Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-22
ATLANTIC CITY DAILY PRESS
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
CHARLES WARREN FAIRB ANKS,
.'oF INDIANA.
1.-THE clTY'S SHAME


'srhe blacklist page ever written in the
political history of New Jersey was record
ed in Tuesdays election in this city. The
machine won this contest, but at price
that would make honest men hide their
eyes in shame.
Atlantic City, the brightest gem in the
diadem of the worlds pleasure resorts, lies
PROSTATE to-day with the heel of boss rule,
hob-nailed with crime, planted on her fair
and bleeding neck The victors are well
come to their victory, and the vanquished
has achived a victory by contrast that shines
like scintilIant star in an inky armament
of damnable crime.
''Under these conditions the Press ac-
cepts the defeat of the peoples candidate,
as does ninety per cent Of the earnest
thinking citizens of Atlantic City, calmly
and without any intention whatever to con
test the written verdict
"Out of love for the city, to whose pros
perity the Press has ever given its earnest
and heartfelt aid and support, this paper
will not go into the sickening details of the
crime perpetrated on the franchise of Amer
lean citizenship yesterday.
''It would make chapter too black and
horrible for the eyes of the patrons of this
resort. Even a hint at the extent to which
the gangs desperation went had better be
left unwritten.
'At the same time it is proper to state
that the writer. the editor Of the Press,
together with magistrate of this city,
made an earnest appel to the mayor of
this municipality at 100 o'clock last night
to instruct his officers to execute the law in
precinct in the First Ward, and the chief
executive of the city c'elly pulled slip of
paper from his pocket. made note thereon
and replied, i will look into this matter in
an hour or two I now have an engage
ment in this saloon.
"This same appeal was made to Mayor
Stoy by councilman of this city while
the chief executive stood facing the polling
place with only the width of the street
between himself and the scene of the
criminal act, and his reply was substant-
tally the same.
s'One more instance in illustration of
how the crime of stealing this election was
carried out: The polling place within a
stones throw of The Corner received many
votes without even having the name of the
voter called. The regular judge of the pre-
clnct called up former newspaper man
and iauntily said, Stand here for me little
while
1.-THE moment he turned his back and
walked away not less than half dozen
men rushed forward from the street and
without and pretense of voting showed
their ballots at the acting Judge, who
promptly poked them into the box with
out even calling name,
" The writer protested and the acting
Judge laughingly replied, sob hell, yes we
will take anything that comes along If
you have hundred votes of your own,
give them to me and | will poke them in. ,
Examples of this kind could be related
until the space of this paper was exhausted,
and not even the cream of the story would
be told
''As the clock tolled nine prominent
candidate on the municipal ticket, who had
won out under these methods, turned to
the writer and said, I am ashamed. This
is the most shameful thing / have ever
witnessed in my life. !"