The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-04-22

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? began, aud with this practice Il
American people began to hedge
the ballot box with such restriction
and limitations as wonld insnre . con
paraiiyely honest expression Of III
public will and now, when this unhol
praetice Of bringing the influence {
corporations and ibc lniimidating il
ilRences Of bnlliee 10 bear upon "a
weaker and more unstable eIass !
further the designs Of the unscrupr
Ions aspirant for Office, has it been uet
essary 10 hedge the ballot box wit
restrictions unheard Of half centur,
ago.
Many states have lately adopted
what is known as The Australian ays
TEN Of voting, Or this system with
some notifications, and wherever the
system has identified the people speak
in nnmeasursd terms Of Its efficiency.
The system Is nothing more than
this: At each voting place small
room is prepared into which The voter
must 30 and get and prepare bis ticket.
The law requires the various parties
or individuals to name their candidates
for each office, and to submit these
names to the aathotities certain mum
Der Of days prior to the election, and
the state then has the tickets printed,
each candidate nnder the caption of
The party whose nominee he may be .
These tickets are all printed aud placed
near the booth at the voting place,
underline direction Of a special per-
aon. Pheyoter takes the ticket, makes
a cross or stamp, as the law may
direct, on lhe margin Of the ticket.
opposite the name Of the candidate
that he desires TO vote for.
EallaiEseaisns.ls r raarlsiaa q ssatap.
ing tbe ticket Is posted IN the booti
and any person Of ordinary intelli
genee and ability should be able Il
properly prepare bis ticket; bnt il
case The voter is not satisfied withou
direciionfrom somebody, he can cal
in The judge of the election Or SONS
other person oommBsloned to 90 act
whose duty it is to direct the voter a.
to'the method Of marking has ticket
but3who can not direct In any was
the choice oftthe voter astto any can
dldatei bis business is simply official
and pot political. Afterthe direction
have been given the voter Is then lef
alone and be prepares hls ticket ant
votes itibefore passing out 10 The out
side. AS only one person is allowed
~ = booth Al one time there IL abso
lutte secrecy and therefore safety Il
thesoter. Agar, il order to prevent
tickets from beng prepared Il
adyance ~ from being preparef
during The day, The tickets are KEEP
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from tho public and DO man car
seenre but one and after entering
the booth, and should he, after re
ceiving his ticket, desiFe to pass oar
before voting be must return BIZ
tiekstttoitbe person from whom b,
received Il, and under some laws vi
understand thai tbe person Can noi
again present himseif 10 vote. Thu
every man may gole secret ballol
and nnder no circumstances can be ii
lea up and voted a i he custom u
some ward boasea 70 vote the scabr
ana sTiipes- uDdeF this Law ever,
lnan must be intelligent enough Il
judge foil himself which among Ii,
candidates he desiFes TO support 81,
nast therefore familiarize himsel
wiEh lhe garioas candidates. And ii Il
doing wil certainIB " prepared L
gote moro iulelligently.
Every man mas, undsr this method
assert biz manhood aid goto hil
choice, ~ Vii not be bullied apG
eajoied Or wronghtppop d any in
proper manaer ~ the bosses, Rui
psFhaFa one Of lhe belt ieslures d
Fly ysten 4 Abe iaet init Do mat
esa Eete sho has not suiicient edn
csileo ~ prepare bis ticket. Tha
afigas aySAg lhe Alum that IL AZ
aaageFous ~ tlls pslitieal sdyaaos
aent qf nearly vsry sopsiderabls
n
9aalhis Ygismbe pnk II fegee
eiln hase tgpdsae 70 oauss
every igpeia slmsanipR mau X
asagife ls milsd bcss;os.
Il Hpuld are sbat be So,
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