Show THE BALLOT MOVEMENT A kerons movement that is rapidly pushing itself to the front among the great of the day is that which aims tn ire r r tio people an honest and uncorrupted uncorrupt cd b lot the manifold evils mining from the 0 o of money in elections alie perversion of the right of suffrage to servo alie ends of designing and unscrupulous politicians have lent hcan recognized and deplored ly all intelligent and honorable men the manner in which elections arc con ducted in some sections of the country and particularly in many large towns and cities has become such an tu be a just cause of ahama and n to american citizenship if the of things with to the conduct of elections is no ilian it was years ago it can bo gaii 1 l on the whole to bo any better the evil work as a rule goes on more quietly than in years but it is far moro more persistent and more harmful in ita results our professional politicians have changed their methods somewhat but aliey have not improved their morals it is only necessary to take an active part in an electoral campaign compa ign in any community dominated by a political gang to become a witness to and to form an acquaintance with facts which are together almost enough to shatter ones faith in our popular form of to enter alie arena of a political struggle in no of these places ia liko going down to battle in a miry pen of unclean beasts it is to enter alie lists against opponents alio count not liing too dishonorable too low and despicable to gain cuda a place honor manliness integrity of character go for naught a contest whore alio palm of victory is accorded to him who is most skilled in falsehood and deceit and who can practise alie arts of bribery and corruption most successfully so clearly are these bilings recognized and understood among politicians that men have been openly rebuked for presuming to think that it would be possible to carry an election on a basis of moral principle alio only principle in politics we havo been confidently assured is alie principle of getting the best of your opponents all fair and foul are right in politics success can bo won on no basis |