and Rutlandshire two also

A voter may reasonably desire to know a candidate's opinion on any matter of political interest before he votes for or against him The representative when returned should be free from the necessity of further pledges But if this be true with a House elected by popular suffrage pink pandora charms, how much more than true must it be with a chamber collected together as the Senate of the United States is collected Nevertheless, it is the fact that many Senators, especially those who have been sent to the House as Democrats, do allow the State legislatures to dictate to them their votes, and that they do hold themselves absolved from the personal responsibility of their votes by such dictation This is one place in which the rock which was thought to have been firm has slipped away, and the sands of democracy have made their way through But with reference to this it is always in the power of the Senate to recover its own ground, and re-establish its own dignity; to the people in this matter the words of the Constitution give no authority, and all that is necessary for the recovery of the old practice is a more conservative tendency throughout the country generally That there is such a conservative tendency, no one can doubt; the fear is whether it may not work too quickly and go too far In speaking of these instructions given to Senators at Washington, I should explain that such instructions are not given by all States, nor are they obeyed by all Senators Occasionally they are made in the form of requests, the word "instruct" being purposely laid aside Requests of the same kind are also made to Representatives, who, as they are not returned by the State legislatures, are not considered to be subject to such instructions The form used is as follows: "we instruct our Senators and request our representatives," etc etc The Senators are elected for six years, but the same Senate does not sit entire throughout that term Each State sends two Senators to Congress It reminds one of the old days when Yorkshire returned two members, and Rutlandshire two also.