The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-04-21

The Harrisburg Patriot makes dis
ingenious attempt to distort the result
of the late Bloomsbury election. We
have to remark to the Patriot that the
citizens of this rapidly growing place
are so little given to trickery that they
rarely suspect 1t even in others-never
without substantial reasons. There was
neither drawing of short straws," in
reference to the political division of the
council, or tossing ofcoppers," or Soon
tracing parties" in the case, but COM
mon consent and instructive desire for
the public good controlled. The rest of
the Iatriot's article Is crushed to the
earth by the following:
To THE EDITOR OF THE PATRIOT -
The Bloomsbury town election, (made
the subject of some remarks in your
paper to-day was as nearly right as lie.
gal regulation could make 1t, and
strongly illustrates the advantages of
reformed voting.
The new council, as chosen, (compos.
ed of six members and president
stands politically, four democrats, two
republicans and one republican work
ingman. Under the old plan of nadjori-
| ~ 90 ting there aoould not probably hdUe
| been q single democrat chosen of The t0hole
number, although, ordinarily, there Is
small democratic majority In the town.
For IL was the case of third party--a
balan nce-of.power rparty-interposing to
disturb results. The workingmen had
an organization in the town comprising
One-sixth or more of the voters and
had ample power to elect the ticket of
either Of the regular political parties or
q coalition ticket, under the majority
vote. For particular reasons existing
In this case and because Of the natural
tendency of minorities to combine, they
would doubtless have elected repub.
lican ticket entire, or union ticket ar
ranged with that party. The result
would have been council wholly re-
publican, or mostly republican with
one or two workingmen mem bers.
This combination might have been
either honest or corrupt In connection,
but in either case it would have led to
an unjust result, to wit the virtual
disfranchisement of all the democratic
voters of the town.
Under the free vote, however, any
such result was impossible, and because
1t was impossible no such combination
as that just supposed was attempted |
nan,,Taao , Aa,E my inIn ia v9ieu ~ i1r .neir own
bad ,,aaoe , "nu eieo.eu .,;.i n;ui ueoause lney
nnmno;,rs m oH,es ehough W zen en'isle uhem 10 one
~ eIented nii ,ha a',u 'nu ;.' [eeu,ar parties
and certairt,, % .i ~ ~ w WIZ th;rJ o1Ivenlence ,l
isted.
bloomsbury contains 600 voters, (the |
exact number of votes polled for gov
ernOr in 1861 and elects her council |
annually on the second Tuesday of April. |
the first co,,vo;I ,,,n oh hoo o :" ,' tIo
I Anr;i 'So eO,u,i IouusI was cil',sen On lZth OF
Tnasda,, IoSt any Etaro .ne seIonu Iat one Oh
sessors of tovos TO-, o.oDI, ooo;i.e ,ae. ~ Two as
and two conStai,o owU s masotano ohnlo assessors @
vaar tor,,s 80 i SnoI III. ioi oue
snd thran 80, anu tWo acitoo, ,ullectors
,o,,,,s iV"i IL auoitoIs ~, ior .hIee year
urn.i5ct Ia az uiese oincers, eAcept the
pr1nuII' :, ~, ,,, oi .ho couhclI, are eiectaDie
hpol has noa emS pau s vi tne Iree vote, Whlcn
r,ns, ~, 'ne .own s%oveInmeht %
iant ,,au mnn;r Tni oo1tPetehs aL anu excel
year Inst closed thss i;t,,n .no nd;i,rdstla.ive
iown have hoer S Iess eGp,ouIeS e., ,,a ~ tne
thew uero for the s.To ,'ro,,; n,Jn 0"v,uy wnat
the new oraar;,ap,; MY p;esiou3 Seal Deiore
6a,,a %on,' aehousu im
eynenses ;ncmrred for nrnmor rI nh;na., ,iueiat a.
outIaw ;nciud;rn a ~, Tno, p,uPo, oTieo's vi
ppllnnt tOUn mon ayhihitipn rnoI, |
streets lanes oIiair,,, ,nt. oto % io1us,
actual snrSs,, eS ,sh, =, iJssi o,. o.0.' oaoeu on
ahont ssoa r. shnrt .ho a, a,Jno eos'
had mnch p,oro Of nroor S po.,piIt s sso
Local adn;n;st.ot;p ~ p'VPer igsuits .i from
fore ot ono. haif tho axnorso ."o Se"' 'e'
~ q great nxtant .ue eHpemsei ppnS,;,,,
cormed od,,;n;str1. uIuesononaau'y, na..,
choa', a,eot;o,,a !. q a.ion, M Peaee,ui dnu
in The tn,vn ha',n anu o sonelalg % gooJ ieei!ns
rec vote n" nav , oeen secuieu oy tne
.enublicsns boua oa.s oenst;,,sta anu .ha tnree
III bnt their ao,iou Hb, thro"nSort ~ coun
,as been nnseiGsh ,o,, ,av, mU1T .,e year
'ioht and ;ud;cinn" NH, ooonMnt Up
he general acnu;osoonno IN tha;n roi no :
slectionNfor the ahsence ~ ~ oontaH. ,. fo &C.
nominations or betwaen tho oII ,esr rsr,ios ios
IF the town. and for a lioht vote Rs' !
,ides If the vote hod 49,. ~, w .Io DE. nG
wonld have been the same 'no ie'u''
Only because the Wort in nuer desirod ,
10 manifest their existenca and teIa ~
themselves onenlv thar sbora Of ra,9ro W
,entation in Tho u0vernmentn e nS N tha tawn
vas the re.election Of oil tho oid ooN ,Own
,iimen nreventeI Tbn worl,;n1uoan % oUu
elected their cand;data ond tbns Sot
side one of the old renmb,ican menoberS
If the connciI This pyaS thar roaso~a
,io r;nLt aod ,,o ms was .nSir ieasoIa'
oeciaI7v os a ma;nr;tw nF thaSy 1us5' Sd Us
y "eAI.'.@i ro'on5 W eho