The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13
Why the Election Laws Were
Amended.

strange it is that some people will
com mend the acts Of one and con-
denim the same action in another.
How they will endorse q law pass
ed by one political body aud revolt
against the same law enacted by
another political body.
We listen with disgust at our pO-
liticAl enemies without the knOwl-
edge Of facts, break OF epithsts and
predict dire results from the enact
msnC Of the GObel Election Law,
passed By democratic Legislature
OF Kentucky, and in the very same
breath point TO the splendid work
ings Of the election laws over in
Ohio, which happens to be republi-
can state. These lOquaeiOus hand
me-dOwn politicians feel crushed
when they learn that the election
law Of Kentucky passed by dem
OcrAtic legislature and the election
laws Of Ohio passed by a republic
can legislature are the same.
Republican politicians are oppos-
ed to this law and republican vot-
ers, as a rule, follow their leaders
a. a dog follows it, master.
This weakness has been thor
Oughly proven on the Income tar
and the single-stsndard issues,
which are as much at variance with
the true interest OF our people. IS
would be a Kansas blizzard to \
May-party.
This GOfFl Law had become a ne
cessity. Experience has taught Us
that existing Laws are not sum
Gent. 1t was passed because re-
publicans would not deal honestly
with public affairs and that the IT.
turns Of election might be conyass-
ed by cleaner hands.
No honest voter will object 10 a
law under which we may have hon.
est elections and honest returns,
even IL it was passed by a demo
cratic legislature. The voter is
not deprived OF a single right By
this law. but his right Of suffrage
Is most saeredly guarded. Under
the new Law 4 republican vote will
only count one. Yes, one. Just
the same exactly as a democratic
vote.
In the Congressional election of
1884 the republican candidate re-
ceived In the llth district, the re-
publican Gibralter Of the Staisl Il, :
5lS, and in the lst district Cthe
democratic strOnghoId) the demo
cratic candidate received 1912.
While just two years Iaier under
the management $-Mark Hanna,
the democratic candidate received
! II, SOS in the LIST district aud the
republicans in the llth district 70.
csiyed =, lOi votes. These district,
both lay mainly in the country with
little OF no emigration to either aud
one gained abOg; 50 votes demo
cratic and the other about 1906
republican The returns from the
lst district were all in in three days
after the election while in the Ilth
some OF the returns were held back
three weeks.
Does any HONEST voter believe
that these returns were being held
back for honest purposes: But on
ihecOntrsry don't you think they
werebeiug held back for the purpose
Of padding them in accordance
with necessities.
In the election that returned
Mr.. Bradley to the Governors po-
siIiOn, the grOssest frauds We're per-
pstratsd ever committed. The re.
publican vote showed a gain in 4
years from l35, Al to 2ls,lTl. Every
thinking man believes that VIM,
Bryan was counted out Of the elect
oral vote OF this State, and this is
the reason why the GObeI election
law had TO be passed. IL was a ne
cessity.
Come little nearer home and
view the returns. In IS95 Mr.Pugh
was returned to Congress by about
800 votes. In three precincts in
Boyd county the election Oflcsr,
failed to carry out Mr.. Thomas
vote In the poll books and when tn.
error Was detected the election ON
cers filed with the canvassing bO.rC
all Of whom We're republicans, I'll
davits showing that 1t was an over
sight This board declined 10 eoun
MT. Thomas vote. In the cOursl
. OF about twelve months anothe
election was pulled OF in Boy,
county where the same mistake VA
/. made in the lower precinct OF Ash
land that gave about sOOrepuh
liean majority. This would elec
nearly all the county Democrat
ticket Is we'll as Mr., Justice. Thi
same republican returning BOAR
chose To listen TO llI-ups aud eounl
. ed this go republican msiOrlly an
thus went squsrely back on lie fOV
! mer record.
Political morals do not seem /
to Improve Of late years, Aud a
emersenriJs present themselve,
now Issues have To BE- framed 1
suit them. Political corruption Ia