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Editorial
June 3, 1835
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
The editorial critiques erroneous notions that representatives are not bound by constituents' pledges, attributing this to lingering monarchical ideas. It asserts that in a republic, representatives are servants of the sovereign people. Signed 'Jeffersonian.'
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Pledges. On the subject of pledges on the part of constituents to their representatives, it is singular that so many people entertain such erroneous notions, as that the representative is not obliged to obey in a government of the people, the orders of the people. The old lingerings of monarchical ideas of government, still infest the minds of many persons and we shall never become a nation of real republicans, until it is clearly understood that the people's representatives, are not their masters, but that they are the servants of the sovereign people.
Jeffersonian.
Jeffersonian.
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Pledges
Representatives
Republicanism
Monarchical Ideas
Sovereign People
What entities or persons were involved?
Constituents
Representatives
Sovereign People
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Representatives As Servants Of The People
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Republican Principles Against Monarchical Ideas
Key Figures
Constituents
Representatives
Sovereign People
Key Arguments
Representatives Are Obliged To Obey The Orders Of The People In A Government Of The People
Lingering Monarchical Ideas Infest Minds And Prevent True Republicanism
People's Representatives Are Servants, Not Masters, Of The Sovereign People