The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-05
GOVERNOR DENEEN
TO LEGISLATURE
Concluded from First Page.)
mendation that It be given most car,
full consideration

mendation that It be given most care.
fIl consideration"
Anti-rass Law.
The message again referred to
anti-pass legislation and the "evils III
cident to the practice OF granting
passes and other special favors by
| public service corporations The re-
commentator was made that the
legislature enact an anti-pass law
| governing steam and electric rail-
roads and OF an anti-frank law govern-
ing telegraph, telephone and express
| companies, and law prohibiting gas
and electric companies from furnish.
Ing service without charge to public
4 officials
General Election Laws.
On the subject OF an amendment to
the general election laws, the mes,
sage contained the following:
AT the last, special, session of the
general assembly certain bills for
| the amendment Of the general cleo
I ton laws were introduced but failed
OF passage. The amendments in
cluded provisions for compulsory SER
vice as judges and clerks of election
and the comforting upon boards or
election commissioners of the power
to appoint judges and clerks of cleo.
| ton to serve in precincts in which
they did not reside. The purpose anu
propriety Of these amendments Is APP
parent to any one familiar with Ger
tain political conditions which, cspec-
Tally in Cook county, have permitted
Illegal voting and other offenses
Which . the suggested amendments
were designed to prevent.
/ Il strongly urge that the amend
!, ment OF our general election laws re-
ceiye the careful consideration OF
the general assembly at the present
session and that measures be enacted
which viii aid in promoting the pur-
Ity of elections by Strengthening their
supervision and control through he
agency Of the courts, of judges and
clerks Of elections, of boards of ele>.
tion commissioners, and of all others
upon whom is imposed the duty OF
| protecting the voters of Illinois in the
free and impartial exercise of their
rights under the election laws of the
state and Of preventing and furnishing
frauds In the conduct and a6ministra-
ton of elections"
Corrupt Practices.
The affirmative vote sor a corrupt
practices act at the last general cleo.
ton is referred to oy the goyerno.
and the necessity for the enactment
Of sucn law is emphasized. He
points out that such laws have been
adopted in fifteen states from which
!, an adequate measure may be pre-
J pared. After calling attention to the
fact that he had urged the enactment
of such law in his message to the
general assembly at its special ses
sion in 1909, he says:
The advantage and effectiveness
, Of corrupt practices act in the pre-
vention of frauds at elections is there
fore no longer open to question an.
the general assembly has a large fund
of experience and legislation in othe
states to- draw upon in framing such
law for this state. | strongly urg'
that effective legislation upon thI:
s subject be enacted during the presen
VI session Of the general ssenlbly"
Isl Commission Form of Government.
v. The governor calls attention TO the
/. recall provision in the commission
d form OF government which requires
vi petition to be signed by rs per cen
Of the voters before the recall can b.
a. submitted to them. He refers to tht
!. % per cent provision in the Des
"a Moines, Iowa, and the Los Angeles
California, commission acts. which
seems to be an adequate protection
Continuing, he says:
This system has been found safe
y guards against undue use of the reca
~ ANA at the same time permits re
- course to it on the part of the voters
in fragrant cases. am informed tina
Nv no instance of the use of the recall
III has occurred under the Dcs Nome
70 act and bnt one under that Of Lo
sl'l Angeles. These matters are present
IN ell for your consideration in connec
81 ton with the suggested amendmen
n. Of the bill"
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