The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-10

law. which viii secure to every votot
tho right 10 cast his ballot In secrecy
as his best judgment dictates. am,
free from inter ference or iutimida.
tion on the part Of the so-called poiiti.
cal workers. The practice N herdiur
men and marching them To- the polls
and voting them as the bosses dictate,
should be- prohibited under severe pen
alties. The secrecy OF the ballot could
be- s~af"-suaricd hy allowing the voter
to east his nnllot In a room wherei.l
none are allowed To- enter except him
self, the judges and clerks Of election,
and the chnllengcrs Of the respective
parties. and no one within such en-
closure should be allowed to speak ~
or advise the voter unless advice IS
requested
The printing and distribution Of bal
lots should be entirely under the cone
troi OF the county chairman Of each
political party. A. 1t b. nov. in coun.
tics whore the clerk is Of q different
political faith from the countv chair
man AN kinds Of obstacles are placed
iu the way Of getting the tickets print
ed aud distributed
so restriction should Doe placed up
on the right Of a man To- have his
name appcar on az many tickets ms De-
can get conventions 90 nominate him.
ANY party which b. foolish enough to
believe that the voter can or k,ut
bound aud t.oI &c that parry fog cuu
uiurly devised elected laws wHl uud
iu the end Tint they have operated 60
that party's uudoiue.
earnestly recommend mat NnH
enact 70 new election lJW cuutatulas
tho salient features OFF the Australian
ballot, $50 modified aud guarded us i'
suit the conditions Boa this state.
Abscnt Voters law.
We have @ law SLOWING men iu the
employ of the railroad companies Go
vote outside oi their precincts This
statue BE- very Indefinite and uucrr
tain as 10 the method of the return
and c1nvassiup OF such votes These
uncertainties should be cleared up hy
requiring that the ballots su cast h"
returned TO the county clerk On euFc'.
opeS marked ballot so a. 10 indicate
their contents. The clerk should IC
prohibited from opening such cnNoi-
opes. except In the presence Of the
county commissioners aud the puhli'
~ o. ~ aN f'" 'N ~ "-"'
After the vote has been %Clnya-sod
uy the county commissioner, actiua
JOS o. p|unyassing board. the vote fpr
state and district officers should Boz"
certified by such board OF county
commissioners 10 the state caufpssins
board
JHry Law.
Gun Jury law should Doc so strength
enc by amendment as to make % Inn
possible tp u-c 70 tlr partisan pur-
poses
Tho judge In each district should Doe
held responsible, Tor the lwpartiuiitio'
of hia iuric-. This rospuusibility can
De secured hy making thc judge 90
the jury commissioner and prutlo.
ing that ho appoint two others 60 act
with him one from each Of the two
dominant poiiucai parties lu his dis
trict.
To insure that tho jury would not he
entirely composed ~ men of thr same
political party. o. should bee made
mandatory upon the commission 10
select names ~ persons Of an political
faiths. tho proportion ~ each to oc
regulated 10y the normal vote cast by
each party in tho county where the
jury list BE- selected
The professional juror can De olim-
mated hy providing that the names
uf aIl those iU the county qualified 10
serve ON iurics Doe drawn from this
wheel until an u1mos are exhausted.
when "a new hrt 81 Eumcs Dr. ~ hc pro
pared. lu this WAY every man in I've
county. qualified for jury duty. would
srrye az some time Sow We get. in
some districts. about the same Jurors
every other ye1r
7 urge upon you these changes in tho
present law in the interest Of Justice
and tho freedom of our courts from
tho maliru influences above mention
ed.
Fence law.
Tho law defining u legal fence. and
requiring tho c%uClusiuE a. tJrming
lands with such q fence gs 70 pre- rec
uulsitp Co tho recovery It duWapcs lose
.trpeptseps from stock. is unjust 1ud
imposes 1n uuun, -ar' hardship up-
on the small land owner.
The definition OF what constitutes a
legal lou iH 800 ~OuUuWIercd wien
miuutlac. AS g. preclude the posi-
ltty of romplIaucH with No. ] dOINt
II there is a legal fence .u the state