| Show A SAMPLE OF FAIRNESS it ig a well known fact that citizens ns who belong to the liberal party find ample opportunity for registration and of course their mea are getting on the list in good shape but with the peoples party there is a different state of things and from every precinct comes coin complaint plaint of the liberal registrars they go around in the Q daty y time or are supposed to when veany any men are aft at work and thus some are missed of course for this the registrar is not responsible but some of those thus passed by have presented themselves for registration and it depends who they are whether they are placed on the list or not A sample is an instance that occurred this morning E B R clute is registrar for the second municipal ward he has been going the rounds we understand that lie he took the last tier of blocks in his district the one where the liberals mainly reside then he skipped to another liberal field the vicinity of the R G W railroad this morning morn ng shortly after 8 quite a number who had been missed called at mr clutes residence two doors east of the county jail some wanted to be registered and others desired to be sure that their names were on the list as they had bad previously registered mr clute answered three of the latter class and then shut the door in the faces of the others the crowd numbering fifty or sixty waited around but the registrar kept inside at last he sent word that he would nail at the homes of those who wished to register he was told that he had already passed by them the crowd still waited and at last the registrar seeing they likely to stay all day checked off the names of those already on the list but he absolutely refused to register thole whose names were not there and they were turned away Approaching The election is regarded with great inhere t by the people and they will not be content unless there is a full and fair registration tra tion any obstruction to the accomplishment of this purpose by a public officer should receive immediate attention and if the second municipal ward is so large that mr clute is unable to cover the field in a proper manner he should be given assistance |
