Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-25

ueusas and give theIr time and LABOR Wlsn-
out recompense, have up 10 quite recently,
completely barred OUT any proper repre-
sentatiges Of the middle aud working
classes Even now labor has but two
voices in The House. Some Of the others,
It is true, profess 30 represent the interests
OF the working man, but being ike their
fellow members, far above him IN means
and station, with 10 practical knowiedgs
q his struggles and needs, they are not
UroDetlv quslfied either to give him SYM
patty or 10 DO iusgiss 60 his cause. Inls
restriction OF legislative functions to the
rich and titled is one Of the chief reasons
why England has hitberto made haste SO
slowly m the direction Of needed reforms,
while the TACT that theHe barriers are about
20 be removed and the shameful ineqaali-
ties leveled TO the ground, is one OF the
surest proofs shat ere long political justice
Will hold sway and brighter and more
liberia future dawn upon the land.
DECIDED srEr IN ADVANCE Is
Marked by the corrupt practices bill, which
has already passed through committee and
now only waits the formality OF third
reading 70 make Il law. This measure,
by reducing the cost Of elections, will
make o Parliamentary career possible to
many who have heretofore been shut out
as it were by door Of gold. and by re-
moving from electors the temptation to sell
their votes, VIII leave them ffeeT 10 give
expression 90 their true sentiments and TO
return those who may appear &c be best
h5ted 80 repre- ent them. Many Anticipate
q complete revolution from this lay. Au
entirely different class Of men viii cit IN
Parliament, they tell rs, and there win be
general gveIhaulag Of the countFys
affairs Fha5 the change is not likely 10
be favorable ~ the Conservatives is suffi-
GENTLY indicated by the fact of Sir Stat
ford N0rshcote, the leader Of toe Ooposi.
ton, being already ia the field seeking to
prepare his followers beforehand for the
new order Of things. Speaking at Maid.
stone f5w days ago this gentleman said
'Tao Feet OF that bill viii be TO intro
duce very great change in the manner Of
conducting elections, and VIII render it sb-
soiureiy necessary that, if elections are 20
be carried on properly, they should be car
ried on b. q greao deal OF voluntary effort.
8EfoEH METHODS PROPOSED.
paid agencies there must be, to certain
extent but 1t viii no longer be upon paid
sgencies you must rely-i5 VIII be upon
voluntary efforts and exsr.ions, and I call
your attention 20 the bin now, before it
aas passed into law. because you cannot
bHeIa too soon lo organize yourselves auC
make read % One of the most radieal
i-as ares OF this bill is the stipulation it
makes IN regard 70 she Amount of money
candidate may spend, IF the borou %
contains not more than , 600 voters ne
mist lay ou1 uuon it, exclusive Of his per
s3nal expenses and al " lat b paid 80 tbe
returning officer not more than 81, 750
and sd amount rot exceeding $50 for every
additional 1000 In county elections be
may spend s., 500 if the voters do no5 exc
cee0 q geo, and for every LOCO beyond
500 extra. Not Cliy does the bii! atipu
late the maximum amount to be expended,
but il also provides how and for what par.
poses 10 shall be disbursed. The lsgiti.
mate
EXPENSES or AN ELECTION
Are defined as follows Personal expenses /
Of candidate; charge Of returning Off
Ger; salaries of one election sgent and q
sub-aeent tor each polling place salaries
for polling agent, one clerk and one mss.
senger for each polling place expenses Of /
public meetings ; cost of stationery, print /
ing, advertising, postage, and hirisg Of I,
committee rooms. In DoroUghs the can /
didate IS allowed one committee-rooU1 for |
every 500 voters, and in counties central |
room and one in addition for each polling /
place. These committee rooms are not to /
be In public horses, in places Of entertain /
msu5 OF any kind or II elemen tary schools. /
The election agsRt is 30 receive from she |
candidate the money nCCes2ary for these /
legitimate expenses, and when the election 4
Is over must make return Of the amount.
received and how it has been expended,
swearing TO the same before a Justice Of I
the Peace, the candidate likewise making /
ga affidavit TO its correctness. This report (
Is TO be published in NOT les9 than two .
newspapers within the county or borough, .
as3 is 70 be held by she returning Officer, /
5J5isct 10 public inspection, for the space /
OF awo years.
FENALTIES FOR ELECTION FRAUDS
The penalties following Al infraotion of +
5ais new law are very severe, A candi- /
date who ia found guilty Of bribery, or an
attempt 20 bribe, OF treating, or offering
30 treat, or Of using undue influence Of
any kind, can never sit in Parliament for /
the borough or county in which the offence |
occurred, nor for any other place for seven !
years after the date of the offense, and, in /
addition, is liable, Oh Indictment for cor /
ruDt practice to one years imprisonment, |
with or without hard labor, or a inc Of not I
less than ST 600 He also loses the privi- |
lege OF voting for seven years. An election |
agent, or a private individual, guilty Of
similar oiIeDse, is subject 10 the same pun /
ishment, and a candidate vino commits /
bribery, or resorts to treating, or uses IN !
due influence through his representatives., /
suffers substantially the same disabilities /
as though personally guilty. In the matter
0F TREATING AND BRIBERY
Thoss who accept are held TO be equally .
criminal with those who give or offer. To
employ more persons than those above /
named is 10 be guilty Of illegal employ ,
meut. To pay money for any purpose not
distinctly stated IN the bill, or to sxpesd /
aBy amount beyond the stipulated maxi /
mum, IS 70 Re guilty Of illegal payment. /
To hIre any conveyance or horse 20 take ,
people TO the polls, or 20 hire bsnda Of mu-
sic, Or to hire an elsctor 60 display post /
ers, Is called IL tne bill Illegal hiring, and /
this, a. well rs both illegal employment /
and illegal payment, viii keep the csndi-
dateAut of Parliament for seven years, and |
viii subject either him, or any one else, /
whether the first or second party to the
transaction, to fine Of not exceeding
$500. Such are the cardinal features of q
bill which Will soon become law. There /
are many minor provisions of course, but !
from the sketch given fair idea can be
formed both Of the measure itself and Of /
It's probable effect On future Parliamentary
elections.
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FAR APART.
Beneath the quaint old bridge you hear
Tag waves make iGusic SO they pass
And wlning the ella tree near
You the pathway thrcagh the grass