Evening journal., 1891-11-21

officials. IL shall be light and comfortable.
Tlere are three booths in which he shall
prepare his ballot he shall not bring
his ballot with him. If not intelligent
enough to prepare II himself, an honest
man Of his own party shall assist him.
When he deposits his ballot he shall fold
1t, and no one can know what he has
voted. II some one pays him to vote
certain way that person has no assurance
but his word that he will do IT, A man
who accepts money for his vote is not
likely 20 have a word worth anything
"This law reaches another thing.
The power of the tyrannical employer is
removed. The bully who would intimi
date the voter is unableito get near him.
Take these two laws together. They
protect the poor man. the man OF little
intelligence, of weak nerves, and he who
is open to solicitations of a corrupt
nature. These laws are capable Of easy
understanding by those who apply.
we need organized activity. Two
active young men can in FIVE hours
block the square in which they live, and
by energetic work we could learn the
correct political composition Of the city
without fear of being deceived.
1T Is a great privilege to vote and
worth all the trouble we are put to. |
will take the trouble to be registered as
free and equal voter In my city. II is
our duty to register. There is nothing
undigpi6ed In IL. 1t is an honorable
duty which no man can escape without
loss of his sslf-respect The way for us
all is to ask what is the law and then
work to make 1t success. IL is great
obstruction to the fraud which is resorted
4 A.. .I, 4.n al
recommend the young men to form them
selves into an association and subdivide
| themselves, 80 that they can completely
block out the ward. They can then find
| from the registration lists the names
which should not be there and also learn
the names which should be there and are
not there.
Bear in mind. you cannot vote unless
you are registered. II 1t works badly
let us hope for the Legislature 20 change
IL.
81 will be glad Is discuss the law fully
| with sll who have questions TO ask upon
1t and will receive auy young man at nv
home or ofics who desires to do shis
think the young men should organize
and have q meeting room. There they
and their Democratic friends could meet
and discuss these matters. They should
have some good newspapers there for the
news of the day. As soon as they organ
ize | will make pecuniary contribution
TO their funds for the support Of the pro
iect
Il have spoken to you tonight upon
the same sentiments which animated the
heart Of George Washington, and trnst
that you. Ike him, will always do your
duty by your country"
Wnen Mr.. Bayard closed his address
Branch b Giles was called for, He said .
1T Is for each one of you to carry out
the laws enacted by the Democratic
Legislature and thereby cast free and
untrammeled vote hope that the
Tenth ward will roll up such majority
as will insure Democratic control in this
county. A United States Senstor, the
county government and the next Presi-
Dental electors are at stake. 1t may be
that the electors OF Delaware will cast
the votes thst will elect the next Presi.
dent, so close Is the contest We do not
want to have a man in the Senate of the
United States who will reyile our. little
state. We have with us row q man who
has done more than any other to raise our
state to the high place she now holds" j"
Each Man Must pay His TAX.
After the meeting Mr.. Bayard ex-
planned that part OF his speech which
said. "rhe law requires that each man
! shall pay hia own tax, personally" de
said: THE phras eology Of the Delaware
Constitution and the Pennsylvania
statute are the same. The Pennsylvania
courts have constructed their statute TO
mean that voter must pay his o En tax,
and Judge Finletter recently said that he