The Cairo bulletin., 1873-02-18
TUX DOLLAR WEEKLY BULLETIN
MINORITY REPREsEN.
TATION.
SPEECH OF HON. JOs. MEDILL
BEFORR THE MEMBERS OF THE
ILLINOIS LROlSLATURe

BEFORR TIE MEMBERS OF Tu1
ILLINOIS LR01SLATURg.
Especial Correspoadsnce 81. Louis Globe.
SrslsosistD, Web. -. 1873.
Lest aighs shs Hon. Joseph N.d;ll
Mayor ss Chicago. addressed alargs audi
soes Of senator and msmbsrs Of the hous
OF representatives, ia answer TO Mr. Can
sslds srsscA in the Ssnsss, on
AinoalrY RsPsssExrArion.
He vas suitably introduced by Hon
shelby n. Cullo@, ths speaker, and hi,
eddroes Wss ~ follows.
0sSTLshEH nuss sAy, before begin.
mag my rsmarks. that I have Q rather
bad voice tor speaking ia . hall % large
- shn Il may b With soms dificulsy
sess will make myself heard. Not b..
ing- accustomed 70 spsskiag ~ large %.
ssmo!Aeea. Or IN large rooms, may BE-
very iadislnei 10 soms Of my remarks.
worthy frisnd hes passed Q li.sls
suiogy upon me. which think Il 10 due
20 nyseK " modify 10 some sxtsnt. /
aisavov hA
TuI AvTHonsuiP o. TEE SYSTEM
OF minority rsprsssatatios incorporated
IL The Aessisusioa Of NliAois. Am not
the patsntes Of il. l claim 70 have orisi.
naasd ee hsa Of misority rsprsssass,ion
70 cay Of IL ferns. The very moss ,hs,
hevs rigAs " clsia b that 1 hsvs
essn IN sasesss ed ardent sdvocs,s Of
shs doesrise of psspessi0ssss reprsssnta.
ton, esd ftes vsts, for several years.
TAae sell. 1sa siapIy 90 sdvocs,s Of
u. NJ attseNso - lrss called 70 this
ssejses il 1885, b ssading
JoHS sruAsT NALL 81 RsPlksISIATivE
ooysaHARST,
Asd sAs dsbatss In the British parliament
os ne saljsct o! rsprssss tatios, and sub.
seqssstiy By the rspors Of Senator Buck.
essw OF rsnasyivsnis, Senstor WsAs Of
Otio, and I've ether ssastoss. which made
the ssssts Of The United States in favor
ct niserity representation. Il VA not
nAsii ! hsi rcd he Brilish dsbs,ss ana
eesss dstssss IN eoogssss ths, I became .
erm advocate Of the system. Ifny name
hae 10 asy Ssy 6sss conLsetSa V.sh ttis
sysssm il hb ssass, IL is eaiy - - sdvo.
cate of IL aad not 10 any oshs, vsy.
via this pssfstory modification o! The
ovee-Soseois0 Which kas hesn stated ir
~ bsAsif so~ proceed 10 the subjscs il
C0Sf8 81 cS6oiooroGo6.
Csatlsasee ! have reed ie tie papsr,
recently, that . 0svsus1t has tsss il.
ssgsrats4 10 the sssais Of The gsasrai ~.
ssnbly sf IuIssis,
lt LeoEISs 70 a lsrEAl
or The sysssn Il What 10 called min o,i,v
representation. That nodiscs,ios s,yuck
n viii saspsiss. sd 10 this rnsues, I
an nes able 70 Accoast for IT, or 10 believe
thas TIE ssssts or house ssriousIy enter.
tsinsd the intsation 70 use their oiScia Of.
fsFs = tear from yeur Constitution that
pfeviaion. The iaitiation Of shis move !
nAas u ths ssssts strikes ne - little
onassPscr1UL TO THfs House.,
The body that occupies thsss sssts. III
we're member of this house, | csstsialv
should have felt - II / believed /, wa :
ssfieus nOve0spk The other branch. a.
you all know, 10 elected BY the old sy,tsm
os majority rSpssssosstioa, and with that
sysseu 10 use aiaose them, Il seems To ma \
sAet ne ethss branch should not interfere |
70 ereAt Up the constitution Of this honor. |
sble body, fos - matter Of fact Il 10 q |
proposition 70 exclude from ssau on this |
aoor ahy-0ns honorable members. and 10 |
diatrieuts their ssAN 10 the copstitu. |
sneiss Who ssnd her log mem bsrs; for. bv |
this sysiso, The party In nsjosity slvsys
elect tvs-tAirds aad the weaker coe.thiSd |
Of the u'snbsrship Of tAis body. Nalhs-
mseic.liy, thiak, thss Il. true. 30 then il
10 - attempt 70 deprive The cosstitusnciss |
who sssd any.oes members TO Ihis house
Of Any repssaeetat, sAd 70 confer thsir |
ssaes upea that clas Of people vhv are Al. |
ssaAy ssprsssatsd by l03 msubsrs.
New, she majority Of this houss. lOl |
losnbsrA Are elected BY vhal h termed
thS nsjority principls. The msjori,y Of
Ihis heuss rsprsssnt ssd have bshiad them
S47, ,00O voters Wbo sent thso here vhile
he afey-ens nsubsss were voted for kv
Is, 0eO, throwing out soms small frsctjens
Now, the PseP0siti0s 10, 10 eject.
70 DisrsANeHisE LEI, ,000 LEGAL yorx.s
Of this stats, sad give their representative
10 thoss Who are airssdy more than Dro.
p0rtioustsiy rsprsssntsd. Divide 2%f0oU
~ ios, aud II mskss . constituency " .
little more than z lO0 behind each nsIn k,r.
Divide lSs, 900 BY 81, and II makes . con.
sisussey Of GOV behind each msmbsr, on
As average; % chat the minority mem.
'srs on this aoor each represent from 500
" loco more legal votsrs than the msjori.
y msnssrs. ! cay that 10 anybody has .
light " complain, It 10 the n,iasrity.aftsr
NJ. Who, ,Aks is, are very much pissssd
10 have any representation.
GsRslsmsn, Why introduce prouosi,ion
10 change your constitution IL This rs.
'pscsr
sAVH TIE PEoPLs or iLLIsoIs Asxkp
r y0sITi
Wss that N issue lest fall a the nall.
Dsd ths great stsss conventions pas rsso.
lusiess . favor ef ~ Did tie county
primary nsstings Or ths
sancusss soliest ~ Ihsvs hsssd Of no
'Ssh sAisg. Are yss dslugsd here with
pssisiosA from Day 70 day, sskins YOU 10
'vsrthrev your eonstituiissf II 90, the
Ispsstsss have sN told the public Of n.
Are you iu receipt VI tsisgrams or letter.
.yssy deg " hurry isrvssd this moloept
Il -. base hsssA nsthilg of IL. Nv
ssltf 70 ssst shs Psopls DO sot desire 10
hsvs thts eysssn disturbed uatii IL kss
bssn fairly tried wishis six weeks af,sr
Ihs nas9bsFs 1rst sisctsd under II havs ,
AIKEN their ssatA sAd have not had ,ims
p lsass psslisosatAsy rulss, or sis down ,
% their oenmittsas, OF mark out The lsv.
elettsa lss sAs winter.
d - think that bsnerstls senators
~ ~ ~ aver Of this movement viii .
|tve, - seoses for stollshing this pro. !
'i1tso, shet Il has sent 10 this ball men "A
nsbsiss 10 ability OF capacity or integrity A..
~ ~ eesa\ey v s~dssgsssd thsreSv. !
~ this hoyss, elected BY ikis systsm, X /,
, islbsies she4 " b ascsssssy 10 behalf ~
upul0s aee1 = sbelisb Il and sst n AHA. n
v lOpsossles sbssaA u hat vs have