The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-11
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vs., bribery and Oorruption---uAn Any
Good Thing Come out OF Australian
Tho Cleveland Press of to-day CON
talns the following "The Senate by
vote OF ~ 10 o, dOwned Taylor'a bill
providing for tho Australian ayatem OF
voting, Senator Coulter led the Opposi'
tlon, Ills salient argument waa that
the system originated Ia u kangaroo
government and was the most aaInlne
piece of legislation ever brought before
the general assembly This sort OF ar
gument produced the following nays
Adams, Coulter Cowgirl, Glover, Ketr,
Mahally, Robertson, Snyder and Iim'
norman, Nine stnat0fa were either
absent or bOlted aud tile bin failed 10
receive q constitutional majority"
rhlS ID the bill that has not only been
introduced intO various state lrgiala'
turef, but which hua been passed by
some aud under winch elections IN these
several states will henCufOrth
be held. 10 N q measure which 10 the
result Of the mont palnbiaklng thought
aud preparation aud " 10 Intended him
ply ~ tiiectnally protect tho secrecy OF
the ballot Seeing the entlre inellloien'
Oy OF d 9 methods here tO.toro devised
10 prevent bribery aud corruption
yOtera selling themselves, despite them
all, " bosses ana bOOdlers-lt n u new
departure, being simply u plan by
which the ballot not only may bat must
bG really cast IN secret, so that though
voters may sell themselves, which " is
evident no power under heaven can pro
vent them doing, II trey 30 desire, the
cOrrupti0niBt, though no may buy tho
goods, he cannot know that they are do
liycrtd,
Thus will be done away with the
spectacle Of "a line OF men
marching 70 the polls, elbow on hip
aud ballot IN mid air, watched by the
hawkeyes Of u boss TO SEQ that the
ticket which Ia kept IN sight 10 voted,
This 10 the measure, approved uniyer'
sally and irrespective OF party0ypurity.
loving aud bribrry'haling citizens aud
Journals, that the Senate OF the great
state of Ohio has reie9tod, the effect Of
which bill IN not Only 10 make real tho
most important safeguard Of our FREE
institutions, but which has Others
most important aud iarreaching as has
been thus we'll stated
"peIhaps the most ilnpOrant ultimate
effect OF The Australian Syatem OF yut
ing win not be tho secrecy or the bri
berry prevented, but that II viii compel
the voter 10 consider IN solitude the
sOlemnity of the agt no iS about 10 per
form, Just before performing II lie
will for q few moments DO removed
from the influence of excitement aud
compelled 10 think. When voters ap.
prOach the ballot DOx under such cir'
cumgtances, they Will be more and moro
influenced by honest convictions of
what 10 for the public good, and this 70.
acting upon the preliminary campaign,
will turn appeals 10 passion, prejudice
aud seliishnesS Into prophecies OF de-
feat"
The bills introduced In the 0Sth gen.
eral assembly up TO last Tuesday morn.
ing reached the astonishing number OF
20i0, aud Of this vast number, II i8 keep.
Ing within limits Of plenty 10 declare
that nine tenthA would have served
better purpose had they been left 10 de
cay Ia the added patea that proposed
them for infection upon the much on.
during people OF Ohio. Talk about the
paternnl governments OF Eur0pel
Why its getting 10 be-nay, even now
iB-that a citizen OF Ohio cannot choose
hSs clothing, food, merchant, teacher,
doctor, druggist, butcher baker or can.
dlestlck maker, without this wonder
working legislative machine - Gods
vicegeront on oarth-interposing It's di. /
vino sanction,
And now what is tho alleged ground
for rejecting this one OF the few
lan0lhCr being the tax amendmenU
sensible bills presented TO Ohio'g AS.
srmbly Of SOl0nsp
Behold II above stated Aud this 10
the wisdom that makes the lava for
this great common wealth and which, |
with assumed patOrnal OmniClenCe,
guides directs and even makes possible |
its nineteenth century progress, "rh0
system originated IN u Kangaroo gov
ernmGntW such 10 the asinlne argu
mont and such the intellect
influenced by II that would with equal
ly logical process OF reasoning, reject
the Declaration Of Independence be. |
cause II originated In obscure colonies, |
and throw aaidG with contempt the pre-.
cepts OF the Christian religion because
lis originator was born In q manger
Canton, o., April 0, Sd ii.