The sun., 1900-11-07
ELECTION DAY.

In contemplating the magnificent
spcctaclc presented To the world, ycstci'-
day, by the American people, there
comes II suggestion that all election days
in this Republic ought to be festivals OF
joy. That at least is the idcal-thc lr-
aity is something else.
The ideal government rs we imagine
il presented itself to the founders of the
Republic, was that of IL nation of equal
citizens exercising an equality of political
influence in one ballot, to be chosen and
cast by the individual upon his ow'
,iarcinicut That. each citizen pricing his
own liberty and the opportunity 10 cxer-
else the sovereign right of suffrage, will
;sel- accorded the same privilege to his
nrighbp, feeling that the security of his
own liberty was involved in his defense
of that of his ncighhor.
The realization of that would make
election days festivals of inNonS iiharlT.
III th2 preamble Of ~ 1el''war" COZ.
stilutiou wc have this;
"qlrugh divine .o4durs~, a!l MN
hnyr is natarr tlia rights of w9rs lhlh@
rnd serving tEair tfas'1'T arce"iili- I"
ir dictates 81 thcir owA ronTriraG,
., eniaviu- anl apS al.rt .l'e ann ah
crty. "ud vt atMini,g a'r i@ 05it'5&
then; ,oa.luian>, & x .ljniE "tt.
uuothrF.#aud iii. tis saf arr s"alia
ia th.ir Wue,.YG. .a in rN".,As'
th6reor pawa, is ialt H all 1ha
thorct,r af t #u ia
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trom thr sIn n,l #Gi nS' Miu
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,mc. pls ir redistribution Nt
Hcut.
lii rpi5 vo hnl t" tlas~ a. eia ia
partari FIRST ;h adiyiausi oan'i'
# MI mrn ostgai-lei fItrrah l1iyiA
gooduc-s. Seroml b ri-tt f. di~-nf
from government AHA rarut a-ain~t
as circumstances mas rc,ptire. Preyion
10 Tie founding of the Rrpuhlir rcvo
against the constituted authorities (
goycrumcnt was revolution that cntailr
, AN Il arm. ana bloody encounters y
tween the contestants, Even under u
regime the right * r"vei0li9b came
hc acknowledged; and ihc founders
the Republic angraf;ed it in the organ
th. right to alter the constitution
.,ovrrnmcnt. is the right of revolutlo
Election is the method by which revol
tions are made peaceful regulated a
made legal. Therefore yesterday was
revolution day in American polit
Under the law the limited duration
our government hard been reached 2
The perassity for renewing il or seiecti
anotllr lad come. + lHl net cehe
hcraldcd For moaihs the advocates
4 changr II administration. and thn
yocnteS of retaining ne IA adNiniSt
tjon ror auothtr ru Uga l,co amp,
ing to the pcarln i.fe @ ol+
t;oo 4 tha retiaa & Il aui.
tion. unj every i.|' NJ FIX
propa.gd now administration had ir
stated. Criticism had hnen infp' I
sion. prejudice #n1 Cilti!r ha2 !
cx,ite,I pnticnc courage and rnt'
ism had been inyaly unt5l the WI
country seemed tc ma II se"it
poIitical commotiea. Tho Exemptions
both contestants promised every :
and threatened every "rl. Ther" y
some outbreaks Of evil and somN
lawry III the main til, people aitho
ar intensely interested, and the majo
Of them had very decided o,iHions Al
what ought to be done, and yet
voters among these 7c,ooo.ooo people h
with rare exceptions peacefully and
fully settled dispute which cent
ago could only have been settled
bloody war.
1t is possible that in no other cou
y could siitr n lnrg 'arnHs:, u III J: