New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
TO REFORM THE BALLOT.
4 GREAT MEETING AT THE COOPER INSTI
TUTE.

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TUTE.
VIGOROUS WARNINGS FOR GOVERNOR HILL
STRONG ADDRESSES BY WHEELER II.
PECKHAM. w. j. CoOMBs SENATOR
FAssETT. HENRY GEORGE
AND THE REV DIR.
c. II. HALL.
If Governor Hill had been present at Cooper
Union last night, and had seen its large hall
crowded with brOad-minded and earnest men
gathered together in support of ballot reform, he
could not have failed to read in their faces an
unaterabe determination that the act which he
had twice vetoed and still opposes, Shall
eventually become part OF the statute law oil
the Empire State. No more intelligent audience
ever assembled there, and the quick responses
made 10 the points In favor Of the SaXton Dill Dy
the speakers who addressed it showed how thor
oughly and rapidly the general public is being
educated up to the principles OF genuine ballot
reform.
The demonstration was held under the auspices
of the New-York Ballot-Reform League On
the platform or in the body of the hall were the
Rev. Dr. Charles H. Hall, of Holy Trinity Church,
BROOKLYN: Louis Windmuller. Walter s. Logan,
ext rPSSlndn JOnn D. hullllS'
DAILY and Thomas c. Durham, James W. Pryor
Horace L. Dcming. William VI. Wins. Louis +.
Post. William r. Croasdale, Sidney A. Fox Lucas
l.. Van Allen, Charles y. Taintor, j. IL. fhippS,
y. II. McNamcc, Joseph Lcggett and {. +. }.
Doody The meeting was called to order Dy
William NJ. Wins, upon whose motion the prin-
cipal members Of the Ballot-Rclorm League were
made the officers of the evening, follows Pres
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Chaunccy NJ Dcpcw. Henry George. Carl Scnurz.
William " WINS William j. Coombs. Samuel
Gonpcrs James Rcdpath Julien T. Davies. Charles
W. Dayton Thomas G.. Dunham secretaries. Law
renee Dunham. A. j. steers, Lucas l.. Van Allen.
The names Of Mr.. Pcckham, Mr. Dcpcw. Mr..
George and Mr. Gompcrs they were read were
received with especial evidences OF favor
TIE CIIAIRMAN'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. Pcckham, on taking the chair, said in part (:
In hi, have not only had the ballot W" have
had also all kinds and characters ~ law 10 h'dg' ronu
the exercise NJ the privilege ~ suffrage with All huH "i
protection that hitherto had been invented and yet all
that ha, failed would Ike not to present TO yon Tie aiI"Fc
that has been the consequence Of these laws in my own
language. would rather tskc u from the lp' o h man
who perhaps somewhat late comedies the necessity Tor
ballot REFORM but that he Gcludc us bl giving
"a, a pr,tndgd ballot reform. ! have brought WITH mo
cruor II 20 the Legislature of the stat" o N'"h "rA
misses I'm which he tells what he thinks + tn necessity
sting for Kind ~ ballot REFORM H. SAYS at'r
stating tho o. tho LEGISLATURE giving IT, att'n-
the dc-.rabty Ok some changes III the laws Re-
latuc TO our system oi elections;
'Thc attention Of the Legislature s. again urged to tho
dc,liabty Of some changes In uc laws relating 20 "NI
system - elections. LNc'lcnt =, these laws no" arr,
,ra-..ug iu scope and cNac,n,ss Of their require
un, he statute, of most other States, they have b''n
found lusunrlcnt - protect secrecy and purity q
suffrage, W. have erection toaid,. cqu!tiDly const-
tutcd which Oh IAiucs arc rpr'scnitd, cur ballots
or. all required 20 be of whtc paper and u eIech'd
uniform type caption and lndofs'mcnt no marks are pr
u.tcd thereon to .,lnau.h ballot from another
,acn party entitled o. watcher, aud challenger ho
provisions for count ,a' '-'lctor}t aud ample,
l. guarantees of securing prompt ana accurate ttum.
are adequate tur- and Disturbances around ih' p'l'
or, guarded a-a.u.t auc % o,currcnc" laut1'
tal ana every voter not sphcc'l 20 intimidation. has
perfect rcat and t" fullest Opportunity o. ca't 'n
absolutely -.pi.t ballot II De- 20 -ies. Yet .n spH
= these excellent Provisions laws DO not reach tAo
tao great ,,, wich sueud or ,i,,tohs- on
and corruption. l.. 49, io4s.-h unchecked. bringing
..aur upon stat. reud.Iug our election, m'.Hcrt
,n4 t aAnr ,t,n ur lnt tfifj 'ui -N,''n'r " OBJ i'
itcal institutions. /. . indeed -ad allegation. wA.-h
had, and d'nied that lu some part of onr State
20 to- Presidential election corruption wu' -o 200.
restrained ha -es a. tn Ios i'-'nh,d Az auct
Dog. tan ,ction .ad tnai n o,l'r places n''n.da.
ton Va. 40 I4,tal,nt and uldisgus'l particularly at
turing tfitfs, tlal 'NItHl - WIZ
virtually driven into tu, o- 4nd WI actually Instructed
bs u.,.r ,4r,s,r- ,o w.'t uDAet they should vote,
so public srr.l. con- he rof patriotic ln that VIII
-c.a- to guard suffrage froa such stu.''."
That p4lA. service yol sle herr a'-cuMi tonight
20 do your part n performing. l'he'ssJ $50 n'n Da.
o,,-tl,. lc s.o4-D,-- - uc situation aud n" uap can
r,ud, greater public service than 10 do h.s part 90 -''
% l4lht. .,l..i- Ih. Ballot EHo.u L'ag4r ha. c1a.'
te -.1n. and u s rolc.l-ion ln which thou.
sands and uo.-4nt-. AID Nav say millions. u our
f..oe ,p4utIlH.n join. that bu substantially in r'
form ~ tr >a>on b heretofore introduced ln o.. J. -
.,turc ,..i. -cub,dyng the substantial and fcu.a.
principles = the Australian Ballot La" lche.f-- tlr
remedy foi the situation. would Ike Ia this point
-o % quote ur words of another nan. no, one Who.
Dose 'ot'fnor H holds the word - promise O. the 'Sr
to b,,k u.. hDp but who. elected by Demo- ratio
,on-t t4rn,y BOO the great State Of ohio n d.. h-t
--a-r d..'a..s tAt tle f,u..oy to tc found A a
b.u substantially te Sa>on bH. founded upon 'h" Aus.
ITALIAN -s " The system - ballot reform. ror y
osl.d ne Australian System. hi, Doe successfully adopted
200 varying f,.u- hy crttf-nvr millions - Isou" Z,
hI. b.ru t.Ird ntr years Norway. IN England
and Italy. t~,Nc ga Belgium, fourteen iu canada and
thirty Zoo Australia II ha, been adorted with ccttia
mods ston-, ln Nas.,chu-,t'- Rhode Island. Inditna.
Wisconsin. Mississippi. Icnn"-see M.s,ouf Montana.
Michigan. Connecticut and part q k'ntuOa
l,h,.i- and had not hc0n f'r
Do,,.nor Hn Ncr.Yofa would have headed
that Disc. Tvic. has ue Legislature passed the sat.n
Il twice hl- claiming 90 represent tlc Democratic
p,lty-nhi.h claim for one must distinctly r'pudiat"
loud and long cheers by hl, yeto prevented e enact
that law. II hc understands that not only E.
pIhDas. u Doe r-tnud, that ho only Young. dream
ing enthusiasts. he calls them. u h' understand, that
only tA,o-f,rs ln politics but that all Tie
of people OF tr state ~ Ncw-lok with one voice de-
nand 1 such measure shall De- pa-sd a, shall secure
fui au Time ncr and completely independent suffrage.
tDat viii also listen 20 your voice and ho viii no
moro the bl tan n u had been passed without the
feature 10 which hc continually objects. DChrot.J
Mr. Pcckhams effort Was well received through
out, bat his alidson 10 Governor lIill rs being
no representative Of his. notwithstanding tie
Speakers wcll-known Democracy, WAS followed
by tumultuous and continued cheering.
MR. COOMBS'S REASONING
The ncNt speaker William J CoombS,
chairman of the Leagues Committee on Finance,