Show ROOSEVELT WINS OUT ROOSEVELT has 8 been 1 president or of the United F i t That BOunds like an attempt t ti j WOl wuk k off some some ancient history bu but t tJ J I h F not so ancient as It sounds Mr was really not elected until last Monda Monday HIS H Is friends did not vote voter ote r him last They only oot for men who would vote for him Ih y have voted for him now and Mr I 18 I sure of the presidency All t remains is the formality of can the votes Congress will at tV It tj to this matter Ii If the presidential electors who were eTh td on th R ticket had a au usand anti to v vOte te UJ J for Tom Watson late Populist c candidate te for the e pres presidency d IlC t actiOn could have lieen taken nd them And Watson Vatson would been president or Of that there Is YO o hadow ot of doubt This of like a avery ry farfetched m It is 15 a seems seeth en But its Itts not rit Is Is 10 0 I obi bie that it on the Impossible We suppose suppo e the ca cae e merely to show the bungling machinery we w Use in I our presidentS presIdent There Is 18 no S Uh thing as a direct vote fer of thia great republic Jr If there t 1 Benjamin larrison would never v been president In 1888 and In td very every time het h rAn Grover Clove land received a majority ot of aU all the theOs theOL Os OL S cast But Iu In a majorIty or of lectors electors Were fo for Ha Harrison In 1876 amul J Tilden was Iven a 0 trem n dus luU majority of the tes but HUy is As awarded the Office It Is objected th that direct voting for lor and p e Ment Vc much to the larger E ates that such as pf Ne Nsw York Ohio and a aw aw w others would practically control This objection Is 18 fairly met by a J sted by Simon NEwcomb In the rth RevIew for tor January Mr II Newcomb S says s sAt At the prent time the people sf of o elt eh vote rote for ot con congress r f h y Uld Os OB the me e bellot Vote lor jor jorr r end and vice lYhn ln in lI 11 1 Use the C candIdate u a laUt ot of the vois would b be entitled t f h ha one vote ote ot of that distrIct C for him B BesIds thiM the state uhf J 1 1 b be to two electoral vot votee b by the majority or of tile entire tt When us I Is tb the case ii c or more are a chosen t th tate at each state would t an or el else C Crt rt rl ote for tor re ident and vitta o Dres Li This would give Ivo to each state pro pre hu th the power Dower It now has only omy In Int t 1 ot Of that pow r being d determined by 80 00 sma small a majority In ouch state It t would be divided among the l distrIcts Th chang from the Present system systemS IS S so 50 slight that It could ope operation ration without difficulty The totos otes in each h district would be e And to the tho authorities ft cf th the state a as they arc ar now The pres te ot of each district would lf t lt by the vot nt that district t Jat of tl iy the CU entire C vote lle Th These sc votes b be certified by the tho ex Cx to the r ot of the senate an such counted In s n a aa th Clec to l v s non are 1 |