From these facts it appears that the greatest frequency of elections which has been deemed necessary in that kingdom, for binding the representatives to their constituents, does not exceed a triennial return of them.
Elections in Ireland, till of late, were regulated entirely by the discretion of the crown, and were seldom repeated, except on the accession of a new prince, or some other contingent event.
Suppose an article had been introduced into the Constitution, empowering the United States to regulate the elections for the particular States, would any man have hesitated to condemn it, both as an unwarrantable transposition of power, and as a premeditated engine for the destruction of the State governments?
As an objection to this position, it may be remarked that the constitution of the national Senate would involve, in its full extent, the danger which it is suggested might flow from an exclusive power in the State legislatures to regulate the federal elections. It may be alleged, that by declining the appointment of Senators, they might at any time give a fatal blow to the Union; and from this it may be inferred, that as its existence would be thus rendered dependent upon them in so essential a point, there can be no objection to intrusting them with it in the particular case under consideration.
And he set off for the
elections without appealing to her for a candid explanation.
They still insisted that victory could be gained through the elections. It was not that they were stunned.
Ernest's chance for election grew stronger and stronger.
"My boy, I hope you will always defend your sister, and give anybody who insults her a good thrashing -- that is as it should be; but mind, I won't have any election blackguarding on my premises.
An election is a very serious thing; at least it ought to be, and every man ought to vote according to his conscience, and let his neighbor do the same."
Now and then, the election was very close, and that was the time the poor man came in.
It gave them pleasure to believe this, for Scully stood as the people's man, and boasted of it boldly when election day came.
As for the election, you and I may be thankful we don't live over harbor.
On the morning after the election Captain Jim dropped in at the little house to tell the news.
Will not my aid be requisite to put you in heart and strength to preach your
Election Sermon?"
The principle of
election made it for a long while the great political power.
