The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-25
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.

liberal use OF money spent Hlegaiiy III
influencing the result of elections, or
buys its way into power by the same
method. And no person can be a fit
repr, sentative of the peop'e, when the
authority for so acting was obtained in
defiance of law through a prejudiced,
perverted and biased suffrage. 1t is q
trise political saying that the longest
pocket book always wins in a political
race, no matter who owns the
pocket book, whether he be a states
man OF a demagogue, whether capable
or incapable, whether m honest citizen
or a convicted periurer. We speak ir-
respective of party, for all parties are
firm believers In the use of money
,'where it will do the most good p
This country has more to fear from
this cause than from any other. 1t is
the one great evil which demands i'm.
mediate reform; and the party which
fails to meet this living issue, must
sooner or later, fall by the force of its
own rotteness and corr Eruption. 1t is
driving men of ability, of honesty, of
craftsmanship from her legislative
halls, and filling their places with mon
who have more money than brains,-
with ringsters, tricksters and tools of
corporations and monopolies, whose
acts of legislation reflect their OWL
petty, selfish ends. The tendency of
the political times is to drive the poor
man to the wall, even If he possesses
talents of a rare degree, while the man
who has money is on the high road to
political preferment, provided he will
consent to spend 1t for the good OF
''the grand old party" and himself,
incidentally. What convention ever
thinks of asking of its proposed nomi-
neos these most vital questions: SIS
he honest2" lis he capable?" Instead
If these there has been substituted in
the politicians cateclIism questions
which run like this: "How much is he
worth?n "Will he use it?" And
these questions become the criterion
upon which a prospective candidacy is
based. The mar thus elected is forced
to get back his election expenses by
some means or another, and he very
rarely misses an opportunity to do so.
This it the reason of so much corrup-
ton and jobbery in legislative assem-
blys. The lobbyist well know that a
plic: will fetch every man, if he
only u.s. u I'll Z bsl;e.
We believe in striking at the very root
Of the whole matter. We believe that
the bribary avs should be enforced, and
that the people, irrespective OF party.
should demand a pure ballot, and make
that demand in such positive tones that
their meaning could not be misunder-
stood. We ask the people of Upper
PENIS Neck and Oldmans how much
longer they are going to allow this bri-
berry, this corruption, this open fraud to
exist in their very midst. If you want a
pure election this November you can
have it. Do you want II? The RECORD
does, and will use every instrument in
its power to have it. VIII you cooper
ate with us? If you are afraid of hurt
ing seine of your neighbors feelings, do
not vince if we tread upon your toes.
For one we are heartily tired and sick OF
the sight usually seen at elections, and
shall use our best endeavors to pat a stop
to it. Our patriotism far exceeds u
love of party. Therefore, individually,
as citizens OF this State, for your interest
as we'll as our own, we offer the follow
ing rewards for the detection Of bribery
in Upper Penn's Neck and Oldmans
Townships, respectively, at the coming
eleotion. For the first conviction a re-
ward of $50 will be given for informa-
ton and evidence of bribery before q
Court Of Justice that will convict any
one of bribery under the Bribery Act of
1883. For the second conviction a re-
Of $40 will be given. This reward
is offered separately in each township
named making a grand total Of 500.
OF Upper PENIS Neck and Old
what are you going to do about it1
If the man who makes two blades of
grass to grow where one grew before is
b~enefsctor of his race, the man who
TO bearing and perfection a new