Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-28

Npit.
P. II. Carin-Naturalized; cannot
vote; no real estate; offered To vote in
1874 and was rejected; member of Suf.
frage Association.
Daniel Donovan-Natura came
from Connecticut; lived in United States
since five years old; am skilled me.
chanic; ten of us work together in one
room in our factory; the highest grade
room in it; six of the ten are foreigners
and cannot vote for want OF land: a
house and lot to suit my family would
cost me $1,000.
Bernard Milkman - From Holland;
naturalized; lived in Massachusetts, from
lS47 to 1870; voted there; cannot vote
here because he has no real estate.
Peter Brucker-German; naturalized;
MANY GERMANS DISQUALIFIED
from voting, because they own no land.
William j. Miller-The registry tax
of 81 on each non'property voter was
the source of corruption.
Daniel I. Lyman - A Republican
member of the Legislature in lS70-7l;
an amendment of the constitution to
repeal the land qualifications was pass.
ed by the Legislature and submitted TO
the people then; it was understood by
the Republicans of the Legislature that
it was to lie passed through the Assem-.
bly,, but they would defeat it in the vote
of the people, as it required a three
tlfths vote; this was agreed on as the
party policy OF the Republican party.
Joseph \. Dailey--A natiye.born; n
registry voter; having no property; was
at the election when the constitutional
amendment, allowing foreign born sol
diers and'sallors to vote without owning
land was being voted on. In the morn.
ing the Republican ticket men were dis.
tributing tickets in favor of the amend.
ment. About o'clock this was stop.
ped by order of prominent Republi.
can, and tickets against the amendment
were distributed all the rest OF the day
Democrats voted for the amendment.
John Francis Smith-Actiye in get.
ting signatures 10 memorial To Con.
rress praying for relief in regard to suf.
frage. Presented memorial to that ef.
feet signed by 739 foreign.born citizens.
Daniel Houlihau-Foreign natural.
lied F.; served through the war; owned
property and voted, but got in debt and
lost his property by having TO pay ten
per cent. interest; not voter now
The Hon. A. h. Lewis-In every Dem.
ocratic convention for fifteen years; in
nearly all Of them declaration was
made in favor Of the amendment of the
constitution on this subject.
John Agers-Naturalized served in
Rhode Island troops during war was
discharged for disability; have wife and
eight children can't buy home
TOO rooR AND CAN'T VOTE;
a home here would cost about $1,000 !.
been twenty eight years in Providence.
Z. NJ. Sorley -Naturalized; an honor.
ably discharged Rhode Island soldier in
the war; voted on property; lost my
property and my vote; know many in
same condition have not voted for ten
years; kno" OF buying Of votes for s.
or $40 apiece; bought by Republicans,
Carl Ernst, -Naturalized-A
Republican editor of Providence Pr,t1,
daily Republican newspaper; not a
voter; own no land two persons out
of nine ought to be voters here there
Is only one voter in ten persons; 1900
males over twenty-one in the State !:
10000 only registered voters, leaving
5000 To be accounted for only ;. 600
of these are ioreign.bOr voters, and
the remainder are many of the floating
population, but think there are from
10000 to 1900 persons entitled to vote
who are disfranchised by the real estate
qualification.
The Hon. William Sprague, governor
from 1860 to lS63--Senator for two
terms. In 1851
THE STATE NEEDED SOLDIERS
to fill her quota, convinced the assem-.
bly, OF the propriety Of proposing an
amendment TO the constitution promis.
ing to give those of foreign birth who
enlisted the right to vote put it 10 the
people with my proclamation got en-.
listments on the faith OF it, but 1t was
not adopted by the people restricted
suffrage has bad effect on the morals
of the voters; money is the first quail.
fication Of candidate for office here !;
no outlying political power, it is center.
ed in the city, and parties are not what
they are elsewhere; it is more Of a per,
sonal matter here than in any other
State.
INTIMIDATION AND BRIBERY.
d. b. Pond-Familiar with elections
in WoOnsocket; have seen agents OF
corporations come to the polls with
their men one man resigned his place
to avoid being turned out for his politi.
cal action have seen agents of Harris
Woollen Company and Social Company
bring their men to.the ballot box they
are Republicans; some of the men
Democrats some Of the men asked for
ballots the night before so as to be able
to vote without being foand out by
their employers; suspect money used
at every election.
n. 7. Verry--Woonsooket: have seen
Republican employers take Democratic
employees to the polls have seen chips
tfaro bank tokens) of ivory in circuls.
ton on election day; two or three men
were distributing them who were Re.
publicans those who received them
we're voters it was near election polls
don't know what was stamped on them.