The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1892-06-07
tons 81 dhr legislators.

The mEin argument against the
l present system is that It makes the
/ senators Subservient to the will Of
the state. If subservient to the will
4 Of the state iii the one case, they
would be subservient to the will Of
the people Iin the other Which is
/ better? The general government is
/ d confedeI alton Of the state govern
ments. ito deny this is to deny the
! identity 81 THE state governments as
distinguia led from the national gov
ernment, Aad, If the senators are to
be Subsequent to the will Of any
class, it can be clearly seen that il is
| better to have them subserYient to
the will ol the state than to the will
! Of the people. In truth, should they
! not be sulservient to the will of the
state2 EBjch state is q member Of q
| confederation, and as al individual.
| Should haze the privilege Of express
sing its fill upon all questions of
4 general Interest The will Of the
state is surely for the best interests
Of the state I'll is at least supposed
TO be giveEl with that truly disinter-
sested feeling which no man can have
| when gotiI)g on any question.
ii III fsYolaf the adopted system and
/ spsiAst ffa proposed, IL may be ar
|aDed 4hat51the present nefliod fayorp
4 d more secret sppcdnfAlrat This rs
/ neressaryjn oraer to maintain the
] dienit, ofthe SenaTe. and il should
have DIGNITY, ~ leasI enough b
cause II fp BE respected
| The praseHt system gives 10 she
governments such an agency in the
/ forma4ioap f Ehe federal government,
| as m0St ssfOre fhe auEherity Of the
/ former, 9n may form a convenient
link between the twu systems. Z The
/ two governments should form separ-
ate and distinct Jurisdictions, but
they oughg to have mutual inter-
est in supporting each other An
election bill the people not only de-
stroys theS Identity of the state gov
ernments. but causes the sestige
1 that remains togendeavor to thWart
rather thap support the federal gov
eminent. H
It is characteristic disposition of
| people. VIXEN the whole power is in
their hands, to Cypress each other
when an Opportunity presents. Both
branches l|eing elected by the peo-
| pie, the nj Iority would Cypress the
minority. There would be no possi-
/ Bile eheck.s The majority would make
no concession, but would favor it's
.oWninterests even at the destruction
Of the interests of the minority.
why was America SO justly appre-
hensive oil parliamentary iniustice2
Because Great Britain had a separ-
ate interest, real or supposed, and,
ifher authority had been admitted,
could hayt pursued that interest at
our expenI le." It is exactly so in
the case oil the maj ority and minori-
| tv interests The one heing favored
! without restraint, the other must be
oppressed Z e
The character of the state leoisla-
ture is higher than that OF the peo-
pie at large. The members of the
state legislature are chosen as being
men Of m,trit. The people are a
mixed ma ys-good, bad and indiffer-
ent. ThatSthe one has higher sense
of character than the other can hard
nv be denied. h.
The people are now represented
both individually and. collectively,
and this, by its self-supporting dis
position, will produce better results
than any l,ther system. &&
Now. toTecapitnlate,, we have, that
elections should be BY the people in.
order to inspire them with confidence.
This is accomplished by the present
system. iFhe people should partici-,
pate in be national government.
They do this by electing the first
branch offtthe national legislature.
Elections ~ the people would bet
ter secure their wishes and needs.
The .labotB of a man representing
MANY inte{ests are self=destructive.
Elections should be by the people in
order to 4 cause representatives to-
sympathize with their constituents.
Entire sympathy with She constit-.
uents DESTROYS the check needed and
favors extremes.
Opposes to this system we have,
thateit va lid destroy the identity Of
the State governments. and, reduce
the eener$i government to the same
laval os .ihe .nresent atatn oovern.