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Show H A MHIKP tJIIMUr. Hln t All the voting done In New York on HJcI Tuesday I il wa not for l'rosldtnlltl HJ B rln lora or statu ofllccra by any men in. Hi j A Coutniucntlal frature of the ballot' Hj 1 big wo tho determination by puch Hi I it iaua whether or not tho conitltutlon HJ t of the conimonwtalth ahould be HJ j amtnJed, so It na lu California and HJfll we believe ouo or two other atatue. In HJrj the flrit namud tho nmondnivnt voti I HJn on wai probably adopted, and It woulJ HJP bo a cood thing If It coull bo HB male unlviraal brcauie, M It HJfi iremi, aome method for ditormlu HJF log rontNtod election caiei other HJ thin I y mere partlauBlilp la one of the HB irylng need of tho times. The text HBj of thoamendineut I a follows. HB The election return anl qualification MH ofany luentlier of ollhor huUM of tho )! eglintiiro when din mod or comoiuud aliiilt tiodtfloruilnctl b iliu ooiirta In am h 1 iiianuer a tho leitl'laturo ahull re or!bc, I ami ituch deurmlnallon, when male, i fttiall beet)lluiihtt uiKin tho llluture j 1 liher lioiiMi of Iheleitlilaturo mayoxpol au of It member tor mlou luct, but e cry ier).oii who welt im a ccrlllluiio of W tteetlou aa n inoiiilNtr of cltlior huum, H oi-ionllniflolnw, kliull lo enlltlMl t u fl ratlliereln utile oxpolltNt for inlncon f UiHtorouhtodpiinmaul nvaju Ismoutln n u cuurt ut cotiipetuut Jurlidletlon. HJ This la declared to lo a cotiiuiucnce HJlj of the lata itrugglu over conteated HjK election casea In thu N'e'W York Icgls- HJH IntJtu aud In aomu cases reached thu HJV courta after tho meinbeia of that tiody HJB had acted upon It, each of course In HJBj nccordunco with hi polltlcil prodllec- HJK tlon; whether the) or any of Hum HJEl took the clrcumstanivs of the HJK caiu or tbu Jubilee of tho sit. HJBJ uatlon Into accouut, It la not for us to HJW tay, partly beeaune we don't know and HJBJ urtly beoiuielt la not material, tho HJBj I rluclplo ikelf la wrong and, m such, HJBi ought to be abolished. I It la declared b) a extemporary that the "growth of coutetaaul tho scmii- BBBBBBiBi dais of seating and unseating caudl HJB ddcswlth little regard to the actual HJjfjl vitocast and nt thu will of a parly BHJJI mijorlty are far wone tlivi tho gurry- HJJP lUMulir. I ii statu nlltr itatomomhura HJB fairly elected liavu been denied tho H right to xeits or ousted from them after HJ taking posewlon, and till lias alwnja t happuiud for aomu partltiu urpose. H lu the Houw uf Hipreieiititlvui at H'j Washington thu doclslou of oontnteHl H cave liaa long ovule t bu rucogiiUui na HJW a iiiethliigdlsijraceful to uin a nation B nud most Injurious to ua pollllenll. It H 1 now admitted every whoro tiy rea HHY aonable ieoph, aolleltous for fnlrni'M lu HJH polltlce and decuney III tho slrlfu of HJHl paitlca, that the-ko uonlitt should bu HJH referred to the oourts. I he transferor HJH this prerogatHe fr mi Icglslatlvo bodies K aud thu creation or designation of trl- H burials for the p irpoiu ouUt to bo u r. Ki dertil 111 uvor) state." H lew theru be who can dliiilo the HJH" comlunlou arrived at, uvin If Hit) HHJj are in n oltlon In deny thu state- HJH m uti contained. The matter Is gene r HHS' ally made v, r-e u tnu praelleu In JHi vol,uu of iyiiir tie lontulaiit HJH' whether iuccu lul or ujt, auJ to wllj BHHT i 3BsW HK ' JHBHBffHBfHBfflBfflHff.1 Ihn utiMee It. lug In no danger of losing all) "'lug In flu mi 111 ) the unprincipled candidate with put n shnlow nf Justllloatlon inn bring n oouteat for the place to which the lo dl 1 not alact him, an I If lila party hap-pmtn hap-pmtn be In power the chances largnly favor lilatuccets, Indeeil, It h almost uliinlmously the cae that this ha been the roanlt. Hut auppoalng thla should list happen through leu being looglirlrui for even his p-utl-am, or the other rty heluf In power, the mi-puivpHifiil mi-puivpHifiil npplloaul la gem rally rnnt away with in cause fur uoninmnt on tho Ingratitude of rutibllos, hi woumlinl foellng nre nsu ignl with n check representing hi expvnca ani n good deal mvre. |
