Since its object is to provide a practical substitute for meetings of the people, it should be founded, in just proportion, on the numbers of those who, according to our Constitution, can take part in those meetings,--that is, upon the qualified voters.
Sumner argues that the Representative System should reflect the number of qualified voters as defined by the Constitution.
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