Telegram-herald., 1888-12-21


bribery s7d corruption lcoVcr for bribery.
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OBJECTIONS
To this system it Is objected that By rs
curing nominations 10 be made IN advance
Of elections 1t denies q constitutional right
Of voters To select candidates from the
whole body OF voters From such eminent
authority as Judges Cooley, McCrary and
FOlger, and the highest courts OF Pennsyl-
vaSia, Massachusetts end New York. 1t may
b. safely inferred that 3 restriction OF tho
franchise 20 candidates nominated a short
time before election Is a reasonable reguIa-
ton and no. an uncon stitutional interfer-
ence: but the inference Is not necessary,
since the system allows each voter 10 reject
al candidates aad write now names upon
bis ballot.
Ir IS objccted, also. that by reqnirinc tho
blind aud inltcr.te To cxpose thcir vote to
election officers. secrecy OF the ballot % as
u them violated Under our present svs-
tom voting - not secret; IL was for that
reason rejected BY tho British Par,iarcn.
aud the Australian system adopted. Tho
object now Is - secure secrecy, bat in aiul-
ing az that we are confronted with q c.ass
OF voters 70 whom exposure OF taelr ballots
70 somebody IS necessary. ard cn exception
must be made in their favor 10 prevent
their chisenent-
What form which shall be consistent with
the highest degree Of secrecy ccn that
exception tskcl IL allowed 20 carry
their ballots away thess voters fail into the
hands OF irresponsible and perhaps dis
honest persons, and may be made. tnno-
Gently or otherwise. instruments for pcrrc-
tr1ting soma form OF the 'sTasmaniau
dedgc" IT, for their benefit, official ballots
are generally circulated, all efforts fer
secrecy are frustrated. And II they ara
permitted 20 take ''friend" into the booth,
g door IS opened for the bribery of every
venas voter who IL, OF can successfully
pretend 70 b. unable TO read English. TX
posgre Of ballots must bc prevented bJ every
means hat ingenuity can suggest. bat in
exceptional cases in which It can not te
ave Ged Il nav r0st safely be confded 70
election onicers, who represei. opposing
parties. aTe under oath of secrecy and
Gdclty eau be really detected - uaifca-
sancc. e1d when dctrctcd arc liable 70 sewers
renaitlcs As q blind voters this seems %
he the ouiv course. but respecting the Inter-
ate any cxceDti0n 20 the general rule nv
be avoided b. .dsnisfYing the names On tae
ballots with numbers. or by printing them
With INKS Of different coiors.
GROWING - Favor.
Tha-e is rSrsop - believe that Tho hu--
ira a. system % votia~ is about % receive
favorable consideration. n al tho St1trs
whore elect .3n aeases have been seriously
felr. bgt IS adoption wog.a 40 surely di--
ptuse u1th machine or -anlrati0ns that thcrs
IL reason to fear attempts A. essential mod
ifcaiicn. These arc likely % Be IN the d.
rccticu cf allowing fho delivery or o2llrts .
parties and csrtii aees before election. au3
Distribution "a well tr workers AZ any
time or place as by sworn oficers at ths
polls itfie thought vii show ftat fhis
wC1id oantinns ne power ~ peii..c1l ma
chimes soa enlanEer zecr~r7 Any such
r,0d .ficari1u 10 nteiIEeut ard sincere sl-
vocafe - sisrtoral reform can accept. for n
this matter = not true q. Ills inne thai
shaff 3 loaf setter fhaa 70 b+eaf ls
were better shat re reform he ls.savsJ. with
tbe force ~ rrhic 1piri7u eress.nv S. for
srard than shat insescient ueasrres shonti
aliav nuaiic -nfniCa ~ seerairr 2 % rect a
a~psan5s 1lsteils nv b ~o,rv~-r, ises
hrr essentials must - rrcn-rau ~ r~e-v
str0 ri fha az f1f'or- These a-e. fhaf nai-
lcfs containing tnc names - al caalida-es
- -riuted a. rshIc expense. thaf enc Of
ft-isl aalrt 1r eet ~ "a ga ee delivered -
srern cffca-s ~ each voter as be anuears
- vote. thas sse voter - insnstistcv -
riu.ioo fer tlle purpose cf rresar.1c "a refe.
thaf ~ deliver - ballet - thc Inspector.
81 fsi'rG as ~ conceal its f3ce AL evnrze
the ~ficsai l1t1-se~reur. tbst iunc-.afelr
arfrr ~ctinz - wsfiairsw f~oa fhc seciuded
mart ~ rhe relirr- place thaf t1ere 81 70
I--r-~ru~~e f~+th 81 n evrenf hv eiacfsou -f
s..-sS F1r cf7cazl currcses fr5-n TIE t1e So
receives hls bafict 1utii hc vc1es. s1d thss
nc vrssr ~ allowed - -ast ar taf.t art
- ere hc receives f-cn re cIce-aer r'--
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