The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-11-26
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Voting Lists and the Jury Box.

Again pahIic attention . called 90 the bad
Nurk Of election assessors, and The Wtt2r use-
lrssrcss ~ ihusr uihiccFs. who cast The tax
payeFs a needles expense 1T thirty fhuusaud
dollars year. For bong time Il tys1k ap the
time ofone OF our courts for several weeks every
year 10 paFee The voting tsss and euEreci
them in various WAys- They contained names
unknown in the respective election pgecincts
names u persohs ianE sinec dead or removed
away; names fabricated, such a. " y. Par.
ruts ior > garrvi bard In drinking place.
and e l. Il. tiambriuns. 10 represent pic-
tnre IN q beer saiosia and other mvtks and
fsauds. Bot ths false cntries wrre ~, all
there wrru 0sslissious 81 she NAMES u hona
SIDE residents u the dsvisiofs,
The ans mentioned elass u frAuds uYEned
. vide door 10 . pcfsaaat0rs and 'FePSst-
css and the second gave = grvat deal u
trouble ON election dAy - the ettiEens whose
narsss uere emitted. and saa3rtsmes lest them
theis votes aIiasrther buth classes led 10 an
incidental esil ~ e4aally grave Importance.
uhirh viii hr referred a. FuoTc particularly
further ga A alryzdy observed. these chr
rapsiuas 90 she voting lists Consumed the tisse
of the Courts isF weeks every year - tAe cs-
isayar 90 ST. thsm sts@lghi, a. q guard szasipsi
fraaas az the vlscstAas- Bot thew were aill
farther ho,chiurs and buiehcTlss ~ The hsis.
Names we're lrd--Sroag initials veTv
siSsn; residences were msssiatsd. sad 81
sorts of hlansirFs we've made ia the frpost q
voters occupations. This last hudgrf ~
hasehe.l worE vas hrnaghs 10 gsihlir siieu,ion
iust bsFor, the election. aud 8 J. she collateral
evils whieh Il Icads 60 ia flss administration 81
iassiee N cur Cefirts that we desirp IA p0lu'
out nos. The uyfiag list made Is ihc elec.
tioa assessors arr tha hases al al oaf jury
panels IA the ceHuty aRd State Quarts Il =
anlv from them that the Judeys ear take the
names. residences and occupations - the
jurors whe arr 10 serve IN he courts dHTing
the next rHsaing yeay- The Judges Ia their
selections are 20 consider the oceapstipns II
thu proposed Jurors and the ioealiiies Of their
residences for the IurPosc q having the Juraes
fairly representative. and they haye ALA o. do
their best 20 have theaa cuapo-ssi d ssles,
healthy and discreet estizeas. Bat Al The yeyy
0at.et of their duty ia filing the jury wheel
they arr met With The shGmisah!y botchesl
and corrupted voting hsss described Ihey
are deprived u che service of the citizens
omitted from the lists. and they arr sabieet 20
the Fisk IL choosing iAs fabricated hames--
the myth-. traInps. hamucrs and nthers II the
fugitive popalatiosi-put ca the election lists
for the convenience II the q pers0uat1rs. and
'-repeafers,' and a coloniEers- How bad
this j.. and what damage II may Surk- Il needs
but few further words "a tell. Good men are
excluded directly from the jury panels and
considerable percentage Of others are dis
placed by the unconscious selection of names
which have "a be returned BY the Sheriff
officers aea rst iNrsHflts they can not be
fouad because the entries on the lists are
laundering or false. No reliaRee can De
placed on them As 20 residence, occupation
permanency Of residence, identity Of the man,
OF even has existence and 80 the efforts Of
the Judges TO give due execution Ia the jury
Law are defeated BY the laundering and false
work Of election assessors. OF coarse they
are not all subject To eehsure, but there arr
more than Sufficient 60 warrant these remarks.
Thk concrete substance Is that the way in
which the voting lists are made cut not only
aids in The pollution Of the ballot-hax, bat
does damage To the jury box-and this Is one
Of the matters for honest voters 10 look alter
between tins time and the February election,
aud also when they come TO the choice IF
members Of the Legislature, next November