. Review of reviews and world's work . ^ L was at the jjolls looking out for votes. The farmer, with his twosons, all of whom commonly voted the Democraticticket, inquired how much he was paying for told them $5 a piece. The man went away to-. PROFESSOR J. W. JENKS. see the Republican w^orkers, and soon returned,saying that he had been offered $6 each, making $18 in all. L considered a moment and then said : Well, you take these three ballots and go and votethem, and to-morrow come and get the bull. So,as my informant tells me, the honest farmer andhis two sons took the ballots, and
. Review of reviews and world's work . ^ L was at the jjolls looking out for votes. The farmer, with his twosons, all of whom commonly voted the Democraticticket, inquired how much he was paying for told them $5 a piece. The man went away to-. PROFESSOR J. W. JENKS. see the Republican w^orkers, and soon returned,saying that he had been offered $6 each, making $18 in all. L considered a moment and then said : Well, you take these three ballots and go and votethem, and to-morrow come and get the bull. So,as my informant tells me, the honest farmer andhis two sons took the ballots, and w^ent and votedfor the bull; L transferred $20 from the elec-tion pocket to his private pocket, and the doubletransaction was complete, As to the prevalence and magnitude of vote-bujdngwe are told that while in assured districts with over-whelming majorities thee-e is little use of corruption, U6 THE REJ/IE[V OF REyiElVS. and hence little exercise of bribery, in other and moredoubtful districts there is as much as $7000 spent ina single county. I have been assured, says Pro-fessor Jenks, by thoroughly trustworthy informantsfrom both parties, members of the county commit-tees, that in one township of two hundred votersthere is not one thoroughly
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