Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-17

has one. riah has one. and New York
has thifly-four. Utah has Fix or seven
times as many people as Nevada. which
means that the representative IN Con-
rress df ,hat states gives 10000 people
sr much potency iu tho House as "a
welded by abou, aiOOoo In Utah. In
this respect. Sow York Is not placed ai
such dlsudvlntage as IN the case NJ
the Senate representation. having one
FOR about each 100000 people. or four
times az many az 10 Nevada.
u altogether. notwithstanding some
Inevitable defects. graud and eqult-
able system. Al theories " popular
government. except absolute democracy
or the immediate rule Of the masaea b.
observed ana carried out The indlyidu-
a. being the nrst entity receives the
nrat consideration. al means by which
tha power originates. ls placed and con-
ifolied. rest win him and proceed
from hlh hands through a system which
absorbs r1mcwhat Of the innate
sovereignty as % progresses, this be-
lng ncccFsary Tor the establishment and
maintenance Of the authority which We
recognise as novcrnmentwhllr nli func-
lions and privileges not needed 200 such
establishment and support aru retained
in the hands " people They can cause
reposi ~ obnoxious measures or
even bring about changes 100 The great
charter l.sslf' can have laws suited o.
their times and conditions enacted. can
elect officials and have them rem1v q.
can. IN word. hy simply nstor,Ing
their majesty. cause those whose duty
% ia 90 do or NOT 90 DO anything what /
ever that De- fci bic ana desirable. Each |
election o. on object lesson Of iha
grandeur Of our republican methods
practically applied. IN one aensa there
are then mo- states at ail hui a great |
nation. deciding what ana whom % win
have In .hc places 10 be- nllod. IN anoth- |
or sense. state lines are 70 carefully oh. !
served and local regulations 80 strictly |
maintained that All tho sovereignty |
seems 90 reside In and be- the exclusive
property " the commonwealth. IN 9th. !
or words the motto ~ inc nation |
y piurlhuH unum-oul ~ many. one=lr |
nttlngiy and thoroughly cxemplihcd.
How true % is thai m.
great privileges which we on
iuy OF beinE she arbicr
VI our own career. -ho s.cnliecia CO.
our own political fortune. are On places
perverted and dcinacd' In such q nya.
tenn aa IN almost every other created |
by man the work ~ the piufic 3.
visible continually Hrciuae class of
people who gou ~, iegsimateiy ana /
spin nothing but woha o. onanare che
unwary have inirudcd themselves into
thc temple N liberty 90 corrupi aud |
dohiuch wherever the unwary and
those who are willing % be- tempted are
found, VOTES that should be- a. sacred
az they are powerful. are bartorcd Ike
20 many chenply devised irinkcia the
hIrthright Of tho citizen goes Tor a mosl
Or potiaEc and too frequently very un-
favory poiiaEo ~ thnf. Men who arr
cunning, interruptions ara nnihslou
use che purcharihlc element simply
AZ means Of fur,hcrnE Improper
ends, and this extends - some oxtan.
into every rtm.hcation ~ tho national
fabric. omcea hgh and low are hidden
fur and bought IN some places with
acandalous boldness and disregard Of
privacy. ~ II when the pfics sought q
brought within she disposal ~ q few
Instead " bong controlled hy the
many that the wore, phase VI the bar.
gain ana sale business Foos ON Tho
oficc ~ United states senator 1r OK
ample, iH one mat d a1 consequential
ana honorable that .. is peculiarly nu
object OF purchase. boy means "
which We have coo frequently b,heii
che dirErucefm spectacle ~ mon hlIi.
inE % so; by rtaon ~ any fitness oil
ability, hw Or tho simple reason that
they were able 90 bus %. This is not
20 common now hs % was DURING
ihc period Immediately following the
civll war tut o. EtilI rrly,Iced occasion
ally. Ana set thc seller M a legislative
vote u many times wurre than tho one
who difrosgu Tor gain N tho ballot be-
casts in common with hs fellow ciu-
gems a, The polls. ihc former betrays
nn accepted trust. h. mnkcs merohan-
disc ~ Interests c1mm tied to him o.
The sacred charge ~ those WIN have
hanorci him with the place. he l. a
traitor 10 the rHa,wlonv VI his c1un.
iry. q renegade 90 hls clnrutuenis. an
enemy 90 tho wealth and ono
NJ thnrc who should be- rcourred ont of
lihcriy'r realm. The same % true. IN an
emphasized degree n possible. of the
uailleker himself. May the day speedily
come when our system win D. 1f.
from an such; when an election In any
part "i our country win Dc frec from
stain or suspicion thereof ana 900 emo
plas'mllten " a land couseerat,i O.
freedom and tho fulluers of hmnru sD.
dshvor properly directed wu Do real.
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