The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-23
PICKENS, s. Co:
THURSDAY. NOV. %, 1911.
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Clean Elections.

fraud. They are IKE many
other laws on our statute books
dead letters practically.
Elections in this state, from
the highest to the lowest Offices
to be flled-state, county or
municipal-are, in many re-
spects, controlled by the dollars,
The fellow who has the money
to dish out usually wins, Brains
and character and fitness for
Office do not always count; in
fact, is rarely considered, on
elect; frequently the
men Qualified for rem
S6erino1 BEST service are
ptered at the ballot-box.
statement comes from
Weston that the election and
gpaign expenses Of Col.
zee, [who was recently elected
syor there, were $500, and
office paws $500 a year.
he items of these expenses were
sated to be FOR advertising,
challengers, watGhmen and re-
eesRmes4ss: gh zeal the
weakness of our election laws.
The laws should be madeso that
it would not be necessary to en-
F5o5 llallengers and watch
mea They should be made
50 thar hen a man procures a
registration certificate he could
wax L the polling precinct
aiosls, accompanied, no one
llcad ,o speak to him except
maa gers. and they only to
give instructions as to the proper
( way fer him to cast his balfot.:
IheToter, if unable to read and
write and to prepare his own
ballot, should be aided in this
by a sworn officer at the ballot
box in the presence of the man
! ayers, and anY-yiolation of his
rights and privileges by the man
ayers or the officer preparing the
ballot should be severely pun
ished.
! The ballot is and should be re-
81 garded as one Of the most sacred
tights and privileges free Amer
PANS have, but in these days it
s become an article Of barter
trade.
8 em Of expenses in
Col. S statement we wish
to GU attention to IS that of
refreshments. % We would not
intimate, nor do we wish to be
understood, as casting any re-
fections on him, but a multitude
of things could be covered by
this item Of expense Although
it is contrary to law for candi-
dates to furnish money for the
purpose Of influencing votes or
treat for a like purpose, yet the
law is ineffective, and is disre-
garded and evaded many, many
times.
It is an open secret among
politicians that his friends foot
the bills before and during the
campaign and election. which is
returned afterward. In some
places there are the 'heelers''
and strikers who follow the
candidates from place to place
during the campaign, and when
a few dollars are needed to do a
!l2aie YORK it is forthcoming.
2ase. IS also in some places a
es k;1oH3l as suckers. +" who
aai taa Candidates for all they
car. so1aetimes every fellow
for the same Office is hit by the
same sucker" !" who goes away
chuckling how he fixed 'em."
The laws should be so strin-
gent that no candidate should
be allowed to furnish money to
any man or pay for refresh
ments" except for his own use.
The candidates should not be
allowed to spend money for any
purpose except his actual per-
sonal expenses. The laws
should be made so strict that the
'sheelers'' and suckers would
be put out of business, and every
man allowed to go to the polls |
Cast his ballot for the man
Mchoice, uninhuenced by
Iys ~ la nl, "a adc az 70 |