Mohave County miner., 1885-01-11
COMMUNICATION
LeEisastsrs, Attestiss!

To THE Hos. CoUScIL Axp HousE OF
REPRESENTATIVE CT yAxIzorA.-GESslSMEz
On the eve Of svsry slscsioa all political
parties pop up with ths CLOAK Of deception,
thsy formulate II in thsir platforms With =
aoerish, they blurt Il oct In their political
tvsddis, sound II in thsif psstsodsd dsolas.
stions 70 guard the franchise Of tbs psopis,
riss on thsiE tip- toes and declare that thsrs
shall b frss ballot and fair oosnS end
tbsm sink bsek into their political sianaa,
thsy rssort 10 ell Of the political strstaesns
that human nature hiss ever bssn sbis 10
invsst; but when thsy take the rs,ns Of the
Legislative branch Of the Rovsfnmsnt they
snset laws for party ends, and % Arrange
the political cloak with deceptive Aoonsss
hanginx and waving over It 70 hide the real
pcekets vhsrs they stsEs sway thsir frseds.
In the dark sess II this soysxnmsnt vhsa
the laws were % arranged that slave labor
eoold b ussd for private ends, the Same
paTtiss Who controlled sbs isbos also con.
trolled the eovernmsnt. A Psnnsyivsnis
sacisty petitioned Congress 70 stop the
trafhs in slaves, and In l79S fugitive slnve
Law was enacted. What vas the outcome
Of this iav2 II did not stop tbs trshss IL
slaves. what vas the sRsstf II played into
the hands ot designing me. and paid 1ss-
niup On tbs interruptions sots Of msn. Il
Was bepsht to lAv-bssahsrs, bat vesksd
no good to tbs bonsst slass Of man. TAs
political parties patched this Law for SIXTY
ssvsn ysArs, ths trans In slaves insroasing
Ill Of that time. fThs work vas done In ~
erst.)
| whsgs law ID % weak % 70 let tho evil
ones use u fSr selfish ends through ssorst
msohinstions II 10 folly to try to snset saI-
Hilary lnws 20 protect II. The Law granting
Q secret ballot 10 had one and shoaid b
abolished; the registry Law, being m auxili.
ary law, should also Be sbolishsd. 4 small
history Of the management Of the law II,
California will give some light about ita
political management. Mr.. Espian, Who
organized the onice Of registrar In han
Frano,soo county, and Who has undouttsd.
~ A~sn fair 10 AL psrtisG. Nas. b. ~ e~~~s
of Governor Perkins, turned out Of ofhce
for the purpose Of giving it 10 Mr.. Thar
for selfish ends. whsn Governor Perkins
stepped down and out, Governor StonsEaan
applied the rolitioal sIs and behssded
Tharp, and gnvs The once to J. A. johnson
For soms cause johnson displsaasd Stone
man and OF went his 0fscisI head, Gonsrsl
Wsiah being more favorable In the Govern
os's eye got tho appointment. The absvs
shows malpractice in camp. 1t makes nt
difference by whom eleoti ion frands ars
committed, whether by the 0fnosrs who
control ths elections or by the individual
votsrs, and 10 give ono man or set Of mss
the power TO control oitizsnship tkrouat
the arm Of tbs lsw only protscts fraud. ID
mitting that all Of tbs honest voters got Il
vote. There never vas an election fraus
committed by honsst voters, II II aeoom
plishsd by the Vaccinations Of the bench
msn Of ths officers. Il 10 not in tbs nstur,
Of things for . competitor 10 give his an
tAsonist fair play Shen he knows that be !
his superior, and 70 arm him With the pov
Or of the law, or tbs rules Of the contest, b
would naturally uss them 70 defeat his an
tagonist. The Law only assists dssignuis
met Of the dominant party BY srtful or din
honest management to secure the Success
Of political measures or party schemes. !
ops,ls the door 70 political trioksry. an
assists them in thsir insiduous schemes.
The evil works moro sdectuslly under ID
cloak Of secrecy than the good docs. Th
secret ballot only turns the franchise Of th
poopls into IN sosldaina to b governed b
ssphalist oslled "Sspervison Of the =
= turning Board Of Election" Ifs politics
4 Judas gets turn ON the ballot.box. thss
3 10 no head 70 dsteot the fraud, the frsnchis
, sf the people bsing already bshssdod By II
. sssrst ballot. These squsrers Of slssti0
wiii out- general old Proorastss 70 csrr
their point. and II would b a. easy toj q
=. the square root of prosennsahsdrsl -
!. hnd out thsir ways. va
4 We viii suppose that all Supsrvisors 81
honsst men, . very doubtful suppositior
!. How ean tbey get the trse ballot by th
, present. hw1 II II impossible 70 ~
a throush Q secret b&ilot-box vhsa . firm
!. has bssn committed. whsrs can they q
!. testimony 70 give evidence that tssrs b
!, bssn fair and square eount1 Thsy ha'
~ux a tskS sa,os,d- handad teafimonv fror