Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 33, Number 4, Jasper, Dubois County, 10 October 1890 — Page 6

THJi NKW VOTING SYSTM

Daanlled iMrtruotkXMi on the Lmt Govern lac the Meotloa. Wspnrt r Commute Beleeted by- Mm Sola OttalriMeM ef the Twn LoatHa; Parties M te Maw the Voting Mint He Dm. roi.vrs or thk k uteri on r..vw. The commute consisting of three lawyers of each of the two lnadiRg polities! parties of Indian, appointed to take cognisance of point brought forward by the new election law, have completed their work and reported tbe result of their labors to the chairmen of the Republican and Democratic State committee. The gentlemen engaged hi this work were James 15. ltlack, Addison C. Harris ami Roeoe 0. Hawkins on behalf of the Republican, and Judge William II Ni black, Janie McCalwand and .lacob IV Dunn, Jr., for the Democrats. The first section of the report applies to tho order in which the ticket shall bu printed, that of State being a follows: Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State. Judge of the Supreme Court Fifth District, Attorney-General, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chief of Uureau of Statistics. State Geologist. On tho local tickets the namos of the candidates the committee advise should be in tho following order, as far as applicable to tho particular county: Representative, in Conzress, judge of circuit court, prosecuting attorney, judge of Superior Court, judge of criminal court. Senator, joint Senator, Representative, joint Representative, clerk of eireuit court, county auditor, county treasurer, recorder, sheriff, coroner, county surveyor, county commissioner. The report thon continues:

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CHUTK. A table for elect Urn board. DOB beete when ballet are marked. C ofcalleaga window, D door. KKefcutu thrown which the voter Bust eater. F rail lax separati&s the election board from the voters. W W windows. la constructing the chute, and in enforcing the provision that no perse shall remain within fifty foot of the challenge window, regard should he had to the purpose of the statute. Passage along the highway should not bo unduly obstructed. Persons passing or being within If ty feet for manifestly necessary and lawful purposes should not he hindered or molested. We recommend the following instructions to voters, required by Seetkm S to be printed on the cards whieh aro to be posted at the polls, as suflciont to meet the requirements of the law: - ItMtraeMsM te Veteri. First You must get your ballots ef the polling clerks in the election-room. Second If you vant te vote a straight ticket, stamp the square to the left of the nme of the party for whoso candidates you wish to vote. If you do not wish to vote a straight ticket, thon do not stamp the square to the left of the name of your party, but stamp the square to tho left of the name of each candidate for whom you desire to vote on whatever list of candidates it may be. Third Do not mutllato your ballot, or mark it either by scratching a name off or writing ono on, or in any other -way oxcept by the stamping on the square or squares as before mentioned. Otherwise tho ballot will not be counted. Fourth After stamping, your ballots, and before leaving tho booth, fold them separately, so thai the faco of them earn not be seen, and so that the initial letters of the names of tho polling clerks on the back thereof can bo seen. Thon hand your ballots to the inspector, the stamp to the polling clerk, and loeve the room. , Fifth If you are physically unable to stamp yokt ballot or can not read English, so inform the polling clerks, and tell them how you wish to vote, ami thoy will stamp your ballot for yon. Hut tho voter and clerks should not per mit any other person to Wear or see hew. tho ballot is stamped. Sixth If you should accidentally, cr by mistake, deface, mutilate or spoil your ballot, return it to tho poll clerks and rfot a new ballot Sti. u WUoover shall knowingly cr willfully naV a false affidavit, under any of the previalewi f this act, shall be deemed guilty of pec 81. so. Any person who shall remove or at tempt te remove a ballot or stamp irtyn ww sleet km tcxhb, or bavins la his pesasston outside the electlonrooai any ballot or stamp, either ger.ulne or counterfeit, during the elec tion, shall tus guilty of felony, ami. on eoavw iten. Hball be Iranrfooaed in the penitentiary net lest than two nor more than live years, and be disfranchised for any determinate penoaae lrai than tti Yearn. Sec to. If any iwmh not herein authorised no to do shall enter or attempt to enter the election roott or enter or attempt to cater within the railing leidlng from mo cjiaiiengs vtladew to tho entrance of tho election roeft HkAut frttkivltttf been passed hytheehalJccneol.or havhM been sworn la as herein befora provldeu, or nhatl remain within fifty feet f m. . n-viii ii nlaaj. eontrsrv to the provisions htryinb-fere matte, be shall be guilty c.f a mxdeiacnnor, and on conviction thereof be UnSd not tactv than Hve hundred I'.ollara. BcctltiiM. Ifnny person shall ImlUce. or attempt to ladnce, any elnctor to write, paste or RTwle place on HU ImlUtt the name of any imrsea or any stjn or detrieo of any kiwi as a 4btingtilehlng mnr toy which to Indicate to any ether pwfion how such elector has voted, or balt enter into or attempt to form any agrwstaat or conspiracy with ny other person to le--dase or attempt to Induce electors, or any elector, to ne place nny distinguishing name er marl: uihh bis ballot, what-hcror mrtM:d not Te comlttel w attempts to to) omwltted. suoh pewons t orfoadlnn shall bt guilty fekmy.and, en conviction, be imprlwHicd not mere than Ave ncr less than two yoant In the Mate's priiHM. fteettea M. Any rrsi whe shall. dr the ateettoa, reawve or destrey any ef the uupelles

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rmM eaawtiNt the vetar te aMasre hU ballet, r aaaN, durinir m ateetiea, reweve, tear dewn er ilstaea the eahU prtatea ter the iMtrvetlaa ef Mm teiers. er shall, during aa te(fti0a, tHr remove any booth, raitiac or wther eeaveal provided for ueh etecUoa, or isaall in. daae er attempt te todiM aay prMm to remaR any of such acts, whether or not any of nee aeta are committed or attempted to fee em mitt sit aall be mtttty of a Misdemeanor, and, e conviction, shall w punUhM by 1mprineament fr cet leea than stx month nor more than one year, aud be dltrabld fer aey tenalnate ieriod net lees than teu ytr ite. A No ofneerof elcetloa shall disclose to any yeraea the name of any eaadidite for whoa aeyedeeWtr lux voted. No omcer ef eltton shall di any otretloaeertag e elect Um day, Ife penton wbatef cr shall do any electioneeringelection day within any po41Ut ptaee, or wMata nfty ft W any pollutjc plaoe, No i-r-sea analt apply fer or reecive any ballet in any petHar pmce ether than that la which he Is entitled to vale. Xo per" ball show hbt ballot after tt Is markd to ury pcrsea In seh a way as to reveal the ceutet te thereof, er the name ef any candidate er eamlldates tor whom he has markiHtbU veto; ner nhatl anyperson exambse a liallot which an eleetor has prepared fervettacer solicit the eleeter to shew the same. N person except the ln-tpjctor of slotbm. or jn jgs who may be temporarily acting fer hHn. shall receive from any voter a ballot preMsred by him for voting. No voter shatl reertve a Hallet from any person other than one ef the i llclcrlis; nor shall any perjoa other than a yo41 clerk deliver a ballot to an Inspector te be votcJ. i.'o voter shall deliver any ballot to aa lsM'ctor to lo voted, except the one he rrretvvrt from the ik11 clerk. No voter shall place nay mcrk upon his ballot or suffer or permit any other jM'rson to do so. by which it may be afterwnrd tdoatiiWd ai the ; voted by him. Whoever shall violate any provhlon of this neettoa sUr.ll lo deemed pi'lt" of a folony, and. o conviction, shall be punUhcd by ln) prbnmcr.t for not less than hU months nor more than oa-i year, and ty flr.o of not le than mo hundred dollars nor more then Ave hendreJ dollars, and Ive d's'ranchlsed for any detirmlaa!D ior!xl not lcg than ten ycar. SHMipre BulliiU. The sample State and local ballots, provide! for by section 35 of tho statute, acta of li3'., pago 174, three of which are to be posted by the inspector in and about each polling place, should bu printed is large type, each on a sheet ef paper about So&tS inches in sise. The sample State ballot will be prepared by tho State Board of Election Commissioners, and inclosed in the package of State ballots for each precinct. They will be printed on yellow paper, and will have printed thereon the words: "Saraplo ballots. Genuine Stato ballot Laen red paper." The sample local ballot should be prepared by tho county board of election commissioners, and Inclosed in the package of local ballots for oach preeiaet of tho county. The sample local ballet should bo printed on green paper, and. should havo printed thereon the words: "Sample ballot Genuine local ballet is on vvhlto paper." If deemed desirable by committees of political parties or by committees for the purpose of the instruction of voters halleta conforming to the above description of sample ballots may be printed of any slae, on yellow and green paper, re spectively, ami posted up or circulated by such committee nr candidate) at any time daring the political canvass. Mallet. " A there are two ballots and two bal let-hexes, inspectors should be examaely careful to put the red ticket in the red box. and the white ticket in the watte box. The Initials of the poll elerks on the of each ballot should tie serutinisei Vefore the ballot is deposited in the eex. as a safeguard against possi ble lergerv ef ballots. In ease a voter a ballot that is not folded so as to show the initials of tho poll clerks it should be returned to him, with instruc tions to go into tho booth and fold it so that they will be shown. If a voter offers a ballot so folded that tho name of any candidate votud for is disclosed it ean not bo placed in tho box, and he can not thereafter bo allowed to vote. This ballot should be surrendered and destroyed, and a minute of the occur rence, with the statement of the de struction of tho ballot, should bo en tered upon tho poll-list,- opposite tho name of the person. CtiTillengrrJ and foil-Book Holders. Section 41 of the Act of March 0, 1890, provided 4,Ono challenger and one po'.lbook holder appointed and designated by each party organization shall be entitled to stand at tho side of the chute near the challenge window." Tho county chairman should provide a written appointment for such persons, which should be recognised by the election beard, unless revoked and a substitute apeeintsd over the same signature. The judges of tho Marlon Superior CJenrt tiavo construed Section 2 of the Poll ileal Purity Aat of March , 1SS0, (Chanter WO. Acts 1890), to prohibit tho payment of challengers, poll-book holders, tlrivcrs or any other party-workers en election day. Weacqulosco in their eenetrnction of that act. KlirtloM Sheriff. Eleetten shorliT.t will preserve order at the fells, make arrests on the demand of a member of the election board, eren affidavits. They should conduct blind voters or ethers nocdln; physical assistance taraagh tho chuto and to and from the vetlng-room. They should attend from the opening ef the. polls to tho conclusion of the eennt. Counting Oet. When the polls are closed tho election heard mnst first count the ballots remaining and unvoted, and the clerks mast record tho number of unvoted ballet en tho tally-sheets. Thereupon these nnvoted tickets must bo totally consumed by fire. Tho board must then cmtnt tho Stato ballots before counting the local ballets, by laying each ballot Mpen the table in th" onW In which it is taken from tho ballot-box, and tho imnccitor and tho judge of t ho election differing in politics from tho inspector, shall -view the ballots as tho names of tee persons voted for are read therefrom. If a Imllot is not stamped on one ef tho square at tho loft of the, titles of tho tickets It will be counted for the names with stamps on tho squares to the Inf t of them, and no others. If two er were names of opposing candidates fer the same olflce are stamped neither ean be counted. If tV: title ef a ticket is stamped ar.d. no names are stamped, the ballot will he oenntod for all the names on the tleket whose title is stamped. If two er Mere "iiJ axe staHptd, the ballet

must be treated m If aeltaer title were stamped. If tbe title of ee tleket U stamped and aUe names on ether ticket, tho ballot muet he counted for the state e stamped, and also (r all the name under tee title stamped, eneept the opponents f names atampect This is subject te the tellewfag exception: In ease there are two er mere candidate for the same ofHoe en tbe Mate tleket, as in case of candidates for the Legislature, Judges of the Superior Court, justices ef the passe, etc., in some eeuntiee, if the title of one ticket and the names of one or more,, but lea) than all, of such candidates en another tiefet are stamped, seek ballots can net be eounted for any of the candidates for such office . for the reason that the intention of the voter is not apparent. If a voter desires to vote a mixed ticket, as to such offices, he must stamp tho name of each candidate for whom he desires to vote whether he stamps the title of a ticket or not. To avoid possibility of mistake, in such oases, election officers should advise voters, if they veto a mixed ticket, to stamp the name of each person voted for. If any ticket is found not Indorsed with the initials of the poll clerks, or If any ticket bears any dbtingulhin mark or luutilation. it shall not be counted; so if any ticket properly indorsed and not mutilated is so made up that it is im possible to determine from thfe Imllot the elector's choice of candidates, such ballots shall not be counted, as to the candidate or candidates affected thereby, but should bo counted as to the candidates not thereby affected. In making tbe count, if any member of tho board shall protest or object to tho decision of a tnajotity thereof, as to counting or not counting the ticket, such ballots must he preserved by the inspector, and, tho poll

clerks must record on the tallj-saeets a memorandum stating how tho ticket? wero .stamped and counted, describing them for identification. On completing tho count of tbe State ballots and recording the tallies the board must then totally consume by fire tho undisputed ballots, and the inspector must preserve, as hereinafter stated, the disputed ballots. The board will then proceed to count the local ballots in the same manner. Tho count ended, toe board must fill up the election return papers, showing the total vote cast for each candidate, and immediately make a memorandum of tho total vote oast for each candidate, and deliver a copy thereof to each member of such board. Kterns The count being completed the board must place in a paper big or envelope to bo furnished for that purpose all affidavit mado and taken during tho election, which bag or envelope must be securely sealed by the board. Eich member of the board must indorse his name on tbe back of such bag er envelope, which must be directed te the clerk of tho county, to whom the inspector must deliver suoh bag or envelope within fhreo days. All protested and disputed ballots preserved from deaVactlo must he pet in another hag furnished for that purpose, together with the seals of the ballot packages ia the same condition as they were when the packages were opened at the beginning of the election. Tho inspector must seal this bap; with wax and indorse thereon the number of ballots therein and the condition of the seals of tbe ballot packages, with tho namo of the township and the number of the precinct. And such Inspector shall deliver tho same at the earliest possible perkd to the elerk of the county. In the third bijr must be placed one of the llsu of voters kept by the poll clerks and one of the tally-papers, which bag must he tightly closed and sealed with wax by the inspector In the presence of the judges; and the inspector must deliver the same to the county clerk on or before the Thursday next succeeding the day of election, and make tho alRdavit required by section 4,71 S of tho revised statutes of 1SS1. In addition to tho report of the committee as given above we reproduce from tho law the following Instructions to voters: Tbilisi Whieh the Zjsw Hmy lit Must Do ant! Some Other Tnat Ma Matt X Ita. WHAT THK VOTEK MUST IH. If you are subject to registration, as before stated, you must register at the county elerk's office at least three months before the election. On going to the polls on election day paw through the chute to the challenge window, and It challenged swear In your vote or stand aside. The necessary forms for affidavits will be supplied at the challenging window. If not challenged, or after swearing in your vote, pass on through tho chute to the door, where you will be admitted la turn. When you enter tue election room announce your name to the poll clerks, who will furnish you with a red ballot containing the names of all candidates for State oilcoi, a white ballot containing the names of all candidates fer local offices and a stamp for marking them. If you do not understand how to mark your ballots atk the poll elerks. If you can not read English, or are physically unable to mark your ballots the poll clerks will mark it for you, and on request will read over the names marked. Go alone into one of the u&oceupied booths and mark your ballot with the stamp. If you wish to vote a "straight ticket" mark the square in front ef tho titlo of your party at the head of tho ticket. If yau wish to vote a mixed er "scratched" ticket mark the square in front of tho name of caeh candidate for, whom you wlrfi to vote, . If by accident you tear, mutilate, deface or spoil year ballet go ai nee to the poll clerks explain how the accident occurred, and ask for anether ballot. Ilefore leaving the !ooth fold each of your ballots so that the Initials of the poll clerks on tbe back will show, but so that no part of the face of the Imllot ean be seen. When your ballets are marked and folded come out of tbe booth.. Give the 2 sump to the poll clerk from whom you received it and band the feUed halleha

te ta laapeeter, wae will put, them in the ballot-box in your pre seas. The leave the room. When you have voted, and before you are ready to vote, remain nfty feet away from the polls. As tbe voter donbthuw now understands pretty well whet be U, he should new earefully read WHAT H K MUM XOT BO. Do net attempt to veto If you are not a legal voter. You are not a legal voter if you have not lived in the State six months, the township sixty days and the preeinet thirty days. You are not a legal voter if you have lived in the county leas than six months and hare sot registered. If registered you must have your certificate with you. Do not accept a ballot from aay perron outside of tbe election room. Any ballot obtained outside is fraudulent, and it is a penitentiary offense to have such a ballot in your possession whether you attempt to vote it or not Do not attempt to hold any conversa tion in tho election room except with the members of the election board and the poll clerks. It is a penitontiary offense to declare that you can not read English or can not mark your ballot if In fact you ean. Do not mark on the ballot with the sUni pat any place oxcept thesquaresln front of the title of the party, or the names of the candidates for whom you wish to vote. Do not put any mark of any kind on your ballet except with tho stamp Do not tear, mutilate, deface or mark your ballot in any way so that it could be identified; and if juu should do so accidentally do not attempt to vote it. Do net show the face of your ballot to any person; you will lose your vote and be subject to fine and imprisonment if you do. Do not, attempt to see the ballot of any other person. Do net attempt to vote any ballot except the ono given you by tho poll clerks. Do not Injure or interfere with any of the railings, posters, booths or any of tho furniture used In conducting tbe election. Do not advise, counsel or abet any vote buying, bribery or other violation of the election law. Do not personate some one olso in registering. Do not misprint ballots. Do not make a false affidavit. Do not refuse an employe tlmo to vote, as the law says he can have four hours at some time in the day for that purpose. Do net deoelve aa eloctor in assisting him to stamp his ticket. Do not forge the clerk's initials on a ticket. Do not counterfeit ballots. Do not open or destroy ballot packages. Do not reveal the nature of t'cxntcut by voter. Do not try to persuade election board te violate tho law. Do not electioneer withia the tifty feet limit Do not show a marked ballot Do not bribe. Do not break open any ballot ba Do not alter a tally sheet Do net import voters. Do not vote twice. Do not intimidate voters Do not bet on the election. Severe penalties are provided for doing or attempting to do any of those acU. Any voter who attempts to leave the election room with a 11 lot or stamp in bis possession shall be immediately arrested, and any person having in his possession outside the election room any ballot or stamp, whether genuine or counterfeit, during tbe election shall be guilty of felony, and shall In imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than tr.o nor more than five years, and shall be disfranchised for any determinate period not less than ten years. LUCKY METAPHOR.

Hew a Wld-Awks Van-faster Changed His Father KrselutleH. It had been decided that lien Hammond should do a little study through the spring vacation, to make up for time lost that winter in illness, lien rebelled; he declared that such a decree was tyrannous, no matter who imposed it, and at last plaintively asserted that bo really didn't feel well enough to work while the other boys were at play. Ills father aad mother proved immovable; study he must, they declared, at least two hours every forenoon. On the first morning of vacation, lion was heard soliloquizing aa he dressed: "Oh yes, harness me upl I'm nothing but an old cart-horse. Put me into a heavy cart, load it up with coal, and then llok me along." Now the one circumstance which could move this family to wrath and vengeance was unklndness, of any sort, shown to dumb animals. Iten had chosen the most telling metaphor which occurred to him, and his mother, overhearing his remarks, was greatly amused by them. "lion," she said, slyly, at breakfast, "didn't I hear something about your being a cart-horse this morning?" "1 am," said lien, seizing upon the idea. "I'm a cart-horse and nothing else. All my chums are kicking up their heels in tho pasture, and I have to work all day long, with only a little musty hay in a nosebag three times a day. I've got on an overhead check so tight that I can't see where I step. My back is galled under the harness. My knees are all barked, where I've fallen down on tho cobblestones. One of my shoos hurts me because I was shod by a poor blacksmith." "Oh, come, Ben," ai4 his fathor, writhing behind his newspaper. "We might as well read Fox's llook of Martyrs at tho table as listen to such horrors." 'It's all true," said lien, dolefully. "I'm just such a horse. And at night after my day's work is done, tho boys of tie family harness me into a buggy and drive ma miles and miles. And they've beugbl a long, slim whip, uhd how it does tingle! Sometimes l vm) othnr horses in the street eating grain for dinner, but I don't even knew the taste of oats!" "Get along; with yout" said his father, unable te bear more. "Go and have a game ef ball or skate er ge in swimminer or piny marbles but don't work en my feeling any more te-dar."

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Mh. CAME ROM'S LETTER. flMM C VWf4ew4eeJ e(te0WMMHI Tt4ft RTfeT J4a JGe ete ttnVw HPSeSeWeSe1 JnVe'J'e The following is ex-Governor Will lam K. Cameron's letter announcing his determination te leave the Kepuh(lean ranks; TO W, . Dashibm, Kse., Richmond, Ye, ner Mr: I have been taught by the events ef Nfhteea months past tt.t ma ef oer anteaS(rtie emH Cee1 s((OeaeS aMe1 en )4effSysT nTsea teM rsepoet. lead oer veteea. ear votes or even the aatlve support ef alienee te the KepehHesa party as it is expounded by the organlsa ties te thU State er aa it ia administered by the present executive and legislative depart meat of the United States Government. The Kepublleaa party preserve no loaeer the aemblaaee ef speaking fer the entire eeuatry, hut bases Its claim to supremacy oa sectional prejudices and asetkmat laterMts, pare and simple. Not only so, but the dtreeters of Its policy have not hesitated In the attalameat of their ends to prostitute the plighted faith of the party In sight of all the world and to reaounee la their Congressional enactments the promises solemnly made to tbe Catenae platform. They stand t elf-eonvicted. net only ef fale pretense nnd punle faith, but of mathematical malignancy in seeking to retain power by awakening the war sentiment at the North and West, and by resurrecting all the stock phrases of fanaticism and sectionalism which oouUl stir the South into resentment aad retort. This object wae and Is to foree tbe fighting as between a solid North aad aoitd South, and at the k&tne time te use the small eoatlnweat of Southern Republicans in Con Kress to minimise the power of the South by neh political abominations as the Lodge bill, and by so framing a tariff law (under pretext of protection to American labor ncd Amerleaa products) ai to increase ever burden of the customs upon the weaker sect Ion, aad as to leaTe in force In all lis shameless Inequality the revenue tax upon the tobacco of Virginia, Carolina, Tenntc, Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Florida. Tbe utterance of Mr. McKlnlcr oa the Seor of tbe House, he the patron of the ChioaKO platform and the teadcref the House ef Itepresenta-

. tlvet and the chairman of th committee whleh I framed the tariff bill, and the action of the Seaj ate In regard to the tobacco clause, constitutes an open declaration of war against Southern development, nnd we must realize that this action apart from Its Inherent Injustice Is a deliberate, wanton and absolute falstlteatloa of a solemn promUe given to the tobacco States by The record on tbe fllair Mil Is r.o better, and the tariff act, with Its so-called revision and equalisation of Import duties, bristles with discriminations agalitat the South and those Industries and prouuits in whieh Southern Repubtteans have the sane interest as Southern Democrats. The Lodge Mil m mUealted the "force bill, because la operation It would be Impossible of enforcement te the ends pretendedly sought. To enact H would be te paralyie tbe commercial progress of the entire eeuatry aad te set back Southern development, in whleh Northern capital is largely engad, a half century. But the mala sufferer would b the negro, who, by this vicious effort te neutralize inevitable conditions, would be deprived of all the safeguards which now surround him. Personally aad politically he would become the scape goat iu a local strife ia which Mr. Ledge and Mr, Reed would have no concern and no Innueaee. The passage of this act late law would be a public calamity. Its passage by tbe majority ef the House of Representatives 'axes the responsibility ea the Republican party. The call fer a halt by Senator Quay la the Senate only voice J the protest of a frightened naaneial and eemmerclal North, aad only proves that Mr. Quay U afraid to risk this earnpaiga ea an lsu whieh oae section would re gard as a blunder and the ether as a crime. I see no reasea to believe that the PresMeat basset beea ia aetivt sympathy with ail that his party has dose and left undone In Congress. His own performances have not. however, beea ese whit la advaaee of the legislative departmeat. He has done nothing south of Mason's and Dlxea's Uae since his inauguration, except te reeegnlae with reluctance that any such country existed. His appointments with lust a few enough henorable variations te prove the rule, have beea of men not representative ia character, inHaenee or capacity. He has shews utter inaptitude te square his actions with hi tteraaees, his performances with bis premises, hi prleeiples with his prejudices, or his status with his statue. He has beea the instrument, willing or unwilling, of the maeblne elements of his party, and for want of bold and brave and catkoile action he has made himself responsible for the tset that In the North and West there is a dlvbied Republican party aad that in the South there b) none worthy of the After 1m than two years ef his administration, Mr. H.irrUonhas removed the tail vest lee with whlen we had hoped that the Kepublleaa party, by ftsteriag an Amerleaa policy, by suberdiuAting the patt to the present, by equal eeaslderation for all sections, by removal of un nscot'sury burdens ef taxation, might prove Itself the restorer of the Union a well as the preserver of the Federal Government. It is not worth whim for one man er ene tbeand men to seek to stay the current of partisanry which has swept Republteant.im from Us legitimate moorings. Ilut ene thing remains la my Judgment for us to do fer men whe recognize, n higher duty than that whleh can he expressed by a party name and that is to free ourselves from all part and lot with a party whleh has no faith too sacred for violation aad recognizes ne, pledge as too solemn to be broken. I eaa net lead myself to the oppression of my people, and it there Is ne polltleal organization whleh meets the full measure ef our approval we eaa at least leave that which violates our every idea of right aad seatiNet presuming tenet up for aay other man or set of men a standard ef duty, and willing to concede te every ene else that freedom ef thought and action I have always, claimed for myself, my resolve, founded oa a desire te be true to myself and my country. Is to refuse all spmpathyer ee-operatlea with the RepuMlean party in the crusade against this section which it new espouses aad under the leadership te which it submits. Si see rely year friend, WILLIAM & CAXSHO. CONGRESSIONAL LYING. A Habit Calculated te fejare the Mar ale f the Nation. Is lying a National vice of such pleasant mien that it merits Government protection? This question is suggested by the deliberate falsification of Representative Kennedy's speech, which has been done under authority of the lower House of Congress. Tbe Congressional Record purports to be a verbatim report of the proceedings of Congress; and, in order that it may be accurate, efficient stenographers are employed at big salaries to take down every word that is uttered during the deliberations of that body. And yet the speech which It published in the Congressional Record is not the speech which Mr. Kennedy delivered on the floor of Congress, nor if it the speech whioh the shorthand reporters took down. Mr. Kennedy's speech consisted mainly in an arraignment of "Senatorial courtesy," under whleh he claimed all sorts of corruption were cloaked. And yet he now seeks refuge under a so-called courtesy of the House, which permits him to publish a bare-faced lie in giving to the world a speech he never delivered. There isn't a hairbreadth's difference between the evils resulting from Senatorial courtesy and the lower House eourteay. The former cloaks corruption; the latter is a refuge for lies. It Is about time that both were abolished and that all Congressional proceedings were eendueted an a square plan. If a Member ef Congress gate an en

the Hoor of ait Her aeuee ana mattes, m ass ef himself the fast ought to appear on the record. The printed Coagressional reeord U Intended for the use ef tbepublle, and net for the exeluelve privilege ef the Congressmen. The very knowledge that his remarks were to be reported and printed verba Vim would be an incentive to a Congressman to behave himself. As it U, he eaa Indulge In all sorts of wild speeehes ea tbe floor aad then go to the publie printer's office with an afterthought speeeh and have the Congressional rt-r-ord R.ke him say vary decorous things. The example set by those high in authority always has a bad effect on the masses. If a Congressman is permitted to lie under Government patronage the body of the people are in danger of using infected with the idea that lying is respectable. For these very good reasons we insist that Congress shall return to the early virtues of the Republic and require all of its prooeedlngi to be accurately and truthfully printed. St. Paul Globe.

FAT FOR SOMEBODY QasstleHnble OpersliuH Whieh Will Pay Well Tkmo uh the iHslde. It Is a fair question. How much do Secretary Windotn, James O. Maine, Napoleon McKlnloy, Itoss Heed and Matt Quay expect to make out of the present policy of tne United States Government? Are they on the ground floor, as usual? Money is worth to the Wall street usurers nowadays all the way from onequarter to one-half of one per cent, pet day. It has been loaned at Interest a high aa two hundred per cent, per annum. Mr. Vlndoin's bond purchases for the purpose of "easing" this situation are made almost without exception of the men who are charging two hundred percent, for money. The money that they get from the Treasury they dole out to speculators iu Wall street at the rate of one-half of ene per cent, per day. How much are the Republican officials who are on tbe Inside making by the operation? Another big swindle is in progress. In anticipation of the McKinley bill's enactment the big importers and others have been making heavy purchases ef foreign goods in advance of consumption for the purpose of selling them la a monopolized market. They have bought under the present tariff. They will sell under the McKinley tariff. These goods are now in bond, and in the ordinary course the duties must be paid soon. The speculators therefore ask their friends, Wlndom, Ulalne, McKinley, Heed and Quay, to add an amendment to the McKinley bill permitting them to postpone the payment of duties for six months or a year. In other and plainer words, they ask the Government to furnlsu them the capital or credit neo&mry to carry on a big deal designed to beat the Government itself out of revenue and to oppress the people with high prices. How much are the anchor-easting statesmen going to make out of this operation? There is "fat" in both of these things for somebody and perhaps for everybody connected with the corrupt and wasteful regime now ia power at Washington. The question is: How much? Chicago Herald. CURRENT COMMENT. The Republican party is cutting ne wisdom teeth. Cincinnati Southwest For President, T. Reed, of Maine; for Vice-President, W. W. Dudley, ef Indiana; platform, brass and boodle. St. Louis Republic. Idaho is a rotten borough admitted for the purpose of giving to the Republicans two Senators and three electoral votes. N. Y. World. The aged Tennessee farmer whe cut his throat because he could not live in poverty oiight to have been in Maine when Reed was squandering his money. Atlanta Constitution. A wag has said that local, direct tax is a wart on your nose which you can see; but a tariff tax is . a cancer on your liver, which you can not see, but which is consuming your vitals. Chicago Tariff Reformer. There can be ne question whab ever that if a National election were te be held to-day Democracy would sweap the country like a whirlwind. And the party of the people is growing stronget every day. Chicago MalL Pious John U'aaamaker forbade the circulation ef the Kreutser Sonata, in ths mails, but he allows Joe Cannon's Blthy speech to be scattered broadcast through the same channel. Tolstoi, however, dees not train in the g. o. p. Florida Times-Union. Pension Commissioner Raum seems loth to tell all he knows about that refrigerator business, l'robablj he, too, imagines that "dignified si lence" Is all that is necessary thest days to shut tbe eyes of the people. Uarrlaburg (Pa.) Patriot In justice to the Administration, to the Speaker and to the majority in Congress, there should now be an unsparing laying bare of all tho facts, in order that aroused suspicion may wrone, ne innocent person. The time has oosie to find out all about Raum. N. Y. World. Senator Quay owes it to the party that has given him place and power W elear himself of the grave charges that now besmirch his character, or else step down and out. Tho Hawkey a is Republican in every fiber, but It believes is honest Republicanism. liurlingtoa Haykeye, Republican victory in Wyoming, eneef the newest of the rotten boroughs, was brought about by a bargain with the Mormons. For certain coneeesiOM in the constitution and the laws the Mormons gave their support to the Republican candidates, thu turning the scale in their favor. Chicago Herald. Commissioner Raum is loyal bt the Instincts of an office-holder. He 1 not ready to die, and will see hades f rosea over before he will resign. General Raum is in pretty good condition to defy the Administration, because ha has not been a whit mora thrift; in hU administration ef a public office thai the President himself has beea. lit. Paul Glebe, ,