Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-09
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eneunharsd end ehanesd b amend.
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b ausassfnE Il IS peopis casi ma-
fozity q votes IS fhs eeraizE eIsotion p
favor 81 ne osnvsnfisn. tbe daty VII
dasoivs upon aks IseEislasuzes a. its So
ason barinnine Il JanuaEy. 1871. % nsAhe
proTision for ths slession q DELEGATES
Il ne eprine AZ toe eams ge4F.
re Legislature 81 Maw Y0sk, ean.
vsnsd b Ne Engiish GossrncF DonRzn
a 16as. asssrlsd itself to bs she psopIs,
mes Il General Assembly. muah % 10
diaausl 81 His Majesty James II, who
exsIaiusd thai Be eeuid s'6ad no s1ch
phxsns 10 any othsf AmeFisan Conltitu-
sion. Ihs sya1em q eemmonueallha
ofeauizd upon tha oysrihE0v q King
and Pariiamsnf ssosfvse 70 It, midst
tho aEmpirs State" maintaininR a. Der
auntimanis .shaa ~ p0wsr in this ssass
hafh reverted % tbs psopls theEeof,'
and s1hnt no salhosity sail. on any
pFs1snas whatsoever b exercised esss
ne psepis o. msm0srs Of this STATS
bui sunA - sAaIl b derived from oF
granted b them" Upon sush doctrines
a. : fEameWork. waa osnatfaelsd he
nrm stais Conaiisahon Of Hew York in
I'M. whioh endured 10 foFes tili 1871.
AZ that time tie sssond constitution
was aAopied b. . popular vote Of 7llooo
fofand a 100 aaainsi. Aishaend Of tsea-
ty.nvs years, Il uas found 70 Be imprae-
toabls 70 attampi any further patching
a. The eonslltotion had bean amended
10 loa thau tsa timas By pspalar vo1e.
During this period Ne State incurred .
large public dsbs and out Of shs diasAt-
lalantian that ensnsa nross q new ele-
mont uhich cried loudly fos new con
sliiuiion, which should limit forever She
power Of any legislature TO Incur dshf.
This party waa Is hrst weak bat waa
aoon reinforced and saeosedsd, il 1876,
d adapfing The third oonsiitution b =
p0pular majority Of over $4,000. The
slamenfs that aided IN this moysmont
usFo shat were known as tlss Anti
Rsniorsn and the " BarbuEnefs." The
two families Of Van RensselasF and Iav-
inealon were allowed 70 mainiain thsiE
greas maaorlai estates cut Of consider
ation fer THAR loyalty 70 she cause Of
chs Americans daring tia Revolution.
The kananls Of these seml.lsadal lands
became greatly dissatisfied over thsiI
oondiilan Of atmisrfdom and joined
thelr enthusiasm 10 ne crossing move
meat 10 favor Of = nsw constitution.
Thoss s. Anti. Rontsfa vaFe NOS 81
slsone a. she Barnburnsrs." who De.
rived their name fFom their favoFite ls.
send. = Tbs rats are IN the cora and W
viii destroy thsm Il We have 70 barr
che bArna." This party consisted o.
youne lawyers and their friends VII,
we're opposed 70 NE Judiciary and othe
ofieers being appointed b bold ihei
Offices lor life. Their energy and per
alaienoe secured She oonYtBtion By
sots q alAT00 aRainst 5000. The r.
snll 81 this convention Vas the thirl
nnd present State Constitution Of Nev
York. Il has been fEcquenily amended
but, as Gideon J. Tucker has vriitel
Sooently. IL IA she Judgment Of mer
Of We progressive school Of politics tha
most q she changes it has undergone
sinos Il vas arst put toeothss have beer
setraRrade and rsaotionAEy, aud havl
pfodneed hiemishes rather than On
daeoa % psrsoetion in other words
that is vAfioas amendments have nol
amended ~
Teis compact q she Empire Stat
save 70 her people The lFusst system q
DsmocFaiis Eula. bat the hhrewdsr E.oli
tioiana discovered mAny Ioopholel
thFoaeh which they managed 20 draw
pubic patroaage b the snriehmens Of
themselves and ihslr friaada. Al the e.
ptnse 81 ths voters and taxpayers Of
Ne SiAae. Il b 70 oosrusl such eFrors
and 70 plSse stronger guards Asoat The
rights and properiy Of tho psople that
Ne eonveation Is 10 b requested AZ che
naEt elsofion en- Neysmber sne.
In speaking q the peszibiliiy Of q
new conaiiiatlon IN 1851, Mr.. Tucker
ayss -wheihsF thls generation has
ne o4paeity and integrity - robulid
he fundamental structure Of Is gov.
srnmena upon ths pEineipla 81 'sleotivs
pahlio servants and frequent elsotioas,
may oe-considsFins or changing times
and changed poEaiatioa -3n interesting
question fOs solution. These who's
faith 4 stili frm II popular iasollirsnse
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