The Washington herald., 1906-11-14
WAR ON VOTE-BUYERS
Former Governor Ready TO
Prosecute His Brother.
WILL SEEK TO END BRIBERY
Confession of COngressman-elect
Jackson Brings Forth Statements
from One-tirne Executive of state
and from GOV. warfeId-Both De-
eIared Law Must Be Enforced.
snecial to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Nd. Nov I3.-Former Gov.
E E Jackson. Democrat, and a
brother of COEgressman-elect William II.
Jackson. Republican, says he is ready to
prosecute his brother, who bought his
way into Congress.
After saying he was amazed at the
statement of William II. Jackson that he
had used money TO get the voters to the
polls, and referring to the fact that he.
L. z. Jackson, as chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Congressional campaign committee,
was against his brother in the contest and
had pledged himself against bribery, the
former governor stated:
Having personally given my honor to
aid In the prosecution of those guilty Of
bribery, I stand ready to do what I can
to aid in bringing about the conviction
Of those guilty Of such offenses. no mat
ter who they may be-
If my brother knows. or has been ad-
vised OF any violations Of the law by
either Democrat or Republican, he is in
honor bound to aid I'm their prosecution.
Must Keep Their Pledge.
There. can he no justification by the
Republicans, either individually or as
members Of the Republican State central
committee, for having broken an agree
meHt into which they voluntarily entered.
and for the preservation Of which they
pledged their honor.
Gov Edwin Warheld, who has said
he hopes the law offices Of Wicomico viii
act adds.
..ar~ T.1t-.--,. 80. e.....o H. 7-fs,,,t
manner that he has violated the funda-
mental law Of the State refer TO sec
ton Of Article 1 of the constitution OF
Maryland. which says: II any person
shall give or offer to give directly or in
directly a bribe. present, reward. or any
promise, or any security for the payment,
or the delivery Of money or any other
thing to induce any voter to refrain from
casting his vote. or to prevent him in any
way from voting, or 70 procure a vote for
any candidate or persons proposed or voted
for, shall. on conviction IN a court of law.
in addition 10 the penalties now or here
after 70 be imposed by law. be forever
disqualified TO hold any Office Of profit or
trust, or 10 vote at any election there
after
COnfesses TO Violation.
From what he has said. Mr.. jackson
has violated this section OF the cousutu-
tion. which is the organic law Of the State.
I presume the authorities on the Eastern
Shore. where this violation of the law oc-
CURED, are familiar with this section of
the constitution
A Baltimore paper to-day says edi-
torially of Jackson:
The position he has assumed, the tone
Of his utterances, as well as the utter
ances themselves, are almost unprece-
dented on the part Of a public man. The
only parallel we can recall at the moment
in the way of defiance and indifference to
public opinion is Boss Tweed's cynical
and insolent What are you going 10 do
about it?' and Vanderbilt's The public be
d OF ali the astonishing things that
Mr.. Jackson said, not the least astOnish-
ing Is his remark, What 1 spend is no
body's business When his attention was
called 90 reports that he spent large
sums in his election, the Congressman
elect replied. Well. they don't know any
thing about It, Neither do you; and what
is more, you are not going 10 know.
In view of the circumstances attend
ing Mr.. Jackson's admission that money
has been spent in the way il has in the
First district. il is advisable that Con-
gTess declare the election held in that dis
trict on November 8 last invalid and
that a new election be held"