Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-05

otherwise be injured unless they pursued
a ce-tain political course. These envelopes
were fois'ed upon the WOrkmen, who wer'
obliged to accept them In OrdCr TO receive
/ the wages which we're hons silly due them
and they had tbs effect intended whiec
vas 70 ffigh'en workmen and deter them
from voting the ticket OF their chOiceiu oP-
posi lion to the wishes Of their employers
The law ought not 10 permit employers
thus TO take advantage of their Worknen.
| II Is o contemplate, outrageous aud IN
iustidsble pioceeding and l recommend
l that the use Of any such envelopes be de-
clarsd uolswful, and p1rished as a crime.
l A spsc ic statute is necessary to reach
acts of this character.
"It IS submitted to your attention
va ether il may not De tNpsdient To re-
Quire each candidate for Public oiliee al
| 4 cereral election to file with the Seere-
targ Of State within ten days after The
election verified statement Of all mon
sys expended by him 10 aid Of his election
d1r.rg the canvass, showing somewhat IN
| fe,ail ihe purpose and nature OF his DIS
b1nements, and providing proper pen
atty lof his failure 50 to do. lie might ID
advisable 70 declare that the failure Of eny
successful candidate 20 file such statement
/ should work q forfeiture Of his Office.
TIE following suggestion isa most ex'
oellent one and every State should unques-
tionsbly adopt it:
LAST year there was passed in the State
/ Of Massachusetts an act entitled An act 70
facilitate voting BY employees, which pro
vided that on any day on which any State
OF National election Occurs there should be
! a perioi OF two hours after the opening oil
/ the POLLS when any employee IN any man
/ uiacturing, mechanical OF mercantile estao-
lishment in the State should have the
privilege OF ceasirg work and going 10 the
rolls 10 vote, in case he is legal voter and
/ has made application for such leave Of sb'
/ senca; and prohibiting any employer from
/ having any work done by any such EN-
Iplsyss during such period Of two hours.
| The object of such an enactment Is man
ifsst. Its tendency is 20 make the employee
more Independent, and places hiia under
no obligation 70 any one for the opportunity
of voting. His necessary absence during
the time required to vote becomes matter
Of right rather than favor, and ne Is more
likely % vote free from any coercion or IN
due Influence The prcpriety Of some such
enactment ia this State should be thought
inl'y considered. "
GOV. HILL then treats Of the subject Of
compulsory voting as follows:
'.That II il the duty OF every citizen b
| take IA interest ia public sfairs, and 70
exercise the executive irknChisc 90 each
general election. se ms reasonably clear.
whether that duty onglt not 90 % male
compulsory by statute b. o. subject worthy
/ of reepestful console alton.
"A Ourca 90 every well regulated state
h obliged 10 Do .rf dutg, and OBJ nsto1 2
/ a soldier in time ri VAT. ii recfsstrT, ara
/ ID .fgcrts a. children III gcl as iu care
Ifr be Kindred. end Il houat io rfriaru
l rrrl rou1 other duiios incident t1 Dr. rii'-
rer.hir. a-d t may cell hi rrnIeu,.ta
Ifhat Dr. should ie le.Iu.ret hF Tao t1tker-
|.ssstnu proper Unr. t1s tiEtrft r.f o.
|e...t.rf ciHr.ralIa IN t n tue. U
/ Gained Chat trr iErcraut a1f tIrrus
i tunrar. trerV orln-tanIif ttal I. s. f-ta
/ fn rlsi tleir .ru.sIra. II unra i'f %
I sho1d lhe paw at.flrT. tlrcf.fl all
i r..rafir cas- of ..irrrr h1 fInalT as
IvrIant lt shrul he rccrgl.rsi hat
/ cilrsrsh.n Imposes oa. gators as Efl. a.
c1atri puu.tE.t
HIf h.r ben .r.... ei f.lt .t should he
rrnrlrl tr sisIrfs chat every s..Ci.r VI lo
/ r,.'s to ra,e af stri rsnfrai e'tc.ion With
/ one lawful el.r.f shln.i hc sniIrcei to
|anne rr imrr eminent CO. each cltufe
/ Lrrre .rus I'll uo-cy ars etreated ai sich
/ .if.f.a. specially Dbl the rursl districts,
u- fre o.iraslh.e and atoFtd r1rpo-t %.
/ .lr.tur che vote out' lca tlfred per-
i pr.e mi rosi eases o. "a mere prttfuse. bow
ever. and "a trs1spsI ctclsa iar nrin.i5
and CORRUPTION. Molry o. dishur-ed ~
Il.r lhs ih.nly guisei claim that DO D.
ur'l aud exlctod Cor teams, lime ci mtn
l ard other services in getting electors %
\ the polls. when iu fatt its real der gn oi
efe.t Is to influence che man whose teams
o- services are uouinally employed, end
/ thereby secure bis vote and the votes Of
Ihisneirhb1rs " ho accompany or sssist him
Tbs political committees Of each party re-
/ po-t chat al over the State many
I eie..uIa, llf l4c pAluVro ga NNse'
/ inc money, assume oisinclinanon
10 vote aad O.teniimes assert that they
viii rot vote unless they are paid for theii
time and expense Ia getting to the pole
ard both political parties are thus com
PEELED to hire their own sdherents to come
out aud vote their own party tickets.
Tais shows to what an alarming extent
elections have been corrupted. INTENSE
but homes, psrtisansbip is preferable to IN
difference in public affairs. Corruption,
aud not psrtisanship, is the great danger o.
the times.
al. is argued that if every elector were
comuelled by law to vote, under proper
penalty for a fail IRE to DO so, full vote
would thereby be insured, and the neces-
sity or pfetsnse for the expenditure OF
money TO get the vote oot' would nc
longer exist, and the opportunities or ex'
cuses for corruption would be greatly les
eued. Thu argument il not without con
siderable merit, and the proposed charge
may be regarded as deserving Of fan
trial"