The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-11
AGooD WORK PROPOSED.
LIT THE LEGISLATURE MAKE THE sANCTiTY OF
THE BALLOT SAVE.

LIT THE LEGISLATURE MAKE THE sANCTiTY or
THE BALLOT SAVE.
Editor Rtvbder:
slR.-sOon the Legislature Of our State will
meet to consider the wants OF our people in mat
ters pertaining to law. Justice 10 the populacc
should DO tho aim. Laws should DO passed with
a view to protect the honest citizen. It's the
rogues you have to watch, aud unleS8 every loop.
hole Il. closed these dirty nscals will yet the
upper hand Of those who wish 70 do what Is
right, Just "a they did in our last election. De-
signing. unprinClpled men formed the election
laws Oi this Stats weak, aud without those safe.
guards surrounding them that are, necessary 70
procure a fair election, and they boldly seized
the opportunity and turned the tables 10 their
own advantage BY Corruptlng the vote Of tho
State. There always Is a floating population
who IA willing TO do anything for money or
whisky, and these are the men who DO the dirty
work Tor the men who furnish the doodle.
You must remember that you cannot guard too
strongly, In our elections, In the purity Of tho
ballot depends our future prosperity. This gov.
eminent can't stand many such elections ~ the
ono lust passed. Tho germ Of that organic law,
that lies al the foundation Of our religious llbCr.
ties, In settling out tho plAus that are 10 build up
and pefpetuate them, demands that tue express
cd Will OF the people shall be through aud. by q
free ballot honestly cast by the people, and that
every man aud good citizen shall aid In the sup.
port OF bis country. Docs the present laws OF
tho State Of West Virginia carry this QUIZ We
think not. II not, then Jet. US have such laws a.
will right the wrong and place West Virginia N
q model State TO BIO patterned after BY those that
need reform aud those :" enter INC Union -H'
Caap4On, Nathau o., ". Va,
The writer agrees with the Reghler'S
correspondent Of Marshall county as 10
tho necessity for reform In the election
laws OF our State, but l am not prepared
10 lay the blame'O OF all the wrong doing
and fraud at the door Of any particular
party At this tiule. AT least TO tho good
citizens Of West Virginia, II Is enough TO
know that fraud and corruption are
praCLlced 10 an alarming extent In this
State, as well as In the country a large,
and for this reason 4 non.pRrtiEan or.
~ganlEation Of this State, known as the
Electoral Reform Leugie, with head.
quarters In this city, are, With many oil
the best citizens Of the State, urging the
passage, by the Legislature pt West Wiz
lpinla, oil D law 10 govern elections en-
bodyinR therein the provisions Of the
YatesSaxtOn bill passed by the New
lYotk Legislature In 1883, and which II
now q law In Massachusetts,. II IL mort
GENERALLY known as the Australian sye
TEN Of voting. A similar measure II
now before the Legislature Of Indiana.
What most Mstohishes the real friend
OF ballot reform Is the Reglteft BlIad
, ding and hypoCriLlcal course after all II
bluSter and bonbAst about corruption
In the late election, II says editorialll
; In its Issue Of January 3d.
Tn In Massachusetts,, Whefe The people %
never happy unless they arc eGpofluitntlhg VIII
tQ%meenhk political o. egeiAl igieine, wy Y
y ID I%sytiUti, which might ~ called Q law lot "
suppression Of 1uiiagq aud Keep IN power WhAl
A Ovff nNfly Il In CONTROL
Under thls new law Tot The lnpptgllongi lul
lnfO IN Massachusetts,, q hpecllqd nuhlpet q
a tn6h NAV cauriia t0fOlhgf, select the NAMES tQp
voted iof, and have htif tickets printed " 70