The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-22
AN OHIO IDEA OF THE MAIN II
CASE.
sOmS KnOtty and Peculiar Points Decided In an
Early Election Case.

sOmS KnOtfy and Peculiar Points Decided In an
Early Election Case.
The opinion OF the Supreme Judicial
Court Of Maine, in answer to the ques.
tions submitted to Gov, Garcelon, was
under discussion, and Grandfather Lick
shingle narrated the following reminis.
Cence
"Along in the early part of 100, the
year l cast my first vote, we had jes' seCh
another squabble over the countin' ov
the ballots at town election. The
Jedges Of Election counted the votes &C.
Cording to the dictates of their consCien-
Ces an the requirements of the Constitu
ton of the U. s. The defeated party,
however, squealed like stuck pigs, cried
fer "Blood, Yeargo, blood !" an run
aroun' with pistols in their, hands an
butcher knives in their teeth.
"The disputed questions wuz fnerly
submitted to Board Nv Justices Nv the
Peace for settlement. The questions Nv
the Judges an the answers given by the
Board wuz, viz, to-wit
"Question l. When it is foun' that
double handful Nv tickets has been de-
posted in lump in the ballot box, is it
not the duty Nv the Jedges Nv election
to throw out the tickets so deposited,
and if 30, how manyP
"Answer. The Jedges Nv Election air
to count the votes as they find them
Jones vs. Mulligrub, 1861 and ask no
questions. That is what they air paid
for The returns are not to be strangled
by idle techniCalities, nor is their mean.
in to be distorted by carpin's an cap
tious criticism. Dye hear thatl
"Question 2. If Jedge of Election is
detected In the act of chewin' up all the
ballots offered for certain candidates, and
is occasionally observed to cram into the
box handful Nv tickets which he takes
from his coat tail pocket, should the re-
mainin' JedgeS and Inspectors Nv Elec-
ton count the votes 30 deposited as If all
wuz squar' an proper, an make no esti-
mate nv the number chawed up2
ANSWER 1t is the unanimous opinion
Nv the Board NV Justices of the Peace,
that Jedges heV no color Nv right to re.
fuse to count and make return NV all
tickets found in the ballot box If any
person or persons want to ieopardize
their health by chewin' up great wads
Nv paper (the very beasts of the field
knoWin' that arsenic an prussic acid),
that's their own affair. This is govern.
ment Of the people, by the people, for
the people, an if administered in the
spirit Of its founders it shall not perish
from the earth. Put that in your pipe
an smoEeit.
"Question 8. If a man livin' in another
State, an not citizen of the United
States, attempts to vote an is refused, an
he then retires, loads double, barrel
shotgun with tickets and takin' deadly
aim, fires them into a ballot-box, is It |
the duty of the Jedges to count said votes !
AN If so, how many2
q % "Answer. This question is folly an
swered in the reply to Question No. 2, !
The Jedges Nv election have no right,
under heaven, to inquire how or by |
whom certain ballots have been deposit |
ed in the box. Their duty, as laid down
in the statutes, is to count the votes (25 |
Kalamazoo, AZ 10y, an forever after
hold their peace. You might as well |
attempt to dam up the waters of the
Nile with bullrushes, as to fetter the |
step nv freedom, more proud and glori.
GUS than the tread Of war-horse at q |
county fair.
"Then the action of the Jedges was
not sustained by the board?" suggested |
one.
"Not to an extent to create enthusiasm |
in their ranks" replied grandfather. On
the contrary, they clothed their brows
with thunder, an swore that the next