The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-14

4 Vote fer Coui,rwsszaan in Nevada ''u'
,.,arha one Hundred Votes In New NoTk-

/ L Vote fer Coni,rssszzasa an IN Nevada Nu'
! vgr!eha one uuIadreI Votes In New foFt-
S.rurhtor, Cooley. il an article IN
I Fsalra-si's Magazine. makes On interest
! a., analy7sfs 1f what * calls tao vsniVi-
ra1entative character oE Tie pres Mt con
/ s-rass and the system of electiug con-
/ rrcss,2cn. Among other things ne says,
/ NO taxation without reprr-#sutatS31'' Is :
principle to which tho people - til-S esd''H
I have s.uas fr-5ga The very tCgtansHE- 81 Ffs-
/ cls.saled the Revolution made Fsl1aht ''u''Is
/ Of green Qlov boys, renowned lr1sefaGS ana
stasssfnsa % the country ec1t4Cs,te;I. afzd IN
mortal ;,a.rtats Of them al. tt was the oI'ra
a,slse .t tta slrst4 81 The great republic i'a''
"a =. ia .,.-zs. another once coveted jewel. ti-
sz1zss.s ou .s.-s -a s.s careless O rs A.Si''s-
( .l.r.srsgl tbs present c1E+ro>s-
Ta.sas- the LsnitSS AID senate tns-gthFr there
3 s,er. previous g. tAe ADHESION % the Tour
AIS. sr.e5, ~ .us.s. 2A-et- x evenly da8tfae-
utoi thrUssza5U, iac cvuntry. would allow
f uae % every = - votes c.e5s Al the last cioc-
..cn BAT Instead et shs- being the proportion,
there Is one Go. -rss-lunai Vsto f,7 every 4,l3@
votes ia N,.ys,..l. 81. ~. .l Sew TORS, %.El IN
Delaware. $40 sa i...lya.s, n,ai' b. ,,ur.s1A
sSl--s in p,ulss lyAu..- Such prupoittCa Is
siupIs "a tr.ye.,y Ei-sU popular Fc4sssNSt'-
NoH.
itel by t4e Rt-t-tItr.t.u4 from uE sEIuAtEE NV
cflue BILL tt ,L s..r.al or destroy t-1ss ps,'-
pissed Us .hc a-sg, 4CA tszl5U MS Isitl le>'l'S
10 Gho -aszao thing. "a Nevada a--ze sotcis arc
TyPgoz. ljt.4 us 90 -s'-tttHgs In N,E -='! uo.-'"
voters layz tAe same rgprc-clsta.,g,4- Il thus
spiSags lall a cj..eoss o5 Nevada s.ts lcl Times
as much power ip l,Fs tuZ }aNg- ass % CtiAeI al
, new AuIh. N!lusrl raising Aa question a.
IL whether the senate should be- abolished en-
tircy il Is clear ths. a. ~uaGld - reC0nsJruct-
Ell AND pat uIuI a. moro t-l .sihuo haals. As IL
now stands t4e fewer .-9utc there are IN a
STATE the greater tH,ir lGuPurtiopatc power IN
the national q .a.urv, which Of course Us
due to the ltc~ Ina; all the states have the
same number 81 votes in the senate. Should
| Texas ba dIylGei lalo tour states. a. has often
been proposed, tEa people Of that state would
have four uI3ts, ~ usuch power In the senate
they have AZ present. Since lhG iaea Ihat
our government is a confederation OF ststes
has become obsolete. there - ua more reason
IN ,iying TO each state tnc same representation
IN the national senate than there would bee in
giving Jn each cuanty the Same representation
ia the state nate
In criticHing tho action OF any body OF men
duo regard. should always be had Tor the ac-
companylng circumstances Whateycr we
may think of the constitution in som OF its
details should not forget the time and place
Of its birth. The founders Of tho republic
strove. rs Anglo-SaxonR always strive for tho
that policy that we shall always have the best
possible government; the great difficulty being
10 keep the people ever awake and alive TO
their opportuuiti
a perfect remedy Is 10 be found in proper
tional representation. Thcp proportional system
means simply that the representation shall 10
in proportion 20 the number OF votes cast and
not by uajorities in separate districts Thus
il $500 votes be cast and the number of repre-
seHtatiycs TO be chosen Do five, the quota or
number of votes necessary 10 elect one will be
bWb, and any party polling that number will
have one representative, lOOQJ two, l5,0O0 three,
etc. New York, in lSss, cast ,ss;l.if9' votes
which, divided by 81, the number OF congrcss-
men Ia that state, gives quota OF q, S5. or tie
number - Votes necessary to elect one man.
The Republicans pclad GiSHa.which, divided
by 2s-s55, gives is full quotas. with = lg5 votes
remaining. The DnmocIats pollcd G,;5 $50; d.
Vided by g 81, equals IL. with L. l@} remaining.
There being sfiIl two congressman to be chosen
and the l'rolibitionisLs having 3Q,e}i, the Re-
pubicans -, ~, and the Democrats - votes
unaisposed Of, the Republicans viii have one
more, and tlc Prohibitiouis:s ono Tgtsmakea
the representation stand, = Republicans rs
Democrats and ! Prohibitiorist, which is IL
proportion TO the votes cast. Under the pres
ent system the Republicans have Is. tAc D..lno-
Gratis 10 ana the ProLibtiou.sts none.
Let each party IN the STATE nognfg.,tr ia
many candidates as there art con -rJ.-sy,,,,, IN
be chosen ExpedieIcy and a common sense
Of justice viii prompt tho parties 10 lsstriDutn
the candidates as evenly over the state Ga
possible, according "a the paftg N-Ofs. or v,,,-;-
ouH elections. These names viii be nlara,t
upon one ticket, MS on the Australian ballot
The voter marks the names Of the men whom,
he wishes to represent him, and numbers tbcrn
from one mp to the number to be chosen in tho
order OF his preference Should the voter ney-
lect TO number the names they may he taken
in the order in which they appear on the ticket
When the votes have been counted and the To-
tails forwarded 10 the secretary Of stale or
Nhomeyer may be designated, that official will
DIVIDE the whole number of votes cast In tho
state by tho number of representatives. to ha
chosen, which viii Civ the quota necessary tn
elect one Tie party votes viii then be divided
by this quGta- and the number of reDrescpta
tivcs assigned them, beginning with the name
which the first choice Of the voters. and run-
ming down ~ fag IS the votes VIII ygarraut
We find it 10 he fact that the present c,,,-
gress does not represent the people or the mar |
tics It does net represent the peoule ns a
whole because the citizens Of one state have n
higher ratio Of representation than those of /
others 1t does not represent the political mar.
ties Of the country ucca,lsc-l3auls To a irdi-
clous running Of congressional bUr7uda RIGS /
the minority parties are cooped 10 in slave /
pens where they are absolutely HELPLESS Tho !
hrst evil NAV be met by changing the princinle |
OF representation III the senate by dividing fba /
country a. whole into districts as the state ;s
diVldcd for the state senate and clectinp .ha |
members ny popular vote The second evil can
be completely cured ~ ahoiishing tho congress
siOnai slave pens, and adopting the proportional
system of Representation.
1t Is not 20 be wondered at that the neor,,a
complain OF congress; nor is it TO be wondered
at that we have a congress which deserves IN
TO complained of. At its very inception every
lrlhclpio or political liberty is violated: we
might as well expect to see a wall stand nIurnh
on faulty foundation as to see q collgress TINS
elected do honestly the peoples work. II ia
representative only in the sense in which a
monarchy is-it is tolerated. With lepislaturcs
putting up senatorships 10 the highest bidder
thihly populated Nevada along with densely
settled OAlo. It IS most Natural TO speak of tho
senate winch was once Ennorod by such men |
as " ebster, Seward, Wright aad CLAY. "a the /
millionaire Club" With Congressional dis
trlcts so constructed as to G.sfrauchise the
minority and prevent them practically from
taxing any part IN the election cf congressman.
1t Is not surprising that most Of the rnernbo-s
give their attention to everybody's affairs but
the cOuntry's. ~
The makeup of the present congress is a com.
plcte qualification Of the principle NO tayo-