New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-05

choosing senator of the United States to any electoral
body
Al its last session Legislature adopted concurrent
resolutions proposing amendment of the Constitution
relative 20 bribery They have been duly published and
win trust be favoraby acted upon by you, so that
they may submitted to tho people for their approval
az the next general election The proposed amendment
relates 10 the corrupt expenditure Of money TO influence
electors in voting and II II shall be adopted laws may
be enacted which WILL If rgidy enforced tend TO check
tude III I may believe current runOrs OF other
good repute in the practice OF standing at the
the seat OF governmentwith money carried openly in
their hands aud OF paying it, on the spot to electors for
votes. No and shameless use OF corrupt
has been charged In the city OF New-fork much
is said Of election abuses there.
throughout the state at every election wen known.
Much OF u must be spent for corgptng he electors In
they have been able 10 purchase majority In nompa-
known they expend large sums, afterward to pro-
mote their election and that OF their associates on
The same ticket Men, not candidates but who take an
interest In public affairs called upon TO contribute,
and do contribute literally toward securing party
Eo S SpS @ T SrS 20 %
legislation for their interests, or TO buy the counte
nance and support OF the Government from which they
receive their privileges. In this way the moneyed
OF tho country brought IN TO control elections
does so AZ the risk Of its own safety for il thus
dehauches the moral sentiment OF the community Inc
assnredly the root OF ali ev in free Governments and
the lavish expenditure OF monty In elections Is the chef
cause 81 the corruption In politics. man VINO ex-
ponds large sums OF money to secure On once i apr 20
seek make IL UP TO himself when In Office DO not
donbt that the multiplication OF officers 10 be elected by
the people has had much 10 do with Introducing or IN
creasng this corruption Of our politics. The struggle
between candidates for local offices Is 6pt 70 DC more
intense than the competition for higher place before
larger constituencies It s easier, TOO, To calculate ihe
influence OF corrupt means and IL Is easier, by them TO
effect the election candidates when the constituency
taking part in the election limited in number Tle
amendment submitted 10 you will enable the Legria-
re deprive Of the night OF eurage every one who
shall be convicted OF receiving bride for Ills vote or OF
hrbing coOf; and 20 pass laws providing that any
candidate lty % Dribng he electors shall be depryed
of the Office which, az any election where he was guilty
OF this Ofense he may have been chosen.
Tho Inconvenience ocaSioned to the elcetors by reg
siry Iaws IL not 10 be counted against them H. by their
means. secure pure elections have little faith
thetn prevent fraud at the polls Tney have been
tried aud have failed TO prevent it More frequent
charges Of fraud and Of frauds OF gTosser Character
have been made since registry laws were pat IN opera
ton than before Many who have watched their work
ng iDssL that Jey can be easily made. aud have been
made, convenient cover Tor frauds. which, without
them could not have hecn comautted they have this
eject, certainly, that the vigilance necessary 70 detect
Illegal vOtng bias TO be eStcnded teyora dsys, IN