The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-10-20
THE NEW YORK sun.
.allnr na .lnrhnnlcnI Pcrformnnce.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 20, 1903.

Voting ns 'icchanIcnl PerIor"nnV''
tSsi. srceeh O, the Cooper Iusutute on Wei
n.sdsy evening, urn. ions VAS BrHrN sh'rnI''l
,oer.a,e 10 thsf..nls % Die Dom crate hs-ref'A
pr,udes sgAnst tie policy of es'a5h' ins 'h
.dueatanal q1al hcsiion Of suffrage. ~ VA OF
illustrator, be ssiii
HE reeollectei hat In ihs tovn = Knox IN We
county Of Albany, Al one tne be h.I ",GAs.'h W
have sotn. examinations in chtu.efy 'sHeD' ~.
out n forty depostons thrE IsIs'I
tb,r t,stifnon. nguei their names WIZ ross
G,sugbterJ AVID ysttht town %. KNOX n m N'o
adoption X TIE coLftituuOn' ~ ia'hst nom w
erection Of the town, had Always cen fv',l "l
federal town atout w. zee '0Irins - ne woes othy
f1vsn 10 the regu ~ federal ticket no maNer WhN
sb.s nat vote assumed. WLctiet II was WING or
nAtioral rcpIt loau, they Always hah HssNHH 70
uo,s QUA ths federal tckst aud give II amalcrlJ'
Nov. ". want no better illustration Of ho ne
ecs,,y of absr sgainst ignorant Voi ng than 'lH
Which ". vas BruR' give, In the sbove ra's-
r-sr.. He say, N. people q tie tow nstip aiidei
r. ar. generally unable TO read and vre ,nd Shat
ttty Invariably vote The tcke, opposed 10 re de-
rooeracv, whatever II may be. Why do Mey
.lw.ys vote so' Political isaI.s arc constantly
changing. Yesterday, ono party vas populHly
supposed n be IA TIC right-lo i,y, smother party
looms up into public favor and oonsidering al
the nutsiions Of psrues aui political ISSUES, bow
o,n an intelligent community Invariably run
IN exactly tho same political grover Why did MI
VAN BuRrs refuse 70 Ao1 with ths Democratic parry
during the last two years Of VI war; WY d'd
Generals sLoorV and PAr1icg, Lrcirs Ronisros
and Judge GBovE4 all cinli A1es upon Ne DEM
ooratc Btaio tickc,-why did .he-s men 90 rscenilY
cease 10 affiliate with the Rspui cans, and JOIN .
party which they had formerly opposeI' SIMPLY
because hey row believe he Democratic party n
he more nearly ~ upon political qpes,iona than
The Republican party. but Uhi'c ell these changes
are going on while old party platforms srs beng
wrecked, and new ones constructed, Mr. Va
BtErs tells vs. that tho people Of Knox 'o"n'b p
continue 10 ''nose out thc Federal ticket aud give
It a majority" Now Is II not plain enough that
the ignorance u these people - blinds Them mat
they have no appreciation Of the great political
changes which are constantly taking piaeei lalino
apparent that ihoy b lily lei up 10 the polls
by poid-A sh.rpers TO 'yoIc ss1.ns; tho Demo
crate" REGARDLESS ~ political puncplss or any
thiog elses n they cannot read tho arc utees-
..rily deps dent upon on side irsirue.on as 10
how thcy lhal vote, and whom W. consider the
diasrivy ofc1nviucing an .lu.sratc man b. argue
r-lt tis not strange that they keep right slonR'
GEAR sno- year, in TIE old familiar chAnus', which
simr r requires them to ''noss out" the ticket op-
tascI To tie Democracy. Il Is TO prevent such
n.u from being usol as machine, by sharp poll.
iic,sns, that wo wan, an clucAuonSl s.nndari.
Wo want men to learn for themselves and TO un-
dcrsiani the issues involved Ia political CAM
paigus, IN order .hat they may vote inielhB'nuy'
and NOT be adc tools for the impoeiuon o' poll
,ciaus Suppose the doctrine Of nesro-suiit'go
should pr,v.iL and the South he oompcNe' 70
oufrsnchiso tho freedmen, would NJ. NAS buRtN
Ike - SEQ a solid ph,lanX u Ignorant negroes
marched mp to The polls, under tho ls.dership o
tbs PnIiLPsEs and GAHrisoss 10 vote the Radical
ucketY