[straight ticket] {n.} A vote for all the candidates of a single party. * /Uncle Fred was a loyal member of his party. He always voted the straight ticket./ Contrast: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ticket

[ticket] See: [SPLIT TICKET], [STRAIGHT TICKET], [THE TICKET], [WALKING PAPERS] also [WALKING TICKET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

vote a straight ticket

[vote a straight ticket] {v. phr.} To not differentiate one's ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

the ticket

[the ticket] {n.} Exactly what is needed. - Often used with "just". * /This airtight locker is just the ticket for storing your winter clothes./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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give rein to

[give rein to] or [give free rein to] {v. phr.} To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something. * /When […]

stick to one's knitting

[stick to one's knitting] or [tend to one's knitting] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your own job and not bother other people. * […]

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except […]