The Cairo bulletin., 1873-02-18

With gosd iatsntions, honesty and stead.
fastssss, Msaaine 70 do right. That 10 the
opinion abroad, ed IL Will Be- for you,
eeausnea, = preserve Nat belief. II 10
alse ee.sevso shtS hers b conparstivsly
- oQee legislative taisas in tLis Avuss,
% U the Ssaat>, and thss the minority
msnosrs ceotribaSs their portion ~ it
Wsyshsn THE uusssmly haste to abolish
This provision Of the constitution 2
| 0sntlsmsn, the constitution Of Illinoii
II Of
WORLDWIDE SoToRIKTy.
II has bssa read oil over Europe and
translated into several European tongues
IL hss Been read la overy portion
Of This country; published la whole or In
part IN oil ths leading nswspapsrs, from
Asiss " Teas, from California 10 the
Atlantic. have rsce. we'd hundreds
and hundreds Of letters askins
me for copies Of that constitution. Il has
been the subject of eulogy every where for
the past two ycars. IL has been the
modal upon which other states are pre.
pafing their constitutions /; Il has been shs
causs Of half . dozen states moving Tor
new constitutions, fer the express puf pose
Of adopting and copying the essential fss-
tures Of the constitution Of The state Of
IlliAois; and ! ssy, gentlsmsp, thst no
provision ofIbat constitution has attracted
mors attention Ia America or Europs, and
given more Joy TO thoughtful publici,,s.
shaa this great forward step Of reform ia
proportional representation. And while
other states may await its adoption for Q
time--avait tbs result Of the sx experiment.
IN lllin0is--yst there 10 nothing more
certain in the future than that IL the q.
pertinent, whom fairly tried stapds the
test of time, and proves successful and
satisfActory,
svEav STATE IN TRE vHIos WILL
ADoPrIT.
And the federal govern msnt vil, .dop,
H. snd msusbsrs Of cosgrsss will b slec.
ted BY systsm which Illinois has insu.
gusrtsd.
The sp ,aksr continued his remark, to
. greater extent than We have room for.
and ws therefore condsnss them a. fol.
lows:
Now gentlemen, l will speak Of
soMs SUSpAhKSTAL PssPSsITross
OF Republican govsrnmsnL A Republi.
csA yovsrnmsot 10 its primary capacity
10 one ia which oil the votsrs collect t..
gsshsf as given place " make their own
laws. hold that the volsrs of Illinois.
eoO,0So strong, have . right " die.
pence Win legislatures, and come " the
state capitol thsuassives at . given time,
and maks their own laws IN their primary
capacity, and change their constitution II
itsy Csvoes. Suppose that " ks . fac.
which u admitted, l ssk every man Who
10 within hssring VI my voice, whs,hsr Q
minority upon every proposition that
might cOms before that vast ssssw bly.
~suld not have right 10 vvtr, ~ speak'
TO protest, " oter amendments, and in
every way 70 defeat VI support ,hs lsxisls.
lion which the majority Of the people
we're srmiasd " nave or sourss ,Lsv
would have . right 10 do this.
That being trus, hov comes il, when We
'snd representatives, iastssd Of going our.
'<lSss, that We have Lost any Of ou. rixhu.
,scs1ss vs happen " Be in . minority
aAve vs not the Same right to - repre-
sntSe 10 sas hall By our agent that vs !
on, u the whole people hsd come For
seses'snes ssss vs select delegates, for
% vhe's people cannot gs. We select Q
lmtec asmtsf Of men " represent u,
sd inst'act'ens through con ntions, ana
sstssg Of inr~d9ction, asd is . tLousssd
'sys. Thess men are their dslsxs,S-
seh mem bsr staads for steus ., ,0Ov; hs 10
b ssSodimsst Of 5000, hs spsaks for
wv. sets Tor tksfD, 10 rsspoIsibis - them.
I'd 10 elected BY thsG. Every eons,i,u-
1ey o' I've, thea, 10 the state he's . right
vots On this aoos, just - they voals
a'sn they had come here in their p.i.
aa'y capacity. / have never he'd a an.
vsf 70 that aasstios, nor bsss shown sny
sceesisy oe public good BY which they
10aid Aos have . righ, ~ vote.
THs ArSoRIrIIs II IHE coysrsY
.vsrsgs about forty or forty-lvs par cent. |
axe she elections for mem bsrs Of CIR. &
rev IN ssrias Of ysa1, and the m ori,y
about forty three per cent Of all tho Q
otss. This last fall tbs candidates elsc. e
= 70 the senate received about afty.ssvsp 4
ID half per cent, aud the candidate, .
DO were beaten received about fortv. q
70 and half per cent. The nuubs, o
presented 10 the senate 10 abou, 2lo, 600 0
70 numbsr beaten in an attempt 10 be n
'prsseatsd was about les, 900. The mum. '
" ee men represented In the house 10
'nsidersb'y over 400, 900, within q ysrv
nall fraction sf the entire vote. Which, 7
len, 10 the vote 10 which We have true .
presentation A.?
But ! deny that the old system 10
'stsm Of majority representation. Ii
- and 10 sysssu, Of
LukALITY, hoHoPoLY AND MINORITY :
aCLg. q
II was not Necessary that . man should q
ave rnsjority Of the votss cast 10 order Q
get seat. II WAS only necessary that I
, should have . greater number Of votes q
ian any other man runaing for the c
'ms 0facs. I
Why, We have minority rule now on 2
70 other sad Of this hall. Twsn,y-six Q
smbsrs Of that body constitute . control. '
W majority. Twenty. ak Of them re- .
lived 10000 votes. There were 4sU 900 il
'tss cast in the late election. The other
'snty.hvs members received 100, 600 Q
tee, and ls5, 700 are uhrsprsssntsd. You =
d the uHrsprsssntsd men 10 the minority Z
d you have S0s, ,0e0, and they are voted Z
'wn BY the twsnty-six who are elected o.
less than $4,000 votss. D
This system for which l contend 10 the
10 Of the majority in eli cs,ss. The ruls .
which senator Garfield contends is thai .
the minority, ~ il happens to be, and =
ualiy is. Now, or,
WHAT 10 TYEASSY9 =
ULdsr the new system, whore the two