The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-08
GOV nlLL on ELECTION REFORM. !.
lie Says It Is Needed Badly {Is Opposed to
the Australian System, and Pays lAttsu.
tlon to tho Cleveland Faction ~ fitfi n Y Z n

TS,f wv! ulLh VN bliECllVN kEEVkM.yg "a
lie Says It Is Needed BADLY, IL Opposed I,
the Australian System, and Pays lAttsu
uonto tho Cleveland Faction. Z ..1'..i.7i y.
gALbxYr, N. Y, Jan. u The New
York Legislature met to-day. ), 81
| Governor Hill, lid his annual messag,
to the Legislature, urges the desirability
OF some changes In the laws relating L
elections. lie reviews the present cleo
ton laws and says: II G49itttrDli v Ag5'Ej
s"Yet In spite OF these excellent provi.
sions our laws do not reach the two
great evils which attend our elections
intimidation y and corruption. These
flourish unchecked, bringing shame
upon our State, rendering our, ,elections
mockery, and threatening even the In.
tegrity and existence Of our political in.
stitutions. No public service can be
more patriotic than that which seeks To
guard suffrage from such abuses. y 4 6 q ~
I.1tls conceded by good citizens every.
where, | think, that all legislation In
tended 40 improve our election laws
should have for It's main purpose the cor
rection I OF these two eYils-corruption
anu intimidation. All other objects
sought TO be attained are Of subordinate
importance. ~ ss 81 d 4sj 4 4
orposED no THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM. Il
.iAIany we'll masann;nry, ~ yic,;,;v,arr.,,,i ~
n.o,,,;.ai 49,, I, = .'I' : -. a"u !
po'''.a' p" "eooe'atious ~; lossea ny TUG
necessity Tor some remedial legislation
are just now urging the adoption Of what
Ia known us the Australian systeu, Of
voting, aud apparently believe that It
will furnish panacea 'foriall the perni.
cions practices which now surround our
ete...onS tIar u .h's oeIlel is WeI! founded,
adopting the system M ,perrIv pibo bora"sa T.
has been successfully; tried In foreign
countries II does'not follow, however,
that because tue Australian system
seems 70 oe well adapted to the govern:
ments OF Australia and England and Is
superior to the systems which previously
existed there, It can be F appropriately
applied to our institutions without It's
material modification. 55s8is7I
1t should not be- forgotten also that
universal suffrage does not exist In Aus.
traiia and Great Britain, but the election
systems there are based upon q restricted
suffrage. That this difference OF con-
Illlons IS recognized by the friends Of
shna,, Hus.,a'taa y, sys.em @ ~ thls country ~
entirety has not been n.lontsd 1i ~ ~ ans no
State in the Union. Several States with
constitutions more friendly TO it than
uua ..i;, oWii nave enacted what ls called the
,n",..r;a syi.e 4 Dut only; alter
"' t'"'ss' a. ".''' a''e' q a'io''s'
A REG IsTRATIoN LAW. ~ .;t
The Governor recommends tho pass.
ave Of a law, which w;ll n,rov;,,u ~, ,a..a, -
romnartn,an,, ~. y, .,.uo ~ secte' ''
eo' 'A'e'''s "ll 'oI Tue Voter ana claims
that this provisional one would do much
to prevent corruption, aud would secure
tue chiet benefits of true electoral re-.
iorm. ln his opinion, general 5,regis.
tration of'electors throughout the whole
state should be u part OF the system, il (S
= On the fubject Of unofficial ballots the
says: recommend that pro-
VISION be made for both official and i'm.
r. nm axcIns;ws,, u. uaye otsa,, oDIec.ions exist
Of VOTING can ne cn,n na,iadt Ia'y.; secrecy
without it and no sufficient reason aH' "... ar.
lists why it should be insisted upon.
81 Y uScoNsrIrur,oy IN, ( : 4
These oh;:,cta c,n Ia r, ., i, ,,,,l,,, !.
n,;.hoa i, .m L.,, W. '0al. 'eeou
pi'snea cy o'nclal oailots, which M are not
exclusive, as they can by exclusively
official ballots. si,s,: .l.',
& The Governor holds that SitE;o ~.
10 require M Ealac,or ~ ~ ~
vote for the candidate of his choice NV
marking upon exclusively otfic;al bo},
lot cross tobposite the name nj ouch I
and i prohihitino : h;nE ~ frnm s
voting in anv other manner. & This nrn.
vision concededly disfranchises: one an
tire class of electors. to. wit:2Thnsa who
are unable 10 read and write III astah.
fishes an educational gonalificat;on no ,not
authorized, t;-.ssi n. - 49, -
I The Governor nays his resnasta ,,sa. ta
those who have assailed him ~ an IN
ponent to ballot reform in the foliowinv
passage: AZ T}i. III 's..1e'
mrs l ~ prrro ~ :, 500, - :, ,
am, ! :. = o.A'ALAsp 90 ,i
sne ea1se NJ, ol ttrue reform is not pro;
noted by loud declarations Or ,r byv.nn. "
,he mart Of its nrofsssaJ fr;aa.i, '1H. n..s on
zealousness becomes suspicious in s,,cb
cases and invites the conclusion that
pa,tlsah ! auvanlage or cheap reputation
anxiety iSr ,be n,hlic rasei wuaI 'nah sincere
/. "There is slnfnrtmnatsIu % N 40 - j,,.,a H.,
nnranca ana ""Ge, bnn"n.;e,, iana!lclsm, ig
thamsel lves | ~ ayarM S pvst,ey 10y "ntcn attaen
md eIec,oraI ,eforn' han ,e,ulm na. movement
nmt harno"las ~ Nj ,haaa - uIs . u9t oeeh ~!tnI
n;,s a,"n%s % such ~ a.Sv A,uus; oohspicu.
su.maa,h,, .ae.e' ule men VINO nave no
Who Would resticI Il # ,h.y sunaage cn|S nc ana
trinaires who, though nevers % nss.sJ "i, .