Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-28
BALLOT REFORM.
Judge Judl Wishes To CORRECT aud TX
plain TIE Report Of Ills Lecture.

] INANNH ~ " y N.A'A AhNlHA'NhH NA'N HN Nv. ~
,o ryproIuc, the following 8,aicmuul
plbinhcI IN morning cl'cmporry
aud explanatory OF certain comments
made Uy that paper upon QUO feature
" his address on B.ll0, Reform. u
does % 4 concern this paper especially,
since q, seems 10 nnd no fault " IA any
comments made by u. Nevcriholcss,
itis a pleasure T. accord tho speaker an
opportunity 20 rot himself right la n
matter wherein thcfu has evidently
teen iouu Misunderstanding. Editor
| NLW-
SALT LAKE CuY, NV. q, 1898.
To the h. iitor OF the Hcr0h
/ feel greatly compIlmcu,oI by the
| editorial comment iu your Suuiuy
/ morning iHFuU ufun my ltCtufn before
the students " the university upon thu
subject of "Bailot Rui0fm;" but iu
| your comment you Say;
/ While hts idea that none but native.
! born citizens should hold the elective
/ fmucniau may Do regarded as extreme,
! % must d. conceded that hia reasons Tor
| desiring SOME correction Tor the evils
! ~ allen voting, AMI end0wing igror-
ant foreigners with the same rights no.
well Informed Americana, arc
/ grounded ih TACT anu C0naJuhnt with
night principle. AZ tho same timu 10
must not he forgotten that there ore
well educated anu well disposed aliens
| residing la this country, aud ign, rant
aud debased natives Of the sJil.
This language mGuliosts upon your
part clear minpytchguslOu OF one
! point Boz my lecture. In speaking with
reference Co the ballot fri0rm,i took the
! petition that the method OF casting
/ TIC ballot WIS 0f little consequence;
tut tho qualification Of the prts0n who
was casting II, was the thing 10 BIO con-
sld'rUd. l sRid that n by cur laws a
rlili'irnt premium was put upon citi.
zuuship OF she United States % bring
about an educated, Intelligent anu
patriotic citizen, the manner OF casti x
tho ballot was VI little consequence:
that " on the other hand the ballot
was allowed 10 any kind OF citizen,
without regard Of his quail iiCatlons,
that instead NJ cNaltiug citizenship Ia
our government, We were dubatlng II,
anu that no method OF casting the bal.
lot could possibly Boo Invented that
would secure an Intelligent expression
OF the sovereign will. la this clnneo.
ton / said that whenever tbs political
power OF this country was shifted
from the rural districts TO the cities,
that the future OF our republic was Ia
danger because We had thrown open
the doors 10 tho Ignorant and criminal
classes Of the world who had Hooked
and were Hooking Into our large cities,
aud that thu balance OF political power
In elections was being exercised by tho
ignorant foreigners who knew nothing
Of the spirit and genius of our govern.
meni, and 10 whom the suggestion Of
patriotic impulse was Incompetence.
ble.
Ia this connection said, that n I
had the power ] would 90 amend the
Constitution OF the United States that
from this time forward no foreigner
should ever exercise the elective iIan-
chloe In the United Slntes / said that
10 governments like individuals be.
longed the rights anu duty OF selEpres.
eryatlon, ana that since the political
power VI the government rested with
the people anu found liz highest tx.
preston at the ballot box, we had the
right TO guard that ballot box against
invasion from the ignorant foreign
element ~ much aa we had the right
10 guard our country from the invasion
! Of an armed Zoe. l said At the same
time, that / was aware that my posi-.
ton In some quarters OF tho country
was not a pOpulur one, but that m an
American oitizen | had the right to
express my opinion ON upon the sub.
jeCl, anu that felt IL n duty incumbent
upon mo that Whatever 1 had TO say
10 the American youth | should hold
up before him correct ideas aud correct
| principles Of government anu TO teach
him that citizenship In our country
was thing VI the highest possible
value and that whom ho comes 10 exer.
else II, Rt the ballot box, he should be
controlled wholly by an Intelligent
and patriotic impulse.
From your comment you seem 10
think that / expressed the opinion
that thJss from foreign countries who
had already been made citizens OF the
Unitedi States should DO deprived Of
that citizenship. not only expressed
no such opinion, but | expressly dis.
avow any such losliug, | would not
" | could deprive the most humble
citiaun In our land OF any right or
| privilege no may have succeeded 10
according 20 our Constitution aud
laws; hut 1 would stop II where Il II.
/ II this be- unpopular | cannot LDlp It.
| Pardon mo Ia this connection for OK.
| pressing Tue opinion that II IN not long
| in the future OF this country until my
position will be announced by citizens
| Of the United States more often aud
| with more bolduess than II Is nOW,Aud
that the people, who always lead ths
politicians, viii yet bring the Congress
| OF tho United States aud the President
to see their duty with reference to this
| subject
/ would not exclude upright, inteli.
| gout Foreigners from coming here and
! settling Hm0ugst Us, but upOn the con.
trary would rather invite them 10 do
20, AID extend o. them the full pr0tec.
| ton Of Tue laws In tho acquisition and
| holding Of property and Ia the protec.
| lion OF life aud liucrty anu the pursuit
| OF happiness; but do not think that a
man ought ~ DC allowed to come mere
and settle among us aud have the benp.
| ~ II tho hospitality OF our government
and tho protection Of its laws. who
| cannot bring from the ruling sovsr.
eigu fiOm whom ue comes csrtliicate
uf Ia good moral character, This mly
not bB vpry popular either, but II ismy
view ana whenever | speak to the
youth OF this country | intend TO OK.
press II. | am, respectfully yours,
joins w, JUDI.