, 1869-12-28

ooHtnHoeo s''u pt'e se A'ie'6a
"oo's were o3onsne from a'4 aoas'e1s' ana
we're pala 1or IN otne1 american psoouo-
oons' 1n's e1aoe n"s "et'n Gu, on ea'lse's'
@o'le tne WooAen "'lls' no 'ooBat eon-
pehoEin tne pfoduetlon OF naef e4o1ha1
and all running at little or no profit, are
only tuning ont me cheaper safietles o.
goods 30 seafa more OF WOOL sasln VIII
pat the growth and manufacture of that
st1'es IN tb's country elongs'ae oi sup
''''o'6 ee1o1k .oo .os. @-@
THE 1HRlE SYSTEMS OF REPHEsEHr-
ALTON.
1u organizing the Legislature of the
State under the new constitution the frat
question which presents itself to the con-
ventiun will be, whether tho present system
Of representation shall be substantially
preserved, with barely such improvements
VI are necessary to make 1t carry out moro
perfectly its pre.-ent objects, or whether
any plan Of so-ca'led miacrity or totality
ar personal representation shHll he suost'-
tCted. To discuss the merits oi either
system s1ng'y is task o. TO ltAc aihcnl-
r. To compare the meets OF oil together,
especially OF fnose WHICH nave never yer
neen tested by expe1lence, Is really LABOR.
And yet this labor must be dipass'ohateiy
performed by nj least q majority OF the
nenbets OF tie convention oeiofe any
oncius'on at winch they may at''se VIII
.ossess the s1rcne'n WHICH results lt"m
nofongh COMPREHENSION u d" s'os' ~
tsru'ea que7'''n-
Our present motto OF elect,n9 Leg'sls-
u1ee, by npportloning the total number OF
members among dlst,scts, giving one mem.
er, as nearly as possible, to certain nun-
er uf population, is an aiveuca upo the
,.rp ss: hid rar,x .:olo.i;a: as::,,s,:. syst. ~
x,ich cara ort, or moro members to dis
,,ct u;t1ont mach regard to 1ouu,..ton-
he a:..--t -;eh. hive ten ,te,e o. %. .oco
The Epo,,sh system. which uaye certain
;;s,-;ct.a q fred ri.ht I, members r.nre-
.an,ino The "comn,onsr or peop1e. was
! ,s+m % n,ynrr, g: . o.e~;crs ,,ouiitior
n vb,ch nulv the nobility were repro.
| .ontea
n won,d he atYanre ;f ninety ycors Of
ia 1r,,tino ~ onr nreseut renre,e atst;>.,
l ,s,on, h.5 no3 dsva,,n.a eo;no vi,:,ca
.,;.h snrn,,ao ;ta o,i,ir.1 onnosars and
a,,. s~;,, 1vh;on ia noa+ eo,so,rst;ra
- ~. = ..-,;..
-. :. }o.,,.. .h..o .-;,a ~. -
.,,,;., - ~ nrosant Mods of ,anraaan,a-
~. f,,. .ora.nn,or.
,s.p. ,ns whs,ha- ~. Nv .1.,.,,s ~.
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pAen W." 10y ~.
LUIS oo'se1 4'A 10 ~ s'oo '"s-'eo ~ e@ea
-.
| u11ons, shu uaoN'eh u e-ai5Ab 'oein 4u1o
Eject. They may fairly be styled the ms
| ,o1itv, totality, aud personal svstems. Tho
.:.-;.,, ,r xr.s4n+ s,,.or, :, th,t :,
~
~AAtA toe0oets ato "ptottaoneo& ~ oA..l'e*s >
nearly rs may be, Eo that the ninbc. Of
ron}e IN tie several districts shall be
,.,,,+;,no,a IN +ho ,,r,,,,r of ,,a,ct,are
|
) | ney elect, nuo Tue mn1oEty III casu oLst4lcl
.lect one or moro members who, when
1sc+ad rast m ch one lcnisl,tive rnte The
...:,,.a.,.1.,,o ;,.u;,,
I 'o'"u'. o
~.Rtem II tnat IN WHICH me e3crclse oi tue
ripht Of voting by the people is 80 influenced
~ f,,;+a1 th., oarl ,,f the tv,, r,olitic,l
, ..;.e ,r;,t so,,,o = ,,r,,ha, ~ ranres,nt.,
, t's51'e9 Wall eee"'e aoo.pe' oA y.
ives l'rpportlonAte 10 the nauloeE Oh IL
votes, or mors nearly so thar
0 ,t,or fhe ,noinritv system. Eact
q | ,n,f,a- han n,.csa} casfa onc leoislativt
i, ~ :,
vote. 1Ae personal system Etul = u WHICH
.ach legislator when clcc.e3 casts the mum
l ,,.r IF vot.a unx,n ali lcn;4l,t.on which ver,
Il r.,,' =. ~
:xst tof a1tn ht eue f'p''a II 10 Nv. ~ "
LfeIYet, therefore, because 30 stylc OIL
y ,.s,n. Tho ..,no;nritx" system that II,
..h;,,
t0etH ueA'So " 6t'e NAe to"14 ~ 49, "'"!
.-ss than the nasjuslty. On lite contrary
heir wbole uetit, II any, lie. j.
J, ~ ,..;1;tv Ia seenre perfec
!. - ~
'f :,
lars III accordance "atA do WIZ y
II he majority. which it is claimed the pre-!
lie ut e1s,rm often fs,ls to do. For instance
|e , ,he Senatorial contest between LINGO.
4. "a n,,,,,,,os !, ia veil remembered that til
- ,,;.,,;,. ~ tho vo,a,a If Illinois 1oted fo
:. ,,s;:,r,,r :: ri;
RI H'n> ~. :. -,-...a D...,:, ,,..
i- e6'siSa'e o''es ~.
\. 'ess' anu ~ aen' n''n ~ 1ns ,:saA
,7 eeason "a'' ,uAN ~ w. s:.:.;.a ~
~ nele WI. A"tso eAts ~. .'a;"-;,r "
ID y o,n;.sa ~ c,oc, ~
. oAo
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