[129b-424]

17 April 1817

Plan Cat

4 o Note (b)

Introd

§ 16 Moderate Reform

II Uselessness

I. Electors

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to painters[?] of samples[?] of interest of man to d o of sto[?]

In[?] her interest is waste, corruption and oppression

In […?] the expence of which waste is fostered

{Make[?] out while[?] here what can by distant no time[?] except local […?]}

Note (b)

(b) On the subject of virtual universality and practical equality of suffrage taken together, to repel the more effectually the imputation contained in the epithets theoretical, speculative, and the like, one observation which might perhaps with more advantage its been stationed in/at/ an anterior part of this enquiry remains to be made.

Maximization of the regard paid to the universal interest on the occasion of its competition with the several pocket and thence sinister particular interests included in it – and to that end in the next place to the first place, say Community, say coincidence say identity of interests as between subject many on the one part and ruling few on the other part being ends /so many objects/ of a superior order with reference to any despotism that can be made of the right of suffrage, a position that follows from this admission is that of /in so far/ those uses alone are considered which in contradistinction to the collateral uses have above been distinguished by the appellation of main or direct uses, defalcations and no inconsiderable extent might without sensible inconvenience be made from the extent respectively given to the application of these principles.

From the scheme of representation leave or strike out for example this or that article /so many articles/ in the list of counties: in this or that county leave or strike out this or that /so many/ article in the list of hundreds: in the list of towns strike out so many even though they were of the number of those that stand distinguished by their populousness.

Proportioned