The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-06

Lecture Delivered bv Dr. w. L. : ll.r-
ray. OF Dover, Beinre the student, ot
GoIdcy Wilmington Commercial aud
shorthand College Thursday Alter
snoon AZ Ills Wcioc'G.
The ballot Ia from the Greek
word lailein, to throw Tho nal.
lot is used instead OF viye
lyoce. or the method of holding
up hands. Ballots have been made OF
lpebule5 and of beams white ana black,
also OF shells as wnen Aristidea. Tie
Just, was expatriated. the voter wrote
upon shell tho sentence. When
asked why he voted against such a
Just person, he replied. because he
, was tire OF hearing him cooled tie
just. Inc bnllnt of our time Is made
of VIII to paper. on whlch Is printed
'Itne mama VI the ticket anh the namsa
OF those who are ia ill the vaIluua
Offices. Tho ballot marks the differ
ence between an absolute monarchy
and democracy An absolute mon.
tnrGh claiuS TO rule Nox Dol, By the
Two leo Of God, a.-.
The people ara SORTS or slaves The
.person OF tue ruler Is sacred Tie
people have No rights which lie il
bound to respect ha president OF
the United States rules NOx Iupuu, by
tue voice of The people. The people
are soverelsns aud tbs ruler is ser,
want, The people have the r!Eht ana
) the power to remove from otllce a, any
tins tjlpsS they lit lutu position TO
servo tu5m Tue voters OF this and
iOtEhr Gulatrles must 10 qualified 40.
Cox lIng to tEe lu8s OF tue land In
whetn they live. Now, ia some couu-
titles the qualification Ia d property
qHalltlc1tloE; In other countries an
Lac males who arc Lwruty-Onp years o.
ago VITO ara 0sseas1d, and who have
paid their taxes Tor which they holl u
receipt. There are those who Gain
that there ought TO be an Educational
qualification Mt least to the extent vi
etlE Hbio to read lhe ballot voted.
he bHllus IL u=cii To GiVe tHs quaii-
He'd voter an easy and honest way to
express his Intelligent choice OF prIn,
c.pias nnh persons, It's also used Ia
reitl an thoSe who rfIs over Is from
nyil, AID to aid ia IN m l"ing Tier
very best that they may Is VI the
r commentator Of their cIsaL.tuuata
II Is also used 10 keep up sI ,Htsrp 81
/ IN HDIc nffUirs By frequent changes
III ce. IL rights this wrong lrI.
p"traled hy tho adoption Of wrong
principles and the election or imprGp
I "r and Incompetent persons Lu M pc,
sltiULs.
HE BALLOTS abused by thI ignor
nnce Of yn.ors, whether they Ire native
I OF foreign born Il IS abused wh"n II
, deposited rJr corrupt purposes oI
pei sOns as the race course, gambling
lottery or men to carry out tlIa,,
ubiquitous schemes. II Is ahusg.5i wher
= ~ / sold to the highest bidder or ioI
any I'ric" wilHlsosv The fountain
PIT government ina republic Is III tue
voter When the fountain Ia corfu pi e,
I he whole stream wall be polluted. i
r - abused whrl! 1t Is hnught ami M,
man WHO buys a Nhts Is equally quit,
: Il cOrIIp4iiG ;tIe fountain OF gOv,nu
:. neut with tho on who sells ff9tl
ITO enemies to ans lemUcIaGy for til,
, reasoa thes do what they can 10 pra
eott tue flee choice ut the lnt=lIlgcn
gotrr
tuer sucn circumstances the aloe
ZION viii not ln The result OF an 8rgu
nsnt from he mint H. IL abu sod /
Intentionally Incorrectly counted, o
! wuan the haiiot UDx Is stuffed o
rtDiun.