The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-26

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nSA.ss, 4hee, question: flsnmuletive voting
oE malnoEity q represent will be 4 bro. 81 )
Aipent fsatnrs i4 tie loSSF p6iiticE 81 81
this state.s We 'pr6r6se,' in this ;isaug Of
onripapecc.t6 diMnss thu. spbieot at
lapgth:l Hh ejll be ,recolleoted: by our
readers shst the Tx; Canyenl ion
which recently 'eaat III OoldISia:H FayyiS
te3s q4Rlsqt a9 aarlY and deliberate con
a!AeIaflo2, end 9fter discussing il tfhrengh
It's brahcies declared I'd it's filv1otrr by Ian
overwhelming sInsj6rity! iTh6 Governor
anu Attorney!G4eneral rnoh. hnly adgo.
Gated Tue, doctrine .hqt pledged their. in !,
haence With n thes es.lh! lh!egislatqre to ,haYe. i
soaghS to be i1grafted I'd tHa,I,sStion Z
laws ofnthis State and ihas been tried TO
aiKecy limited extent on this continent.
Is hps been tried in Illinois only, Of tIe
States as q general thiinR, and Is i yeTg T
HTited extent in Pennsyivaniia. where
the elect6rs comprising Hhe body politiu
and the.different political parties are ;oi
fhe same race, and Of equal capacity, to
govern, there can be no question, ia to
ths IaatiSe ana pr6priaty 81 the adopti6S
ot thls principle of rrepresent ntation. and
where the minority Of electors is CON.
posed, Of the most Intelligent, eSpel
rtehce4 and wealthy citizens, the good
oti society imparativslt demands some
pfay1a,on IN the, iayA, Of Representation
81 Of their ad and direction. = r. "a
6laimed by the ftfehds OF thisf msas,1re
shat she Democrats, of this State wonld
hANa tessy. Oh fifty. representatives in, the
LyHlhlat9re. whereas they now have not
bali tbPt number, and that q great cEeck
,T6dl d'he put upon The etttavakatit ftird
reckless Legislature ufathb Irresponsible
majority, noM ruling 1.-The ecpmmonwselth
TO-, its ruin, Whatever would be. tile.
general result, should The p,la1n of miniioo-;
Iity fepresentation be carried intotefg61,
the De1noordts 81 this County would lose
cons or moro. of their Representatives, and
tha Eeaioa!s YOU'D teaR 9 corresponding
Renefit. and this you'd be the result III
all al the Counties Or the State wherd"the
D3entoctacyi havan mai6rities and more
than ons REPRESENTATIVES. es; ,,.iirn!i..
' nov Is resar tbs naoa,. =; ;y agesti9n sE
will sustain the action OF tfieir reprteHsh.
80, S..c 1tsySS1tN1OO!ctuntA NouVeudOp,
4apd, commit themselves Tor all time to
N3me 70 this new doctrine Of cumulative
si'sShs l,aasiss i1 o *ths,fh ths fh,aical party, y
RTomptlY ep.lorsi1g the, mesauten have
Bhown; q magnantmity and disiint ntarested
.Rasri9kism toi which they hove hereto
-tore tbeen atranaera: are pprsuing a deep
laid soheme to lull into fepose tie eS eexSoit-
Led. pasacn thetax,payers. aud to pG;at-
nope to, ain.pre, distant day; tie 'se1termi-
lpatlop ,o5 their power which thiss excite
ynaut seemed t9ithreaten in the near fa-
M .,Rat,Y howeverl.: this may .bsa,, It, be-
Aopyes The, Taxpayers aud Prdperty-
',hpldeEs .ql, this State, to weigh we'll tlia
they do nearly all tie Iapd ii ths state,
and possessing q, they do the capacity
suing an iptelligent AND Sommpn sense.
policy. to. eontfQh t4e State and govern
ment. it Nopld pc, hetter TO compromise.
their entire lfptnre .epntiol for q ipited
ana an minor bHssant asa intiln9Esince. l9Esin Wsppine'
by the Radicals viii disapppear as sopn az
we have fair opd impartial election
dew. .Aand,wa, incline Ia the belief that In
this wiilube donnd the secret OF the ex-
trsme anxiety OF the Radical leaders for
ths ti., adoptl0In Ct minority rer representa-