The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1889-01-12
ne some plans which are Ioa

+. u system embracing The features Of
safety can readily be devised which will be T
unobieetionable
BY the laws OF Ohio, in certain cities. no
eleciioneering or lettering is permitted I
within one hundred feet of the polls, which |
are kept clear of all persons save the per-
son voting, the officers of election and |
challenging committee of each patty
In order to make this isolation complete /
the tickets should be printed at public ex-
pense and given to the voter. by public |
officer, Just before voting The names of |
all the candidates being printed on this
ticket. the voter can strike off the names
of those for whom he does not wish to |
vote. Space can also be left ON the ticket
to be filed with the names it those for
whom the voter wishes to vote. but whose
names have not been printed thereon, no
/ ticket being valid except it be one of those
| furnished at the polls by the public officer, !
the voter would be absolutely free to vote !
| for whom he chooses
The details of the system NAV require
much care in their preparation, but the
plan of furnishing the voter with his
ticket, and his perfect isolation while
preparing it, give more promise OF pre-
venting the growing evil of corruption
and intimidation at the polls than any
other which has been brought to my al
tention.
/ again recommend that violation of
the eciection laws be made cause of
challenge, and on such challenge being
lie rote &c; - raee;vod 70 syuoar ,hat ha hos
j ~ hoan ;nfi,,anood ~ onv ,nlawful
,.au Z, ~ aas,,,,~ 81 h;s va,o and aisn
,bot nv ,,orsr,,, ,,sbo ohoIl o;va av;dsnco
Of onv corr,nt alect;on ny.oiioae shall
he r;u1,, obso ITO ;,on,nn;,v fron, ,,,oc, ~,
tion for s,,ch offanse
+ aISo recommend that the law vim
i refaronoe To what eball no c,neidarad as
;n,;r,;dat;o,, ~ eorr,,,, nract;eas shalI mo
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what ac,s shall constitute ancb offenses
No ' AFT should he snared ~ mi u
s,oy, n tb;s ,yrov;no evil which If ners
m;i mir 10 l,i ex;st will surely undermine o,r
svs,em If government The elections n,
Il ENGLAND once noticeably notorious for cor,
rnnfion have throngb The oneraiion If
Law been made free from that vice They
are subject TO the review of the Judges.
whose Determination settles the question.
a system which cannot be adopted here
as 10 our legislative bodies. as each is, by
4 the Constitution. made the sole iulge OF
the election of its own members. but the
other system wnlch mas peen auol''eu anu
tileu successfully III hustfaila a'ia cF''aln
parts Oh inns country, can WIN eiol,er
care az 70 rs uetalis' Ue cohss''u'i''na'iy
put mo operation.
WINE every proper anu leas2haole
saleguaru snoulu pe thrown 'ouuu Tue
yotef anu 'hc ualiot poA " SECURE ene
casting oi none oue legal VoeeS, tneir
nonest ana SAFE reception ana care 1nelf
correct count ana me true oec,aralion
o. ING result no unnecessary obstacles
Il Snoulu De put III thc way OF the Tree eA-
efcise OF tlle flght OF suffrage. Inc elec
;o., a"d 10 n "a" ;,s non ,sp;s oi,o,Id
~, a. ,s.' sa'ri.t.j 4; ~ i,1,.s.s .l,ns.
nv I,n,ii.d ~ hours to ,he ;neonva,,;eno,
md Ines Of laroe nn,obars If lie rsonla
Tho lin lasns ~ lost ,p;nter a.,
rl;oaIla re NayrarL and Iarsav s,;tu ~
will NC tho law o,oo;nr tho Nils at s',nce.
arc obstacles in The wav of men vot;no
wh,,se occnnations ,eo;,ire heir atrenas
anca dnring ill.,. zyo,lTin,r h,,n,.e Of the dav
4 narsanaf reo;s,ra,ion ~ NA,,.,srs w.
ren ',ired t,sic,. wi,l,n a m mir and !.
,yerL ingna,, thr,,,,rhant ~. S,,t.. ,,niaSs
he was shle . 70 vote bafora h;s dav,s lahnr
comroano..d vas ,or,., !, i...,v., 3,;s a,,,'
nlovmen1 If he desired ia cast his h,lio,
raoontnnpd that flaca 10 xre bt, r,.,,,.a Iod
i as nnrpa ,onahle and nnnecessarv ohstrnc
lions ~ \ FREE. haIlot .
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MAMMAL ooAhDs
From the report of the Inspector Cen
eral of the last annual muster and inspec-
lion, the strength Of the National Guard is
shown 70 be 3l6 commissioned officers and
3,7l9 enlisted men, ii total OF 4,035.
Two new companies have been added,
the force now con, sling OF 90 companies
of infantry, Two siitlns gun companies and
one sea coast artillery tsince disbandedD
organized into seven regiments and three
batteries, and comprized III two brigades
and one division.
The Adjutant General reports the force
to be in excellent condition, and hatevery>
thing is being done which citizen soldiers
can do 10 keep The guard up to the high
standard which il has for several years
maintained.
The prosecution Of The pension claims Of
New Jersey soldiers. under the direction of
the Adjutant Generalsoffice, has been con-
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