The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-15
"BEATTNG BALLOT REFORM"
DOES THE NEW Law ABOLISH THH
SECRECY OF THE BALLOT7


cover Whether the person wuoul 'hey "E,oe w
hsS lor NoIh1 d certain way uoee le"'S Nv
nNer 'ue koo"s' Ahere mas oeon eo,ie aue s
ZION as 10 now perlecuy the Jaw nnu a.s".s
'hls ooJeet. ou' 'ne uSsol'ioii 'n". ,"a' 800
a''"ninE II at AL Ihe NJ" ID" WIN inaHe ~
poSSioie 'oF any eleo'ion ooalu W Noep seS w
eN"iS No'oi as ne uopoS'ee no o"i'n'' eaN -
lolI at any uho 'ues now many p".,o's "a
eNerS soF' oeins No'eu n"H" souo il'o 'no 49, 70,
and Just what kind of ballot every man has
voted is new one 1t is seriously made how
ever. and this is the explanation which man
gave yesterday OF what ne eaileu hlS schem0
to beat the ballot reform law"
lou Auo" no oaiu .na' nn1 , wv
attempt is made to make anybody honest BY
| force or law It always lead to counter ATTEMPTS
m evade the annar,,t necossitv. The natural
10 e,aue 'ne a.paio''s ne.o'Sl Ane ns.utA
strctions, no matter by whom created. Nat
urallv the election officers will be- tempted tn
get around the law. for the curiosity of the
thing. If with no more worse motive. Well.
I'm not an election officer. and paid no atten.
ton to this matter until the other night heard
life was worth living in these United States
since he and his friends had got the new
~ would ha ahsolutslv imnossihla for an
"oula DO aosolueV lmposs'o,e .ol an an
what ticket any man -e.ed or for any ballot to
| ~ - 49,, ~. 49, ,Ion.;tr - ~ 800,
be SO marked thas the Identity OF the person
me curious, and got COPY OF the law to look
the matter up. Tho result astonishei me.
Why. as measure for securing the secrecy OK
the ballot the thing Is as full Of holes as o
sieve. 1t not only doesn't secure the secrecy OF
the ballot, but it places it absolutely within the
power OF the election ofheers TO tell Wnion oal.
6sose Inn 0 bpck and and
without the slightest possibility that this II!
a Derson not U acauainted with the secret. or
ever be proven upon them even IL II Should n Pc
Kbnowh 10 moral ,h @ ~ sxane aS
rem voting marked ballot, Or e Prsyent, that
oa9. rom oeihs t Az .e Sao ronh
Ss aGtee aS t to- cast Certain ballot A'''
MI Take the matter OF election officers hr Is
bap are oesuss tne Soiitca
certain board and am the AZ doMny 5ai 6s
table with the ballots heaped up 6et9re me- e,
ana you take your pIRSe az ane Paos o oo1 o 10
hand and the polls are opened dH Presently ss9InIy
ai"nE i1te ns nUsSr saV anu A'A' ot O"'i0''
~, Tis6t 1T. Smith Smith say !; and Il pick 81 up
all nu l on the STUB o Now WI see What the
law says right mere But 9eiot re-, any vo1es
shall receive SAD DalIots ana IN me 2re sc
clerks or ballot clerk and an inspector, shall AZ
wrte ms lnitls upon sne SUD 81 faSn ., sa%
That's to prevent voter t10@ ringing RR in on
the machine an unoth i baIot when some some,
| hody may nave palo MIN TO vote anu ktepinE
the Official one to show as eYioence 5nat IS
really Votea tne one ne was paIu jof ., P Pute eo
| now IL WORKS tahS tnS punch VI uaHosSa
OF course know which ballot each one Is. a .p
Us write my lnltiais Oh the stupS noHH euo
and on Of course practicsy the only ones
that II VIII De worm WINE 10 axe any RUh
aoout VIII Pc the Democratlc ana h dlPTap.
ncah ones neIe uon nhNe W 70 any uin tSs
ence {nat wouia aiaTaot ZIG @ oaTio LIZ
way Up put sRe rta t 3n 1ne on the Rsnu
one. gay my intlais arc 7: n n W. IN afae
every letter: on the Nepu6iican pIhilot ppWt va
comma instead 81 per . areI me nS
Dody coHiu possoiS hGtice suTn conId tSav
We'll. i, pass the ballots along TO the othe1
Raoo cg anu ~ ~, NE LII. ala an1 a.
hsps he DOESN'T. Even Il he does the chances
are that cant detect IL; men tns Dai Dali ,h ~
nanIeu 20 NE baiioi:s anu rarstaqed yhie hS
goes on INTO one OF the morse stals s na dnS
t III }oidaG Mn anu in HI hama Az hat
nothing is visible except the hi stubs ne haT T
tSs up no yq1 on ann the STUBS yo1 en OUT
'r9 John s@i5h: NJ !: All FiFhil sing out.
ana men You Gr0p mo 'e pait DUH f te Sat
lot that MI. Smllh mas hahueu you ioF thaS
purpose and Sss into another BOX me o5nSF
oAiiots "Ticn ut W n A. o. oa az
NotIhE; nv % u 80 ~ Iii ~
TORN ouoI course auu are pISseTHeu. ~ mli 70
notlced tnat the law eafeiu'iy pr93oiues az
opportunity ioE y1u 20 tHao SV;n 10n IN tb1
AZ the sIuo wniIe you are aeaI1 1 gu tI 40
hmO9r ShH Walins iIF vn1 0el4 Son hsforas
al right ~ couIse. iHNo P,s.eu you -. oeiUi %
nand as 10 me way IN MhlGn an Goi ~ 70 as
the uliierent Llchets anu YOU hhUM a. Sa tS
from lhe way my ihitihis hI9 Wr, ,h pn s sno
SUD, JusI Wnifn one % We d 6 ta AZ
me voter Is pelhH Noteu anu mp t 1 tt n,S
being 5e1nrneI; ana 30 You ms, can ho 1e Mr smtk
scratcnlhg anu uastIns' JuS. mhp - w ai ~
mas Voteu LOT M you ia'e 1o Hn ~ 1o-
soute reGpt r. oi II " 'tIo Snd ma IN Mn
serve uhliI the Dallots are "ia nar
Sy She sRs tSa bSot To- Wien II is attached
ana BY the private hhIE nave nuf bs uhoh Il
tells certhlhiy Just winch A'hu Vi o'i'o' I"
was aita tir 70. or .rr,,irg simn,ar9 TIA IA
was thefe ever T apg S Ing ss anfa Log
easy as Hs at or the o Lo H Of The sea il
OF eunpowuet a. ny - naid Daver ia Iagaliy
nSVI EVAN SS az and here is no pun
innhent a t"I " ~ S'c cmnrsa couIdnt write INV
mn WI oiik,. evsn ifI tried 70; no man
lniial7 twto ibe tnct thai Tho initials ara
rah he snme on zach ballot counts for noth-
iiot ao "' tn,cn - rraud AMI who would aver
lhE % 81 a. 49,, ,ba nana,ni IHarancaa