, 1875-05-07
COMMUNICATIONS,

kAE<4i0S
r. he Ctittns Assosia:'sn:
CnicAoo, 51sy G.-Tha frauds rerpatsated 1t
the late town and charter elections point With
unmiatakabis fngera 10 tie necessity Of moro
stringent election laws, II not An enslro remodt!-
ing Of the franchise, aud its restriction 10 those
Who can read aud urita, or to those who haye
spac.ned anloun& Of propestv. Taxation And
representation @ together, why Ahoa'd not tile
unsa1cd go anIeprcsented In all elections having
for theIE object the so.tng OF appropriations. OF
ths selection OF porsoua 10 administer tho
pubiio hnancos7 Al II now ID, or
was 1t the town election. fow
thieves, tranps, and gamblers, with ncithor
property nor pame,s ri1a from precinct to pre-
cinct In an exp.s5t-M8con iieli for the OCCASION
by some unscrunulous politician, aud repeat
enough votes to placs III Office set of dishonest
raacals, WHO for whole year exercise tbs most
e1sostlonate lorlshp over .ls property Of 5oo,-
600 people. No tTrank ever mounted . throne
with lcss opposition from tue peopls tilan dis
houest ToAn COLLECTORS aud Akso.kose got into
ollice right bcfpte the eyas Of tbs aularea: tuh
ness man in lhs Notld-ulea shra"d enough to
asnass millions and dctec: thu hlightest iEfeyu.
lsr.y or tasft In thor own counting-tooms.
1hcao men, nho 0ulid atul \ dialonost
clerk to tho penltentiasy for Stealing fow dol
lars. ineekly allow fAscAlly sot Of Assessors and
CoIlectNs 10 nuhually rob t!uu Of Aundreda and
thuusantiB Of dolaEa rather spend ten minutes of
ons d4s in going to tho po'lh aud voting rhscaliy
candidates down. So long a. good men fall 10
tuss rAseas duwn tlls Laws will bo conu!rucd, -
tho Aderneu are dung. to vote raacals up
New ihns are nneded; fot instance, ons TO-
quirins Quallfled vo!o:a to cast rots 1t every
ecctIoI1 Or In case OF negioa OF failure to voIe,
without sutc!out cause, 10 bc lis(rAIchlaed fus
specified psnol. A penalty Tor nou-votlnE 1t I'M
| pur.au elections wouli enA4ncs tho valuo Of
the francl,ise Another law Of great impol tance
| is sugseated by the quoruul.clauae, which lEo-
tecta I'll. peopio against tho haaty passage Of ln-
iur!ous lsws by small minority OF fraction III
tie Legislature. II thus provision Is 4 uiso aaa
| necessary QUO IN the case OF National or Stste
Legislature, whr not equally 20 LII \ county or
largo city? lass q lav thst no town or city elec-
ton sl,.!l he considered vAi,d 1t which At 1eaat
s.,aIl Aess ITO 1doto tail! about businessmen not
turning out 20 the poils. II quo
run 10 roquasts to legislative act
vote,n ts givo validity to An eiecsion5 It d
beEgfant-al-As,ns NAV su'nmua aOAent NOM
berd TO mass up Legihlaays quorum, wfly not
Mayor numuon : QUORUM Of Gool cl.iicMs to
provision in the laws 10 snfn;ce the a:teNdauco
OF good citl1ons at tho polls ia becoming noss
apparent ese!y day. II neither patriotism nol
1tltio ut cilzenHhlp miil prompt nen to turn ou.
aud guard tbs polta from such frauda ners
Ieclohed pt ths lata election, then lot the Cit
xens' Actoc!aton secure lLs passage Of iaNs i'm
posing penalties (d,siranch,Bouent or inea) fo
non-votIng, aud declaring any election null aux
void at wulrh tue a;G- 'Zate vute cast did no
equal tue NE Jority ol oaly registered legal votes
OF tho ward IT district. Judges should b. ToH.st
| with authority to summon quorum (mA. .catT
Of vutets requisite 10 g4ys validity to tue e;ec
tion. u. u. 8.