Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-27
THE FACTS
Cited by the Secretary Of State to
Correct impressions
which Night Arise ty Reason q False State
msnts Published.
THE FACTS
Ea,sor< n tie Ksame5ee .Iearaal:

Etisar< ~ the EsaaeIee Jsaraal:
An Augusta correspondent Of the Boston
Gioie, has snwarantabis. sad without
reason or truth, made most abominabss
false statement in regard TO the Official bal
lot to be used 10 Maine ar tile coming eise-
tioa Thi. -tsssue Of Hes fer il il pre-
eiseiy that, has since been reprinted ID the
Eastern Argus, ami for aagtft I kno~ nias
appear in other papers. desire IN reply {"
augusta correspondent, e specifically
1T. 4. TO form. of bsIlos-the form Of The
Official ballot Is the only forn, practicable M
0ur law. With fve party tickets TO i'sif,' the
SANE objection raised BY the Augusta Tfiier
would be raised ma matter what tae or Ter OF
the varty ticket. might be. The law assigns
no order Of arrangement, ami az ar
ranged the tickets stand in the order Of th
strength If the different parties at the last
eleetioa-~-certsiniy as fair an arrangement
a. could be made
I'd The form adopted has been e41s1sHoi
know ledge throughout the STATE since tht
ballot pamphlet vas issaei ak months ago
tpf this book i've ihOusan'i copies have been
di.tribu the Democratic party Receiving
their full proportion. hage never reesivtd
a single protest from any source, Demo
cratic Or otherwise ia all this time as tc
the form Of the ballet, ant
only suggestion or two which nave
not fel, at liberty to adopt, for reason-
which seemed sufficient 10 me. The form
has also appeared ia many Of this paper.
Of the State, and vas submitted Ia NJ
Maniey Mr.. Donovan aai MIR. tushin-
long months ago. There has never beer
any secret concerning il, nor c1neraiHieni
81. The laR in Maine requires TIN voter
cross To be al tie right of the party or
candidate. name. Y cannot afford
any opportunity 70 make i elsee here. u
no other state has ballot like our il T.
because no other state has ballot Ia. Ike
ours Any voter. Democrat or pth*rwi-r
mast know enoHgh To mark tbs cross "a
M right and a. the square opposite tht
party name is a, the right. and there
is 10 square at thu left, it mai
seem az IL no mistake could occur
ith Instead of being printed upot
tissue paper" the paper used j. ma,
book paper 5. II. Warren s to.s \ J.
an eighty four pound paper fully As good
and think some That superior IN quality t.
that used in Massachusetts at the last cleo
ton there.
70 any person having a knowledge #
paper his ought to be sufficient guaranty
Of the quality of it.
The ballot is folded 20 as to MAX il i'm
possible for anyone, -war1 herlcr or
otherwise to know how the voters cross T.
made or where; as folded. if il could
be- looked through. the reverse or insid,
would appear upside down, and back
end to-" Every care has been taken t.
obey the law, and preserve the absolute
secrecy of the ballot which t. my clerk
Or the public printer could devise.
fth. | do not believe that the tugustn
correspondents has ever seen An oihcia
ballot, or an official sample ballot
These have been prlutca
Under lock aud key. bayt
sent under seal and do not believe sin
gle town clerk has so far forgotten hi- duty
az to break seal No sample ballot,
have been distributed from this Office
except "a printed by law, under seal, and
augusta correspondent has gathered hi-
impressions from ballots, ar sample ballots
uhotig unofficial, or else has manufactured
his statements ont Of whole cloth, Which !
presume u the fact
Who this Augusta correspondent is ! IL"
not know. hut he certainly is an unHti
gated liar aud do not believe hi- com
nunicatpn viii earn him the c0inmrnla
ton Of the Democratic party, for at NO tim,
has any discrimination been made IN this
office against that party as their STATE com
mttee and other prominent Democrats well
know. No attempt has been male IN any
way To put them into any Instantaneous
position. No scheme 10 create havoc with
the Democratic vote has ever been con-
ceivef considered or even thought of. Al
parties have been treated exactly alike, and
with all courtesy and fairness, and such viii
be the case Mt all times. This, | think thu
litfrrent State committees would all admit,
as the rhairuen of all have SAID so TO me, at
one time or another the Democratic chair
man being no exception.
What the purpose is of this fabrication |
am ut loss to understand, but the natural
obstacles and difficulties to be overcome N
successfully executing this law, which |
have an honest purpose to do, are sufficient
without la,iur to encounter bascteSs am
false accusations which are calculated TO
reflrct upon me personally A. well ~ OH
ctaly. NIcnoI ~ ftsst,rtN.
Mr. Louis Hanson of Camden g. the gaes'
of Mr. H. u. Hopkins He leave, here
sunday for Hartford Conn. 10 attend the
leaf mute convention. He Is catcher at