New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-08
BALLOT REFORM AND EXCISE.
TILE. BILLS IN TIE LEGISLATURE.

NEED OF PREVENTING DIsFRANcWsEMFNT-A
HEARING on TILE EXCISE BILL.
trRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT Qy TIE TRiBuNE'
Albany. Feb Tho Legislature is about 70 grappe
with the Ballot Reform law and amend 1t In many
imnor,ant particulars II need not BE- said that
among practical politicians there Is love felt for
tbc Ballot Reform act But ballet reform has come
TO stay.
The reformation OF the law. SO defective In conSe-
oucncc Of It's authorizing the Of the "pasteT ballot
would not be attempted this year bnt for the DECISIONS
~ tho Court Of Appeals In the recent senate Ds'r''
cases. which no doubt Internationally. open the door
10 the Acknowledgement 81 thousands OF voters Every
poiiticlan recalls how LOO Republican voters In
orondnca County lost their votes for senator last
l owing 10 the error Of subOrllnates OF the County
Clerk ~ that county In Seeding wrongly indOfSca
lIlot, 10 several election Districts Thes, Republican
voter, innoccntv used those ballots But The Court
OF Appeals decided that because these ballots contained
an erroneous statement upon their lacks As 10 the
election district In which they wer, v0'ci they
must be considered as blank ballots; and
Mr. Peck lost his seat IN the Senate and tle voters
81 the Onondaga Cortland District were deprived Of
ihelr choke fpr senator.
Tn, people Of this state" said eminent member
OF the Legislature u few days ago, submitted peace
llIv 60 the decision OF the Court Of ApIedlS Ia The
Onondsga case By which loo voters lost ther
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quietly n upon that decision had depended the qhes-
tion whether Roswell ~. Flower or j. sloat FSsett
Wa elected Governor. can readily imagine mat
thc Presidential election may De close In this state
This fall ~ IL WAS In l-4i II Is true that Mr. Flower
had 30 600 plurality bnt every day which has ps>>"
since then the DemOcraiic party mas been io'ins
strength III this state Tho Democratic Legislature i
denounced from end OF the state 10 the other ior
il extravagance and II, meddling with the charters OF
the frcczcout state Convention. Everything points
therefore. 10 "A crrat loss OF votes 10y the Democrats al
tie next election. But in view If the Nailonal peru
ot having "A disputed Presidential election, thlnh ue
glaturs should amend the ballot reform Ia" 80 is
o p,cye,t any possibility Of di'franchIs nent Of
ypter. The pa,ter ballot which Is the main lnstri-
ment for buying votes. should be abolished and II
blanket ballot should be adopted. think party
device should bc placed upon the ballots to guide
itclatc voters
Professor Charles A. Collin the law adviser OF GOV
crnor Flower last "Wednesday examued carefully sec
ton by section in company with Lewis L. Dcaheii' OF
tho Peoples Municipal League. the new ballot reform
art which has been presented 10 the Legislature
by senator >axton. Mr. ccllu pronounced the act a
constitutional ore. He Is Of the opinion that the
autAort granted by The bill 20 illtcaic voters TO take
a sample ballot into the booth with them
and - compare 1t with the official blanket
ballot ard thu, be guided In making their
choice Of candidates. removes the constitutional oDlec
ton he formerly had To the use OF The blanket ballot
Professor Collin will thoroughly examine the proposed
net IN other respects. senator saxton In, been III for
few dny, In hi, city. but expect, 10 be- IN IN" SENATE
mi, Weed and take the fist steps In pushing the
bill which he In, lntrrluc'd.
'che Assembly t.Ncls, Committee VIII give hearing
ON Thursday upon Mr. Foleys bill authorizing tho sale
oi luuor on sunday A. already stated In The Irib.
unr 70 midabh. demonstration against This bill VIII
be- nndc by the ENc.sc Reform Association oi neW-
York the Church Temperance society, the sons OF Tan.
D,,nnce the sunday liotcctOn League AMI other
temperance and ethical a'sociatl lions large mum
Ter Of Romnn Catholic priests VIII also ap.
nc,r i'm opD,SltIon TO the bill. Some prominent
democratic new papers have denounced the measure:
among them beng The Albany Argus, the 1nei
newspaper organ OF the Democratic party hcre IL !,
believed that these protest, against the liquor dealers
iii will prevent It's being passed but "hht ho rol
excise bill" will De introduced. which viii have many
features bad the present one ana that u VIII ~
rushed through the Legislature before public hehtmsnt
can express Itself against it, That was the case last
year. when the compromise on the Scha'i OIL WIS
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