The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-18

Iiberate with perfect freedom ior the best
OF the Republic. How completely this theory has
seventy years It was unnecessary to recite.
Tie electoral colleges have turned out to be who
useless Every reason given Tor their original es-
adjustment has absolutely JAILED in practice. But
while they are powerless Tor good, they may be no
tent Tor evil In their election errors may easily
be committed and in very many instances have
NOBODY WOULD MISTAKE THE NAME OF GRANT OR
GREELEY,
changes In the names on the long list of electors
may occur from errors In printing or fraud sum-
cient to reverse che vote OF state. The present
Of the and the
from voting Tor the men OF his choice for Presl-
dent and Vice President unless there are
same state to meet in convention and
nominate electors TO represent their views; and the
present requirement Of the constitution that cleo
tors shall meet tile same day in their respective
States and cast their votes B liable to accident
and interruption as In Wisconsin In 1857. lie
would prefer that the President should be elected
by the people as one community, giving the cleo.
ton TO the man who received the highest number
Of votes, without regard to state lines or municipal
THE NATIONAL CHARACTER SHOULD BE FULLY REPRE-
sENTRD
in one department OF the government. But, as
Stunning that the smaller States will not consent TO
an amendment by which the President would be
elected by the people OF the United States 40 one
community, he believed they could have 0bjec-
ton to such change as would bring the election
OF the President directly TO the people OF the
StAteS, each Stdte u DC ulVlue0 INTO rs many
districts NJ 1t has Senators and Representatives
each district TO have one vote In the election OF
President and Vtce-President, and the vote
OF shat district to be counted In favor Of the cand
dates for President and Vice President who re-
ceive the largest number OF votes In It, This
would still give to each state the same number Of
votes it new has In the election Of President and
Vice President, the votes, however, to be given
directly for the candidates by the people, without
the Intervention OF electors The speaker then
argued
THE FAIRNESS OF THE PROPOSED PLAN
the intrinsic injustice to the States OF the present
system, Its peril to the country and the 0pportu
mites It affords for corruption, caba and intrigue
when an election is thrown into the House OF Hep
resentatives. But 1t will be asked what 10 the
remedy He answered that ne would be glad II
some method could be devised by which the nation
could escape the danger OF having the House OF
Representatives to elect President In any case !;
but IL such Is TO be the resort
I'm CASE NO CANDIDATE FOR TIE PRESIDENCY GETS
A MAJORITY
OF all the votes he would have both houses Of Con-
gress to meet In Joint c0nventien and each Sen
ator and Representative to have one vote. This
would be In exact harmony with the principles
upon which the election ID now to be made by the
people OF the several States. Under the new sys-
tenn which he proposed the people or the several
States shall vote directly for President, each State
10 have as many districts and as many votes as IL
has senators and Represen tatives IN Congress, and