The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-27
A FEW SIDE LIGHTS
On Politics in General and the Prl-
mary Bill in Particular Thrown
BY a Local Politician.

AL alAAAiE III etoAtiuNN > DAfftttu
concerning the pending primary law,
has caused considerable comment
among the local politicians who were
prospective candidates fer county OF
fees next year. So far as heard from
the proposed new law is but little II
any better than the existing enc. save
in enc particular. and that is that the
manipulators Of primaries can't use |
the 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-eounty official,
who has never been defeated at the
lpofs. Il might ger a majority Of all
the. votes cast, and yet ia to have a
majority OF the delegates 10 the coun-
~ 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 or rather nom
4 mated. in the convention. II the legis-
lature can't pass a real, honest, sure
enough direct primary law, | would
much rather see the present system re
main When it comes to packing mass
primaries or county conventions, why
/ / carf 40 thai as we'll as the best Of
thorn. and have hal probably as much
experience in that Inc as any Of them.
But ia rather 30 honest about IT,;
would rather leave 1t to The people
direct, let the fellow who gete the
most votes be the nominee of hts par
ty just as the fellow who gets the
most votes at the election ii eleeted
As President Roosevelt says: Civ,
every one a square deal; Fauee for ths
gooac ought 10 be sauce lor the gan
de" And It'd continued
"The present legislature ought b
4 amend The election Law and make Il
= guenalty that the yotcr VINO neglect
n Or refuses to vote al amy eieetio
Y should be disfranchised and dcnie
u the privilege If voting for h period /
/ years. Such b Law would cause d
81 tho so-called better element" VIII
u hold off aud say they don't care
mix III politics, % 80 to the polls an
y yats their honest convictions 1T won
III Snut an end To the practice INDUCED
N hy 40 many III the parchasahle u
Y | mont. the fellows who regard thE
yato as Il salabia commodity and I
4s@ fuse To cast 1t until taey have obtai
al the price. anywhere from twent
five cents up To anything they earl 4
VII for IT. anil don't vote at ALL until 4
ii cash llas been paid anu even NJ
ng they hold off until fha polls arc clos
Az hoping for \ better price from the q
ilt Or side. Tt'a a mighty hard matter
ha convict tho buyer Oh those cath
ee votes. but Il Ii dead eaay to refer
et the record and find who failed TO ye
Nc, and Thus bar them from voting IN
an future. The late city election was
aa ecrker in this regard and hundreds
v6tes were cast which would nee
have gone into the balla7 box If
ptice had not boon paid n advan
n0t that thu casters were inelligil
tAe Init they were for sate and got all Il
hts could get This ia q lamentable 49,
-FS' of affairs butt nc Gna who has q
saa been candidate WIN a,te-apt 70
eAF that 1t does net exist