Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-12
an HONEST REGISTRATION DE.
MANDED.

Of this city. We believe this TO be- .
good appointment and that II will b,
considered far ahead Of most Of the NJ.
pointments heretofore made by that
body. Col. Sells l. Secretary Of the
Territory and Of tho Utah Commits
sion. lie lisa "Libcral" but, NJ we un.
derstand, one Of the better sort. He Il
also public officer and has an official
and personal reputation 10 maintain,
We look for an endeavor on his part
10 sccure fair and honest registration
Of the legal voters.
Two things are absolutely necessary
In the work 10 bc done before the next
municipal election. First, the purg.
Ing Of the registration lists, second the
sddiuv 10 each name upon the lists 20
purg!d. the residence OF each voter.
The ordinance In relation 10 cleo.
tons In this city requires the Registrar,
In person or by deputy, 10 "ylsit every
dwelling house In each municipal
ward, and make careful inquiry lfany
person whose name h on said registra.
ton list has died, or removed from
tho ward, or IL otherwise disqualified
NJ voter, and II NO 10 erase the name
thcfcfrom; or whether any qualified
voter resides therein whose name Ia
not on said registration list, aud N 40,
to ascertain upon what ground such
person claims 10 he voter, "and on his
taking the oath or Affirmation required
by law. the Reristrar "shall place the
name Of such voter upon the registry
lat Of the voters Of said municipal
ward."
The public will expect Secretary
SELLS TO SEQ that this duty Is Rclu.
ally performed, and tho Com.
mission to hold him responsible
for its full discharge. II the work Is
thoroughly aud honestly done, II will
be- the firsi time the laws OF Congress
and Of this Territory have been fairly
complied with, since tho Commission
has taken charge Of Utah elections.
Every house must be visited. A
thorough canvass must be made. IL
must not 10 conducted In the special
interest Of tho "Llbcralv faction. IL
will have 10 be performed for the pub.
lie good aud ~ required by law. Many
hundreds Of names will have TO be
stricken from tho lists. In every In.
stance where the individual cannot be-
found tho name must be taken OF.
Hut there must be no arbitrary ensures
ofthe names of persons who eau be
found In the precinct, simply because
they are not "Libcrais." Nor must
there be n repetition Of past negligence,
In passing by places where voters re-.
side who are not "Llberais," and thu.
leaving their namesunrcgistercd.
The voters Of this city should do all
that Hes In their power n aid In max.
Ing tho new revision OF the lists as
perfect as possible. Information should
be given To the registrars concerning
names improperly on the lists. I'm.
registered voters should soc 10 II that
they are duly registered. No excuse
should DO left to the officers for non.
performance OF duty.
The work has to be completed before
tho Third Monday la December. There
Is ample time iu which to do II. There
arc plenty Of men competent TO attend
to II, II the design Ia not 10 make II n
partizan job.
Under the latest order OF the Utah
Commission, issued on the day Of the
geneIal election, aud under the ruling.
Of the Third District Court, cid.
zcns who have been polygamists
but are not now In the polygamlo
status, have the right 10 be registered
ON taking the required oath or affirm.
ton. Such persons who have heroic.
fore been excluded by tho arbitrary
dictum Of n registration officer, shsuld
take care to assert their rights aud
make sure that their names are placed
upon the lists.
There should be no registration OF
persons who have not actually resided |
In the Territory six months aud ia the |
precinct one month prorious 20 ne date |
~ repatriation. Residence for that
time up to the dry Of cleo, Ton does no, |
answer the terms OF the law, aud any |
such registration In the past was a
fraud aud crime which ought 10 have
been punished as tho law provides.
Now lot Us have un honest registia.
ton OF the legal voters In this city,
and the exclusion OF all persons from
the polls who have no lawful right to
vote, 40 that tho next municipal oloc.
ton may BIO free from the talnt Of
corruption and above tho suspicion OF
fraud. To make this Ger tain, there
must DO thorough purging OF the
lists and full registration OF all legal
voters, without regard to sect or party
aud regardless OF any personal or
mctlonal Interest. We shall see what
Registrar Sells will do aboutlt.
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no EXCUSE FOR IMPORTING.