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...most urgent reforms is the ballot reform. An Australian ballot system has been adopted in a number of states, and will undoubtedly spread rapidly over the whole union. But will this Australian system do away with bribery? The experience of Australia and England tends to prove the contrary. Closely connected to a ballot reform is a much needed reform in the registration. In most states the registration laws are extremely lax; the registration lists are changed very rarely, and the result is that men who are dead or have changed their residence, shall figure on the old lists. This naturally...
...great step toward reform in political methods was the "Corrupt Practice Act" passed by the English parliament in 1883. The chief points of this act are that each candidate shall file a sworn statement of all money he receives for election expenses, and of all money he spends and others spend for him. The advantage of this is that candidates will enter the struggle on equal terms. Furthermore election contests are to be decided in court and not by legislatures; in court a man can get the best possible hearing, and is bound to have his case decided...
Civil Sevice Record, vols 7 and 8; Nation, vols, 8, 13, 35, 37, 39, 41; W. E. Foster's Civil Service Reform Movement...
...Harrison has been false to the spirit of reform in his appointments-Public Opinion, March 23, June 8; Nation, May 23, August 1, 1889; Civil Service Record from June to October...
...appointments, especially those of civil service commissioners-Philadelphia Press in P. O. May 18; American, May 11; Boston Morning Journal, July 5. (b) Refusal to remove incumbents-New York World in P. O. March 23, New Orleans Times in P. O. March 23. (c) Many cases to which the reform is not applicable.- Rochester Democrat in P. O. August 10, Omaha Bee in P. O. Oct. 12; Independent Journal in P. O., July 20. (d) fovorable criticism-New York Press in P. O. Oct 12, Boston Morning Jounal July...