New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-14
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL
THE WALTON LAW IN VIRGINIA.
BALLOT SYSTEM THAT DOES Nut PREV f'


. p,rror SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT PREVENT
FRAUD.
To the Editor OF The Tribune .
Sir: The Australian Ballot 'a"-'oe'.' - W.,
the Walton Election law-has been IN force III
-. ro,rIv two wears but the first general eiec-
lion for county officers under It's provisions came
of on MAY g. II asserted that tne '''u,,
known TO the Latin writer's as the DN'so'' wiz
distributed brides to voters TOT ,nei. o""o,s' w.
eliminated from our po'tics anu '
walton system elections would be free from Dr'oery'
+, no, from, fraud The sale Of votes had grown 10
~. .,na nronortlons under the old regime. ana even
tho noliticians murmured at system WHO" ao
sorbed IN the expenses of election the eho''"e"''
OF the term. ,r. Aoo,.
The Walton system IL peculiar one. Inc ooo'"
for prepar,ng the ballot and the regulations lot 'o
49,, 80 -, tho Australian plan. The appointment by
Tho county Electoral Board OF special constable 70
Nv bao,s for ll,,tcrate voters Is virginia pam
and to nullify the Will OF the people, 10 cha"se no
iorItles into minoritles and to eject the N'o'e w
popular OF two candidates 1t Is pan Una, w,
very we'll The constable, under oath' taxes n's
stand in the booth. when becomes ..'e'" a
tho scent Of corn whiskey; sharpens his pehc'i anu
calls FOR the nneducated voter to come forward aho
save the country. AS no one Is aloweu 10 n and
ncorruptlble officer. the ignorant man can res' he
sured thaprovided he Is ior tn nu cn,ne down as
sill as snowrakes fall upon the sod Ar9uhn tr
booth circle OF ropes Keeps Watchers ara l2aiSp
at boy and when the mystic marks are on tne pi,iUe
- &c tirus By the voter through wihuoW, 10 w., wv
iniges who SIT in conclaye around the palIot-poN
and the country is safe and the Dooth re'u! ~ NV
tcct another ilitcrate man , ,.o, % yor,,
Nv The game the election hcelcrs uscd 10 wore
wss ~ slim n dollar to the voter. lead MN 10 W.,
window and see him thrust in the ticket 10 JUICE
Who placei Il in the box. When the WORK was ey H.
he settlement was effected by paying the mn h;s
money behind a shed The now law nltN. srourd
imnossito vet the enerprising heeler gets arg ~
il II his candidate belongs TO the party la,Sren ~
Tho election officers He sends into the bootn II siP
~ naner and If the ignorant man allows ths ~.
r;g6t Guardian Of his suffrage to prepare thc pios
&c nov agreement that officer marks IL WIN CIpSs
and II IS as good for dollar "a "a check ssheu pS Il
millionaire 1890, - - Ia r,r,eed onlv
when there Is COLLISION between the cons ,hpt az
the PARTY hcclers and shuts out from the o.ro ~
The oribe system the opponents. yet such i tie ,h
~ nan tina, there IL as much spent on me ol.cl
eide as ever though the chance OF Receiving N'.uc
eouyhf is diminished TO n dim and shadow point
Tbe fac, is that the Walton law Is faHure IT
fails 10 protect the crae. falls TO aDoiish Dlp'iS
fails in any case to purify the ballot eisv s us
standard Of public morality or cleanse the hny
nool of notifies A. n cancer on the breast pI -
rinia i, should be repealed as blot on nneterii,n
ccu.ny -, ~ NJ ~ ieo5 PIill.O.