, 1873-02-14


l,Y tI'RIRIINE. FRInAv
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1ol elsesentave hepnDnf ne fountain Of
citizen, IN the voters, eaeh bsing eqaal to any my
o1her, and each having, an inherent and political
1lght Of legislation, IN h1s primary capacity.
N = perfect hepunnc, the electors
"onid meet IN PRIMARY capacity, or
change, and amend laws: declare war OF pa.ce,
OF impose, abolish, or 1eouee taxes but IN our
cosnt.as 1o saos 81 =. .oa a:u ~ embracing
nrnd.rn ,aaIn.;n ~ * 1Part;.a s Sy5tem q
IsEsiI49n ~ 20 ~ ~ XXI Ea;i3;e, ~ "ocI
aot . sae eta+a sotoIs OF
ald I'd spend oaths OFT IN n bs SPt2
neSs OF !ee.slation, tnonsn luey nave perfect
17gnt m TO 40 SO, snen pc inSn M ana desire.
~ uo ,5,tsa ou n,,.a1a ~ tno "
s1 sea =. ee4tiItnS nou.e" ,a1o VI aseuts 70
Ss But '0f ,,ppoao sns that III the eaPse'y pso5|o
came togetnef IN PERSON, "oua9 not tne minority
aaSo Iient 70 SPEAK, vote. ~ nao plotest on every
psoPosltlon: ceetalIy: ane minority Wouio
ne rep1esentea IN prop19a Peysone. 10 exclude
tnem "o1io oe en act o. n1en,nanaeo tyranny,
thas Woulo most assuro1!y 4eaa u once 70 COM
mollon ana cly1l WET. out ,!4 u tue 9oratg mare
democlatc ana petlect nPht 20 ect In person II
me primary assembly, IN tno enactment and
tnondmeht OF al laws, naye tney not also an
equally good and perfect 11sht to elect agents to
represent them = IN tho laW-maKlng assembly OF
oepuuess II Tue ma]otity nase an nndeniabie
right to send deputies, why hase not the minor
~ an equal ngnE IN proportion TO
taer etrengtn: IN "hat principles
that right? The majority cannot dispute their
right to take part IN the PRIMARY assembly, how
then can they dispute, Or refuse admission to
tneir agents, to meet win the agents OF the ma
lo!lty1 nave yet 70 near 3 !oSlcaI answer to
this point. 1t certainly Is not to be found in Mr.
canf1elds ape eeh IN the Senate.
WHAT THE MAJORITY NOW GETS.
Our scheme OF proportional representation
gives the majority party ST per cent Of. the rep
rasentation in the House, and to the minority
sents 40 per cent OF the whole
vote, and the former only 60
per cent. Hence the majority has more than its
equal rights nov, and consequently has nothing
of which it can Justly complain. Experieuce ia
this and other States covering berries Of years,
shows that all tho candidates in Legislative and
Congressional Districts receiving 0the bipI,est
vote, aggregate between 81 and 60 per cent OF
the whole vote cast, and the minority candidates
aggregate from 10 to 48 per cent OF the votes
cast. It is said, the majority should rule. That
ia true; but the minority should have an equal
voice, man for man. and auy block OF voters nf
say, three thousand, should have a seat in the
Assembly, Is well as any other block Of voters Of
f60uEAn1 IN
constituency on a basis Of 3 House Of l59 yotes.
DID TIE MAJo8IrY FonnEnr.Y R11r7
But does the maioritv ruIa under Ike ria ava-
tenn Isay no. It is . svstem ia which The
minority rules the majority. because a plurality
elects tie members. aud that pluraiitv mav mt
be equal even to one-third Of tke votes IN tba %
State. But eyen If Il nhonld ha roora the,, half
yet on the floor OF The House Thus eIectod a
majority controls Ill legialation. which is minor,
ity rule For example, The majority Of tbs votes
4
votes. The remaining nemberg Were eiected hv
say 1T 900, but there we're 185. 900 votes cast
for candidates not elected. Thus va have the
Of 40 600 voters debating their
will to 800 600 men $50 votes on the old aysteu,
thus control and oyerr1le the viii and wishcs 81
800 yoters Ia that system to be called mniority
representation I claim that it's proper name
aa pturauy monopoly and minority rule 4
yIan4E Is me aGtauon Q! one Class TO the 9TH
els, wherein, Inen, does th1s oiner from tyf-
10y. ~ "nlcn 4 sne taaot!ty oictases 20 tne ma
!oris, a tyranny, carried OUT ful!y, Is alaSe1y,
r19aon aaa crushed.
.flopo1slonA representation takes away no
11om tne ma1of1ey to which they are enti-
i.4;a s,m n1se comPiete control OF legls-
~ 1uet 1oeaaason 10 tempeteo ny the
afl gunehs: ~ p1oients, reasons, ana anendnents
u..5a ~ sne nnot5. aence inc lawa passed
r. ~ sr1n1a 1,on11a LEE ~ 1eeepsaoie
ytoI5 ~ snH "tloi1 pope noie o Leo caees!s o5eJso'
Ip.r;in ~ a1u ~ .nan ~. nnen lnpos9u No
us ous hr aton tne o'nols' VINO were
'oIt;te;s ~ = =; - 49, 1n aaIat; - .tasionc
- ~ +hnt 5,.e 4Isa,nvo ~ ,d - " 1os
$3.50 T -. " 9Jss ~ s.vuao ti 10 repie
80 aH a,v5 aI 10 ~ -" ~. the oGseE'ance
,ie KIT nv W roc 40 do!n po9
ple, Do; tne =, P1evanng "a VOICE, OF malolity' Is
.eepousapte pa..; 1oi Ie eaecaalon' 1uele1oIe, IN
- e1?eunse *e y. ~ omce, c5eateo 20
:at1J ln1o aotce anu enect tne laws maze oy the
,at ~ ;sa a LII - eIoa
'o4. ano 1taae9 auo VIZ ~ tne u@{oit 3us
,lcaa anu lan1amen.n a!sunct.on pesWeen iaN
.:a.st auu lnM.e1ecutng muss hos 20 iost
'tItutionsl provision sppiies oily to aw>making.
lne m11a1onsy party, Or c'aas OF people, stu
'ase 'a;" sne apso'u1e eontrol over tne G&eeat'se
'n'eefs' - ..... ...-- --..
But it IL argued that Legislative questions are
ettled at the polls aud not in the halls Of rep
esentation. This is not true as fact, except |
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