The New York herald., 1922-11-06

given notice to those contemplatin
violations of the law that such vic
lations would be punished. Instead
you raise a fine legal poin. and eX
press great anxiety lest illegal in
dictments should be found. 1t is u
to you to secure legal indictment:
If you had taken the same attitud
toward the prosecution OF crime
against the ballot that you took las
spring against other crimes your aC
would undoubtedly have gone far
deter people from committing crimes
and, after all, the great Purpose c
criminal prosecutions is to deter. nc
merely 10 punish.
Denounces Compla fsaucc.
In truth, your attitude has serve
to indicate complaisance which
unfortunately, has too often pre-
vailed in this city toward the mos
serious crimes that can possibly b
committed, for the preservation o
society itself depends upon tn
maintenance of the purity of tn
that other offenses should engag
your attention, and that attitude i
an indication to those who may b,
contemplating the commission o
crime that they have little to feal
from your office.
Every citizen is entitled to hav,
the ballot that he presents to III,
inspectors put in the ballot box ant
TO have it counted as he marks IL
whether he Is a Socialist, a Demo
crat, a Republican or the member oi
any other party. When any part oi
the electorate is denied the right to
cast their. ballots as they wish and
to have them counted as cast, the
whole electorate is threatened and
the government itself is in danger
and no other class of crimes suf-
fiently menace the order and Sc
curity of the community as to JUS
tify the prosecution of any taking
precedence over prosecutions oi
crimes against the ballot.
l happen to be a candidate, but
am interested in this subject solely
a citizen and as the Chief Execu-
tive of this State, whose duty 1t is to
SEQ that the laws are executed.
want no vote that is not cast for me-
7 intend that other candidates shall
not have votes either cast or counted
for them not intended by the elect
ors. Heretofore there have been toe
many threatening words before elec-
ton followed by forgetfulness and
complacency after election. A few
underlings may be sent to States
prison, and then the matter of viola.
tions of the election law are forgot
ten. I am concerned. as every either
Is concerned. and as YOU ought TO b.
concerned, in preventing SUCH crimes
Measures have been takeh to pre-
vent and TO detect such crimes !
they are attempted.
The Crime Lisr.
Already there Is a mass of evidenc
Of illegal registration. OF registration
from addresses at which the person
claiming their residence do not actu
ally live OF false information givei
TO police officers by occupants o
dwellings of perjury committed b,
persons appearing before the Attor
ney-General in answer to subpGnas
OF neelect OF duty and possibly NOR
serious crimes by inspectors OF elec
tion. Of neglect OF duty by police of
flcers in checking the list OF voters
OF the failure OF police officers 20 re
port cases Of registration by convicts
In order to safeguard the purity o
the ballot certain acts have bee
made criminal. and those participat
ing In or conniving at them, whethe
officials or not. are equally guilt,
with those who actually commi
them.
For instance. il Is crime 10 az
ford assistance on election day 10
person who did not ask for IL at tn
time OF registration or to person
oven though he did ask for it. VINO I
not illiterate or so disabled by blind
ness or otherwise as to be incapaci
t8ted from marking his ballot. an
told that there are hundreds and pos
sihly thousands Of cases in whic'
such assistance has been improperl.
asked for. II is a crime TO refus
TO challenge person or TO refuse q
permit an authorized watcher {,
challenge q persons right to vote
~ is a crime for election officers 4
f'AANAA - NlAtAitIEfN NWltI w NOl
without compelling him TO take tn
oath required by statute. II is ;
crime for inspectors 10 permit an,
person other than the person votinl
10 touch the ballot Il Is "A crime {,
permit any one to go into or to lool
into a voting booth while person (
voting. except where assistance 1
lawfully given.
" Is n crime to permit any ono &
vote whose signature does not corrc
snond with the signature made at IN,
time of registration. or 10 permit an,
ono to vote unable to sign his nam
who does not answer identification
statements exactly as i've did at tn
time of registration The Inspector
Gro guilty Of crimes IL IN canvassin,
tho ballots thcy do not keep then
ln full view N they have "A pencil OF
other substance in their hand. or /
they purposely soil their hands TO
ihc purpose OF spelling n ballot ri
n they purposcly tear -
ballot, or in any manner on I'm alter
p ballot or attempt TO look az IN,
mark or marks made by the voter OF
Tho ballot; or if ballots not cast ar,
aubstituted for those that arc cast
w " watchers are not given the fuli
cst opportunity 10 ses the tallots. o
n tho ballots arc not kept in full view
of the watchers all tho time.
Observance Of All Of these ant
other provisions OF law to proven
election frauds is necessary. and /
must be understood that the viola
tons Of any Of these provisions vii
be prosecuted.
Younail my attention TO my power
o. su4fgcdo YOU I am fully awar,