Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-12
Etec ction Law amendments

rassments and insuffic icienry 1t is arctic
OF ancient 'timee,s ne more fit for tile
! Political purposes Of a great and
I progressive .com,R ua1ty today than tile
primitive scythe is -snitea to The needs ot
) oar on :tarmess. a correspondent, whose
letter appeared yesterday confirm ed from
personal experience the estimate which
the Pioneer Press made a few days ago
Tof the Minnesota law. His Suggestions
for improvement are interesting, and
might be. valuable ia practice. The
|'ehclosing of the ballot ia sealed
lsenvelope has, we believe, been tried. The
general conclusion appears to be that
the TIME consumed in tearing open the
envelope and extracting the ballet is
scarcely compensated for by the added
security against fraudulent voting.
Untler aaedern election laws of the most
improved pattern the pessi tility of fraud
has been reduced to the minimum. So
with the device of perforated tickets. it
would scarcely be possible to overcome;
the mere technical difficulties of prepar
ing them except 10 the large cities. The
method recommended would assurelNyj
be an inGaa ense advance Apon f}1xt now
in VOGUE. But 1t eeeGag soanee}v zsetth
while 10 'addpt anything tentative or
|nnn%ed, when we ha4e a model that has
proved perfectly satisfactory andi
reflective. The New Ytr& election law
has stood the severest trial! ~CNhin the,
field of its operation lies the largest city
OF sbe country where political contests
are fiercest ;sn6 pctfticsR ,.pstnay.rs .mesl
unscrnpulou$. And yet, by the olJeritlon
of that law, ii vote Of nearly quarter Of
million was counted ON Tuesday within
few hours of the closing of tlpe peHs,
and declared HirlwNt a whisper of!
aissatlsiaclkm. A law which stood Che,
test of N'c last presidential election,
when International governmentlrung upon
the majority OF 900 in vast community
casting over,a million at votes, is good
enough law for Minnesota. Every day
brings new evidence Of the outrageous
features of oui law as it stands. Every
where the judges were utterly wearied
out with their work. EVERYWHERE
somebody was dislranclnsed. AS an
instance Of the penalty attached TO a
desire TO vote, a gentlenaa doing business
| i'll the city who found the polls not yet
| open when he first visited them, after 8
O'Clock in the morning, was icompclled
to close his office at noon and walk a
| mile in the rain. Just ha3f of bis
employees were willing 10 take the same
trouble. The rest did not vote at all.
And the fact that, under this slipshod
system, 1T was three days before the
election was decided with absolute
certainty is enough to condemn the law.
1t is always productive. of soae annoy
ance to try expe,im:entsSn tn ,se'ireclton.
Minnesota caa Aardly do better than to
adopt the New York law as whole and
this we hope to see done at 1hsecoming
session of the legislature.
Duluth News: Robert H;Gris, pre-
s,dent of the Northera Pacific railroad,
4 and other responsible parties haYe
|orginizcd q new railro ad company to he
known rs the Dakota Southern, and have
fled their articles of incorporation with
! the sccetary Of the state. The new Gne
is to leave the Northern Pacific, Fergus
Falls Il Black Hills branch of the
Northern Pacific ct Fairview, ana raa
south through Richland, Roberts, Grant
and Cediagton counties to Watertown.
Some work from tire northern terminus
southwark will be done this year, bu,
tire exact quantity has not yet been
determined. The length Of the new
line wiA be about OUT: heaadsed sailes,
1t gives a new and direct line 10 the
southeastern Oak ota and opens up that
regon to the Duluth markets. -:
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Minneapolis Tribune: It is reported
in st. Paul tl1at a combination has been
! formed inclu ding the toll3wing roads,
viz: St. Paul Il Northern Pacific,
Wisconsin Central and the Minneapolis
d. st. Louis. The object of the com Maa-
! ton Is said to he The construction of a
new union depet IN the Sanity City,
which will be located upon Broadway
between Fifth and Sixth streets. The
connection between the Wisconsin
Central and the st. Paul b Northern
i Pacific tracks between the tunnel and
j the Race street station Of the last named
ilroad, was completed few days since,
and gives the Wisconsin central access
lo=St, Paul either by their present route
tover the ST. Paul y Duluthto the. exist.
/ ling union depot or over the st. Paul &
Il Northern Pacific: to point east Of their
!; tuAneI s and where the agreement the
tracks 10 the new depot would diVerge.
Tie location selected il considered BY
competent judges q better place for The
local buisnes of st. Paul than the site
i occupied ~ the present Union Depot
Com pany 1t is o short block from
q Seventh street and face upon Broadway,
3. when is wide, Well paved and has easy
grades. Seyeath is the priRci pal retail
i buishs % tef ST. Paul and has n rap:
i idly passed ali Of IS competitors for
q that kind Of Dt4sn ess. III fact the new
q depot will have to call every time IN
.lloint accessib biity from aiI PORTIONS OF
a the city Offiiclais ofs ne roads Interested
sldenied The repsrt and sens said there
WAS no: found atioa fsr liz white ptiierl
81 Soutented tI,enisel yes femakk iR
|, si,at ouch 4 thing ri become reality