The Code of the People's Rule; Compilation of Various Statutes, Relating to the People's Rule System of Government and for Terminating the Abuses of Machine Politics, Viz (Classic Reprint)

For the purpoi of terminating the gross abuses of machine politics, for the purpose of promoting purity in government, and for promoting the estab Ushment of the best form of government of which the American intelligence and conscience is capable, I present herewith a careful compilation of those laws which are essential to actual and positive self-government of the people, commonly known as the peoples rule system of government, making grateful acknowledgment to Hon. George H. Shibley for his cordial and ejficient collaboration and also to Senator Jonathan Bourne, of Oregon, for his sympathy and valuable data. These laws include an adequate registration system, by which the registration of dead men and fictitious persons shall be avoided and repeating at the polls prevented; a secret ballot statute, by which the voter may express his will free from intimidation, coercion, and bribery; a direct primary statute, by which the voter can directly express his will with regard to the selection of candidates of his own political party, or acceptable to him for any reason; a statute providing jublidty of campaign contributions, by which the corrupt practice of mdecently using money and fraudulently influencing elections may be diminished and the activities of the special interests in imduly influencing elections by purchase may be prevented; a statute preventing corrupt practices, directly limiting tne use of money in campaigning, preventing artificial methods of bribery, or of influencing unduly the electorate, and abating the public nuisance and public harm of the excessive zeal on the part of self-seeking interests on election day; a statute providing pubiidty pamphlets, by which each voter may be informed at pub Ucexpense of the arguments in favor of and opposition to public measures submitted for his vote, and also the arguments for and against candidates who s
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