The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-12-02
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1lie most important subject bfiepislation,
which IN NV Judgement, requires tho ajten-
tion OF the General Assembly at its present
sessinn,, ,Fplates IT, TUG prevention If frauds
upon thr'i tlcctiye iirslchise! ! IntellkenI
men OF all parties are persuaded thar at the
rexntim@rfant State and NatiOnalselec
tions great abuses. of the right Of
suffrage were pactie d. am not prepar
ed to admit thar the rrpnrtS commonly cir
culated' and blievtl in regard To such
al uses would. So fnr as the elections in
Ohio are cnncerned be fuliy- sustained BY
tildfnueh investigation of the facts. But Il |
is not doubted that even at the elections ia
our own State, frauds were perpetrated to
such an extent that al, good, citzeRs earn,
estly desire that effective measures may be
adopted BY you o'prc vent their fepefiti0n.
tNo elaborate attempt tr portray the nse 4
vuences Of this evil. is required If'it is
allowed to increase ihei icdnfdence of the
people in thr puti'yo elections wil be lost,
and the exercise of'the right. OF suffrage viii
lie neglected To corrupt tie ,baitot-box. /,
20 destroy our tree institutions. Let all
good citizens, therefore, unite in' pnactint
and enforcing laws which will secure honest.
elections - ifla dt.El 2 ~ i1i,i 4'r ."
RxPRgsESTTAIoN or MINoRITIEs IN E1Ec-
~ 'a TtaN. BOARDS. re"
submit to your judgment tie propriety
Of such amerdrlanis 70 the election laws as
viii provide first, ior the representation of
,ninorities in the boards of the judges and
clerks ofthe election; apd, for the registra
tion Of all the lwfil voters in each t6wHLe
ship, ward and election precinct. prior to
thu election I.h'N it "'3! p
That the boards IF elections nuaht;to he
50 constituted that minSrities a well as ma
inrities viii have fair Representation in
Them, Is 50 plainly just that III some parts,
OF the State even in times Of the highest
political excitement, such representation
has heen obtained, in the absence ol law,
hy Arrangement between the committees Of
the rival political parties. It is not proha>
Die that any mode Of s. lee ing Judges and
clerks OF elections can he adoprrd whict,
will in ve'y case, accomplish this ojeci
But in all cfs,is where the strength of tie
minority is half or nearly halfa great a.
that 'oi the majority, the desired fepirtSyen-
tatioh of the minority may be insured With
sufficient certainty by several different
.lans For example, il may bg br6yilo,l
that it"tlie alrctioh, pfgtbe thrree inlgrs,who
ia t, eide a. questions i. TIE polls, ca h.
IteI' my y. ",'meu ~ F",e ,tt lE2Y'.,, Gfh-
u'lateS only Ia. ana that the three candldateS
n having me en- hlgFles5 number q Votes shall
Ie 9eciasth eected a'ii N IKE lJ amer that
u the tleetlqnn OF lile Two c'erks o. ecfi.nnS
eaeh elecor s,9 may yotRe, iNr pas cAnildate on
Il fna lnat ,i me IVY eanalda es rec lying
ne hishes' ha'hDer OF yofes sha DC dYf ar
60, GTffH IfN l,a.,.lt,..,tg .s.i.,.s, H.. 4.al,
40 het llV hiufh stress on ne partlepar
''a,l h,re ~ ,sqTISest'h, n! nut your Eniyn is
lhVl'ea 70 f1 tnG Importance Of falr repre-
Sehtatloh OF me Mln9rlto MINOR. m all bmrl| OF
elgclons, e., NOT 9ouhtlng that your VISION
VII he a2,3 I, g 1cyiiae suitable measure to
accpiatlfiliiS'h lfli'lt IT, .t,s ..sai Il. ...rr,,
~, RE REGISTRY ils y Law, , .t..,t
a., parts Q: ttc atate ,nt ONO are now SO
closely connected with each other; and with
oihFf states, ~ lnes OF railway, that great
ara constantly incieasSns facilities are afford
ga ,4t 'Af pefpeiiat'9n on OF tue class Of frauds;
on lhe e'te!lvo 4, sfa4ch,s", commonly known
IT, c}lnl4li,G, ~: 10 the ellt'cs men called
'srreEeaferS, i IS SAID are, paid wages ac-
! they succeed in castiug at the same election
| The increase or population adds to the
difficulty Of detecting and preventing fraud
ncnt voting, il whatcvrr mode it NAV be
practiced.. Y 1t is mapiiestly impossiblc.
amid tia hurry and excitement of anl elcc,
ton, tia tllc legal right to vote 81 Of cypre
;persen who may Offer his ballot should be
fully and fairly Investigated and decl d Z
Tie expriinrce Of many of toe older States
had proved that this can best be done at,
some period prior to the election. SO as to.
give every legal voter. in. al election ner
clnct an Opportunity to challenge The claim
OF any person whose e.. hight Is deemed
questionable. Laws o accomplish his
have been in fore ip several other States to,
cnssf,i,u ond 'u;, i III r'an - Na' s''o
thc nnon,a PoEa,;ra ,?oFttt'htm aIl,'o' q nl
ina tor the nn ;n spaIl y, T. ~ .pnN'G
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ba nrersn,;onr f f,o,1' i =, Vf''tIp ~. I
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framed nj Z iii n'nS KY w y 80
nat;yp born ~ y a,tnsI ~ yVi''hen enher
re- rasnecetfnlin %i~rai o' 'lfluS' i'enFs'
cons;ie, o,; ~ ~ !u' faipts'
,y t1'7p''ii'qly !, u :, e't1f''pg VIZ, sacn
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PRaGREss -Coinnbus' Sailed to the
Americas coast in four bundled ton SHIN.
and first landed npon the Island IF ST. DO
mingo.l Last wee k v, sseF from ST Do-,
mingo un5adrd in New York over four
hundied tons of ST. Croix Rum for p RI
Drake 4 CO.. of that city. This is but n
rev r weeks supply Of This article, which
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