The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-27
note Of his opposition was sounded In this
~cxtrnct from one OF his vetocs,

extract from ono OF nus Netocs'
"iheusve In the maintenance Of manhood snnrssN.
AMI so long A. I have q voice In the sdm'n's'fat'on OF
Government I shan never knowingly give my assent 10
ANY bill the eject OF which Is to dlsrrsnchiso a single
homes, voter. no matter how humble or mustered ne
may he, uron whom the Constitution conters the right
OF suffrage"
Aprcal was taken to tho voters In 1889, tho
%Rcpuhlicans dcnouncing tho course of Gov
crnor HUI. and the Democracy. ana tho
Democrats heartily and cordially commenu-
ing It. Again tho state wont Democratic.
The fight was continued In lSNo. and In that
wear tho Legislature enacted tho present
electoral law which conformcd to tho oblcr-
tions OF tho Governor n protected All
essential rights which the Democracy
was pledged to uphold. Tho party was
again commended by n majority W tho
voters, but tho Republicans. not sntls'
fed with tho multiplying proofs OF rno'ic
dissent ut thor cost. put up In the election
of 1891 Mr.. FAssETT as n full-Ncdgcd advo-
cato OF tho Australian system. which tho
Democrats had uniformly opposed. Tho
rcsult of tho contest. so encouraging to
Democratic hopes this year. was tho maj
overthrow OF tho kangaroo humbuS III ms
state aud its elimination from the list OK
issues which divided the party here.
During all this time. and Throughout the
who!c electoral controversy between tho
Democratic defenders of manhood suffrage
on one side. and the Republican assailah's
OF its Integrity IN tho other. n numpor
OF protested Democrats. considerable NJ
first, but constantly diminishing. maoo
common cause with tho Republicans ana
advocated with noisy ana
tcdious persistence tho cause OF so.cnlicu
ballot reform" They passed resolutions
in Its favor; they harangncl voters In 'ts
support: they issued manifcstocs ana Kept
up a desultory. fruitlcss. md unproitnhl"
agitation. Littlo by littlc they became
separated from tho great mass ana body or
Democrats. until finally tho only door oil
escape which political consistency lett open
for them led straight into the kcpub-
lican camp
With what may DO justly described as
%rctributlvo political justice tho final out
come OF the whole controversy Is TINT tho
advocates Of tho new method OF balloting
have their wish. and arc by its ~fruition de-
privcd Of tho right which previously they
possessed to nominate candidates OK their
own for local offices while supporting tho
regular Democratic State and national
nominees. In other words. There arc hence
forth to DO but two tickets In Now York
Republican and Democratic. independent
candidature. ns such. Is done away with.
Stump candidates can no longer hope to
receive as many rs 5000 votes. lndcpcn-
dent nominations. which this new system
was intended to establish. havc practically
been lone away with.
Such Is n result OF ballot reform ngitn-
ton in New York. %Innugurntcd for tho
purpose OF ovcrturning tho pnrty machines.
it has had the effect OF so strongly In
tenching them That II candidate not norni-
mated by either cannot hope 10 he elected to
any Office. The political aspect OF the mat
ter is wholly to the benefit OF tho stalwart
Democracy In tho present contest. 1t will
increase the lead Of their candidates for
municipal Office. and 1t will make easier the
party battle for control OF tho Legislature.
All honor to tho Democrats who stood
firm In the support Of manhood suffrage!