The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-31

lousy protected. The two Republican Police
| Commissioners are strict partisans Commits
sioner KERwIN was President HARRIsoS's
| Collector OF Internal Revenue In the Second
district; Commissioner MURRAY Is the gen
tleman who in the Republican interest took
| the fraudulent census Of 1890, whereby
this city was to be despoiled Of a share Of its
representation, and whereby its actual popu-
lation was thus understated: PORTER
MURRAY census, 800, 900; actual enumer-
alton, 200, 900. difference. 100000
These two Republican Commissioners,
KRRwIN and MURRAY, have the same con-
troll over the Police Department as is exer
cised by their two Democratic associates.
The chief Of the Bureau of Elections, in
charge of the canvass, is q Republican.
BY the signature Of a Democratic Cover
nor, ROSWELL p. FLOWER, the election board
in every district OF the city is evenly divided
between the two parties, even though in
most OF the districts the Democrats are in
an overwhelming majority. SO far as regis
tration is concerned, there is a perfect
equality between Democrats and Republi-
cans in all districts No fraudulent Repub-
lican vote can I've registered unless one Of
the Democratic inspectors agrees to 1t; no
fraudulent Democratic vote can I've regis
tered upon the books unless one OF the
Republican inspectors agrees to 1t. These
inspectors are not appointed by the Po-
lice Commissioners directly, but on the
application of the respective parties which
recommend them, and to which in writing
they profess allegiance. IL would be diff
cult for human ingenuity to devise method
whereby the rights Of both parties could be
better protected than by the existing method
of registration in the city Of New York.
Yet the Republicans long accustomed to
shout fraud " as cloak for the retention
OF the unjust, iniqutous. and unconstitu
tional Marshals and Supervisors, are this
year again, in evident bad faith raising
great cutlery, alleging that individuals hav-
ing no right to vote are registered, as IL the
control of the whole machinery of registra-
ton was not as much in the hands OF their
party friends in New York city, as it is in
the hands Of the representatives Of the
Democratic majority.
The true explanation of this otherwise in
comprehensive bad faith is this: Every
year number of so-called leaders or work
ers on the Republican side secure cash con-
tributions from wealthy uptown Republi-
cans for the alleged purpose of abating
" registration frauds" The sum so contrib
uted by honest but unsophisticated Repub-
leans Is afterward used for no such pur-
pose; and when these wealthy Republicans,
on the day after election, seek an explana- |
ton of the normal and customary Demo- |
cratic majorities down town, the expla- |
nation is furnished that. through frauds |
by Democrats, the resi- |
dent Republicans were deprived of their |
right of franchise. They cannot be
so deprived this year unless the Re
publican party of New York, and it's repre-
the ,141 election districts, are in the con-
spiracy. II such preposterous state of
things exists, the Republicans are as much
with the fraud rs the Democrats
Actually the election is perfectly fair Every
Republican knows that it is. The cutlery
which some Republicans are making, is de-
signed only to influence the voters of other
towns to the injury and prejudice of New
York city electors.
This is happily the first November election
for Mayor in New York city for many years
in which Marshals are absent from the polls.
Some Republicans, who acquired the fraud
crying habit at past Mayoralty elections, are
shouting fraud as loudly as ever this year;
but they will deceive no one in this town,
and they may turn some honest and fair
minded Republicans from the support Of
Republican nominees.
1t is poor cause which requires the sup
port of Misrepresentation and imposture.