The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-05-30
qHn anoIsFRAproN Aor,

The late registration law, a copy OF
which has inst been received, passed
by the Republican Legislature OF Ohio
(and, by th6 way, no more Yenal or cor
rupt body ever sat IN this atate), will
cost tho Taxpayers OF Canton upward Of
lhlfty'ly6 hundred dOllara each year
for election purposes, Heretofore tho
expense b tho city was from seventy
10 ono hundred aud forty dollars for
each election,
The ostenaible object Of tho measure
10 ~ secure honest and fair elections,
Tho real object, however, IL 10 perpelu
Ato the political future OF Governor
Foraker and his satellites aud place in
their hands tho control of the election
machinery In certain otlealn this stats,
no matter what the cost may be TO tho
Taxpayers,
The not, as " applies ibell 10 Canton,
provides for tho appointment by tho
Governor OF Board OF Electors 10 con
Hlat Of four commissioners AZ q salary
Of two hundred dollars year aud Il
secretary Of the board whose salary Is
limited ~ three hundred ald llftY dollars
per year, Each ward In the city IN
divided into two election precincts, and
under the act tho board OI electors will
appoint each year for each precinct, two
lteglatera OF Elections, VINO shall also
doL aa Judges Of elections, Tho D0aId
wal also appoint two additional Judges
Of Elections aud two Clerks OF Elec
ti0na, masking u total OF eighty four
election OlllCers nj each election.
Tho llrglatea Of Election will each
serve six designated days, prior 10 eacn
election, tne compensation for which
VIII be three dollars per day 'lhe
Judgea aud Clerks will b0 paid three
dOllala for the election.
The foregoing items OF expense, TO-
gethor with Cillce rents, rents OF rogia'
tratlon and polling places, stationery
aud other inoldontal8 viii aggregate
over thirty'llye hundred dOlldra, peg
lupa nearer four thousand dollars, each
year for election purposes against not
70 exceed two hundred hnd eighty
dollars heretofore, aud all this 10 secure
honest olectiOnsl
or course whom = Democratic
paper d0noun0ea this slice OF
legislative jObbery, tho howl will
40 up that they arc opposed
W honest elections. We venture tho
assertion that th0re have not been cast
IN this city twenty really illegal VOted
In that many years, In truth there u
no record OF any. And II is aafe 10 say
The damage wrought by illegal yOlea
viii not begin 10 equal tho thirty 'lly0
hundred or more dollars stolen from
tho tax payers each year In the mere
interest OF \ political clique, by the lat
Ost Republican Job.
We arc truly In favor OF honest cleo
tons, but whenever the character Of
average American voters sinks 10 tho
level that II requires In \ city th0
BlNo OF Canton an outlay of nearly four
thousand dollars every year ~ secure
an honest election, II will DO tlmo 70
reason that something Other than tho
mere expenditure OF money will DO
necessary 10 consummate tho desire.
Let ug have honest elections by all
means but don't rob the Taxpayers un.
der that pretenB0 by passing such ex
trayagant measures aS the Registration
act just put through tho OHIO Legisa'
turol
There has been brought 10 our notice
tho fact that a member OF tho NEWS
DEMOCRAT staG 10 AN applicant for n
position on the Board OF Elections
rhe impression in certain quarters Ia
that he IL n candidate placed In the
neld by this company.
This 10 an error. This company has
not note nor nepeT DiI hdp0 Candi'
date for any office, Tho seeking for
this position by tho applicant is a
personal matter with him
His endorsements are said Ia
be OF the highest character both inside
and outside OF the party and the inior
nation comes direct that Senator Sny
has about determined upon him as one
OF tho members of the Board. This dc,
nunciation may place his chances and
the chances Of any other Democrat
working for position on this Board In
a hazardous position. This 10 TO be de-
plored IL 80, but the denunCiation can
not bo avoided,
The measure Is one of the
mGst outrageous ever enacted
10 is bad enough as IL Is. 10 will be
stll greater II the formation OF the
Board Is made up as is desired Mt pre- 4
ont by Chairman Whiting and q few
ward heelers, as desplcable as he.
Part OF this is Democratic appoint
ment. Lot the Democrats make IL