The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-01-10
RaIinf Wiling.


voting UiUd voce may be elm nged "a
he system of voting by bailor. Il
there i any one thing we particularly
admire aud one which we would dis
like Ia have changed il is the manner
of voting in Kentucky Ii i the
most Independent way in the world
/ There Is no such thing as sneakin9 |
or cowardice in il; there i no oppor
iuniry for mnn 10 be really one
ding aud yet claim to be another
! You can see exactly what he l. poll |
ically by his vote; there i m hiding |
It, for he puts him.eIt ON record aul |
hat record i subject TO b. scannel
at any time in the iutnre This
may not be very agreeable to profess
ed politicians. who desire 10 change |
heir po-i,iuns aud get on the popular
waye; bur it suits the people. thar j. |
/ u say he great mass of the people |
Tor each one knows how he has voted !
nnl how his vote will be counted |
| The haliot hoxes sre tampered with,
aud wherever the system i IN vogue |
he general cry -brlIot box >luthns
Isnoran' persons are impuSed npon y |
designing men. aul worry frequently |
depo~ite a ballot exactly the opposite
20 one they intended to vote, and in
the present day IA man does not know |
how or for whnm the vote he has
cast wall be counted liter the ballvU
boxes have been Iniuipu 'ated by the
politicians and there Is nv remedy
Under The UiUd rOce system >ucn Il
? >fate oi things cauno' exist; there can
a he no such thing "a fraud Ii the
Constitution Is changed we shall oppose
any change Ia our system of voting.
because we believe the people
Of Kentucky prefer The cd aud
, independent Uica Uoce style -Pldueah
News.
In the early history of this Govern
meni, the States, without perhaps an
exception conducted all elections rica
roe, precisely as we now vote in the
State oi Kentucky Experience, some
how or some way caused the States.
from time to time, To change heir mode
OF voting to the vote 10y ballot, uutit
to day Kentucky stand alone uphold
ing the old system Why did The
) a'es, one by one, learn to prefer h"
ballot? The simple reason was aud l.
that the ballot system better and more
certainly iusures the purify aud iaicg
riy OF our electious. The States, be
ing taught by experience from year to
ear. realized this fact. aud Que by one
ch,nged Tha, the cbau-e was welt
considered, Is evidenced by the fact,
thar not "A single State has ever chang
ed from ballot voring back TO viyn voce
voliug. while upon The contrary all the
older States changed 10 the ballot. aud
m having tested both plans hold on to
Here is history, giving Us
p1i& practical test, whose les
IN COLLISION FROM the
AcerS to he comparison 81
IAN corrupt any election under
I'''nr present system The same could be
dome under The ballot system; but. the
ballot Is one additional safeguard
against corrup'ions ar mistakes II
officers are honeSr aud 10 their duty
here VII! be 10 wrong uuler either
system. but the necessity of the b,i-
lot tail ing will, the recorded MINES
OF voters. is certainly means OF de-
feciing wrong or error. which We do
not bow have Thi- experience, ha~
caused every State iu he Union, ex~
c~pr Kentucky. 10 adopt 'he ballot
voting in preference to our present
system.
The ballot not only more certainly
-eeure> he integrity and purity of the
elect ions, Lut there are other points
in lis favor, which are miuor but yer
weigh'y arguments Assuming our
people 10 be honest. we must coucIndt.
that hey want fair free, honest. an
trammeI.ed vote, in each aud every
election The election, or the mode,
Of cleo ion, which the more certainly
obtains The honest judgment aud real
choice Of the ,o'ers. is certainly the
one which i most desired.
Leaving side political contests, can
5 any honest citizen of Kentucky say.
that our local elections always obtain
the honest Judgment of the vcier.
I Free the mind of any bins oil eduen
,ion. aud with your baud up. bel"re
your God, desiring {" perpeiua'e the
priest furm Of e!eeiiaus, to your chill
drrn, aud answer. Say by way of il
iu,tra,iun, that a. b and C., are cau-
didates, under our present way Of vot
ing Mr. a is admitted by almost
every one to be the best qualified and
e all the better reasons say that he ought
to be elected Mr. b is clever. well
: heliked but Incompetent; while Mr..
+, / c has friends but is conceded to BE-
: Objectionable to majority of the so
tiers The friends Of aud b, on