To the many who say voter fraud is a
myth or the incidents are so rare they don't rise to the level of serious
discussion I offer an example that shows the buying or coercion of votes and
voters is nothing new and has been in place since the genesis of our
republic.
In the book "Georgia A Short History"
by E. Merton Coulter, published in 1933 and updated in 1947, the author states,
in reference to the Gubernatorial election of 1894, that "The Republicans made
no nominations as most of their votes were, as usual, for sale to the highest
bidder." ......"The Democrats succeeded in buying the greater number and the
price in this election was $1 apiece[votes]."
The author of the aforementioned book also gives examples of emancipated
black voters, who as a threat to a particular party were gotten drunk and locked
in rooms so they could not vote. This was a standard device of Democrats,
Republicans and upstart third parties.
The exploitation of prospective voters, especially the uninformed and
generally ignorant, is nothing new and is as alive today as it was in the
past.
The problem is universal and is not exclusive to any party and will
continue as long as the greed for power is the fuel that drives the souls of
mankind.
" Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Lord
Acton 1887
