Through these agencies the Democratic electors of President and VicePresident and the Democratic candidate for governor of the State of New York were fraudulently elected. 7. And the investigations of the committee show that existing State laws and the mode of enforcing them are wholly inadequate to prevent these frauds. but that Congress has the power to enact laws which. if faithfully executed. will to some extent furnish remnedies hereafter. There is no law of Congress professing to prevent or punish frauds in voting or conducting elections. and the penalties relating to certificates of naturalization are by no means adequate. The fact disclosed by the investigation of the committee that more thah 25.000 fraudulent votes were cast in New York City in November and that the guilty parties who cast them are at large without fear of punishment proves that something must be done toprevent these frauds or elections will soon degenerate into a mockery or a sham. (Page 79.) These frauds extended to other counties of the State as shown by the testimony and asdemonstrated by the same tests applied to the city. (Page 63.) In view of all the facts it is safe to estiwate that the total fraudulent and illegal votes cast in the State of New York at the election in November. 1868. were not less than and probably exceeded 50.600 votes. (Page 64.) Such was the last Presidential election conducted in New York City exclusively under State supervision. It may be said. however. that this is a report made by a Republican committee to a Republican Congress. and therefore discredited in the minds of our Democratic brethren.
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