New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-26
WORKING FOR A PURE BALLOT
GALUsHA A. GROW PRESENTS HIS VIEWS.
CONSTITUTION TO PREVENT FRAUDU-
LENT ELECTIONS

CONSTITUTION TO PREVENT FRAUDU-
LENT ELECTIONS
Following are the Views Of Galush1 A. Grow on
the recent election and on elections 10 come:
THE election In Now-York State. In addition to
other good results. a vindlcatOn OF elective
judiciary against one by appointment. Governor
Flower appointed Maynard chief justice OF the
highest court In the State. Ana after his crime
against the purity OF elections had been proven In
judicial proceedings ne appointed him a Judge OF
the same court Hill would have done the same
thing had he been the Governor. For he parioncd
while he was Governor, n ballot criminal, after
sentence by the court. before he could be taken
to Jail And he removed two County Clerks elected
by the people because they refused TO certify to
fraudulent election returns. and filled their places
with his own appolnteos. who would certify
to SUCH returns he wanted. one OF
them the right-hanl assistant OF Maynard In
stealing the Duchess County returns. after he had
been compelled to send them to the State Board
by a peremptory mandamus Of the Supreme Court.
composed of two Democratic Judges
'"The Republicans having 4 majority in the Con-
stituional Convention. II they do not insert an
article I'm the Constitution that will put AN end
fraudulent elections in this State. deserve 10 be
defeated in the future by the same kind OF frauds
which the Democratic leaders have for years
planned and executed In the cities Of Brooklyn,
New-York. Troy and Buffalo But how can that
this:
IAN elections by the citizens shall be by ballot
Every ballot Not'd before IL Is deposited the iallo
box, shall he numbered with number corresponding
with that opposite the OF the voter the list
Of voters. The number shall Dc placed O
the ballot corner, and the shall be- fo11i
the number in such way to and entirely
conceal II. and shall De- ia.crcd down securely, with
adhesive substance
1.-THE election officers shall BE- affirmed to
oren any ballot after Is received from the voter
di-cio-c In way how any eiector shall have
voted uacss required do witness Ia judicial
Proceeding.
ANY pc duly convicted Of voting Offering TO vote
any election knowing that he Is net lc~I voter,
II voting or attempting vote at any election any
other name than ngltful name, Of fas 'ly
registering attempting to register for tic purpose Of
voting maHns false return OF the result OF
election By n false count OF ballots by changing In
my way a @ max" IT, incorrect
one or for any vful violation Of the laws
fair elections ana AZ honest count, shall be
sontcnccd by hayd labor In the pcnt naFy
or less than i've DOT Gbic tran twenty-five y"an'
and a I~ss f1an 1000 Than $1,000
and shall DC dctar ed ioting any
and b. disqualified Ding any Of honor
or pront In the State All persons knowingly ani
wllfully aiding advising or encouraging Icrson TO
commit any OF the foregoing enumerated acts. shall upon
conviction receive the same sentence as the person who
should actually commit the Any person convicted
as aforesaid, principal scccssoIy shall not
pardoLed or his labiIitis removed, shall his
sentence be changed Ia any way altered by the
hardening power by act OF the legislature.
Such a provision In the Constitution. with
sonable vigilance by the people. would exterminate
the race of ballot thieves the vicious tendencies
OF human nature are beyond legislative control
With such provision. and good election law
providing for blanket baot-that is, all the
names OF candidates who to be voted for
at any one election to be on single sheet-the
names OF the candidates OF each party arranged
In separate columns with the party name printed
at the top of the column, and there Ia
why the will OF the people should not have n fair
and honest expression at any election"