, 1873-02-14

sovereign voter; sou cast your vote to sui
g2Hiis pg2iTiisgs Is It It Tss nS naturally @ p0 yoa,
right to do. You distribute your suffrage suit
the distribution Of your suffrage2 It is enough
for me, being only your equal, to mind my own
business, and it is enough for you, being only
my equal, to manage your own vote, and let me
manage mine. If tho voter has ret right to
dispose Of his vote as he pleases, then tho night
to vote is farce, and free government by the
people myth, and the sooner We get to funds
montal principles aud rc-eatablis11 the right of
the voter to Lave the benefit privilege, and nm
hampsred right to exercise his functions in the
choice Of representative to make laws for him,
the better it will be for the a..Ae of freq govern
nent.
PURPOSE OF TIE AMENDMENT.
The proposed amendment to the existing Con-
stitution hes double purpose, both in violation
Of tho true principles Of repubIcanism and self
ity, and often th6 majority, Of 9 representative
voice in the making OF laWs which they are e1-
pected to obey, and in tue imposition OF taxes
which they must pay Second, it "onld deprive
the voters Of the right to decide how they may
confer their Buif1ages in selecting agents to
represent them Ia franaing laws and imposing
taxes: This schems SLOWS distrust in the in
tel1igacoe Of the people, In their capacity for
self-governmsnt, in their ability to select agents
to make laws. I hare none: No true demo-
n nas any 1uSh . fmn.t;on nr tbn aratam ~
frae % sovsrnmant 1nnst he confessed to be fail
.+,rs e,a aira1 m .'1%0' ~
II the voterg OF Illinois found the exercise Of
the free vote, secured to them in the new Con-
1;dnn1 satotn o. han,;nass 1hsv .yos,}d n,,cElv
with one voice, demand it's abrogatlou. They
would be pouring in letters, kilograms, and Pc
titions by Thousands they would be holding
a4as W. ~ asointin,. "n ~, a,ar t1s
u t o', ~ nth;na @ ~ IA Ind has heen
dona a. u1 NJ nopema1f ~ ths sort has heen in-
sugrated single precinct Of y oar broad
tat9! ~ snoMn 'ia. a. tun 90 vs ta;r
nos ~. +1,a.
~ ~ ros,as ~ ~ 80 vs3a1, ~ tota1;tv
IepIesentstion and the fIeH ballot. ana ana tas u
tSe - onty ant 1Ig aata ond 4h nn,itics af
the county eeats, ana 1 laa tne pouta;;s ~. ~
! .de ~ ;+ 1uI d 5l n
i "H1 ~ uoa ~ a1a apf tat noI;tics1
,ach;na haat ,r1,;r},aans +,a neonla n faaa;np-
atr;ncp which aeon1ea t1.a mia of king 1aucuH
and xh,ch denrivas their 1,o1iticaI onnonentg Of
all participation ii the Goyernmant. and in the
fraIning ~ Laws 1rhicI Ill m,.at o1,ey AMI in th
imposifion Of ta1es to which ali must contribute,
Thev nrefer that evstem which oiyea tIs officas
tn the hraw1inq nsrtissn and they he1jera in the
doctrine Of & to tba Veto victora balony the snoiis.'
r. thew von1d rastTict fh;a dorfrine III arecntiva
o,,ces the1a 1onid ha 1;tt1e ;sana ,r;th tharn INK
Wien f1,ev attannt to jenr;re the voter of yoica
IN the m.k;ng of tha 1a,xa Il haco1nea - serious
n,tter II u n 'A.T ;-ac+ con1;ct 9Th +ba rerr
genius Of freedom and renresentatiye eoyern-
n,ont r "a vorv ;nat1,ct;ra ~ ha,r thoaee Connz
~ Court Honsa nolit;c;ens dsscsnt m The free-
;or, ~ "a nao,a .rd n,ct;orsi1 +a1i al ter, tat
thav era 4ha - nnZxar and 10. onnr and
that ereT ran "a frea eonaI and ;ndenendsnt ant
s,,d a. ~ sn san,a - t1e @ r. 4ia 3n tha;1
hsnds 9TH .;.fea ' 40 +,s ph;1st;nsa da a,maon
md to danr;ya ] tham ~ nf the;r r;ehtf11 voice in
~ ri ~ a,o,,r ~ 1"ns w. - ~
~ frr, n ~ ~ 1,ros 10 hr;obt
esa laval n5 oat vi 1,rnc;n1o =, tha
90; Jome, ~ anu noss " In'
ee'e1oo " so'o1ntueu.-
5oHS BR1oHTs POSITION:
Mr. Garfield quoted at some length from John
Br'ght's speech IN Opposition to minority repre-
sentation in the British Parsment t! But i is
IN order to understand 1t properly. 1t was only
proposed IN the WAY OF an ntnenament 70 me
original reform oAl, a1d applied TO lew great
cities which we're entitled each to three Or four
members OF armament. II appeared 1na. 1nose .: