The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24

Chicago, Jan. 23.-Twelve hundred
friends of Ex-Governor John P. Altgeld
came through the snow-storm to the
fremont House tonight to show their
esteem. Mr.. Altgcld was the recipient
of three distinct testimonials during
the day and night.
In the afternoon the German Ameri-
can citizens as a community were rep
resented at the house of the former
governor, where they presented him
with an address, a mahogany office
desk and chair, a silver inkstand and
a gold pen and holder.
At the evening reception, Carter H.
Harrison, president of the Bryan
league, who presided in the banquet
hall, presented to Mr.. Altgeld, on be-
half of his friends, an antique oak
chest containing 200 pieces of table
silver a silver tea and coffee service
of five pieces were also presented, the
total value of the gift being 81 500. The
German democracy of the city, at the
same time, presented a testimonial in
scribed on parchment and enclosed in
a morocco case. Many Populists were
present, the silver party and legislature
also being well represented.
In making his response of thanks,
Mr.. Altgeld expressed his appreciation
of the honor paid him by the Demo-
cratic members of the general assem-
bly, in voting for him for senator when
the party owed him nothing He de-
nounced Mark Hanna as the de
baucher of a continent in the last
election He said the election vote
showed that the plutocratic forces of
the country have demonstrated their
ability to unite with and control the
the very ignorant ard the very poor
to override and to defeat the will of the
more intelligent and patriotic element
in American politics"
He added: But other facts have
developed since the election which
shows a still more alarming cOndi-
ton. These facts consist of the indls-
putable and unanSwerable evidence of
fraud carried on in wholesale manner
and practiced in every way that the
ingenuity of man could devise. The
of the last two months
show clearly that the people were de-
feated by a count of votes that were
not legally cast. In each of the 10
states which Mark Hanna started out
to carry, there have been many more
votes counted than there were male
inhabitants over u years of age. In
votes counted in 1896 than there were
in 1892, which would indicate an in
crease of population in that state dur
ing four years of nearly 1.00O,000 peo-
pie, whereas, in reality, there has not
been an increase of half a million in
that time In other words, it is clear
that in Ohio over 81, 900 fraudulent
votes were counted. and as the returns
show, that Mckinley had only a ma
jority of 40, 900 in that state, it is GER
tain that Mr.. Bryan carried Ohio by
over 10000. A similar condition of af-
fairs exists in Il other states. In all
IF the remainder of the states of the
Union. the increase IS a normal in
,rease. The figures indicate that in
Illinois there were over 100000 fraudu-
ent votes counted. 1t is certain that
Mckinley did not carry Ohio or Indi-
ina, or Kentucky, or California. and it
S doubtful if he carried a number of
)ther states that are credited to him. |
We do not propose to make any dis |
urbance about the matter. We are I
simply calling attention to facts"