, 1870-06-14

oy, not ~ z Asss NM0e6 s!vae& It c41e1ui
but little, hut the proposed tea&aassutom Is con-
ceded BY those who exe posted 70 be = far 80
pss3cr doewent. II hns cost tho State Of Iii
noia kbout &72s, GOO to franc :hs new conshtu-
ton, and Ws urge our citizans not to allow
bv their non-sttendAnee 1t the polls.
There il one clause to be voted upon sepa-
rstelY, to which we take exceptions, and sh4il
nae III means in our power to defeAt it. We
refer to the clause in relstion to the Illinois
Central Railroad Company. II the State Is
deeiruus Of having the railroads pay the neoes-
ssry expenses to cAuy on the government,
Why % not include al the lines Of railroads. in
Uinois3 Il that WIS done NE hardly TIMEX
the people would favor the clause- We hope
the voters all orer the State, and those living
On the Central Road particularly, w1n THINK
the matter over, weigh it carefully IN me sc1e
Of justice, and il found wanting l"uich WI
The Hon. D. c. Wagner, Of Carroll County
addresses the following letter to his constitu-
ents:
The Constitutional Convention, OF which 7 had
the honor TO be q member, having closed It's 10
bors, ! deem 1t ny privilege, not ny ant3. %
hVae nd hesltancyT III 10 proaouacing ae tie proposed
neF constitution a COOP one. It will be found, OF
course, to contain some obnoxious, at least obJec-
tionabe, provisions 70 many, out such defects, n
Of an immaterisi character that It's general pro
visions are emlnently in harmony with the true u
That 1t Will meet with the hearty appreciation Of
the people who study its provisions carefully I
have no fears whatever. TIE only danger lies In
part Of the masses. / confess, for one,
70 haye been among the number who
did mol. realize the Importance OF ap--
organic Law, until had occasion TO give the mat
ter some thought and attention. Just 80 1t will bo
win every Re1son xhose attention % nss y 9os , been
nulr II the people can be brought to reject upon
ait viii be found that the provisions OF the con-
ly LIVING, arc wholly Inadequate to meet the wants
Of the people Of the great State with which We are
identified. Indeed the best evidence Of what here
for 1t = notorious fact that our present consttq-
Top, i9 ~ vety many ps!uculals h.s been ignored,
e21feme to make this acknowledgment, were It
not for the paliating circumstances that We have
80 lar o1tGroWn our constitution thRt the necesst-
tincation for he o1enae. Tbs aouses winch have
grown out OF an Inadequate and broken coustitu-
ton, have, an most happy To say, been fully pro
our new CONSTITUTION shall be adopted- The a1ti-
c1es to be submitted separately, and out OF which
will grow considerable controversy, are, with one
road and warehouse articles Wll provoke the hos.
tllitJ Of At least tWo very formidable monopolIes,
and all who are Immediately or remotely con-
pose the adoption Of these ARTICLES, WI'h the
. xaks ap, I'd d!senasFs. vtsa ndeiity, tas "
We should know whether the people are to
exercise any control over these aggressive corpor-
ations IN he future or whether az In The past we
are to continue the Subserveut tools Of these er-
clless and inscriptions MonopolleA These ques-
tlons VIII be answered either, at1rmatiyely or neg
at!vely, On the Cd Of July next IN nv humble
nr}0Nn n Wr cnf . q "a f1fa
OF the people of this State are concerned l haye
given this question Of monopolIes dispasstonate
and serious thought, and have come to the DELHI
crate conclusion that they must be restricted, re-
strained End controlled bJ the people, even II The
order controlling them ahall have TO be written IN
blood. II the power heretofore exercised hy FALL
road corporations, transcendlnGt a. 1t has, govtrl
mental powers, Is to continue unabatet. and in-
definitely, then we cannot know that fact too soon,
because In that event we shall have had al the
'1l014' :" "aA'' N0' . -" aD. ftt {. wAoxra.
"sHAsNox, May %, 1876"
From the !Se7s Fork Tribune.
The Illinois Constitutional Convention has,
after long dehberation, adopted modified
which We printed BONE time ago, and the ques-
tian will be submitted to Illinois for approval.
Il the vote of the convention can be taken Is
IN index Of the popular mind in that State, the
proposed plan n viii receive very decisive in
dorsement. The convention stood four to ono
IN favor Of it. The original plan brought be-
fore that body YVES thought by many little
too complex for popular comprehension, and
indeed the provisions 1nade for the represents
ton Of fractional zrtios by 's doat-
Effort to aa eonpssBsai bns nome tho sehss @fas
now adoptedihaa the merit Of perfect simplici-
ty, and goes before the people In an entirely
iuteligible shape. The experiment is RESTRICT
ed to the election Of the House Of Represents
tives, the Senate being chosen as before,
EF1y rf.E Eot, rfo Tf%1T
atiyes will be elected, and each qualified voter
may distribute his three Totes as he pleases
among the cxndidates-one ~ote for each of
thrae man, or three votes for one Ioan, or one
and a half votes for exch OF two. This system
viii secure approximate fairness of represent
ation for all parties. In Northern Illinois, the
Republicans, under the present systan, se-
cure almost the entire representation, while
the Democracy have tho same preponderance
in Southern Illinois, OF Egypt The minori-
ties will have, under the new system. = fair
representation, As in each district where they
are in minority Of not lesB than one to
three they can, BY concentration, elect ons
candidate.
Thus representation will be equalized
throughout tbs State. The rnajority VIII still
rule, but the minor1ties in different sections
will not, as now, be without voice in legia-
lation. In addition to the better adjustment
Of representation, this plan will result in
fairer division Of representation among pr
ties, taking the State AZ = whole, md sueh
anomalies arc not likely to occur as recently
happened in Connecticut, where the total
vote Of tho State has goue Democratic, while
the Legislature re1naina Republican. In tho
consideration Of minority representation, it is
pretty evident that the minority In State will
favor it's adoption from se1f-mterest, il for no
other season, while the farer- reminded Of the
majority will do the same from regard for
Justice. It Is highly probable, then, that the
State Of Illinois will sdopt by popular vote
what hss aheaay passed the Convention, and
that other States in which the system may be
proposed will readily follow her example.