Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1888 — FLECTION OFFENSES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FLECTION OFFENSES

West Virginia turns up Demoeratic. Roger Q. Mills, of “Mills bill” fame, returt.s to congress with an increased majority. The Democratic Sentinel “still lives.’

From the number of zealous and laithf ul republicans ready and willing to serve their country under the Harrisonian dynasty, we begin to think that but a few of that party will ba left in Rensselaer.

Mat, Quay, chairman of the republican national committee, Billy Mahone, ex-rebel brigadier, are preparing if possible to bluff a republican majority into the lower House. *We trust the Democracy will be prepared to meet them, and if they attempt any illegal method make such an example of them that the attempt will never be repeated. The Democracy of the country demand that the of 1876 shall not be repeated.

J asper county shows a Republican gain of 200 at the recent election. Porter county shows a Democratic gain of 205 at the same election. What’s the matter with Jasper county Democrats? —Yalr paraiso Messenger. “Jasper county Democrats” are all right!’ The reoent election shows that we have left the ‘hundred’ and entered the ‘thousand’ column. Over 1,000 Democrats, steadfnst and true, stood manfully up to the tight. Ludley’s method for securing “floateis” in “blocks of five,” and the brilliant conception of a few individuals who, haying strong faith in that old idea, “employ a thief to catch a thief” concluded to apply it in politics, (Republican to catch Republicans) and therefore, through Wright’s Agency secured a republican editor from Chicago, associated him with a "well known Republican of this county, and set them to work to cap ure the Republican party and transfer it into the Demoeiatic fold. People are naturally shy of everything having the appearance of a ‘scheme,’ and this plain therefore, precluded any possible accessions from the Republican ranks. The Jasper county Democracy show r a steady, healthy and 1 gitim ,te growth, and will continue to increase strenth.— We rejoice with Brother “Zim” m the showing made by the gallant Democracy of Porter county, but insist that he cast no reflections on the Demccracy of Jasper, who, under all the circumstances, made equally as bold an .1 manly a fight-

Harrison was elect, id president) and the “protective system saved,” on the 6th of November. On the 13th, as we learn from the 'Philadelphia Record, John Oa-uth’s cotton mills in that city resumed operations at a reduction in wages of 10 per cent. James Kerr’s cotton milis also started up at a similar reduction. The Frark Leak Star mills, manufacturing Terry towels and cloth, also resumed, at a cut of 20 per cent, in wages. Are these cuts made to coup the proprietors for the Harrison corruption fund? Or are they simply one i bailment of the great benefits that the wage-work-ers are to derive from the victory for “protection to American industry” achieved by Quay, Dudley & Co., two weeks ago.

What Constitutes a Crime Under the Federal Statutes. Senator Leon Bailey, assistant United States Attorney, gives the folloving information in regard to what constitutes an election offense: “There seems to be some confusion in the public mind as to the class of offenses against the election laws that are indictable in the United States court. “There can be|no reason for this if the laws upon the subject be carefully read, especially after after Judge Woods’ interpretation of sec. 5,511 U. 8. revised statutes. Under his recent charge to the U. S. grand jury, one disputed point in the construction of that section has been settled in this district, at least for the present, and that is that it is not a violation of the federal laws ‘to attempt’ to bribe a voter. In order to become an offense the effort must are succeeded. “Aside from this there seems to be no difficulty in determining the offenses indictable In the United States court. Chief among those most likely to occur are: “1. To vote or to attempt to vote under a fictitious name. “2. To vote more than once at the same election. “3. To vote at a place where on a is not lawfully entitled to vote. “4. To do any unlawful act — sueh as swearing in an illegal vote —to secure for oneself or anv other person an opportuntty to vote. “5. By force, threat or intimidation to prevent anyone from freely exercising nis right of suffrage. “G. The giviug of a bribe by which a votor is prevented from freely exercising his right of suffrage. “7. The advising or counseling ne to bribe voters. “8. The advising or counseling of a person ‘to attempt’ to bribe voters. “9. By any unlawful means to hinder or delay a tawful voter from voting. “10. By any such unlawful means to compel or induce an e fficer of election to receive an illegal vote, or, knowingly, to refuse a legal vote. “While the above enumeration by no means embraces all the thing* inhibited by the United States statute it covers those violations whicn mott commonly occur. Of course it is understood that the commission of any and all of the federal crimes a e at an election at which a representative of congress is being voted for. ”

A Terre Haute correspondent of the Indianapolis Sentinel gives out the following wise suggestions: KEEP UP THE FIGHT. Let Democrats Continue to Agitate THE QUESTION OF Tariff Reform. To the Editor—Sir: With pleasure I have read in The Sentinel the address of the president of the democratic society of Pennsylvania. It has the ring of sound metal. The democracy of Yigo county feel keenly the national defeat, but they are not downc st, nor will they give up the fight. They are preparing for an immediate and thorough organization of the county into tariff reform clubs, and propose to make the fight m the future just as lively as they have in the past. No surrender, They say the tariff is a tax, and they do not propose to be taxed more than is necessary to econc mically cond ct the affairs of the government. No more tribute from the masses to a privileged few, to keep up monopolies and trusts. The boodlers in this “neck of the woods,” who|have poured their money out so profusely in the late campaign, will have an opportunity in each subsequent election to m?ke further contributions tomissionary society. If we can’t convince these men that a tariff is a tax, we will teach them that boodle assessments are very expensive om-s. Let the organization go on at once, and let us have a society in every school district in the state. Terre Haute, Nov. 19. Yigo.