New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-19

vaiis, 1t is certain death TO it. The one
ENDS in disuniOp; the other in dt spotism.
The address closes with an argument
tending to show that the sole remedy for
all our political ills is in the destruction of
the Lying ballot-box." He would have the
cities divided into small precincts not con-
tanning more than seven hundred and fifty
voters, that they may meet in one hall on
election night; that the voters be required
to attend, and fined if absent, as in Massa-
chusetts in 1913 and 1867; that the jndges
and clerks of election should be SO Sc
lected that the minority would be sure of
one of each. The secret ballot is to be
discarded and the name and residence of
each voter inscribed ON it to be read if
called for.
The argument for secrecy ia this: That
the laforing man may be intjmdated by he
capitalist it lie knows how he votes. But
the diy for thar reasoning ia past in all
large towns. The laborer no longer fears the
capitalist.
''By rendering the suffraces secret in
the Roman republic all Was lost" 1t was
because it was cover for fraud and
bribery. Besides the open ballot, pub
licly given, shows courage, manhood, free
dom. 1t tends to make men worthy to
be free. Senator Doolittle also advocates
double vote for heads of families, and
these are his reasons:
|. Because the man witbo family repre-
sents but one human being, while the head
of family ranrasapts alua,s two and
generally more.
= Because man without family has not
more than o1e-half as much at stake in good
government as the head of family.
s. because, other things being equal. the
man without family is only half as we'll
educated in all that concerns the good of
society as the head of family, living with
them and supporting them with his own ex-
ertiops.
4. Because the man without family has
had little if any experience in governing in
human society. II had been
doubted by some whether in republic, per
fectly organized, any but heads OF families
should vote at all.
A series of illustrations to this argu-
ment follows, taking instances from New
England, Rome and the ancient republics,
where married men were preferred. The
object of such laws was to induce men to
marry; to marry young, and marry not to
be heirs but to have them:
To this extent of giving double voice to
the heads OF families, let us follow the |
examples OF the grta7 republics in their bet
ter days. Let US build up, strengthen and
honor the homes of our people. Let us give |
to the heads Of households the power dig |
nifty and honor which, of right, by the laws |
of God ana man belong to them.
This measure appeals for support to all |
heads of families; to all wives who preside |
in their happy homes; to all IL OF lers who |
have discharged the highest, nublest and |
most sacred of earthly duties, i'll bearing |
and rearing up children to be men and |
women, fit for the duties of earth, and when |
they are over, fit for the society of the |
blessed in the eternal mansions: and to all |
young men and young women who desire to |
bull up happy homes for themselves. The |
supporter all these must and will be ear
nesr, intense and nearly unanimous While
men yet without families, who cherish the
memories of the homes of their childhood.
and know the blessings of home govern
ment, will generally unite in favor of this
gceat reform.