The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-17

IN an lll-htting garment. The Devil en-
tered our family Of States bearing flag
with this strange device inscribed there
on: Art X.-The powers not delegated
ito the United States by the Constitution
NOR prohibited by it to the States. are
reserved to the States respectively. or
to the people," What people? or a
State? Or the people in the aggregate?
This amendment has led to no limit in
bitter discussion, and finally brought on
the War of the Rebellion which paved the
Republic with human skulls-out of it
sprang the "irrepressible conflict"
III and slavery being fungus growths;
as well, too, it was a blanket under
which Copperheads hid their nakedness.
and plotted with rebels. Eliminate Art.
K. of amendments 20 the Constitution.
MORE RADICAL CHANGES STILL.
The States ought to be wiped out alto
gether; A Executives; A Legislatures;
"A supreme Courts,-and then the Wash
ington pageant Originally State anat-
omy was thought to constitute the bull
wark OF the personal liberty of the citi-
zen against the centralized power. Look
back at the history a few years. and
see how our Goddess has been hacked
and mangled, and her blood sprinkled
on the Altar of State Sovereignty. and
then, too, the enormous cost Of this side
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Its corruption its
litigation, its diversified laws, conflict
ing decisions,-its fleeing treasury
thieves and defaulters,- sickening! With
the largest liberties accorded to Munich
palities, Counties, Towns and Distr. cts, in
matters of Home Rule, all under one gen.
eral Code, with one Executive, one Legis-
lature, ONE Court, one Code of Laws, one
out in the apOstrophe of Patrick Henry:
Happy America!" But the briber, the
lobbyist, the Ofice-seeker, the scurvy po-
litician and the cormorants which lap
up the exudings from the unclean seat Of
power, say us may, nay"
H. Suffrage-No person, who is not q
citizen of the United States, should be
allowed ballot, National or State Con-
gress with this inhibition, might be left
to prescribe the qualifications The "col-
or line" would tangle the discussion, but
doubtless, in the interest of the Negro.
Art. XIV, of amendments, would be modi-
ned. While a race war at the South Is
inevitable, prudent measures may delay
it for half century Several years ago,
the following suffrage plan was suggest
ed; it has most excellent points:
ARTICLE -.
Every citizen of the age of tWenty-One
years, and every person who shall here
after attain that age, and who is an elec-
tor, shall, after the expiration of the next
ensuing twenty-one years, be entitled to
two ballots, and also to an additional bal
lot after the expiration of twenty-one
years from the time when he is entitled
to second ballot; and all persons who
are now electors, after the expiration Of
tWnnfV-Onp bo1 no loI
two ballots; provided, that no such in
creased vote shall be allowed when the
said twenty-one years shall carry any
elector beyond the age of sixty-three
years. This provision shall apply to
naturallzed QUEENSLAND the period of
tWenty-One years shall commence to run
from the date of naturalization.
Inc reader will note that Fl years must
elapse after the adoption of this plan.
before it takes effect. 1t recognizes the
principle of civil service reform as ap-
piled to the highest duty of tile citizen:
1T contemplateS revolution in respec, of
suffrage, yet it is in line with the Or <ent
demand that the citizen to be eligible to
the presidency must be 35 years old.-30
to be senator, and 25 to be represents
atlve; judges may escape the "atrocious
crime of being young
NoJ' MOHOpOlleS.- SetCle all cOntrO-
Versy on this great and overshadowing
questlon.-one SO full of peril to the
very life of the nation,-we would put
bodily into New Constitution an Article
in substance as follows:
Whenever Corporation is created I'M
der general or special laws, and invested
with public franchises of busines SIS char
acter, either by the Congress, State or
municipality, the governmental depart
ments under which it is created shall
possess the right to annul the same, and
TO resume to the use of the people of tina
particular jurisdiction the powers and
franchises granted and this right shall
apply to all such Corporations heretofore
created; Provided, That in all cases of
annulment of special privileges. the par
Jlcular governmental department shall
be required to pay the cash value of Wis.,
IDLE property attached to- and used with.
such franchise
The Congress shall provide by law for
the enforcement of this article, and shall
have power to prescribe the mode and
manner of compensation to Corporations
IN all cases arising Hereunder
Imprimis: With this wise, just and
reasonable provision submitted to the
States, a vote at the primaries would
body, the average member could COM
mand $1,000 90. OF course, the weaker
Sisters" would be decoyed,-15 would
answer under present conditions. Such,
0! my cOuntrymen. is but one of the pit
falls destined to shape the grave of the
Great Republic; yet you are merry and
needless, and make a jest of warnings
and admonitions; you plant your feet in
the footprints of dead nations but with
accelerated speed you press onward
The aphoSism: go it while you're
young" is inscribed ON your gonfalon.
(4. TaXation.-A Nation to be such,
must posses the power and right, ex nec-
essitate rel, to lay it's hand upon the last
man, the last dollar, the last four-footed
beast,-upon the gems which hang pend
ant from the shapely ear and the dia-
monds which sparkle on the tapering
fingers, of the last lady in the land. This
prerogative is it's strong right arm.
Under the Constitution outside of the
war power,-this right does not exist;
under fresh decision of the Supreme
Court, hereafter noted, the Republic of
Republics has joined her great army of
tramps, the foremost among the lot and
subsists upon crumbs begged from the
tables of the lordly money changers of
monarchial Europe.
Subdivision III. of Article l., provides
that Representatives and direct taxes
shall be apportiored among the several
Estates according to their re-