Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-14

consider in the second place,
The Inequality Of the System on the Individual
Voter.
A crying evil ofthe present system results from
the fact that Representatives in the cities and
large towns are chosen by general ticket and not
in single districts. Great as are the advantages
of large towns over small ones, the preponder-
ance Of political power to voter in large town
over a voter in a small town, is still more alarm
ing and unjust. Let US again take things as they
aoil be 10 1870, unless the new Constitution is
adopted.
Boston will have fifty five representatives each
year. Every man who votes IN Boston, otes for
fifty five different men. Perhaps his vote elects
or all of the fifty FIVE. In len years this voter
consequently votes for five hundred and fifty diff
terent men. The town of Goshen, or the town
Of Monroe, or the town Of BoSboro, will elect
one representative in ten years, and no more!
Consequently the voter in either Of these towns,
Votes for only one man in all that period The
voter in Boston has political power FIVE HUN
DRIED AND FIFTY TIMES AS GREAT as the
voter in Goshen, Monroe, or Boxboro. We take
the two extremes, yet the same inequality exists
throughout, as all will readily see. The voter in
Lowell votes for hundred and t1ccnty men in
ten years; the voter couple of miles distant, in
the town of Tewsbury votes for four men in the
same time We give some more examples of
the working Of this system, and ask the voters
of each town TO look into the subject for them
selves.
Comparative influence of individual voterS
Difference IN faUor OF voters an Boston,
and other large places.
In Boston every man votes for five hundred and
fifty men in ten years.
Essen County. A voter in Lynn votes for
fifty men in ten yeats; in Salem, 40; and so all
the way down to Ipswich, where man can vote
for s; Saugus and Manchester, 6; Wenham, w.
Newbury, Lynn6ed, Groveland, Essex, and
Bradford, 5; Tops6ed, A; Bedford, Hamilton,
Middleton, and Rowey, 8.
.hiddleser.-T Lowell man votes for 100 in
ten years; In Concord, 8; Ashland, GrotOn, Lex
ington, and Winchester, ,Melrose, and Sudbury,
6; PeppercIi, Stow and Townsend, 5; BilIerica,
Shirley, Tewksbury, WayIand, and Westford, A;
Ashby Bedford, LittIelon, Sherborn, Weston,
and ilminglon, 3- Burlington, Carlisle, DIM
stable, Li-coln, and Tyngsboro', 2 and Boxboro',
l. In II cst of the other towns, man can vote
for as many as ten IN ten years, thinking himself
fortunate that he has one fftyffth as much power
as the Boston voter.
Worcester. The Worcester city man votes
for 1870, while the voter in Athol, Mendon, TEN
pleton, Waueu, Westboro', and W Brook6eld
votes for 8; in Barre, for z; in AshbuInham,
Douglas, Northboro', Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton,
and Westminster, 6; Charlton, Gardner, Holden,
Huhbardston, Royalsloa, Shrewsbury and South
boro', 5; Ashburnham, Douglas, Norhboro, Au-
burn, Dudley, Harvard Lunenburg, Rutland, A;
Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Dana, Hardwick, New
Braintree, Oakham, Paxton, Peiersbam, and
Princeton, 3; PhilIipston, 2.
Hampshire. Ia Northampton and Ware,
man has chance to vote for tIUentg in ten ears,
while in Easthampton only s; Belchertown, 6 (;
Iiadley, and Williamsburg, s.; Enfield and Hat
field, A; Cummington, CRANKY, Southampton.
and Worthngton, 2: Chesterfield Greenwich.
Norwich, Pelham, Plainfeld Prescott, and West
hampton, 2; Mlddle6eld, and Goshen, l. What
fine chance an intelligent, upright, and ambi.
uous young man has, Of beng elected TO serve in
the General Court, from one of these latter towns
Is there not the strongest inducemeni for him 10
pick up his Craps and 90 TO Boston, or some
other large town, where he can have chance nj
the honors Of office; at least, an oppor tunitq TO
be uoted for, which he cannot get at home, ex.
cept once or tl0ice tn ten gears
Hampden. MonsOn, 6; Wilbraham, 5; Bland
ford, BrimGeld, Chester, and Longmeadow, A.;
Granville, and Souihwick, 2; Holland, Ludlow.
Tolland, and Wales, 2; Montgomery, and Rus.
sell, L. What an nducement TO get up debating
clubs and Lycedms, for the discussion of StaIe
affairs, in these little towns, where man has
chance only once perhaps in bis life time, (and
perhaps not once) TO vote for member Of the
House Of Representatives, to carry ont his views
on these topics.
Franklin. Things are getting worse. In
Greenfield and Deer6eld, a man can vote for one
man every year; ten in ten years; while in Com
way, Z; Orange, 6; Montague, and Northheld
s.; Ashheld, Colerane, Shelburne, and Wendell
A; Dernardston, BuckIand, Charlenoni, Ewing.
Leverett, New Salem, Sunderland, and Whately
3; Gill, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Rowe, Shutes.
bury, and Warwick, 2; and Monroe, l. The
Boston man, bear in mind, all this time is voting
for $50 in the couSse of the ten years
Berkshire. Fortunate are the men of West
Stockbridge, who vote for IN ten years; and of
Hinsdale who vote Tor 6; but in Cheshire Lenox
(the shire town) New Marlboro and Sands6eld
only 5; Beckett, Lanesboro', and Slockbrdge. A;
Egremont, Florida, Monterey, Oils, Savoy, w
bingham, Washington, and Windsor, 3; Afford,
Dalton, Hancock, and Richmond, 2; Clarksburg.
Mount Washington, Now Ashford, Peru, L.
What a consolation il must be 10 the peopIe of
these towns, that if they cannot have voice in
the legislation of the State, the Bostonians will
do the work fer them, and they love the country
so lceH. Farmer Buckwheat, Of Peru, can helm
elect only one Representative in ten years, hut
Narcissos Yardstlck can help elect $50 in the
same time.
Norfolk. Ro&bury has 1870 Representatives
IN ten years; Walpole, Wrenlham, and Need.
ham, only s; Cohasset, g.; franklin, 8 Being-
ham, and Sharon, A; Medield, 8; Dover, 2; The
others mostly 10, and some few of them 90. The
nearer man gets TO Boston, the more political
power he has,
Bristol Fab River, so; New Bedford, so
Wes'port, 8; Easton z; Seekonk and Norton,
8; Digblon and Rehoboth, s.; Raynham, 4 rec
town, Somerset and Swanzey, 81; Berkeley, @
Plymouth. Scuate, representatives in 10
years; South Scituate, Z! Duxbury, 6; Kingston,
Marshield, and West Bridgewater, 8; Carver,
Hanover, Hanson, and Pembroke A; Plympton,
3; Halifax, 2; the other towns 10, except A blne
ton, which has 20.
Barasta6ie. Falmouth, Z; Wellneet, 6; Tru.
70 and Yarmouth, 8; Brewster and Orleans, 4;
Eastman, 2; the other Towns 10.
Dukes. l'sbury, 81 Edgartown, 5 Chmark,
A. -Four years out Of ten there may mol be a rep
reseniaiive from the whole county,