The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-11-28
The Independent Vote

Among gratifying the election is the increased
tendency shown everywhere towards independent voting
straight idea losing its strength and every election
where bad bad conditions the scratched
ballot increases Conversely good and
scratched by the bad element the way good
element largely exceeds the bad everywhere the
right side Of the ledger The difference between the
President and Governor Indiana Ohio New York. Minnesota
Missouri North Dakota Oregon States shows how strong
hold independence of party voting has secured the
South, where the present necessity for maintaining white
supremacy acts barrier independent voting tendency
break away from party control is manestng itself
Perhaps the interest of decency gratifying evidence
Of improved moral tone the election of Judge
Francisco is the most important of the manifestations
tendency the St Louis Star Judge Dunno the urist who
took such firm stand his court the matter of the
of Abe Ruef Mayor Eugene Schmtz gers
Francisco Neither threats brbes while
judges spneess jelly fish, Judge Dunno reelected
the only successful the Democratic Though
opposed by the awless element of his party enough of the
better element of the other party scratched their tickets and voted
for him to elect him. thus dpovng the assertions often made by
the graft politicians of both sides that the people of San Francisco
not in sympathy with the efforts of Heney and Sprecke
prosecute the grafer In New York the gambling sporting
cement large in great State and city, opposed Mr.
Hughes aided by the graft forces the Republican machine whom
Hughes had put of business but enough OF good
Democratic party scratched their ballots his
scratching of the gamblers and graters from defeating him.
needless to parcuaze further The day of the independent
voter has and political pares party
with him.
While whole political system founded upon
party organizations and while such organizations
loyalty them desirable the blind worship party
thoughtess careless reckless voting party tickets the basis
Of nearly all the political corruption from which the country suffers
Under such conditions minority of active manpuaors always
controls the party Bad candidates. bad bad everything
the result We have its workings St Louis under both
Democratic and Republican administrations The ability of corrupt
party bosses nominate their equally corrupt tools for office has
been largely cuaed by the primary system of nominations and
their election of them has been rendered far difficult than
formerly by the Australian ballot SYSTEM registration of voters and
the growing habit of independent voting the latter being the most
important and eAfcacious of all
When the brand shall longer to elect bad men
bad when bad laws must the gauntlet of the
Referendum political bosses will be shorn of much of their power
for HARM parties will have to be careful whom they select for
candidates and what their representatives support
Congress- State Legislatures and City Councils and officials will
have recognize their duty the public to their
allegiance to boss The day of the party fetch is
passing