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Bribery at EIeetloI--Tf anv person
shall Rire. OF Offer % give, directly or indi-
rrrtly, ard bfibe, oresens, or rewsrd. OF Auy
promise, or security FOR he payment, or the
delivery II money, OF any Other thing. to'ia-
duce any voter to refrain from casting his vote,
or 20 prevent hin, in any waY, from voting.
or 10 procure = vote for any eahdIdate, or per-
son proposed, or voted for, as Elector Of Pres
ldspta VICE Prrsidept Of tho United Stats,
or Reptesen.aufe in Congress---a e CO -s..,y
Office Sfproht on tfust, created by the Consti-
tuiion-or J;aws,sf this State, or By the Ordi-
nsnces, OF. Authority Of the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore, the person giving, or
onsring'to give, and the person receiving the
same, and any person, who gives, or causes to
be given, aT iilegai Vote, kno wing IL 70, be
such, at any election 10 be hereafter held 10
this State, shall, on conviction 10 a Court of
Law, IN addition to the penalties now, or
hereafter 10 be- imposed BY Law. be forever
disqualified 10 hold any Office Of profit or
trusf, or TO vote at any 'eiection Thereafter -
Constellation, .ssetieg 3.,c-: ..o,r 49,.
The above language Of ibe Constitution
shOWs1with what seErrity the practice of brI--
berry at elections is punished. Aud all per
sons who are tempted to violate the organic
Law Of the State by engaging in such an evil
practice had better weigh well-the consequence
Of their act. The law applies as well 70 The
bribed as the biber, and, such evil doors
leave themselves liable to not only fine and
imprisonment, bat are ever afterwards de-
prived Of the right To vote. Not until 1885,
when introduced and practiced By the Demo-
Gratis, was their such atbing as bribery at the
elections known in this county. Since then
the practice has grown, the Republicans
justifying their course by the Democratu, the
latter claiming all the intelligence and to
be the leaders Of pure morals, until it has
grown intolerable. Apart from the crime Of
violating the law. which every person by his
citizenship promises to obey, it will soon come
to pass that no poor man can aspire to Office;
the elections will be entirely controlled BY
rich few, and bad government, will follow
as matter Of course. ne - F1
The Democrat managers boldly assett that
they intend to buy this slection. Under our
form Of government We are taught to believe
that the majority should rule. BY his bare
faced declaration the Democratic managers
admit that their organization has not ma
jority, II it bad, there would be no need OF
btibink the voters ofthe opposing party, and i
through such unlawful means they win, it
viii be braEen case Of the MINORS
" ruling the majority There are
other and many more reasons why this
growing evil should be checked and the
work Of doing it may as well begin at once.
Already the Republican managers in Baiti
more city, who are keeping II watehfuleye on
the political fight 10 Southern Maryland, have
under Amusement the question of flooding
this section with detectives to catch and pun
ish the rinQfeaders who may in their psrtizan
zeal forget that TIE Constitution OF the Sis,e
and the laws thereof are made to obey and
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