The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-13

ators by the people. The system is
simple and effective, being decided
Improvement on the Oregon plan. The
law says:
Party candidates for the office Of
United States senator shall be nom
mated In the manner herein provided
for the. nominations Of candidates for
state offices.
Selection Of Candidates.
The candidate receiving the high
est number of votes at such primary
election shall be the nominee of his
party for the office OF United States
senator at the succeeding session Of
the legislative assembly whic his to
elect a United States senator; pro-
vlded, however, that in case no can
didate receives 40 per cent Of all the
votes of his party cast for the Office
of United States senator, then the
two candidates of each party who re-
ceive the highest number Of votes cast
at such primary election shall be plac-
ed upon separate ballot to be voted
for at the general election follow
ing. Such ballot shall be prepared in
the same manner as the general cleo
ton ballot, commonly known as the
Australian ballot, is prepared. The
candidates Of each party are to be
placed upon such ballot under their
proper party heading. The name of
each candidate shall be placed upon
such ballot in the same manner as
the candidate for state offices and
snail be voted for in the same man.
ner. The votes for candidates for
United States senator shall be can
vassed and returned in the same man.
ner as the votes cast for state Of
! Ulcers. The candidate for each party
receiving the highest number of votes
at such general election shall be the
| nominee of his party for the office
of United States senator, and it is
hereby made the duty Of the secretary
! OF state to certify to the next session
, OF the legislative assembly the name
! of the candidate of each party who
receives the highest number Of votes
for the office Of United States senator"
i Pledge Prescribed.
The following pledge by all the can
didates for the legislature is p-sscr1b-
! ed:
Il, the undersigned, a candidate for
the office of member Of the legislative
Assembly of the state of North Da-
! kota, do obligate myself to the people
Of the state Of North Dakota and to
the people of my legislative district
that during my term of office I will
support and vote for that candidate for
United States senator in congress of
the party Of which I am a member
who has received the highest number
of such party votes for that position
at the primary election next preceding
the election of United States senator
in congress-; provided, that In case
no candidate Of my party receives 40
per cent of all the votes cast for the
office Of United States senator Of nv
party, then and in that case pledge
myself to vote for the candidate OF
my party who receives the highest
number of votes of my party at the
general election succeeding such prim.
airy election"
The question arises, is the foregoine
system in violation of the federal con.
stitution.
It is true that Article /, Section 3
declares, THE senate Of the United
states shall be composed Of two sen.
ators from each state, chosen by thu
legislature thereof
But Article 10 Of the amendment.
Declares:
'The powers not delegated to tn,
United States by the constitution. moi
prohibited by 1t to the states. are re.
served to the states respectively, or tt
the people,"
One Of the peoples reserved right,
is the right to instruct their represen.
tatives. This is demonstrated by >th.
fact that at the time this amendment
! was framed and adopted it was custo.
mary for the people to instruct thei,
representatives, which they did a,
town meetings in the northern states
and elsewhere they instructed at will
through mass meetings.
Furthermore, in five states at tn.
time the tenth amendment was adont.
ed the bills of rights provided thu,
the peoples right to assemble to in.
struct representatives should in M
way be abridged. These states mn
the date OF the adoption of the fore.
going reservations are as follows
Pennsylvania, .177e; North Carolina
177s; Vermont. 1777: Massachusetts
1850; and New Hampshire, 1874.