The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-14

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candidates There viii be- beyond ali reasonable doubt some
ballots when different candidates would
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prevailing party
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These suggestions made because there in my
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account q any intrinsic defect but Of he
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nose IN view lew tho por or
te Legislature direct he county g
At an secon contrary to the provisions OF the conss
ought be remarked that the LEGISLATURE has complete
ever thu. subject possessing Tie wnos legislative
press con:itatonsl provisions tBanE Of Chenango VS.
Il should be added that a provision of law is not be
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In such case that the trainers Of the constitution
gressv, Legislation unless the language
NO such and he Is en-
to w s Of As to whether the spirit or
who M. on the ground or the
that this mode Of votins contrary to the notions in
OF soad be-
An inquiry into the general ideas involved in election
What then, is an election for legislative body under the
representative system concede that mus, take the
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fnd % lor them The legislation. what re
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votes riding to certain rules established
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estimate Of yotes True would that
to he @ # @ oaSs had o The he
the vo % al
il would be that the entire Legislature
1 each 4hs h as s,
general tcket has been almost universally abandoned
neS @ s ss by SJ has
taken its place This change was avowedly made In the
constitution expressly leaves the liberty to the Leg.l.
districts election Of ely Tae Important
ps INTEGRITY ssprs.sasa.ys
Each mode q IN ths plan as
body to minority Of an entire county or State The essen.
under
themselves into groups that those who pref
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have ns eems that Hns habit
nfo to divide
representative then place date against another.
aa to s The oy @ s having 3
the only one which the system warrants On
Thus should there Be 1905 voter. il di:sries en-:
sf0Ss
tie to election and The
sentative might be said to be chosen BY the electors
candidates were placed each ticket The electors both
are ss t.: s 4s In s ia s
IN a c action h T
than in the last but that the plan OF pro-
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except one OF the forms Of
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ism By which electors free than present
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If attention paid the beneficial results may res
truly representative It be shown to be- the stronger
the argument that true, real election will take
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VIII De necessary TO state Dr1efy the general theory OF
sprop ortiona representation" 1t assumes number Of
foyn All designed with greater or less completeness to
permit the electors minority the
lave body corresponding to their numerical proportion
the whole body OF electors.
tn perfectly well known that underline Old general tick
OF wG ss ss%d the s OF
chances that the will have voice the Legisa
tue but does secure IT, The system OF proportional
representation" absolutely secures where minority |
amounts to considerable number, a representative
in the Legislature. 1t Is not necessary to detail |
the various devices which have been resorted
for this purpose, OF which there are six or |
more. Suffice II to say that they are all devices
accomplish this purposengenods political machineryn
and nothing more They means to end. they may
be experimental only sense that All
political changes tested by care