Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-16
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Ten "a ssn Francioeo IL lssl. = uss
fssnd that eash sDts aasi wns a. 81
psusa 81 g % he maniuspai aoysfn-
msnt ms city maiEaains ihs iuxary
q . poEuaasnf cenfral earea1 q ReE-
isfraiion Is - ANIMAL ezpenss Of $3.50
1hinn Ike q. 600. and ieis i net 81 ths
expresses " registration, e 80 hire "
sxlFs oisrkz ths pEintinR Of varioas
books and bIanks, wages e extra pre-
einst rsRislEarl. and ihs yaFious oshaT
minor e1Dsnditarss maks ihs cosa oi
FeRissraftsn alons aa0ast 10 oFsz
5000. Al % this a. oaslsy o. nsaFiY
$4,000 for tbe sxpenss Of sdysIiiaina,
hsldina sid gsfasning ne fssaIt Of >
nlnala siession and . Total of $4,000 b
feund u havs beer sxpsndsd for ths
eleetlsn q 1884. A. TIE sisstion but
f7,bs5 votes ssfs czst. sAo4iDg 81 sx-
psnss o. nsaxiy g. PER ballot Probably
10 oEheE city il ne Nst3oa fndnlRss IN
s4sh exiFssneant eeseionG II h hs-
llsvs5 shat many Of Ne sxpsnditarss
eoaid b vsry matsrialls lsnssnsd with
cat impsirinR ths eity's sfasisnsy 10
obtaining she viii u the people. Tbs
main rsurcs q ne unnsssasaFy ousiay
i Fseoeni1sd 10 ihs dapIieats % tan Of
rsaissEaiion. Thsy insist 90 maintain
ine q mixssFs Of shs asnsssi and he
asslriai systsmsof FsaissFntian, with iba
sssniS u making ne tax payers bear
haavy burdens without TIE oompsnsa-
tion Of aiyina them any greater ssouriiy
aeainst fraaduIsut yottne.
San FraRsisea, however, h an exssp-
fionai slty and has always bad trouble
WITH her rseist1atioa ever since 0iivar
?. Norton helped 70 pas her Fseistra.
tion lag 81 1915 whioh compelled voters
q vote 81 Member instead 81 By name.
TIE unprecedented result Of 5000 Re-
psbiiean maIsgity s0on demonstrated
Ne necessity Of new lag, bat nos Il
y found thai TIE nee method b alto
esther TOO eambeEsome and expressive.
The elsotion 10 Seattle % list Monday
did not eoel ths city 70 sxessd $1,000.
iaela4ina ths expenas 81 Eaaistmtion,
salaries u slsska judges, inspsetaEs
and other oelesss. pnblleation Of no
ices, fsaisssatlsn lisis. and AIl other
legal osilay. There seEs 2fl5 votes
eaei, makine - average cost Of ab0ut
20 saDis per vote. ThsFe il no need Of
tbis heure being greater 10 The fuiare.
e. The number Of voters should increase
as Tapidly Sc tbe sxponse u elections
and the eseFaas ooat Of elections per
sota should continue II tbs present. low
rate.
In Amefisa 81 The Legal expense Of an
elsesisn, with The exception Of The
printing Of tickets. h borne by the
0oyafnmenl. Oar Legislators are paid
liberal salaries and are alloued ample
SUMS - mileage. Par different Il he
Eualinh method. Eaah candidate for
ne konors Of 3 legislative Once is call
"a npon % bear she sxpsnss Of bis 0Wn
sleosiau. Mose than that, be il allowsa
no SALARY o. mileage. bat hnds bic foil
Feoompenss ii the distinguished honoFs
ettaohsa 10 the oGaos Of q msm-
Der % Parliament. From 3 statement
Of ths legal expsnses Of holding an
election IN county division. IN which
500 votes we're cast, lt y gathered that
The entire cost. includinR tickets, hire
q eflioss and other expenses. amounted
% eass less OF about q cents per vote.
u mus be ssmembeFod. however, that
thia aveFaRs expense is for 3 vote for q
single candidates while our tickets con.
tain tho names Of uany candidates,
showing thas the real expense Of elect
Inc each olilosr Il not mach different il
ihe TIVE NationA
There was bill pending Ia Che Brit
ia Commons. during TIE last Parlia.
meat. 70 limit the amoant for which .
candidate feF Parliament should Be liz
BE 10 Goo. This Limitation has refer.
eaee simply 70 the necessary expense Of
holding sleoaion. There, a. everywhere,
she greatest expsnss l. found IN the
hire Of workers. she expense Of extra
printing and other matters that oandi.
dates are always called apOn 10 furnish
"a order 10 make = Successful can
paien. Probably the next move
70 b made IN tho British Par
iiamsut vii - The assumption Of The
sxpanas o. elections BY she Govern.
mant, whieh. u followed By lsu grant
ine salaries 20 their Legislators. woald
tsad 70 plaoe The British Commons moro
IN The pOsition Of oar House o. Repre-
santatives. The Differences would Be
lea and The issues Woald Be more oflen
bat@naft nsnn than - 49,. 49,.