The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
THE CHINESE MANDARIN AND OUR
BOSS THE SANE.

There was nothing new in the accounts
telegraphed to this country day or
so back of the horrible way in which the
Chinese MandarIns are torturing the COO
lies TO force them into making confess
sions that they participated i'm the mas
sacres of the foreigners at Ku-Cheng.
rhe world has been frequently informed
that that is the way in which Chinese
justice is administered. But this is the
first time IL ever occurred under cir
substances that made Europeans and
Americans witnesses of the torture and
to a certain extent participators in 1t.
The wretches were brought before the
tribunal. which is making a pretended
inquiry into the massacre, and beaten.
fiayed. mutilated. and had their bones
broken in that tribunals presence. while
tea. cakes. fruit, and cigarettes were
handed around for the officials TO re-
gale themselves with. The scene was
too horrible. and the foreigners were
compelled TO protest against it. This
only produced the effect. however. of
changed. The victims were taken into
another room whence the foreigners
could hear the piercing shrieks and cries
coming as the poor wretches were mutt
lated and crushed up.
We have recalled some Of the dreadful
incidents of what was telegraphed here
10 remark that IT was the Chinese Man
darins who inflicted these tortures. and
that the Mandarins. all the same, are the
parties responsible for the murders they
were pretending to inquire into. The
poor devils wnom they were torturng
are the coolies, the ordinary laborers,
whom the Mandarins had melted TO the
part in the murders which they had
taken. The Chinese Mandarin CORE
spends to our political boss. He is the
most corrupt official in any country on
earth. Through political pulls, he gets
the administration OF the government
over certain territory and then uses mis-
power to extort the last possible dollar
from the people. and 70 reserve to him
self as much of what he EFFORTS as he
can conceal from the government.
1t would be most shocking to Ameri-
cans TO say to them that any such things
as we have described as happening in
Chira. could ever happen here. But it
viii not do 10 say that the time may not
arts. when just such things may happen
here. The political boss Is capaNe OF
developing any possible state of affairs.
Corrupt and fraudulent elections make
the political boss. who perpetuates his
control by corrupt and fraudulent cleo
tions. and that makes state OF things
In which everything is done by fraudu-
lent proceedings. which must drive all
the manhood out of any people. and
when manhood is gone, Chinese degrade
ton can easily follow. We printed yes
terday an extract from the Baltimore
Sun. showing how Maryland's boss is
preparing 10 carry the coming election
there by fraudulent voters. We copy an
other article from the sun on the same
subject as follows:
In the second ward there were regis
tered last year 3.1ls persons. This year
there were registered newly ana on
transfers 1924 persons. There were
stricken on and transferred. mostly the
latter. $50 persons. making the net adj
ditioa TO the registration OF this ward
~. The total number OF persons regis
tered 10 therefore 1852.
When the police took their census In
1894 they found In the ward 379S voters.
30 that there are now registered in the
ward sos voters In excess OF the number
found by the police a year ago.
In particular precincts the relative ex-
cess Is still greater. Thus IN the firth
precinct. when the police IN 1894 took
their census OF voters. they found Ss3
In 1894. i76 persons were registered This
year at the two sittlngs 20 additional
names were registered and &C stricken off,
making a net adii.ion 10 the registration
OF i54 Adding the l54 TO The il6 register
ed last year. and the t0,al is go In
precinct In which the police could md
but go.
LIT vssr thsra were reristered In the