| Show AT THE UNIVERSITY Judge Jaggs Able Lecture on Ballot Reform I Element That Go to Make Up a Good Government Safeguards ana Dangers f Dan-gers That Threaten The first of the course of literary lectures lec-tures at the university was delivered by Judge Judd at the art gallery last evening After a brief statement by Acting President Kingsbury as to the object of this course of lectures and a song > L by Miss Eva Winberg Judge Judd was introduced and throughout his lecture held the closest attention of the large audience Ballot Beform was the subject and i it was handled In a most Interesting and instructive manner Government Govern-ment said the speaker is the highest high-est form of civilization The strugr from the beginning has been for government gov-ernment one which would tend to the t highest interests of mankind and accomplish So ac-complish the greatest good to the greatest great-est number Public men in speeches and articles it have discussed tho subject of ballot reform entirely as to the mode and manner of voting It occurs to me that there is a deeper point to be touched upon than these < HIn our government back of the manner lies the method of voting f The speaker then rehearsed the history his-tory of the framing of our constitution constitu-tion and said that the government of the United States was the invention of v our own people The effort of the people of the thirteen thir-teen original states has been to preserve pre-serve their constitution ao first adopted adopt-ed and every act of the legislatures that oppose these is carefully measured + meas-ured 1 The Ideas in framing the government of the United States was to make the general government a government c I framed after the laws of the individual I individ-ual states Hence the endeavor to cling as closely to the original individual governments as possible X The king of England controlled the parliament and the courts and the constitution con-stitution of England is traditionary f The prime feature of our system of government is that it is invested in a judicial an executive and a legislative > power and that neither may exercise the power of the other and all are governed by a constitution not tr2 t ditionary but written which cannot r be set aside t The Supreme court of the United States the Supreme court of the territory e ter-ritory of Utah the district court of Salt Lake city the justice of the i peace are all bound to uphold the constitution con-stitution of the United States in its every phase Every attempt to get around it is an offense against the government Of all matters of government the z consideration of commerce and trade are all Important An attempt was made to hold a commercial convention conven-tion at Annopolis Md in 1786 but as I only five of the thirteen stats were represented it fell through The next year the continental congress advised the different states to send delegates to another commercial convention at Fhiladelpuia This convention wa held on May 20 1787 The speaker next quoted from the letter t France on the government of the United States We have he continued in keeping with these views of Mr Jefferson fortyfour states each of which has its own government gov-ernment independent of the other and intact yet all continuing to keep up the national government Every judicial judi-cial officer legislative officer cia ofce every legslatve ofcr every executive officer every military officer in the United States takes a oath before God to support this dual i form of government which moves along with a harmony and precision that cannot be cnnot surpassed The highest aim of human happiness that has ever been reached so far a we know in civilization Is in our government gov-ernment Still there have no doubt been civilizations reached by some forms of governments that we have not attained to What I have said proves if any thing that the direct effects of any government rests with the people I the people of each state say they will not send a delegate to Washington y and took no part in the national government gov-ernment this government would soon fall to piee All just powers of government gov-ernment are derived from the consent of the governed This government constructs a beautiful building on a perfect pleNo base and that base is the peo No official from the president to the most insignificent municipal officer can have a place in this government without the voice of the people Reuse to vote and this government will g 10 pieces utterly Without a good government what would this land of ours be The people would be at unrest and would feel that they were sot being governed i Any government Is better than no government is an old saying but give the people a good government and you will have a happy contented thriving nation I In studying government do not ben be-n at government and go down but look to the sources Every government I govern-ment i reflex and Is built uo on asocial a-social system If social I system is abandoned i social system Is a lazy government criminal vicious one so will be the v There can be no government with but the consent of the governed How trivial the manner of voting if we bave this in mind The ballot system in Virginia is quite piimltlve Here they simply go I to the polls and calling out their names state for whom they wish to i vote In some places no registration is required L others the Australian p1 ballot in the simple pure form or in a modified form is used All this is manner not object Ballot reform ha come to mean the te casting of an intelligent ballot In f the history of civilization there has never been a method invented nor will there be that will subserve ignorance When a man casts his he should cast it with view cst wit a w ahead The government gov-ernment must represent the people Every law every great question must find Its consummation or defeat through political parties We must have political polit-ical parties hence the great demand for more knowledge of the government govern-ment It is a shocking thing t estimate the number of men who sell their votes These are conclusions I have come t by careful consideration It has been brought to my attention asa as-a government officer that hundreds of men who have never been naturalized natural-ized vote in this territory It is the effect of our defective defectve immigration 9 tion laws that allows men to vote In this country who know no more about the ivernment than the apes and chmpaeest Africa do and In consequence con-sequence they can be steered to the polls and induced by ward bummers and scheming politicians to vote to their advantage Ballot reform is to reform the citizen I I had my way no man born outside of the United States should have the right of franchise fran-chise He could come here and we would protect him His children would have the right as born citizens but they would be educated net every foreigner vote and you wlli haxear corrupted ballot box I you would have a pure ballot educate yourselves and the people I Show me a well meaning law abidi Ing citizen who goes about his business busi-ness ind cares for his family and I it show 55011 u man who does noted not-ed the Australian ballot Go and fef tthe Italian the Bohemian the I 1 te v Tuck the Hun bring them here and i r < Rive them 1he lo and all the Aus t a Kv t a te AUI 0 S fT j > c > 0 I c i 1 zralian systems in the world will not protect the ballot The ward politician and heeler have reached the highest point I T schemes to beat the United States Koveitiment I affirm that there fstn the United States no citizen who has been made ctzen a citizen by our hospitalities and who is now a patriotic citizen who will not voice this sentiment Show me a honest patriotic citi zen and I will show you a citizen of whom you need have no fearS fear-S e to i young men boys that as you come up and cast your first ballot you do It with a proper Impulse Haying Hay-ing done that our government is secure se-cure I cannot contemplate the future of our government under any other conditions con-ditions without shuddering So long as the balance of power in this country coun-try political power is in the rural districts that have not yet become corrupted cor-rupted so long will our government be safe |
