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PUx'JLET()N, UMATILLA (JO., ORUUOX. MOXDAVT, JANUARY al. LS80.
NO. 270.
A1TOKNKY8.
rfimiNKIt, ATTORNEY AT t.AW,
It '.Li. A.JnrUtlnn lllnek.IVnillcl.nl.
JtOUIH ... - --- .
W?'' imniiii lu nnil lfl. A.Mnellltl.m
. -. 1. KWH. A.TTUHNKYH AT
IjfrVndleton, Orr-iron.
hi MM PARxONH, ATTORNEY AT
lutr. OMIcp Room No. II, Aisocla-
turk, I'cnillcwnurcRon.
tlKV A IU M.K.RAY, ATTORN EYS
I ILw. 'lure '
IfjFR A FITZGERALD, ATTORNEYS
I'1'.' 1 1 - - Kt mm. I . A ..ml...
t ll UIW. ihhiiiih ..... u ., v, n"".wif
lliock, Pendleton, Oregon.
77 IIRAN, ATTORNEY AT l,AW
nm..Mnln Htreet. in ThnmrMon
hint BullillMK, ovr r lliu Port-Onlce.
U MINOR. ATTORNKYo AT LAW.
titt-Over Kinit National Rank, 1'cn-
ki.orfg-on.
rr. Illl l ull M, ' 1UUK&I Al kjj v ,
rnfjrvllln. Orcifnn. Will uracils
' - ...... . .. ...... . m ....
IKOrt of Ort'Kon und WfuhlUKton. Col
ttt promptly attended 'o.
flKBEY WAOER, ATTORNKYH AT
t.a. llontn :i iiiitl 4 of tlie"Kn.l Or.
iu" btillilliiR, corner of Main anil Webb
irtniueton, urt-Kon.
LtTKIl A WHITK. ATTORNKYH AT
III! IviKllolon, OreRon. ltoom8 and
LotMlon lllock,
IriiYSICIANS AND 8UKGEON8.
III. POUTER, PHYSICIAN ANHHUR
ion. Echo. Ore iron, live year mterr
li'lul and prlvnlo pritctloe.
ICRtKWOI.D, I'IIYNIOIAn" AND HUR-
imn tnnce in irvine- limit "tore,
lllWIIl.
U. M. I'ltUHTT, I'HYHIOIAN AND
Huron, i mice: over .'uomce. em
of Main mid ARn street, Pendleton,
pi
In, kino., m. n. omen ovkr
liftMornce, corner Main itnu Aim m,
iom.oii Vcbh, nonr Court lrcet l
yn.l office nmueclcd hy telephone
iVlll.ril lintel. Kkiii.pIiiI IlltOlllloll IllV-
ft ibe ill.case of women and children.
DENTISTS.
I. BE ATI P. lll'NTlHT. (I AH ADMIN
iii.nl iiiiIpci Main KircBi.liiTlintnp-.
Iritck l'ailldlp-. Pendleton, Op-gnu.
M KOI I AN ICS."
flml.N JAY, PUNTER AND I'APKR
Ini.'iT wurK pr'niiniv iiiimo. i'h
.i wiMi flin ltiiiillr.fon Ifiirtlwuru nnd
li'Bent Co., on Conn irect.
K. I'AIIKKH, CONT'IACTOR AND
. Bui dor. I'rndli'tnn, ilrricon. oiiHir-
hi jiecliilly. Kullmiiifc fnrnl'li.d on
I'tatfce.
I lilTPIIIM. CAHi'KNTKlt AM
1 tiil.lxr. I'nuntrv lirih r. olleileij and
K.mIv .linnilnl In. Innlllrn fit WutfeOn
IjHi'k plniilliK nil'l.
lil.HAM lllll'i:it, III.Af ICX.MITII AND
I U'uiniii MaUvr t IIH mill (liintcll rtli..
Ifmiii, Ort'K IUhoKhiiiIIIi work of all
in lllf hfl ihi lhle limnner, Mini on
. 1. 1., mnm. I rllpillur ultr II tloil KlV
libnr'e.'IKielnii.
I INK A IIKOWNi IIOL'K (JARRIAOK
tndlvn r iniir, rennieni"! wn-ii-.n.
If mi Vim fill fclri-ei, neHr iniii
n irwr.iriii.iii il iiii .hurt nollri. Onler
In ,n- no will reeidve prompt HIV'"
f. 8iicn piiinllliK ii f wiiy.
Ui.lAM Wlt.KINSIlN. I'RAl'TiqAI.
Wniidi.riiH-k nnd Clunnonieter Muker.
! lii Mil llifiilmvp hriinuliP. All worn
llDl'd. lllMelMll IrlKK'H "HI Mlll.ll, .l"l"
I1 iviidleion, Orp.in
ANK DIM'ltAT. HTONK AND
U. U...llntfili llrPL'flll IllllllH
"t Hiid'innoilliit'lil ettliili pclll j
n till II IlKtcr IlITi Mil KII1UII. Ol
II Irlrk wnrk ..xeelllfd ri'lUOUlltlly. IIOI-
l'Uk I'lri-proof purlttlniiM.
SALOONS.
I'lillMIK DARVKAU. IMIOI'RIKTOR OF
I in. "Idwrit of Trmle," "r. Uin and
ddNieHji. Pendleton. Oreifon. KieW
iikaru Beer on drancliU Kln Wlnen, I.lQ
UWHON A KNOLh , PROPRIKTORH Of
U UnKiarSuloon. Kiue wine, llauori and
ti"". midieioM ueer on urmiKU'
vueImm, win.lmrt' loitlPlpprlp
t, Main mrppt. opponlte Court Houh.
Ll'ltUAM HOKHCH, I'ROPRIKTOR OK
I'Km.Ormon. All ordem for our beer filled
pronipuy nenvereu.
Vm KKMPER. PROI'RIK.TOR OK THE
iiiei eni neer limi. muiu r.u,...-
tjBf. P.n.iiuinn. l'pnrtleton beer on
ljht. Wlnen. Ilquom and clgari. of the
"Hmndi, nitock.
IRXOID AHOIIMEKn. PROPRIKTOIW
"line umullllH llrewery. a""" "'" '
' nd wholesale and retail dealer In
"IbTtheirlajik.hnillK.irallon.kee nt barrel.
iii.qa nee u you aon'i no ,
lflT L't.M. vmi..M.Il HE. 1111.' RE'
I ffMlon Parloni. Main Htreet.oppo.lle
2n IInae Square. In Thomp""!!, new
Tbe let Wines, Uquoni ana jik"--tint
luneiiew nerved to imtroni.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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IU.Kt..Importeri of shoe Manufacturer'
lie,. , ,1, WAOK
1. Am.. V" . . ........ . r .1 .i flmtfit .
b.fiJ.. ' fo'ary ruuiic, auviio. "-
W'tilnif a.peclalty. Mlins on land rc
and QiihI proof taken nt reduced
IJ.'RI.STINO CAN UK HAD ,T THE
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Portland. Oropron.
First National Bank
. OK PKNDLKTON
LEVY ANKKNY, PreldenU
JACO I KRA.kR, Vice PreildenU
HAM l, .HrmtOIH, Ca.h er.
U. II. WAuri rte.i.muv -'"
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NEAGLE BROS.;
BLACKSMITHS
Wagonmakejs,
Corner Main and WaterflU.,
Pendleton, j - Oregon
and back made ttiorler.
JCfi)(lruiu t "i"'
,.. l,rM .lioelllK HI
Prtleniai ain-mi"- -
Beer Garden and Gymnasium Hall.
llarveau A Ktiie. IT-P-.
. J( . . Near eiftnee
Malnrttrert
PKNULOS. OltKOUN.
Powiimc Aivv hjjj , :: ,:v,d a ..o.-.;
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TO-OAY'S TELEGRAMS. i
EASTL3N NEWS.
!llt(!A(.0 M VltKKTM.
(.'hicaoo, .Ian. IB. 1 :15 p. M. Clone
Wncnl, ftmnyor unillilhcr; wish, OO.-i
Fi'lirttury 1)7 j .Mtiy, JI.01 1-10.
Corn, (Inn; cash, SUMO; February,
41 Mil; Miiy,:i7.
Oats, eli-ndy; caah, l4a ; Fobruary,
25b ! luy, 27?.'
Uarloy, notlilns doln.
I'ork, steady ; cash nnd Fobruary,
f 12.825 May, 113.15 to 13.t7)i,'.
Lnrtl, Htcady; c.ibIi $7; February,
7.05; Mny,7.S0.
A URIDIIK ACdtllKNT.
A Number nt Men ICIIIed and a Larga
Mimlier Srrlmi.ly U'oiindfd.
Evanhviuh, Iml , .Inn. 20. Lnt
ThurNtliiv tint )u!ivHli'. St. LouIh A
Texas railroad hum irrunW-tl nn injiiiictlon
by tliuclrwiit cointof HcnderHon county
ngaliiKt tliu KovHtunc ItrMu Cotniany,
rvctiatnliik' them from InturfortltiK with
(lit! iiliilntKr'H trulna when running over
ii bridge noiosi the (iruouu river In Ken
tut-ky. Thu order wum obtiyctl until thin
morning, wlifit tho Uriiluo Company cent
ii fori't) of tiicu to tlti' liritlpt, drlvlni; tho
railroad eintiloyeH oir ami eomnienced
touring up tin.' truck and a Hrtlon of thu
tica on thn draw hrltlu. Aliotit halt pant
three o'clock thla ufieruoon, while tht'
work of teiirlnt' up tlui lien 'aoh in prog
rcHH, tlliii:intlln,' of ono draw caiiHod tho
opposite ono to overbalance, und It brnko
In two, prccipltatlnK' nlMiut twenty work
men Into tho river, flvu of whom uro
known to havo Itoun dniwncd, antl coven
HutloiiHly, If not fatully, injured, by fall
ln tlmliorH und iron Liler ieivrta from
thu cevno of tho dltuivter Hay a dozen wan
killed.
STATE AND COAST NEWS.
FltKKIIIT TRAIN DKMOI.IHIII'.tl.
A Man Run Over TUr iw a Car From Ihe
Track Which Precipitate. Ihe Knllre
Train From a Trenlle.
Si'okanc Fai.ih, Jan. 20. A freight
train mi tho Northern I'nrilWi fell thrnuKli
a tro-tle. IhU inoiiilnit i n thin Milo of
Hunuuuin'H cii'i'k. H-veml iiiIIcm from
hero. Ten ears fell n iIIh-uiico of aoventy
two feet. 'I ho irutn ran over an mi
known inati vh( I Huppohtxl to bo i
trump thri-o-qiiaileiH of a milo fiom tho
Hft'iidnf the iii'i'l.lfiit. und tho enulnt'ei'
ditl not noiltu Hint onorar waanir the
truck. When tho train "n on tho trestle
I ho middle of tl.o train Ml throiiu-h '1 he
enuiiio had i irt cio.-ctl I ono end of the
tre.tlci und tut' cab am" uau on thn ttliw of
lliu oth.ir mnl ulien the coilplllll.'M hp'ko
and thn ro-tof the ir.tln f llilonn Into the
i!iilf below with n t-rrlllo cnmli, Htnafli-
ln tho imix Int hilintcrn. ino trmy
tho man killed wa cut In Hall unil
tnaiiKh'il beyond recognition.
WORKMKN UKMAND l'Y.
Iinkii ii tr the Seattle, Lake Shore it
I'.n.iero It llrnail I In it Hil Way.
Spokim: Fh.ih. .Inn. LU-Foily em-l-l.ncH
of the Pe.itilf. Irfdii' hore A I'ik'
ern'ralhoad ipiit work cHterduy tit noon
and inaichctl inn Wily I"
Ihemloro Itci'd, Hiipeiintcuilent of con
ctrucll n, und dfuiandcd pav. I ho men
havo not ioceiv. il a ivnt ince tlio 2.ilh
of NovemliT Heed told Ilium helud ip-
iiionev. and that tho men woiiui nnvn n
wnlt till the conn nny recun-u innu op 'ii
tho loud which l oy wem nwotl.itlnif.
UMin IteetlV ppunl-ln to lel.'Kr.tph tho
demand to he.idiiinrtrrH, tho men prom,
ised loi-ontiniio work until lotiay.
Foul I'lay or Suicide.
linim.ivn. Jnn. iM. The Uxlv of n
man. on whom letter uddreeml tjiFrank
M, White, Pino lirovo, nuno. u in eik-un.
Luev 1'urHons, wlfo of tho Clileairo An-
arthht, wero found, wan luW'ii ironi
Cnticli IMKO yeieiuay. iv m mn
whether it i u uauo of foul play or mil'
cido.
One to Samoa,
,an FHASCihCo, Jan. 20. At 4 o'clock
thU afternoon the United Staten inan of
war Vandal left tho Maro i Maud navy
yard, tonnd for tho Samoa U .inde to Us
prencnt ut tho neat of war of tho late dis
turbances. r.olnc to-'an Franel.co.
VKcoiivEH, Jan. 20.-I.li!ht Battery
E, of the flrnt artillery, Mutioned ut the
Vancouver barrack, has l-een ordered to
prtx-eed without delay tn f,,.n trancinco.
Ortlers to that eirect arrived hero jester-
day. ..ii
Thm O. II. !. lire."'- .
i..,. .w lun "0. IVrmleKion has
lieen received from tho rVcMary of the
Inferior for the O. U. & N.
..r. tlin conHtrllltion of lllt'lr 11110
aerw-tw tho Ca-ur d'Aleno reservation.
Mrs. Mary Ann .Martin, wife of W, 1 1.
Martin, an old and n.ncb ref ai tei pio
ne- rofUno i-ountv. ciumllUil s dcMo
l.y taking str.uhnino Saiipd iy at her,
homo in Crniuvo tirove. bisky b. re
t.rnned to l.avo .vn tho call), (ho o-
i-ea-dl aim ner iiun.i 11111,
hotel ami Uit-y quarrcieo, w"n. 1.--tbe
siil.-ide.
Willie Kuul. n news'siy,
dlel
in St.
Tini. thu m n-i il..y. "" .
lofr
I . r h mre 11..... .0 000 of w.,i. h17. Ill
wa.
wa in "
atico iu cotb.
TIIK AUSTRII.IAN ,Yl i:.M.
The Hy.tem Kinhodleit In Hill to be Inlro
ilnced at till, ap.iluu orilie Orejiiin I eK
l.laturn.
Tho Attrtmllan syrtem of votlmr. ho-
.11 . I 1 n . . . il- 11 . . II I
, imui eu iiiieeiiiiiausinii a, mis
.i ' Vi ru,u'" J ua,r" B'lcieirni ii opor-
a on there, and. with non-essential v.iri-
ntions. in hinsland, hoot and Ireland and
Canada. It has also been atlopte.1 In
in 18811
""""" kw. t
Its principal objects are to pre -
vent bribery unit Intimidation, to nlnco
till caiitlldatcs upon an eipuullty lxfuru thu
law, and to iinilcriiilno tho ilancrouH
Hiwers of political machines.
Tho system will bo readily understood
by reference to thn nccompanvlui draw-inl
ine voter, upon cnterinB tho pblllnn
place, turns to his right at a i)int niarketl
"hn rauco." where ho receives fiom two
elect on olllcers, selected fioui ontiosInK
.. a . in'. i
usotllclal; antl on tho face are plainly
printed tho names of tho candidate for
each olllco, with a designation of their re
ejiectlvo political parties, after this man
ner. For Mayor.
Vote for One.
?5em'cinrlcr
Jolinloe.
ifrfliaril tfoe
tcjmhiitii'n"
Inhibition.
Duvld Hinitli.
IntlriKnittnt.
Mlinuei Joiiii.
For Cormier
Vole for two.
DtmocntUt.
John .lone
11 nr.. Kwnm.
Jtr)iutiHc-in.
frvhibltton.
Iiiividltiiw.iiu
Will. Peter.
lolin Mycr.
imtrienlrnt.
lie iiisuoray.
Illivlng received his ballot tho voter
enters one of tho booths back of tho rail
ingi where, ecildetl from nbservutiou,
ho prcpates tho ballot by placing in thu
blank column u cross opKjsltu tho natuo
tit each candidate for whom ho tleclres to
vote; or if lie prefers, by writing tho
names of candidates of his own nomina
tion in place of tboso already them. If
there uro seveial caiitlldatcs for tho s.iipo
kind of ntllce, us coroueis in thu samplo
ballot uiaiio, or presidential electors, and
ho wishes tu votu thu "straight" ticket of
his puny, ho places the cross under the
ii.iinu otlliu patlv, or drawn it thromdi
tho spaco In tho blank column allotted to
thu paity's candidates, which slgiinies
that ho votes for each candidate named
in that space I bus, in tho saiuulo bal
lot a cros-t under thu woul ' Demo
cratic," oi through the tlret two spat-en of
iliu blank column to ibo right, la ono vote
each for John Jones and Henry
Hwing.
After preparing bis ballot by indicating
every candidate for whom hu votes, thu
voter folds it in such u milliner in to con
ceal tho face nudoxpo-o the ludoircmciii,
ami, withdrawing from tlio Inxi Ii, ulvcs
tho ball -I to thu spuctiit us, who identify
it hv the inilorMiiueiit us otllcial. It is
then" dcn-led iu tho lsi anil Iho voter
.ahS.si.iitutlliogut niaikfil "h.xir."
IKiMtitni pnr icH, a Miigio oauoi or a , ,y un inner cifvio of "leaders." As bal
bIiikIo sot of ballots acconling : to tho i c., neither be printed nor distributed
local ctitotii of voting. On the back is without money, and may not be faithfully
Indorsed n stamp of signature, sutl clent handled unless trurt v workers are reward,
und only sullleieiit to identify tho ballot e,i with moro than 'an election day sti-
I-mm th" Hniu lie lecelves Id ballot . mIIUciiI iliseus-ioil, tnu power ot ino 'inu no wuor i' uiiocn io cni any oai
until he cais it, the vo'or I a'riuitteil ! machine by the voice of the pariy. lloi but the one hu lecelves from tho nlll-
tohaveito oiinniunleatlon withnny ono ThooviNol machine orgaiilnlloii ami (ivj.
nut Ibo election nllueie, unil with Ihein I the remedy of the u-lrallali sv-lwii, inn Our growth and deyelopmcnt h ive In
only for olllclal iniriw-fs, uml only elet Humuiarl.ed as follows by William M. troduced Into our taillil.-H i-M.n-io and
1,. . .Ittil UllUnllii lll'tlllllll Ifll .llltl I I Iiin. th. in whom no onu has done more I clahniulo iunlhd of rcacldiuf voIuih.
i..'. ...i J... iiniiii..il ultliln ilu,
railing
Ih-ui proof of lualillity from physical I
Intlrniiiy or llllteitey, a voter may cai 1
Into tho bo-.th olllcers ui.H.ntcil and
Hworn for Ibo purobO. to uld him in pio-,
paling hi ballot; und when a ballot Is
uccldruUlly destnoed or defaccil, it may
ij exchanged for u clean onu, Tho im
iHirtauceif tho latter reipiirement may 1
nolutoncu Imi opmrent; but to secure
mcrecy every ballot delivered to 11 voter 1
lilll-t either 00 cai or reiurueu. mm
explains tho necessity for indorsing Ud
lots, liut for Iho Indorsement a blank
,.i,r nntwanllv roHembliiiif a ballot
might bo cart by n voter, who would then
lie able hurreptltiouaiy to carry nwny un
ollicial ludlot. This could 13 prepared for
11 bribed voter, tho proof of its uso lielntf
bis pnxluctlon of u secotul ollicial ballot.
Ibat could bo similarly wepured ami
used, and so on. Such a fraud, known
as tho "Tasmania!! dodge," was sum-as-
fully periietratt-d in Australia in iiioeariy
I tusiraiia 111 moj
tlavs of tho syatem; but Us repillllon was
ays 01 me symern , uu
prsyentctl l.y requiring oauo.a to .-
daily ludorseil.
As it is essential that ballots ie printed
at public expense and dirtribiitrd ny .un-
Ucltlicers, the system tnurt nchl.le soV.e
inralo OI leriiiyuiK "'"""
of certlfvlm: nominations to tho
ioir authoiitiss a reaaonuuio iiun w-
1 I .1 'Clin t .V.,UA.I I.V tllH
oro eietiioiiH, -i '"., ,
u Cyihh 1 ill 1 01 new 101. wwi per-
bain a convenient as could IO desired.
Under it State nominations were to laa
rerliflod fifli-cii days, and local noni na-
. .1 . i.ur ,.l.-.t,,ii nornliiu-
t ons ieii . 'r.V "'. ie ext
tlonsi fa ifllitlcal juriy . W'"'"','"!
TO"".?, a" J "B . I.! cei icd b v
I I II1C niipu ii.iv "..- .
party othceis, anu ni(ieajiiociini.iu..im
Hons, if for n State otfice, wero to Is) cer
1 1 lie. I bv 11 ih iu.iud voters and if for a
local olllco by one huud.ed.
A brief explanation of the way in
which thn system ellVcts its object
....ii. ti nt.. or nn.Mcr caption
i-iiii" .. . ,. ,.. ,.i,l tllO inli-rciico I not lliH-ca-urv. sum-in.'
..bj -ctions, b .t will Is) uf.il to candid tm jt0HH V0U-r to reject sll on
iu.iniriers. ,ltv,.i ' did ites and write now names ujion bis
IVIIal lawa u n- mum -" r-
' ""T ' ..lt d. And' .U is
,p.t,.r,yila... se, u.c. ""' J " 'Z n m,
IcIiMr s vol-. 0 -.. - .
liu other pryf
tan Is) inatie. "Hut fact
ves to the moHt timid aniontrtlepetnlent i for that teasnn lejeeled hv thu Ilrlilsh
voters n k-iik of Krtirlty which makes 1 Parliament and the Auetraliau sehtom
him free. And to hrlla-ry it la fatal, adopted. The object now Is to Nccuro se
I llrilM'rs ate not likely to Invert money on , crccy, hut In ultuliiKiit that wo am con-
f " . ' tr Vi.. iV . ' " " ' .
.,.., II bllLlll iivaiHIl II lllill
nuioiiB thieves." it la not acceptable e-
nun, ii .iiLid ov diihi ii iiiiuuun iiinii-PL v
uuruv to tho thieves thein-olves.
nt necreey, thounh tho primary remedv
for bribery nnd intimidation, is not all
imt la retptiretl to purlfv elections, nor
, t no on V reuietIV I lO AUHtra an avatetn
, otfers.
Tho nrlntini! und dlrtrlhutlon of bnllota
Is ii moHt iuiiortaut part of election ma
chinery, and, left to private enterprise.
Inuvitubly tends, as docs tho farmlm; out
of any other public function, to breed cor
ruption and build up monopoly. It makes
a necessity for IrrcHpondhlo orKaniratlous
t over the K)litlcal partv t
ML.rVc, antl in turn, tbrough
lahnoat mllltarv In soverltv.
which como to wieltl autocratic imiwcp
they claim to
, fil.t itlu..I..ll.,.k
"'tvn miiiimm i i 1 1 f ii I v ll VII I
pend, an organization umlertaklng thu
work hns a jilausable If not reasonable
claim for money from ita hciichYiarlcs
and olllclal patronage from ita retttinets.
It is tho necessity of raining thesu funds
ami emplo)lng these "workers" that
justifies Haw ssmcnts, gives color of vol
uular.vcontribututlons, to what In truth
uro sales of nominations, excuses the sub
iuIhsIoii of otllcial patronage to tho ills
tiihutlouof thu marhlnu, provides ainplu
cover for collecting u corruption fund,
und through "workurs" at thu polls a
convenient channel for dlHlmrMng tho
fund in bribes. Anil ns corruption fund
increase, masked in IncreitHlng demand
for legitimate expenses, asBCHninents grow,
thu price of nominations rises, iudcjchd
ence is shackletl, antl thu organizutlon
becomes more iudllicrcut to party piiu
clplo as its monopoly of political ixiwcr
streugtbeiis, Horn of tho necenslty of
volunteer macbinory for preparing anil
illetrlbutlug ballots, it develope into it
Hweiful Instrument, which, lu tho bands
of political johlsTs, enables them to buy
and sell ollicu "as the l'ratoriaussoltl the
Itoiuan purple." Already, ptsir men
rarelv obtain iHilltleal advancement with
out iisumlug obligation to Iki redeemed
hv otllcial pcrlldy, and olKtacles to un
allied cantliilauy have Is'como rogreat as
ollen to nievenl anil always to iiicotuago
luiliicudeut nomiuatlnuH.
This M)litic.d moiiHter would be do
Mioyetl by the Atietrullnti sutem. If the
Statu astumetl Its function of providing
ballots, there would It) no iiccenellv for
"wotkers"at Ibo poll, and the oxeiiHc for
ralsliu:. us well us (ho la-t iiimIu nf llhinir.
coirupliou funds, Mould tllHiiplK-ar. Ah
eu-ements coultl not then bo levied iiiou
candidates, for when "wotkera" at tho
in ilia uro not iihimIii'iI. iiiaclitues can
neither nerve ur injure. Nor would
uomluailnus lai slil, lor when candidalcs
t ilid np' ii nn eiptalpy in regard to dec
tloil machinery, und them is no opimr
liinlty for bribing voters, otganlzat(iH
mm elv us organ i.at Ions, have uoihlng
woi th liliv lllif. while oiL'aiiiatinhS a tup-
rehent.itiveS of piilif pics uiUllot be ae-
pinacheil Ihrougli iouiiuerri.il channel,
iralllcklng iu olllco would Iki icplaccd hv
I inte'llL'cnt. enemetic anil oll'eolive work
fur t'leclond reform :
The i;ii.
I. The oice.nliy 'or
v liiniiirlly i'i-ilOii
and illitrPe'tlUK Hie
allot Jiimllle.orK.ili
laolon for Oil. pur
pi..e. J It priio'lcally e.ti
III- munhlueVilh thn
ino'iHeily of iheelee
Hun uiuchliivry:
lmll.il. lit P'llil o e
io-ie lb e.uw.y with
inn neee any of or
Kioiliallon for Illl
ptlipil.e.
the potitto.i tna -
f.'l v" f "'ri'.V "-.-.''! f.'l
toy lir nil e;ei 'illl
p.rt of Ihe
CleellOU
initeuiiit'ry.
X It will enable
any I mdy of i-iilten.
of the nil M Imt pre
.cribed by law 1 1
X And, a ii rnn.e.
ipienee, with Ihe III')
iuiKjy of noinltia
tlon. have thn name of
,ii on ihe mmoLiiot
with ibe mime, of ull
other randldu'e. fur
thu mine ofnre. .0
Unit before Ihe luw
uud before the vute-a
ull candlilate.auil ull
parly orKanlia'liMi.
will itand 011 a per
fectly even fiM.lliiK.
I. ThU will ill.
peune HltoK.lher wllh
Ihe necei.liy of and
exeme fur levyiiiK
political un.tMiiienl.
1 1. inolv Ihe
,1M.e,,yof defraylnu
"-"Jjy.,"-.
ion by rn- an of m-
tt..kmrnio or con.
, irii.uiiou. i.y ca,
ntf;.(,,,nc:)fbo...e,.
1 a
&. Wlilch faoll late.
S. And leave no le
Kl cover for bribery,
brlbv-ry uud corrup
Hull by arfoMlns
litem cinveiilentcov
er.. t To this system it Is objected that hy re
quiring nominations to bo made in ud
I vaunt of cloctlons it denies u tomditii-
tlonul right of voters to select caiitlldatcs
from tho whole Ixaly of voters. From
, mub eminent authority as Judges Wey,
.McCrarv ami Folt'cr. und Iho higheat
courts of l'ennHvania, .Musnachus-tt
und .Now York, it may Iki safely inferred
that u restriction of (he franchise to can
didates nominated a short time before
election Is a rcu-onable rcgulitlo.i uml
ti. i mi iiiiiviiistimti'inal interference; but
tho inference is not neccH-urv. since tho
U.1I..I.
! It I- j- lctl also, that
by requiring
the blind nnd lllilciate to oxi-se Ibelr
. ,, , , .. , ,,.,,. Umler.-.r p es
.. ....
eloeil 'll i.uu i-re-secri-cvoi me imi
U-nt syrtem oting is not sttfel, It was
"''7' " V1 V!"?H .". Vuor ,0. w
. CAiniNiini hi i ni'ir ii.iiiiii in ui nil in wi 1 1 in
necesary, und an exception must bo
made In their favor to pievent their dia
fiaiicblatinient. What form which shall
bo eoimlrtent with tho highest degree of
secrecy can that ocnon take? If id
lowed to carry their ballots nwav thesa
voters fall into the hands of Irri'sponrilhle
und iwrluips dlrihonest H)rsons, and
may Ihj matle, Innia-entt)' or otlicr
wlse, inrtiiiuients for H'rctratln
some form of the "Tasnmnlan dotlgo."
It, for their beuellt, olllclal ballots
are generally circulated, nil etrorts tor
secrecy are frustrated. Antl If they are
lH-rniittcd to tnku a "friend" into tho
IxKjtb, it door is opened for tho bribery of
every venal voter who Is, or can succcso
fullv pretend to Ixi, uuutilu to feat! En
glish Hx)-ure of ballots murt bo pro
vented by every means that Ingenuity
can suggent; hut in exceptional canes iu
which it cannot Ui avoided, It may iiumt
safely bo conlltled to election olucers, who
reprecent ojiKilng nailicH, tiro under
oath of secrecy anil lltlellly,cnn Ik riuily
tletcctcil In malfeasance, and when de
tected uro liable to severe (nihilities. As
lo blind voters this pee ins u la thu only
course, but rcaiMX-tlm; the illiterate uiiv
exception to the general rule may ho
uvoiiien nv itieninying ino names on the
ballot w ith numbers, or by jirln' lug theru
with Inks of dltlerent colors.
There Is reason to believe that the Aim
trallau s,stem of voting l about to receive
favorablo consideration lu nil the State
where election abuses have la'en seriously
felt; but Its adoption would so miroly tils
IH'iisn with machine organizations that
there Is rciiHon to fearattempts at cie-entlal
uitsllllcatlons, Theee lire likely to bo in
tint direction of allowing the del I very of
ballots to parties und candidates Morn
election, ami iIImI rilintloit ns well by
"workers" at any time or place us by
sworn olllcers at the k1Ih. A little con
sideration will hhow that this would
continue the siwer id lltlcal ma
chine and endanger Hecrecy. Any such
moillllcntion no intelligent anil elnero
advocated! electoral ruform can arcept. for
In thia matter it Is not true at thU tlmo
that "half a loaf is better Ihan no bread."
It wero iH'tlcr that the reform bo delayed
with the force of public opinion presalng
it forwurtl, than that inelllcieul mea-nres
should ullay publie opinion bv aeomlm-to
meet lis tlemaud. (lolalls may Li com
promleeil, but ofHciitlals must bo
iciiulrcd at every step iu Ibo
ugllutiou. Tht'Hti aie, that Imllita
containing I ho name of nil can
diilates be iirlnledat publie oxp'ii-ii; that
one olllclal ballot or eel of ImIIoi l.i tie
live red by sworn olllcers to each v 'U't as
he aiineara to vole that the voter Imi Im-
j mediately
HS'luileii lor I lie p'lrinsn ot
preparing to vole; that ho deliver his
ludlol to the liiMMTtor Ml f .1,1(1 1 IIH tl
concetti it face and oxioo Ibe olfl'lal
iiidoiHciucut; i hat liiimciliatelv nf er vot
ing bo withdiaw frun the eecbided p.ut
of Iho mii.u' place; that there In- no In
tereoiirse with him oxcciit by election
olllcers for o'llel.d p'lrp -i-a from Ihe limn
he na-olves bis bill I .I until Im tot.', und
, which uro to the simpler mi'lliisls nf our
I turlv Willtle.tl bistoiywhat rallioad uro
Ihe Itemeilr, 1 to I Illl MllgO Couell. llll.' 1110 lllllnuil
I. 'I he pnuiii k and have la'en inlioduecil stuge conches bitve
dllr butl.ill .1 ml',,,,.,1 I.. , .-, , ,,f tb.i twtiirrii.it
I ......i '. i. .. , ... 1 ., 1 1 1 1 ,, r, 1 i , , 1 1 .. l.-
I'UI ll'n fill 1 II irilllk (MIIHIIII ' -.ni-1lla
llieruforo whatever gang gcH poa-oHelun
f.f ll,,. nirlv rallriuiil Ilium! ullnll.l not
I . . .1 ,,l..r I, Ml (,i tul.i tbi,
1 rallroatl of the other party. And when
I " "'" .HIg gets p'H-eeHloil Of laitll
,. ,, . ,,,. nt.. u
lilimiiie, limn tuiiwi nun . .i ,k
have no ullcruallve bill lo trv to luillil 11
railroad of their own which some gang Is
sure to get laisst-HNiou of Isdoie it Is hulf
biiill--or walk, and get left. Now what
tho Australian nveteiu proposes U that the
uoxirniueut shall build 11 railroad
u railroad on
1 which all laditicid train must run. and
1 ,.o.lu,. iiy i,f 1.11111 to run u triiln 011
it wlio can muster enough tn till a single
car.
This would not destroy the legltlinuto
InlluencO of patty oru'anlatlons und the
legitimate weight of Kirty uoinlnatloiiH.
Hut it would permit u Ull to li madn
eireclively when the moral or isilitkal
sense of u patty was outraged by Unfit
nominations. When thn same gang had
secured Isith party conventions it would
make tho organisation of a third party
easy und olfcc-llvo. Ami It would atrongly
tend to break down unreasoning party
fealty, by getting -oplu used to chang
ing trains,
Lieut.-dovcrnor McHoiiuld, of Michi
gan, was among the killed In an nccldent
011 the Northwestern rail row I Saturday
The train broke ns it wan Hearing Kim
wood station, anil the tlay coach left
the track. Thu derailed car struck a
slump, mid wns smashed lo pieces, killing
Mr. Mcltonuld. his bimlnes parmer,
Cochrane, and u man named Suttle.
Conductor Armstrong bad Ids leg broken,
und K. I'. Foier. of Iron uiounfalti. was
Mdiooslv injured A nutiila-r I Uber
IKiseunguru weiu sllubtly lujiiiod. y
The Into Henry J. Muraball for wenl
flo vj.trs oasbler of tlio i-wunien's 8.1
Uink.of Now Yotk City. Iw !
.-.n (,.,.. I aliori in 11 Hcrtrti
Mrslodl died so.ltlclde
111 Aoveint'cr lart.