A Just Basis

The Courter, aHhougb in a etrong.!y democratie county, toa alwaye advoeated the república vote as the true basis of repreeentation at cancuses and convent ons. lt is the only -. It insm-es the nomination of candidatos by the eommunities havint republlcan principies as thetr belief. lt woiild prevent, in i naUonal eonvention, the nomination oí ramuda tes by tile siromíly demoerat- Mates, wliere the pnlse of the people is nut lelt as it really eSlstB. And it is gratlfylng to believe that the 1-eimliüeau national cnnveinion of 1896 wlB probebly be organlced on iii'w Ifatea. Althotigh action on thte iaiiii-i;int Bubjeci v, .-is postponed at l.diiisville, reeently, t he republie.in leaders of the uortli are ül iu fav.ir of a chaoge trom the old system oi eleel I] It S proposed tu taake the repúblicas rote cosí at the precedlug election the ■■■'irt ,-eniat ion in the cuuvini i: ,u. Elach congreaBlonal district will be entitli'd to oae delégate, bul a district in be entitled to two delega ïatisi poll in the iiei.ühliorhood oí 14,(,'o i republioan votes. If liiiff new rule ie put in force it will cut down the represent at ion of the southern Mates nenrly 40 pereent. Nainrally 1he snutliei-n repulilie.uis are Opposnii the chance, a.s it will reduce their tnportarice in repufclfcan eonneiis, uit the republican states will fiain in influence and representation under tliis rille.