New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-19
THE SOUTH CAROLINA TAX-P4YLRS CON
VEkII0N.
RESOLUTIONS AND REPORT.

RESOLUTIONS AND REPORT.
The Payers Convention lately in session
in Columbia s. ca adopted the following resolutions ana
report:
Columbia south c,ro9a sIG9 to be ia gl.eood o. 'ar sH0"
'cEs Of The satg as Of Tue Un S yr 20 Ire Government Of
the and intend respect thereof 10 condnet themselves as
That we esar the sae', and rOg'
nie them IS ISon o. Tue ees SSs Que o for tie solution Of
any hereafter exist in the Of
cRs s n a moScons st may be desired viii
Tbai the eTsede, Of tie times from he people other
efforts than those Intended 10 promote the Success Of any ar 1
ties Advancing welfare every section Of the State aud a classes
That certain measures Of essential to the peace aud pros
/. Minority representation.
4 No. annual taxes in one yesr
5. Competent and Trustworthy ,fdciss
Iegiye pay aad mileage to be sedrel Oh tyre,
rom an Violence cc1s to ,uppisat he regular
S 9d T l the S Of I Doe grievances 9 Of which they justly
apaia recommend the Ins the passage Of an es
repre-. ntion R tie State with the 81 O yotrrs who
h to rcco sn tsof aory to every emnei citizen
hesolts AZ de Rle Of L ,9h en-. on n " 1 bjv
1913 9o % debt and Tat the honor and funds Of the S''
oeI deem al persons not to receive
Issued present state Government or by any subsequent Govern
pong bind property pledge the credit Of the sae and that
al such bond Obligations will be held be null aid void as having
people upoa public burdens made to rest
t.1 aS Of 5t the s OF S % serS DEEM
IL o Ss hare a i ssa pur Be under By
it Of this state as present Constituted vii no; BE- held binding By u
at all tines to g. sO % eT Dd " any TAX
Your Committee understand his Excelcncy rs having
committed himself to the following propositions;
l. That he signed other bonds than those set forth in the debt
statement made b. the Cou.nenera is1VJV and 'ha there
bayel no Ii o
1ht the state and count Ole BON elective and apponttu s
s hs5 S p1y @OODe' 'u' 'D'-"
3 That many the charged with the administration Of justice
have been AM % S . 10 ,e ns ed b @
will replace them with competent persons whenever he can
T. That he il in cumulative system of voting AMI minority
AID wo be gd made part OF the Ia" IBIS
That the Election defective, lead to fraud and should be
materially amended aud tha he viii exert ing influence 10 that and
postponed March, 1871 and enforce the penalty Of
nOnpayment until that time.
Your Committee deem it unnecessary TO enter upon an
analysis of the several schemes of proportional repre-
eentatlon that have been suggested
Enough their Judgment the plan Of sccuml alive voting
best the eaa u, s We i' kan Os SSeeSsr
there officer 70 lie selected gives eeetor as many
persons be chosen and SLOWS him to beow hrs
votes upon the whole concentrate them nGabr
less than the whole The effect Of s system u to ge to aea political
sengh Under Its operation toe tue oe Of suffrage which to col
ei exclusive Of e maort exclusive repre-
senton OF the minority BAT Proportional representation Inc popS
ton all the political body To illustrate the system; I'M
present electoral system the state eCmnany OF N voters
IOl representatives FAY four for the entire body at out OF
% have no erssSsy are virtniy diDcse Now the
operation OF cuuuye system Of vo,9s sssamns MAT me saline
sS S3 %adi S :. e S Ire d fs, Is may pGe STATE,
". oo voters are to so voters as Under operation
Of such ssem each party would ecesss calculate its strength in
syanC- eek oes only the number oa,e to its Eame
and sS sGS s%sSss have 1d s; v tSt
The have q go yC Ii od The p Ts rats, % Ss, to M
votes would result in their securing no az the he
s SSS e 't hgm all al {; On bs oSsr hand he
elect al Their prssenye they eo. give ns aea o1s c
emulate 900 upon candidate aud t elect MIN ne
effect would be that each psry would o. IN st c 500
the Noal secure oue representative aud me vo N
reprntaton BY rans the cumulative system Your oonmie
from further details loGr COMMITTEE are saAui 70 Ae ' IS %
ten Of cumulative voting WHEN G f Scu,sp rpe has
Set the S,t instance by James GaT arsh subject Of
the crown britain. This plan has been chamolei by
Buckaew Of this eo5n has been incorporates IN h1
suou Illinois, anl has been pat up01 ITS tn1 10 PENS SaG
Recen the subject has reh inter-, u ef SCUM Y
AZ our on" I nsT1a Your Cmtte- are Of tn opinion hat
shs pam can pr9ortoaS erre.aloa is gIt govern
cesary to make unlimited saiage con "en WIN peace,
S, I SAVING 's'". conserving element Ii
ayen the a%P Of De9oer 'A5 to sye S e ~ s'ey %
Bat proportional represe be admirable y@ IN ry govern
1 pcS GaaSI S Se 70 sac ccrou Of society his
nyr cn lont Cosmiee do no. asm would all the d
sases Of The Ioy polite The, may without eytra' agane s
system mPotonal Representation II ope BY 'A"e I m,
WELD the numefcL power, would alleviate many oil w
evil, Incident To our present abnormal coalition. Nouii
10 a Lr-s extent trsnqaiHe public approximations ~ogsl
moderate the spirit OF o,s an tend 10 bring about IN L
state ali tue peace reasonably hope g. attain logf MI
t.s are are Of of electoral rora u u
sa b. promp, realized by must hon tu' DON an lI
STATE. Whether Il viii not we clrn"t etec ,if
event the minority Carolina forth their aa h o
IL Il ther RIGHT Should he dene! Tho responsibility urst ~
do bn e thu. the row the present should u e ECU
errl produce the fruits Of justice ava "H nv - "a
peace We ai siuc2 Is tie na'nrt OF Mtas ,tc
lie well for ,h, dominant TO foAl'F
slopna If fe3clta04 msy not Tor tem Do " ~
pulc pf The tlur as
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