, 1875-05-17

A Way to Corrnct t}le Evils Of tho
t3ait1tsJ0Is

4 Way to CORRECT tho Evf2s Of tho
E5aiiot-UoI.
10 fhs Editoy ef The Chieitra 171ount:
/. CHICAGO. May H.-In the early days Of cur
national oxis:cnca, wbon tho voting population
was very small to what 1t 10 nov, and frAudu1en.
votin9 llt.le pract,ccd TO what IL ia now, tho
ballos-hot was chenp, and for tho time being
au otlic!ont. was Of taking tho vote Of tho
people. Hut tho purity Of tac ballot-box In sts
present form Is not sufficient for full aud
cardi1 expression OF voters In thia dsy Of
political corruption; and tho necessity Of the
times demands now moro than eror fuller AMI
taror canvassing OF tho voting power Of our
form Of government, IN order to insure tho
election Of men, and tho control Of Cts, stato
and National Government, by the people Inotcad
Of. a. 1t uos too often tho case. ths luls Of D
small aud often corrupt minority over the ma
jority.
Unless we can devise q way to secure tho cleo
,ion Of honest and capable men to Office aud
Thus place the controlling powur III tho hada Of
tho minority, and put voting corruption Que Of
tho way, va wtll ere long become corrupt aud
dishonest nation.
Wo need aSatem Of voting that will insure or
socuse the yots, pro and cou Of epery rofer, te
ho aick Or we'll, busy or not, when hiB vote 10
noedaa, and thus full aud complete expression
Of The people, and that. too, FREQ from all fear
or favor Lriboa or Influences; and thus secure
with certainty the voto Of "tha man who never
1oten." anded In your editorial Of last buuday.
To tsk. or even eI4sct, every votes, OF sven
majority Of t4on, to turn out % olcctlon.das, be
he s(ck OF wall, busy Or not, OF tue Weather foul
or lar, ID asking too much Of tho R!cl; or oycr-
busy voter, especially during bad weather., which
too olteu matcA bad voting. Besides. alound Tho
poiltng.placcs theirs aio collected crowd Of
hk$h tCHN NFkA
voter, by oIerB promisss. threats, etc., to vots
contrary To hiH own wishes.
To Secure tho yotes of every voter, plan
must bo devised 80 M to take tic vote OF avery
yotar At his home, Office, or husiness-ptace. mud
thns rot his vote untuhuenced, and wishou. any
lots Of biz time which, Ia .aanT oases can ~ be
srared. and ottcn cannot be, 10 visit polling
place; plan Witch also secures the Vote OF the
sck aud thua snnkcs the voting 10 complete
that fraudulent voting or bal!ot-box stufs!ng In
ont Of tie question. snd Tho election be Of men
Of tho peoples choice, aud not of rings.
ssstein 8onethtnE like the census~thking
may 10 good one, In Which tho votos'b uauo
and place Ia written, md Ills vote marked under
boolss 10 10 carried around bY three polling can-
vaAsata, no two OF whom ahau be kuown
political fnonds Of QUO candidate. They 10 bo
nndor oath not to Jay anything TO voter, nor in
candidates, or this political jssues Of the day,
uudor pena'ty Of d hcnvy nnoi but simply to
present tllciI book and as1i him (thn yoter) to
iocord Ills name, p1ace, ard vote. II tho voter
10 unable to wsitc, one OF lhe cauv4ssoES to w1ite
1t down under tho yotcr'8 mark.
Perhaps, to guard against mistakes, etc, in
this pitn, tho Mnme, pthco+ md who soted for,
cau 10 printed ID the papera. 10 thnt all can sao
how every yoto was east; aud. II any vote IL
wropEfully reported by tho canyaase1s, IL could
be detaotel, nB oach will bo hnxious 10 100 hun
hfs own vote IL pub!ahel.
aomo may object to thIa as too expensive.
Butely It cannot cost much more. II u much. Az
the preBent syBtnm, counting time loyt by going
to, standing aronnu, aud returning from tho
polls. HuppoHo 1t does cost q little n0ro, ia it
not better to elect Hcn whom tho peopls prefer
rather than bayo q fow cents Aud lot corrup.
mon sulo, to our disgrace, II not ruin7
Others may object to tho time consumed III
failing tho vote. But d city, county. Or State
can 10 dlatristad OF ~ that manY csnvaassrn can
10 SGT to work 40 Is to set through quickly
The oxpense would bo tile same for time, but
little moro for poiltug-bnoka. Wlv be in hur-
~ to talso the vote II two days to week IL
required to thoroughly canvass the ynso, wllat ls
that compared 10 tho time too ofton lost fl,
counting, and wranEing over. and eontestipg
nleetlon-roturne !,
No Que eau justly complain Of tho timo and
cost ot Bystenl that will bar cut fraud and cor
tuptlon, and give TIL mon legally aud fairly
electal, who, III tnru. will give US good sdmin-
lstrattVn OF city, Stato and national affairs, Oh
act good laws, reduce ta1es aud expenditures,
aud never raid upon public moneys. P41Lo.