The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Plural Voting.

The way they vote in SoXony is an in
novation, and would make a man scratch
his head dozens of times beford he would
bet on an election.
Every citizen who has an income Of more
than $685. per year; or who, as a public or
private official, has In annual salary OF
more than $685.; or who owns real estate
from which he derives an income OF more
than 1924 per year; or who WINS real estate
of which more than 1877 acres are devoted
to agriculture, forest culture, or fruit Gull
ture, or more than 4.94 acres to horticul-
ture or vine culture, has the honor OF
casting four votes instead Of one puny
little vote, as each of us does. No one can
vote more than four votes.
Every citizen who has an annual income
Of more than 1924; or who, as a public or
private official, has an annual salary OF
more than s442; or who derives from
scientific or artistic profession or pursuit
an annual income Of more than SAP (such
as lawyers, physicians, university profess
sors, engineers, artists, literary men, etc.;
or who owns real estate from which his
annual income is more than 1887; or who
owns real estate, more than 9.8S acres Of
(which are devoted to agriculture, forest
culture, or fruit culture, or more than Eat
acres to horticulture or vine culture has
the honor of voting three votes. He is a
much sought after elector in Soxony and
the politicians shake his hand in proper
style.
Two votes: Every citizen whose income
is more than 1881 per year; or who, as a
salaried public or private official, has an
income of more than 1888 per year; or who,
derives from his business or profession an
annual income Of more than 1888 per year
or who owns real estate or has the right
to the use of the same, the income from
which is more than 1927 per year; or who
owns real estate, more than 4.94 acres OF
which are devoted to agriculture, forest
culture, or fruit culture, or more than 1923
acres Of which are devoted to horticulture
or vine culture; or who has a school GER
tificate which would entitle him to. the
minimum of one years service in the army
votes two votes. While this Elector is not
so much sought after still the politicians
stop to shake" when they meet him on
the street. He is assured that his vote
Is worth as much to them as any ones
vote but the tactics Of the politicians just
before elections do not well bear out such
assurances.
The fellow who is Is years of age and
pays taxes in any amount may vote one
vote. His vote is hardly worth looking
after and politicians who are on to their
jobs waste very little time with this class
Of elector. He stands about as much
chance as a snow ball in-on a summer
day.
Just imagine yourself flinging a ballot to
the tune of four! While that fellow you
have in mind can only throw n little
neatly ballot!
Just imagine what a complication the
average politician would find himself up
against did this system hold in Abbeville
County! And do you know, n man said
he would like to see just such a state Of
affairs here in Abbeville County. There
are others who would like to see it too,
but they never will. If any man in this
country thinks he would like to throw
four votes, it behooves him to start for
Saxony at once and become ~naturalized,
for he will never have the pleasure Of
doing so in South Carolina.
The TRANSMISSION of blood as a possible
cure for pelagra in its early stages was
recommended by the southern Medical
convention held recently in New Orleans.