Daily Republican., 1884-11-01

DAILY REPUBLICAN,
0DO. W. VERNON q SONS,
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aATURDAY, u0vEQ0nn l.llsaA.
xne DePReseasasaea Anena0eas.
There 10 . prevailing ideA amongst
the Ieople that - the Constitutional
representation amendment u let tol
" the consideration Of the people ;"
thsrp must be some definite plan pro
vided BY the Legislature 70 enable the
people to give an Intelligent exprsssion
q opinion upon u, sithse 1oc OF against
It Tkis 10 . mistaken ideA, the
Legislature u not required 70 pro-
vide any more dennits plan than what
10 contained In the following abstract
Of article TX Of the constitution, I'M
der which the amendment wa pasa.
Cd:
"The General Assembly, Whenever
two thirds Of each House shall
doom It necessary, may, with the ap-
probation OF the Governor, provide
anendments 70 this Constitution, and
- least three, and not moro than six
Uouths before the next general election
Of Representatives, duly publish them
In print for the consideration Of the
people, and IL three-fourths Of each
branch Of the Legislature, shall, after
such An election and before another,
xstify the same amendments, they shall
be valid TO all intsnts and purposes ~
parts Of the Constitution.
From the foregoing 1t will be seen
chat the Legislature has complied with
al that the Constitution required,
though it might II 1t had seem proper,
without any violation Of the Constitu-
ton In the paragraphs quoted, have
provided that those in favor u the
amendment should vote . separate
ballot upon which was written the
word yea and those opposed to 1t .
ballot upon which was written the
word nay" This, however, has not
been done, so how will voters show
their minds upon the amendment.
There evidently must be some way of
voting either for or against it, because
1t Is left 4" for the consideration of the
people and it has been published in
the papers that the people might be in
formed of the nature aud character of
the amendment.
There Is only one plan by which an ex-
precision can be gwen upon the amend
ment by voter and that lies in voting
for mem beers OF tue Legislature, who
are presumably either in favor of, or
opposed to the amendment Then the
question arises which candidates are
favorable to the amend ent and which
are opposed to it p? Upon this inquiry
We are compelled to say that no definite
public pledges have been given by any
OF tnu candidates for the Legislature on
either party ticket. either tor or against
the amendment. Tn, votsr has to be
guided by the art,rude and position
which eac, party has taken up on the
subj Ct. The Democratic party. in its
] To State Con venlion, adopted resolu-
lions In favor Of ratifying the amend.
ment
The Republican par in Its late
State Convention adopted resolutions
opposed to q ratification Of the same
amendment. Democratic speakers
have exhorted their audiences
30 vote In favor Of the amendment by
voting the Democratic Legislative
ticket. Republican speakers have ex'
horted their audi noes to vote against
the amendment by voting for the Re-
publican l. ,gislative ticket.
These facts are sufficient to show
thai the candidat., for senator AND the
seven candidates for the House Of
Assembly on the Democratic ticket art
in favor OF the amendment, aud thai
the candidates for the same position
on tine Republican ticket are op
posed to the amendment.
If there are any Democratic voter
who are not In favor ofthe amendment
there is no way in which they cal
register their opinion except by voting
for the Republican Legislative ticket
We believe there are many Democrat
who will do this rather than to cast
ballot that signifies that they are salts
fed that one man in Kent County shall
be equal in power In the Legislator
to two men In New Castle County.
ther. are any Republicans who are Il
favor of the amendment there is IL
way in which they can register the'
opinion except by voting in favor OF b
Democratic Legislative ticket. w
can scarcely believe that there are an,
Republicans who are anxious to vo,
that two men in New Castle Count
shall only have the same policies
power that one man has In ker
County.
We believe we have made the pla
for voting for and against the amen'
ment sufficiently plain to be understood
hut still there seems to be difficult
h.rd 70 be overcome by the voters An
that difficulty is In getting the rigl
kind of tickets to vote. There will
plenty straight Democratic and straigl
Republican tickets at the polls, but
Democrat who wants TO vote again
tho amendment, and there are many
them, who does not want . straigl
Democratic ticket. How Ia he 10 g
the ticket he desires? II the Q 10 I
other way, he can 60 this Take
straight Democratic ticket aud RI
psn or pencil through the nam
Of the candidates for tho Legtslatu
both for the Senate and the House
A ticket thus voted will count
half vote againsr the amendment.
make it more effectual and count
full vote take Democratic and a +
pnblican ticket cut out the names
~ n
tho Republican candidates FOR the u
isiature from the r, publican ticket