Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16

town districts for the reason that the
voters are much more scattered and Il
must necessarily cost candidates more
10 bring their persuasive oratOry to
bear on the bucolic intelligence. Irish
elections are run on u cheaper scale of
legitimate expenditure which must he
exceedingly welcome to the candidates
who are seldom men Of means. In bor-
oughs where the number of electors
does not exceed 800 man may get into
parliament for 81 900 Where the mum.
Der runs up TO !, 500 he must not spend
more than $3.50. In counties of 1000
electors his expenditures are limited
TO sz'0OO. All parliamentary candidates
nave 10 HE sworn statements of what
they nave expended In the fight. In the
general election OF 1892 the official re-
turns showed an average outlay by
each candidate of $500 In the case of a
county and about SO 600 I'm the case of
the borough constituency.
TREATING IS BARRED.
While placing strict limits on the
amounts that candidates may expenl
on elections the corrupt practises act
Is equally stringent In conlining that
expenditure within legitimate channels.
ltedunS IN all forms is barred. Six
cents was held TO be too small SUM
10 charge for rafraabn,ents at a ,,n,s,,,,
sazione given no ono rannid,,a Nr,.',
Ia soothe the savage alcntnr 80 iIia,,,t
II provided M the cnndidato,s avnnns'T
but there are M restrtsttnns, o, 90,
tultous singing ana nInvino nv, e.,
iudges have GerIal.ed ,,at .a r,iri,ta.
OF religion must NOT hold out hopes OF
reward here or hereafter as an induce
ment TO vote for any particular candi-
,ro,n biriup vabfcies M AM ,art 4,
convey voters 10 tho nolis h,,y ,ha,
at narfact lihertv tn MAJ ,hair 80,
motor cars carriaess and bnrsas, ~.
tbnsa az th,,ir t,iants a. ~ d,s,o.1,, 20
their constituents fnr Ne n,,r,,nse Th =,
internratation ~ no los, o,,r,.,s 49,,
siderable advan,os,o an asnt,an,. a..
nn rlian,entarv bone,o ,rho ~ III, ~
For whereas rich candilntes ana ,bntr
orlando can ,ieca an n,,,r,na,. ~, 49,.
nr,vato ca,r,aoes ana am,,,r,ohilas ~
he disnosnt If eiectnrs az their ,',rt,
many ~ whom greatly relish ,he nrivi
ieSe of riding tn. once an gorsa,,,,o
euuipage poor candidates are debarrei
from hiring public conveyances to con-
Ney voters to the polls
CANDIDATrs ptsspoNsIpr1
Haluiua.es arg neIu Iesponslplc TOT
~ u'e ATS vi tuelr asehts' Jesse eoi-
mss was once unseatei AFTER being re-
,ullleu as uielnpst Tor lpsWich merely
pecouse one OF ans agents hiu prom
lsel W pay tne sum Oh o. ou'--apout ~
ceuts-loI uelIaSlhs Tue cost OF the
iatiroau uehet W ipsNiCn OF single
NoNeI Wnp was teIi'potarlly absent from
the polls' me aBeht ulu nor redeem
the promise. lot ne discovered that No
iluu uohe WrVlls ia n'uhinB the olet
w, heNsItl'eless We supreme court
Juuse peIVie WHOM Wv caSe Was p'ousnl
ueemeu the circumstance suiielently
helhous 70 uepfiNe MI ColHnSs oil MS
seat, athousl' ,he Note VI question
would nave niaue no dliiefehce IN M
result iehuities are severe euousn 70
inahe "e must haiueneu canuluates
careful hl'per anu ptlpeu allhe may
pe puhisueu W - uVh.hs luipilsoh-
ineh', WIN OF WITHOUT haru iapor' OF
me OF N,ouV' ana the canuluate may
lose ms sea- u elecleo una pe forever
ulsquanneu Alonl representing the Gun
s''ueno!'
WHERE DODGlNG is DONE
The corrupt praetises act, and the
measures adopted for It's enforcement.
are often referred to as proof that po-
litics In England Is righteousness un-
dehled compared with the degraded
business that goes by the same nam.
In America. But 1t Is only after the
writs are out and the election battle
technically begins that the rules OK
party warfare. according 10 the cor
rupt practises act, apply, There Is no
law against what Is here called 'nufs-
Ing a constituency before an election.
AZ a prospective candidate merely tne
man OF wealth can spend money Freely
IN paving me way 10 Victory. III ism I
II ls open. handed generosity and lauu-
ape PUBIC spliN' May a Wuuln,pe