Secret Government and Secret Ballot

The author attacks the secret ballot as creating a secret band of robbers and murderers, since it allows individuals to avoid responsibility for the actions of their agents and conceals the true rulers.

The secret ballot is condemned as creating a secret government of robbers and murderers, preventing any legal proof of consent.

The secret ballot is condemned as creating a secret band of robbers, tyrants, and murderers, and as preventing any legal proof of support for the Constitution.

The secret ballot is portrayed as a mechanism that conceals the identity of rulers, preventing taxpayers from knowing who they are contracting with or consenting to.

The people have never been asked to sign the Constitution, implying a secret or imposed government.