The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-08-14
The Short Ballot Again.

The Short Ballot Again.
There thing opponents the short ballot
nuay harp upon They terribly afraid that will give too
much take from the people the to
elect their officers Some of them have talked this much that
really believe that they have convinced themselves that they
the real pure champions of the people,
When consider the class of people, who advancing this
not for the fact that they causing some
people to think their would be aughabe The nam oppo
of the short ballot the representatives of those who want
privileges machine politicians the old parties those
who have always been afraid that people would
awaken realization of how badly they being governed and
insist upon clean business like administration of public affairs
Every knows that when the voters asked to make
selection of candidates from list several hundred that few
of them do ntegen You know how helpless you feel when
of the big tickets that always given at
general election how fearful that will not vote
that will make bunder that will
your aside the local candidates and
the candidates for president and governor really don't know
the of the candidates you voting for
If had only few candidates chose FROM if could
spare time before the election posting yourself
few candidates. instead of don't think would act
with better judgment than you do now
The short ballot will simplify things for the 1t will give
the politician less chance mudde things that he will be
fused.
1t is true that will give one man more power than he now
power will go greater responsibility and give him
chance lay the blame of his mistakes Others If he does
the public business suit the voters they will know where
to place the blame. There will be no alibi club
We all know that under the present pan public affairs have
been conducted with anything like the efficiency
with which business has that there has been rank
public funds wasted and dpated officers employed
than necessary do the work. spent with such lack of
judgment that the people have times received practically
nothing for the money expended The
by the people of all the different offices has resulted eff
cen and economical conduct of public business This being true
looks like only the sensible thing make change and theore
cay the short ballot would the best remedy Wherever tried
it is also claimed that better government has resulted
And what does the bugaboo of placing the ppontve of
ali officials in the hands of the to When
Patson defeated Herc for governor the Republicans
complete control of all the state offices Ohio Every elective and
apponve oan the state worked just hard for Herrc
he had been appointed directly by Herck Every member of
and hard for Herck Every one knows the result Heck
defeated At the last election denies that Taft Loyalty
supported by all federal Office holders and still he the
defeated candidate that the Republican ticket
the short ballot adopted Ohio the the most
liberal estimate would not have the appointment of 1000
officials including the petty officers There least 1885,
600 Ohio and what chance would these appontee
controlling the election
BALLOTS Shall special interests and
those who make politics business select public officers shall the
people do w The short ballot smpes the selection officials
makes voting easy and fixes responsibility
girl up the other day. who gambling
men, would bet used material her than her
Dress
Things arranged right in this world A man can't
think why he should drink until next
morning.
If smaller legislature will the amount of brains in
the legislature opposed to it. Most of laws indicate
that more brains and not less needed
While making wonderful progress this country you
suppose that the time will that when the is going
circus town that father will say Eyes
going but don't to- But somebody has to take the
children"
When you apply bank for loan and told that they
have the money oan don't go talking about the
bank being bad shape The chances 1000 to that
the trouble with credit and with the bank What the
banker meant that he did have the
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