The examiner., 1882-02-04

ing it to any address on trial weeks for 10 cts. Friends, Come forth!
 Last week circular bearing the reprint of an article from the columns of the Ex- AMINER entitled ''Our Law makers" was distributed upon the desks of the members of our legislature. It referred in par ticular manner to bill introduced in that body three years ago by the member from Sprague, MT. Falvey, providing for strict lY secret ballot. It was intended to coun- teract and destroy the many nefarious schemes and influences which are now made to operate against a full, free, and fair expression of the popular will.
 The ballot stuffing outrage in the eight ward of this city 8 short time previous and the failure to bring the perpetrators to justice was the instigation that prompt ed the drafting of this measure. It was seen that 8 man could leave his seat at the counting table, retire and return with package of tickets which was intermingl- ed with those on the table. It was seen at the court room where on opening the bal lot box, many of those same tickets were yet in piles together as they came from the printer. It was seen that another judge oa some technicaIity would not allow the box to be reopened before the jury. It was seen where a moderator could swear to sending for paper and mucilage to seal the box but could mot remember sealing 6t. It was seen that a town clerk could swear |. I,,ko possession, unsealed but could not remaena- Der sUhich. It was seen that through the influence of a certain editor and publisher of 8 very influential evening paper in the city of Hartford, certain jury was pannel- led that could find verdict of ''not guilty" notwithstanding that three of that jury after the trial on being confronted with the outrageousness of the verdict in the face of such positive testimoney, acknowledged the guilt of the defendent but claimed that he was only "the instrument of others and it was hardly fair to punish him for their sins." That is, that others being equally guilty of course proved his innocence. And it was also seen that at meeting called ostensibly for the purpose of devising some method whereby an honest expres- sion at the polls might be secured, this same editor, who is continually Gilating on appointed chairman of committee to fur ther the work, and accordingly did so, by never calling the committee together.
 It was hoped this measure would prevent the recurrence of all such rascally affairs, by eliminating the cause, that is getting rid of this class of political scavengers who swarm around the polls at each election, ready to commit any crime against the isanctity of that which, in the eloquent words of the Rev. John c. Kimball, Chad cost the best blood of the bravest patriots for si1 thousand years to obtain" the bal lot.
 The distribution of the aforesaid pam phlets was. the means of bringing a member to his feet to make personal ex- planation. He desired it to be understood that he was not the MT. Stanton who re- ported adversely on the bill (evidently he was ashamed of the action of his namesake) for he himself is 'sentirely committed to the support of Gny measure which will tend to preserve and increase the sanctity and purity of the ballot, and under the circumstances could not allow it to go un- noticed without injustice to himself.''
 The bill IS already introduced by MT. Cooley of Hartford, and soon we may have an opportunity of determining whether the words of the apparently virtuous member from Stonington, are those of man or @ hypocrite. Its friends are in hopes of getting hearing next week before the judiciary committee to whom it is referred, and notwithstanding that no honest man, or even dishonest man can bring one valid objection to it's provisions, there is no hope for it's adoption by our law makers of Con- necticut and this for the simplest of ali reasons, they want DO system inaugurated where the influence of MONEY cannot be used to advantage, and the sooner the honest masses of the community under stand and realise this importe nt truth, the sooner will they cease to be cursed by dis honest legislators.