THE AUSTRALIAN Ballot SYSTEM.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 69, 15 February 1890, Page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN Ballot SYSTEM.

Tug Ww York World np%-ak ; n«? on tlw Australian Ballot system rays:— 1 Tho aiecowt of the Australian f»ys- ' torn of votin? at tho late elections in Mn<wachn««U.>» ami Montana rnn'dored it certain that the reform wil I »pr<ad throughout tho- Union. Tn u-Hiinat a ww system nn outaßc of trial i* worth a pound ol theory. • • • The main pnrnvo of it.i! election reform law are perfectly well understood. They arc tosornro secrecy to the hallot, lo prevent bribery ami intimidation, to remove tho main pret-xt for polithnl a-wca-nmnts liy having tho State supply tho halloU, an<t to freo tho people from the domination or profemionnl politician*. Thu reform is bound to eoua\ and ambitious leaders would be wfct toaiopout of iU path." The\»t<m Herald aay;*:—" The moat eulbu«ia*tic advocatae of tho Arwtrallen ballot lav eouhl hardly havo aMtfcjpetod aoch an unqualified approval of that meaaare m waa iriven to It by the pooplo of thla State. Wo eonfeao that although we had iinatraed that after thefiM trial it woold ha neonaary to ante many of oar erUaaaa not lo jaded teohaaUlyofthhaew laothod, on I tho eronnd thai aweoaaaire triak would* aeetniooa oar people to what, at fret at**. »>**;*t«ae •» »*• trfeite ayeaaaaaf hallottni qhoat ftarahavaavavad to he pouidßaaa. IWreSanotoaaveiar iaa haadred b} tide Btata ik afWt ti *fca «i> attaaaoaof yaatardav. woold fO baafc bTeha old order of thiafat. The AaaaaMlka aaalst bJmb k JMI ealy 1 daathbad to ha A aaaMlMlMMaßea hi aeaaaaaPHliVt *H% 'jRHr '■ wt i aj^Matafjta^P'wflMaMaaaw i #*S . '