The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-05
NO FORCE BILL IN NEW YORK
GOT TLOnrR SiIS 7HI S7t1E LAWS
MUST IN EAfOECID

Tbcv Provide for an rsn"-t nn,iot and y
Fair Count. nnn Al Esric, Attornc"s,
S"-r:n.. aud .'t"c' Oi,tc''- Are E"i"'""s
to So, that they Are H,<t,iiv Entered.
ALBANY. Nov 4-.Gav. Flower this afternoon
issued the following:
PROCLAMATION
ry THE GOVERNOR or TIM STATE OF SEW YORK
On Tucslny next. Nov. &. the poorle Of tho
United States will exercise til" privilege or
american ritlacus!ir aud determine by their
votes what principles shalt. during the time
ilNci hy TIA" Constitution. control tho At
minstrntt N and legislation OF tho Federal
Government II Is essential to our liberties
and t. thr iair name of our country that this
expression OF rupu,nr judgment should
II" absolutely un'rnmncll"i AMI honest.
Whe1 tho contrul OF Office ia secured by in.
tmidatioN or corruption. AMI governmental
policy is determined hv thu bribery or vu,era.
elections become farce and representative
government II sham
An honest ballot and n fair count arc ot
more Importance to th" American rrorln than
any principles or issues rhsrd in this cam
pniEn by any party. call upon the people Ut
tnis State to SOP that the election in this conn
monwrnlth shall hc an honest one. Recent
cnac: nonts hy the Legislature have imposed
almost cv"rv i'oSsitlc safeguard around tho
SanrtitN OF th' 'nl,ot Ins honor OF our Sta'o
AMI our ovr for American institutions de-
manl that every citizen should obey these
Laws and look ~ their enforcement. Tho Com
stitution Of the state article IL. section ,.
aud chapter $50 o. til" Laws Of 1872 give to
every errtor Individually. or through
watcher nj the polls til" right to d"mnnd from
every retson SUSPECTED of brihng voters. or
OF being brihcd and offering 10 vote. th' fol-
lowing oath:
lnn hN swear ior n'frm that Won have not received
offered To no. expect To receive. have not maid,
offered promised to pay. contribute offered or prom
ised 10 contribute to another. to he pad used any
money or other valuable thing a. n compensation or
reward Tor the gv,ng at Withholding vote Mt this
election, and not mad any rronis" to influence
the giving or Withholding such vote. AMI that
you have not iHRdr. become directly or tndrec ~
Interested he: wager d lending upon the re-
suit OF this ccl.on,
That right of challenge. exercised ntelli-
gently and fcarcssly. supplies to every citizen
n welpon Of defence against corruption. and
will greatly assist in frightening dishonest
voters from the POLLS. In addition call upon
all election otIlcors. all District Attorneys nll
Sherirrs. and peace officers to see that the laws
Of the Stata are rigidy enforced. to the end
that good order may prevail at the polls. and
tho right of honest franchise be sacredly
guarded and give warning that all failures
on the rart Of such public officers to discharge
their full duty in tho complete enforcement OF
the laws shall he considered sun .ent cause
for their removal.
Done at tho Capitol in the city Of Albany this
fourth day OF November. in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
two ROSWELL. F. FLOWER
BY the Governor:
r. $. WILLIAMS. Private Secretary.