New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-18
The reign OF blackmail Will soon end.

When the people go to the polls on November
& and find dozen or more ballots presented to
them. they will not forget that the Democratic
party is at fault for not enacting blanket
ballot bill
Speaking Of Tom Reeds speech I'm this city
on Saturday evening The Hartford Times
sreering.y remarks: Mr. Reed is an enter
'tainer. and the only sad feature II his existence
is that his audiences get in free. This causes
him many melancholy moments" Yes. doubt
less Mr. Reed could make big money by charging
an admission fee, which Is more ;han could be
said Of any Democratic statesman now living.
But it is "A mistake to say he is melancholy over
what he is thus losing Tom Reed melancholy!
Go 10, Mr.. Burr.
heavy registration always means that the
Republican vote is coming out. 1t is pouring out
this year.
The head and front OF Chairman Wilson's Of
Tending is not that he should have gone to Lon
don and stopped in sentimental speech
clarifying free trade. but that he should come
back to this country and boldly try to defend his
utterances.
The thin ice on which Mr. Straus is giving his
skating exhibition has already cracked.
Senator Saxton hits the nail squarey on the
head when he says that 1.-THE only thing the
democratic machine has done for honest cleo
lions il To furnish the frightful examples which
have shown the people the necessity OF reform.
1t could not be put better. These frightful eX-
ampcs have been especially plentiful in this city.
The fact that some Of them were sent u prison
last year is likely to have tie effect of reducing
the number this year We want good election
laws and we want also an honest and efficient
administration OF them. To bring about these
ends the Democratic party contributes nothing.
As il is to use Mr. Saxtons language again.
the principal beneficiary OF dishonest elections -
its zeal for honest elections must necessarily be
slight
Speaking Of Nightmares. Isaac II. Maynard is
always with the Hill Democrats.
''Turn the thieves out and make them work
for a living is the way eX-Mayor Grace put 1t.
The thieves are supporting Mr.. Straus. People
who want them turned out must vote for Colonel
Strong.
Mr.. Fairchild thinks that the logical candi-
date for Court of Appeals Judge the Hill
ticket Is Isaac H. Maynard Why. then. is he
supporting Daniel ~ Lockwood. who would be
sandwiched IN between Hill and his coparcener
In that case. and who presided over the conven-
ton which nominated Maynard last year?
Possibly the Maynard crime Is, as Mr. Hill de-
clares. powder already burned" Nevertheless
1t emts an odor so rank that the people will not
go near man who had anything to do with it.
1t has been the custom of Tammany Hall to
cast in NewYork City between 10000 and 30. 0OO
fraudulent votes With the steps taken by the
city club and the Good Government organiza-
tons the Republican committees, the Grand
Jury and officials who are at last aroused 10
their duty. II will be impossible for the Wigwam
criminals To force even a small percentage OF the
usual number OF bogus votes into the ballot
b. xts Added 20 all the precautions which have
been taken to check frauds in registration, there
Will be two Republican inspectors in the voting
booths or Election Day TO see that Illegal votes
are not cast, and that Republican votes are
counted. With fraud prevented Tammany Hall
cannot win this fall for the forces allied against
that organization are majority OF the voters
OF this city. That is the predicament in which
Tammany Hall finds itself. It Is q predIca-