New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-01
,,rror pEFORM THE PEOPLES WILL.

picbt Mr. Henry George; after much his
taken advice to the worbingman you are max
ing amends by an act Of wise ana prac'lcai
Ioadorsbin The one thing they need as multi
tudes Of them are beginning to perceive, IS
free and honest ballot. The meetings IN New
.Tersey. at which Mr.. George and his associates
advise workingmen to vote only for those VINO
fovor n measure Of ballot reform embracing
tbo essential features Of the Australian system
moan for the moment help to the Repuhlcan
nartv because that is the only agency through
which the desired reform can be secured. ME-
George would evidently be better pieiSeu IL no
could see n possibility of gaining pure Dailot
through some other organization, or through
the independent action of citizens regardless Oh
Marty. But it is wise and practical leadership
NOT n suffer the reform to be defeated or in
definitely deferred because Of personal prefer
ence about the means.
Ballot reform has become the most vital OF
all questions in New-Jersey. il is likely to turn
the scale in the coming election. All over the
State public sentiment on the subject is rising
and meetings are demanding Of candidates eX-
plicit pledges. and considerable bodies Of voters
are turning against Mr. Albeit because Of his
mart in the defeat OF the workingmen's bill AT
the last session, and resolving to support Cen
eral Grnbb because Of his earnest and unequiv-
ocaI advocacy Of the desired reform. That 1t
was high time current events clearly prove
Fraudulent registration in jersey City and IN
Paterson threaten the rights Of all honest voters
Corrupt leaders with plenty of money to spend
money taken from the people by fraudS-are
with reason opposed by an uprising Of citizens
regardless Of party. In the last Legislature
the Republicans unanimously supported the bill
proposed by the woringmen's representative,
and the Democratic members unanimously OPP
posed and defeated it, so that, in New-Jersey
| at least, the man who cares for real reform more
than for patty has no alternative
1t is so in this State also. Republicans sup
ported and Democrats defeated the SaxtOn bill.
Although its trainers took great pains to modify
it so as to remove the objections of Governor
Hill, they found that he and his parisans were
none he less determined TO defeat any pac-
teal measure securing to the voter complete
freedom and the fullest possible protection
against frauds. in this State also, outrageous
frauds are detected, ara committees Of Repub-
leans and Democrats in one city have united
TO purge registration lists upon the demand Of
Republicans, and large mcC ng at Brooklyn
gives expression to the desire of good citizens
Of all parties for ballot reform. But there is
no alternatives the voters who sincerely desire
that reform know that they can get It only
through the election Of Republican candidates.
There are corrupt individuals in all parties /;
persons who buy votes when they can, or coercc
voters, or rob the people Of their rights by
fraud. But men Of this sort do not control the
policy Of the Republican party, nor the votes of
Republican legislators, either in New York or
New-JerSey, while men of this sort do entirely
control the policy Of the Democratic party in
both States, the action OF Democratic Coy
enols, and the votes Of Democratic legislators.
That differenc egoes to the root Of the matter
and voters are beginning TO understand It.
| Governor Hill and his partiSans will lose many
votes in New ork, because they defeated bal
lot reform in the last Legislature Ex-Gov-
ernOr Albeit and his friends will lose votes in
New-Jersey, and probably great many votes.
because they defeated ballot reform In the last
Legislature, and the more because Mr.. Albeit
himself is the pet candidate Of the Camden
balot-box suffers, and his party now hopes for
success only through such frauds as have been
detected in Paterson and Jersey City.