The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-23
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70 rns EBfrog The joint Legislative
committee 81 TIE tse@sefn Central Lah1s
Union, + al 9izfs 1T i.essof and the several
trades not DfisefaISs represented rs the
FentFal iaassos Union ase cooking alter the
present Tissssufe With gfsst inssTest ard
hese their esiurss sisI ~ sssccessfgl IN Sc
earsne TIE passage oi ecnae Of fhe-poss ini-
portans bail E,efi.ilng. amongst which are
Female bts. -. 1. 81 senator kianeAF. en-
titled: IN act 10 Fegisssss primary eIec-
tons Of voluntary poiifieAi associations
ard 10 pGBih frauds taereiu. II
this bill becomes q Law, it will destroy
70 great extent the influence OF certain
political trssksleFa whe make Il . practice
OF. ssieh occasions 10 cart the hobcs 70 tie
polls 20 vols s0f tlseir particular candidates,
moi Questioning whether they are entitled
60 vote or MOI. Il viii also do s%ay with
stunning OF ballot boxes. which occurs FREE
quenaiy as such elections. There is also
senate BID No. ~. by senator KsnneaF, en-
titled: '.An act to provide for the
registration Of the names OF
electors. and TO prevent fraud At elections.
Tais bin Oh becoming Law will make the
eleesors prepare for the great privilege
which Is bestowed upon every American
citizen OF the male sex-the Hse OF the bal
lot Ii wiii take the pace Of the present
posr system. which permits people that
rever think OF elections nnta they are
bowied up on election day BY ward poll
ticians, and then proceed 60 the polls and
deposit an inteliigcnt ballot. representing
the sentiment Of the people
After this one comes the most important
bib vet intredaced--S. Is. No. 7. b. Senator
kinnear, entitled, An act 90 provide for
printing and distributing ballsts At
the public expense, and TO reg
uiats voting at state and other cleo
tions, better known IS the Australian sys-
TEN. and compares tavoraAly with any
ballot reform bill yet introduced in aay of
the states or territories The labor organ
isationa drought the country, ala IN
particular The Knights oI Labor,
have been demanding the pas
sage Of this system since the
session Of the General assembly az Mime
apolis In November. iss6. ana since that
date have been successful I'm securing
les passage IN the following states
Massachusetts,. Minnesota. Missouri. Mon
tana. Rhode Island. Tennessee. Wisconsin
aud Connecticut. IL was passed by the
teNtSAatMFS Oh new TURK phA was kN30E
vetoed by the s0-calied laboFs friend and
Democratic leader. Governor Hill.
In New Jersey the bill passed The legis-
latnre. but was defeated in the Senate.
The system has been tried in Massaehn-
set1s, and proved grand success; sur
passed the NEST Sanguine expectations.
This labofing People OF this state are in
earnest ia their demands tor ballot re-
form, arid ti4e enenies OF the bills in the
interest Of the masses viii never have she
opportunity OF asrkening the doors Of the
Legislature unless rs visitors. The Gem.
mitt.e Intends getting a number Of the
House aud senate journals, when printed.
ard ieaye several copies with each organ
s1sftoA tnr regesanoe, thereby acquainting
themselves With the work OF the legisla-
ture and hos each representative and
ssnatoF cast his vote.
There never aas such harmony and
nnaainaiiy ot action amongst organized
labor IS IA the present time. There ara
several other balls which the COMMITTEES
! have indorsed. aud drafted resolutions
which we're published in several papers
The prospects are bright for better legisla
lion. Although We have NOS the money d
seua lobbyists 10 Olympus we have votes
which will be recorded for our friends 70
raFdlees IT party affiliations hereafter
This believe y the sentiment Of oFganiEe<
labor in this city In particular and OF tbs
state in general II. ]. MeDoSAfn.