, 1877-03-21
A NOVEL PLAN SUGGESTED,
u, taa E.iila1. NJ ThA Ts1Axsnk

40 hG4 Gua{aF u 1h4 1f1eHH@
En1cAuo, MARCH, 2o.--1low long IA this political
incubus to HING Upon our great nations fair name
and prospcr!tyt Even with our Congressional
Uourt of Arbitration 10 settle this everlasting
Presidential nuddie, tho prospect Of full satts-
faction 10 beth parties was not very fatterlng.
Tho Electoral College becma TO DO = kind Of
political machine OF little practical use. one that
should ba entirely dispensed With, or else "a.
nodded and Improved, and made more reliable
and uscfnl. In q country liks ours, mhers Intel.
lIgcucu IL the guiding stas 1t scons strange that
any one could bd found to allow hlmself n b.
elected m Elrctor knowIng himself to b. Ineligible
And II mail Ia % stupid ~ not to sec this, the
political party should SEQ 10 It, and prevent his
stupidity from defeating IT. success.
Though our plalftlcal maddfa wns vcty bad one
II wns not 10 much from Ineligible Electors re-
turning hoarts Of elections, as 1t waa from Tho In
susaccncy OF our Election laws and tho torm or
manner uf tskiug tho vote. 1t must BY this tln,o
10 patent to erory obsSEvant man that our local
aud general elections arc frauRht with Ontlt.iy too
sa %ash t.ad II hS 9. sst aaa
tho vury bc.iotn u iii Of our political corruption
through which bad men gut Into otllce and power.
anu which gives tho minority absolute control over
the majority. mbtsh I. anti.d,%oesat,e: H.,
Sas ,asy ate not 70 s,cs.a@l q III. 4sseo4 =
lHUy oHVWu uGA fVukkIQHAl Uf lnGFp eE1nktnt INV
Will not better matters ,u,ch. II any, 1t least MT
for any groat lenkxh Of sin1v. Tbs wAole thing
1ssas. ns ne 70 msa II 9nnx sp "
tho SOtc. by change Or htnrndnent In Tho eloc.
tion clause in tbs Constitution Of the unitod
In tho carly days Of our Republic. and for some
tluas thereafter. the batlot-box plan wus chuap
- s sa 9as H.. way q sS pu,a
and better and safer iaods should bc tlcyfsed.
So NEED plan M thss w!ll e Itself y pfoof
need but lIttlo legal hah!l!usns to sceuaiy check
S.s nss sss Y ty:
e sse' sGss' 70 bsd IT, saes eud =
Cd. roSted, IND raied to the 1ory vsrgs Of ssnk.
70 seeusc the entro vote Of tho whole ucnNo
unballtozed, md @ .esuro M tho people, eholoa With
haiot. box md e!ecou days entirely, sid taku ihs
yote similar to tho manner OF taking thu eensu..
ssss! ee1ssptsss = s' VIZ. thfss irsni, Sones and
r,xponsibls men - yotc, ,eansasssrs: two Of these
esy..sess e tspsGsS'ns .s e. tw9 ,ssans political
10 purity. Thess three soto.takers to 70 together
to watch and be check upon each other, and BY
under honda and o&th suthc!snt to insure their
taking Tho vote honestly and thoroughly. They
ulnty orsepasately 10 DO not allowed t4nisF henry
Ones aud lupfsonmuntl ~ hinI soAx, efloe, ball.
his own frau choics Of caudidstea. On pto0f of
punlsed. and tkv sots 70 influenced oHiy taad not
iho Wholo prceinct> conntcL or thrown out ~ ile-
gal; and In cays large portion Ut tho wholv vots
Of pEctlrct should Ge found 1uoFu Or lest Illegal
then the roto Of the Whato precinct be ordered
tsts1k<a, u the extra expenss o. that precinct,
which will <auso peonlo TO watch ths vote taksrs
closs. ~ II to sst fsr play and save themselves
from such extra expenses.
Something like the a0oya would ps better recta.
tEattun than tha present one, because II gttl Tho
name of rrtry p0ttf aud Als vote so ut one and thu
sauc tlmc, tnAtead OF tbs namta only VI thDse who
take the tsoahle 10 W and sest.teF lhelr naines,
some OF Nhoul do not aud cannot 70 and sotu on
electlou'd 'dsys, aud In not doing 70. often dHfeht
ths will OF tho peopls-
There eau bo ia Idtss rskurns. or grounds tor
contcst!ng elections OF srats under this plan. be-
cause the vote anil she counting will Ill be In
columns and figures. and nDt On Or with sbpS of
paper easily overlooked. stolen a, Or mysterious
y Increased ete. a1d In thls form preserved for
futusu reference, form OF ballot that II rsiiabs,
aud can bo counted corrccly sad rEcountcd any
tno 10 tbs cutite sat.rAct1on Of al parties. Tho
-booxa OF sheots ha Tulul, lsalcd, etc.,
no that every soler can record bl4 name, a2s In
eftfrs yiEeet aud numbcrl, snd mRfk Under tho
candidate Of Ais choice :" /" aud 40" under Ill
ptAtrs. Thig 10" IL TO prevent ehauxauy of tho
vote by thu eansAs4crs ar uthar pa1tes 1rAout de-
tac,ioa. AL whiting In !'uIl. books " bs II tux.
Ths ttmu for taking sote b. uniform xnd of
sufclent leaxth u thoroughly tAnvass tho larFcat
Of .nos1 pop0louA precinct. Better tAks = Werk "
yuar,, nHd n full cut6 Tim tush through III