1819 Oct. 9

Parl. Reform Bill

Art. Secresy

IV. Insincerity

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Member unworthy

{They keep up the appearance of insincerity, for the sake of charging[?] against it?}

Of the open mode insincerity – and to an unmeasurable extent is a sure /necessary/ concomitant, or rather effect.

1. On the part of the Elector

It has place exactly in so far as taken together, intimidation and corruption have place and take effect. It has place in so far as the wishes expressed by the vote is different either from the real wish or in case of corruption from that which but for the influence of the corruption would have been the real wish.

2. On the part of the Candidate and his friends.

Never is any address or application made by or on behalf of a candidate, but intimation is given but the fact is assumed[?] assumed[?] without exception or limitation that of all Electors who vote in his favour the wishes are in the most exact unison with their votes. So far as bribery is the instrument employed so far the briber is certain that what he thus says is not true: the proof is the giving of the bribe: for if the wish were already what the vote declares it to be, no use would there be in the bribe.