
against Mclaughlin, and that the frauduieh'
,.oto was not large: and second, that whatever
fictitious voting was done between 1888 ahu
1901 was the direct result Of n feud In the Dem
ocrotic Marty McKane was bent upon forcing
Mol ouoblin TO enter into n political alliance
with him and in order to carry his point threw
tho vote Of the town to the Republican side,
and - Sutherland is to be believed increased
II frauulently. When Mclaughlin was forced
70 surrender. McKane displayed the zeal OF Il
fresh convert to Democracy by casting i'loo
fictitious votes for Cleveland one year. ana
200 the next for Maynard and the Democranc
ticket.
II is wellnIgh certain that Mckane, having
been drawn into n desperate struggle WITH NC
Iaughlin had recourse to frauds Tor the pur
nose Of demonstrating his power In the poii'iS
Of Kings County; and that he subsequently per
ceivcd the advantage of cheating Tor Doth siueS'
since he might reasonably have considered the
help given to each party safeguard as"in''
Investigation and prosecution. Al any r"p'
neither political party Is In position al''i
Suthcrand's confession to deny That u mas
profitcd by fictitious voting In GraveSehu al
though there was evidently very much less OF
Il in 1855 than there was In lS92 ana lo''
The odious quality Of the act remains the same
whether 10 illegal votes were cast for HARRISON
In 1883 or l. 100 for Cleveland in lS92; ana 'lic
fact that McKanc was playing his own Selfish
cone with McIaughlin from 1883 to 1871, ana
cor.d nothing for the success Of the Republican
c,rdidotcs does not entirely remove the re-
nr,,ch az thc fraudulent voting. although IL
urhtens the responsibility Of political managers
What * required. not only in Brooklyn, out
IN every city and State, is an nyincible puDic
opinion against election trckcry ana FRAUDS 80
overwhelming that political parties VIII hhu
II absolutely necessary to be beyond suspicion
and renroach That is the wholesome moral
~ tho Gravcscnd election scandal and Suther-
lands confession Public conscenc" was
aroused I'm BROOKLYN last November by NC
Knnc's rebellion against the courts ana 'he au-
tboritv Of the State and the succesSful prose-
cutlon OF the lawbrcakerS has followed WIN re-
morkabc rapldity and efficiency. Courts prose-
Guitars and iurles have felt the pressure OF pop
ul,r indignation and the election thieves WHO
considered themselves safe because they hau
thcir "pulls" on MCLAUGHLIN. the Dstrlc'-A'-
tnrncvs office the Governor and the Leglsih'-
mr., and because also they had cheated FOR Doth
r,rfies have received their deserts. 80 VIII j
no always II the moral forces OF pubic OPINION
ore brought 10 bear against election criileS.
Not only will the election thieves be raliroau'e'
into State prison. but political managers WIZ
also be- more scrupulous and 1rcumspect i'll
thoir dealings with dsrcpuable bosses Ike NC
Kane. If crimes against free and honest suffrage
ore regarded 10y all classes rs they ought 10 oe'
AZ acts ~ high treason against the stare orihs
Ing odlnm upon the party that proftS Dy th''i'
-ns The foul and dnsiardly deeds OF murderouS
assassns ~ civil liberty