, 1870-11-04

in large cities, aud Chicago is no exception
from the rule. For given snm Of money,
men can be hired to elect any ticket Of
delegates. at any primary election, in ary
ward In like manner, there are men who
VII, for money consideration, agree to
cary any precinct OF ward for thoir en-
ptoyer, the price being SO much cash down,
and 50 much npon the delivery Of major
ity in the ward. Take, for instance, the
Second Ward. The hrst thing tho profess
sionals require is that each party shall
make ga regular" nomination. Tho
strength Of each party is known. Tbs
ward, upon national politics. is about
equally divided. In that ward there are,
say. 800 voters who arc negotiable That
is to say, there arc men. professed1y Re
pnblicans aud Democrats, who annually
sell these 300 votes TO the highest bidder.
In the first place, they are sold to tho highest
bidder to carry the primary elections, not
only in that ward, Int in any other ward.
They are generally influenced IN their nc
tion, not only by The money paid down,
but they favor the nomination Of that can
didate who will pay the most liberally at
the ensuing election. This corrupt alliance
generally divides the local ward Offices he
tween the captains of the respective politi-
cal factions, aud when the Republican Al
tlcrman n.eds reelection he gets Tho COM
1,ined vote, and the same takes place when
the Democratic candidate needsl their votes.
The regular nomination il relied upon TO
sc~,o aha daray, aud -osn.ct. ia ,x,rtiop of
toAeo t"e .n1 '1 ~
the voters to re-e1ect the ward ttadeta-
Wa tsrr nsnd tha Se.,oni Ward rnsrelv aa
Ar illustration. The sane ufactice pre-
wallis elsewhere, though not to 80 great an
extent. Tho i.upuuity with which the
tsnf1ckers in votes bnve practised their vo-
,.t;o, hso randar.-t1 ,ber oncn bo,d and
eou saat LOS :. 'e, ,ha ,sns;asa1 @ % T.a1o w. a4
| .a:,,4 ,.,,,,;no,+ 80,
canusoa'e Aos ANY Eiol1'nout lfoailon WIZ
does not receive offers OF any number OF
time that this business were s,opped; and
! IT.. - r,,,.>o;a - -,
,,,c,ry,er. ~ sor;etr nnv ln,p how to s.o,,
Il ve conv from The sta,ute.hook tha fo1
loving PROVISIONS Of hv.
~, en1 nu,.,u .,,.u nr n,1,,,. ,r.,... .,
.ne, u otl.r cor'up! neans or ats1cc whatsoever.
5sr.a5 ee y ~ ~ sa,s \, tep. ~ 70
tlsctiun, every person 8, offending, aud being
ee5el o. ~ n o. ans IT, eEssedins
iag ii %. eleeti.n IL .nls State 10: i've yea:z"-
fiesiIfa LIZ S,asa,s, ,s1.Id nj; avn. :,
pa5 to aDy etnar p+reon, anJ money. properly, o.
on ~ asaass ~ qs . +; H. INA. any eleo 60
event that any orr or more persaas ah.il or sha1
~ 1e s1eese, q sua LEE .eeeise ssss5sf n n1mtss
to indictment, aud. upna conviction thereof, sh:.
Rs nsee s,a,n,. ~ aoy ~ ~" no' exceeding s''o
r a.
o..,.,-..,:su E 80 80 ~ .s,la a..as.n'-.
"-ea.::,,sa ~ ~. - 49,. 1"s,:.,.s -
knowingly or in,enslona,,y, pai,i or ca1t,ioutes
anslhlng Or inA.le any nn,nise 10 the nature 9
At lie election At xnic:. was snossn to iii tit @ t%
rs,1 ,, oes: e,ea x;a nase s TE Sccsots nor WI as
Hr other ya,uanie shiss. isom any corporation
eompans' 4 or Esrane. .os any yo'e ~ % influence
rrcpri 1uop, or for any otbet ol.lcial net
The citizens of Chicago have it in thei
power, if they choose, TO nut stop to th
whole system of controlling elections b
| bribery, Every voter has a Jircct ipteres
, in the purity OF elections. Fac
| | man is entitled 10 ono vote, bu
| when ono man, by the us
of money, can control 500 votes, the eqa
/ ity in suiIrage is destroyed, mud publ
: Offices might as we'll be suld ut auctio,
O Shall we put up the Office OF Congrossus,
b State Senator, member Of Legislatur
8 Alderman, or Tax Collector, for sale ,
y whomsoever will give the most money ?