Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-06

dlfferencs ia the result Of the election
Of November 3, lssz, nor be of any 4
parus4n advantage 10 eltns- party, Dut I
| des.Fe 30 call your astsntioa ~ TIE /
danger that may confront Us IN the I
near future, and recommend that
some action be taken Win view 10
induce congress TO provide some safe 4
and far fuetnod OF elscling pFesident /
aud vice president. lt - matter
which should receive your careful con I
sIdersti0n.
Election Law
The present election law . a great
lmprOyemeut over the one IN force pre-
vious 10 is enactment, but l would
respectfully recommend mat Ia order
60 secure greater accuracy and remove
ouDortunlty tor fraud. law De passed
providing for a separate board Tor
counting the ballots, mat the boxes De
changed N the middle or the forenoon,
Al noon, aud IN the middle OF the after
noon, that a. soon ss the count OF the
frat box 20 completed IL shall Dc the
duty OF the cansasssng board 10 put up
in puDllc view a bulletin showing how
the vote stands. and as soon as the sew
eral boxes are counted nave the result
bulleuned at once. When tine polls
close there will be but few votes 10
count, and by o O'Clock, the result can
be known, and as the result OF the vote
up To 8 O'Clock has already been made
public, there IS little opportunity Tor
mistakes or deception. The board can
vassing during the day, without having
been exhausted by . days Work a. IN
specsors OF election, Is Of itself guar
anty of fewer mistakes and greater &C
curacy IN aseertasniug the result, ana
AZ it viii inspire confidence II WILL re-
duce the number OF demands Tor re-
count, with the expense ana hard feei-
ing engendered, IN which the defeated
candidate and party inyArlaoly charge
fraud. The expense would be but
little, II any. greater with TWO ooarus
tnan with one, because the work would
al be done 10 one day. for which under
the present Jaw usually two days time
- paid Tor.
III the state canvass - made on the
third Monday IN November, instead OF
the second Monday IN December, 1t
will tend TO accuracy as we'll as al
early settlement " the election.
Expenses OF Candidates
see 10, act No. 1870. laws OF 1921. 5th
SUI. reads as follows: ITO contribute
money for Any other purpose intended
10 promote an election OF any partlcu-
lar person or ticket. except for defray-
ing expenses OF printing ana the circI-
lat.Or OF hand bills aud other papers
previous TO any such election. or Tor
conveying sick o. lntirm electors TO the
poAs."
Now. one OF the surest ways to Sc
cure the observance OF any law Is TO
make IL consistent and reasonable.
There can be No valid or reasonable
objection 20 the public discussion OF
pontical questions which interest the
people. 10 do this halls must be hired
and some speakers paid. TO do this.
party committees are necessary, and II
seems wise to recognize them and
specify for what objects money may be
contributed by candidates or Others,
and require them TO report for what
such expenditures have been made.
All this - now done by the committees
of ali parties under the Item or print
ing AMI circulating documents. Ii
seems better TO permit all legitimate
objects and then enforce the law
against bribery and improper induce
ments TO vote or 10 refrain from voting
with vigor and Impartislty.
state Worlds Fair Managers.
The last legislature appropriated
SlU0 ,OCO 10 pay the expense OF making
an exhibit OF the various manufac-
lures aud products of the state of
Michigan at the worlds Columbian ex-
position, under the direction and super
Intendcnce of a board created 10y the
same act. and known as the board of
worlds fair managers FOR the state OF
Michigan.
Tuis board consists OF SIX members,
the governor ex .officio,- and a secre-
tod H..r ~.
provisions OF tho act to erect a state
fuid ding on the grounds, and TO make
appropriations Tor an exhibit of the
products of the farm. factory, forest
and mine. They can do certalh things
with the amount already appropriated,
make our people comfortable while
there. and make a fair exhibit. There
are, however, certain interests, notably
the vast 1--we stock Interests OF this
state, that Nil not be represented as
tney shou q be without small add
tIOnai appropriation. This interest is a
very important one 20 the state, ana
should be encouraged. The expense
cf exhibiting there is very large, and
few men can afford 10 exhibit on their
own account Unlike manufacturer,
VINO : advertising for the sale Of an
un. miet stock. breeders are IN the
nature ul LusU-s huFtft>4UE u very
limited stock, AMI yet IN the aggregate
u IL an immense interest ia the state.
The hoard Will submit an account Of
their expenditures, and an itemizsd
estimate If the amount yet needed 20
do Justice To our citizens and to keep
our state up with her sister states At
this exhlbit on. when the representa-
tlves OF toe nations o. the earth will
be present TO view Is and make COM
parsons. recOnm me nd the approprIa-
ton OF such an amount, under proper
safeguards. a. may De needed To carry
oat these objects.
ta-tttations-
Mch gan now mas seventeen state in
stitnU0us.
EsucaUona II University. Agricu-
tursi college. Normal school and Min.
Ing school
Charitable Michigan Asylum for In
saue. Kalamazoo; Eastern Miengs
Asylum for Insane. Pontiac. Northern
Mleaigan Asylum for Insane, Traverse
CITY. Michigan Asylum FOR Insane
Criminals, iona. Michigan school for
psaf. Flint, Michigan school for the
Pl.nd. fans nE. Michigan state Putlc
school, Cold water. Michigan Soldiers
home. tTsnd Rapids.
Rsfcsmatory--Sfs prison, Jackson,
state House Of Correction snd Re
fornatogg, Touia, state H0us OF Cor
rection and branch OF state trson. in
FINER rantusuia. Reform school for