Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-04
llBSEN VOT' 'EIlS


the British subject enjoyed possession Of mis- own
home peace said the humbest home Of the Briton
that the wind and the rain enter but the king OF
England cannot enter No matter how bare and humble
and poverty-stricken that home might be. its owner
within its sacred preoinct s supreme lord and without
his perIAisson man, matter what his station. may
enter under authority given In spacifc and
for specific by the autheriot tho naaton itself
Not sacred il the right which individual
joys under practice originating in the antpodes but now
employed almost wherever the English Language is spo-
ken, to cast his spbect which affects his
rights absolute secrecy. therefore free
from coaseion intimidation persuasion anything else
that affect his Independent judgment The voter
may be wealthy poverty-strcken He be learned
unearned. mentally and physically capable
of performing the act is only entitled to cast his
vote in secret but s required by law to do So is in
tended that when he steps behind the fail screen which
separates him from others at the polling place. he shall
be completely alone If he the only person in
the universe The thin which is common
" used give him privacy intended to be as Impene
trabe wall OF granite Behind It, it is Intended and
required that shall his opinions and his
own desires with all the world shut out No may
him mark ballot He forbidden exhibit his
sires he cannot furnish evidence to the in
which Q expressed himself
That law which surrounds the ballot with Isl
one of the greatest safeguards of citizenship And that
safeguard tho socialism which seized af
fairs in North Dakota proposes to destroy bill which
is pending before the legislature at Bismarck
vdes the destruction system
ing by the transparent device extending essential
provisions persons living
more than half pile from their voting place. and
by amplifyng these provisions bet
ter the purpose to which they be devoted.
The absent voters law provides that
voters who unavodably from home election
day provide themselves with special ballots
vide means Of voting for who could be at
the polls in person election
Inconvenience The intent Of the excellent
under which operates such that
1t IS next to impossible Those who are accommodated
by It are few in numbers compared with the entire
body voters they widely separated that any
attempt to influence election bringing pressure
bear them is out 81 the question originally intends
ed and actually applied the provisions and
harmless.
But what of the present proposal to make absent
yoters Of all who live than half mile away
the polls? Every farmer every
precinct would become absent voter" Not only
would he have the privilege marking his ballot at
and sending in but somebody on hand to see
that he did it, and, further that
marked right Just surely that bill
y will every precinct In the state be before e
tion BY eissaries organization to see
! the voter votes directed. ~ =
or the individual will still have the privilege
of going to the polls voting usual way Ger
tanly And what will be his position insists on do
ing just that thing? It explained to him in words
OF syllable that loyal organization
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way he has secrecy He will he informed
that he insists secrecy fact will be accepted Is
evidence of disloyay Towney organizations and
he persists in the exercise Of his rights
self branded dangerous character, subjected
all the abuse and vification Of which the Towney
ers have proven themselves past masters
! Tho proposed plan the provisions Of the ab
voters deliberate and impudent plan to de-
stroy the of the ballot Dakota and
subject every voter in the the
right Of citizenship the supervision dctation
the bullying of Of imported fannel1nouthed agita
tors who will be turned loose the
d every election.
\ Toledo people have walking for a month snc
the street railway company city council at It
word when the custer ordnance passed may
little dfcult for them to form the street habit again
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/ It viii be observed that the federal government
propose place the country under martial law
order take possession Of mines II acts unde
lctyn law, which Is adequate for the purpose.
. Dr. Garned's suggestion that prices gone his
enough VIII convince doubtsrs that there Is pm
q statssnanship in this administration after all, s5
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