The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1892-06-18
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM.
sHRsvfPoRr, La, June 10, 1882.

upctiou | notice tntit y Il NIh'>l'N""
misapprehensiou A. TO what this now
famous law is, iis benefits, lts beau
ties. as well as Its workings. have
NOT read one single article that, IN my
mind. conveyed the real objects oil
this law. Therefore, with your KIND
Indulgence, | will attempt to give III
"a short space as possible, what
halieye law for Louisiana should
contain.
The Constitution of the Cmted
States permits each state TO adopt
what is known as IA suffrage quaiih-
cation" This is. (a) an educa'loilai
qualification; o. IA property qualihca-
ton; and Co both educational ana
moperty qualification. The righ' 10
vote and hold office should he mace
contingent upon one of the three prop
ositious, aud 1t is useless to go mo Ied-
sons therefor. They are too Wen
known TO need argument.
>. A healthy public sentiment BACK
;ng this as well a. every other law
that will demand of the courts an Ell
torcem, mt of il, and without which no
law will amount to anything
2 Education of the people by the
rress for reverence for the majesty
81 the law, society's safeguard.
This YOU will recognize as lather
LARGO undertaking. STILL IT must he
started some whege, aud some tl'lle'
vhv not now? Is not the dangers
,hrouoh which we have so recently
arcad fresh in the minds OF every
-, man woman and child oil the
slater Is it not better to 90 'hinS7 ~
a lawful, than an uniaWul WY
CON we regard with compla'eucy the
Ill effects the present eoIiiitloh ol
agairs are entailing upon Tie you'n
S,ota, Does not one species oi
crime lead to others ,o
can YOU deny that a ia"less peopic
rule. an immoral people'
1yy, not social degradation sooner Oh
80, follow. unless we have peeuS
reversion to lawful means ~ :,
no DENYING the fact tha' neS's 'y
compels intelligence 10 eo.e' 49,,
,Sa ,hourbts of misrule starts u oui
rn;pds the most repughan'
nii"' oorvince us that the ma
;ust,fy the means. TO TINS uoo -,
cannot subscribe. PracI'cins -
a,;l IN avert another! Whav w"
,,em moral sentiment here IL 'nis =
'ne oondition is not brought 10
80 closer VIII not the price
nav for white supremacy =,
man wasted, If 1t entails uPo"
a,,,aren moral as well as soclai ru'
".n von compute with any degree
v the ultimate cost 10
90 the effects the last eiec''
has had upon usf win 'ne "a q
,hourhts in mind, Will try anu
plain the way out of our presen' ~
dition. 1or shor
-;aa ny for complete
thorough registration anu ~ :. q,
should be registered unless he :"
20 read and write suiiic'en''
,.arl. n ballot; all should Co
.a.r this requirement, both WI
and black. CO 1t should proViue
g. a,vision of each parish INTO
ING precincts, none to con'ain -
than two hundred reglstereu No-'
n, Il should provide for u'iiio
\ .,or, of making nominations;
,;',,arv election, then the same
s,o,Id govern all primary eiectl
.nat Govern general elections
Each party. in making their noun
lions shall name representative
sa,d marty as commissioner, ono
-, ond one as challenger LOT 9
yelling place throughout thd pa
~ 7, should be the duty of the rel
sentatiyes of each party naihint
above TO make oath to the coil
ness thereto. and to send to the sc
,arv of state the names, resiu'
and occupations Of all nominees
..~.,,,,e,.s clerks and challengers
the several polling places tnrou-i
the parish. Co II should pro
,hat at n definite and stated Tune
saore,arv of state shall arrange U
one ticket, all the candidates loi
several offices, under the title Oh
oftice. And that uniformity III
arrangement should not be ooSei
That there shall be no device
the ticket whereby the party al
ton could be made known. ~
ballot TO be known as the on
ballot" and none other are
This ballot should be so printed
when folded there shall appear
the back. .Official Ballot, Tor
cinct of-parish, La" and col
a fac smile of the signature OF
Secretary of State. % 1t should
vide that within a reasonaOie
before an election the Secreta'
state shall cause to be maze
packages of these ballots Tor
and every polling place through
state. sealed and covered In 81
manner that any attempt 10
-. 49,, ~. readily detected.