The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-11-04
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OF
HON. ALEX CAMPBELL,
Of ILLIN oIS.
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FINANCIAL SITUATION
Morris, Thursday, Oct 20, 1876.

Our Government being representativ,
Democracy, may, think, be properly com
pared to a corporation, in which each citi
purp ,ss u protecting al III their natural
ri-h.s BIZ the pure and impartial admins
trati,n Of Justice, those chosen to make
ani administer the laws, being merely
directors of this corporation-the agents
FOR tha time being Of the citizens to define
i.-s- fa- .s= yuiiy-- tvsf viii Ut ,frrir prfncfs
pals. It J., incumbent On those occupying
p,lcas af public trust q carefully guard
sni faithfully represent, the rights and in
ter.-ts u chose FOR whom they act
NOV, every voter likewise acts IN a
representative capacity when he casts his
ballot. The husband aha father represents
his wife daughters and minor sons aud
the youug mau represents his mother, Sis
tiers aul minor brothers, together with all
the uon voting classes Every voter Is
then Ill rally bound IL exercise the elective
franchise with duc reference to the rights
and interests ot those for whom he acts
H. hls lo more right tu ALLOW personal
iIkrs and dislkes, or party Pr judices 70
iudueuc- his action than the party for
whom he votes has to make use NJ his
position tlr his personal interests.
Believing as az, that it is the duty Ot
All persons iu places of public trust to
render account of the manner in which
they havl discharged the trust committed
o. th keeping and of those asking the
sutlr, - Of the people fur any place Ut
plblt trust to make known in the fullest
AMI c'rartsf way possible their views and
opinions upon an material questions with
which thsy may have 70 deal
NON, having been chosen by the people
Nj tAis district to represent their interests
lu ,fe national legislature, it is due them
tltt ! should -,ye account " the manner
iu which have 50 iar discharged that
trust. I..s b,comes the more imperativ,
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''E 's e'-1.l.'h- M d'n'i.ess ls known r"
"..7' wi y'"' L was elected as ah lhaeIeid
e4r Beng free from the restraints ,f
i''.- "'So'i''iAe ann at merry 20 a1l ah'
'.''o Ut. 'n '''' measures aoe'flIhs l' lny
cnnvicu"us of night, adopted As a rule
for the government of my action, to WORK
D & AT
and F'te TOE all measures looking q re-
tielcameht ih expenditures, and reform
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ihe late session 81 congress "as IN many
respects an exceptional unr. being compos-
"a more largely 81 ne" members than any
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they were, IN my judgment, ehllhehtly rlsht
and proper. 1t is not only the privilege
but 1t is the imperative duty Of congress
70 inquire into the expenditures in all the
various departments q the pubic service
as huch 50 as IL Is LOT tne OoaFo oi super
Treasurer aud other Co,Dtv uticers n.
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ooJ7cl M " 'iou5h investigation INTO the
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49, 80 n 'iuO ~ No"o'ei' Clalin
TO nave voted ana acted according to my
oonvi''lons = ri3l' ana DUTY and endeav-
a. '''0 p'0''ses iii''e
u'''"s my l"riher canvass III relation To
financial CIVIL service ana other reforms.
ana as ulne and circumstances nave ou'
SelNeA " deepen the conviction n my
Ihiiiu n ,he correctheSs ol 'nese reforms
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SOUTHERN SITUATION.
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