The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-01


j pardoning convicted criminals and sci
dom, if ever, extending the pardonint
power to protect the innocent, as VA
the original intention of such preroea
tive.
Your attention is also directed TO tht
appointing power. whereby the president
selects the heads of departments and
their subordinates, numbering hundreds
of thousands of voters, interested in
maintaining the existing administration
however corrupt or imbecile, and alse
|creating rings, factions and partisan ad.
visers, who peddle out the Offices to in
competent and vicious persons, thereby
producing class Of professional Office
seekers. Therefore, why have presi-
dent, if he possesses the power to nullify
the expressed viii of the people hence,
abolish the presidency.
ABOLISH THE SENATE.
The senate is not chosen by the people
but by legislators, who are in the main
the corrupt tools and creatures of mo-
lnopoiists, who dictate their nomination
and secure their election, in order to
pass laws intheir interest-the Office of
United States senator being sold to per-
sons having the most money to purchase
a majority of votes, as has recently been
the case in Nevada and other states.
As proof that the senate does not
represent the will of the people, the
vote cast on the Chinese bill in the sem
ate shows that it was passed by very
small majority while the vote in the
house showed large majority, thus DEM
onstrating the fact that the house better
understands and expresses the popular
voice. 81
What is true of the Chinese bill is the
history of all legislation intended to BEN
eft the masses. z sE
The senate should, therefore, be abol-
ished, and the affairs of government
delegated to one house ofrepresentatiyes,
chosen directly by the people, without
the Intervention of party politics or cor
rupt nominating conventions, and with
out regard to state or LEGAL boundary
lines. .5... ,s 81. Al .s y.s5 Gs
The choice of the people should be
obtained through an improved and equi-
table system of representation, known as
proportional representation"
What hes been said in relation to the
presidency applies with equal truth and
force to governors and state senators
hence, abolish them, also ,sa-. ..-.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house of representatives should
be what its name implies, the peoples
representation, and not the peoples
master, and should consist of about 500
members, or one for every 100000 inhab-
itants of the United States.
Candidates should be selected regard
less of local or provincial boundary lines,
and every person receiving one FIVE
hundreths Q.5OO) of all the votes cast to
be declared elected. Thus, suppose there
are 100000 qualified voters in the
United States, and 500 representatives to
be chosen, each candidate receiving
O,O0O votes would be entitled to be a
representative.
REFERENDUM.
The duty of the house of representa-
tives would be the classification and
preparation of such important laws as
have been previously drafted and pre-
sented, embodying the views af any class
or party upon such legislation as they
may desire, and the submission of the
same at stated times to a vote of the
whole people for their ratification or re-
lection all laws to be voted upon by
sections, and should a majority of all
votes cast approve of the laws submitted
to them, said laws should be considered
as legal and binding.
Should the people desire to repeal any
law, the question should be submitted to
vote in similar manner. This sub
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