The Washington bee., 1892-10-22
A SOLEMN WARNING.
ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE STAY
AT HOMES WILL REST THE RESULT.
Ten States So Close That Nesiectful Voters
May Cause the Loss of Any Of Them.
The Australian Ballot Must Be Studied
and Voters Prepared to Use 1t.

May Cause the Loss of Any OF Them.
The Australian Ballot Must Be Studied
and Voters Prepared to Use 1t.
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-One thing the
roters of the United States ought to un
lerstanI Very clearly. That is that the
neglect of a few people to vote at the COM
ing election may olange the result and
change the entire business condition of
the country. There are ten states in the
country in which change of from 300
to 1000 votes would change the result In
those states. There are five states in the
country in which less than 1900 voters
remaining at home on election day would
change the result. There are states in
which a change of a few hundred votes
from one side to the other would change
the result. There are others in which
mere handful Of voters neglecting their
duty to go to the polls would allow the
opposing party to carry the election in
those states, and perhaps change the en-
tire result of the presidential election.
What a Change in Administration Would
DO.
This is a matter of such vital impOT-
tance that the voters of the country can
not give it too much thought. a change
in the administration, it is conceded,
means general change in the policy Of
this government. The chances are
ninety-nine out Of 100 that if the Demo-
Gratis succeed in electing their president
they will by the same stroke obtain a
majority in the house and senate as we'll
as control Of the presidential chair.
That has not happened before for over
thirty years. When the Republicans
got into power in 1860 they changed the
general policy of the government from
a low tariff tothe protective tariff. Itis
not necessary III this connection TO 90
into the details Of the wonderful pros
perity which has followed. Everybody
conyersant with the history of the
country must realize that the prosper
Gus condition of the people Ct the soy
erlment Of the country generally IS so
patent that nobody can doUbt that pros
perity has attended the protective
tariff experience OF the United States.
There IS nor man in the United States
who can Gr-;ot that the election OF a
Democratic president. a Democratic
house and :. Democratic senate would
mean n reversal Of lie tariff conditions
under which this wonderful prosperity
mas come.
Your Neglect Nay Change the Result.
Every voter OF the country who does
not want IL see tits splendid condition
Of our country GeStroyed-a condition
which every nation OF the world has
recognized as one Of superior results
ought 10 recognize the fact that on his
vote and the vote Of lis neighbor may
depend the question Of change in the
administration or no change in the adj
ministration. III tEa state Of Connecri-
cut in the last presidential election the
Democratic plurality Was 2,216 votes.
IL the state of Nevada the margin cf
plurality was only 1.6l5 votes. In Ill
diana the Republican plurality was o,.iy
IBIS votes. Out OF an enormous nTrg-
Der Of votes cast in West Virginia the
plurality Was but J2G votes. In ru:.l-
ber OF other states the plurality wa. Int
{. few ;--oU>and. In 1iaIy Of the states
q change # / or , ,aer cent. from uue
sile 70 the other would have changed
the Result. In some of tie states the
negipc. Of less than l per cent. OF the
Republican voters 10 go to the polls
would change the result. This t~iu-.
Us TO q point which IS very important
for every voter 10 remember.
Farmers and Worlzingmen Should Be Sure
to Vote.
In nearly every one OF the close states
the Australian ballot or something pat
termed upon that has been adop,ai si.ce
the last presidential election Tie tx
pericnce which mas accompanied the Use
of this system in ;-.e state elections has
shown in nearly every case a failing of
of the farmer vote. The farmer does
not Ike the Australian b;!li-.. IL looks
upon i as & device Of The c::--.- :,..Ie,ners
ani as = ,uJ,eso me. U1,..-r.4 r..!j,e
merho1 which lis fI-:i-ls Gil lor u>e,
and which t. thinks IL Should LIT /,
compelled to u.s.: the r. ult i tha< i
has kept thousands ani tAou~aB,.s cf
farmers away frou. ;.le polls No cu.Y
this. but tl,c woTEiD-meu 10 not liz -
be compelled a call upon others u helm
them out III uI.-avelins igz lly> erisz.
The honeSc farmers and cne honest
workingmen form q very large Element
of the Repubiica-i Iarty. Hence bal
lot system which : nol acceptable TO
them. aud wn;cl results i'll maAv e
them staying away from the p0l:,.
re't1,.as the Republican v,ge.
The experience II al elections in WHEN
the Australian tallot OF anything ike
it has been tried Shows Il falling OF in
the Republican Vol. T.-.s is accounted
for by the fact already il..;cated-tisat
the honest farmers az; y-.yrking1nen {:
the country 10 not tur.. ,,-.t and vote un-
der this new fan-iel arrangement as
they did before. II tee honest farmers
and honest wo-kin, ,:Ilen III the Repu5-
lican PARTY sre Eo- careful - do their
full duty this t3me-re-artl:ess of t:.e
fact tcat thev - rol Ike ti.is new
tangled way II yuziEg-;hey are halle
10 wake NJ c1 the n11..ins after t!,z
election apl find that their state has
gone the wT3ng way: thar By staying
away from the ly",is they have caused
that change.
4 Solemn Duty of L"ery Republican.
1t is TIE dU-y Of evc-r Republican
voter 70 begin C.s-:;av, Rev, and make a
study of the r. '0,;ng system of his