The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-14

myself Incompetent III advise such lcr.
i~'alinn as would otter 4 safe way IL
~ pursued ~ MR. the friend. ~ tenn
rerance or common ground upon which
TALL could unite III u moral contest
where prudent legislation only will avail
anything, and where imprudencc would
,endangrr HE present success
The tact that large sntnS 81 money are
8eNirnded ~ every election 10 corrupt he
Officers N me election boards. a. hrihe
re WATERS. Il having very dehasing
|tilrct upon the public mind. IN my
Judgment The republic cannot live long
sn tue atmosphere which now surrounds
TINE ha'lot-bo> Noncyed corporations "
secure favorable legislation FOR them
selves are taking ~ active pari IN eiec
l'on~. ~ furnishing large sums Of mone,
iosntfupt NE voter and purchase special
privileges from The government. ls'mon.
ey ran control The decision AZ the ballot
box. y will not be long until Il can con-
troll ~ existence. Ii II u notorious fact
thM the people are fast losing faith iii
me purity oI GU. elections. The hal,o,
~ me foundation upon which republics
rest. When the people become con-
WINGED Hat the decision Of the ballot box
no longer expresses their honest imdg
menf. they will cease 10 vote aud IKE AZ
interest IN tho elections. When. TINT
condition ~ sii'airs arrives. we will he NJ
the beginning Of The end OF our free ~
situations. The casting Of tie ballot Il
the most sacred duty thai Tile Amerira.,
citizen has 70 perform. and he who Il
clothed with that sacred prcrogativc aud
valncs II no higher than a privilege "a b.
bought and srid. ought ~ he deprived Or
Y entirely. The nas who expend~ large
sums of money 10 secure an Office Is like
~ % iry aud reimburse himself while N
Office. tie who makes a false connt ~
ballots or ialsificS the records. or does any
other act That nniawfully defeats The
Judgment of The people M the ballot box. N
M an enemy 10 the = ,vernment ana CON-
mi's treason against it Iii = much less
manly Nuy than The man who plainly de- n
iies ~ power. and fires rpon III fac. III
tne latter case there may bc an honesty OIL,
az least Or courage, but ia ths
former there l. no rcdeeming feature. III,
am not unnindful of the fact that 4 re,,-
reseilIatiye form of government has
nothing On which TO rest. except tie yir-
'ue ~ me people. and unless ihc people
sAn rise % purer plane OF political ac-
lion All laws looking 10 the publication III
ne ballot will he futile. have vct conf
ie"ee ~ ne people. and believe that tho
lumber who barter away heir suffrage
" small. but that II u growing eyi,!
none can deny. The LAWS mon ihel
'ta',iie books are seemingly sufficient. va
VIII venture 70 recommend the enacf-i
nent % = law authorizing the institution
n civil suit against anyone who sha,ll
mgr eive. Or receive bride The pcnaltvl
2 PC Acknowledgement fornnv determine
q period In ihat ease the guilty par-
viii not Dc deprived OF lis liberties al
NJ. and a prepondcrance Of the evidence
VII be sufficient The law should i. \
nade broad enough g., cover every Kind I'
4 transaction, such ~. Tie giving or re-
ewing ~ house rent. offers 10 employ or
hreAt- % discharge from employment.
= 70 give better positions Or The ne OIL W
~ other improper influence with the
nteat % control or to be controlled. IN !
asting the ballot. The corporation
'hlch 70 influence an election Or 10 con
'oi Legislators. and thus debauch moral
'ntilnenf. should forfeit its franchise.
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