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MEsszs, EotTozs ] 80 yua. 81 p ieati4s. ths
sslassaz ssfEass roas u N esTss BOOK ~ skr Hass-
sase e snsral tasaoa 81 1888 ii deserves ls sexi-
oat aassaesAtiaa 4 eFsEy isseeas pf his caapt Ill
a1fsFsstaadsas th sttees esass zEieA caaspErsa l.
ieTIa ths sew pAfsS Hss sasshst4ig tie ca aFs5es
believe, that IL u re peaels sash fAe
usashg Ieaezs of their rseetss parties. Aks thro'
eatpasss y erasea lens bare erar 10 destroy sktis
real power has IA afe aseBey shn al qiher cases
caiaAasd iacrvatIns IT, Asw patty: Ii i u Elbows
: IAe Avsssase eanc9Ied slth rensisg tbs tecaal-
assn41slea, HAsrA ~ PressdeAi had annasAiy aade
slare ms arst eecien tsFaf q u aaaeadH te eoa-
sltaicp a the 4Ftse Of iha presidential and c4 pres
ioesisi eseroses ~ u gre the ch3sce III fh TWO fst
olaeeTs q TIE ~ eFaeaAf direct Y0te n he people
sais nat FeHF zescy "a the aeeassa s.
thlse etcets shpaii ~ rep4oFsd This FeanEish
ta like ~ wiieis psersdea IT, re5aaiaed rilAoak pfae.
tsss reFuits kaE tsn years cunaHilees ha4 sesFsad
HsHeaseseaIs, aAa nieAaheFs has snforfed thki bat
witheai ohssiains IL Csress fke Tsasse tsolllirds
% fesf he TrrasiliS n araendisni 5 the ydte Il me
people Three causes ec1bsaed sys % pfeykEt the
eeAsasEeaee Of that majority I'll The coasesk afIse
spisfs q nanT vho are unwilling. Under any rIrrGa-
sszrees 70 tg1eh existing ihstitEfios. 2lha ene
q q. q PePulAF eleettcs who deem il Easale Is
the Oh paser Ct the gSsiratsa ssfertss reeilv "a
the hasds a The people,. 3 The SFsb
~ f1nsge these elections far heir oza benefit have
~ means q dsing s1seFt thraashshe batter.
nlsssse oeaes IAs facst potent Of these aseaciesi
ana as oae p fact MICH ecaFo al the others u the
ore q latest aad mast taAeols gE6Hh called Ecoa
veutioas- originally adogsedt is s1,srse ,e7 1.ss.
system of nominations bat eh retaias aE the chill If
mat SYSTEM and others peculiar u itself They are
still attended Is measGefs 81 lo4ey 81 ana Ei,d p
n responsibility 70 their constituents when aetkr Il
Congress eaneas. q l2s-. r-a,.4t;g5 II ~
~ tlsf ~ appaiaied q 81 iairigan~ly appalated
q sAea small HuaabeTs as 10 eonstitate baresque
apoa fepa q repFese Htzton Delegates even traster
saetr uucticDs and make pfexies-a prerogaigA emily
allowed g peers q the reala il Eng lard their par
h4ehi4ry voting becsase they are eessSlors in their
VII ssht ala Fepseseit each oae, bias SELF hs own
seasusleAl DID, and owiag responsibility 10 ohe.-
5aey nteef eras. the jsS hi some 81
a41e4s aisase4 1y enc ot two thoasand BANKERS sup
niied with m9aey, and making al Ias pabie appiikyces
q leasnS al Psaklg 80 eonei ats control Notes,
MAieA ample means aud Determined zeal eli suppl,
case Y which personal benefit i expected. The
that i 40 SAT. blss The majority hntil
- yatas, sss consents te aqFouaise, epii1g for
that plrPase the pegsoa whom the minority has in
reserse TOR that purpose and This b5fitF Or
WSca governs two Iaifds, is Itself usually govern 81
kew maaagers. Andgto complete The exeiisin al TIA
Psols from aii ehcteat control, IN the selection tot
presidential caad aate iaterlocatory csnnitide ii
geneFay appainedDat Ct its members 10 act fona die
cFsatloA ~ Misunderstanding the whole Interval ~ four
years VetWeeh taelr periodical assembiases guide
and coadacffthe public mind, The dtaeraa StateI t5t
lle support q The person whom tsiey have xectctly
81 taere netting q seeret order ihs iate4l8eory
coaaaittee1 agreed, After III il s9 the
election efseted the anasGfs IL these
" epair fothe Presideat ii they a4e bpe
Ill and demand rewards ar their Labor ii lie aIe of
.ses lSf3 themselves aad e9yaecoasi THIS is hrway
IaA presidential elections made tile Edited
states; Tor party nalinaton Is al elsetios III thc
party iss;repg enough 10 make Ii \ add if oas;i{ na
tAe CHIEFS; tor both Parties aet sike and ,us 1.-The
mass q the eqfie hayena m5re part III selecting the
persoh wh0is 10 be their President Than the subaes III
befeaitaFE nQnarcts have nbag}ttiag tie child WHO Il
TO T'le eyerthcm Te Hfth p3ast i tie greattst q
our eiectipna now sunk by tie are Of .ntermedat a.
gencics ~ ahd tmay besaieiy aisusea it HID his
terry OF tree elective goEernmeatB 5Fds no iasAac@ Of
soch 90 ~ et ell tbs part N issa voters oitheir
greet aioaal privilege, apd Qaie sinking dIHn Il
foHs to tia aitnna,o peTlorasce 81 saiYerls iher
votes n chs iew have d4eciei 'i-+ Page 1923.
This i Pefftet picture Messrg. Editors, in I'LL lis
llneanens and features not OILY Ct tie pFesiasatalha
q ~ ether elections Il pat do,,n On The pa4e4 Of
history = fePFoaeh Il maa#geHeraeT, that El tm
pre- was put Up and s9ldto the highest bidder, This
VA = Iatit was sod tFscorrupt SOLITARY WITH aims
y mgr hands and the psople could net hepit ~ h
cat the pfetext q forcero standing army brutal
MI ~ il. AID il ioar alsf, We
ihe People vita all paasGed msjasty, l6nEtt
ana sod hss mere tiualfEy ana b spared Of pofi
cal charlataaa inferior Unreal repectabty, toikavty
respectable genfefaea-Hho, on court days aud bthe
public occssionS cry thsfr razor sffops razor pdw
deFs, patent knife sharpeners nostrams to taks but
grease sPots Sc. Sc. d The gaping crowd Asrotd
iag TO this picture Of Mr. B.ntonaad sfr Calhsan as
formerly Showed yop, thinks with h I'M leave ID VA
+o judge whether have expressed an exaggerated pn-
ion Look at HE asates qf these caaveatioas, iibm
presidential entioh down to the conventions 10
nominate yaur e2astabiss, and il they ase ii iateI
geaee honesty, and fespectablity, an average 81 h4
people viii agree snay Be II errer. But, II aIey
n6t our betteFs h jude stikht
hgw dare they dictate ID the people, In the aseudae
Of MI Beaton tie satonaton performance ii delsyer
ing them votes as the Js.g have directed 9
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