Year: 1869

resentative Of the people BY returning to
s S tns srSsn casa ~ Of sav.nce6 bers
opinion long as the present lavish system OF ex-
pendirnre OF money, bribery, treating and coercion
principles OF the league Ii tho mosr direct and surest
remedy for those abuses, IL u the bounden duty
OF the league TO use It's entire influence IN aid OF 81
Henry Bulwer's motion, In order that purer ana
more free system Of voting by means OF the ballot
may speedily become the law Of the land" Second
outdoor Observation-Disclosures % to make the foregoing reso-
luton erective but the whole country should De
called upon to take the question up; and we Suggest
metropolitan constituencies, with the view OF III.
ducng each locality to get up petition In favor OF
the coming session as possible" Mr.. Holyoake
seconded tho adoption OF the resolutions, and
read copy OF a memorial, which ne proposed should
be submitted to Parliament In this document the
following passages occurred:-"n the vote be trust,
every man has right to call his neghbor TO account
for the manner In which he discharges that trust;
ana after an election the returning officer should be
ordered to supply to every elector copy OF the
names and addresses OF all voters and OF the cand
to keep alive the OF the responsibility Of every
man to his neighbor for the vote he gives, wncn IS
the principle OF open voting. Ihat since an eiectlon
is not elaboration in which public opinion can
silently shape the conclusion, but battle IN Whlch
excited, interested, vena and beligerent partlsans
invoke public opinion to openly decide the contest,
public opinion can only respond, and experience
shows that iG generally does respond, by becoming
organized, active, aggressive menaclng, corruptlng



OF far-minded, peaceably disposed electors OF both
OF the great political parties IN the State. acting
under an impression that the choice Of member Is
an Individual ana honest political preference to be
quietly Independently and deliberately glven refuse
TO take part In treating, brbing cocrcing any one
or abstain altogether from approaching the poll, IN
order TO protect themselves from annoyance danger
retaliation and personal loss, thus represslng the
manly element in themselves and dlscouragng IT In
others. This eneryatng decency, this deplorable
propriety, is felt to deprive. open voting OF It's
most salutary influences, and therefore your me-
nrsaA ho taEn nfnfn
among electors recklessness OF personal sacrifices
and manly spirit OF lighting and fearlessness and
that in general election the manly principle being
honestly and universally acted upon by demon
strative and determined population 1t may be seen
to what extent national manliness, decoram and
good feeling VIII be developed and this being ascer
tained the comparative merits OF voting BY ballot
can be better judged. Your memorialist therefore
prays that since voting openly Is made compulsory,
IL should be made compulsory upon every one TO
vote-that the virtues OF open voting be equally ex.
ercised, and its perils be impartialy shared, and
that the Parliamentary theory or the vote being .
pubic trust be enforced BY the establishment Of IN
memorial were adopted Dy the meeting.