The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-01

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Iii connection with the corrupt practices
bill and the use of money ut elections,
Senator Herring says: The bill now pend
ing before the Legislature in re"ard tn the
use of money at elections and -, it a,.it.. e
of po,iticll campaigns, is Il measure, in my
judgment. Of gent Importance 1t aims
to correct Il condition which threatens the
very foundation of oar political system. |
can remember when the use Of money, in
any large way at 81, ctionS was an unilcard-
of thing, especially il the rural districts.
\ NV, it seems. in great measure to he the
{ ief ""iiancr Of both political parties in
the CA iLci # their camnlirls. 1t /: i'm
p ,ssible 10 o,crr>,imatp the evils wLich
grow out of it. It IS not only Il crime in
itself, but it tends Ia Il 'struv the last YES
tige of patriotism in nose who can be in
tluenced by it. There are men found in
most, if not all of our communities, who
formerly felt prou | in the privilege of J.
ing to the poll and there exerc sing the
highest right knnvn to our American citi
Zenship, who now either decline to 90 at
all except for pay, Or if they do go, stand
around the polling places waiting for the
highest bidder. Public sentiment that will
tolerate such a condition, and not stamp it
as infamous, and try to get rid Of it, is. |
am afraid, losing its own tone.
But there is a worse result growing out
of this state of things than that to which
have alluded. 1t is the evil influence which
is being exerted upon our young men, who
are, in the very nature of things, soon to
be in charge of the government. Very
little can he expected, in the way of purity
and conservatism, in public affairs, from {.
'r'""rat.oI growing up To believe that the
Gle tive franchise is simply thing to be
pl. up to be auctioncd off to the highest
bidder; that good government is to be sub
ordinate to the price of il vote Our young
people, surrounded by Il political atmoS
phere, poisoned by the conditions referred
to will, of necessity, form low estimate
of the value of their citizenship and their
responsibility to the government under
which they live. They should he lifted to
a higher plane, and be taught, as we should
be taught, that to insure and maintain
pa 'ity i'll the public service, character, fit
ness, honesty, arc the considerations which
must prevail with the voter-ignoling the
solicitations of the campaign fund and any
other influence which degrades the ballot
ANY measure, it seems to me, which
looks to the repression of this monstrous
and growing evil should receive the hearty
Endorsement of all good citizens. The bill
now before the Legislature may not be the
best that could he enacted. The question.
| know, is Il difficult one Ia ma !a.". but
the main features of the present bill are
those which are working we'll in some of
the other States and should like to see
this. or something like it, tried in Mary
land. | greatly mistake the moral sense
of our people, if. recognizing this evil, as
l am sure they do, there is not speedy
demand for some |e sis!aton upon the sub
iaof -