The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-27
A FEW SIDE LIGHTS
On Politics in General and the Pri-
mary Sill in Particular Thrown
BY Local Politician.

An article in yesterdays Bulletin
the pending primary law,
has caused considerable comment
among the local politicians who were
prospective candidates for county OF
fees next year. So far as heard from
the proposed new law is bur little il I
any better than the existing one. save
in che particular, and that is that the |
manipulators OF primaries can't use
tho same gang OF "healers'' for both |
party's mass conventions In the vari-
GUS precincts as heretofore because
all nominations must be made by bal
lot at the same time and at the same
place and there is a penalty for illegal
voting. or voting more than once at
the same election.
But, said an ex-county official.
who has never been defeated at tine
polls, 4 might ger a majority of ali
| the votes cast, and yet fla to have a
majority OF the delegates 10 the coun-
ty convention. My delegates would
/ have to vote for me. under the law
/ Just once, then they could do as they
id please and some minority can,
didate might be elected. OF rather nom
mated, in the convention. Ii tAe legis-
glaHfe can't pass a real, honest, sure
1 enough direct primary law. ! would
mucn rather see the present system re,
main. When ii comes to packing mass
primaries or county conventions, Whg
i calf DO that as we'll as the best Of
hem. and have hal probably as much
experience in that line as any Of them
Bur ia rather 80 honest about it;
would rather leave II TO the people
direct. let the fellow who gets the
most votes he the nominee of his par
Is just as tho fellow who gets tht
, most votes at the election Il elected
AS President Roosevelt says. Give
every one a Square deal cauce for thf
i goose ought to be sauce for the gan
det" And be continued;
The present legislature ought t
Eame1d Inc election law and make II
7 penalty that the voter who neglect
D on refuses 10 vote at any eleetio
II should be disfranchised and denle
81 the privilege a. voting for a period {
M years. Such Law would cause q
A the so-called better element" VIII
u hold OIL and say they don't care
N mix Id politics. 20 60 To tire polls au
y yote their honest convictions. II wou
M put an end ID the practice INDUCED
III BIZ ~ many ot the purcha able NJ
nent, the fellows who regard ihe
vate I'LL saIahia commodity and !
40 fuse ID cast Il until they have obtai
ed the price, anywhere from twent
live cents lip to anything they cam 4
IN for i'll. and don't vote AT all until I
al cash has been paid; ANA even TIL
ia they hold nff until the polls are clos
" hoping for d better price from tue q
HI or side. Tits mighty hard matter
ae convict tho buyer of these caftl'
fe votes but Ii Ii dead easy to refer
ey thu record and flnd vine failed % Y
le, and thus bar them from voting In
sfi fature The late city election was
III eorEer iii this regard and hundreds
votes were cast which would ne'
have gone into the ballot box II
ptlca had not been paid IL aayan
inm that the casters were inellisil
NE Int they were for sale and got all II
nts could gat This III d iamentable SO
IE- Of affairs, but nc ORC who has q
.StA been a candidate will attempt 70