The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-09
PROPORTIONAL OR MINORITY
APPROXIMATION.

representative government, ard therefore .
civilization.
Without It a government 81, for, and y
the people, does not seem practicable
What is called popular government seen
9 IN all countries to run into party govern
meut, Sud parties are governed aud con
trolIed ny a class Of people Who are pro
tesstonsl office seekers and office holders
These becoming numerous. too numerous
( fur the offices which they create ANA mul
tpiy, divide themselves INTO gangs, cenor
ally two gangs. calling themselves the twC
great parties. and enlist the people ~ theiI
respective hosts, aud wage ~ar frr the
% session IT the government and tins
emcluiucuts VI official position.
There is no popular government IN the
United States The country Is governed
"a tins ohgarchy 81 professional pohti-
c,ans they know little e the peoples in
Z, rests they are not identified with theil
interests On the contrary, their sole aim
seems 20 be to tax the people O. the ut
most, ana thus secure their own substance
ana ~ealth These professional pul.
ucians oppose proportional or minority
their own deposition from power, ana the
restoration II political power e. the peo-
pIe When proportional representation pre-
walls the tyranny # professional politi-
clans vIll cease Heucr these profession
ais are continually decrging ''mmority rep
reseutaton. for where il has been intro
Y duc,d, even III the most moderate way
\ they feel. ana are, FESTIVE under ia pow
: ". Ana these results cause them IL make
such complaints a. this
4 ILLINOIS, i Setuas slgk II minority repre-
seutatlou. The Aurora H-raH ssys IL Is
generally voted to be humbug wv those who.
7 sitter election, trj that ~ vot.l4 a Attle iif-
! tereutly they could have secured a much
! more satisfactory decision. After every trial
We hear loud complaints against It, and many
/ I them well founded The benefits derived
/ from l. sIt lev Il any Indeed It y difficult
70 discover one redceming feature Ia II.
ltisuot Illinois that i getting sick
Of minority representation it Is tie poll
"c'"hs mat are se'tliS '''N NJ y. Ailer
every time It IS they and their psrtzan
friends that groAn and complain. The
people Ike It, as lar as they have Id, ANA
Rsnt more II 1t, and viii have more Of it,
unit. the people, instead 81 the politicians
80 ivy
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Parliament IN ENGLAND an5 votes h. Tho
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Thus the workingmen. the women. n.
Dissenters. the Church u ENGLAND neorle
the Unitarians. and the Roman Cathohcs
! each have a proportionate repre.entation
in the Board which secures harmony and
order in the administration Of the schools
for all subjects Of controversy are settled
BY these various representatives N The
Board Room. and III longer d,s,urb the
general public
The professional ,o,,,ic;.n. ,a.v III
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