1819 Oct. 5

Parl. Reform Bill

Reasons

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Art. Secresy

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Thus then against Miselection so far as producable by influence of the intimidative kind, it is the nature of secresy of suffrage to afford a compleatly effectual remedy: against Miselection do far as producible by the only remaining mode of influencing will a remedy wanting little of being compleatly effectual nothing at all when conjoined with those others which are here[?] provided /and which/ some of which /them/ are already in use.

While the open mode leaves the door open to Miselection as produced by sinister influences in both shapes, acting in both shapes throughout the whole field of Election with unchecked force. It thereby is continually productive of Miselection to an amount /such an amount/ which baffles all calculation. to which no calculation can apply itself.

Only this much is incontestable, namely that the amount is such as of itself to give to the Constitution a character quite different from anything that it is said to be and in profession intended to be.