Show THE ALAIN BALLOT during the session of the late legislature of this territory it was at times and by bj different persons persona asked aked to enact a measure establishing the australian system of voting this thie was not done abour as our readers know and whether we have escaped a condition that would be unwelcome if tried or missed one that would have been productive of great bone flolid results it is bootless to discuss now it is in enough to speak of the law itself and seek to become familiar with its provisions and modus so that if w we 0 want it by the time the next legislature convenes convene we may be in a position to ask for it under stab lindly and with some degroo degree of authority that the operation of the system is very beneficial in a moral sense eue cannot be denied since ino it is ie impossible for any person to know how another has voted a voter way may be bribed or coerced by threats of loss jou of employment or otherwise into ac celing to another an others Ps demand BB as to bow he be shall vote but as all ballots ballot are prepared in a clow close room into which no one but the person preparing his big ballot is allowed to enter and be cornea comes out with it in a sealed envelope and hands it to the election judge the secret ecret of how he be voted be longemo himself hima elf we have one feature of that system in vogue now but the one who woke seeks to coerce may supply his victims with ballots ballota and see nee that thai they cast them or he may demand and obtain an inspection of the tickets which they have obtained for theme themselves elves none of which could take discs under the australian system so go that in this respect it is in safer and therefore entitled to greater consideration than any other so BO far put in operation opera tian tin but it has its drawbacks addono of these as an shown by its application in the state of kentucky to la the greatly lo creased expense A recent issue of the courier journal diurnal of louisville says the total cost coat to the people of that state for the election on the fth will be not less than and may run ahead 0 that amount and that too when one item has baa been considerably reduced that of OM officers erh PRY pay they formerly received 3 a day and under the new law they will get but 2 the printing expense will be very great A rough estimate places it at 10 for each precinct in the state where under the old system it was about ia 3 now it to is necessary to provide ballot books with the name ot of the precinct printed on the outside ana a blank form for the returns on the inside stencil stamps stampe and stencil pads muli muni be provided also cards of in st ruction envelopes for spoiled ballots and duplicate returns the ballots will generally be as aa large as a half balf grown newspaper and as the size will vary in different counties according to the number of local candidates it is impossible to make a close cloae estimate ast as to what hat they will cost about hilf half a OW million bil bit lots will be required for the entire state the printing lor the counties is ordered by the county court clerks and most of it for the coming election is being done in louisville the estimate of 10 as the cost of printing for each precinct of the 1400 in round numbers in the state will not be very wade of the mark another expense not above named is in for election booths or the retiring rooms previously spoken of in which the voters prepare their ballots ball ts of course this item will only figure in the first election as they can be used thereafter without additional expense except now and then for repaire which will be trifling the total cost of the election iq it each precinct is put at which multiplied by 1400 the number of precincts in the state would make a grand total of rather bather expensive but cheaper thin detecting and prosecuting frauds at the poisons polls pol sons one would think |