The sun., 1890-06-04
ONE MANS VOTE WAS GOT IN.
4 COUNTY DEMOCRACY LECTURE
COURSE IN TO7IN0.

All Hands Como Around TO Gov. Hrrs
Position Ballot Reform, and "Ah,
There stay There" says TnmmnnI
Tho mass meeting Of the County Democracy
which was held in tho big hall OF the Cooper
Union last night was success resrectlng tho
amount of Congrntuiation which they cared
uron themselves for the passage OF tho Ballot
Reform bill, and In point OF numbers. but tho
attempt TO teach those present by II practical
lesson. how to vote was failure. Tho para-
phernalla for voting by the new system was m
interesting addition to the furniture OF tho
stage. An unpainted, roolless booth, with u
door that didn't reach within two feet OF tho
floor held n conspicuous position under the
big clock. On table near by we're two large
ballot boxes with glass sides. Another
table, which held littlo piles OF tickets
OF the regulation style. was presided over by
young gentleman who soomed to hp very
much embarrassed by the publicity OF the rro-
ceedings. brass band footed Down Went
McGinty vigorously while the hal was illlinG
up. In the most prominent seat in the front
row Of the audience sat Zen l.oewy. one OF ho
shining lights Of the B. NJ. Il. o. OF the Eighth
district.
Charles A. J ackson. the Vice Chairman of tho
County Committee Of the Counties. opened tie
ball by introducing John ". Con. Mr.. GoT
praised the Counties for advocating ballot re-
form, and pitched into Tammany. which he
he said was AN organization. masking in the
guise Of Democracy, which started out two
years ago to oppose ballot reform lie eA-
pressed q hone that tho ref rm would nut an
end to all political tossism in this county. Eo
read series Of resolutions whiSh were unnni-
read like this. The reference to Gov. Hill WAS
erected with prolonged cheers:
The Assembly District Committees Of tie New YORK
celebrate the tn bal reform kin1rrd
laws % tS his tS & o IF i'll IL" for s'S 3
M r a our sppT "i ta"ss s E
WIN pleasure We annontce % t,e hemo"rnry Of ito
& ,S ts1"t: ne @ sf.s Yer Hf
vote for n triump pIant national Democracy.
The resolutions wound up with hope that
the new law would FREQ our, city from the
present corrupt domination Of the unsrruu-
u!ous r. .m9fTnaGers who new control the political
Stephen 5. Blake paid a compiment to AS
semblyman William SDhmer OF the Tenth Dis
many Hall in iavor % Of the iii iii which ] was e vetoed
BY Gov. Hin. Compliments were getting u lit
fs miNe and he 6ana payed nIhs sword "t
an exclamation OF the ballot reform meHsure
and young man named Y. j.. Doran climbed
how to vote. He was Intended n, q sort OF
nnfrEhtinl example" whose igno' anco Mr.
but he reSy Mns Knew I0 Sbo %h IL 6GGGn aG
slightly ratified by his prominence. he escaped
into the booth at tho earliest moment. Moth
ing remained visible OF him hut his legs from
the knees down. This struck the audience as
funny ny Nj Mr, M D9ran was glad 10 e,cahe
Then Col Follows made II speech. He said that
the district in Maine which is represented by
Speaker Reed would he Overwhe minciy Demo-
cratic II the EXPRESSION Of popular opinion was
fre". Men were driven to the polls like slaves
in the city OF Portland. He referred any per-
son who doubted this to Gen. Anderson OF that
city. who he sntd knew that in the lost Once
In Pot tlar (which was opposite one of the poll
ing places. there sat on election day n commit
tee OF Republicans with piles Of bank bills be-
fore them W! ch were used without any SEM
Yankee. whose business Il wns to SEQ that the
purchased votes were delivered. was munich
pal oticer-by reason OF his willingness 10 do
this Girty work. AQuaker on tho Androscog-
gin River who employed n great number Of
men marshalcd them in military order and
drilled them and then sent them to tho polls in
charge OF ONerSeorS to vote.
All through the domain OF Quay and Wana-
maker said the Colonel. such meth de are
constantly employed. Why is II that Cheap
John came from his bargain counter with tho
Bible under his arm and the name of the Deity
on his lips. with 100000 to be spent in the Re-
publican campaign -
Tie Colonel said that it had been clear for
years TINT the rights of the poor voter must be
CARED for or his liberty was not of much use to
him. The new .aw would mako il difficult for
the employer t. learn whether his employee
voted according to ORDERS g II you must take
money" he said take it and then vote rs YOU
Please. But You must remember that If you
take 1t you sacrifice honor and manhood. |
want yOu all TO rememter that from the first
Coy, Hill has been IN lavor Ut ballot reform.
but he wanted some measure that would not
VETOED every i'll until one was drawn that
conferred 1uI.al rights all,