The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-03-27
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
The MEETING Lat iSbt-Lecture
b, Judge Brewer On Minority Rep


The re u!ar meeting of the Academy OF
Science was held last night, End was largely
attended the rooms of the Academy being
uncomfortabIy crowded.
There was no general business transacted,
the whole time of the meeting being given 10
Judge Brewer lecture on Minority Repre-
s-ut,tiOn," v hich was unanimously voted
one of the abest as well as one Of the most
l. 81 e. ting pa pers ever read before the So
cieIy one lhat showed great deal O' It's
preparation, Hnl set iOrth collection OF
facts fuil ~ Instruction to the general li>ten-
t-n'r, and OF especial value 10 those who take
an Interest IN political subjects.
AIT r referring AT some length and In very
el,qu- 4 terms To the great political struggle
oi the centuries, for the right of the majority
TO rule the speaker continued:
Ia eed, II l. worthy OF remark, that so In
& nSe and contested has been this stru pgIe To
e-I.b.i-h the will of the majority, ~ the rule
of 90. eminent, 10 many Il has seemed rs
,ffOTt, thrt to attain this was TO realize the
IDEAL AS though the ioTm of government was
every thing, AID the manner aud art OF gov
IncnI nothing,
We. 30 We not al know that of all d.spot-
iSIus, The most terrible Is the de>pOlIsm Of
IN jOrigIes, the most cruel, as well as the IN 1st
Brk e of all powers, IL that Of the masses.
..Cucify him or city him." ris.s TODAY
from tue sam, Ihrong hat yesterday stTewed
pain branches ana shouted hpSauna"
Men IN muititud swirl do that from which
every one OF Inem Individually would
shrink. A major Iy, Infatuated with he
Id,s, Iuat il has both Tie ght and the DOW
II, VIII IraIngie ru h!essly upon the minor
ity.
one essential ID "A ard necessity of rules
ami constitution, Is protection 20 the minor
IIy from the maj r ty Accepting the
III hest expression OF polite science, the
formula, tuaI tn. will the IN, IOrIIy should
b The ruis. OF the land, :" the speaker desired
Ia point out how far snort We are, IN TINS
iTet.-t 0f all lands, OF realizing tri> deal. and
10 Indicate some OF the IuSsGz urCs OF reform
tie ten pointed ont the various caus :
winch .eTv-, through our repre- sentative >ys-
Il IN To t'efgtt the WllI eli tue jorI-V sUcu
the uufI TIA ulu, - q: representa- lVe- the ger
rym add TIuS of districts, 'ic. ihe>-, bO~ev-
,sr tie rz-a ri,-i a. lii- under the inf Geuc- of
q nIsne- and purrr h. telligruce anu integrity
among lhe people, bat our system ofeIectiOn
by ,ii-tTIc3S. winch practice. ~ GI>frHnchi>' =
tnr minority, l. the gieat evil which all ih.
pr,.tass>.at y an Of min Brity approximation
seek TO ooyiate.
present sNs EN-, he >'Id:
Sunpn~e there WAS an nuGdTCd repT-Se nta-
tive. ai>tr'c.s in this state, ana "aca district
hs,,! one Rayubr can IN .Jorl1y, then the hun
bred districts would eject "a hundred repIes
,,ltA w.. and these representatives OF a
small m ioriIy would enact thu laws under
v mich All DrI.,orr l. and ReIubl cans alike,
must i've he BemOcr tic minority, hay-
lag within one hundred IS many votes a.
Ih, Il punicaus, would have actually no
voice iu Ir"mius legislation no part III the
law IN king DnseT-
In nrIer 10 obv at. the evil thus indicated
y-rlou> schemes have been proposed r Sc
en- iB.. To thu minority their prOpDrtIOnaie
snare in iii. representation Tuese the
speaker euum-r red rs Preferential Voting,
Cumulative Voting, l.lmi Ell 'NOtlng, sub.
ting.
fl 81 ruIiy developed 10y Mr.. Thomas Hare, OF
l. ,ndon. aud l. often called 10y his name.
| rua--r that ~ stem the district Is abolished
tine people OF The whole state voting tor re
personalities for the whole state, each voter
placing 4 pom his tiCkrta- many names ~ he
SEES lit, of men lviLg IL any part
OF the STATE. After the ballots thus pre-
par. Il have all been collected. the humber
OF ia! o'S ct>t is divided by the NUMBER ep-
I.s-utaiIveS to be elected, aud the u .Uticut
* tn uumb-r Of woes necessary 10 FL ct
Slpp -. q se hundred To be The number me-
c-s>4ry Ia Ell. ct representative, every man
hoe name heats the iIst ON nve hundred
tickets i declared elected, turn the second
man Z. u each five hundr, Il, and 81 on, Till the
r. quired nuU. Der Is Obtained. In ihis way
every five hundred voters have represent
tatIye, aud political par y, II II can only
muster five hundred votes, scattered in all
par L of the State. ca elect on memnei, and
Ihu> have voice III the Legislature n exact
prupoTt ION to It's strength among the people
Gun ulatIVe voting" IL tine scne ne 80 long
adNo-at. d 10y Mr.. MeIill OF the ,h csgO TIL
Btu1s ard which has been adopted L. some
,A4rnt Ia Illinois. BY this scheme The dis.
tTtctS are abolished, ana the people of the
county vote fOf their rcEre>' natives lat
rg.-" each voter being allow. d AS many
yoI,s as there IRE repTes- nIaIt.eS 10 eject;
tues votes ne may 'cunu ate'-that Is, cast
hem all Tor one major lie may distribute
them among all the csnG dates, giving one
vote to ach. ny this scn-rne, Inc minority,
unless very sinai Is also sure OF REPRESENTA-
ton.
Limited voting" is that system which
pro lniIS the voter from ting 70. ali the
members 10 be eltc ed. If the district Is en-
tIl.d to three members. man il not p r
IN ed TO e tor NOR than two. so that the
minority, unless VeIy small, would De able 10
secure on- member
substitute voting" "pu KY voting, ana
sis voting are schemes which pant axe
more or i-ss of the character OF those already
described, but want OF space prevents Us from
giving th,ir features III fetal.
After ,Ieviewinx at some length ana IN
rather caustIc manner. the evils and corrup-
TO of our n, sent system, controlled MS 1t
is by the politician ana u { caucus, the speak.
er - ncIUded a. io lows:
But all ,hi- Will be changed when by the
adoption OF som one or other of these
r some S'lli better one.
the rover OF the caucus and convention is
broken, the individual Voter has something
more than a choice between tao wis, and
can vote his preference without fear Ot los
ing his vote; when good men everywhere
eau unit. and, dIsTegaTdIug caucus and poll
indeed, wi the inherent purity and honesty
oG the American people triumph over the
a snOne>Iy ~ u corruption OF the American
puIit clan, and republican Institutions. with
new b So OF power Al q rich gain OF siren Ct h.,
work out their enduring blessings among
the leouIe. And resi- assured, young IN III OF
Kansas, that ne VINO during the long night OF
corruption keeps himself pure and unspot
It'd, will st and first in the bright and not dis
[ ut morning Of the regeneration.