The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-04

."<" H"e ~ W@{ ~ PROVIDED ~ law
Provided. that the General Assem- DIV
may provide BY law for the election 81
|all Judges ~ courts Of general and appel.
lHte jurisdiction by an election 70 M held
for such officers only. AZ which time no
|other officer shall be voted for. and Shall
All also provide for the registration Of an
lptrSons entitled 10 vote.
This we consider ono Of the most per-
'nicious Of the lot. Ii our liberties are
destroyed, the destruction Il more likely
q come from permitting the elections 10
re fewer. aud the times ~ accounting 10
ne people farther apart. than from anv
other cause. II our elections were held
every year, Spring ana Fall. il would
not pay Office seekers 10 spend SO much
money 70 get elected, aud the oprortuni-
ties for getting rich III public Office. bv
Wholesale rogncry. would be vastly less
'ened. Then, too, IL this Amendment Il
adopted. the election Of congressman.
and President will take place az tho
same time as that Of State and county
officers, and the latter officers viii
all be chosen upon National Issues.
instead Of county aud State issues, and
under the present United States law. an
|of our elections will then be held under
the supervision and control OF u. 4. Mar
|shals and Supervisors, who have no bus
mess with county or State affairs. and
who under the direction OF The authorities
'at Washington City, with the support Of
The military. IL il Is deemed necessary.
Will In many localities create Snch 4 feel.
ing As to enable the National A dministra-
ton 70 dictate at its pleasure, who shall
|oe yonr county officers. and the patron
age and influence 10 follow the election
of the favorites OF which ever party NAV
be in power At Washington City. will be
an almost irresistible temptation 10 use
the power they possess under the law 70
supervise the election OF members of|
Congress, 10 secure also the election al
county candidates favorable 10 them.
Eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty. NJ
now AZ much, or more than in 1776, and
me people cannot be too careful how
they permit supreme power to DO con-
centrated IN the hands Of few. at time
when nearly all the wealth Of the
country y managed BY central syndi-
cate and the price Of wheat, pork OIL
corn, or iron. glass or cotton goods. Is
put up or down rs the syndicate believes
they can make money. The tendency III |
commercial and monetary matters il 10
Capitalization, and If il shall be 50 IN cleo \
tons also. then good bye to liberty. tilIl
the people shall rise again in mighty
revolution 10 recover 1t.
This section does not lessen the ex-
pense Of elections. as some supposc. butl
proposes . separate election 10 choose
Judges Of Courts. instead or our present
October election, and this election Is y
based upon fears rather than experience
las we have yet 70 hear or q single in
stance IN the State, where Judges. OIL
either party. have been biased or unjust
IN their jndical decisions because Or poli-
teal predictions.
This Section also makes II the dntv ofI
the Legislature TO provide for rcqisfra- \
ton ofvoters. The Legislature or Indiana
IN 1867 passed registry law. and II was
n force two years until the next Ieoisla-
lure met, when they fastened 10 repeal |,
4, as 4 was found 20 be oppressive and
expensive. without producing q single
GOOD result. fraudulent voting was even
more easily practised then in thickIy set
LED localities, or in cities. and with les
danger Of detection than now, while hon
est voters were often cheated out OF theirl'
votes by II. In one insance man whol,
BAD been citizen OF indianapolis rnrl'
years. and was duly registered. uponI'
soing % the polls found some one else
lad voted in bis name. and he was NOT
permitted 10 cast his ballot. Numerous
instances Of adding 10 the registry III
fictitious names upon which frandulentl:'
'oters might vote, were brought 10 lirhfI,
liter the elections were over. bnf nono
'ould be convicted for II, As The names
we're on the registry. Registration ~
'racticed in Pennsylvania aud has bccn
Or numbers Of years, and vet II Il No
orious fact that every election in Phila- 7,
eipnia for twenty years has been de- !
iueq, or rendered more emphatic by
ne large number Of fraudulent votes
ast. n addition to this IL entails laroc
Expense upon the people. "A Board III
registry must be formed at each pre- Y
met, who must be in session several N
avs: and books and blanks must be ira Z
lced, and the taxpayer must nav for II y
y. Besides this. each voter must taLc X
he time to secure registry. which IL Y
ANY cases VIII occupy half day, and 4,
'ore y me Board should be very busy \
'l'n VOTERS when some poor voter from !,
~ country, Or otopposition political SEN \,
menis. presents himself for registry. "
his 40 Dubois county. with its 3.s0ovot-
~ would aggregate 1000 days, too large
sum 70 spare from productive energy.
'ithout great good was sure 10 follow,
INCH y not the case with regisfration'
Will be nice thing for fcw officers
~ ne given employment BY Il. and