The Daily bulletin., 1890-01-04

w ucIiltl NbDSiSlthI WIN law vi tpI-
trary thereto, the Government would
have shown better taste and judg-
ment by less lavish use of it's own
servants for that purpose. Besides,
the public may justly complain that
there are duties to he performed by
inspectors of elections, on or before
the day Of election, that may inter-
ferc with the regular official duties
of some of the gentlemen on the
list.
am credibly informed that the
Advertiser made q great mistake
when it said, the other day, that sit
was a great mistake TO suppose that
the country was rid of Walter Muir
ray Gibson when he died. His
ghost still lives and reigns and edits
the Elele, and his estate makes up
the cash deficit" That estate does
nothing of the kind. 1t is pity
that the living are so vindictive as
to disturb dead man in his grave.
Pasturing 4 goat on grandmother $
grave, ETC., is nothing to this. l
am astonished that the morning
sheet should indicate such terror of
the old gentleman's ghost.
A few days ago the Advertiser
was advocating measures and not
men, and now that paper has flap
ped around to singing out men as
butts for its scurrility. Among
several names mentioned is that of
r. II. Baker. ! will say that l have
often met Robert, and, whatever his
political views may be, have always
found him to be q gentleman. / have
also come in contact with the writer
of the Advertiser article, and have
generally noticed the marks of bis
native mud clinging to him, Wills,
the fumes of mental slime indicated
the presence of vulgar nature.
l hear some funny little election
eering anecdotes. One is to the
effect that gentleman protesting
to represent the Reform party made
a visit, on political business, to ;
suburb of the city, the other day
and there met an elector of the dis
trict who was stranger to the visi
tor. After little conversation, tn,
visitor stated that he was there il
the interests of the elections, tina
he had funds at his disposal, ant
was willing that the stranger shoult
have share thereof, il he wOult
devote himself to the good work o
buying voters. Another anecdot
credits second politician with say
ing to another elcctor in the sam
district that discOrd should b.
created between the Portuguese ant
the natives, in order to split thei
votes, and in this way the Opposi
ton could be beaten. If there j
any truth in these anecdotes-and
fear there is--corruption exist
among people who profess purity.
The notion of electors being sire
and independent is largely iic
tion. A rich man can he independ
ent in his vote, q poor man cannG
always afford to be. The hold O
the former upon the latter often iii
vests the poor man Of independents
ut the polls. have seen it don
here and elsewhere. l saw it don
here at the last general elections
The new election law aims to max
the ballot secret; and the electOr,
he is wise enough to keep his mont
shut, can now vote for The candidat
of his choice without fear of detet
ton. But some people adoptin
the fallacious doctrine that "a
things are fair in politics." and NJ
content with endeayoring to secul
votes for their favorites by reaso
and argument, are ever ready
further their wish by intimidatin
threats of dismissal from employ
ment, withdrawal of patronage, elt
Some cmployers-not all-take az
vantage of the dependence of the
employees upon them for bread-ant
butter, to interfere with their fret
dom as electors, by commandin
them to vote according to directior
loss of billets being the penalty {
refusal. This is not merely way
one of the ways--in which the fire
and independent elector is rendcre
neither free nor Independent; il
also q mean use of an accidental AZ
vantage revolving to the man with
soul imbued by the spirit of tru
freedom and independence.