Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14

Mr, Dana next ske'chsa the history Of
the stcfot ballot. tnyep'ed by Mr. Ont.
TOO ut scnia AustrAlm ,os gfstem W.,
ah.ptad ia Victoria IN SO. In gatngsia
IN lbbS. IN Rev Sou h Walss IN 1873 in
eoW E1AlGrd, Queensland sui Wn,t
anSIrhm ia 1870, In Noga Scotia In 1879.
IN Manitoba in 1896, an5 nlsp Nv Groat
sFiisi7, cAnada, Bolgiur. Italy; 10 Mes.
eaohuia,ta, where IL had not vat come
lnto operation, In Kentucky, ard ia IN
analogous sys ol in WisonnNu. How
hss Il WORKED. 1t worked 30 wolf 10
australia tia, the other colonies aangtsd
it, AID u has been extended 10 muainipsl,
county, and recently to rural, elections.
In sngieu tha system was extended 90
the school heard system In 1R73, 10 the
muniuiphl gyatam 10 1875, ind last year
to the comfy elections. The first city in
which the system WAS tried was Menchea.
Ter. Here, ont OF IL, AIS votes put in,
there we're only 80 which wefe incoY.
roctiy marked, or not Indicating clearly
the persons interdsd 10 b. voted for. A.
Leedy. where 81 1000 voted, there were
only IS mistskss. In Kent (selsoted for
the numb'r OF its uneducGted) tiers were
only ~ mistakes In $4,000 votes at the
election OF 1874. In Liverpool, in 1874,
VIZ bad votes occurred out Of $1,000,
while ut the election of 1876 the uigtAbes
IN Liverpool were still fewer.
Next Rs 10 the length Of time Il will
taso TO vote. In England they have
tound that with four compartments The
voters will pass through ut tls rata Of
l6O to 200 an hour. Under our aysteu
The smallest town hiss 10 havo three cam.
pArtmshtii In any CITY the smalleAt ann.
Der Of compartments ia 10, and thors
must at lshas be one compartment t.
every 20 voters. Az that rate, whole
precinct couii vo'e in two hours. The
| number o. orr candidates IL not 80 munll
g,tn'er than 1t 10 in England. and dc
not see why the systam snoald not work
4 we'll Tete. 1t has been adopted In II
/ diioTent countries, and As times ieRisla
tures bsye passed tavorably upon it il
| extending II have received letter
| from Sir William Vernon Haroourt ID
/ Whi1h be says the system hiss worked al
nifab!y In England. The elections there
which used TO DO rough and rowdy ii
their ohNGc'er, are now conducted in {
gen,lensny manner. A Kentucky cleo
4 Nhfts hNsN hsNOAAhhk W. htAAn Hl7iNA Ih'
been the most complete success from he
PiDuipg to end. A correspondent writeI
70 nue. Of tho results: at SENS to Civ
Satisfaction to I'LL save bummerB ant
bailot-boz stnfsrs."
and DOW ms to the results We look Il
from il. This system, we expect, vii
largely diminish this se,ion of party ma.
nhinery on oar candidates, even though
II viii not abolish the clncns. Themora
weight OF the caucus will be the same a
in the past. but it will be n weight dUt
10 the principle and character Of the csn
didates. Then 40 to bribery. II thi
systCm be fsirly carried ont there Will b.
absolute secrecy and IL will be hardly
worth while TO pay any man 10 vote, be
cause men will ns paying for goods which
they are not sure will be delivered. TIL
system will not stop all kinds OF brlbef,
and corruption, but to the wofs
kinds Of this evil it will pa
IN end, even thpush we ma,
nave to supplement II by corrlp
practices act II we do not do come
thing TO stop the evil tendencies whicl
are undermining the integrity Of voter
in this conutEy, We shall be without tina
/. ! uHAH.y Wnieu 10 DtCo1sbrY " ttlo Success
Of republic There sre always SOM
people who are corrupt, always some VIII
are inoornptible, and always n consider
able mass of people betwego the two, l
we let System 10 on which givea cor
yuptipn success, and often puts integrit
into the background, then | THINK "
shall find that our iatsRrity can hnrdl.
Bsand the test. Let as give integrity
teir chance aud apply our remedies il
time. LIT us not wait uatii she countr
has got 20 cnrrUDs that it will be too lat
10 apply remrde9.
We stand on the edge of great raVin
with lAsga river Of dangerous wate
that may o7srspread and devAstlte tn
country. We see Just iit'ls waite
trickling over on the hauks, mud littl
child might almost stop that riynlet Bu
IL it il NOT atonpsl il will soon no si
overwhelming il1pi which mona OF us oal
stop, and thn all or corrupt practices
acts will have bsen passed too late. AZ
plause