Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-14
THE ELECTION LAW AND THE PRO
HIBITIONISTS,


our esteeuc'. contemporary. the
Qpc-, IS highly exercised over the new
West Virginia ballot law. II declares
that the law disfranchises the Prohibit
tiouiSts aud will work general moral
and political rain oy forcing the mem
bers r; minor parties, who have no pos
s.ble chance OF clectlng any can
didate 90 any office. 70 vote the tickets
Of partie, that can show over per
cent Of the total vote, or not TO vote at
an.
Upon what law Of reason and common
sense does our high-tempered contem-
pomry base ils vigorous complaint Of
acknowledgements Can political
party thar cau noe show membership
of per cent OF the total number Of
voters reasonably hope 20 accomplish
anything at the polls
The State. under the new law, takes
complete charge Of the election. a it
should. takins the matter out Of the
hands o. Jac politicians tricksters aud
bandozer>. furnishing an official ballot
and "a secrecy and freedom from bull
doing which could not be- ha6 under
the old law.
T'V State prints the tickets aud furn-
ishe> them 90 the voters. Wherein
would bc the sense iu It's adding to the
expense and making confusion worse
couiouuded oy placing on this official
ballot thy tickets OF parties that cannot
show O. membership OF per cent Of the
voters Why should the election be
complicated by allowing every Tom,
Dick and Harry to han his party ticket
on the official ba'lot2 A party that can
not east per cent. OF the total vote
could certainly accomplish no result at
the ballot boz.
10 strikes MS that the law is very lib-
cral. and the party that can produce so
voters in county pledged 20 It's ticket,
and has east one per ccut. OF the total
vote al the preceding election lan have
thar ticket PLACED cn tine official ballot.
The law does not di>iranchise our
Prohibition friends. Let them 20 to
work and get together their SD voters.
II they cannot muster that Insignificant
force they had best throw up the sponge.
ENCOUR AGING To TARIFF REFORM.
ERS-
The Republican majority, which was
10, ia the Senate OF the Fifty-frst Con-
gres>, is reduced 90 eight on strict party
lines 90 the Fifty-secoud, while there Is
every reason to believe that on the par
amount party issue of the dsy, Tariff
Reform, the Mckinley majority is wiped
out altogether.
The two Farmers Alliance men are
as pronounced in their opposition TO "a
high protective tariff as any Democrat
ia the land. They may certainly De
counted ou the Democratic side in all
tariff contests This leaves the Repub-
licau majority only s.N. And IN this six
are the three p's. CL,ur. PADDOCK and
PrrucRrV, Nho voted against the Nc
Eu,ey bul, aud H,N~uEoUGu. the new
senator from North Dakota. who was
elected on distinct pledge TO vote for
Tariff reduction. det"-t.us GILBERT A..
PIE,s who committed political sui
eide when be voted for MCHINLEY'>
biI Transferring these four votes
90 tuc Tariff Reform side,
tL, ,orM> would Bee. Re
form, g.; Republican. i3. Among the
is are TELLER ami WoLcorr, Of Color
ado. Suorr and Dyroi>, OF Idaho; DA-
Sis and WA>mrSN. %, Minnesota:
SAUNDERS aud POWER. oi Montana:
M,>pru~oN. OF Nebraska; CASEY, of
North Dakota. and WARREN aud CAREY,
of Wyoming. AN of whom are exposed
TO the same public opinion which made
PiruB. ot Kansas. PAupoCN, 10 Ne
braska. and PFrrioBtV. OF South na-
so,a, vote against thc Mckinley bin,
and which punished INGALLS,. PIFEJE
and Moon, for ,ot.ny Tor 10. None OF
these Senator. Is likely 90 butt his head
against stone wall to ob'ice th" pro-