Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-01

We print today communication from Mr.. A. j.
Nance of Atlanta which he asks number of pertinent
gsve queries and like those for which Socrates famous they
open the way to truth and understanding.
Mr. Nance inquiries at the outset if registration has not for
been prerequisite to voting in this state Most as
suredly it has There nothing revolutionary in the new law so
far principles of and citizenship concerned
always upon idea that there should
be authentic and official list of qualified voters for the guidance
of election managers. Its innovations principally two:
engthens the time and increases the facilities Tor register
requires registration books be closed six months in
advance of the general election
And these the only particulars which this new reg
istration differs from previous custom glance sufficient
show them represents increase of opportunity for
every honest and safeguard the purity of the ballot
every citizen who entitled to vote given
months in which qualify himself for voting longer period
than he had before When the tax collectors their DOCKS
the for the collection of taxes they must at the same
open them for registration and keep them open until wh
six months of the general election man may register ana pay
his the time he register at any time between
day the collectors books the autumn and close III
the spring Never before has the chance for oeen 50
free and ample.
Urah Keeps Georgia politics who fall weeping at
the being debarred from the
registration books close this on April
forget ignore the fact that the registration books nave De
held open Their amenaton easily explained
They law increased opportunity and power for the
upright intelligent they the finish of the election
day hireling
tration designed accomplish After giving every true
half year which qualify himself for voting the law
the books order that there may be reasonable OIL
which the registration lists before the primary
election take place This year the primary or
governor state house officers and members OF the egaure comes
sixty DAYS general election The registrars will thus
which the lists and TO strip
all illegal registrations The county primaries VIII or
the most part before general primary that the regis
rars will finished their work before the county cleo
tons begin.
The result of the new law will be whoever participates in
the forthcoming elections will do citizen OF Georgia ana
not as imported and paid by political boss IL is
Fulton county alone IN the last primary
there appeared lists something like two thousand names
and real residence IN this
either fictitious individuals or noang scum
sch as gathers political creek rotten we do
of this element will greatly
endanger principle of liberty in Georgia or Will very grea
intelligence represented IN any single elec
the eradication OF names that nave
who have residence Will very seriously
impair what the Uriah Keeps so piousy term the s
in free republic to vote
questions that the new
law like the one preceding certainly requires man to be reg
red before and this requirement no dneren III
principle though is precise and busnessKe III prac
from the former rule -
In reply to his queries as to VINO is entueo 10 o
that all meeting any one Oh the Ioo"ne V
aurements entitled:
who have honoraby served In the land or naVa
forces the United States of its or IN the land or
the confederate saes all lawfully de-
classes enumerated all
character understand
obligations citizenship under republican form OF governments
all persons who can correctly the English language
the the United States OF this state
the English language when read TO
them the registrars who is the owner
his right of forty OF land situated IN
the of property situated IN TINS state ana
value of five hundred dollars
Whoever fulfs not of the foregoing require
men is entitled register and vote and that means that no
obeys the law stands In the remotest
danger of being kept from the right of the ballot