Evening journal., 1906-08-10
IS PREVENTING
CITY REGISTRATION
(contlnued from Dis Parel

er weight would be added to the in
vestigation, and it is said that a
prominent Republican attorney has
been engaged as a special counsel
Importance is laid upon absolute Sc
crecy in the investigations. A list Of
people 10 be summoned is handed by
these Democrats TO the league and the
Attorney General. They are, Of course.
Republican workers in the city and
men likely to know all about the
sinews of the Republican campaign.
A few Insignificant Democrats. whom
the schemers are sure know nothing
about the corrupt practices Of the
Democrats are added. to the list for
effect and the star chamber proceed
ings are ready TO begin.
."No Testimony Against Democrats"
The witnesses are summoned. They
ARE allowed no chance to confer with
counsel They are allowed no compan-
ions in the room. All kinds Of threats
are made to induce them to give up
the kind Of testimony wanted to prove
the Democrats contentious.
What do you know about such and
such a person." is asked. "Who is
hep" If he should happen to be a
Democrat the inquisitors get angry
and shout I'VE don't want to know
about DeL-Scrats, we are probing Re
pubhcans."
And 50 il proceeds. The witness is
put through the sweat box" is hand
ed false afidavits which the Demo-
ora ~ - ff,Uo
paying somebody to perjue Them
selves, and all sorts OF traps and skill
ful questions employed to entrap the
witness in the hope that Republicans
may be caught in this Wholesale
Democratic scheme. to cast suspicion
on somebody other than themselves.
IL one witness wanted to tell about
the drugged and doctored beer the
Democrats wished to ship into the
First ward to be served by their
agents to Republican eolored voters,
that was testimony against Democrats
and not allowed.
If another witness attempted to tell
that Is Illegal votes were taken in the
First ward by Democratic election Off
GERS he was forbidden for that was
!
Regular Political lnquisition.
The star chamber Democratic In
QUESTION has reached the stage where
great mass of evidence has been put
by Republicans against whom these
ousted Democratic city officials and
contractors wish to vent their spleen
into the hands OF eminent counsel foi
action. Should it happen that the
Democrats are whitewashed by the
Inquisition. orders will straightway
| from other sources be issued for the
arrest Of at least a dozen Democrat.
| against whom the charge can be made
that they were caught with th'
goods" at the last city election
! II the investigation is fair and i'm
partial and directed against Democrat
as we'll as Republicans this evidenc'
WIN be presented before the Deput,
Attorney General, but If not the Demo
cratic corruption will be shown up II
another manner as well as the Inquisi
tion methods.
The star chamber sessions are sti
going on to-day but as yet the Deput
Attorney General declared he has n
evidence 10 warrant the making Of al
rests.
The Real Purpose.
The purpose Of the whole agitation
Is to scare and frighten Republican
from registering and voting in III
next election I'm the hopes that
Democratic victory viii thus result.
has been openly stated by a leadin
Democrat that II certain Republica
wOrkingmen register they Will be sum
moned before the Deputy Attorne
General and compelled to tell wher
they got the money they spent 70
registration. AS most of these me
are workingmen and can in afford
lose a day In conference with the AT
torney General over such a matter a
registration, the threat being CAREFUL
circulated by the Democrats is havin
the desired effect.
An examination Of those who regisi
cred last Saturday will show, how
ever. that the Democrats. investigate
or no investigation, are registerin
without any fear of being called up I
tell where they got their registratio
fee.
Some fifty Witnesses have been eA
= amined in the First ward and the ir
vestlgators are now ready for the SeC
ond and Fourth wards, but strange
say, no list has been furnished of th
witnesses who should be examined
that ward because 1t was openly an
brazenly bought by the Democrats an
this is merely an investigation of a
, legged Republican corruption.
The gentlemen who were so eager Il
an investigation in the First war
could furnish a long list of Democrat
whose testimony would be most intel
esting as to their methods in the Se'
ond and Fourth wards if they woul
but having accomplished their purpOs
E they do not propose to permit Il
probe to go deep enough to do thel
, any damage. In the meantime the A
, torney Generals Office must itself loo
for witnesses to call in the Second an
, Fourth wards.
NoIINc pEOpIF HELD SERVICE.