The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-19

d Rhode Island Rice, II Arkansas Nor
tou, or Indiana Ferry, Of Connecticut
Warner, 0f Alabama, and Wade, Of Ohio
who, through Hon. Ben. Il Wade, Of Ohio,
1n tae 2ad Vt Marca, 1862. reported unan-
im5usly ia favor Of its passage, and, with
.ac bll, submitted TO the Senate an
elaborate report Of forty pages, which was
30 eagerly sought after, Int the Senate or
iared 1000 extra copiee TO be printed, since
which that edition having oeen entirely
exhausted the Minority Representation So
ci5ty VI Chicago has re- printed the document
ana has Lad it eleetrotyped, and are thus
enabled, at any time, TO strike Of fresh
edition. We will here make a few extracts
from This valuable document, and will con
tiuue to reprint parts OF il Id our columns :
rHE PLAN.
r. representatives, being assigned Jo a State un-
der .ua co sltuuou.l rIit 81 distribution, each
eIlc.os in t.g State s-l-i possess As many votes
as there aTu representative to be chosen He
.H4i. possess Hwy Cite sll equal share VI eect0-
rli power as a member of tne p0h.iCal body o.
State Titus Tar We deal with familiar ideas
which lay, heretofore obtained. tis next pro-
posed that ,ae eiector shall exercise his right
OF suffrage according 90 his own Judgment aud
-creuuu. ana without compuision "a lay. lie
shall uestow or distribute hs votes upon 81
among candidates with entire freetoa ID, ana shall
oa reviewed from that legal restraint % which be
Las Been heretofore subjected lie Jay select
ht- candidate or candidates anywhere within
tle lmt 81. hs State from among al Is quait-
Da citizens, aHu NE msy exert hls political pow
er Upon tle genera. representation oi his State
i-st.-4 ~ CUE rcPfese orou ~ d particular dis
tEct "ifMu nv here ls luqIestiJnA0l} large
end valuable extension "a privilege 20 the clu-
zsHi Withdrawal from tim OF announcement ana
o4.ois restraint, aA4 A more complete appAca
t9u oi tlat P. .ncipie OF sel'so'erumeut upon
Ha.-a our political institutions are founded.
ANA a.at II material ior consideration Is, chat
u-t ll enc advantages OF u plan OF election
oy general ucbrt are secured All lis lnc-nye-
-Ielees ana c'iis are AVOIDED.
Aldl htsIs FoE ns ADOPTION.
Recurring bow " the question of representa-
tva reform raised bv the bsl reported By the
committee We will proceed 10 state those
.ragrf. w ar-umeut which recommend the
.8ort-gr of unrestricted or free vote.
- IVY. Conscience, IVY ,..-.,...
Aae h'ss oo'''..' 1.lo" w NJ ''.e" i-'1 &C
count = tn- a4Afi1''y 4iu w" e"leAoe 81 0fhs
Plan "A ieiotni- A. Il sas'N uhaerstoooi eaaFe
Aieli OF p. Aea''5A, anu 'd IeAciy ADAPT IL
sell -9 ai Ae" ol tn'us1a conan Ions ri poincai
SOCIETY,". ~ n 7'' 'o' -a''''7 '-1 N f4"es no ia"
"."..t'l w '-.04- f" s'Hclilh
lAA .A' a-- ".''- ''"' si'-t N D"h II lAto
EXISTENCE. -"N N-.N.'' 0i t'P-. sv-.A-.Fes 70
"lAeA 9t'-e ." '1 e--..t1 't4Ns lfa- as-
crtta'Le' tu-e. --- ''.e w -'' ''ou,ioa co.talo-
'e l- wv ''ip! ue
,t1'e ..'' ,-lN a''i'. .'A'e III
u.'l! 60 .ls y, ,L-t 20 O '5
eNosen toI i-7 M WHY P"lN' Y ~
s'o All m ,ist u-s
votes ~'o''l N'a V"-i i'''a l' ~ ana o'scfe-
Aoa-
AAs 'o-1l '..eH -'' la"' 'cc1i'
'A1 w any WI US R'Ans ,eiA.'N7 " tHe uislrlon-
t9n ri. toAoe ni-alion III .osea when nave here
toiofe oeen gae aaD-gcl % ui-ous',oai including
lh4 III NAitL hafe a1a .Aoac NAltA nAfe hot been
Fr-sr pea lt iesai enactment but ihasnhch
as olr po.ile,A. e'Llllul.'les WI always W
divided nio pehJ'e" fafues lor Al long As err
free institutions remain TO 4s.J nc must happen
u.~- tAe-'r-ei NH. nls I'ar. "lal III
r'ct i-ltle.t- M ~ P'''s a7s'C'a''o TO the
-.1.ie.17 " '.e ta-'l IL "li1N IN 'uAA oeloNs.
ana TUT c""l.~i.es "L' H-Fe oeeh Seiecteu Oy
toum al lumnAuon--n. SONG agreement pr con-
cer- ~ action among men OF coma 'n views and
common interest APPS Inevitable eenlt WIFI DC
that political pai-ie- ana me voters Who com
pose chem WITT oo'aih Ia'f anu eomPiete repreN.
sUrtal1u hY dslElotAh5 M concentrating their
votes ~ -uth manner as io secure it, and moth
ltg can a5 more q. -'lA 'i.-1 'iit they "Al be
le,ie' --'-17 'ie' ,s 1'- '-'al iii
I4N liaAe4 4'77'.9 1-i, ne "'h a0t
Win a I-+l Au-N.-'-0 NJ -.' ,ii1 i~0'7 "H'0l 'e'
t'l1 lo ah -.ec..'lo' ''1 s-'e ~ NJ
pAl'es "a. 1l' '.'. "a -. n Nv
.. .r-f.i- g,.-.i- NJ anv' aar5irui,r mani
uer Ofau these matters the - .laker must
ls p.o,l. -, NM '.ss .-, M $50 o.si1ao 4.
che future, nar adapt his arrangements to che
'fIeHansiH5 e'uo..'.i. "a lil'lee. so,s'y
usys attacb ~ ~ limited vote n 4 general
plan " Ivy applied % be appiied~O popular
elections lhe 49, III cannot KNOW that
80 mi. ,t;s,t -, A flt,re ti.,s n h.
could kuow The exset rtIsFiye slreug,h Of par
'les in iutuIe years. As So spp5 MS i. "a
trgi tf..t-.,s " c.fissloftsig 1 p-oner ~.
rull. a inns taL-Avl Nei she hlhileu vote Can
Hi p"1 paf'sny .peu \. sleI,i INC ald must n
applied to constituencies selecting more THAI
three representatives. and can never be accepted
a7 -I ~ " ~ ~ ~ w 4 bpaorar
open " the.e observations. |. win adjust itself
% ali e5se. and A su have Che most important
aid ense5 Aai SANCTION III II "id % pun under
and srer. Stsc Which viii 1--WE Il direetoa and
compete eT,ct To the tuIl and lust representa-
'on q nc peoP'e'
~ 'l-' 49, ! ' 1851 80
O0' ''''' wv
its congressman cou'en'i'n anu Illuminate
its Calculates hAcn party no"e'er'"Ouiu
examine iVslher eleo'iOu fe'ui"s auu aSoer-