Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-06

find that Kennehec county hiss 1907 ps
| tiiioning for il, Aodroscosgin 1893, Cam
b. rland 1910. find in the different cite
| that 10 Portland about 500 have retitions d
for 1t, Stowheean 700, Auburn, nearly
100 and 90 on. 1t seems to me that ne
tons coming in from every county q,
every locality in our State like THE, ought
to be Of s,me worth and ought TO have
something to do win our action upon This
bill WHAT renonstrAnces do We hsvef We
have four r. monstrances amounting in
to 1873; 1873 persons 10 our State remon.
straie against the bill, 1921 for
it. The question OF expense h,s
been sllu3ed 10 and l have some
figures bearing upon that, In the State
Of Msssachusetts, practically the same 4,
given before the COMMITTEES BY the editor
OF the Advertiser. We 1ad that the aver
age cost Of the booth in the stste OF Mssss-
ehusetts vas about el4. In the toxns Of
our Sts'e the eEpenss vpuld not be more
than thst 90 that - far - that 10 c9nceyns d
the expense should not be considered At
all SO far - thu printing Of tie ballots
by the State 10 Concerned. mahiag the same
comparison that has been made in Mssss
chusetts. I'D the Expense Of printing tn.
ballots {, be les than $4,000 in the entire
State, an s'noant 20 smsil thst is 10 hardly
worth cons dertne in . measure Of % great
an imp ''tance. Ore other point has been
presented here and that 10 q our last State
convention the repre- senta'ives Of The peo.
pie there did not present . resolution n
favor Of the Ausralisn ballot, but il did
pres mt compromise resolution: .sis IA
vors an elective sy.ttm free
from corruption and fraud Ard
Is approves OF oil legislation that NAV
be required 10 secure that end " That v.s
the compromise made BY the friends and
the opponents Of this bill, and upon that
platform they nominated our present
Governor. He vas elected, o. " veil
know, BY . very large msjofity, and he
here 10 his inaugural aadfsss, has ssid ia
me people OF The 8tste Of Maine that be
believes in the passage Of this bill Il.
believed that the time has come fSr secrst
ballot Do We need stronger proof the,
that OF the sincerity OF the people ~no
nominated him, Of the sincerity ~ thu
people Who composed that convention AID
that they we're practically in favor OF his
oiHY Il has BEEN sid thss MANI pess !,
you'll be kept from the poling pl.cse
because thsy you'd NOT care to 20 sh.,
and announce 70 the word that
they csuId not read Or write
eislm that IL = person born In our Stass.
or la The Unis.d Slater, Tho has had IN,
opeoriui ties 10, an etucssion that 10 ~
foried ia this State and 10 the Unit a
stsfes cshnos rov, vhsn be cvmss N he
ss- Of II, read and vr.te be would have
no compusc inns 1t al ssoss comiss L. 1,
the yeting pisce sad deposi,ins biz ballot
AZ regards trigger, m,eelf vouli he
10 fsvof " rome diAeseus n. thod from
that shich ve ros have IL l sboushs il
~ouid he possible Ihs ernssensu tY,s,
Csriosu hss said thAs these fsseisuers are
brought 70 the ballot box and Gao - vo,ed
b coiluaoa bes~sen The b.eisr.
I'D h. ballot clerks Il nay s.
possible t,st II Can BE- dons p,nisr III
provisions OF this nil, bat. I Al
u IL not doas q The pses-ns lin. :
10 the demand for shts fsw = ntimenyf I,
IL sentin<ns thas prcmpss % many peu,jon
ess 70 - for the sees~s basIesf Have yoa
. right % assume shaaS M, Il V he hon. 81.
deiib~raie sxessssi5a Of nsn pssisissins
ios shas tnsy ssnt afser nssahs ~ yense
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