New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-11
t,;ct. Attorneys Office and this gang OF muric-
in, lavbreakers will bear constant watching
during the next few months.
sU,JI ORR ELECTORAL SYSTEM DE-
CONSENTED!

number of bills are pending at Albany
affecting elections All voters OF al pa'.re'
arc directly and vitality interested IN 'heso o,'.
| Thorcfme il behOoyes those who are rea'''
nublic-spirited and desire to see our electoral
svstem nerfected. to exert whatever influence
tbey have with their local representatives aC
Albany for the passage Of such of the meas
ures in question as clearly ought to be passed.
opd for the defeat of those which plainly ought
IN he defeated. The more important OF 'hese
are the following: To provide Tor d p'h'neV
ballot to provide for non-partIsan ihspeo"o"
boards to extend the personal registration 'c-
ouirement 10 all the districts OF the o'a'e ,noso
in the country being placed on the same ioo'-
ing with those in the city.
The Blanket Ballot bill obviously ought 10
mass That is conceded by intelligent men,
whatever their politics. A serious Objection
to the existing Election law is that under IL
tbs voter is compelled to furnish himself with
too many separate ballots. The selection OF
tbe ballot which he desires to vote and the
prescribed folding Of all which he takes WIN
him into the booth prove exceedingly emDar
RAISING to a large number of voters. IL Is OF
the first importance our system OF Young
should DO 50 simple that the wayiarlng man
though a fool need not err therein. Inc
blanket ballot would cure the evil complained
If It. ought TO 90 upon the statute books by
=, unanimous vote. What delays its passage
IT, is also clear that non partisan boards OF
election inspectors ought to DO provided for
Tho Farouhar bill Of last year, reducing the
number Of inspectors in this city IN order 10
give the Democratic members OF the Doard
preponderance, was absolutely indefensible IL
was wanton scheme to give Tammany Hal
n grossly unfair advantage at the polls. Under
it at every voting place Tammany has TWO IN
spcctors and the Republicans only one. 1t GER
tainly can need no argument to convince people
who belieyc in honest elections and fair play
hot wccn parties that the law which provides
for this gross inequality ought to be repeated
Ono of a series of bills introduced at Albany
on Thursday last looks to wiplng 1t out while
another provides for non-partisan election
boards i'm every district Of the state, each beard
70 consist of two Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis. In the sparsely settled country districts
inspectors of elections find their duties light
and the opportunities for fraud reduced to a
minimum. Hence there is no particular occa-
>;cn for adding to the number OF inspectors
in the country growing ont OF existing con-
ditions But honest men in the rural districts
will welcome the passage OF law which, while
providing for larger, non partisan inspection
boards in the country. secures the same pro-
vision for all the cities. The other bill OF
which we have spoken, toextcnd personal
r, gistraiion 10 the country. ought to be Killed.
That is the best use it can be put 70. II had
is origin in reckless. INSCRIPTIONS PARTISAN
skip. II is 4 barefaced attempt to give the
Democracy a lift by embarrassing Republican
voters in the country. who If the bill goes
through will be deprived of the right OF suf-
frage unless they register in person A DEM
ocrat Ieprf senting the State Farmers League in
his argument against the bill before the As
scmby judiciary Committee, used this ylgor-
Gus language:
at seems" he added, "a great pity that man who
has lived all hl, He In town and who Is known BY
every man. woman and child In Il cannot go and cast
an honest and untrummrled vote without first being
compelled TO drive nine ten miles through the mud
rain tn register The party that forces this meas
will die this fall. The farmers when ihev learn
that hi, imposition has been put upon Them viii arise
and vote against the party that forced 1t upon them
The legislation in question ought to be
promptly disposed Of because OF its grave
general Importance. There ought not to be
any politics in any of the bills. since they all
relate 10 methods for the conservation OF pop
uar government, the rights Of the majority.
II the Democratic majority with whom lies the
responsibility fails - meet the best cxpeota
tons in their treatment Of them, the voters
will understand the reason why. They will
understand that the Democratic bosses for ROT
sons best known to themselves do not desire
10 see the election laws improved