The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-12
nc THE VOTERS az IA sALs.E
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fefioU- C1hcenS:
BY The advice If some of my Demo
cratic friends, have concluded to offer
myself as candidate for Convention ;
: and as the election comes on in so short
time, and as | shall not be able To see
, you Individually, shall take this method
p To give YOU somc of NV views IN regard
Ia the anne n1ments or principles that
ought to be engrailed into i new Consul.
+ tuition.
Ny opinion is, that every white male
r citizen, Of the age of ~ euty-oue Years.
whether hative or naIuralized, shall h,
, entitled to vote. presume rhtre Is We.
~ IiIlle llerrI &c Of opinion on this sub
eel among the vo'ers ot Ills District
a any rate, have heard none expressed
T | am decidedly in iavor of voting by
ba Hot, and could give numerous reasons
for this opinion, but one is sriiricnt-
i, leaves a man perfectly independent to
vote as lie couscirnliuusly believes Is
right: the way lie votes being known To-
himself, leaves him perfectly fee from
all corrupt influences.
Ny opinion is iha, all ciIiceIs ough'
to lie elected by the People and for shorr
terms, sos that # they should happen to
be deceived in the man, she shorter time
lie has to serve, the better, as all expe.
rence has shown that the ohenrr You
bring a man before the People the less
corrup, he will become. il is not the
newly elected man that thinks lis rllice
belongs 10 him by right: but after he ha,
held for long time that he comes to the
conclusion that the Office belongs to him
and not to the People.
Nv opinion is, that the House Of Re
representatives. ough, not to consist If over
eighty members md the Senate abou one.
third that number: that the session ought
TO commence on the first Monday it
January, so rs to save to the Peup!e the
lost time or the holydays; that the mem
: bers Of tie Legislature ought not to be
allowed over three dollars day, aud
not to 81, over 60 days unless at their
own expense; and that they have Cne
session in two years.
| am in favor Of abolishirg the Council
Of Revision, and giving to 'he Governor
the veto power.
am opposed 10 al SPer'a, orP'Fa'
o"ns anu IN '''o' ., gene d" laws 'o' al,
TPec''' purposes WIZ" we 'N''''''" - ~
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opposed 10 !" @"S '''Pe " '','"'
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having Po"e' ~ oo''o" '''"'s ~ "''
purpose except ~ i'"' 10" " .'''0S anu
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OF s.lV"~ ."C" as 49, Wv 0T'''"'i''1 s'''
talents s,''h''e"' ;" ','' '"o'' ''''''"' a.
they would ~ ,,'''" W o',"i@' ,.n
As to tie organ,. a. WI VI we e'"' ''"'
Courts, should be i'll L. w.
would meet the convenience - 'NI W. -,
pie, the expense and time and at! '''
matters taken into consideration. Sur.
proposition as would effect those OBJ
iects. would meet my support.
With regard TO The Office Of Sheriff, my
opinion is that he ought to he elected FOX
three years, aud not to be eligible Ia the
Office again I'LL he had been out one term:
one reason is, that the Office gives him
too much influence over the voters ol his
county.
| am also OF opinion that no Judge
should be eligible to any office for term
of two years after he has resigned The Of.
flee OF Judge, so that he coul no! make
,he Judgeship a stepping.stone TO some
other office. the effect Of. which would
be to keep said Judge constantly mediing
with politics, which, of all other officers