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Ute Nob rash Independent DECEMBER 22, 1904 o 4 or 19 " ' 'I t I I III ! ISISJFW Proportional Representation Fourth Article. ! Hitherto I have In former articles pointed out the evils resulting f-om iofwHtr ian nf voting: now employed which is basedd on the lise of electoral districts from which only one member is elected. Before describing improved plans of Proportional Representation, let us consider for a short time the prin ciples which, must underline any proper voting system. These principles apply not only to the election of congressmen and mem members of state legislatures, but to members of city, town, village, county and township councils. Their scope Is even wider than that, for clubs, labor unions, and the tnousanas oi vuiuu-j tary associations can lse these prin ciples in their elections, and derive much benefit therefrom. You will notice, however, that these principles are not and cannot be ap plied to elections where necessarily only one official is elected: such as the governor of a state or the mayor of a city. Yet even in such elections there is room for a great improvement of method, wnich I shall describe in duo course. Foundation Principles The only fair and honest method of representation is that method which will represent all important phases of public opinion in proportion to the number of voters holding these opin ta tot no illustrate this principle. 1UU3 a JWI - Here are a thousand men who nave hnninPRs to be transacted. They propose to elect a committee or ten persons to do their business. On what principles snouia uies y wted. Kvidentlv each one BUliij Jj v w of the thousand has a right to be rep resented by the person of his choice, providing he does not Interfere with th emial right of any other man to v ctmtiariv rpnrsfinted: but as Do oimj - - o nniv on on the committee, and as there are a thousand men to fee represented, it is evident that be fore you can be represented by the person of your choice you must get ninety-nine of the other men to agree with you in the choice of a represen- hundred of you, that is, one-tenth of the voters, agree together on a representative, you are entitled to that representative, and the other nine hundred have a right to mar your choice. The same thing ap plies to every other one hundred vot ers who can agree together on a rep resentative. In brief, this is the plan: divide the number of voters by the number if representatives to be elected, and you thereby get the number of voters who are entitled to one representative; for instance, in a district containing 28,000 voters and returning seven members, four thousands votes are necessary to elect one representative, and these four thousand votes are called a "quo ta." We may, therefore, call Propor tional Representation .the quota sys tem. Then the practical question is: how to carry out this principle so that the voters may combine and give a riuota of votes to each elected candi date and no mpre. How will they know- when a candidate has got a auota. so they need not throw awav any more votes' on him after he has re ceived enough to elect him? How will they know when a candidate has so few suDDorters that he -can not get a quota,, and therefore can not be elect ed? And what should be done wnen votes are scattered among a dozen candidates for the seven seats? The solution of these questions is found in the various plans or Jtro Dortional Representation, such as the Swiss Free List, the Hare-Spence plan and the Gove System." An essential feature of all these methods is the large district return inar several members. In subseauent articles I shall des cribe these specific methods of carry ing out the proportional principle. ROBERT TYSON 10 Harbord St, Toronto, Canada. r ,d I NEW TYPE t CYCLE v GASOLINE ENGINE. Simplest in Construction and Mot Powerful Esffice for its size made. 3 H. P 21 inches long, 150 lbs. 1J to G II. P. Statioairj. 2 to H EL. P., Marine and Auto. Unjust to Subscribers "Who knows how many votes Tom Watson got? He first claimed 500,000. a rkim has been cut in half ana even lower than that," yet Mr. Watson 'nt insists that lie is the .man to lead the Nation to glory'-Dallas News. NOV. 2Cth. - Who knows ow many votes winner Tn0pveit rot in Texas? Who can tell how many sprinter Parker got? Who i,D anv information as to the vote ot Mr. Watson in Texas How does the News know how many votes Mr. wax "em nr anv OLaer man got in Texas: Has it means" of knowing facts that -t has failed to give. to the public? The day after the election, when, it was totally impossible for any . mortal to inw the result -in Texas, the News stated that Texas had gone for Parker by 190,000? If so please give ngurea. to give its attention to the vote on the amendments and since then has teen silent as to the vote for electors. Why? Does the News hold to its ' assertion that Parker carried the state by 190,00? If so please "give figures. The News is ' a great paper, as pa pers go, in many ways and the rop ulists of the state nave given it a gen erous support uirough its semi-weekly, heretofore, refusing to subscribe for any other paper and in return the News refuses to give any information at all to its readers concerning the results of their, vote, for th'e great man, who representing their prin- For over sixty years Mrs. WInslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers for their children "while teeth ing. Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of cut ting teeth? If so, send at once and tet a'bottle of Mrs. WInslow's Sooth ing Syrup for Children Teething.. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Depend upon it,, mothers, there is no mistake about it. It cures diarrhoea, vacillates the stomach and bowels. m,rpa wind colic, softens the gums, re- duces inflammation and gives tone and energy to me wuuie system. Mrs. wnnslow's Soothing Syrup for chil dren teething Is pleasant to the taste and is-the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nnrses t the United States, and is for sale by all druggists throughout the world. Price. 25 cents a bottle. Be . sure and ask ror "Mrs. wmsiow's Soothing Syrup." ciples, received their support. The Dallas News Is a great paper, but great papers as well as great men sometimes make mistakes and the News has done so this time by stand ing in with the. Democratic machine and refusing to. give the vote for electors as cast. The Populists should and will resent this action of the News and refuse to pay any more money for a paper that is so unfair, to say the least. Subscribe for papers of your own faith Populists, such as the Independent, for while they may not have so much "Associated False hood" in their columns, you can rely on it that what there is, is sound dextrine and in line with truth an principle. Hon. Thomas Watson may never live to be president, but the time wi come when the platform of principles that he has never traded off for cam paign funds, will be the law1 of the land and will be endorsed by all the people who love justice and right Tom Watson may not have had as many votes this time as we hoped, but there are others for instance "Esopus Parker." We have been unable to get any returns so far so we do not know what vote was cast In Texas. The new election law gotten up by our masters, the Democrats, , gives the machine forty days to do its work In and until that time arrives no one will know what they will allow any one but you can rely on it that the plurality of Parker will be near the mark set in the beginning,, not mors than half the vote of the state was cast, the ordinary Democrats refusing to go to the polls. No one need expect that the Populists of Texas will ever go into any kind of fusion with the ruling party in the state, it makes no difference what man leads it or on what platform it stands. It i3 not to be trusted and we know it to our sorrow. TAYLOR McRAE Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 30th, 1904 Good Agency fropoaiiioa. Free Catalogue If yCtrmentton thJj paper, CUSHMAN MOTOR Co. Lincoln, Neb, Farm .Jhsurahce ' A Speciality for Twenty Years Established 1885 After a loss, you need the money. Therefore , when you insure your property, Patroriize a Company which' has the cash to pay your claim as soon as -adjusted. ' FARMERS AND MERCHANTS INSURANCE CO. - Lincoln, Nebraska. Has paid to policy holders over" $850,000.00 Premiums written 1903 $314,272.49 Asset? $389,112.12 A tested Home Company. 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