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RSDAY, NOVEMBER
1892.
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NO. 43.
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.
UNDER THE BAKER BALLOT
LAW.
Fall Directions for Every Voter as to How
He Casts His Ballot—Qaalifications and
Duties of Electors—FPenal offenses,
Read the following instructions over
give all the information required:
1. WHEN ELECTIONS TO BE HELD.
A—GENERAL ELECTIONS—T uesday
next following first Monday of No-
vember.
b—LOCAL ELECTIONS—On the third
Tuesday of February, and for special
purposes may be ordered by the Gov-
ernor and the Courts on other days.
¢—pPOLLS—T0 be opened at 7 o'clock a.
m. and closed at 7 o’clock p. m.
2. QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTER.
All persons born or naturalized in the
United States, and subject to the juris-
diction thereof, are citizens of the Unit-
ed States and of the States wherein
they reside.
Every male citizen 21 years of age,
possessing the following qualifications,
shall be entitled to vote at all elections:
a. He shall have been a citizen of the
United States at least one month.
b. He shall have resined in the State
one year (or if having previously been
a qualified elector or native boru citi.
zen of the State he shall have removed
therefrom and returned, then six
months), immediately preceding the
election.
¢. He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer to vote at
least two months immediately preced-
ing the election. A minor becomes
of age on the day prior to the 21st an
niversary of his birth.
d. If 22 years of age or upwards, he
shall have paid, within two years, a
State or county tax, which shall have
been assessed at least twomonthsand
paid at least one month before the
election.
¢. If the name of a voter isnot upon the
registry list he cannot vote unless he
make proof of his right to vote, as
heretofore required by law.
f. The law relating to right to challenge
and to proof of right to vote remains
as heretofore. Challenge should be
made before the person offering to
vote receives his ballot, but nay be
made at any time before he casts it.
g. Naturalization certificates issued by
the courts must be produced to the
board and are conclusive if genuine.
h. The voter is disqualified if he has
agreed to receive or receives any val-
uable consideration for his vote; or
has a wager or bet pending on the
election; or has been convicted of a
willf ul violation of the election laws,
or has promised to give any voter a
valuable consideration for voting or
withholding his vote.
3. MANNER OF VOTING,
Besides the election officers and su.
pervisors authorized by the laws of the
United States, or overseers appointed by
the courts of this commonwealth, not
more than four voters in excess of the
number of voting shelves or compart-
ments shall be allowed inside of the en.
closed space at one time and not more
than ten outside that space.
Specimen ballots and cards of instrue-
tion can be obtained from the election
officers upon request,
The person desiring to vote will
a. Enter the room and remain outside
the chain or guard.rail. When his
turn arrives he shall first give his
name and residence to one of the elec-
tion officers in charge of the ballots.
b. The officer will thereupon announce
the same in a loud and distinct tone
of voice.
¢. 1f the voter's name is upon the bal
lot check-list, the inspector or clerk in
charge of the said list will repeat the
name.
d. The voter will then enter the space
enclosed by the guard-rail, unless his
right to vote be challenged.
e, If challenged by a qualified citizen,
he shall remain outside the guard-rail
until his right to vote is determined,
but he may be challenged any time
before the vote is cast. It is recom.
mended, however, that challenges be
made before the voter enters the
guard-rail, or before he receives his
ballot. His right to vote shall be es-
tablished in the manner heretofore
provided by law.
J. If his right to vote be established his
and checklists,
4. INSIDE OF GUARDRAIL,
The voter having the right to vote
will enter within the guard-rail,
a. The election officer haying charge of
the ballots shall detach one from the
stub and give it to the voter.
b. The said officer shall first fold it so
that the words printed upon the back
and outside of the ballot shall be the
only words visible, and it cannot be
voted unless so folded,
¢. Only one ballot shall be given to a
voter, unless he inadvertently spoils it,
when he may obtain another upon re
turning the spoiled one.
d. Upon his receiving the ballot, the
check-list shall be marked by election
officers, and the voter shall forthwith,
and without leaving the space enclosed
by guard-rail, retire to one of the vo-
ting shelves or compartments,
e. Only official ballots can be voted, and
any ballot other than a sample ballot,
{ appearing to have been obtained other-
! wise than provided by the Act, shall
be sent to the District Attorney for
his official action,
| 5. INSIDE THE VOTING SHELF OR COM-
PARTMENT.
The voter, upon entering the Voting
Shelf or Compartment, must prepare his
ballot.
a. To assist him in preparing his official
ballot he may mark a sample ballot
before going to vote and take it with
him into the voting compartment to
copy from in preparing his official
ballot. He must vote the official
ballot only,
b. Cards of instruction will be posted
in each voting compartment or shelf.
¢. No voter will be allowed to occupy
a voting shelf or compartment already
occupied by another, except when giv.
ing the help allowed in the preparation
of his ticket; nor to remain in such
compartment more than three minutes
if all the compartments are in use and
other voters are waiting to vote.
d. If any voter declares to the Judge of
Election that he desires assistance in
the preparation of his ballot, by reason
of disability, he shall be permitted by
the Judge of Election to select a quali-
fied voter of the election district to
aid him in the preparation of his ballot,
such preparation being made in the
voting compartment. There is no pro-
vision in the law which re quires the
to define his disability or which
g the Judge of Election any discre-
refuse to comply with the request
Jor assistance, made because of alleged
“disability.”
. A voter who shall, except as above
stated, allow his ballot to be seen with
an apparent intention of letting it be
known how he is about to vote, or
shall willfully violate any provisions
of the Act, shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor,
f. No person within the election room
voles, or
shall interfere with any voter when
inside said enclosed space, or when
marking his ballot, or endeavor to in-
shall electioneer or solicit
duce any voter before depositing the
ballot to how he marks his
ballot.
6. PREPARATION OF BALLOT.
a. If voter vote the
STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET, or in
other words, for all the candidates on
the Democratic ticket, he can do so by
making a cross mark, thus X, in the
square or margin opposite and to the
Ricur of the word Democrat at the
head or top of each Democratic group.
mark or will be
equivalent to a cross mark against
every name in such Democratic
group, and will be counted as one
vote for each Democratic candidate
named. Each group in the Democrat
column must be similarly marked with
show
the desires to
™
This single Cross
a CTO&S,
b. This year (1862) there will be the fol-
lowing groups in the Democrat ticket
to wit: 1. State ticket, embracing
candidate for Supreme Court Judge,
two candidates for Congressmen at
Large, and thirty-two candidates for
Electors, 2. Candidate for Congress,
3. Candidate for State Senator (where
such official is to be elected). 4. Can-
didate or candidates for Representa.
tive, 5. Candidate for Judge (where
such official is to be elected.) 6. Coun-
ty candidates. To vote the full Demo-
crat ticket, a cross must be made for
each of these groups. A siugle cross
at the top of the ticket simply votes for
the State ticket, or those in the first
group. Such a ballot would not be
counted for the candidates for Con-
gress, State Senator, &e.
¢. If the voter desires, he can make a
cross mark in the square opposite and
to the Riout of each of the candi.
dates for each office to be filled in the
Democrat column, and his vote will
be counted as one vote for each candi.
date so marked,
d. If the voter adopts the plan of mark-
ing a cross to the right of each candi
date he should be careful not to miss
a name, as a name not crossed would
not be counted,
e. The simple method, where the voter
desires to vote the “straight” or whole
ticket, is to place a cross mark to the
right of the party name at the head or
top of each group in the Democratic
column, The only difficulties in the
use of the new ballot being those which
arise from an attempt to vote a mixed
or “scratched” ticket; Democrat vot-
ers are cautioned against voting any
but a straight ticket (except for good
cause, and then only after careful in.
struction), as to do so is attended with
danger that the entire ballot may be
invalidated,
J. Where a Republican desires to vote
for a candidate on the Democratic
ticket, say for representative in the
General Assembly, he can put an X |
at the head of each group in the Re- |
publican column, except the Repre- |
sentative group; and if there are, say, |
2 Representatives to be elected, he can |
put an X opposite the name of one |
Representative nominee in the repub- |
lican group, and another X opposite |
the name of one Represenative nom. |
inee in the democratic group. In |
other words, so far as he votes a|
straight ticket he marks the groups, |
and where he desires to ‘“‘cut” his|
ticket he marks the names of the nom. |
inces, {
g. Crosses must be marked in the ap- |
propriate margin or place only, and |
always at the right.hand side of the |
party column.
h. If a voter marks more
there are persons to be elected to an |
office his vote shall not be counted for |
names than
such office. |
For ExamrrLe.—The voter makes |
a cross to the right of the first group |
in the democratic column, This]
mark would indicate one vote for
each and printed in this
group, to wit: candidates
Jor Presidential Electors,
Every name
thirty-two
two candi- |
dates for Congress.at-Large, and on
candidate for Judge of Supreme Court, |
This year two Congressmen-at-Large
are to be elected, If the voter, after |
having placed a cross mark at the top |
of the group and to the right of the
word “democrat,” should to |
vote for the republican candidates for |
desire
that office should place a cross mark |
opposite and to the right of each of
their names, his for
vole Congress. i
for either party, because he would by |
80 marking, vote for four instead of |
two candidates.
i. The voter must
names upon the ticket, nor
name with a “sticker” or “‘paster,’
except in the case referred to in the |
next section.
j. When a candidate has died or with- |
drawn, and a substituted nomination |
is made after the ballots are printed,
the new name will be printed upon a
“sticker,” which should
over to cover the name of the deceas.
or withdrawn candidate. The
should, in placing the “sticker”
the name of the leceas.
ed or withdrawn, use great care so as |
not to cover more than th
Under no other circumstances can a
“sticker” be pasted over a name, or
be placed in the
k. Before leaving the the
or compartment the
ballot without pia
marks make by him, in the s 1y |
it was folded when handed to hum hy |
the election off it folded |
until he has it voted
l. After leaving the voting shelf, and
before leaving the enclosed space, he
shall give his ballot to the election of-
ficer in charge of the ballot-box.
m. This officer,
ballot, shall
out
Cover ai
not cross any |
be pasted
yoter |
ovel
candidate so «
LORE WAL,
democratic colum
voting
his
er, and Kes P
withowt wnfolding the
number #4 in the right.
hand upper corner of the back of the
ballot, immediately to the left of the
folding line, and then shall fold the
corner so as to cover the number, and
paste it down so that the number can
not be seen and deposit it in the bal.
lot-box.
n. The voter may make a memorandum
of the number of his ballot.
0. No voter, not an election officer, shall
be allowed to re.enter the enclosed
space after he has once left it except
to give help, as hereinbefore stated.
7 PENAL OFFENSES,
1. Allowing a ballot to be seen, with
apparent intention of showing marks.
2. Casting, or attempting to cast, an
unofficial ballot, or one improperly ob.
tained.
8. Interfering with voters,
4. Inducing voters to show ballots,
5. Uncoveriag numbers,
6. Defacing, destroying or removing
official list of candidates, cards of in.
structions, specimen ballots, or supplies
supplies for marking.
7. Hindering voters.
8. Filling false certificates, papers, or
letters,
9. signing nomination papers when
not qualified.
10. Forging indorsements to ballots,
11. Defacing, destroying, or delaying
the delivery of ballots,
12. Willful or negligent nonperfor-
mance or misperformance of official
duty.
3. Willful misfeasance of printers of
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14. Appropriation or improper disposi.
tion of ballots by printers, ¥
15. Having ballots in possession, oth.
er than sample, outside of voting room.
16. Counterfeiting official bailots or
having counterfeits in possession, This
section does not apply to sample ballots.
3: Violating any provision of the
n—————
In the Tams case at Pitlsburg on
Priduy Ju Porter determined the
uestion of jurisdiction by the simple
ae “If a mili commander
exceeds his duty or goes beyond his
authority, he is amenable in the civil
courts for the results of such acts.”
That would seem to be the common
sense of the phineiple that the civil hi
superior he military power, in
time of peace at least. power
CAPITOL CHAT.
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
A Brief Review/of What Government of
Ofcinls are Doing for the Couns
try's Good,
WASHINGTON, Oct 81, 1892.—The re-
publican party is always loudest in its
claims of confidence when it is most
frightened and when its leaders are re-
solved upon taking the most desperate
chances. News was brought here by
a member of the republican national
hat the fight
was practically over unless something
committee, last week, ¢
It was that
Elkins
and Tracy to New York to confer with
news which carried Secretaries
of accompany-
ing the rest of the Cabinet to Indianap-
Harrison's funeral,
and the assumption of republican con-
fidence which is now going on is the
direct result of that conference and in-
that
tricky is about to be sprung by
dicates to a certainty something
the re-
publican managers,
Mr. Harrison has so refused
far
Harrison, but I have it on good au
ity—the that informed me of
sme
fore it was known in any Washington
office—that Luay
will come here this week for the pur-
Mr.
newspaper senator
ing the sitvation before
Harrison and trying to get
ertain desper
is proposed to resort to in the
attempt to carry New York.
Mr. Harrison
take no part whatever in the
als measures
Privat
RAYS will
remaind-
all the
same |
COMES,
Not for years have the promi
Wash
been so thoroughly imbued with
democrats who come to
fidence that the party is on the eve
the greatest victories of its hist
are now,
senator Carlisl iis vote bs
date
ay in Kentucky.
not because
wildest republican
even in his
redictions, classed
as his speeches in of
arly in New York, have
Venson N
LF
they will do more good than his coul
possibly have done in Kentucky.
i 1
W. H. Michael,
Mand reon, of
Ho H ~enator
a protege of
Nebraska, has disgraced
himself in the eyes of all honorable
Union Veterans and was prompt
esl
National
Michael
mittee on printing, and he was a short
iy call
down by the commander of the
Union Veteran's Union
is a clerk to the Senate
time ago elected
Department of the
of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland
Union Veterans’ Union. A few days
ago, while the national commander of
Michael
sent broadeast an official order direct-
Potomac
the organization was away,
for Harrison. The order
created a rumpus in the organization,
and vote
and as soon as Gen. Yoder, the
tional Commander, returned to the
city he issued an order revoking that
of Michael and suspending that over
smart individual from office as Com-
mander of the Department, empha-
sizes the fact that the organization is
non-partisan and must be kept so.
Gen. Yoder is a democrat, but polities
have nothing to do with his act, which
is deserving of the commendation it is
getting from veterans, of all shades of
political opinions,
All of the good things said about
Attorney General Miller when he an-
nounced himself as being opposed to
members of the Cabinet making politi-
eal stump speeches will have to be re-
called. He has seen what Senator
Hill calls “a new light,” and he is not
only willing to condone the offence he
#0 recently condemned, but he has actu-
ally gone to West Virginia to meet
Bec. Elkins and help him make some
speeches,
Mr. Blaine is very quietly spending
his time at his Washington residence,
and if he is doing the slightest thing
towards, helping the republican ticket
it is not apparent to ordinary ob-
servers, Unless he very suddenly
changes his mind he will not go home
to vote,
If all the democratic roosters are not
loudly crowing for victory on the
morning of November, the visible
signs of the political firmanent falsify
the situation, for they all point to the
certain and triumphant election of
Cleveland and Stevenson,
- sss
meme FOO ent of Ladies Coats
at C. P. Longs, Spring Mills.
BE
VENTED,
Those eitizens of Pennsylvania, of
either party, who believe that it would
be to the eredit and advantage of the
State to dispense with the service of
Matthew 8, Quay in the United States
be deterred
from trying to accomplish that object
by the impression that it is a hopeless
undertaking. There is an appearance
in the situation that warrants the be-
lief that Quay can be defeated by judi-
that properly
therefore Demo-
anti-Quay
hould be encouraged to work
cious management and
directed effort, and
erats and
Republicans
for the
election of Representatives i
know will vote against
Ther
there
18 no disgul
are thousands Republicans
who regard the State as being discred-
itably represented in the United States
Senate by stich a notoriously crooked
1348 3 » 4 . ¥ s R13 " 4
political character as our junior Sens-
tor unquestionably is. They were per-
fectly powerless to prevent the contin-
uance of this disgrace by nominating
adverse iO
Quay, for he had the county
Legislative eandidates
COnvel
pu
are in
tions generally set
pose
a frame of
up to suit his
Republicans of this class
mind that will not consider
it calamitous t ose the Stats
8 loss should involve
of the Beaver Boss
position in which they ar
that he
ble,
[eoicly,
the
irom a
vineed
ture if such
retirement
is neither usefu
These
anti-Quay
and it is not too m
appear the mark
their to
opposition
tiean candidates who have
nominated for the Legislature
senatorial interest of M. 8. Quay.
- » -_
2 Modern Marvel,
When THe Prerseure TiMes
possession of
April its
ue Trves would gre
in the
took
it ! Fie Fassiledi ‘
is splendid building last
thint
11
EX0oeLenoe
shers promised
in
same proportion as its quarters
had
position
THE Times
already won such i proud
3 . } 1
have been enlarged.
among Lhe newspapers of the country
4
$ Find vi Plead fr
hind curiosity VO
thi
know how the
deemed.
pleasantly gratified.
there was general
promise would be
That curiosity has been most
Tue Times
been so enlarged, and many new
added, that it is
EVEryw here cited as a marvel of modern
has
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features have been
Journalism. The chief wonder is that
every re
$3.00 per year, little the
If
by
more than
vit
wet
of a first class weekly paper.
any of our readers are not familiar
personal inspection with the merits of
The Times, to
for a sample copy which will be mail.
If there is
agent for THe Times in your locality
it will pay you to write to Tue Times
for terms to agents.
we advise them send
ed free to any address, no
. et ——
The Baker Ballot and the Voter.
Judge Yerkes, Pa.
on Saturday gave his opinion upon the
right of a voter to take a friend in the
booth with him to mark the ballot.
The judge says that if a man happens
of Norristown,
to forget his spectacles he cannot be
deprived of his vote because he cannot
see, but may call in a friend to help
him how to mark his ballot. Or a
in the booth and mark the one given
to him by the election officers by eom-
parison.
statesmen te——
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The great Reciprocity Overcoat, $10.-
00.
The great Protective Tariff Suit $10.-
00,
The great Free Trade Suit, $10.00.
Children’s suits and overcoats in
endless variety.
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nana AP MY I AS
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We are abreast of the times and in
advance of the seasons bringing in the
finest stock of Fall and Winter Cloth-
ing. The dollar you spend with us
goes farther, lasts longer, gets more
style, more quantity, and does you
more good, in service worth and wear
than money spent elsewhere. Our
goods and prices now waiting for your
inspection will prove this.
SAMUEL Lewix, Clothier,
ETRE
Considerable Money Spent.
Considerable money was spent for
straightening the street, yet the street
Is still crooked. The expense might
have been saved, until the proper time
cate for it.
BLOW AT THE BAKER BALLOT
The Supreme Court Must Now Decide as to
Its Validity
An unexpected blow was strick at
Jaker ballot law Wednesday. A
4
the
bill to test its validity was filed in the
Eupreme court, and that tribunal must
The
bill was filed by John B. Jackson and
others,
now render a decision in the case.
against the county of Alleg-
heny and the board of cornissioners,
asking that an injunction be issued
againgt the their
rks, restraining them for further ad-
commissioners and
ol
vertising of procuring or distributing
any of the new ballots,
The forth pre-
pared as are the specimen ballots now
being distributed, with the
" .
all the candidates
bill set that ballots
names of
of
10 thie éew
he acts of 1830 and 1866.
It is alleged that the cost of the ballots,
upon slieet
one
paper, would not conform
quirements of t
as proposed, is far too great, and furth-
er, that many voters would be econ-
founded by its immense size,
The objectors presented of ballots
which the vy claim conform to the law
are much cheaper than the regular
ballot. The ballo
instead of being on one sheet of paper,
fol-
One containing the presidential
the
containing
nd
Rakae
PXARCT ix
propos ad
are divided into three tickets as
IOWH:
y 1.3 ;
electors and addresses: second tick-
the
names of the candidates in the county
i
el Ket
4
is the county tic
$
and will be only a little larger than
third
very
the usual county ticket. the is
- y i 5
the judiciary ticket, and is =a
s1nall one,
The cost of printing these
the county would be $4,000, where-
as the cost of printing the Baker ballots
will be £20.000,
a > yo
QUAY KEEPS OUT OF SIGHT
Senator but
Be-
ire leaving New York Friday he had
a final conference with Secretary Tra-
A Elkins and National
Chairman Carter at the Holland House
After the conference it was given
that Mr. Quay was wall satisfied with
the
nows how to keep out of sight.
Quay is in city
Cy, deCreiary
out
the Harrison situation, and could not
with Republi-
As a special proof of con-
fidence in the ultimate result Mr. Quay
to left $5,000 with Joe
Manley to put out in bets, as he want-
sce a thing to interfer
CAN SUCCESS,
is said have
ed to make a little money this year at
expense. This cheerful
condition of affairs had a fine effect
until Saturday morning when the pub-
lished interview confirmed that
Mr. Quay had said: “I came over
here to see if Harrison chance
I now know that he has not.
I am going home.” Then the bottom
fell out of Republican confidence and
Democratic
was
had a
to win.
there was a fearful slump.—Philadel-
phia Times,
airs metic
The operations of the McKinley bill
in Ohio has served to increase the pro-
{ fits upon capital and to decrease the
In other words it
{ verifies the truth of Democratic claims
{ that the Republicans’ protective tariff
robs the many and enriches
earnings of labor.
| system
the few,
“In 18680 the 80,502 employes engag-
ed in industrial establishments had an
average annual $402.01. In
| 1801, the 99.257 employeos had an
average annual earning of $470.05 a loss
when compared with 1890, of $22.86
per employee,
| “The coal miners in 1890 earned
$363.42, while in 1891 their earnings
| $324.88 per employee, a loss of $38.50.
| If nothing the industries in which
| wages have increased or decreased, it is
| a remarkable fact that the increase in
| nearly every instance was in the non-
protected industries, whereas the pro-
tected industries, such as mining, agri-
cultural work, engine and boiler works
stoves and iron castings, &c., are credit-
ed with a reduction in wages.”
a an
The court trials of the Homestead
strikers are being held back to save the
Republican ticket. They should have
been put on the list several weeks ago,
but the effect of the agitation would
probably jeopardize the Republican
prospects of success. The result, it
was thought, could not be changed in
this State, but in doubtful States like
New York and Indiana, where there
are large manufacturing distriots, the
anti-protection sentiment would be so
strong as to elect the Democratic can
didates with big majorities. The in-
formation that the trials are being
held back for political purposes comes
from persons close to the political
throne in Allegheny county.
AS MY A SAAR.
The great Tammany orator, Bourke
Cockran claims that Cleveland's plu.
rality in New York State will be 75,
000. There is no good reason why
that should not be about the figure.
The party in the State was never more
thoroughly united—was never more
enthusiastic and determined in its
purpose,
NA AANA
Quay went over to New York to ‘see
about it,” and left saying the jig is up
to
with Harrison, and came back
Ivania to take
earning
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