Telegram-herald., 1888-12-21


Havinr rrceivea rs ballot the voter en-
ters oue of lae booths back of the railing.
WHERE. secluded from observation. be pre-
yares The ballot by placing "a The blank col
snn a cross opro..ic tA- narns ~ each can
Gs'atr i1r whom b. desires 20 vote. or. n
bs nref-r<. og writing tae Names Cf can1i-
dates OF nis Osei, uCr inaticu la place of
teos> already there II there are several
eant.i1aie- fcr t4e same kind OF Cfll~c, as
eorcners IN ne sample ballot above. or Pres =
tientiai electors cnd be wishes % vote tho
~straightr ticket ~ bis party BE- places tho
cross under the rrmc cfthe rartv. or draws 10
through he sracc IA re blank column AZ
fcted - the rnrfv's care. Gates. whirh siyri-
dss that he votes for cach candidate remcd
IN that snacc. Ttrs. IN The staple ballot
cross uraer che word 'Def1ocratic'' or
through TIE first rvo spaces Of the blank
cof1mn % he rishS = one vote cach for
Alexander J1coos aud Harvey Sylvester.
rHw BALLOT CAST.
Asosr preparing his ballot By indicating
overy candidate for whom Re votes. ths
voter fclas il IA such manner as 70 conceal
the facs and expose the indorsencut. and
wishdrnwrz from tho booth gives The bal
lot ;, the Inspectors. who identity l. be tho
fndsrsemcrt a. cElciai. It IS thea deposited
gate marked sxlf
Frora the tsrnc pc receives bis ballot until
n casts it. ths voter IA permitted 20 have
~ communication with coy sne bot he -lec-
ton cffccrs. aof with them cny for Official
purposes and only election cllioers and per-
sons scru2'sv augsEci ia voting Gro ever
admitted ~ishir, he raisnr.
Upon proof oil .asbiitT from phvsicai IN
1rmity Or tltsr.cv. voter nav call into
tas booth oficers appointed and sworn for
thc purpcse. % al l.n in preparing si9 bal
lot. snd when a tcllot is ccctc- tally do
stroyod o. dsiacod g nay be e1ct-rz-t for
. clean ono. Tho Importance Of the latter
requirement nay not - snce De appagcat.
hut t0 secure ssCrccy every ballot delivered
- a voter aust - cilacr cast or returned.
This expians the necessity o. indorsipr
ballots. BIT for The iadorse-cnt 8 blank
paper outward y roseuh hlrT ballet -iicat
b. css: ev voter. who world thca be SO
slrr sptif iousiT - rarrJ grvsy an cs'ciai bal
ic1 Tils csaai Be prepared for = bribcd
voter. tce orocf o. - use beng bis proiac-
tion q a scc0ud ofic-aI ballot That could
b. similarly prepared aud nsci. aa4 - on.
Such f-aad. k89r-u sz the .Tlsuaninn
dodze.~ wss successfully perretrated n
Ansfral.s ia iho coriv davs % tne system.
ort "a repetition was prevented by rcqlir-
Ing oai lots 20 b. -Iiiciallf irdorsed
As Il 10 essss-al tnst ballots Be printsd
e. pnbiic szrease snd distributed By pub
nc offcera. the svstem rlrst lnciude some
rc-se of certifying or1I1lt.oas 70 the
prorrr sutterIfies g reasonable t77c before
erection. That r-epcsci u he r Yatcs-Sax-
ton bil Of Nsw York vas rerhr1e II con
venieut as ovid b. dcsi-ed Tnlc- it Ssats
ner0ira "a were 81 bc c~rt ife.i fifteen GAYS
srd ioc1l a,1iIrstsus ten 3rfs teforc eicc-
tion. uou0 4iicus Of q pc'it-l- parry vhira
O. t1o usxt proceed rg rr.-r aoici thres
psr cent OF SEE vtel' vote were % Be Ger
tiicd ay party of1cers. ana independent
noniiratio1r. if far g STATE cGicc. were - 20
csrgfei 3v thcusaad voters. and ii for a
icrsl o<Iiec By ere hurdrei
TsTkI r. nnrs~Hx
A hrief s~r'ar1tifn 20 tho v1v in which
Us svst~a eilr ~ IS eoiects can act 1ntIc-
nate or az uer car- saiss coiceters. but
ri he useful 20 candid ngeirers
pe-al lows are 'ncrcctr1I - prevent
Drloery sud iarutintcn Tho primary rem
ely Is a secrst haict Ard ,ais ls best go
c1rL when sh- cn'7 rrecl ~ sn eiector' =
xafc - 0is own urrcrrchcrsfed assert ,or.
Tnsr- ttr Sr4t~sf fi-1 s-sterl 50 CT her rr-rf
csn be r,.sio Taat facf -ivss to The u,ost
trlIi amrnr ierer ic4c voters a sense 4
er.asritv ~hrh Macs lara rec And .
fr,terv n fa f,-at 1e~- -~e ncf arelg -
frvrst rrerr- en tee fs.ta ~ nrirei ren
rasei assertion. lr there ee s1ch virtue
tts bones arrcrr thisTrs.' It is net -
csrtar's sei.-r.fv 20 ttet thierss fherseiTss.
Bu- sccrei-v. ffrurh ere c-iae r-tre5T
fsr erirerr erf .ntlr> ic.l-n. is 1ct 1ll ra7s
IS rrerir-d tr r-~.fv e.erters. ror tne cniy
reretir f',s Arslr-ia1 rr~tsrr rTrVs.
Tac rvintirV ocd DISTRIBUTION cf enlo's
is a ncst ianccr>rus r1vt ~ eicrten ia
chinerv. sfa. toit ro rr ~afc entcrpr e. i1-
evitably tends ss fres rhe farm,ug Guf Il
erv cfher rnfia. clns-ior. - breed corr1Q-
uen sna esiid - ns1cuciy. e u1Sss -
cessisr ~ 'rrgs-rrnsi ti7 1rvsui-srtr1a
-sich -urns q, ,rscl5 z1r-rrsec rcprer ever
- ueesirzl zerfr rtsr c,aiu - serve. sad
~ rern- tafv ~ Z .s-ip' ne aLcaaet nf.iftry
~ s1vrrirf nre srrr - ~d ~ e1 rvn~r
cirre of Iss1d-~s Ae tri'-es -sr nri rs.r
- rranfel ner l.stri,',fe.i ~itscrt no1eV,
and nag sct ~ resltffF aan,l'e,i nn 80
tr1stv w8s-kFre arr rewsrfeFi win -cre
than 81 easclton cay sercrd the 7rT7r "a
sica asdertakzn ( ttc r1rx nas = pausi :
N - r-ss-srei. cam icx upneF f~r<a -