, 1870-06-01

QEclndlHg present 1nttrbteduesR} exceeding per
csnspf the ssseass yue o. ths1 and
pie prohibiting counties, cities, aud towns from
Lending their credit to private corporations, or
tsE ssocE ~, n the same Or making
tfons Of the convention. Illinois has u rail-
rcal, mania at the present time, aad many Of her
with an alncnty truly astonishing. Railroad COM
suufe1,pt"ns os "bonds" from towns, IN e somo
personal properly OF the c0mmunItiea the assessed
value being about one-third Of the actual value;
and this IN face Of the fact that q large number oi
Iown, which lWl similar experience some sx-
Ten years aso are now IN the hands Of the United
States States, Marshal, WHO holds executions
greater than the original lehta- The principle
upon which these municipal subscriptions arc
voted vas nb1E discussed Iii the Hlin.ls Conveu-
majority, hoWsrcr large, can lawfully place
mortsage on tic property Of dissenting tax
PAYER , r. for a any other than corporate purpose:
majority can DO anything. compromise was
ensctcd b. suhmittlnR The question 70 a separate
Interest second only to that upon the constitution
ttself. 1t Is impossible to rcprobate too severely
the theory that A and B, who perhaps hare no
D. On the prcttnce that is about to do something
publican government takes Tits shape, We may
Tho convention adopted the seif-1istricting sys-
ton OF Ohio for aprorttoning members Of the Leg
sln1ure, thus Dispensing with tho process technf-
mint OF districts to give m undue proportion Of
members to the po'ii.ical patty which happens TO
Is taken Is the unit Of political division, except
In counties naytng mora than 2oo,ooo
saes eeny here q nes esns It 0Py q unne ns
ctssary for the purpose Of this article, u examine
the dtta1ls Of the system. It is sumcont that the
ne} iuEEdi On mathematlc N and nof partisan basis
and that 1t u beyond the reach Of politicians what
eyer may happen. Nothing but changes OF poL1l-
n,on or ehanSee eeq N
notable REFORM but not as notable as the proposed
adoption Of the principle Of minority represanta-
ratc vote, In the following form:
WTbe uouse Of Representatives ehall consist Of
three times the number Of the members or the
Three Representatives. shall BE- elected IL each
Senatorial District et the general election in the
year A. u. 1s72. and every two years taereafter
In all elections of Representatives aforesaid, each
qualified voter may cast as many votes for one
candidate there are Representative to be elect
ed, or may distribute the same. Or equal paris
heTeoi among The Gand.uateS as a ne sn aSa sec lee
clared elected"
II this sep arate clause is ratified. II takes the
place OF the plan Of apportonmenL ID t9e bodY OF
TF
sent1tto.4 IS commonly called the tconulatye
Under eash voter ma{ fSt ea1 ;ofss oe '9ae qee
one Candidate or one anu one-half for each OF two
sPssa eseGn @H IS = "a g 81 e jn's s tn1 n
i roe Iui,ues in which the principle Of the
aI!m,teti veten Is to be tested each clectoT being
entitled e vote or only snsa I'll be masfhs5 1aes
hy thc nennic IS question involved In considerable
doubt. Il hs. to encounter not or!J RI he pselndce
which assais every retorm bat ,11s tae A ignorance
which rejects everything not easily uhuerstoo0,
and The seIdshness which prompts the majority
Psy as paSsG xe 9se ICE ss's = Sns aen 81
nnnnstte faction apy chance to get its head above
water. .to. .o+,..t.,
tim nTnnoses some radical and novel changes 1t
@ csnnrt n hc ailcVcd that the convention was con-
1sfSsa fss TT i ess Is III
n nStaGltsh maximum rates of freight md passen-
eef iare but 10 make It an imperative d9t3 e s 90
e. The courts vii probably hola taAfr tae Ley